Day1

1-Abandon oneself to

Be addicted to,surrender oneself to

He abandoned himself to despair.

2-abide by

Be faithful to,obey,observe

Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and abide by the same federal laws.

3-be about to do sth.

Be going to do sth.,be on the point of doing sth.

The United States may be about to do something really stupid,which is to launch a trade war with China.

I was on the point of going out when some one knocked on the door.

4-keep abreast of

Keep pace with

We can’t keep abreast of the developing situation unless we study harder.

I cannot keep pace with my classmate in English learning.

5-be absorbed in

Concentrate on,focus on,be engrossed in

Mary was absorbed in thought.

He wanted to concentrate on a single issue.

But recently,many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation.

6-be abundant in

Be rich in

There is a river abundant in fish in my hometown.

7-access to

Entry to/into

“Knowledge is power”may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people.

8-by accident

By chance

We met by accident at the airport.

9-of one’s own accord

Voluntarily

The next day he spoke to her of his own accord,and his manner was somewhat changed.

10-with one accord

Unanimously

They protested with one accord that they had not used any drug.