16. free of charge for free be free from set sb/sth free
15. devote oneself/time/life to look forward to doing sth be/get used to stick to/get down to/object to
14. adapt to sth/sb:适应某物/某人 adapt sth/sb to sth/sb:使某物/某人适应某物/某人 adapt oneself to:使自己适应某事 adapt from:根据…改写/改编 adapt:指修改或改变以适应新条件 You should adapt yourself t the new environment.
adjust:是指“调整、调节”使之适应 You can’t see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes
fit:多指“大小适合”,引申为“吻合” The shoes fitted me well.
suit:多指“合乎要求、口味、性格、情况”等 No dish suits all taste.
match:指“大小、色调、形状、性质等”相配或相称 A red jacket doesn’t match green trousers. adopt sb:收养 adopt sth:采用
13. late:晚,迟,不久前 lately=recently:近来 last:最后,最后的 latest:最近的,最新的 later:后来;结构常为:一段时间+later:过了…之后
12. take measures to do sth:采取措施 make clothes to one’s own measure:量体裁衣
11. as a/the result of:由于… as a result:结果,因此 result from:因…而引起 result in=cause:导致,致使…
10. die out:(家族、物种等)死光,灭绝; (习俗、做法、观念)消失,过时;(火)熄灭 die away:(风、声音、光线等)逐渐停止(消失) die down:(指炉火等)渐熄;(指骚动等)渐平息;(指闹声)消失 die off:先后死去了;…死去 die of:死于内因(如疾病、年老、饥饿、情感等) die from:死于外因(如损伤、事故、天灾等)
9. be harmful to sb/sth do sb/sth harm do harm to sb/sth do sb/sth good do good to sb/sth
8. respond (vi)+ to…:对…回应 respond (vi)+ with/by:以…(方式)回答,响应 resonse (n.)
7. expensive/cheap valuable/valueless priceless=very expensive:无价的