2.) 彻底搜查[(+for)]We combed the city to look for our lost dog. 17.flash [(+at)]Why is that driver flashing his lights at me?为何用灯照我?△ I flashed a warning glance at them.;△使迅速传遍The news was flashed around the world.△The stars flashed in the night sky.夜空中群星闪烁。

2.) 挤过,勉强通过He shaved through the math exam.△b My hair needs a good comb.头发需要好好梳理1.) 用梳子梳理The mother combed the child’s hair.

15. shave　 shave one’s face刮脸 2.) 刮(胡子等)[(+off/away)] He shaved off his beard.

14. pale1.)苍白She was pale with fear. 2.)淡Her beauty seemed pale beside Mary’s. a pale blue tie.

13.simplify. 1)简化 The English in this story has been simplified to make it easier to understand.

The working process should be simplified.　 链接: simple　 adj.简单的,不复杂的

12.at length 1)　　 终于,最后 At length, the bus arrived, forty minutes late. 2)　 长时间地；彻底地 The judge spoke at length about the court ruling.△The professor asked his students to treat this subject at length.△At length, we began to understand what she wanted.△He talked at length about his work.他详细地谈了他的工作。

11.approve vt. 1) 赞成, 满意, 批准 The course us approved by the Department for Education.△The professor does not approve the government’s foreign policy.2) 认可；通过The resolution was approved 82 to 16 with 18 abstentions. vi. 3)赞同(of)I don't approve of wasting time.△I don't approve of smoking.

10. fix 1) fix sth on / upon凝视, 集中She fixed her eyes on the road ahead. △He fixed his eyes on something

moving the wall.△He fixed his attention on listening to the news.吸引 3)安排 Later, we fixed a time to meet

next time. fix on 决定We’ve fixed on the 14th of April for the wedding. 　concentrate on/upon　 centre on/upon　　

9.let down 1)　　 使失望：使沮丧 Tom will never let you down, you can always depend on him.

2)　　 放下,(衣服)放长She let down the bucket into the well. △The shirt needs letting down.

I trusted him but he let me down.△我们一定不会让你失望的:We certainly won’t let you down.

7.do up 1) 扣(纽扣) Do up your coat and hurry.△ This dress does up at the back.　　　 　　

2) 整理(房间)Let’s do up the room first.△3) 包，捆 He was doing up a parcel.△　Do up your hair. It’s all loose.

He did up the shoes the wrong way. 鞋带系错△Can you do me the favor to do up the room? 收拾

She has done herself up for the party. 打扮do up the buttons //the furniture // the rooms// presents

The room needs doing up.△She was done up in her Sunday best.△He was done up after a long trip. 8.worn 1) 穿旧的；用旧的；穿破的　 He decided to throw the worn shoes away and buy a new pair.

　These shoes are looking rather worn. 2) 疲倦的；筋疲力尽的 She came back worn and worried.

I was shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face. △wear on / away / off(褪，消失)