Module5TheConquestoftheUniverseSection3WordsandExpressionsaccustomedadj.1familiarwithsomething:Shequicklybecameaccustomedtohismessyways.I'mnotaccustomedtobeingtreatedlikethis.2FORMALusual:Sheperformedthetaskwithheraccustomedease.Hetookhisaccustomedseatbythefire.他坐在火炉旁他常坐的座位上。Thisisn’tthekindoftreatmentI’maccustomedto.这不是我惯常受到的那种待遇。accustomv.tomakeyourselffamiliarwithnewconditions:It’lltaketimeformetoaccustommyselftothechanges.accustomoneselftorisingearly使自己习惯于早起accustomsb.tosealife使某人习惯于海上生活accustomone’searstothedin使自己的耳朵对喧闹产生适应性riskn.1[CorU]thepossibilityofsomethingbadhappening:Inthisbusiness,therisksandtherewardsarehigh.There’sahighriskofanotheraccidenthappeninginthisfog.[+(that)]Therisk(that)wemightfailmadeusworktwiceashard.[+ingformofverb]It’salwaysariskstartingupanewbusiness.Thecompanyisquiteagoodrisk(=safetolendmoneyto).Wewantcleanriversandlakes,whereyoucanswimwithoutrisktoyourhealth.It’salow/high-riskstrategy(=onethatissafe/notsafe).2[C]somethingbadthatmighthappen:Thiswireisasafety/firerisk.Hisemployersthoughthewasasecurityrisk(=hemighttelltheirsecretstoacompetitor).Isthereanyriskofthebombexploding?这个炸弹有爆炸的危险么?Youshouldn’tunderestimatetherisksoftheenterprise.你不应该低估这一计划的风险。Heisagoodrisk.他是一个风险很小的保险对象。Allthepeoplewhoknowthissecretrepresentasecurityrisk.所有知道这个秘密的人都对安全造成危险。相关短语take/runarisk(risks)冒险ThatisariskIampreparedtotake.那是我愿意冒险做的事情atrisk有危险,冒风险Thewholefutureofthecompanyisatrisk.公司的整个前途受到威胁。用心爱心专心putone’slifeatrisk冒着生命危险attheriskofsth./doingsth.冒可能……的危险Attheriskofsoundingungrateful,Imustrefuseyouroffer.我甘受拂逆盛情之嫌,也必须谢绝你的提议。atallrisks/atanyrisk无论冒什么危险;无论如何v.1todosomethingalthoughthereisachanceofabadresult:“It'sdangeroustocrosshere.”“I'lljusthavetoriskit.”[+ingformofverb]Heriskedlosinghishousewhenhiscompanywentbankrupt.2Ifyourisksomethingimportant,youcauseittobeinadangeroussituationwhereyoumightloseit:I’mnotriskingmylife/INFORMALneckinthatoldcar.Heriskedlifeandlimbtogetthecatdownfromthetree.Shewaspreparedtoriskeverythingonalastthrowofthedice.witnessn.1apersonwhoseesaneventhappening,especiallyacrimeoranaccident:Policeareappealingforwitnessestotheaccidenttocomeforward.Accordingto(eye)witnesses,therobberywascarriedoutbytwoteenageboys.2bewitnesstosth.toseesomethinghappen:Shewaswitnesstothetragicevent.3someonewhoisaskedtobepresentataparticulareventandsigntheirnameinordertoprovethatthingshavebeendonecorrectly:Hesignedthetreatyinthepresenceoftwowitnesses.Theyweremarriedayearaftertheyfirstmet,withtwofriendsactingaswitnesses.v.1toseesth.happen,especiallyanaccidentorcrime:Didanyonewitnesstheattack?Theywerestayinginthecapitalatthetimeoftheriotsandwitnessedseveralstreetbattles.[+ingformofverb]Hearrivedhomejustintimetowitnesshisbrotherbeingtakenawaybythepolice.2FORMALWhenaplaceorperiodwitnessesaparticularevent,theeventhappensinthatplaceorduringthatperiod:Thisuniversityhaswitnessedquiteafewchangesovertheyears.ThepastfewyearshavewitnessedmomentouschangesthroughoutEasternEurope.3toshoworgiveproofofsth.:