英语泛读教程3(期末复习)

英语泛读教程3（期末词组复习资料）Unit 1 The Art of Creative Thinkinge up with---(in the text) to offer / put forward (提出) Other usages:①On our way we came up with a party of hikers.(=reach as if by pursuit,赶上)②That company has come up with a new touch-screen cell phone.(=to produce)③The middle-aged peasant has come up with several new farming techniques.(=to invent )2. work on—(in the text ) to base onOther usages:①The farmers in this area often work on till sunset in autumn.(=to continue working)②This medicine will work on the affected part of the body.(=to have an effect on / influence)③She will work on him to make him change his mind.(= to strive to persuade or influence )3.conjure up----(in the text) to invent or contrive(想出)Other usages:①The witch pretended to be able to conjure up the spirits of the dead.( = to cause a spirit to appear)②The very sight of the hill conjures up memories of my childhood.(=to cause to appear as a picture in the mind)4.look upon---(in the text) to regard/considerHe lives in the room that looks upon the street.(= to face)5.s um up---(in the text) to summarizeother usages:①Every month we must sum up the costs of production.(=to give the total of…)②Six victories and two defeats summed up their record.(= to be the sum of…是…的总和)③I’ve been living with him for so many years, but I can’t sum him up at all.(= form an estimate of or a judgment on sb./ sth)Unit 2 The English Reserve and Politeness1.Break down---(in the text) to overcomeOther usages:①We are sorry to arrive late, but the car broke down.（=stop operating or functioning）②The bridge broke down in an earthquake.（=fall apart ,collapse）③Water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen.（=Decompose, separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts )④When she heard the news of her son's death, she broke down at once.(=lose control of one's emotions )2.live up to ---(in the text) to put into practiceOther usages:①We will live up to what our party expects of us.(=fulfil the requirements or expectations of )②You must live up to your promise.(=Carry out, fulfill)③I doubt if he can live up to his brother.(=Be as good as)Unit3 Bursting The Magic Bubble1.work out---(in the text) to try to understandOther usages:The area can easily be worked out if you knowthe length and the breadth.(计算出，arrive at by calculation)We must work out a plan as quickly as we can.(制定，拟定devise/draw up)We are working out a way to have a cheap ho- liday.(想出，think out)2.map out ---(in the text) to describe in detail.Other usages:The staff officers mapped out the area thoroughly.(在地图上标出，mark out on a map)We must map out our program step by step.(制定，安排，devise/arrange)3.in terms of ---(in the text) （from the angle of ）Other usages:In terms of natural resources it is one of the poorest countries in western Europe.(就。

来说，as far as ...is/are concerned)Can you evaluate moral behavior in terms of money?4.blow away--(in the text) to make sb greatly surprisedOther usages:The wind blew away the clothes that were hanging on the line.(吹走，move sth away by wind)The mist soon blew away and the sun came out again.(消散，驱散，clear off, dissipate)5.look up---(in the text) to raise one's eyesOther usages：He asked me to look up the book and send it to him.(寻找: search for)If there are words you do not understand, look them up in the dictionary.(在词典或参考书中查找，search for in a dictionary / a reference book)6.end up---(in the text) to reach a final situationOther usages:Their sweat irrigated the landlord's fields,yet they ended up with empty hands.(结束，come to an end)The runaway prisoner ended up in a ditch.(die/be killed)7.get away with-----(in the text) to cheat without being discoveredOther usages:You won't be able to get away with that story;no one willbelieve it.(假造了托辞、谎言等而不被质问或怀疑)The thieves got away with the contents of the safe.(赃把物卷起，偷走steal and escape with....)Unit 4 Seeking Steady Arm to Lean On1.Put a premium on…-(in the text) to emphasizeOther usages:① Work paid according to the amount puts a premium on speed and not on quality.(=encourage)② Giving money to beggars may put a premium on idleness. (=to help foster…,助长)2.Call on/upon---(in the text) to appeal toOther usages:①The host is fully occupied today. So he will call upon the guests tomorrow.(=pay a brief visit to)②The grocer called on them once a week.(=go to the house of sb. to deliver goods)3.Give up ---(in the text) to abandonOther usages:①Many enemy troops gave up their arms and were taken captive.(=hand over)②He soon gave up smoking when he heard the medical report. (=stop indulging in…戒掉)③The brave young man gave up life while saving a Korean boy from drowning.(=devote entirely)4.Cave in—(in the text) to fall inEg:The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.Other usages:①Under close questioning, the bad egg caved in and confessed all his misdemeanors.(=admit defeat/submit,认输，屈服)②The red army soldiers launched a vigorous attack, and enemy resistance soon caved in.(=collapse)Unit 5 It’s Tough at the Top1.put forward---(in the text) to proposeOther usages:①They have put forward Mr. Green as a candidate for theposition of accountant.(=propose sb as a candidate/recommend )②The attack has been put forward an hour.(=advance，提前)2.set up—(in the text) to establish .Other usages:.A new telegraph line has been set up between the two cities. (=架设，建造，=construct )② He set up a new world record in the Marathon race. produce③ Lei Feng set up a shining example to all the young people in China.(=establish)3.set out-----(in the text) to start (a journey)Other usages:①It took them half an hour to set out the room ready for the reception of the foreign guests.(=arrange)② He set out his ideas in simple English.(=state)4.dry up ---(in the text) to become completely dry.e.g. The long drought dried up all the wells.Other usages:①The writer’s long separation from social life dried up his imagination.（=Exhaust）② He was so angry that he just dried up.（=be at a loss for words,说不出话来）5.confide in –(in the text) to share secrets and intimate matters withOther usage:Do you confide in our ability to do this work?（=have confidence in）6.set off—(in the text) to begin a journeyOther usages:①The children gathered in the garden to set the fireworks off. （=Light）②The bomb could be set off by the slightest touch.（=cause to explode）③Careless handling of international relations can set off a war. （=cause a sudden action）④A red flower needs to be set off by green leaves.（=intensify or improve by contrast）⑤Her great wealth, as he thought, set off her plain face.（=counterbalance）7.give away—(in the text) to revealOther usages:①In those days he used to give away part of his income to help his needy friends.（=donate）②He has given away a good chance of winning the match. （=fail to take or use a chance ,失去，错过）③Nobody knows I’ve done this, so please don’t give me away.（=betray）Unit6 Right Drug, Wrong Patient1.Churn out—(in the text) to produce in large quantities (usu. with the implication that quality is poor)Other usages:①The milkmaid shook the milk in churns continuously and churned out butter in the end.（=produce by shaking in churns）②In that capitalist country new labor laws were introduced to enforce class collaboration so that profits could continue tochurn out.（=come as a natural result)2.Shut down---(in the text) to cease an operation or business(关闭)Other usages:①Please shut all the windows down before you leave the room. （=pull/push down a window, etc）②The fog shut down rapidly, and soon nothing could be seen in the distance.（=settle over so as to envelop or obscure vision,降临、笼罩）3.Turn down---(in the text) to refuse an offerOther usages:①The collar of his overcoat can turn down.（=be capable of being folded down）②Would you please turn the radio down? I am writing my thesis.（=lower in intensity by turning a switch）③We hurriedly turned down on a path that I thought would take us back---and found ourselves in the People’s Park.（=go round a corner and enter, 拐入，转入）4.call in—(in the text) to make an order/request by telephone(电话预约)Other usages:①I waited for only two minutes before I was called in.（=ask to come or go in）②An electrician was called in to see to the electric generator. （=invite/summon）③The library is calling in all books that are overdue.（=order/request the return of sth.要求归还）④May I call in this evening?（=call at sb’s house）。