14. care for [kɛə fɔ:]vt.
1) vt. 喜欢
I don’t much care for that sort of man. 我不太喜欢那种男人。
I like fish but don’t care for pork. 我喜欢鱼，但对猪肉不感兴趣。
2) vt. 牵挂
We must care for each other and help each other. 我们要互相关心, 互相帮助。
Children are taught to care for others.
15. clean up [kiln / ʌp]vt.&vi.
1) vt. 清理
You should regularly clean up your garden. 你应该定期清理你的花园。
2) vi. 大扫除
Don’t stand by. Please help me clean up. 别站在一边，帮我打扫。
16. check [tʃeke]v.&n.
1) vt. 检查
Please check your e-mail and see whether you have got the information from the office. 请检查你的邮件，看部里的信息到了没有。
2) n. 检查；支票
The technician gave my computer a thorough check. 技术人员彻底检查了我的电脑。
My mom wrote me a fake check. 妈妈给我开了一张假支票。
17. retired [ri'taiəd]a.退休的；退役的
She is a retired professor. 她是一个退休的老教授。
Noticing his military beating, I regarded him as a retired major. 从他那军人的举止，我认为他是一位退役的少校。
18. wear [wɛə]v.&n.
1) vi.&vt. 磨损
The bed sheet has worn thin in the middle. 床单的中间部分磨薄了。
2) vivo. 穿着
She never wears blue.
Today my son wears a new coat.
3) vt.使疲乏，使筋疲力尽
I am worn out.
4) n. 耐磨
The carpet will stand any amount of wear. 这地毯极其耐用。
These shoes I bought last week are already showing signs of wear. 我上周买的这双鞋已经快破了。
19. assign [ə'sain]vt.分配
She was assigned a job on the night shift. 她被分配夜间上班的一份工作。
They assigned me a small room. 他们给我分配了一个小房间。
20. vacant ['vesicant]a. 空的, 空缺的
The toilet room is vacant now. 厕所现在无人使用。
He was appointed to the vacant post. 他被委派填补那空缺。
21. conservatively [kən'sə:vətivli]ad. 保守地, 谨慎地
It is conservatively estimated that 80 persons were lost in this hurricane. 据保守估计，这场飓风中有80人失踪。
22. reduce [ri'dju:s]vt.
1) vt. 减少
He has tried every way to reduce the family’s expenses. 他正尽力减少家庭开支。
I must reduce my weight to get into that beautiful dress. 要想穿上那件漂亮的衣服, 我就得减肥。
2)vt. 使处境困难(或悲惨等)
They were reduced to begging or starving. 他们穷得不得不行乞或挨饿。
She was reduced almost to a skeleton. 她瘦得几乎变成了一个骨头架子。
23. avoid [ə'vɔid]vt. 避免
This lady tried to avoid answering my questions. 她试图避而不答我的问题。
To avoid accidents, you have to drive carefully. 要防止事故，你必须仔细开车。
24. turn off [tə:n ɔ:f]vt. 关掉
Turn off the switch if anything goes wrong with the machine. 如果机器出故障，就把开关关掉。
Turn off the power before you check the lamp. 在检查灯之前先把电源关掉。
25. empty ['empti]a.&vt.
1) a. 空的；空虚的
My room is actually empty.
Life is empty and meaningless.
2) vt.&vi. 把…腾出来, 倒空；流入
He emptied his tool bag but did not find the notebook. 他倒空了自己的工具袋，还是没有发现钥匙。
This river empties into the East Sea. 这条河流入东海。
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