1. distance n.距离
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at/from a distance of在/从……远的地方
in the distance在远处
keep a distance away(from)
(与某人或某物)保持一定距离;(对某人或某物)冷淡，疏远
[英文典例]
① A shark can smell blood at a distance of half a kilometer.
鲨鱼能在半公里外闻到血腥味。
②The lion looks dangerous，so I decide to keep a distance away from it.
狮子看起来很危险，所以我决定离它远点儿。
③We saw lights in the distance.
我们看到了远处的点点灯光。
2.reduce vt.&vi.减少，降低，折扣
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reduce(from...)to... (从……)减少/降低到
reduce by 减少了，降低了(降低的幅度)
reduce sb./sth.to... 使处于(某种状态)，使成为
[英文典例]
① She reduced her weight by 5 kilograms.
她把体重减轻了五公斤。
②In order to reduce the price of their products，they will take measures to reduce costs at first.
为了降低产品价格，他们将采取措施首先减少成本。
③If you buy more than 5 at a time，we will reduce the price by 10 percent.
如果你一次买五个以上，我们就给你减价10%。
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表示增减升降的起/终点，用from/to，幅度用介词by，能够搭配的动词有rise，raise，grow，fall，increase，decrease，reduce等。
3.go off离开;(爆竹、铃等)响;爆炸;(食物等)变坏;不再喜欢
[英文典例]
A crowd of young men went off with Jenny's portable computer.
一群年轻人抢走了詹妮的手提电脑。
②At midnight she was watching an interesting TV series when the door bell went off.
午夜她正在观看一部有趣的电视连续剧，这时门铃响了。
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go against 违背;反对;对……不利
go over 仔细检查;复习;再来一遍
go ahead 开始;继续;进行;前进
go along 继续进行
go into 从事(某职业);调查;研究
go through 仔细检查;经历(困难);浏览
go without 没有……也能忍受过去
③Don't go against your boss;otherwise you will be laid off someday.
不要违背你的上司，否则总有一天你会被解雇的。
4.take up占据，占;开始从事或学习;拿起(武器等)
[英文典例]
①The president called on all the country to take up arms to fight against the enemy.
总统号召全国人民拿起武器抵御外敌。②He is always very busy with paperwork，piles of documents taking up half of his desk.
他总是忙于文书工作，成堆的文件占了半个书桌。
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take back 收回(话语);退(货)
take down 记下，拿下
take in 吸收;收留;欺骗;领会
take on 雇用;承担(工作、责任);呈现
take off 去掉;脱掉;起飞;(事业)腾飞
take over 接管
take charge(of) 掌管，掌控
take one's time 不急，慢慢干
take it easy 别紧张，别着急，放心好了
③Facing the challenge of life，Tom was determined to take up the course of design so that he could take on better work after graduation.
面对生活的挑战，汤姆决定学习设计课程，以便于能够在毕业后从事更好的工作。
④Mr.Bush took over his uncle's furniture company，but the problem was whether he could take charge of it.
布什先生接管了他叔叔的家具公司，但问题是他是否能掌控得了。
5.at the moment此刻;目前;那时(用过去时态)
[英文典例]
①I know the address well enough but I can't think of it at the moment.
我完全知道地址，但一时想不起来了。
②The police arrived right at the moment of the explosion.
警察就在爆炸的那个时候赶到了。
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in a moment 马上，过一会儿(常用将来时)
for a moment 一会儿
for the moment 目前，暂时
(at)any moment 随时，马上
the moment(that)=as soon as/the minute/the
instant/immediately/instantly/directly一……就……(引导时间状语从句)
③We are all free today and if you need help you can call us at any moment.
今天我们都有空，需要帮助可随时叫我们。
④We have been waiting for the expert for a moment，but he hasn't showed up for the moment.
我们已经等专家一会儿了，但他目前还没有出现。
⑤I recognized her the moment I saw her.
我一眼就认出了她。
6.as well as 既……又……，和……一样好
[英文典例]
①My old classmate as well as his wife and daughters takes interest in those TV plays.
=Not only my old classmate but his wife and daughters also take interest in those TV plays.
我的老同学和他的妻子和女儿一样喜欢看那些电视剧。
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(1)作为副词进行同等比较，即字面意思 ，译为“如同……一样好”。
(2)作为一个并列连词。A as well as B表示“即B且A;不但B而且A”。该结构作主语时，侧重点在第一个主语A上，谓语应与第一个主语A在人称和数上保持一致。比较：not only A but also B，neither A nor B，either A or B等结构作主语时，谓语动词要就近一致。
► 拓展延伸
as well 也(常在句尾，相当于“too”)
may/might as well 不妨，还是……的好
as good as 实际上(放在v./adj.前)
as far as 就……而言
as long as 只要
as soon as 一……就
②What he did has as good as shown his attitude. 他的行为实际上已经表明了他的态度。
③A customer is complaining of our product's quality;you might as well give him a reasonable explanation. 一个客户在抱怨我们的产品的质量，你不妨给他一个合理的解释。
④You can switch on TV as long as you finish today's assignments.
只要你完成今天的作业，就可以看电视。
