周敏欣

1. seize [si?z] vt.

? 抓住;捉住

He seized her by the arm. 他抓住她的胳膊。

? 夺取;攻占;控制

They seized the airport in a surprise attack. 他们突袭攻占了机场。

? 逮捕;捉拿;俘获

The thief was seized and turned over to a police station. 小偷被逮捕，并被送至警察局。

? 起获;没收;扣押

A large quantity of drugs was seized during the raid. 在这次突击行动中起获了大量毒品。

seize on / upon sth. 意识到某事物而立即加以利用

The rumors were eagerly seized upon by the local press. 当地报纸迫不及待地对这些传闻加以炒作。

seize up （指开动着的机器） 停止运转;发生故障

Your engine will seize up if you dont put some more oil in. 你再不加些润滑油，发动机就要卡住了。

易混辨析seize， arrest， capture， catch与trap

这些动词均有“抓住、捕捉”之意。seize侧重指突然、有力地抓住或捉住;arrest指根据法律或命令进行逮捕并予以监禁或拘留;capture指通过武力或计谋等，战胜并捉住敌人或动物;catch是普通用词，指捉住跑动或隐藏中的人或动物，一般指活捉;trap多指诱捕。

【考题链接】 The men were         as they left the building.

答案：seized

2. file [faIl]

? [C] 文件夹;卷宗;档案

A stack of files awaited me on my desk. 我桌上有一堆文件正待我去处理。

? [C] （计算机的）文件

Every file on the same disk must have a different name. 同一磁盘上的每一个文件都必须有不同的文件名。

? vt. 提交;发送

A number of them have filed formal complaints against the police. 他们中的许多人都对警方提出了正式控告。

? vt. 将……归档

When at home， most evenings would be spent reading， cutting up and filing away his photographs. 他晚上在家时，经常都是在看书或剪切和归类他的照片。

on file 存档;归档

We have all your particulars on file. 我们已把你所有资料存档。

in single file一路纵队;单行

They made their way in single file along the cliff path. 他们一个跟着一个沿悬崖小径前行。

【考题链接】 There are a couple more         to read first.

答案：files

3. bear [be?（r）]

? [C] 熊

Polly was playing with her teddy bear. 波莉正在玩她的泰迪熊。

? vt. 忍受;忍耐

They will have to bear the misery of living in constant fear of war. 他们不得不忍受长期生活在战争恐惧中的痛苦。

? vt. 负担;承担

If there is anything wrong， you have to bear the responsibility. 如果出现问题，你就得承担责任。

? vt. 开（花）;结（果）

As the plants grow and start to bear fruit they will need a lot of water. 當植物生长并开始结果的时候，它们需要大量的水。

like a bear with a sore head 易怒的;脾气坏的

When hes just woken up， he is like a bear with a sore head. 他刚睡醒时，非常暴躁。

bring sth. to bear （on sb. / sth.） 把精力用于;对……施加压力（或影响等）

We must bring all our energies to bear on the task. 我们必须全力以赴不辱使命。

bear with sb. / sth. 耐心对待;容忍

If you will bear with me a little longer， Ill answer your question. 你如果能耐心点听我把话说完，我会回答你的问题的