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1 gobble up 吞并 e.g. Banc One of Ochio has built an empire in the midwest by gobbling up smaller banks.俄亥俄州第一银行通过兼并一些小银行成为中西部地区的巨头

2 gobble up耗费 e.g. The firm’s expenses gobbled up 44% of revenues.该公司的支出占其收入的44%。

3 segment 部分，环节

4 in a hurry 匆忙地 bump into 撞上，偶然碰见

e.g. I almost bumped into a man who was entering in a hurry.

我差点撞着一个匆忙往里走的人。

5 that was then 是当时 e.g. That was then,this is now.All road lead to Rome.此一时，彼一时，如今我们是殊途同归。

6 outlet出口，批发商店n e.g. She needed to find an outlet for her many talents and interests. 她的多才多艺、兴趣广泛需要找个施展的机会。

7 feature特征n，是...特征v e.g. Round-the-clock service features this store.日夜服务是这家商店的特色。

8 in doubt存在疑问 e.g. Her intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。

9 as well 也 as well as 也，又 e.g. Ethiopia’s art springs from her early Christian as well as her Muslim heritage.埃塞俄比亚的艺术起源于其早期的基督教和伊斯兰教文化遗产

10 nevertheless 然而，不过 proliferate激增，扩散v

11 keep on 继续进行 as far as直到…为止 e.g. Turn right at the corner and keep on as far as the church.到街角向左拐, 一直向前走到教堂。

12 at work工作中 errand差事，使命 dozens of很多

e.g. My office is in an area where there are dozens of small fast-food restaurants

13 costumed 被打扮成，穿服装 e.g. The stage and performers were all costumed in the style of the 1950s.舞台和演员全都装扮成20世纪50年代的风格。

14 eat-out下馆子

15 assembly line 流水线，装配线

e.g. He is best remembered for the introduction of the moving assembly line.他最为人铭记的创举是率先采用流水装配线

16 associate with 联系,与..交往 e.g. He associated himself with his friends in a business undertaking事业.他与朋友合伙经商。 e.g.Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.

17 addict to 热爱，沉溺于 e.g. I would not to my life addict to a work for survival.我不愿意我的人生困于一份只为了生存的工作。