executive board 執行委員會，董事會

happen to 剛好

confine sb. to 把某人限定在范圍內

take up 占用

botanical garden 植物園

be accustomed to 習慣于

be accused of 因…被起訴/指責

be less likely to 不太可能

resort to 依靠，訴諸

be obliged to 應該

be based on 基于

put up with 忍受，容忍

specialize in 專門研究

in time 及時地

make peace 講和，言歸于好

out of control 失控

call for 要求，提倡

take it for granted 認為其理所當然

be crazy about 著迷于，熱衷于

be alien to 與…相異，與…格格不入

broaden one’s horizons 開闊某人的視野

a sheer waste of time 純粹浪費時間

slip into 陷入，墮入

have expertise in 有…的專業知識

convert into把…轉化成…

regard as 把…看作…

put effort into 把精力花費在…

make use of 利用

sign up 報名參加

be qualified to 能勝任…

buy out 出錢使…放棄地位

in desperate need of 迫切需要

be mean to 對…刻薄

derive from 得自

teach sb. a lesson 教訓某人一頓

take away 帶走，拿走

be suspected of 被懷疑（做…）

on behalf of 作為…的代表；為了…的利益

be irritated with 被激怒

thrive on 因…繁榮發展

place a strain on 使…（極度）緊張，造成壓力

pose a threat to 對…造成威脅

本文由@建昆老師團隊供稿

（編輯：Helen）