138. pay for, pay back, pay off
pay for为…付钱,pay back还钱,但不一定还清,pay off还清pay for the book, pay off the debt
137. die from, die of
die from表示死于(枪)伤,虚弱,过度劳累,饮食过度等,die of表示死于疾病,饥饿,寒冷,年老,忧愁,失恋等精神因素die of hunger and cold
136. mean to do, mean doing
mean to do打算,想要做某事,mean doing意思是,意味着By this I mean giving the students more practice.
135. gather, collect
gather把分散的东西集中到一起, collect指精心地、有选择地进行收集collect stamps
134. look, seem, appear
look指从外表上看,seem指内心的判断,appear指给人以表面的印象appear wise, look like his father
133. insist on, stick to
insist on坚持要求,后常接doing, stick to坚持, 后常接sth. stick to the plan
132. notice, observe, catch sight of
notice注意到,observe观察,仔细地看,catch sight of突然看到observe the stars
131. go for a doctor, go to a doctor
go for a doctor去请医生,go to a doctor去看病
130. feed, raise
feed喂养,养活,饲养 (to give food to), raise饲养,养育 (cause to grow, bring up children) raise the family
129. continue, last
二者均为持续,continue主动,被动均可,last只能用主动The war continued/lasted five years. The story is to be continued.