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1、1. confrontVERB Pattern 1: be confronted with /by If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it. She was confronted with severe money problems. Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them. If you confront a difficult situation or issue, y
2、ou accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it. We are learning how to confront death. NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions. If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them.
3、She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face. The candidates confronted each other during a televised debate. Pattern 2: confront + n. + with / about +n. If you confront someone with something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something. She had
4、decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt. I could not bring myself to confront him about it. His confronting me forced me to search for the answers.2. deny v.Pattern 1: deny + n. / that / vingWhen you deny something, you state that it is not true. She denied both accusations. The governm
5、ent has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president. They all denied ever having seen her. Pattern 2: deny + n. n. / pron-refl n. If you deny someone something that they need or want, you refuse to let them have it. If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to
6、 his children. Dont deny yourself pleasure. 3. fill out1. If you fill out a form or other document requesting information, you write information in the spaces on it. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use fill in) Fill out the application carefully, and keep copies of it. = fill in 2. If a fairly thin per
7、son fills out, they become fatter. A girl may fill out before she reaches her full height.4. fall into If you fall into conversation or a discussion with someone, usually someone you have just met, you start having a conversation or discussion with them. Over breakfast at my motel, I fell into conve
8、rsation with the owner of a hardware shop.5. attain1. If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort. (FORMAL) Jim is halfway to attaining his pilots licence. 2. If you attain a particular state or condition, you may reach it as a result of natural development or wor
9、k hard to attain this state. .attaining a state of calmness and confidence.6. cherish1. If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time. The president will cherish the memory of this visit to Ohio. = treasure cher|ished ADJ ADJ n .the
10、cherished dream of a world without wars. 2 If you cherish someone or something, you take good care of them because you love them. The previous owners had cherished the house. cher|ished ADJ ADJ n He described the picture as his most cherished possession. 3 If you cherish a right, a privilege, or a p
11、rinciple, you regard it as important and try hard to keep it. These people cherish their independence and sovereignty. cher|ished ADJ ADJ n Freud called into question some deeply cherished beliefs.7. fabricate1. If someone fabricates information, they invent it in order to deceive people. All four c
12、laim that officers fabricated evidence against them. Eleven key officials were hanged on fabricated charges. fab|ri|ca|tion fabrications N-VAR She described the interview with her in an Italian magazine as a complete fabrication. This story is total fabrication. = invention 2 Pattern: be fabricated
13、from n. / fabricate sth. From If something is fabricated from different materials or substances, it is made out of those materials or substances. All the tools are fabricated from high quality steel. .a plant which fabricates airplane components. = manufacture8. vital adj1. If you say that something
14、 is vital, you mean that it is necessary or very important. The port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims. Nick Wileman is a school caretaker so it is vital that he gets on well with young people. After her release she was able to give vital information about her kidnapper. = crucial vi|tal|ly ADV usu ADV adj, also ADV with v Lesleys career in the church is vita
