7. look
look at看,考虑,着眼于; look for寻找; look forward期待,盼望; look into观察,窥视,浏览; look up仰望,查阅,尊敬,拜访; look after照顾,关心,目送; look back回顾,回头看; look in看望,顺道访问; look on观看,旁观,看待; look around游览,到处察看,到处寻找; look upon看待,把……看作; look out注意,面朝,照料; look down俯视,向下看。
【牛刀小试】(请在上面所列高频短语中,选出合适的填入下面空白)
1) You should_______ further_______ the matter to get more information about it.
2) I often_____ the words I don’ t know in the dictionary or on the Internet.
3) I have_______ all my papers but I still can’ t find my notes.
4)— Are you________ something in particular?
— No. I’m just having a look.
答案: 1) look… into 2) look up 3) looked through 4) looking for
8. pull
pull away脱身,离开,火车、汽车等开走,开离站; pull down拆毁,毁坏; pull out出站,退出,拔掉(牙)抽出,撤军; pull on穿,戴; pull through恢复健康,渡过难关; pull up停车,拔起(草树)。【牛刀小试】(请在上面所列高频短语中,选出合适的填入下面空白)
1) The traffic lights went green and I________.
2) Whether the buildings in this area should be________ has remained controversial; people are still looking for other possible solutions.
3) The gloves are too tight for him to_______ with ease.
4) You should________ this tooth or you have to suffer a lot.
答案: 1) pulled away 2) pulled down 3) pull on 4) pull out
9. put
put aside节省(钱、时间),储蓄,储存……备用; put away储存(钱); put down写下,记下; put forward提出(意见、建议); put off延期,推迟; put on穿上,假装; put out熄灭,扑灭; put through接通电话,度过; put up举起,抬起,张开(伞)。
【牛刀小试】(请在上面所列高频短语中,选出合适的填入下面空白)
1) The exam results will be_____ on Friday afternoon.
2) The main issue at the APEC meeting was a climate– change plan_______ by Australia’s Howard and backed by Bush.
3) Mary is really good at taking notes in class.She can______ almost every word her teacher says.
4) We must stick together to_______ no matter what will happen hereafter.
答案: 1) put up 2) put forward 3) put down 4) put through
10. set
set about着手(开始)做某事攻击,乱揍,开始;散布(谣言等),考虑,留意; set back使受挫折,使退步,耽搁,阻碍; set off出发,开始(追跑),燃放(鞭炮),引起,触发; set out着手做某事,整理,出发,阐述; set aside留出,拨出,储存,不顾,把放一旁,取消,驳回; set up树立,建起,安装,成立,修建。
【牛刀小试】(请在上面所列高频短语中,选出合适的填入下面空白)
1) We______ to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.
2) Armed with the information you have gathered, you can_______ preparing your business plan.
3) They_______ many branches throughout the country.
4) Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he_______ his own work and translated it into German.
答案: 1) set out 2) set about 3) set up 4) set aside