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ot devote all your time to doing it. The doctor is determined to devote his whole life to studying SARS virus. beg v. 1 [I or T] to ask for sth. urgently and without pride because you want it very much: They begged for mercy. [+ speech] “Please, please five me!” she begged (him). [+ object + to infinitive] He begged her to stay, but she simply laughed and put her bags in the car. 2 [I or T] to ask for food or money because you are poor: There are more and more homeless people begging on the streets these days. She had to beg for money and food for her children. They yell their names at concepts and beg for autographs. 3 [I] If a dog begs, it sits with its front legs in the air as if to ask for sth.: They have trained their dog to sit up and beg. quit v. to stop doing sth. or leave a job or a place: Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money? [+ ing form of verb] I’m going to quit smok ing. Quit wasting my time! Press Q to quit the program. I have quit my job. He has not quit smoking, but is holding down to three cigarettes a day. One friend of mine has decided to quit his highly paid but demanding position in his pany recently. refreshing adj. 爽快的,涼爽的,使人精神振奮的 1 making you feel less hot or tired: There’s nothing more refreshing on a hot day than a cold beer. I had a refreshing drink. 2 pleasantly different and interesting: It’s a refreshing change to see a losing team shaking hands and still smiling after a match. mon sense of a most refreshing sort 與眾不同的常識(shí) decline n. when sth. bees less in amount, importance, quality or strength: industrial decline Home cooking seems to be on the/in decline (= not so many people are doing it). a decline in the number of unemployed She seemed to be recovering and then she went into a decline. The protesting activities went into decline when the new government came to power. v. to gradually bee less, worse, or lower: His interest in the project declined after his wife died. The party’s popularity has declined in the opinion polls. FORMAL The land declines sharply away fro