push on

phrasal verb with push verb

to continue doing something, especially when this is difficult:

They are pushing on with their campaign for improved childcare facilities.

· fundraise /ˈfʌndˌreɪz/

o V to raise money for a cause 为目标而筹钱

· restructure /riːˈstrʌktʃə/

1. V-T To restructure an organization or system means to change the way it is organized, usually in order to make it work more effectively. 重新建构

• The president called on educators and politicians to help him restructure American education.
该总统号召教育家和政治家们帮助他重新建构美国的教育。

2. N-VAR 重新建构

• The company is to lay off 1,520 workers as part of a restructuring.
作为改组的一部分，这家公司将解雇1520名工人。

· revamp /riːˈvæmp/

1. V-T If someone revamps something, they make changes to it in order to try and improve it. 修改; 改进

• All the country's political parties have accepted that it is time to revamp the system.
这个国家的所有政党都认可现在是改革这一体制的时候了。

2. N-SING Revamp is also a noun. 修改; 改进

• The revamp includes replacing the old navy uniform with a crisp blue and white cotton outfit.
改进的内容包括将旧海军制服换成清新的蓝白相间的棉套装。

block·bust·er n. /ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)/

( informal ) something very successful, especially a very successful book or film/movie 一鸣惊人的事物；（尤指）非常成功的书（或电影）

• • a Hollywood blockbuster 一部好莱坞大片

DERIVATIVES 派生词

block·bust·ing adj

• •a blockbusting performance 引起轰动的演出

· call off

o PHRASAL VERB If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it. 取消

• He has called off the trip.
他取消了这次旅行。

move forward with

1. To advance forward while simultaneously causing someone or something to advance forward as well. The player moved forward with the ball and kicked it toward the net. The man moved forward with his three children through the crowd.

2. To begin undertaking, developing, or making progress in some activity or project as planned. We've had some setbacks, but it's important that we keep moving forward with our original idea. We can move forward with construction as soon as we have the necessary permits.

pull out

(of something)

1. to withdraw from something. For some reason, he pulled out of the coalition and went his own way. The other side got impatient with the negotiations and pulled out.

2. to drive out of something, such as a driveway, parking space, garage, etc. The car pulled out of the driveway and nearly hit a truck. Look out! A car is about to pull out!

fil·ing n. /ˈfaɪlɪŋ/

1. [ U] the act of putting documents, letters, etc. into a file 存档；归档

2. [ C] ( especially NAmE ) something that is placed in an official record 存档档案；归档记录

•a bankruptcy filing 破产档案

3. filings [ pl.] very small pieces of metal, made when a larger piece of metal is filed 锉屑

•iron filings 铁锉屑

· void /vɔɪd/

1. N-COUNT If you describe a situation or a feeling as a void, you mean that it seems empty because there is nothing interesting or worthwhile about it. 空白; 空虚感

• His death has left a void in the entertainment world that can never be filled.
他的去世在娱乐界留下了一个永远无法填补的空白。

2. N-COUNT You can describe a large or frightening space as a void. (空间) 大而恐怖的

• He stared into the dark void where the battle had been fought.
他凝望着那一大片黑洞洞的空地，那里曾是战斗的地方。

3. ADJ Something that is void or null and void is officially considered to have no value or authority. 无效的

• The original elections were declared void by the former military ruler.
原来的选举被前军事首领宣布为无效。

4. ADJ If you are void of something, you do not have any of it. 没有…的

• He rose, his face void of emotion as he walked toward the door.
他站了起来，面无表情地朝门口走去。

5. V-T To void something means to officially say that it is not valid. 正式宣布…无效

• The Supreme Court threw out the confession and voided his conviction for murder.
最高法院驳回供状，宣布他的谋杀罪判决无效。

pru·dent adj. /ˈpruːdnt/

sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks 谨慎的；慎重的；精明的

· • a prudent businessman 精明的商人

· • a prudent decision/investment 审慎的决定╱投资

· • It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead. 行动之前再征求一下意见也许更为慎重。

OPP imprudent

DERIVATIVES 派生词

1. pru·dence /‑dns/ n. [ U]

——note at care

2. pru·dent·ly adv.

high-ˈprofile adj.

