23. take off 

1)脱下(衣服等), 解(除)掉 

He took off his wet shoes.

他脱下了湿鞋子。 

2）（飞机）起飞 

The plane took off on time. It was a smooth take-off.

飞机准时起飞。起飞非常顺利。 

3）匆匆离开 

The six men got into the car and took off for the park.

这六个人上了车，匆匆离开去公园。 

24. go wrong  v. 走错路, 误入岐途, (机器等)发生故障 

25. in all  adv. 总共 

26. stay away v.外出 

27. look up 查询（如宾语为代词，则代词放中间） 

Look up the word in the dictionary.

在字典里查单词。 

相关词组：look for 寻找；look after照顾，照料； look forward to期待；look into调查； look on旁观；look out注意；look out for注意，留心，提防；look over翻阅，查看，检查；look around环视；look through翻阅，查看。 

28. run after 追逐，追求 

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.

同时追两只兔子，你一只也抓不到。

29. on the air 广播 

We will be on the air in five minutes.

我们五分钟以后开始广播。 

This programme comes on the air at the same time every day.

这个节目每天在同一时间播出。

30. think highly/well/much of对……评价很高, 赞赏, 对……印象好 

He was highly thought of by the manager.

经理对他非常赞赏。 

I think well of your suggestion.

我觉得你的建议很好。 

think badly/nothing/little/lowly of……认为不好, 好……不在意, 不赞成, 觉得……不怎么样 

I don’t think much of him as a teacher.

我觉得他作为一个老师不怎么样。 

31. leave out 

1) 漏掉 

You made a mistake—You’ve left out a letter “t”.

你出错了—你漏掉了一个字母t.

2) 删掉, 没用 

I haven’t changed or left out a thing.

我没有作出变动也没有删掉任何东西。 

32. stare at （由于好奇、激动等张着嘴巴，睁大眼睛地）凝视，盯着看 

Don’t stare at foreigners. It’s impolite.

不要盯着外国人看，这样不礼貌。 

比较：glare at （to stare angrily at）怒视着 

33. make jokes about 就……说笑 

They make jokes about my old hat.

他们就我的旧帽子说笑我。 

have a joke with … about…跟某人开关于某事的玩笑。 

He stopped to have a joke with me.

他停下来跟我开玩笑。

play a joke on…开某人的玩笑 

We played jokes on each other. 

我们互相开玩笑。 

v. joke about 取笑 

They joked about my broken English.

他们取笑我蹩脚的英。

34. take over 接管；接替；继承 

what is good and still useful should be taken over.

好的有用的东西应当继承。 

Our chairman has left, so Jack will take over (his job).

我们的主席走了，因此杰克将接管（他的工作）。 

35. break down

1) 破坏；拆散 

Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances.

人体中的化学元素把食物分解成有用的物质。 

The peace talks are said to have broken down. 

(喻)据说和谈破裂了。 

2)（机器）损坏 

Our truck broke down outside town. 

我们的卡车在城外抛锚了。 

The car broke down halfway to the destination.

汽车在到达目的地的中途抛锚了。 

3) 失败；破裂 

Their opposition broke down.

他们的反对意见打消了。 

4) 精神崩溃；失去控制 

He broke down and wept. 

他不禁失声痛哭。 

5) 起化学变化 

Food is broken down by chemicals. 

化学物质引起食物转化。