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 Thinking

1.Come up with---(in the text) to offer / put forward (提出) Other usages:

① On 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 on

Other usages:

① The farmers in this area often work on till sunset in autumn. (=to continue working)

② This medicine will work on the affected part of the body. (=to have an effect on / influence)

③ She 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:

① The witch pretended to be able to conjure up the spirits of the dead.

( = to cause a spirit to appear)

② The 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/consider

He lives in the room that looks upon the street.

(= to face)

5.sum up---(in the text) to summarize

other usages:

① Every month we must sum up the costs of production. (=to give the total of…)

② Six victories and two defeats summed up their record. (= to be the sum of…是…的总和)

③ I’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 Politeness

1.Break down---(in the text) to overcome

Other usages:

① We are sorry to arrive late, but the car broke down. （=stop operating or functioning）

② The bridge broke down in an earthquake.

（=fall apart ,collapse）

③ Water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen.

（=Decompose, separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts )

④ When 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 practice

Other usages:

① We will live up to what our party expects of us.

(=fulfil the requirements or expectations of )

② You must live up to your promise.

(=Carry out, fulfill)

③ I doubt if he can live up to his brother.

(=Be as good as)

Unit3 Bursting The Magic Bubble

1.work out---(in the text) to try to understand

Other usages:

The area can easily be worked out if you know

the 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 surprised Other 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 eyes

Other 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 situation

Other 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 discovered

Other usages:

You won't be able to get away with that story;no one will

believe 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 On

1.Put a premium on…-(in the text) to emphasize Other 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 to

Other 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 abandon

Other 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 in

Eg:The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.

Other usages:

① Under close questioning, the bad egg caved in and confessed all his misdemeanors.

(=admit defeat/submit,认输，屈服)

② The red army soldiers launched a vigorous attack, and enemy resistance soon caved in.

(=collapse)

Unit 5 It’s Tough at the Top

1.put forward---(in the text) to propose

Other usages:

①They have put forward Mr. Green as a candidate for the

position 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. produce

③ 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:

① It 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 with

Other usage:

Do you confide in our ability to do this work?

（=have confidence in）

6.set off—(in the text) to begin a journey

Other usages:

① The children gathered in the garden to set the fireworks off. （=Light）

② The bomb could be set off by the slightest touch. （=cause to explode）

③ Careless handling of international relations can set off a war. （=cause a sudden action）

④ A red flower needs to be set off by green leaves.

（=intensify or improve by contrast）

⑤ Her great wealth, as he thought, set off her plain face. （=counterbalance）

7.give away—(in the text) to reveal

Other usages:

① In those days he used to give away part of his income to help his needy friends.

（=donate）

② He has given away a good chance of winning the match. （=fail to take or use a chance ,失去，错过）

③ Nobody knows I’ve done this, so please don’t give me away.

（=betray）

Unit6 Right Drug, Wrong Patient

1.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）

② In that capitalist country new labor laws were introduced to enforce class collaboration so that profits could continue to

churn 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 offer

Other 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）