M7 Unit 1
1. review （一词多意）
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