21. go through 通过；经受；仔细检查

　　The country has gone through too many wars. 这个国家遭受了太多的战争。

　　22. take off 成名；脱掉(衣服)；(飞机)起飞

　　It was at this point that her acting career really took off. 正是这个时候，她的表演事业真正开始走红了。

　　23. go wrong 走错路；不对头；出毛病

　　We should help the young people who have gone wrong. 我们应当帮助失足的青年。

　　24. owe...to... 把……归功于……

　　He owes his success to good luck more than to ability. 他认为自己的成功多半靠运气，较少靠能力。

　　25. adapt to使自己适应于

　　He always adapted easily to new circumstances. 他总是很容易使自己适应新的环境。

　　26. lock sb. up 把某人锁起来 / 监禁起来

　　Don’t forget to lock him up in order not to let him out. 为了不让他出去别忘了把他锁起来。

　　27. run after 追逐；追求

　　If you run after two hares, you’ll catch neither. 同时追两只兔子的话，你一只也抓不到。

　　28. drink to... 为……干杯

　　Let’s drink to the success of your plan. 让我们为你的计划成功干杯。

　　29. leave out 省去；遗漏；不考虑

　　She left out an important detail in her account. 她在陈述中漏掉了一个重要的细节。

　　30. stare at 凝视；盯着看

　　The little girl stared at the toys in the shop window. 小女孩盯着商店橱窗里的玩具看。

　　31. make jokes about... 以……为笑柄

　　They make jokes about the way I wear glasses. 他们取笑我戴眼镜的样子。

　　32. devote...to... 将……奉献(给)……

　　He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind. 他把一生都献给了造福人类的事业。

　　33. give in 投降；屈服；让步；交上

　　She would rather die than give in. 她宁死不屈。

　　34. (be) in ruins 成为废墟；遭受严重破坏

　　The twin towers were in ruins after the Sept. 11 Attack. 遭到9.11袭击后，双塔成为一片废墟。

　　35. bring...back to life 使……恢复生机 / 苏醒

　　Only by planting more trees can the people of the town bring their hometown back to life. 只有通过多栽树，这个镇的人们才能使他们的家乡恢复生机。

　　36. come true 实现；达到

　　What do I have to do before my dream comes true? 在我的梦想实现之前我必须做些什么？

　　37. believe in信仰；信任；相信

　　I believe in his good character. 我相信他品德良好。

　　38. set up 设立；创立；建立

　　He set up a trust fund for his niece. 他为侄女建立了信托基金。

　　39. remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人某事;使某人想起某事

　　Thank you for reminding me of my promise. 感谢你提醒我曾许下的诺言。

　　40. stand for 代表；代替；象征；支持

　　The letter “x” is often used to stand for an unknown number. 字母x常被用来代表一个未知数。

　　(文/陈光明； 英语辅导报高一版 04~05学年度第20期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)