7. “Give in/give up” – relent or surrender.屈从让步或放弃

　　a)“She didn’t want to go, but the kids pestered her until she gave in.”她本来不想走，但孩子们一直缠着她直到她屈服。

　　b)“The robber gave up when the cops cornered him.”当警察把劫匪逼到墙角后他屈服了。

　　8. “Put up with” –endure忍受

　　a)“Tom put up with many jokes when he rode his ostrich to work”.当汤姆骑着他的鸵鸟来上班时他背负了很多取消他的人。

　　b) Sally had to put up with many months of unpaid work before she was finally given a permanent contract.在签订正式员工合同前赛丽不得不承受数月无薪工作。

　　9. “Look down on” - a person who feels superior to others is said to “look down on” them.瞧不起(指颇有优越感的人会瞧不起其它人)

　　a)“Dog owners sometimes look down on cat owners, which is silly, because cat owners sometimes look down on dog owners.”狗狗的主人有时会瞧不起猫咪主人，这很傻，因为猫咪主人有时也瞧不上他们。

　　10. “Turn into” - to become something else. It is also used in driving.变成;开车时也使用

　　a) ”Caterpillars turn into butterflies”毛毛虫变成了蝴蝶。

　　b)“After you pass the park, turn into the school parking lot”.绕过公园你就进入了学校停车场。

　　11. “Carry on” – to continue. It can also be used when someone complains for a long time about something.继续;也可指某人不断的长时间抱怨某事

　　a)“After the incident, the workers carried on with their work.事故之后，工人们继续工作。

　　b)”When he accidentally spilled red wine on her dress, she carried on about it for hours”.当她不小心把红酒溅在她裙子上后，她不停地抱怨起来，没完没了。

　　12. “Look after” - attend to照顾

　　a)”Babysitters look after children”保姆照顾孩子。

　　b) “Could you please look after my bags while I order at the bar?”我去吧台点餐时能帮我看一下包吗?

　　13. “Pass out” – faint昏倒，失去知觉

　　a) “During the Australian Open, many tennis players nearly passed out because of the extreme heat”.在澳大利亚的开幕式上，由于极度闷热，许多网球运动员差点晕倒。

　　14. “Put off” - postpone or delay. It is also used to describe an aversion to something.延迟，推后;也用于指很讨厌某事

　　a) “He put off painting and cut the grass first.”他先修剪草坪，推后绘画。

　　b) “We’ve had to put off the trip to Japan.”我们不得不推迟去日本的行程。

　　c)“When I was a child I was forced to eat tapioca that I am completely put off by the sight of it”.我小的时候曾被强迫吃树薯粉，所以我现在一见到木薯粉就极度厌恶。

　　15. “Look forward to”- anticipate.期待

　　a)“I look forward to meeting with you next week” ( verb +ing form)期待下周见到你。(动词+ing形式)

　　b) “Kids always look forward to the holidays”.孩子们总是期待假期的到来。

　　哪个词组是你口语最常用的，大家有没有补充?

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