更新日志：1-8（9.27） 9-24（9.28）
1.be in love with sb.
feel affection and desire for sb.
与……恋爱，相爱
I'm madly in love with her.
我疯狂地爱着她。
They're very much in love with each other.
他们正在热恋。
2.approve of sth.
say, show or feel that sth. is good
赞成，称许，满意
My father did not approve of my marriage to Mary.
我的父亲不赞成我和玛丽结婚。
Everybody approves of the plans for a new school building.
大家都赞成建造一所新校舍的计划。
3.affection
1. [U, C] feeling of fondness
喜爱
He feels a deep affection for his parents.
他深爱他的父母。
His kindness increased the child's affection for him.
他的仁慈加深了那孩子对他的爱。
2. (pl.) love
爱情，爱慕之情
He tried to win her affections by bringing her flowers.
他送花给她，想赢得她的爱情。
Unhappily, she put her affections on the wrong person.
不幸的是，她爱错了人。
4.for sale
intended to be sold
出售，待售
I'm sorry this painting's not for sale.
很遗憾，这张画是非卖品。
This book will be for sale next month.
这本书将于下个月上市。
5.come up with
find or produce (an answer, a solution, etc.)
找到，想出（答案、解决办法等）
She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
她想出了一个扩大销路的新主意。
He couldn't come up with an answer when I asked him why he was late.
我问他为什么迟到，他回答不出来。
6.name after sb.
give (sb. or sth.) the name of sb. as an honor
以某人姓名命名
The child was named after her famous grandfather.
这孩子名从她著名的爷爷。
The machine is named after its inventor.
这机器以它的发明人命名。
7.rise to fame
become famous
成名
The young artist rose quickly to fame.
那个年轻的艺术家很快成名了。
8.save sb. from
prevent sb. or sth. from having or doing sth. bad
拯救，使免于
Thank you; you saved me from making a fool of myself.
谢谢，你使我明白过来，没有干蠢事。
What can we do to save him from the results of his own mistakes?
我们怎样才能使他避免自食其果呢？
9. turn down
refuse to accept
拒绝，驳回
He tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health.
他想参军，但因身体不好被拒绝了。
Their demand has been turned down.
他们的要求遭到了拒绝。
10.be suited to
be suitable for
适合于
He is better suited to a job with older students.
他更适合教年龄大些的学生。
The climate there was more suited to his health.
那儿的气候对他的健康更适宜。
11.appear on
be able to be seen (somewhere)
在... ... 上出现
The writer's full name appears on the title page of the book.
书的扉页上印有作者的全名。
The news appeared next day on the front page.
那条新闻登在第二天的头版上。
12.with an eye to
showing an interest in or concern for
关注
The greeting cards are finely made, with an eye to colour and style.
这些贺卡做得很精致，色彩和风格很讲究。
13.be comprised of
be made up of
由 ... ... 组成
A football team is comprised of eleven players.
足球队由11名队员组成。
A storm is comprised of heavy rain and high winds.
暴风雨有暴雨，并伴有狂风。
14.cope with
与……竞争
15.at the core of
在……的核心
16.go out
leave one's house to go to social events
（离家）去参加社交活动
Let's go out tonight; there's a good film showing at the local cinema.
咱们今晚一起出去；附近电影院在上映一部好片子。
He goes out drinking most evenings.
多数晚上他都到外面去喝酒。
17.be influential in
have influence on 对... ...有影响
We should consider all the aspects that are influential in reaching a decision.
我们应该考虑对作决定有重要影响的所有因素。
John was influential in persuading the producers to put money into the film.
约翰在说服制片人投资于这部电影方面起了很大作用。
18.bother with
worry about; bother about
为 ... ... 操心，为... ... 费心
Don't bother with the letters；they're not urgent.
别为这些信件操心，都不是急件。
Don't bother yourself with the arrangements of the holiday.
别为假日的安排操心。
19.plunge v. （plunge into）
1. go, jump, dive, fall, etc. suddenly and with force into sth.
纵身投入，一头进入
We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea.
我们跑下海滩，跳入海中。
He moved the lid and plunged his hand in.
他移去盖子，将手伸了进去。
2. (cause to) enter a certain state or condition
（使）陷入
He plunged deep into thought.
他陷入沉思。
We've been spending so much money recently that we've plunged ourselves into debt.
我们近来开支过大，以至陷入债务之中。
20.show up
appear
出现
The lines on her face show up in the pale spring light.
她脸上的皱纹在春天惨淡的阳光下显得格外明显。
The faults in the recording will show up on this expensive record-player.
录音中的毛病在这个高档录音机上会充分显示出来。
21. have/keep/with one's feet (planted/set) on the ground
(be) realistic and practical
实事求是（的），脚踏实地（的）
Other people dream of things they will never have, but she has her feet firmly on the ground.
别人梦想他们得不到的东西，而她则实事求是。
Mrs. Smith was a dreamer, but her husband was a man with his feet on the ground.
史密斯太太是个空想家，而她丈夫则是个脚踏实地的人。
22.date back to
have existed since
始于（某时期）
Our friendship dates back to 1960.
我们的友谊始于1960年。
The custom dates back to the time when men wore swords.
这个风俗还在人们佩剑时就已经有了。
23.take off
(of an idea, a product, etc.) suddenly become successful or popular
（指思想、产品等）突然受欢迎，流行
After a slow start, the plan soon took off and was accepted by all the directors.
这项计划开始施行得很慢，但很快就见成效了，并为所有的董事所接受。
24.oddly enough
[用作插入语]说也奇怪，最奇怪的是
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