1、KevinOct.2022devote.to(doing)sth.把献给(做)某事devote oneself tobe devoted to献身于；专心致力于 His (devote)to the cause of education is well known.(devote)to scientific research,Qian Xuesen was widely regarded as the father of Chinas missile.Neighbors devoted their spare time to (help)others rebuild their homes.d
2、evotiondevotion n.奉献；关爱Devotedhelpinga shortage of的缺乏be short of缺乏be short for是的简称in short总之；简而言之shortly after不久之后 So surprise your audience.Always make your presentation just a bit (short)than anticipated.Declining birth rate is a major problem in many developing regions too,which might cause catas
3、trophic global (short)of work force within a few decades.These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show (它们何时缺水).Do you know he is a DJ,short disc jockey?shortershortagewhen they are short of waterforboost ones confidence增强某人的信心get/receive a boost得到鼓舞/提高/发展a boost to/for 对于
4、的激励/推动Therefore,people can work for longer,consume more and in general be a boost the economy.(2020.1浙江浙江)Try to make the hole in a damp area (boost)the water catchers productivity.Childhood activities help a child (提升信心和能力提升信心和能力)to/forto boostto boost confidence and competenceconvince sb.of sth.co
5、nvince sb.thatconvince sb.to do sth.说服某人某事使某人确信说服某人做某事be convinced that某人相信convincing adj.有说服力的，使人信服的The seller persuaded the man into buying the car in an utterly (convince)way.Most people are convinced the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals.We (深信深
6、信)we were doing the right thing.These results demonstrate (convince)that our campaign is working.convincing thatwere firmly convinced thatconvincingly assume that把某人/某物假象为/认为是assume sb./sth.to be假设/假定It is assumed that人们认为on the assumption that假设/假定assuming(that)conj.=if It is generally (assume)that
7、 global warming and climate change could cause even more disasters in the future.We are working the assumption that the conference will take place as planned.(assume)that his story is true,what should we do?assumedonAssuming被(感情)所控制，受到情绪极大影响Charles (感到悲痛欲感到悲痛欲绝绝)the grief at his fathers death.He eve
8、ntually (overcome)difficulties and succeeded.be overcome with was overcome/overwhelmed with 被(感情)所控制，受到情绪极大影响be overwhelmed with/byovercameIt is estimated that据估计 It (estimate)that smoking reduces life expectancy by around 12 years on average.whos going to win your estimation？The tree is estimated (
9、be)at least 700 years old.is estimatedin sbs estimation 据某人判断into be be comprised of由组成 A team (comprise)of doctors and rescuers was immediately sent to the disaster area.A team (comprise)doctors and rescuers was immediately sent to the disaster area.The most popular among the young was rock,(consis
10、t)of many different prised be made up ofbe composed ofconsist of由组成consistingcomprising闲散，悠闲，不慌不忙在某人有空时If its convenient for you,come round for lunch and then we can discuss it leisure.In Dubai,you can see (leisure)young man wearing white robes and driving expensive cars.He sipped (leisure)at his dr
11、ink.atat leisureat ones leisureleisuredleisurely 一颗/粒；一点点There were crumbs and (grain)of sugar on the table.The story wouldnt have fooled anyone with .(有点头脑的有点头脑的).(星期天还得上班的确星期天还得上班的确不合不合常理常理。)a grain ofgrains违反常理；不合常情be/go against the graina grain of senseIt really goes against the grain to work on
12、 Sundays.-icide/-cide杀（名词后缀）insecticide n.suicide n.herbicide n.genocide n.杀虫剂自杀除草剂种族大屠杀-icidal/-cidal 杀的（形容词后缀）相应地;转而;依次;轮流in turn轮流；依次by turns 轮流做take turns(in)doing/to do.作为(对于的)回报/回应in return(for)It is our responsibility to take care of our sick mother turns.When it was his turn (deliver)his spe
13、ech,he walked towards the platform,nervous and embarrassed.He spends too much time on math,and this turn affects the progress of his other subjects.At the meeting they took turns (put)forward a number of suggestions aiming to promote the reform of education system.I treated him to dinner return for
14、his help.byto deliverinputting/to putin对于是极其重要的/必不可少的Sufficient vacation is essential everyone.It is essential our pilots are given the best possible training.It is essential (book)in advance.We have no reason to doubt the (essential)of the girls story.be essential to/for to/for是极其重要的/必不可少的It is ess
15、ential that做是极其重要的/必不可少的It is essential to dothatto book essentialsalternate adj./vt./vi.间隔的，交替的，可供替代的（使）轮流，（使）交替alternate A and/with Balternate between A and B使A和B交替/轮流在A和B之间交替alternately adv.交替地，轮流地alternatively adv.或者，要么alternation n.交替，轮流 We must alternate work rest.She believes producers should
16、 welcome (alternate).He felt hot and cold (alternate)(alternative),you may telephone us direct if you wish.with/andalternativesalternatelyAlternativelyat a depth of在的深度in depth全面/深入/详细地in the depths of 处于的深渊She was (处于绝望的深渊处于绝望的深渊).Water was found a depth of 30 metres underground.The expert explaine
17、d the complicated question depth.in the depths of despairatin生根;根植;深入人心;开始见效take root根本原因root cause起源于某事物be rooted in sth.(震惊,惊讶或害怕得)呆住不动rooted to the spot/ground.根除root sth.out完全彻底地root and branchEconomists believe that economic recovery will begin to (开始见效开始见效)next year.The countrys economic troub
18、les (起源于起源于)a string of global crises.The government set out to destroy the illegal organization (完全彻底地完全彻底地).It is believed that conflict,violence and extreme poverty are the (根本原因根本原因)of the economic downturn.She stood (root)to the spot,staring at him.Action is being taken to root corruption in the police force.take root are rooted in root and branchroot causesrootedout
