短语词组积累

List:

take in / in a certain perspective / come forward / in terms of / in those respects / all but / wipe out / give way to

1. in those respects

●in those details; at those points

Examples:

●In those respects, I don’t agree with you.

●This room is fine except in one respect— what can I sit on?

●In many respects the new version is worse than the old one.

2. all but

●almost; nearly

Examples:

●It’s all but impossible.

●an all but impossible task

●All but the morning star have disappeared.

●All but one were present.

3. wipe out

●to get rid of; destroy all of

Examples:

●wipe out a stain/deficits/illiteracy

●The entire population was wiped out by the terrible disease.

●The cost of the new building will wipe out all the company’s profits this year.

4. give way (to)

a. to admit defeat in an argument or fight

b. to break under pressure; collapse

c. to have its place taken by

d. to allow oneself to show

Examples:

●My new evidence forced him to give way.

●The floor gave way under the heavy weight.

●Steam trains gave way to electric trains.

●He gave way to tears.

5. take in

a. to provide lodgings for (a person)

b. to include

c. to understand fully; grasp

d. to deceive

Examples:

●He had nowhere to sleep so we offered to take him in.

●This is the total cost of the holiday, taking everything in.

●It took me a long time to take in what you were saying.

●Don’t be taken in by his promise.

6. in a certain perspective

●from a certain point of view

Examples:

●The company’s results need to be looked at in their proper perspective; our profits have fallen but it’s been a difficult year for our competitors, too.

●You must get the story in its right perspective.

7. come forward

●to offer oneself to fill a position; give help to the police, etc.

Examples:

●Only two people have come forward for election to the committee.

●No one has come forward with any information about the murder.

8. in terms of/ in… terms

●with regard to; from the point of view of

Examples:

●The book has been well reviewed, but in terms of actual sales it hasn’t been very successful.

●In business terms the project is not really viable, but it would add to the prestige of the company.