可用于以上结构的抽象名词及相对应的形容词有：ability-able, help-helpful, importance-important, interest-interesting, significance-significant, use-useful, value- valuable

13.superior

superior 作为形容词有两大用法：

1) 作为普通形容词，意为"傲慢的"。例如：

我讨厌他那傲慢的态度。I hate his superior manner.

2) 作为暗含比较级的形容词，意为"较高级"、"较好的"、"较...为优秀的"。由于superior本身隐含着比较意义，因此不能在前面再加more。在与另一事物进行比较时，与之搭配的介词要用to,不能than。例如：

约翰逊的数学比王先生好。

Johnson is superior to Mr. Wang in mathematics.

与superior用法相同的词还有inferior, senior, junior, prior等。比...优越，不屈服于be superior to 低于be inferior to 比...年长be senior to 比...年轻be junior to例如：

青铜不如金子。Brass is inferior to gold.

他比我小很多岁。

He is junior to me by many years.

我母亲在结婚前曾经是电工。

Prior to her marriage, my mother was an electrician.

14. in terms of 有两个意思:一个意为"根据"、"依照" "从-角度"；另一个意为"以...的措辞"。例如：

In terms of money we're quite rich but not in terms of happiness.

让每一个孩子根据自己的兴趣爱好选择书籍阅读。

Let each child read in terms of his own tastes and choices. 他对你的工作大加赞赏。

He referred to your work in terms of high praise.

15. in disguise 意为"乔装"(1)我以为你是便衣警察。

I thought maybe you was a policeman in disguise.(2)这位皇帝喜欢微有私访。The emperor liked travelling in disguise.

联想：in need of 意思是"需要"。

他需要理发了He is in need of a haircut.　

in need　意思是"在困难（穷困）中"。例如：

我们应该帮助贫困的人。

We should help those in need.

16. bet n.&vt. 打赌

I've made a bet that our team will win the first.

He has just lost a bet.

I bet you($5) that they will win.

短语：I bet 我敢肯定 win/lose a bet 赌赢/赌输

Make a bet on 就-----打赌

17．Deep in sth. 专心；全神贯注；深陷

1）They are deep in prayer.

2) He was deep in thought when I saw him.

3) He is often so deep in his books that he forgets to eat.