重点讲解:
1. send in 派遣,调来(警察、军队等以应付危机或困难);
例句:It's time to send in the lawyers.
该是指派律师的时候了 。
2. team up (与…)组队;(与…)协作;
例句:The third and fourth grade team up to decorate the gym for the party.
三、四年级的学生一起合作,为联谊会布置体育馆 。
3. break down (使)(物质)分解;
例句:Sugar and starch are broken down in the stomach.
糖和淀粉在胃里被分解 。
4. set off 引发;触发;激起;
例句:The miners' action might set off sympathy strikes by transport workers.
矿工的行动可能引起运输工人的同情性罢工 。
5. for that matter 同样;而且;
例句:I didn't like it much. Nor did the kids, for that matter.
我不怎么喜欢它 。孩子们也同样不喜欢 。
6. put off 使反感;使对…失去兴趣;
例句:The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage.
离婚的人很多,但这好像并没有打消人们对结婚的热情 。
7. and so forth 及诸如此类;等等;
例句:The grocer deals in tea, coffee, spices and so forth.
该杂货店经销茶叶、咖啡、佐料等商品 。
adj. 矿物的
n. 矿物,矿石