# 英语早读 U15-U18 ###### tags: `English` call on sb/at sp 拜访某人、拜访某地 drop in on sb/at sp 顺便拜访某人、顺便拜访某地 at all costs 不惜任何代价 at the cost of sth 以牺牲某物为代价 take advantage of 利用=make use of turn sth into one's advantage 变不利为有利 put sb at a disadvantage 置某人于不利地位 nuclear family 小家庭 economic/economical 经济学的/经济的、实惠的 a great deal of 后接可数名词还是不可数名词？ 不可数名词。 three o'clock sharp 三点整 sharp 整点 waste sth on sb/sth 在某人某事上浪费了某物 lose/waste no time (in doing sth) 赶紧做某事 be quick at doing sth 做某事聪明的 staple 主要的，基础的 a staple food/product/activity 主食，主要产品，主要活动 staple goods/ staple diet 主食 pull one's weight 尽好分内之事 throw one's weight around/over 仗势欺人 throw one's weight behind 鼎力相助 fasten on sb/sth 为某目的抓牢某人、某物 put sb/sth to the test 考验 beyond doubt 无疑 appear to be coming on 将要来临 a stirp of paper 一张纸条 and的用法：and在连接两个名词代指同一个人的时候，或者and后面名词没有冠词的时候，谓语动词用？（单数/复数） 单数。 and的用法：and后面名词有冠词时，谓语动词用？（单数/复数） 复数。 and的用法：当and连接单数主语的时候，前面有each/many a/every/no时，谓语动词用？ 单数。 admire for 钦佩赞赏某人某事某物 mean with money 在钱上吝啬 put on & pull on 穿衣服；穿（袜子，靴子，裤子）上 I'm not myself today. 今天身体不是很舒服=I'm not feeling well today. be generous with/to do/in doing 劳驾，务必做某事 a generous meal 一顿丰盛的晚餐 just around the corner 即将来临 thaw sth out 解冻 slope off 开小差，溜走 shelter... from 保护 regret to do/doing/having done 第一个是对将要发生的表示遗憾；后两个是表示对已经发生的后悔 go to extremes 走极端 All that I can do is to come to terms with the fate. 我能做的只有听天由命 bear hardship 忍受痛苦 discipline oneself to do sth 严格要求自己做某事 come to/rise to fame 成名 You know well enough. 你心里明明清楚。well enough: 还不错，很 find myself doing sth 不知不觉中我自己在做某事 hang过去式和过去分词？ hanged表示绞死；hung表示挂着。 have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground 离地6英尺 hold no promise 毫无希望 be within one's reach 力所能及的范围 out of one's reach 超出某人的能力范围 fix a date for sth/to do sth 确定一个日期做某事 fixed on someday knock out 淘汰 make out 理解，辨认：I cannot make out the meaning of the passage. come to terms （with） 甘心忍受;达成协议，共识 sb in possession of sth sth in the possession of sb Some person at the door **is** asking to see you.(some在此处表某一) From+时间后动词的时态？ 过去时 It **was/will be** 一段时间 before sb did/do sth It **is/was/has been/had been** since sb do/did sth lose way 减速 occasion **when** sb do.../**on which** sb do... situation **where** sb do... sprind up 突然出现，发展，生长 settle down 舒适地坐或躺；适应习惯于新的生活 when one's ship comes in/home 当某人发财发财 There are many islands **off the coast of Fujian**.(表靠近福建的海岸) **mild** punishiment 不严厉的惩罚 a hot spring 温泉 pay out 支付，还债 count on 期望，预计，依靠（后接名词） 形成做某事的习惯 develop the habit of doing sth 更糟糕的是（短语） to make matters worse