as a rule (L7)• If you do sth as a rule, you usually do it.

• As a rule I get up at six in the morning.

• A: How about some wine with the meal?B: I'm sorry, as a rule I don't drink alcohol during the week.

acquaint (L 8)• This is how we became acquainted (with ea

ch other).

她向我们大致介绍了她的计划。She acquainted us with her plan.

• 现在，我通常通过网络了解时事。Now I am, as a rule, acquainted with the latest news through

the internet.

unheard unheededunheard:Not heard, not consideredWe complained but as usual our voices went

unheard.

unheeded:not heeded, not listened to or given serious

attention

My warnings went unheeded.

feeble (L31)• feeble voice / light

• feeble attempt / effort

• feeble excuse/ joke / argument

remorse (L32)• He showed little remorse over the incident

which left his younger brother unconscious.

• Now Tom’s tears are _________________. ( 真诚痛悔的眼泪） tears of genuine remorse• Tom is now _______________. ( 真的后悔了） genuinely remorseful

literally (L57)

• Mike had literally spent his last penny.

• Stress is a common feeling in an aggressively competitive world, where you are literally as well as metaphorically surrounded by your competitors.

pay up (L70)• I’ll take you to court unless you pay up.

• With a 30% down payment, I can pay up the mortgage within the next ten years.

lounge (L80)• 慵懒地躺在沙发上• lounging on the sofa • 在威尼斯闲逛，直到六月份。• We lounged in Venice till June.

休闲 / 沙发音乐Lounge music• I ran across my professor in the lounge.• The duty-free shop is located in the departur

e lounge.

“No, bandage his heels; his brains have been settling for weeks – I’ve noticed it.”

brain [C] – used to refer to intelligenceThe child inherited his mother's brains and

his father's looks.

He's got brains but he's too lazy to use them

(= He is clever but lazy).

fabulous (L153)• fabulous view / beauty / party – wonderful

• fabulous monster / creature / hero – fictional / legendary

• fabulous price / number / scale -- amazing

Then we scraped together those things which one never parts with until he is betting them against future wealth– keepsake trinkets and such like …

All the candidates are very smart and I would bet them against any single CEO.

I like the team (believe it or not) and hope they do well. I even bet them against Houston.

intimate (L192)• He stated what others had only dared to intim

ate.

• 他暗示想辞职不敢了。He intimated that he wanted to quit.

… he was the gratefulest man you ever saw, just the same, for being let out of an uncomfortable place on such easy terms. terms: (plural noun) the features of an activity or idea

They are on good/bad/friendly terms. They have a good/bad/friendly relationship with one another. He was on good terms with important people in Brazil.

If you buy something on easy terms, you pay for it over a period of time.

on equal terms, on the same terms British and overseas companies will

compete for the government contract on equal terms.

let on (L225)• Don’t let on that you know me.

• If she was ever disappointed or bothered, she never let on.

• If you see a bear in the woods, __________________________. （不要露出害怕的样子） They can smell fear!

Don’t let on that you are scared.

tinge (L228)• Mary's admiration for Jane is tinged with

jealousy.

• Modern life is tinged with dissatisfaction. Increased wealth and technological advances have not made individuals happier.

• A tinge of humor / regret / envy / fear

with a high hand (L231)

• The king ruled with a high hand.

• The United States is often blamed for _________________ in the international arena.

carrying matters with a high hand•

find fault with (L257)• The customer found fault with every item I sho

wed him.

• 他总是吹毛求疵。 • He’s always finding fault with everything.

• 这篇演说无疵可寻。The speech has no fault to find with.

consent (L270)• The relocation won’t be carried out

unless enough local inhabitants consent (to it).

• Dad consented to let me drive his car.

• Above 16, children can give consent to medical treatment, whereas children below that age require their parents' consent.

look out for sb/sth

to carefully watch the people or things around you so that you will notice a particular person or thing 

Remember to look out for Anna - she said she'd be there.

Can you look out for a present for Ed while you're out shopping?

look out for sb

to take care of someone and do what will be best for them 

I come from a large family and we all look out for each other.

She certainly knows how to look out for number one. (= she only does what will be good for herself)