文档介绍：1 ina row: happening a number of times, one after another - Bill Gates lost $6 billion last year, but that didn ’t stop him from being the richest man in the world for the 8th year ina row. doze off: fall into a light sleep - Before I had time to doze off again, I was disturbed bya rattling of plates and dishes in the servant ’s hall. - That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen. frail: adj. weak - Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself. strain: vt. 1) make a situation or relationship more difficult - Relations between Tokyo and Washington were further strained by the ary crisis involving the December 1971 revaluation of the Japanese yen. - 该事件使得两国关系趋于紧张。(=The incident has strained relations between the two countries.) 2 2) stretch tightly by pulling - They strained the wire between two posts. make ends meet: balance one ’s e and expenditure - It may be difficult at times to make ends meet on your small e. - It was very difficult for Arthur to make ends meet when his factory was put ona three-day week during the recession. stretch: 1. vt. 1) make sth. longer, wider or tighter by pulling - Where can I buy those things that stretch your shoes? -A spider ’s web can be stretched considerably without weakening. - 你如果拉橡皮带,它就会伸长。(=If you stretch a piece of elastic, it es much longer.) 2) extend or thrust out (a limb or part of the body) and tighten the muscles - She went out to stretch her legs after lunch. - 应付抽筋最有效的方法就是轻柔缓和地去伸展肌肉抽筋的部位。 3 (=The most effective treatment for muscle cramps is to gently stretch the cramped muscle.) 2. vi. spread out over an area ora period of time; extend - The ocean stretched as far as they could see on all sides. - 这条道路穿过沙漠伸向远方。(=The road stretched out across the desert into the distance.) Collocation : stretch one ’s legs 散步 stretch a point 做出让步 ata stretch 连续地 at full stretch 竭尽全力 beyond the stretch of…超出…范围 twist: vt. 1) turn round; revolve - Twist the ha