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1. contact (vt.) 与……联系

I shall contact you by telephone on Friday. 我会在周五用电话和您联系的。 (n.)

(1) 联系，联络

be in contact with 接触(与……联系) stay in contact with 保持联系 be out of / lose contact with 失去联系 make contact with 取得联系 (2) 接触

This disease is spread by contact between the animals. 这种疾病在动物间通过接触传播。 contact lens 眼镜 2. pull in/ into (1) (把车船) 开往

We’ll pull into this lay-by and stop a few moments for a drink of coffee. 我们将把车开到路边停车带，并停一会，喝杯咖啡。 (2) 火车开进站

As the train pulled in there was a rush to get seats. 当火车开进站，人们都蜂拥抢座位。 3. lean (v.) (1) 倚，靠

He leaned against the wall. 他靠在墙上。 (2) 倾，俯，倾斜

The trees lean in the strong wind. 树在强风中倾斜。 4. arouse (vt.) (1) 叫醒

We aroused him from his deep sleep. 我们把他从熟睡中叫醒。 (2) 引起

arouse interest/ expectation

You arouse my curiosity. 你引起了我的好奇。 (3) 唤醒

We must arouse them to fight for their own rights. 我们必须唤醒他们为了自己的权利而战。 5. content (n.)

(1) 容纳的东西，书的目录（一般用contents形式）

Show me the contents of your suitcase. 让我看一下你手提箱内装了些什么。 table of contents (书的) 目录 (2) 作品的内容（和形式相对）

I like the style of the book but I don’t like the content. 我喜欢这本书的风格，但我并不喜欢它的内容。 (adj.) 满意

I am not content with beautiful dreams: I want beautiful realities. 我并不满足于美丽的梦想，我想要的是美丽的现实。 6. call for

(1) 来接某人，来取某物

I’ll call for you at nine. 我会在9点接你。 (2) 要求

The Minister’s resignation was called for by several members. 几名成员要求下台。 (3) 需要

The work calls for endurance and patience. 这份工作需要坚韧和耐心。 7. clue (n.) 线索

We now have a clue to the time at which the murder took place. 关于谋杀案发生的时间我们现在有了一点线索。 注意：cue表“暗示”。

The fall in interest rates may be a cue for an upturn in consumer spending. 利率的下降可能暗示消费的上升。 8. instantly (adv.) 立即，马上

If you press the switch the light comes on instantly. 如果你按了这个开关，灯马上会亮起来。 instant (adj.)

(1) 立刻的，马上的

The novel was an instant success. 这本小说立刻获得了成功。 (2) （食物等）速食的，速溶的

Spaceships are stocked with a variety of instant foods. 宇宙飞船储备了各种各样的即食食品。 instant coffee / noodles 速溶咖啡 / 方便面 (n.) 片刻

In an instant her mood had changed. 她的心情马上就改变了。 9. as to 关于，说到

As to the journey, we must decide about that later. 关于这趟旅行，我们必须稍后做出决定。 注意：as for 和as to用法相似

As for being shy, you’ll get over that. 关于你的害羞，你会克服的。 10. posture (n.) (1) 姿态

She’s got very good/ bad posture. 她姿态优美 / 她姿态不佳。 (2) 态度，立场

The government’s posture on this new trade agreement seems very unhelpful.

对这个新的贸易协定持有的态度看来帮不了什么忙。 11. appear (v.) (1) 出现

If I don’t appear by 7 o’clock, I won’t be coming at all. 如果我7点钟还不到，我就不会来了。 (2) 似乎，好像

There appeared to be only one room. 似乎只有一个房间。（appear跟不定式） He appeared quite well. 他看上去很健康。（appear跟形容词）

It appears to be a true story. 这个故事看上去是个真实的故事。（appear跟名词）

It appears that the plane did not land at Rome. 看上去飞机没有在罗马着陆。（appear后跟that从句，一般用it做主语）

appearance (n.) (1) 出现

My appearance at the party was not very welcome. 在聚会上我的出现不受欢迎。 (2) 外貌

She was a young woman of good appearance. 她是个拥有娇容的年轻女子。 12. All做主语时的用法

All做主语指整体的概念，表示“一切事务”时，谓语动词用单数；如果指“所有的人”，谓语动词用复数。

All has been tried. 一切都尝试过了。 All are here now. 所有人现在都在这儿。