M7 Unit 1

1. review （一詞多意）

review one’s lessons review the situation/the evidence

review one’s failures review the film/the play

film reviews / a review of one’s book

2. uncertain

be uncertain about / of

sb be uncertain whether / what/ how …

It is uncertain whether/how/what etc ….

3. altogether

You owe me $50 ~.

I don’t ~ agree with you.

The food was good, and we loved the atmosphere. A~ it was a great evening.

4. age

at the age of … in the age of computer for ages

5. be superior to

6. come onto the market

7. wind

sail against the wind

The snake winds its way to the hole.

wind the wool into a ball wind sth around/round …

He forgot to wind (up) his watch. Are all the windows wound up?

8. electric / electrical / electronic

an _____________fan/blanket an ______________ engineer an _____________ dictionary

9. apply

apply sth to sp apply A to B apply to sb for sth

10. demand

（1）demand sth

demand to do sth

demand that sb (should) do sth

（2）the demand for ... be in (great) demand

11. degree

Water freezes at 0°C.(zero degree centigrade)

Her job demands a high degree of skill.

I agree with you to a certain degree.

She received a doctor’s degree.

By degrees their friendship grew into love.

12. spring up

13. contribute to

14. take over the market

15. have access to sp have access to sth

17. variety / vary / various

18. bring convenience to people’s lives

For your convenience, the bank is open until 7 p.m.

Please come at your convenience.

Please give me a call if it is convenient to you.

19. stand for

20. in that case / in this case

21. be up to sb It is up to us to help those in need./ An Indian or a Chinese meal? It’s up to you.

be up to sth What is he up to？

22. up to date

23. be capable of

24. sb be familiar with sth

sth be familiar to sb

25. for the time being

26. have faith in be faithful to sb./sth.

27. associate A with B be associated with　

associate with

be associated with be connected with be linked with / to be related to

28. with / without caution cautious

29. a valid passport invalid

30. be equal to

31. carry out the research

32. previous to

33. supply / provide sb with sth

supply sth to sb provide sth for sb

34. accompany sb to some place / to do sth

35. be exposed to

36. not necessarily

37. head for

38. in time for

39. by accident

40. by means of

41. double the risk of doing

42. draw a parallel between …and …

43. a link between … and …

44. be suitable for