大学英语4 unit1词汇.ppt

press Press ahead/forward/on with :continue in a determined way China is pressing ahead with the reform plan. We must press on with the project without wasting time. Press for :make repeated request The students are pressing for more chances for speaking and listening. render: vt. cause (sb./sth.) to be in a specified condition The drug will render the tiger harmless for up to two hours He was rendered unconscious by a blow on the back of the neck. 地震导致成百上千的人无家可归。 Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake. Collocation: render into译成(某种语言) render up做(祷告); 放弃, 交出 At last, the citizens were forced to render up their town. render blow for blow以牙还牙 render good for evil以德报怨 offensive N. The Red Army led a massive military offensive. The government is on the offensive in the fight against drugs. Adj. There is an offensive smell in the room. People may find offensive language in some TV programs Offensive weapon launch/mount an offensive carry out/undertake an offensive on the offensive处于攻势 assume/go on/go over/take the offensive进攻，采取攻势 Offend I’ll be offended if you … Offence I mean no offence Criminal/ light /first/ capital offence Offender Offense ( play offense) / defense Appreciable words and expressions The devastating enemy that met him Unequaled Mow down Come to the aid of Appreciable words and expressions Caught off guard Close in on Bring sth to a halt Turn the tide against Appreciable words and expressions Be bogged down by Take the gamble of (doing) Press on to/with Have a clear path to Empty victory Bide one’s time Turned into a nightmare A stroke of luck At the cost of Fall into: The lecture falls into three parts. Fall into bad habits Fall through:fail The plan fell through. toll Each car must pay a toll to cross the bridge. The death toll in the snowstorm raise from … to … . The snowstorm has taken a heavy toll on south and east China, His hard work has taken its toll on his stomach. For whom the bell