电脑死机了 • （3）Stock market crashed . 股市崩盘。
destroy.v. 破坏，摧毁，毁灭 Eg. All his hope were destroyed
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• 2）grab.u.抢，夺，急抓 • grab sth .from sb./sth. • grab at sth. 设法抓住 Eg. (1) He grabbed at the opportunity of going
• third-ring road 三环路
background n.背景；花色的底子（本文）；家庭出身
• social /political background
• background music / knowledge / information
• be / remain / keep in the background 处在幕后
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Lesson 6 Smash—and—grab
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smashand-grab
• 1) smash v. 粉碎，击溃，碰撞 • Eg. (1) He got drunk and began to smash things. • (2)The car smashed into a wall. • crash.v.n.碰撞，坠毁 • Eg. (1)The bus crashed into a tree. • (2)The computer crashed (stopped working)
abroad. • grab off 抢走，事先得到 eg. The people who got to the show first
grabbed off the best seats.
Snatch .v. 抢夺 （seize sth. quickly, sometimes rudely）
Eg. She snatched the letter from me.
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scramble v.n.爬行，争夺，匆忙做某事
Eg. (1) I scrambled up the rock for a better look at the
sea.
(2) The European powers scrambled for trading posts in the areas that had been opened up.
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velvet .n.天鹅绒，丝绒 • an iron hand in a velvet glove 外柔内刚，口蜜腹剑 • a velvet paw 笑面虎 head light .n.(汽车等)前灯 blare .v.发嘟嘟声，吼叫
staff .n. 全体工作人员（集体名词）（单/复） well-staffed. adj .人手充足的；
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scrambled eggs 炒蛋
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fantastic .adj. 极大的，奇特的，古怪的，幻想的 • at a fantastic speed 以极快的速度 • fantastic sums of money 一大笔钱 • a fantastic view of the city from the mountain top incredible. adj. 难以置信的，好极了的 Eg. For such a tiny woman she had an incredible
snatch up 夺取
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• grasp .v. 紧紧抓住 理解，领会 （seize sth. firmly with hands）
Eg. (1)He grasped my hands warmly. (2)She never could grasp how to do it.
• clutch .v. 抓住（--at）(frightened) Eg. A drowning man will clutch at straws.
病急乱投医 • seize .v.抓住（eagerly ; 侵袭，占据（心理）
seize power ；夺取政权 • be seized with panic 惊惶失措
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arcade .n. 有拱廊的街道（两旁没有商店）
Piccadilly .n. 皮卡迪利大街
jewellery .n. 珠宝（总称）
jewel .n. 宝石 jewel box/case
ruby 红宝石； sapphire 蓝宝石；
jade 翡翠
´agate 玛瑙
precious stone 宝石
necklace .n.项链 lace .n. 花边，饰带
shoelace 鞋带
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6. ring n. 戒指
• a wedding ring; an engagement ring; an earring ; ring-finger 无名指; box ring 拳击赛场
欧洲列强在贸易对外开放地区纷纷抢占一席之地。
• scramble to do ; scramble for sth.
争先恐后，争夺
scramble for power and wealth 争权夺利
• scramble one’s brains 想不明白
Eg. It scrambled my brains to hear that he was put into
Eg. (1)Her dress has pink flowers on a white background.
American literature and American cultural background. 美国文学和文化背景
（2）Abraham Lincoln came from an impoverished (贫寒 的)background.
under-staffed 人手不够的 Eg. The staff is/are working efficiently.
• • rew （车，船，飞机上的）全体工作人员(总称)
cast (all the actors in a film or a play)
全体演职人员 faculty (all the teachers in a university)