3. alliance n. [C, U] a group of countries, political parties or people who have agreed to work together because of the same interests or aims NATO is considered as the most powerful military alliance in modern hist phrases: make an alliance The U.s., Britain and Australia made an alliance and declared war on Iraq in alliance with The church, acting in alliance with community groups, began to rescue the 4. approve of: say, show or feel that sth is good If my plan isn't approved of by the committee, all my work will come to nothing Note: similar collocations such as“ smell of”,"“ cons ist of”:“di boast of,complain of. etc 5. refashion.. into: change into: make into This second-hand dress can be refashioned into a rather pretty skirt The deserted banks of the river have been refashioned into a place for the local residents to take rest and leisure 6. stretch 1)make sth longer, wider or tighter by pulling 2)cause to go as possible or beyond the usual limit 3)(of a piece of land or water, etc. )spread over a large area or distance The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent I'm afraid we can't take on any more work-were already fully stretched The sea stretches as far as the eye can reach Collocation at a stretch 不停地连续地 at full stretch 全力以赴 stretch out 伸出 stretch oneself 舒展肢体,伸懒腰 7. go against: be opposite to be not in favor of; act against I should warn you that if the case goes against you, you may find yourself in Anything that goes against the law of nature will receive severe punishment from it Collocation go about着手做,处理goby(1)(时间)过去(2遵守遵循 go after追求 goup(1)上升,上涨(2)正在建设中 go around/round(1)四处走 go with(1)跟相配(2)伴随 动(2)流传 go back on违背(诺言等) go into(1)进入(2)调查,研究 8. be short for. serving as an abbreviation of sth SARS IS short for "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, but optimists interpret it as"Smile and remain smile Cf. be short of: not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth Example: The hospital is getting short of clean linen 9. evolve from:(also evolve out of )develop in gradual stages from sth different Chi. the human figure in the Emblem of 2008 Olympic Games evolved from the nese character "Jin”(京, referring to Beijing The developmental history of the society tells us that man has evolved from the Compare: evolve into3. alliance n. [C,U] a group of countries, political parties or people who have agreed to work together because of the same interests or aims. NATO is considered as the most powerful military alliance in modern history. phrases: make an alliance The U.S., Britain and Australia made an alliance and declared war on Iraq. in alliance with The church, acting in alliance with community groups, began to rescue the boy.) 4. approve of: say, show or feel that sth. is good If my plan isn’t approved of by the committee, all my work will come to nothing. Note: similar collocations such as “smell of”; “consist of”; “dispose of”; “die of”; “boast of”; “complain of”. etc. 5. refashion…into: change into; make into This second-hand dress can be refashioned into a rather pretty skirt. The deserted banks of the river have been refashioned into a place for the local residents to take rest and leisure. 6. stretch vt 1) make sth. longer, wider or tighter by pulling 2) cause to go as possible or beyond the usual limit 3) (of a piece of land or water, etc.) spread over a large area or distance The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent. I’m afraid we can’t take on any more work— we’re already fully stretched. The sea stretches as far as the eye can reach. ( Collocation: at a stretch 不停地,连续地 at full stretch 全力以赴 stretch out 伸出 stretch oneself 舒展肢体,伸懒腰 7. go against: be opposite to; be not in favor of; act against I should warn you that if the case goes against you, you may find yourself in prison. Anything that goes against the law of nature will receive severe punishment from it. Collocation go about 着手做,处理 go by (1) (时间)过去(2)遵守,遵循 go after 追求 go up (1)上升,上涨(2)正在建设中 go around/round (1)四处走 动(2)流传 go with (1) 跟……相配 (2)伴随 go back on 违背(诺言等) go into (1) 进入 (2) 调查,研究 8. be short for…: serving as an abbreviation of sth SARS is short for ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome’, but optimists interpret it as ‘Smile And Remain Smile’. Cf.: be short of: not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth. Example: The hospital is getting short of clean linen. 9. evolve from: (also evolve out of ) develop in gradual stages from sth. different The human figure in the Emblem of 2008 Olympic Games evolved from the Chinese character “ Jing” (京), referring to Beijing. The developmental history of the society tells us that man has evolved from the ape. Compare: evolve into