重點講解:
1. round up 使聚攏;使聚集;
例句:He had sought work as a cowboy, rounding up cattle.
他找了一份放牛的差事,負責把牛趕到一起 。
2. cool off (使)變涼;(使)涼快下來;
例句:Maybe he's trying to cool off out there in the rain.
可能他是想在雨里涼快一下 。
3. soak up 吸收;
例句:The cells will promptly start to soak up moisture.
細胞會立即開始吸收水分 。
4. on average 平均起來;按平均值;
例句:On average, Mr. Kelly works out four days a week for at least an hour at a time.
凱利平均每周鍛煉四天,每次至少鍛煉一個小時 。
5. result in 導(dǎo)致;引起;造成;
例句:His carelessness results in a serious blunder.
他的粗枝大葉導(dǎo)致他犯了一個嚴重錯誤 。
6. a close shave 幸免于難;僥幸脫險;
例句:His life is no longer in danger, but it was a close shave.
他不再有生命危險了,但那真是死里逃生 。
n. 溫度,氣溫,體溫,發(fā)燒