let things (it ) slide 让它去；听其自然
[ 例句] He slid over the difficul t question without answering it.
[ 辨析] slide；slip；glide
slide 强调滑动时一直与表面保持接触；slip 强调由于表面平滑而突然和不由自主地滑行；glide 强调不停地、动作优雅地滑行。
slipper [..slip..] n.拖鞋
staff* [ st....f] n.(全体) 职员，工作人员
[ 同义] personnel，c rew
[ 考点] on the staff 在职；是职员
[ 例句] It’s good to have you on the staff.
[ 辨析] personnel；staff；c rew
personnel 与staff 都指“全体工作人员”，有时可换用。personnel 单复数相同，主要指公职和军职人员；crew 特指飞机、火车或船上工作的全体工作人员。
stroll * [ st r..ul ] v.散步，漫步
[ 同义] wander
surround* [ s....raund] v.包围；环绕
[ 考点] be surrounded by (with) 四周都是.
surround.with 用.围住.
[ 例句] The school was surrounded on all sides by mountains.
tenderly* [..tend..li] adv.温柔地
throat* [..r..ut ] n.噪子
[ 考点] a t each other’s throats 激烈争吵，吵架
cut one’s own throats 自己害自己；自寻死路
lie in one’s throat 扯大谎
stick sb. ’s throat 刺在某人喉咙里；使某人很反感
[ 例句] It was his a rrogance (傲慢) which stuck in my throat.
tuck* [ t..k] v.塞(好)；掖(好)
[ 考点] tuck away 收藏；存储；吃掉
tuck in 把.塞好
tuck up 卷起；折起；把被褥等塞好
[ 例句] They tucked up their sleeves and began working.
watchful [..w..t..ful ] ad j.戒备的；注意的
[ 考点] be watchful for 注意寻找；提防
be watchful of 注意
[ 例句] Be wa tchful for car s when you cros s the str eet.
well [wel ] v.涌出
[ 考点] well out 涌出；流出
well up (眼泪) 泛出，夺眶而出
[ 例句] Tear s welled up in her eyes when she was told the news.
wide awake [..waid....weik] ad j.完全醒着的；清醒的
withdrawn [ wi....dr....n] ad j.孤独的；离群的
wrinkle* [ r i..kl] v.起皱纹
wrinkled [..ri..kld ] ad j.有皱纹的
as though 似乎，好像
[ 例句] He talks as though she knew it very well.
be dependent on 依靠
[ 例句] Succes s is la rgely dependent on hard work.
be on/off duty 上/下班
[ 例句] When they we re off duty they would come to take care of their sick child.
come to life 苏醒
[ 例句] The doctor applied some medicine and the patient began to come to life.
deprive.of 剥夺
[ 例句] Sickness deprived him of the pleasure of going out to play.
turn up 使.向上翘
[ 例句] He turned up his eyes when he came across me.
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addition* [....di....n] n.增加
[ 同义] inc rease
[ 反义] deduction，s ubtr action
[ 考点] in addition 另外；又
in addition to 除.外；还
[ 例句] In addition to a fine，he was sent to prison.
additional * [....di....n..l ] ad j.额外的；附加的
[ 同义] ext ra
adoring [....d....r i..] ad j.崇拜的；敬慕的
aid* [ eid] v.帮助，援助
[ 同义] help，as sist
[ 辨析] aid；as sist；help
aid 为正式用语，在日常会话中不常用，强调强者对弱者的帮助、资助和援助；assist 在许多场合下指帮助的一方只是被帮助一方的助手，居次要地位，常译成“协助”；help 是最普通的用语，几乎所有用aid 或assist 的地方都可用help 来代替。
Alzheimer’s [.... ltshaim..z ] disease n.早老性痴呆病
anxiety * [ ........zai..ti] n.忧虑
[ 考点] give anxiety to 使.担心
feel no anxiety about 对.不愁；不急
with great anxiety 着急，非常担扰
[ 例句] We waited with gr eat anxiety for mor e news about the accident.
appreciation* [....pr..i....i e..i..n] n.①感激②欣赏
benefit* [..benifit ] n.好处
[ 同义] good，advantage，profit，interest
[ 考点] for the benefit of 为了.利益
be of benefit to 对.有好处
[ 例句] Univer sal peace would be of great benefit to all mankind.
bind* [ baind] v.捆绑
[ 同义] tie，fasten
[ 反义] unbind，unloose
[ 考点] bind sb.to (do) sth.使某人负有义务，约束
bind oneself to do 许诺，答应干
be bound to do 一定会
be bound up with 和.联系在一起
[ 例句] 1 ) He has bound himself to make dona tions (捐款) to the calamity fund (救灾基金).
2 ) The cont ract binds you to pay interest.
[ 辨析] fasten；tie；bind
fasten 指把两件或更多的东西缚在一起，或使某物固定在某一位置上，也可指把注意力集中在某一物上；tie 指用线、绳子、绳索或丝带等来扎紧；bind 指扎紧、捆紧。
brilliant* [..brilj..nt ] ad j.卓越的；高明的
capable* [..keip..bl ] ad j.有能力的
[ 考点] (be ) capable of 有.能力的
[ 例句] You’d bet ter show us what you are capable of.
cute* [ kju..t ] adj.漂亮的；逗人喜爱的
deaf* [ def] ad j.①聋的②不愿听的；装聋的
[ 同义] indifferent，unconcerned
[ 反义] aware，conscious
[ 考点] be deaf to 不理睬
turn a deaf ea r to 对.置若罔闻
[ 例句] The headmaste r turned a deaf ear to our com- plaints.
derive* [ di..raiv] v.得利，取得
[ 考点] dirive from 来源于
[ 例句] Many Englis h words derive from Latin.