4. measure vi.&vt. 测量；衡量；判定 n.[c,u] 尺寸；量具；计量单位；措施

[典例]

1). Can you measure accurately with this ruler? 用这把尺子能量得准吗?

2). It' s hard to measure his ability when we haven' t seen his work. 没有见过他的作品, 很难估计他的能力。

[重点用法]

measure A by B 用B衡量A sth. measures 2 metres by 4 metres 某物长4米宽2米

measure sb. for a suit = make a suit to sb' s measure 给某人量身做一套衣服

[练习] 用measure的短语填空或翻译句子。

1). The tailor made a suit ______ _______ _______.

2). Success isn' t _______ _______ how much money you have.

3). 我们教室的尺寸是长10米宽6米。

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答案：1). to my measure 2). measured by 3). Our classroom measures 6 metres by 10 metres.

5. mix vt.&vi. 混合；调配 mixture n.[u,c] 混合（物）；混合状态

[典例]

1). The chemist mixed (up) some medicine for me. 药剂师给我配了些药。

2). Oil and water don' t mix. 油和水不能混合。

3). Oil won' t mix with water. 油不能和水混合。

[词语归纳] mix的短语：

mix A and/with B 把甲与乙拌和起来 mix sth. up 把某物拌和；混淆某物

mix sth. in/into把某物掺进去 be/get mixed up with sth./sb. 与某事有关；与某人混在一起

[练习] 用mix的短语的适当形式或介词填空。

1). Don' t try to _______ business ______ pleasure.

2). Mix the eggs ______ the flour.

3). I don' t want to ______ ______ ______ in the affair.

答案：1). mix; with 2). into 3). be mixed up

6. nearby adj.附近的；邻近的 adv.在附近

[典例]

1). Her mother lived in a nearby town. 他的妈妈住在一个附近的城镇。

2). Her mother lived nearby. 他的妈妈住在附近。

[重点用法]

nearby作形容词时，既可放在被修饰词之后也可放在被修饰词之前。如：

There were complaints from nearby residents / residents nearby.

7. terrify vt.使恐怖；恐吓 terrified adj.恐惧的；受惊吓的 terrifying adj.（令人）可怕的

[典例]

1). He terrified his children with ghost stories. 他讲鬼故事吓坏了他的孩子。