四級備考高頻詞組（十一）

on edge緊張不安

interfere in sb.'s private affairs干涉某人的私事

lag behind 落后

jet lag 生理節(jié)奏的失調(diào)或時差反應

by tradition 按照傳統(tǒng)

true to tradition 名不虛傳地

observe sb.do sth. 觀察到某人做某事

observe sb. doing sth．觀察到某人在做某事

pattern oneself after模仿(某人的)樣子

penalty kick(足球)罰點球

penalty area 罰球區(qū)

pension sb. off使某人退休并發(fā)放養(yǎng)老金

draw a pension 領(lǐng)養(yǎng)老金

win popularity 得人心

lose popularity失人心

on the edge of 處于……的邊緣

encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓勵某人做某事

discourage sb. from doing sth. 勸阻某人做某事

at fault 有責任，出毛病

find fault with抱怨，找岔子，挑剔

merits and faults優(yōu)缺點

on file存檔

in file 依次，魚貫地

file in 魚貫而入

file out魚貫而出

try one's fortune碰運氣

make a fortune 發(fā)財，致富

a man of fortune財主

at a glance看一眼就知道

at first glance乍一看，最初看到時

push around 擺布，欺負

push on匆匆向前，繼續(xù)前進

when push comes to shove在緊要關(guān)頭

in the raw 處在自然狀態(tài)的；裸體的

a raw soldier 新兵

a raw wound刺痛的傷口

launch into開始從事，投身于；大發(fā)(議論)

launch an artificial satellite發(fā)射人造衛(wèi)星

launch a new enterprise創(chuàng)辦一個新企業(yè)

launch an attack 開始攻擊

lease sth. from sb. 向某人租某物

lease sth. to sb.租某物給某人

in a mess 亂七八糟

mess about/around閑蕩；輕率地對待

mess up 把……弄糟;把……弄亂(或弄臟)

in gear處于正常狀態(tài)

gear up (使)準備好,(使)做好安排

be geared to適應于

on receipt of 一收到就……

be in receipt of已收到……