12.skim 略读

1)look quickly through (to locate main ideas)

e.g.

It is Mr. Ginsberg's habit to skim the newspapers at breakfast.

She skim through/over the notice, found nothing important, and thrust it into the waste basket .

2)remove floating matter from the surface of a liquid.

e.g.

skim the cream from the milk

3)move lightly over a surface,thoching here and there

e.g.

On summer evenings,dragonflies are seen to skim over the rive.

 

13.look over:examine ,inspect

e.g.

They looked over several kinds of new bikes before making up their minds to buy.

 

14.organize:arrange in order ;form into a whole

e.g.

The hostess is known for organizing dancing parties.

Students are organized to take part in community services.

Allow me a minute to organize my thoughts .

 

15.double :(v.)make or become twice as great

e.g.

How did you double the profits/production of this factory in so short a time?

double:(adj.)twice as much ;having two like things or parts

e.g.

The profit of this factory is double what it was ayear ago.

That person of double chins reserved a double room at our hotel.

as well: also; too; in addition

e.g.

Iam going to London and my sister is coming as well.

I bought some apples, cherries, coconuts, bears, oranges, grapes, bananas and pineapples as well.

16.later:afterwards

e.g.

This event was frequently mentioned in later historic documents.

Let's drop it know, and we will discuss this problem in detail later.

 

17.go over :read again; review; examine

e.g.

Our teather is going over our examinations papers

now.

 

18.mention:(vt.)speak or write about something in a few words

e.g.

I heard my name mentionde in your conversation.

(n.)referring to 提及 

e.g.

At the mention of the headmaster, the pupil's heart sank.

 

be confused:be bewildered, be mixed up

I am confusde about the difference between these expressions.

remain confused about: be still confused about

 

19.lead to:have as a result; cause

e.g.

The wording is too vague; it is likely to lead to misunderstanding.

This kind of academic research will not lead to any pracical result, I am afraid.