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1. off and on (also on and off)
from time to time; sometimes 断断续续地；有时
It has been raining on and off for a week. That's why the clothes feel damp.
As her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse Bates was able to doze off and on in a bedside chair.
2. take hold
become established 生根，确立
The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families.
Old habits die hard. That's why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold.
3. be bored with/by
be fed up with, be sick of 对…厌倦
The listeners are bored with the chairman's speech.
4. associate (with)
vt.join or connect together; bring in the mind 使联系起来；使联想
We associate Egypt with pyramids.
I can't associate this gentle young woman with the radical political essays she has written.
Jim wished to forget everything associated with his former life.
5. assignment
She's in Italy on a special assignment.
6. turn out
produce 编写，生产，制造
New computers are soon outdated since newer models are turned out constantly.
These film studios turn out hundreds of films every year.
7. paragraph
n.段落
Throughout the book Melville has given his sentences and paragraphs and chapters a special intensity.
8. agony
n.very great pain or suffering of mind or body （身心的）极度痛苦
Many people lay there screaming in agony after the bomb explosion.
爆炸后，许多人躺（在地上）痛苦地尖叫。
We've both suffered agonies of guilt over what happened.
9. assign
vt.give as a share or duty 分配，分派
I've been assigned the difficult task of looking after the new students.
10. anticipate
vt. 预期，期望
A good speaker is able to anticipate an audience's needs and concerns.
We anticipate running into problems in carrying out the reform of medical welfare.
11. cheerless☆
a.阴郁的；沉闷的
It was the end of November and the day was very cheerless.
十一月底，天气非常阴暗。
12. tedious
a.boring and lasting for a long time 乏味的；冗长的
The movie was so tedious that many viewers left before it was over.
Laura found George to be tedious and decided not to see him any more.
13. reputation
n. 名声；名誉
She has the reputation of being a good doctor.
The company has a worldwide reputation for quality.
14. inability
n.无能，无力
My father raged at my inability.
15. inspire
vt.fill (sb.) with confidence, eagerness, etc. 激励，鼓舞
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches inspired people to fight for equal treatment of African Americans.
The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying patient with the will to live on.
16. formal
a.刻板的，拘谨的；正式的，正规的
A lot of people found my father rather formal, particularly when they first met him.
"How do you do" is a formal expression, used when you meet someone for the first time.
17. sb./sth. is said/believed/reported to do/be
— What kind of person is Mr. Fleagle?
— He was said/reported/believed to be very formal, rigid and hopelessly out-of-date.
18. rigid
a.(often disapproving) fixed in behavior, views or methods; strict 一成不变的；严格的
If he had been a little less rigid about things, his daughter would not have left home at such a young age.
The rigid headmaster would button up his clothes even on the hottest days.
19. out of date
old-fashioned 过时的
New words are constantly added to our vocabulary while some old words go out of date.
Although her clothes were out of date, the old woman appeared clean and dignified.
20. excessively☆
ad.过分地
The doctor advised him not to drink excessively.
He died of excessive drinking.excessive a. greater than what is normal or necessary; extreme
21. pointed
a.having a sharp tip, end, etc. 有尖的；尖的
His pointed beard looks funny.
22. comic
a. 滑稽的；喜剧的
n. 连环漫画（册）
大学英语四级词汇表Zhao Benshan is famous for his excellent comic performance in China.
23. prim☆
a.(usu. disapproving) (of a person) too formal or correct in behavior and showing a dislike of anything regarded as improper 古板的，拘谨的；循规蹈矩的；整洁的
You can't tell that joke to her. She is very prim and proper.
We sat primly at either end of the long settee.
She sipped her white wine primly.
(Note that in Para. 2 there are 9 "prim's" or "primly's" in as few as 4 sentences. With this, Russell Baker succeeds in reinforcing his depiction of Mr. Fleagle as "very formal, rigid and hopelessly out of date.")
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