他们出动军队包围了该城。
Measure vt.& vi. 测量；衡量；判定 n. 计量制；计量单位；措施
to discover the exact size or amount of something, or to be of a particular size 1、The pianist gave a long and varied recital, with a couple of encores for good measure. 那钢琴家的独奏演出会时间长、节目多，还加奏了两支曲子。 2、His resignation is a measure of how angry he is. 从他辞职一事可见其气愤的程度。
3、He measured the length of the room. 他量了房间的长度。
Aboard prep.&adv. 在船、飞机、火车或公共汽车上
used when talking about getting onto a ship, aircraft, bus or train 1、We travelled aboard the same flight. 我们搭乘同一班机。 2、All aboard! 请上船
3、Welcome aboard! 请上船(车，飞机)
Settle down 定居；平静下来；专心于
to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it；to become quiet and calm 1、He's of an age when he ought to settle down. 他已经到了应该安顿下来的年龄了。
2、He's just a drifter he can't settle down anywhere. 他不过是个流浪汉－－哪儿也呆不住。
3、At30 we need to settle down to our lives and shed from fantasies. But to the despondent I whisper that life begins at40.
30岁时，我们需要安定下来，丢掉幻想。但对那些灰心丧气的人我却低声说40岁生活才开始。
Manage to do 设法做
succeed in surviving or in achieving sth. despite difficult circumstances 1、How do you manage to do such a thing? 你是怎么设法做这样的事?
2、Do you suppose he’ll manage to do it? 你认为他办得到吗？
3、I can just manage to string a few words of French together. 我只能勉强把法语的几个词拼凑在一起。 Catch sight of 看见；瞥见
glimpse for a moment; suddenly notice 1、He thought he heard someone following him, and glancing round. He caught sight of a dark figure in the shadows.
他觉得有人在跟踪他，便向周围扫了一眼，发现阴暗处有一个黑影。 2、Don't let me catch sight of you doing it again! 别让我再看到你干这种事了！
3、Our eyes catch sight of a form in the blockhouse port.
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我们看到碉堡发射孔里有人影。 Have a gift for 对…有天赋
hava a natural ability for dong sth. 1、He has a gift for comedy. 他在戏剧上有天赋。
2、She has a gift for writing poetry. 她很有写诗的天赋。
3、John has a real gift for casual conversation. 约翰确实具有随口交谈的本领。 Within prep. 在…之内
inside or not beyond an area or period of time 1、We did the work within the time they had allotted to us. 我们在指定的时间内把工作做完了。
2、Several cars are available within this price range. 在这个价格范围内，有好几种汽车可供选购。 3、This is a task well within your ability. 这完全是你力所能及的工作。
Border n. 边界；国界；边沿 vt.&vi. 与…接壤；接近
the line that divides two countries or areas; the land near this line；to share a border with another country or area；to come very close to being sth. 1、Our garden is bordered on one side by a stream. 我们的花园有一边以小河为界。
2、France borders Germany along parts of the Rhine. 法国沿莱茵河部分河段与德国接壤。
3、I lost a white handkerchief with a blue border. 我丢了一块带蓝色花边的白手绢。 Slight adj.轻微的；微小的
very small in degree or quantity 1、He was born with a slight deformity of the feet which made him limp. 他的脚稍有先天畸形，走起路来一瘸一拐。 2、It was a slight overlook on my part. 这是我的小疏忽。
3、He has a slight wheeze in his chest. 他呼吸时胸部发出轻微的响声。 Slightly adv. 稍稍；轻微地
to some degree but not to a very large degree 1、Each of the houses is slightly different. 每所房子都稍有区别。
2、You are only slightly underweight for your height. 按你的身高来说，你体重仅稍轻一点儿。
3、We could relax the procedure slightly in your case. 我们可以根据你的情况通融一些。 Acre n. 英亩
a unit for measuring area, equal to 4047 square metres or 4840 square yards
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1、The shepherd has penned up the sheep in the four acre field. 牧羊人把羊群围在那块四英亩的土地上。 2、The house has half an acre of lawn. 这座房子有半英亩草坪。
3、We own 100 acres of farmland. 我们拥有一百英亩农田
Urban adj. 城市的；市镇的
relating to towns and cities, or happening there 1、The quality of urban living has been damaged by excessive noise levels. 城市生活的质量已被过度的噪音所破坏。
2、The novel is a searing indictment of urban poverty. 这部小说是对城市贫困的震撼心灵的控诉。 3、He prefers rural life to urban one. 他喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活。 Topic n. 话题
the subject of a speech, essay, thesis, or discourse 1、Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here. 因篇幅所限，此处不便对本题作进一步阐述。
2、This essay is so short that it can only scratch the surface of the topic. 这篇文章很短，只能对这一问题作肤浅的探讨。
3、The essay isn't even remotely relevant to the topic. 这篇文章毫不切题。 Mix vt.&vi. 混合；调配
to combine or blend into one mass or mixture 1、He finds it hard to mix at parties. 他感到很难在聚会上与人攀谈。
2、In my job, I mix with all sorts of people. 我在工作中常和各种人打交道。 3、You can't mix oil with water. 你不能把油和水混合。
Mixture n. 混合物，混合状态
a substance made by mixing other substances together 1、She leveled the surface of the cake mixture with a metal spatula. 她用金属铲抹平了蛋糕配料。
2、Do you know the constituents of the mixture? 你知道这种混合物的成分吗？
3、This is a mixture of the best tobacco. 这是由最好的烟叶配制成的。 Bush n. 灌木（丛）；矮树（从）
a plant with many thin branches growing up from the ground 1、The soldier saw a gun jutting out from a bush. 那士兵看见一支枪从矮树丛伸出来。 2、There is some ice in the bush. 树丛里有些冰。
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3、The child was hiding in the bush. 那个孩子藏在灌木丛中。 Maple n. 枫；枫树
a type of large tree which grows in northern areas of the world, or the wood of this tree 1、The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red. 枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
2、The red leaves of maple trees of the Fragrant Hills are the most charming autumn scenery in Beijing.
香山红叶是北京最浓最浓的秋色。
3、The garden is flanked to the north with large maple trees. 花园的北侧是一些高大的枫树。 Frost n. 霜；霜冻
a thin white layer of ice that looks like powder and forms on things outside when the weather is very cold 1、Frost binds the soil. 霜把土壤冻结了。
2、Frost has killed several of our young plants. 寒霜冻死了我们的几株幼苗。
3、The grass was covered with frost in the early morning. 清晨，草上覆盖着一层白霜。 Confirm vt. 证实；证明；批准
to state or show that sth is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence 1、He looked around to confirm that he was alone. 他四处张望，要确定周围没人。
2、The news confirmed my resolution. 这消息加强了我的决心。
3、Please confirm your reservations 48 hours in advance. 请在48小时前确定预定。 Wealthy adj. 富有的
having a lot of money, possessions etc 1、She's an attractive woman, and wealthy to boot. 她是个很有魅力的女人，而且很富有。 2、She is reputed to be very wealthy. 大家说她很富有。
3、The club faced bankruptcy until a wealthy local businessman bailed them out. 俱乐部那时眼看就要破产，后来本地有位富商鼎力相助，才摆脱困境。 Distance n. 距离；远方
the amount of space between two places 1、We can see the mountain from the distance. 我们从远处就可以看到那座山。
2、Can you hit a target at a distance of 200 metres? 你能射中200米外的靶子吗？
3、The distance between the supermarket and my house is 3 miles. 超市与我家之间的距离是3英里。
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