By our count that's the fifth cake you' ve eaten.我们数了一下,这是你吃的第五块蛋糕 By my count there are27 0 people present.我统计了一下,有270人出席 Compare: at the last count The number of students was665 at the last count最后一次点数时,学生的人数为665人。 We had450 members at the last count上次点人数时我们有450个成员。 count on:依靠,依赖/对.有信心,期待 You can count on my help你可以依赖我的帮助 counted on getting a raise期待获得加薪 count down:倒数计时 2. alone: a.& ad without other people He likes being alone in the house他喜欢独自待在家中。 She decided to climb the mountain alone.她决定独自去爬山 Compare: lonely: a unhappy because of being alone or without friends The streets are lonelier at night.这些街道晚上更冷清 cast out( literary) get rid of, drive out or away; expel赶出,驱逐 The poor fellow was cast out by the landlady when his last penny had gone.那可怜的穷人 花掉最后一个便士之后,就被房东太太赶了出去 He was cast out of his home at the age of fourteen.他在14岁时被家里赶了出来 4. solitary a. alone; lonely; without companions独自的,孤独的 The young man is rather solitary by nature.这年轻人生性相当孤僻 He was often alone but never solitary他时常一人独处,但从不感到孤寂 5. venture out: risk going somewhere that might be dangerous冒险出去 I'd rather not venture out in pouring rain if I don't have to!如果不是非出去不可,我可不愿 冒着倾盆大雨出去 Today' s the first time I've ventured out of doors since my illness今天是我病后第一次冒险 出门 6. turn one's back: turn so that one is facing the opposite direction #tf He turned his back and walked away.他转身走开了 I'm going to get dressed now- please turn your back.我要换衣服请你转过身 I'm for the chairman' s plan.我赞成主席的计划 8. speak highly of: express or have a high opinion of对…给予高度评价,赞扬 She speaks highly of the new teacher.她对这位新教师评价很高。 The students speak highly of their history teacher学生高度评价他们的历史老师。 Compare: speak ill /well of: express a bad /good opinion of Don't speak ill of the dead.别说死者的坏话。 9. seek out:find(sth.orsb.) by looking hard找出,搜寻出 How can we seek out a person for the job?我们如何才能找到适合这项工作的人? It took me several weeks to seek out the information that i wanted.我花了好几个星期才找 到我要的资料 10. set forth:1)( (lit. )start a journey启程,动身 They set forth on their hike immediately after breakfas他们早饭 后马上启程开始徒步旅行 He set forth on a three-month trip around the world.他启程开始为期三个月By our count that's the fifth cake you've eaten. 我们数了一下，这是你吃的第五块蛋糕。 By my count there are 270 people present. 我统计了一下，有 270 人出席。 Compare: at the last count The number of students was 665 at the last count.最后一次点数时，学生的人数为 665 人。 We had 450 members at the last count.上次点人数时我们有 450 个成员。 count on: 依靠，依赖/ 对……有信心，期待 You can count on my help.你可以依赖我的帮助。 counted on getting a raise.期待获得加薪 count down: 倒数计时 2. alone: a. & ad. without other people He likes being alone in the house.他喜欢独自待在家中。 She decided to climb the mountain alone.她决定独自去爬山。 Compare: lonely: a. unhappy because of being alone or without friends The streets are lonelier at night. 这些街道晚上更冷清。 3. cast out: (literary) get rid of; drive out or away; expel 赶出，驱逐 The poor fellow was cast out by the landlady when his last penny had gone. 那可怜的穷人 花掉最后一个便士之后，就被房东太太赶了出去。 He was cast out of his home at the age of fourteen. 他在 14 岁时被家里赶了出来。 4. solitary a. alone; lonely; without companions 独自的，孤独的 The young man is rather solitary by nature. 这年轻人生性相当孤僻。 He was often alone but never solitary. 他时常一人独处，但从不感到孤寂。 5. venture out: risk going somewhere that might be dangerous 冒险出去 I'd rather not venture out in pouring rain if I don't have to!如果不是非出去不可，我可不愿 冒着倾盆大雨出去。 Today's the first time I've ventured out of doors since my illness.今天是我病后第一次冒险 出门。 6. turn one's back: turn so that one is facing the opposite direction 转身 He turned his back and walked away. 他转身走开了。 I'm going to get dressed now — please turn your back. 我要换衣服请你转过身。 7. be for: support; favor — be against I'm for the chairman's plan. 我赞成主席的计划。 8. speak highly of: express or have a high opinion of 对……给予高度评价，赞扬 She speaks highly of the new teacher. 她对这位新教师评价很高。 The students speak highly of their history teacher.学生高度评价他们的历史老师。 Compare: speak ill /well of: express a bad /good opinion of Don't speak ill of the dead. 别说死者的坏话。 9. seek out: find (sth. or sb.) by looking hard 找出，搜寻出 How can we seek out a person for the job? 我们如何才能找到适合这项工作的人？ It took me several weeks to seek out the information that I wanted. 我花了好几个星期才找 到我要的资料。 10. set forth: 1) (lit.) start a journey 启程，动身 They set forth on their hike immediately after breakfast.他们早饭 后马上启程开始徒步旅行。 He set forth on a three-month trip around the world.他启程开始为期三个月