1、 type sort/kind/genre a rare blood type She mixes with people of all types. She is not my type. This letter will need to be typed again comedy a romantic comedy He didnt appreciate the comedy of the situation tragedy comedic tragic comedian documentary document He wrote a book documenting his prison
2、 expriences fantasy The film is more of an ironinc fantacy than a horror film. a world of imagination,passion ,fantasy, reflection fantastic fantastic dreams of forests and jungles a fantastic plan/project horror horror films horrible horribly horrify It horrified her to think that he had killed som
3、eone. fiction historical /romantic fiction The truth or fiction of this story has never been truly determined . Its important to distinguish fact from fiction fictional a fictional account of life on a desert island behind the scenes A lot of negotiation has been going on behind the scenes actually
4、actual in fact/reality as a matter of fact virtually brief a brief visit/meeting /conversation/pause/silence a brief description/summary/account in brief/short familiar Violent attacks are becoming familiar to people in that district. Are you familiar with the computer software they use. familiarity
5、 a feeling of familiarity familiarize factor the key/crucial/deciding factor physical activity is an important factor in fitness. Remember to factor in staffing costs when you are planning the project. sheet a blank sheet of paper a sheet of glass/steel He slid between the sheets and closed his eyes
6、. The rain was coming down in sheets. envelope writing paper and envelops I push the envelope to do something no one has ever done before. attach We attach labels to things before we file them away. For further information, please contact us on the attached form. attach importance to. We attach grea
7、t importance to the research. a childs strong attachment to his parents an electric drill with a range of different attachments visual I have a good visual memory. the visual arts vision It causes blindness or serious loss of vision I have a vision of a society that is free of exploitation and injus
8、tice visible invisible frequently frequent He is a frequent visitor to this country There is a frequent bus servisce into the centre of town. frequency enable enlarge ensure enrich enrage endanger encourage entitle encage encave enforce aid with the aid of The job would be impossible without the aid
9、 of a compurter come to ones aid aid sb with aid sb in doing sth prefer prefer to do prefer doing to doing prefer to do rather than do preferred preference have a preference for give preference to Preference will be given to graduates of this uninversity. in preference to She was chosen in preferenc
10、e to her sister. creative creation create approach Winter is approaching. We heard the sound of an approaching car. She approached the bank for a loan. Whats the best way of approaching this problem. the approach to The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline. angle The photo
11、was taken from an unusual angle. You can look at the issue from many different angles. revise I spent the weekend revising for my exam. The government may need to revise its policy in the light of this report. We may have to revise this figure upwards. a revised edition of a text book revision not t
12、o mention let alone still/much less There isnt much room for us, let alone any guests. lecture deliver/give a lecture I know I should stop smoking-dont give me a lecture about it She lectures in Russian literature. Hes always lecturing me about the way I dress. justice laws based on the principles o
13、f justice They are demanding freedom,equality and justice. bring . to justice They demanded that those responsible be brought to justice. do justice to No article can ever do justice to the topic of fraud. The photo I had see didnt do her justice. I dont think he did himself justice in the game toda
14、y. award She was awarded the prize for both films award sb sth award sth to sb win/receive/get an award Academy Award workers compensation awards reward You deserve a reward for being so helpful. Our patience was finally rewarded audience The audience was /were clapping for 10 minutes. TV/cinema/mov
15、ie audiences The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers locate The mechanic located the fault immediately. The located their headquarters in New York. Whats the exact location of the ship? The movie was shot entirely on location in Italy. be located in _(locate) in the beautiful
16、 mountain , the small villiage attracted lots of visitors . desert the Sahara Desert She was deserted by her husband She led them into a deserted alley. jungle The area was covered in densee jugle the law of the jungle title His poems were published under the title of Love and Reason The restaurant
17、deserved the title of Best Restaurant of the Year. He was given the title of assisant manager. The single is titled White love entitle Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. He read a poem entitled Salt adapt We have had to adapt quickly to the new system. It took him a while to adapt himself to
18、 his new surroundings. Three of her novels have been adapted for television adaptation adaptive adopt adopt a child /new approaches regard He was regarded as the most successful president of the modern times Her work is very highly regarded. Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral. He
19、 regarded us suspiciously in/with regard to a countrys laws in regard to human rights. Give you brother my best regards. solution There is no simple solution to the question the approach to the method/means/way of cure a cure for cure sb of accuse sb of convince sb of inform sb of remind sb of rid s
20、b of rob sb of warn sb of cheat sb of persuade sb of typical representative a typical Italian cafe A typical working day for me begins at 7a.m. It was typical of her to forget. fancy Do you fancy seeing a film in a cinema? He is always using fancy legal words. fancy decorations fancy restaurant with
21、 fancy prices narrow narrow streets a narrow victory/escape a narrow circle of friends narrow the generation gap He narrowed his eys at her recommend recommendation I recommend the book to all the students. He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie. Wed recommend you to book your fligh
22、t early. It is strongly recommended that the machine be checked every year. despite Despite the difficulties, he threw himself into the research. Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work. in spite of They kept on working in spite of all difficulties. major to play a major role
23、Her major is French. She is a French major. She majored in History at Sandford. The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking. In the nursing profession, women are in the/a majority. major to play a major role Her major is French. She is a French major. She majored in History at Sandford. The m
24、ajority was/were in favour of banning smoking. In the nursing profession, women are in the/a majority. pull up A police car pulled up alongside us. pull into pull out The train is due to pull into the staion and pull out of it in ten minutes. pull over The policeman signed to me to pull over. pull o
25、ff I pulled off the road to enjoy the beautiful view. pull down pull ones leg recall She couldnt recall his name. I cant recall meeting her before. The company has recalled all the faulty cars. wave a wave of fear swept over him. a wave of panic spread through the crowd My mother was crying as I waved good bye to her .
