1 concept
n. a general idea , thought or understanding 基本概念，概念：A small boy has no concept of right and wrong. 小孩没有对错的概念。｜ Do you have any concept of what the room will look like with tho colors? 你能想像到房间用这些颜色之后会是什么样?
【短语】new concept 新概念
【联想】易混词 conception n. 构思，构想，想象，怀孕 conceive v. 构思，想象conceivable adj. 可想象的，可相信的
2 make ends meet
get enough money for one’s need 量入为出，收支相抵。end: n. 端、终点、末梢 make ends meet 这里ends 包括income和expenditure: With high taxes and his small income, Henry has great difficulty in making (both) ends meet. 重税和低收入使得Henry 难以保持收支平衡。
【短语】begin /start at the wrong end: 开始即错｜ get hold of the wrong end of the stick 完全误解｜ keep one’s end up (G.B) ( 英式英语) 面对困难保持愉快精神｜ at a loo end 无事可做｜ on end 直立着；继续｜at one’s wit’s end智穷计尽｜at the end of one’s rope (tether/row) 山穷水尽｜come to an end 完结、告终｜ carry sth. through to the end 把某事进行到底｜ to the end of time 永远｜ end v. end in 以⋯⋯外国电影推荐为结果｜ end off 结束
上海小学英语3 stress
vt. ① give a n of importance to (a certain matter)强调，着重：He stresd the point that we should be punctual.他强调的一点是我们必须准时。｜ The speaker stresd the need for better education. 演讲者强调必须接受良好教育。②speak in an extra force, on a particular word or syllable 重读： The word is stresd on the first syllable.这个词的第一个音节重读。thinking of you
n. ①emphasis 重点： He laid special stress on analyzing the particularity of the contradiction. 他着重分析这一矛盾的特殊性。｜ Stress should be put on the prevention of dia. 疾病应以预防为主。 ② pressure, condition causing hardship, disquiet 压力，
压迫，引起困难，忧虑不宁等的情况。
【短语】lay (place, put) stress on (upon) 把重点放在⋯⋯上｜ in times of stress 在艰难困苦之时｜ under the stress of weather 迫于恶劣天气｜ driven by stress of hunger 为饥饿所迫
【联想】stress strain pressure press tension
4 discount
n. a cutting-down in the usual price 打折：The sales manager promid to give me 20% discount off the price of the goods. 销售经理答应给我按货价打8 折。｜ My aunt is good at bargaining and she always buys things at a discount. 我姑姑擅长讨价还价，她买东西总是能够打折。
【考题】The designer has applied for a _________ for his new invention.
A. tariff B. discount C. version D. patent
【详解】答案D。句意：那个设计师为他的新发明申请了专利。与“new invention”相关的是专利，所以选D. patent “专利”。A. tariff “关税”，B. discount “折价”及C. version “版本”都与发明无关。
udivt. make a discount: Tour prices are being discounted as much as 33%. 旅游价格折价了33%。｜ This has forced airline to discount fares heavily in order to encourage demand. 这迫使航空公司为鼓励需求而对票价大打折扣。
【联想】易混词 discour 论述｜ account 帐户, 理由, 原因｜ count 数｜ recount 再算 相关词 bargain 讨价还价还可以指廉价货｜ for sale 大削价｜ promotion 促销
underdog
【短语】allow /make a discount on the goods 给货物打折扣｜ at a discount 低于正常价格
5 pick up
① take hold of and lift up 拿起、抬起：I picked up the telephone and dialed the number of the real estate office.我拿起电话拨通了房地产办公室的电话。②gain , get without cons
ciousness自然学得、无意获得：He picked up French while he was staying in Paris. 在巴黎他学会了法语。③ succeed in eing or hearing (by means of apparatus) ( 借着仪器) 看到、听到：Enemy planes are picked up by our arch lights. 敌机被我们的探照灯照到。
6 by hand
by a person, not a machine 用手：The baskets are made by hand instead of machine made. 这些篮子都是手工制作而非机器编织。
vdl
【联想】at sb.’s hand(s) 在某人手下｜by the strong hand 强制地｜come to hand 到手｜from hand to mouth 现挣现吃的｜ give sb. a hand 帮助某人｜ hand and foot 手脚一起，完全地｜ hand down 把⋯⋯传下来hand in 交上｜ hand out 把⋯⋯拿出来，分派｜ hand over 移交｜ in hand 在手头，在进行中｜ kiss one’s hand to 向⋯⋯飞吻｜ marry with the left hand 与门第比自己低的人结婚｜ off hand 立即｜ on hand 手头，即将发生｜ out of hand 无法收拾｜ t one’s hand to 着手｜ get the upper hand占上风｜wash one’s hands of 金盆洗手｜with a heavy hand 高压地｜with an iron hand in a velvet glove 外柔内钢地
椅子英语>tyco
易混词 handy adj. 易够到的；方便｜ handed 右手的( 或用以构成复合词) ｜ handful n. 一把，少数 ｜ handle n. 把手
油菜的英文
7 acquire
v. to gain or come to posss by one’s own work , skill, action 获得，取得，学到：Usually we can acquire the knowledge through experience. 通常我们可以从经验中学到知识。｜ He had acquired an extraordinary command of the English language. 他对英语有着非凡的运用能力。
commonwealth
【短语】acquire an education (experience, good habits) 接受教育( 获得经验，养成好习惯)
【联想】acquirement 获得，得到才气，教养，技艺( 多为复数 ) ｜ acquisition n. 获得， 填充物
【联想】易混词 inquire 询问｜ require 需要
【考题】Li Hua has _________ an extraordinary command of the English Language.
A. earned B. acquired C. derived D. won
【详解】答案B。句意：李华对英语很精通。acquire 指通过自己的努力或经过一个过程而获得才能，智力等，本句指通过努力很好地学习英语。earn 一般指通过自己劳动而获得报酬或因自身功劳而得到荣誉。derive 通常与介词from 连用，指从某处或某物中得到。win 指通过努力而得到有一定价值的东西或占有优势而得到。
8 balance
v. ①consider in relation to something el 权衡，衡量： The committee balanced the advantage and disadvantage of the project. 委员会权衡了这个项目的利与弊。｜ We balanced the profit and loss to e what had been gained.我们衡量了得与失来看看我们到底得到了什么。② keep or put sth. in a state of balance 保持平衡：Acrobats kept the balance on a tight rope. 杂技演员在钢丝上保持平衡。
【考题】We try to strike a proper _________ between the entirely different demands of the two parties.
