add up to dumb . . . down in the company of lay . . out make room for pick . . . up plunge into wipe . . . out 1. The cheerful guy who wore virtual reality glasses _____ the virtual world. 2. It has been the tradition in China that elderly people live in a familiar environment preferably _____ their children. 3. Chinese isn't a subject that can be _____ in a month,and you can't accomplish your goal of mastering the language unless you work at it for years.4. He _____ the map across the table and took another look at it. 5. The live music,the wild dancing,and the amazing lights all _____ an exciting theatrical experience. 6. Since space is limited,we sometimes have to say goodbye to old things in order to _____ new items. 7. The magazine has a reputation for being very thorough,although critics claim that it has been _____ in recent years to cater to the mass market. 8. This marks another historic step toward _____ the absolute poverty that has plagued the nation for centuries.
add up to dumb . . . down in the company of lay . . out make room for pick . . . up plunge into wipe . . . out
1. The cheerful guy who wore virtual reality glasses _____ the virtual world.
2. It has been the tradition in China that elderly people live in a familiar environment preferably _____ their children.
3. Chinese isn't a subject that can be _____ in a month,and you can't accomplish your goal of mastering the language unless you work at it for years.
4. He _____ the map across the table and took another look at it.
5. The live music,the wild dancing,and the amazing lights all _____ an exciting theatrical experience.
6. Since space is limited,we sometimes have to say goodbye to old things in order to _____ new items.
7. The magazine has a reputation for being very thorough,although critics claim that it has been _____ in recent years to cater to the mass market.
8. This marks another historic step toward _____ the absolute poverty that has plagued the nation for centuries.
题目解答
答案
1.plunged into 投入
2.in the company of 陪伴
3. picked up 拾起
4.laid . . out 展开
5.add up to 增加
6.make room for 给……腾出空间
7.wiped out 抹去；淘汰
8.dumbing down 使沉默
解析
- plunge into：投入
- in the company of：陪伴
- pick up：拾起
- lay out：展开
- add up to：增加
- make room for：给……腾出空间
- wipe out：抹去；淘汰
- dumb down：使沉默
步骤 2：根据上下文选择合适的短语
1. The cheerful guy who wore virtual reality glasses _____ the virtual world.
- 语境：戴上虚拟现实眼镜的快乐家伙投入虚拟世界。
- 答案：plunged into
2. It has been the tradition in China that elderly people live in a familiar environment preferably _____ their children.
- 语境：在中国的传统中，老年人更喜欢在孩子陪伴的熟悉环境中生活。
- 答案：in the company of
3. Chinese isn't a subject that can be _____ in a month,and you can't accomplish your goal of mastering the language unless you work at it for years.
- 语境：中文不是一个月内就能掌握的科目，除非你花几年时间学习，否则你无法实现掌握语言的目标。
- 答案：picked up
4. He _____ the map across the table and took another look at it.
- 语境：他把地图摊开在桌子上，又看了一眼。
- 答案：laid . . out
5. The live music,the wild dancing,and the amazing lights all _____ an exciting theatrical experience.
- 语境：现场音乐、狂野的舞蹈和令人惊叹的灯光共同营造出令人兴奋的戏剧体验。
- 答案：add up to
6. Since space is limited,we sometimes have to say goodbye to old things in order to _____ new items.
- 语境：由于空间有限，我们有时不得不告别旧物，为新物品腾出空间。
- 答案：make room for
7. The magazine has a reputation for being very thorough,although critics claim that it has been _____ in recent years to cater to the mass market.
- 语境：这本杂志以非常彻底而著称，尽管批评者声称它近年来为了迎合大众市场而被削弱。
- 答案：wiped out
8. This marks another historic step toward _____ the absolute poverty that has plagued the nation for centuries.
- 语境：这标志着消除困扰国家几个世纪的绝对贫困的又一个历史性的步骤。
- 答案：dumbing down