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　　set down 记下;放下：

　　I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do. 我不愿像大多数人那样在日记中记流水账。

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　　turn over

　　① 翻身;(使) 翻转;翻过 (书页):He did not fall asleep, turning over in bed from time to time. 他没睡着，在床上时不时地翻身。

　　Don’t turn over the page yet. 先别把这页翻过去。

　　② 移交：He turned over the work to the secretary. 他把工作移交给了秘书。

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　　break down

　　①(机器等) 出故障;(身体等) 垮掉;(情感等) 失控：

　　On my way to the station my car broke down. 去车站的路上，我的车坏了。

　　Her health broke down under the pressure of work.

　　她的身体在工作压力下垮掉了。

　　He broke down as he thought of his failure to sell all his newspapers.

　　想到没卖掉所有的报纸，他禁不住哭了起来。

　　②(谈判等) 失败：Talks between the two sides have broken down. 双方的谈判破裂了。

　　③ 把…分若干部分 (以方便做或理解)：Each lesson is broken down into several units. 每一课都分成几部分。

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　　look down upon 轻视;看不起：

　　Never look down on people less superior than you. 不要轻视不如你的人。

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　　look up to 尊敬;仰视：

　　I look up to him because he’s a real artist. 我尊敬他，因为他是个真正的艺术家。

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　　die down 逐渐变弱;逐渐降低;

　　When the applause had died down, she began her speech. 掌声渐渐消失时，她开始讲话。

　　The wind has died down a bit. 风小了一点。

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　　get over 越过;克服 ;恢复过来：

　　I don’t know how we are going to get over these difficulties. 我不知道我们怎样才能克服这些困难。

　　We are certain that he will get over his illness. 我们相信他一定会战胜疾病。

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　　go by 走过;流逝;过去：

　　Everything will get easier as time goes by. 随着时间的推移，一切都会好起来的。

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　　go over 从一处到 (另一处);温习：

　　We went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower. 我们到卖花的人身边，问她我们能不能买朵花。

　　Let us go over your answer again. 让我们再检查一下你的答案。

　　I’ve got to go over my notes for tomorrow’s exam. 我必须复习笔记准备明天的考试。

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　　look into 调查：

　　The police are looking into the disappearance of two children. 警方正在调查两个孩子失踪的事件。