1) 打败 (= defeat ) Our team was easily beaten .

2. fear

n. feel / show no fear毫不畏惧 a fear of heights恐高

△ for fear of sth. / of doing sth. ; for fear (that) 惟恐;以免(发生危险)

eg. We spoke in whisper for fear of waking the baby / for fear (that) we might wake the baby.我们轻声的交谈,以免吵醒婴儿.

v. eg. fear death 怕死

Never fear. Everything will be all right.不要害怕,一切都会好的.

I fear (=I am afraid )( that ) he is going to die. 我担心他快死了.

3. wish for sth.

It's no use wishing for things you can't have. 想要得不到的事物是徒劳的.

What more could one wish for? 夫复何求?

4. still adv. adj.

eg. still water 死水 a still evening 寂静的夜晚 a still day 无风的一天

Please keep/stay/hold/keep/sit/stand still while I take your photo.

　　我给你拍照的时候请别动.

12. darkness (u) eg. The room is in complete darkness.室内一片漆黑.

13. second I'll be ready in a second. 我马上好.

14. reach (one's hand ) ( out ) for sth. 伸手去拿......

eg. The monkey reached out a hand for the banana.

15. stare at注视, 盯 / glare at = stare angrily at 怒视

16. watch out for = look out for = be careful with 小心

17. step

1) 步,脚步walk with slow steps 慢步行走

2) (某过程中的)一步eg. What's the next step? 下一步该怎么做?

There has been a great step forward. 向前迈出的很大一步.

△ step by step 逐步地,逐渐地

△ take steps to do sth. = take action to do sth. 采取措施

eg. The government is taking steps to control the rising of crime rate.

政府已采取措施控制不断上升的犯罪率.