15. spread out 分散 伸展身体，摊开东西

There’s more room to spread out in first class. 头等舱宽敞些，伸得开腿。

Do you have to spread yourself out all over the sofa？你就非得躺下，把整个大沙发全占了才行吗？ The searchers spread out to cover the area faster. 搜索人员分散开来，好更快搜索这一地区。

14. result in (造成，导致), result from (因。。发生，随。。。产生)

job losses resulting from changes in production 生产革新造成的失业。

When water levels rise, flooding results. 水位上升，就会发洪水。

The cyclone has resulted in many thousands of deaths. 飓风已经造成成千上万的人死亡。

　[+ -ing] These policies resulted in many elderly people suffering hardship. 这些政策使许多老人和残疾人在困苦中挣扎。

13. distribute 分发，分配，分销，使散开，使分布；分散~ sth (to / among sb/sth)

The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims. 这个机构向地震灾民分发了食品和毯子。

The newspaper is distributed free. 这份报纸免费分发。

The money was distributed among schools in the area. 这笔款项是在本地区的学校中分配的。

Who distributes our products in the UK? 谁在英国分销我们的产品？

Make sure that your weight is evenly distributed. 注意让你的体重分布均匀。

12. mean 想要，意思是；

What did she mean by leaving so early (= why did she do it)?

Don’t laugh! I mean it (= I am serious).

I’m sorry I hurt you. I didn’t mean to.

You’re meant to (= you are supposed to) pay before you go in.

[常用被动] ~ sb for sth| ~ sb to be sth (想要某人成为，想要某人去做)

　I was never meant for the army (= did not have the qualities needed to become a soldier). 我根本就不是块当兵的料。

Philip and Kim were meant for each other (= are very suitable as partners). Philip 和Kim真是天生的一对。

[vn to　inf] His father meant him to be an engineer. 他父亲想让他当工程师。

She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.她极力撮合他两个，但我觉得那根本不可能。

By all means可以，当然行，没问题

‘Do you mind if I have a look?’ ‘By all means.’借我看一眼行吗？当然可以。

by means of sth (formal) 借助。。。手段，依靠。。。方法。

: The load was lifted by means of a crane. 重物是用起重机吊起来的。

By no means 绝不，一点也不

She is by no means an inexperienced teacher. 她绝不是一个毫无经验的老师。

We haven’t won yet, not by any means. 我们离成功还远着呢。

By no means are these cases exceptional. 这些例子绝不是例外。

11. be willing /unwilling to do (不)愿意。(不)乐意

They keep a list of people (who are) willing to work nights. 他们有一份愿意夜间工作的人的名单。

I’m perfectly willing to discuss the problem.我十分乐意讨论这个问题。

They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project. 他们不愿再为这个项目投资。

She was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details.她不能，或不愿意，向我提供进一步的细节。

10. drop out 退学 1 退出，脱离2 退学，辍学

He has dropped out of active politics. 他已经不再积极参政了。

a word that has dropped out of the language 该语言中已经废弃的一个词。 She started a degree but dropped out after only a year. 她开始攻读工程学学位，但仅一年后就辍学了。

9. attach importance to ….认为。。。很重要

~ importance, significance, value, weight, etc. (to sth)

I attach great importance to this research.

8. be skeptical of 怀疑

skeptical 　adj. ~ (about / of sth)

I am sceptical about his chances of winning. 我怀疑他取胜的可能性。

The public remain sceptical of these claims. 公众对这些说法仍持怀疑态度。

She looked highly sceptical.她一脸深表怀疑的神色。

7. to begin with (插入语)首先

类似词组有：to start with; to tell the truth; to be honest; to be frank; to make things worse

To begin with, what is an interior designer?

Although it had seemed a good reason, to begin with: no couple could afford to have children.

6. face 用法

face to face 　面对面地

　I rushed out of the office and found myself face-to-face with the boss. 　"我冲出办公室,面对面地碰上了老板。"

　The burglar turned the corner and found himself face to face with a policeman. 　那窃贼转过墙角，面对面碰上一个警察。

in the face of 　不顾；面对，在…前面

　He succeeded in the face of great difficulties. 　尽管有巨大的困难，但他成功了。

Be faced with 面临

I realized that Hamlet was faced with an entirely different problem. 我意识到Hamlet面临着完全不同的问题。

The state is now faced with the immediate question of raising new taxes. 国家面临紧迫的问题，收新税。