[ usually before noun] receiving or involving a lot of attention and discussion on television, in newspapers, etc. 经常出镜（或见报）的；高姿态的

• • a high-profile campaign 广受关注的运动

——see also profile

thicket n. /ˈθɪkɪt/

1. a group of bushes or small trees growing closely together 灌木丛；树丛

2. a large number of things that are not easy to understand or separate 错综复杂；盘根错节

obs·tacle n. /ˈɒbstəkl/

1. ~ (to sth/to doing sth)a situation, an event, etc. that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve sth 障碍；阻碍；绊脚石

SYN hindrance

•A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job. 学历不足可能成为谋职的主要障碍。

•So far, we have managed to overcome all the obstacles that have been placed in our path. 至此，我们已设法排除了设置在道路上的一切障碍。

2. an object that is in your way and that makes it difficult for you to move forward 障碍物；绊脚石

•The area was full of streams and bogs and other natural obstacles. 此地遍布小溪、泥潭和其他天然障碍。

3. ( in showjumping 障碍赛马 ) a fence, etc. for a horse to jump over 障碍栅栏；障碍

· shrink /ʃrɪŋk/

1. V-I If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. 缩水

• People were short in those days – or else those military uniforms all shrank in the wash!
那个年代人们很矮–要么就是那些军装在洗涤时全都缩水了！

2. V-T/V-I If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. 使缩小; 缩小

• The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk.
西非那片广袤的森林已经缩小了。

3. V-I If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. (因害怕、震惊或厌恶) 避开

• One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him.
我试着和这个孩子说话时，他避开了我。

4. V-I If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous. 逃避 (不愉快或危险的事)

• He is decisive and won't shrink from a fight.
他很果断，而且不会逃避战斗。

5. N-COUNT A shrink is a psychiatrist. 精神病医生

• I've seen a shrink already.
我已经看过了精神病医生。

6. no shrinking violet → violet

· grinding /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/

1. ADJ If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends. 令人难以忍受的

• Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty.
他们的祖父离开自己的村庄以躲避令人难以忍受的贫穷。

2. ADV undefined

• Nursing was ill-paid and grindingly hard work.
护理工作报酬低而且工作强度令人难以忍受。

3. PHRASE If you say that something comes to a grinding halt, you are emphasizing that it stops very suddenly, especially before it was meant to. 突然停下

• A car will come to a grinding halt if you put water in the gas tank.
如果你往油箱里加水，汽车会突然停下。

4. →see also grind

· rectification /ˌrɛktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

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o N-UNCOUNT The rectification of something that is wrong is the act of changing it to make it correct or satisfactory. 矫正

• ...the rectification of an injustice.
...一种不公正的矫正。

· funnel /ˈfʌnəl/

1. N-COUNT A funnel is an object with a wide, circular top and a narrow short tube at the bottom. Funnels are used to pour liquids into containers which have a small opening, for example, bottles. 漏斗

• Rain falls through the funnel into the jar below.
雨水通过漏斗落进下面的罐子里。

2. N-COUNT A funnel is a metal chimney on a ship or railway engine powered by steam. (蒸汽轮船或火车机车的) 烟囱

• ...a ship with three masts and two funnels.
…一艘有3根桅杆和2个烟囱的轮船。

3. N-COUNT You can describe as a funnel something that is narrow, or narrow at one end, through which a substance flows and is directed. 漏斗状物

• Along the road, funnels of dark grey smoke rose from bombed villages.
沿那条公路，暗灰色烟成漏斗状从遭到轰炸的村庄里升起。

4. V-T/V-I If something funnels somewhere or is funnelled there, it is directed through a narrow space. 使经过狭窄空间; 经过狭窄空间

• The winds came from the north, across the plains, funnelling down the valley.
风从北方吹来，刮过平原，穿过山谷。

5. V-T If you funnel money, goods, or information from one place or group to another, you cause it to be sent there as it becomes available. 传送 (资金、商品、信息等)

• He secretly funnelled credit-card information to counterfeiters.
他秘密地将信用卡信息传送给了伪造者们。

hive /haɪv/

PHRASAL VERBS 短语动词

• 1.ˌhive sth←→ˈoff (to/into sth)

[ often passive] ( especially BrE ) to separate one part of a group from the rest; to sell part of a business 把一部分分离出来；卖掉公司的一部分

• •The IT department is being hived off into a new company. 信息技术部正被分离出来，成立新公司。

· enlarge /ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/

1. V-T/V-I When you enlarge something or when it enlarges, it becomes bigger. 扩大

• The college has announced its intention to enlarge its stadium.
该学院已宣布了扩建其体育馆的打算。

2. V-I If you enlarge on something that has been mentioned, you give more details about it. 详述

• He didn't enlarge on the form that the interim government and assembly would take.
他未详述临时政府和议会将会采取的形式。

