30天突破雅思口语（二）

21.词组：come to fruition

释义：（计划、想法等）得到实现

例句：His ideacame to fruition with an exhibition of the students' work.

22.词组：fall by the wayside

释义：(计划等)落空

例句：Our planfell by the wayside because they didn’t want to get involved.

23.词组：a weak link (in the chain)

释义：（某个计划或体系当中的）薄弱环节

例句：The weaklink in the chain is the computer software that controls the entire (全部的) system.

24.词组：The only fly in the ointment is...

释义：美中不足的是……

例句：The onlyfly in the ointment was my sister who insisted on whispering (窃窃私语）through the first half of the show.

25.词组：cut both ways

释义：有利有弊

例句：Censorship(审查) cuts both ways. It prevents peoplefrom being corrupted (思想被腐烛），but it oftenalso prevents them from knowing what is really going on.

26.词组：a recipe for disaster

释义：肯定会导致问题的计划或方案

例句：They declared this plan a recipefor disaster.

27.词组：a multisensory experience

释义：多感官的体验

例句：Readingis a multisensory experience. It involves the scent of the ink and the textureof the paper, not to mention the words on the pages.

28.词组：book a flight

释义：预定航班

例句：A studentchanges his/her mind about plans to study and decides not to take the bookedflight.

29.词组：flock to…

释义：蜂拥而至

例句：It’shardly surprising that tourists flock to see the area.

30.词组：strenuous sports

释义：非常耗费体力的运动

例句：Doingstrenuous sports activities may result in exhaustion.

31.词组：fierce competition

释义：激烈的竞争

例句：Carmanufacturers are facing fierce international competition.

32.词组：pave the way for sth.

释义：(比喻)为……铺平道路

例句：Scientists hope the data from this expedition(探险)will pave the way for a more detailed exploration(探索) of Mars.

33.词组：stumbling block

释义：障碍物，阻碍取得进展的事物或难点

例句：However,there is still a big stumbling block.

34.词组：take precautions against sth.

释义：采取预防措施

例句：The samerules and precautions apply to a credit card used as a cash card.

35.词组：The end justifies the means.

释义：只要目的是正当的，实现方法即使是消极的也应该被接受。

例句：Inreality, the end does not necessarily justify the means.

36.词组：tackle a problem

释义：解决一个问题

例句：Theyproposed a new initiative (行动计划) to tackle the shortageof teachers.

37.词组：overcome an obstacle

释义：克服障碍

例句：If youwant to overcome an obstacle, make sure you don’t get sidetracked.

38.词组：be tempted into…

释义：被引诱去做某事

例句：Those atthe bottom of society may be more likely to be tempted into a life of crime asa solution to their problems.

39.词组：be preoccupied with…

释义：过分投入于……

例句：He’s beenpreoccupied with sports, which has affected his grades.

40.词组：domestic violence

释义：家庭暴力

例句：Domestic violence is violence that happens between family members inhome.