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1.catch up with 赶上，跟上

She must work hard to catch up with her class.他必须努力学习才可以赶上她的同学。

We must catch up with the latest technology. 我们必须跟上最新技术。

2.charge…with 指控…(犯罪)

I shall charge him with forgery. 我指控他犯有伪造罪。

The offence with which he is charged carries a heavy penalty.他所犯的罪责罚很重。

3.close down 关闭，倒闭

The owner had to close the shop down. 店主不得不关闭商店。

Many small plants in that country closed down for lack of fuel.那个国家的许多小厂矿因为缺乏燃料而倒闭了。

4.come/get in (to) contact/touch with 接触到

I feel at ease when I come into contact with the well-educated.我与教养好的人打交道游刃有余。

We should come into touch with different kinds of books to widen our horizon.我们应该接触不同的书籍来扩大视野。

5.come into effect/operation/practice 生效

This treaty will come into effect next year. 该条约明年生效。

The revised work schedule comes into effect next week. 改过的工作日程表下周开始实施。

6.compare…to…把……比作

Books are compared to friends. 书被比作朋友。

Poets have compared sleep to death. 诗人把睡眠比作死亡。

7.compare……with 与……相比

Compared with many women, she was lucky. 与许多女人相比，她算是幸运的。

The output of our factory has increased by 30% as compared with last year’s.与去年的产量相比，我厂的产量增加了 30%。

8.compensate for 补偿

Money cannot compensate for the loss of health. 钱不能之补偿失去的健康。

Industry and loyalty sometimes compensate for the lack of ability.勤勉与忠诚有时可以弥补能力的不足。

9.compete against 与……竞争

They try to compete against other countries in sports. 他们力图在体育上与其他国家竞争。

Too much urge to children to compete against the clock may lead to bad consequences.过渡的催促孩子与时间赛跑会导致不好的结果。

10.complain about/of 抱怨，埋怨

He complained to the manager about the bad food served. 他向经理抱怨提供的食物太难吃了。

He complained of being short of medicine.他抱怨缺乏药物。

11.concentrate on/upon 集中精力于，致力于

If you don’t concentrate on your work, you will be dismissed. 如果你工作精力不集中，会被解雇的。

You’ll solve the problem if you concentrate on it. 如果你全神贯注，你就会解决问题。

12.consist of 组成，包括

The committee consists of teachers and linguists.这个委员会由教师与语言学家组成。

Our team consists of 15 members. 我们的队由 15 名队员组成。

13.contribute to 有助于，贡献

His hard work contributed to his success. 他的辛勤工作促成了他的成功。

Drink contributed to his ruin. 饮酒促使他毁灭。

14.cope with 应付，对储，妥善处理

The transport department is taking steps to cope with the holiday rush.

运输部门正在采取措施解决假日交通繁忙的问题。

Self-confidence is what we need in coping with the difficulties.自信是我们对付困难不可缺少的心理素质。

15.count on 指望，期待

You can count on me.你可以信赖我。

In building our nation, we should first count on ourselves. 在建设国家方面，我们首先要自力更生。