· rein in

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o PHRASAL VERB To rein in something means to control it. 控制

• Many people have begun looking for long-term ways to rein in spending.
很多人已经开始寻找控制开支的长远方式。

· overhaul

1. V-T If a piece of equipment is overhauled, it is cleaned, checked thoroughly, and repaired if necessary. 全面检修

• They had ensured the plumbing was overhauled a year ago.
他们确保管道设备一年前已被彻底检修过。

2. N-COUNT Overhaul is also a noun. 全面检修

• ...the overhaul of a cruiser.
…一艘巡洋舰的全面检修。

3. V-T If you overhaul a system or method, you examine it carefully and make many changes in it in order to improve it. 改革; 修订

• ...proposals to overhaul bank regulations.
…修订银行规章的提议。

4. N-COUNT Overhaul is also a noun. 改革; 修订

• The study says there must be a complete overhaul of air traffic control systems.
研究称必须对航空交通管理系统进行彻底的改革。

odds n. /ɒdz/

[ pl.]

1. ( usually the odds ) the degree to which sth is likely to happen （事物发生的）可能性，概率，几率，机会

•The odds are very much in our favour (= we are likely to succeed) . 我方胜算的几率极大。

•The odds are heavily against him (= he is not likely to succeed) . 他成功的几率很小。

•The odds are that (= it is likely that) she'll win. 她有可能会赢。

•What are the odds (= how likely is it) he won't turn up? 他不会露面的可能性有多大？

2. something that makes it seem impossible to do or achieve sth 不利条件；掣肘的事情；逆境

•They secured a victory in the face of overwhelming odds. 尽管情况非常不利，他们仍得到了胜利。

•Against all (the) odds , he made a full recovery. 在凶多吉少的情形下，他终于完全康复了。

3. ( in betting 打赌 ) the connection between two numbers that shows how much money sb will receive if they win a bet 投注赔率

•odds of ten to one (= ten times the amount of money that has been bet by sb will be paid to them if they win) 十比一的赔率

•They are offering long/short odds (= the prize money will be high/low because there is a high/low risk of losing) on the defending champion. 他们为卫冕者开出了高╱低赔率。

( figurative)

•I'll lay odds on him getting the job (= I'm sure he will get it) . 我敢说他能得到这份工作。

IDIOMS 习语

· 1. BE AT ˈODDS (WITH STH)

to be different from sth, when the two things should be the same （与…）有差异，相矛盾

SYN conflict

o •These findings are at odds with what is going on in the rest of the country. 这些研究结果与国内其他地区的实际情况并不相符。

· 2. BE AT ˈODDS (WITH SB) (OVER/ON STH)

to disagree with sb about sth （就某事）（与某人）有分歧

o •He's always at odds with his father over politics. 他在政治上总是与他父亲的意见相左。

· 3. IT MAKES NO ˈODDS

( especially BrE informal ) used to say that sth is not important 没关系；无所谓；无差别

o •It makes no odds to me whether you go or stay. 你的去留与我无关。

· 4. OVER THE ˈODDS

( BrE informal ) more money than you would normally expect （比期望的）价钱高

o •Many collectors are willing to pay over the odds for early examples of his work. 许多收藏家都肯出高价买他早期的作品。

——more at stacked

ˈtreasure trove n.

1. [ U] [ Cusually sing.] valuable things that are found hidden and whose owner is unknown 无主财宝

2. [ Cusually sing.] a place, book, etc. containing many useful or beautiful things 宝藏，宝库（贮藏珍宝、知识等）

· meant /mɛnt/

1. Meant is the past tense and past participle of mean. (mean)的过去式和过去分词

2. ADJ You use meant to to say that something or someone was intended to be or do a particular thing, especially when they have failed to be or do it. 原本

• I can't say any more, it's meant to be a big secret.
我再也无可奉告了，这原本是个大秘密。

• Everything is meant to be businesslike.
所有的事情原本应该是公事公办的。

3. ADJ If something is meant for particular people or for a particular situation, it is intended for those people or for that situation. 为…而做的

• Fairy tales weren't just meant for children.
童话故事不单单是为孩子们写的。

• The seeds were not meant for human consumption.
这些种子并不是给人吃的。

4. PHRASE If you say that something is meant to happen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen. 理应

• The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone.
订婚特别要做的事是你理应该向每个人宣布你订婚了。

5. PHRASE If you say that something is meant to have a particular quality or characteristic, you mean that it has a reputation for being like that. 公认

• The Spurs are meant to be one of the top teams in the league.
马刺队被公认为是联盟中的强队之一。