大学英语book3 unit1词组.docVIP

Words Expressions get by: be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things in a satisfactory way - It is a little bit difficult for the old couple to get by on such a small pension. - 我父母靠很少的钱将就着把日子过了下去。 (=My parents managed to get by on a small amount of money.) - She never works but somehow she gets by. haul: vt. 1. transport, as with a truck, cart, etc. - The farmers haul vegetables to the market on a truck every morning. - 救援队把药品和食物运到被淹的村庄。 (=The rescue team hauled medical supplies and food to the flooded villages.) 2. pull or drag sth. with effort or force - A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream. - Rescue workers hauled passengers out of the crashed train. CF: haul, drag pull supplement: 1. vt. add to sth. in order to improve it (followed by with) - Peter supplements his ordinary income by writing books. - 医生建议在我的饮食中补充维生素 E 和 A。 (=The doctor suggested supplementing my diet with vitamins E and A.) 2. n. an additional amount of sth. - Do you read the color supplements of the Sunday newspapers? (=你读周日报纸的彩色增刊吗？) - She has been ill and must have supplements to her ordinary food. spray: vt. force out liquid in small drops upon (followed by with) - I’ll have to spray the roses with insecticide to get rid of the greenfly (蚜虫). - They sprayed the President’s car with bullets. - 汽车开过，溅了我一身水。 (=A car went past and sprayed me with water.) pursue: vt. 1. be busy with; continue (steadily) with - He is pursuing his studies at the university. - After graduation Martin chose to pursue the same career as his father as a doctor. 2. follow esp. in order to catch, kill, or defeat - The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner. wicked: adj. evil or bad - We are all born good, but can be taught to be wicked. - 他真邪恶。 (=That was wicked of him.) - I have such a wicked toothache. get through: come successfully to the end - 当地政府已采取一些措施以确保所有人顺利过冬。 (=The local government has taken some measures to ensure that all the people will get through the winter.