类似的短语还有： get dressed 穿衣 ; get washed 洗脸；get lost 迷路； get married 结婚； get hurt 受伤； get burnt 烧伤 ; get separated 被分散； get changed

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1. get stuck“陷住，卡住”，此处比喻遇到困难无法进行下去

Eg. 1) I got caught for speeding. 2) Some glass got broken when we were moving.

【真题再现】

Sarah, hurry up, I`m afraid you wouldn`t

have time to before the party. ( NMET 2004 )

A.get changed B. get change

C. get changing D. get to change

eg. 1) Can you make sense of the abstract theory? 2)Talking after the accident makes no sense. 3)What he said is reasonable in a sense.

2. make sense of 弄懂…的意思 make sense 讲得通 , 有意义 make no sense 讲不通 , 无意义 in a sense 在某种意义上说 in no sense 决不 in all senses 在任何意义上说

3. distinguish…from 把…从…中区别开来

Eg. 1)The twins were so much alike that it was impossible to distinguish one from the other. 2)People who can’t distinguish between colors are said to be color-blind.

4.regardless of 不顾，不管eg.1)He says what he thinks, regardless of

other people’s feeling.

他想到什么就说什么，毫不考虑别人的感受。 2)The coal boss risked making money

- ( 不顾工人的安全 ).

regardless of workers’ safety

5. (1) further adv. 进一步地，深一层地Eg. 1) He will go to Japan for further education. 2) The living conditions will further be

improved.

(2) ……this is indeed case 情况的确如此

Eg. 1) If this is the case, you`ll have to work harder. 2) Is this the case that you have lost your money? = Is it true 3) I afterwards heard that this was not the case.

有关 case 的词组 in case 以防万一，如果 in that case 如果是那样的语 in any case 不管怎样 in no case 在任何情况下都不

Eg. 1) Take warm clothes in case the weather is cold. 2) In no case are you to leave your post.

【真题再现】1) You`d better take something to read when you go to see the doctor you have to wait.

( 广东 2005) A. even if B. as if C. in case D. in order that2) – It`s cloudy outside. Please take an

umbrella. -- . ( 湖南

2005) A. Yes, take it easy B. Well , it just depends

C. OK, just in case D. All right, you`re welcome3) ---I`m afraid Mr. Wood can`t see you until 4 o`clock. -- Oh, I won`t wait. ( 浙江

2005) A. no doubt. B. after all C. in that case D. in this way

6. in other words 换句话说

eg. I soon found that the work I was doing had been done by someone else. In other words, I was wasting my time.

7. instruct = teach ,educate 教 , 教导 , 指导eg.1) Mr. Zhang instructed a maths lesson. 2) The captain instructed his men to fight bravely. 3) He often instructs me in English (studies).instructor instruction instructive ( 有教育意义的 )

8. The less anxious and more relaxed the learner, the better their language acquisition. The+ 比较级…… ,the+ 比较级…… 越… ...就越……

eg.1) The more novels you read, the more you want to read. 2) The harder you study, the more you can learn. 3) The more expensive the hotel is, the better the service is.

9. put …to ( good ) use

（充分）利用，使用Eg. 1) We have to put these waste materials

to use.

2) Smart businessmen put their money

to use in the best investment. 精明的商人把钱用在最赚钱的投资上。

10. anxious adj.

1)忧虑的，焦虑的，担心的 be anxious for / about

Eg. We are all anxious about / for his safety. 2)渴望的，急切的 be anxious to do sth Eg. 1) He was anxious to meet you. 2) People all over the world were anxious to have peace. n. anxiety 忧虑，担心，渴望，急切

11. adopt 1)采纳；采取Eg.1) Our school has adopted a new teaching

method.

2) We`d like to adopt your idea.

2) 收养Eg. As they have no children of their own,

they adopted an orphan.