[scode type="blue"]1.assume
v.表现出（某种表情）；装出，做出（某种样子）[/scode]
英英释义：
If you assume a particular expression or way of behaving, you start to look or behave in this way.
例句：
①He contented himself by assuming an air of superiority.
他表现出一副高高在上的样子以获得自我满足。
②Prue assumed a placatory tone of voice.
普吕以一种安慰人的语气说话。
Romain Gary的小说 Promise at dawn 也出现了这个表达：
assume the expression
拓展：
关于“assume”的这个意思也是一个高频考点，下面这道专四选择题就考到了该用法：
提到“假装”，在电影《小妇人》中也出现了一个熟词生义：affect 也有对应的意思。英文解释是：If you affect a particular characteristic or way of behaving, you pretend that it is genuine, or natural for you
“assume”在此处的意思主要是形容“人”，那么形容物也有一个对应的意思：呈现，具有，显露（某种特质） 【If something assumes a particular quality, it begins to have that quality.】
举个栗子：
In his dreams, the mountains assumed enormous importance.
在他的梦中，山有着至关重要的作用。
[scode type="blue"]2.stroke
n.钟声;鸣;敲[/scode]
英英释义：
The strokes of a clock are the sounds that indicate each hour.
例句：
On the stroke of 12, fireworks suddenly exploded into the night.
12 点的钟声刚敲响，焰火便在夜空中绽放。
《金融时报》一篇题为 China bars BBC world news channel amid media dispute 也出现了这个表达：
（大家可以看到外刊中的栗子后面接的是“新年”，其实这隐喻“新年钟声响起”，我们也可以在作文中替代我们常说的“at the beginning of the New Year”~）
[scode type="blue"]3.wing
n.(舞台两侧用帘幕或布景遮住的)边厢,翼部,侧面[/scode]
英英释义：
In a theatre, the wings are the sides of the stage which are hidden from the audience by curtains or scenery.
例句：
Most nights I watched the start of the play from the wings .
大多数晚上我都是在边厢观看戏剧的开场。
拓展：
这个释义在一篇考研阅读出现了，大家要尤其关注！
除此之外，这个词一般用复数哦~
[scode type="blue"]4.fix
v.在(比赛、竞选等活动中)作弊，做手脚，操纵[/scode]
英英释义：
If someone fixes a race, election, contest, or other event, they make unfair or illegal arrangements or use deception to affect the result.
例句：
①We didn't 'fix ' anything. It'll be seen as it happens.
我们没做任何手脚，该什么样就会什么样。
②The debate seems, in retrospect, to have been fixed from the beginning.
回想起来，这场辩论好像从一开始就被人操纵了。
拓展：
关于“fix”的这个释义是一个高频考点。
下面这道选择题就考到了该用法：
电影《恋恋笔记本》也出现了“fix”：
说到“操纵”，电影《婚姻故事》出现过的一个单词：gaslight 也有此义：
一篇外文 How to Respond to Rude People: 8 Powerful Comebacks 也出现了：
刚好最近背了一个词“manoeuvre”,/mə'nuːvə/，作为“动词”，也可以表示“操纵;控制;耍花招 ”【If you manoeuvre a situation, you change it in a clever and skilful way so that you can benefit from it.】
举个栗子：
He brilliantly manoeuvred himself back to power.
他依靠手腕巧妙地重掌权力。
[scode type="blue"]5.run
v.脱针；脱丝；抽丝[/scode]
英英释义：
If tights or stockings run, a long thin hole appears in them.
例句：
My jeans run so I don't want it anymore.
拓展：
这里再补充关于“run”的一个短语：on the run
它有两个意思，第一个意思是“在逃;逃跑 ”【If someone is on the run, they are trying to escape or hide from someone such as the police or an enemy.】
举个栗子：
Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.
15岁的丹尼从地方当局的收容所逃跑了。
第二个意思是“(在比赛中)彻底落败，遭受挫败 ”【If someone is on the run, they are being severely defeated in a contest or competition.】
举个栗子：
I knew I had him on the run .
我知道我彻底打败了他。
