1） hold out 伸出 The lady held out her hand to him.

　 hold back 退缩；阻止 hold on (to) 抓住；坚持

2） on end 直立，竖着；连续地

He placed the box on end and sat on it.

　　　　　 They argued for two hours on end.

　　　　　3）sweep over 向 ...... 扩展

　　　　　 She felt a wave of feeling sweep over her after hearing this.

　　　　　 A huge wave swept over the desk.

　　　　　 sweep up 打扫；横扫 sweep out 打扫干净

　　　　　4）fix (one's eyes) on 注视；凝视

　　　　　 Jack fixed his eyes on Mr. Brown's face and waited for his answer.

　　　　　 The examinee is then directed to fix on the examiner's right eye.

　　　　　5）cast about (for) 寻找，搜索，想办法

　　　　　 He cast about desperately for something to say. 他搜索枯肠找话说。

　　　　　6）shape n.(C. U.) 形状

　　　　　 in shape在形状上；健康 out of shape 变形，走样；不健康

in the shape of 呈......的形状；以......的形式

　　　　　 The two toys have the same size and shape.

　　　　　 He is a devil in human shape.

　　　　　7）（be）laden with （空气中）充溢着（某种味道）的；充满，装满

　　　　　 She was laden with doubts about his story.

　　　　　 A lorry laden with supplies has just passed by.

联想：be filled with / be full of 充满......

　　　　　8）look around for 四处寻找

　　　　　 We are looking around for a house in this area.

联想：look down upon 轻视；瞧不起 look forward to (doing) 盼望；期待 look through浏览

look out (for) 当心（某物） look into 调查 look up 仰视；查阅；尊敬

III. 背诵句子

1. 当然，所有的猫都是那样的，尽管如此，威尔还是渴望回家以至于热泪充满了他的双眼。

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2. 然后它向后一跃，脊背拱起，毛发树立，尾巴僵直地伸着。

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