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Lesson4:1. Wrench: vWrench sth off sth。 wrench sb/sth away:twist or pull sb/sth violently away from Eg: he wrenched his arm away.2. patch n/vl A small piece, part, or section小塊土地,碎片Eg: a bean patch一片扁豆地A patch of beansA patch of thin ice一片薄冰Patches of sunlight日光斑駁l To make by sewing scraps of material together修補(bǔ),用布片拼成Eg: patch a quilt補(bǔ)被子3. Verge v. n.l Vi verge on sth : be very close or similar to sth。 be approaching sth趨向,接近Eg: he39。s verging on 80 now and needs constant attention.l N. On/to the verge of sth: at or close to the point where sth new begins or takes place 瀕臨于 ,接近于Eg: on the verge of war, success, bankruptcy4. rocket off : go off like rocketsSimilar metaphors暗喻,隱喻It could snowball into a serious conflict.5. Laurel : n 月桂樹,桂冠,殊榮l Win one39。s laurels贏得聲望,獲得榮譽(yù),獲得冠軍l Rest on one39。s laurel 安于小成,不思進(jìn)取6. keep oneself to oneself: avoid meeting people socially。 not concern oneself with other people39。s affairs保守秘密;不與人來往,不善交際Eg: she kept herself in the ship and would speak to no one.7. Roam vi/vt :漫步,漫游 walk or travel without any definite aim or destination.Eg: he used to roam the street for hours on end.The visitors roamed around/about the town.8. abandon: l Go away from a person or thing or place, not intending to return。 forsake。desert離棄,拋棄(妻兒等)Eg: a baby abandoned by its parents An abandoned car,dwelling住所, fort, villagel Give up pletely ( begun)放棄Eg: urge people who smoke to abandon the habitl Abandon oneself to sth:沉溺于 yield pletely to an emotion or impulse.Eg。 he abandoned himself to despair.9. Onomatopoeia象聲詞Twitter吱吱的叫 and rustle發(fā)出沙沙聲 of insect10. Immense :adj extremely large巨大的,廣大的Eg。 immense difficulties, problems, possibilities Of immense importance11. Penetrate vl Penetrate into/ through sth: make a way or through 進(jìn)入或穿透Eg: the heavy rain had penetrated right through her coat. The party has been penetrated by extremists.l Understand or discover sth洞察,看穿,理解Eg: he penetrated their thoughts.Penetrating adjl Having or showing the ability to think and understand quickly and deeply思想敏捷的,有洞察力的Eg: a penetrating mind, question, thinker敏捷的頭腦,尖銳的問題,有洞察力的思想家l Of a