第一单元词汇

1. in‧volve [transitive]

1 if an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it:

Wh

I d

involve doing something

Ru business usually involves working long hours.

2 to include or affect someone or something:

Th

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3 to ask or allow someone to take part in something

involve somebody in (doing) something

Try

We-making process.

4 involve yourself

to take part actively in a particular activity

involve yourself in

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cut back

phrasal verb

1 to reduce the amount, size, cost etc of something

cut back on

Sev staff at the moment.

cut something ↔ back

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Ric

2

cut something ↔ back

to remove the top part of a plant in order to help it to grow:

Cu shoots in spring to encourage bushier growth.

3 to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health cut back on

Try

cut down phrasal verb

to reduce the amount of something

cut something ↔ down

Ins-glazing will cut down the noise from traffic.

cut down on

By

2to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health:

I've

cut down on

Cu

3 cut something ↔ down

to cut through the main part of a tree so that it falls on the ground

4 cut somebody ↔ down

literary to kill or injure someone, especially in a battle:

Hu

5 cut something ↔ down

to reduce the length of something such as a piece of writing:

Yo- it needs cutting down a little.

6 cut somebody down to size

to make someone realize that they are not as important, successful etc as they think they are

bal‧ance

1A

fall

lose your balance (=become unsteady)keep your balance (=stay

steady)recover/regain your balance (=become steady again)be off balance (=unable to stay steady)knock/pull/throw somebody off balancesense of balance

I lost my balance and fell on my face.

We keep our balance as the boat rolled.

I th recovered her balance and carried on down the stairs.

a p knocked his opponent off balance

I've sense of balance and learnt to ski quite quickly.

2 [singular, uncountable] a state in which opposite forces or influences exist in equal or the correct amounts, in a way that is good [≠ imbalance]

balance between

Try

balance of

Pe balance of nature.

We (=succeed in finding a balance) between the needs of the community and the rights of the individual.

3 on balance

if you think something on balance, you think it after considering all the facts:

I th old system.

4SU catch/throw somebody off balance

to surprise someone and make them confused and no longer calm:

Th

5 [countable] the amount of money that you have in your bank account:My bank balance isn't good.

6O [countable] the balance of a debt is the amount of money that you still owe after you have paid some of it:

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