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1.soak
We walked along the beach, past the rows of supine bodies soaking up the sun. 我们沿着海滩漫步，一路上到处都是一排排仰卧在海滩上晒太阳的人们。
Tut, it's raining - I'm going to get soaked. 啧啧，下雨了——我要淋成落汤鸡了。
The wind had blown the rain in and soaked the carpet. 雨被风吹进了屋里，打湿了地毯。
The rain had soaked through his coat. 雨把他的大衣淋透了.
I tried to soak up most of the spilt milk with a cloth. 我试图用布把洒出来的牛奶大致吸干净。
Just stroll around the bazaar and soak up the atmosphere. 在市集上随便走走，充分体验一下那里的气氛。
...the cash-soaked Eighties...资金富足的八十年代
a city soaked in history 历史悠久的城市
2.add to
The anti-drugs adverts used hand-held camera techniques to add to the gritty realism of the situations. 反吸毒宣传广告运用了手提式摄像机实拍手法，更加真实地揭示出毒品的危害。
Sincere performances and gritty Boston settings add to the film's realism.真诚的表演和对波士顿这一背景城市的真实刻画增添了电影的现实主义色彩。
These options would actually worsen the economy and add to the deficit...这些选择实际上只会造成经济形势更加恶化，赤字愈见增加。
He is given answers that only add to his confusion. 他得到的回答，只是使得他更加莫名其妙。
2005 年9 月的美国报纸报道新奥尔良水灾后有人趁灾打劫，标题是：Looters Add to Woes 抢劫者加重了灾情。
Adding to his problem was that, to achieve anything at all, he had either to subdue those feelings or keep them to himself. 问题更大的是，为了办成一点事，他不得不把这些情绪要么压下去，要么藏在自己心里。
How does this add to our understanding of the problem? 这对我们理解这个问题有何益处？
This show will no doubt add to his growing reputation. 这场演出无疑将使他越来越大的名声更加响亮。
Add to is used with these nouns as the object: agenda, collection, confusion, database, enjoyment, library, mailing list, misery, mixture, pile, register, repertoire, stock, stress, uncertainty, urgency, worry
3.add up(加起来与预料中的总数相同)
I can't get the accounts to add up. 账目我怎么也对不起来。
It seems to add up differently every time. 每次加起来的总数都不一样。
The bill doesn't add up. 账单数目不对头。还可以转义为“说得通”。
Now it adds up! 这一来就对头了！
Why would she lie? It doesn't add up. 她何必撒谎呢？这不合情理嘛。
Something doesn't add up.事有蹊跷。
4.tear away
I'll bring Tim, if I can tear him away from the football. 如果我能把蒂姆从足球场上拉出来，我会带他来。
I stared at the man, couldn't tear my eyes away.我盯着那个人看，视线无法移开。
Japan's education ministry ordered the change to encourage students to tear themselves away from textbooks...日本文部省下令实行这项改革，以鼓励学生从课本中走出来。
Dinner's ready, if you can tear yourself away from the TV. 开饭了,别舍不得离开电视了。
He was enjoying the fun and couldn't tear himself away. 他正在兴头上，舍不得离开。
Tom would have been well-advised to tear himself away from the enterprisebefore he lost any more money. 汤姆本来明智的做法，应该是趁自己还没有损失更多的钱之前从这个企业脱身。
5.dread
He's dreading his driving test - he's sure he's going to fail. 他在为驾照考试而担心——他觉得自己肯定过不了。
I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own. 我不敢想像，如果让他自己去应付会怎么样。noun uncountable
I live in dread of bumping into her in the street. 我每天都害怕在街上碰见她。
live in hourly dread of being discovered 时时刻刻担心被人发觉.
He lived in dread of being found out. 他终日惶恐不安，生怕东窗事发。noun countable
I dread going to the dentist (*I'm afraid to go to the dentist). 我害怕去看牙。
I dread to think what Hollywood is planning to do with this interesting little story.我不敢想好莱坞打算如何处理这个有趣的小故事。
