英语6级单词高频词汇 第三十一天 选自（星火英语）

乐园李老师

be peculiar to...
In view of personal communication, the most convenient means could be peculiar to Internet, too.
be prone to sth./do sth.
be relevant to
First, each state tends to be relevant to different system users.
be subordinate to
She doesn’t even pretend to be subordinate to her husband.
be take/hold captive
be unanimous in
A common danger causes common action; be unanimous in their hatred against the enemy
be vulnerable to
So, without formal protection for the Coral珊瑚 Sea we're afraid it might be vulnerable to that in the future.
behind the scenes
buck up
He knew that with a change of scene he would soon buck up.
(by)courtesy of
He was invited into China by courtesy of the government.
by profession/occupation
by the same token
by virtue of
She defeated the bad guy by virtue of her courage and by a pair of vices老虎钳.
clamp down (on)
The Columbian police are going to clamp down on criminal activity in this area.
(can/could) afford sth./to do sth.
clap eyes on
Even through you did't clap eyes on your campus life seriously, you will slop伤感 over when leaving.
combat drought
commend itself to...
The book doesn't commend itself to me.
commit a blunder
Apologize when you commit a mistake or a blunder.
concentrate(...) on...
conform to
And we need to conform to it.
consolidate...into
constrain sb. to do
converge (on)
convince sb. of sth./that...
crash into
culminate in...
Everyone feared that the boundary dispute between these two countries would culminate in a war.
daily routine
dedicate / contribute / devote...to (doing) sth.
deem highly of
We deem very highly of him.
deprive/rob/strip sb. of sth.
deposit sth. with sb.
deposit:   He has a large deposit in the bank.
derive(...)from
devote...to (doing) sth.
dine out
disable sb. from doing sth.
dispose of
How do you think I should dispose of these things?
down the drain
One season of apples down the drain.
drag on/out
dwell on/upon
Why do news programmers dwell on death and violence all the time?
elaborate on
He said he was resigning辞职 but did not elaborate on his reasons.
embark on/upon
enforce sth. on/upon sb.
ensue from
Who knows what troubles may ensue from air pollution?
ensure sb. against/from danger
envisage doing sth.
exempt from
exile sb. from
expose...to
fall heir to
first and foremost
foil sb. in (doing) sth.
foul up
gain/gather momentum
get clearance(for sth.)
give a tremendous performance
give scope to/for
go to one's doom
good fellowship
grease one's palm
grin and bear it
hamper sb. from (doing) sth.