【核心词汇】DAY 72

你可能一直埋怨背单词枯燥

就算“枯燥”15分钟又怎样

成功的人并不是做了多少

而是每天都在坚持做

坚持本身就是一种成功

单词日历

Let's begin

associate with

与...常在一起，和...联想在一起

参考例句

1. We have worked together like brothers and I feel honored to have the chance to live work and associate with them.
我们曾经像兄弟般一起工作，而且，我也觉得很荣幸有机会和他们一起生活、工作和相处。

2. We associate with all sorts of people.
我们同各种各样的人有交往。

back down

放弃；让步

参考例句

1. We could see that she would back down if we stood firm.
我们可以看出，如果我们坚定不移，她就会让步。

2. Having fatally misread its own people, Iran's government must now decide whether to back down or to crack down.
因为发生了致命的误解人民的错误，伊朗政府现在必须决定是否放弃或者镇压。

break down

vt. 打破，减轻，把...分解
vi. 彻底失败，崩溃，停止运转，放弃，(数据，观点等)站不住脚

参考例句

1 . He broke down and wept when he heard the news.
他听到这个消息时不禁痛哭起来。

2. The telephone system has broken down .
电话系统失灵了。

break out

(战争、火灾等)爆发，逃脱

参考例句

1. Should another world war break out , what would become of human beings?
万一另一次世界大战爆发，人类将会发生什么事？

2. He prophesied that war would break out .
他预言说战争将要爆发。

back up

vi. (因积聚而)拥堵，堵塞
vt. 支持，援助，倒退，（资料）备份

参考例句

1. His condescending attitude really gets my back up .
他那种居高临下的恩赐态度实在使我很生气。

2. He drought along a file of document to back up his claim.
他随身携带一卷宗文件以便证实索赔要求。

break into

闯入

参考例句

1. The thieves broke into the bank and stole the safe.
盗贼非法强行闯入银行偷了保险箱。

2. On one particular shopping excursion, we decided to break into different groups and meet up after an hour.
在某次购物的行程中,我们决定分成不同的组分开行动,在一个小时后会合。

break through

突破；突围；有重要创见

参考例句

1. We hope to break through soon in the fight against AIDS.
我们希望在与艾滋病作斗争中很快有所突破。

2. It was impossible to break through HER barricade of reticence.
要打破她沉默的壁垒简直是不可能的。

break off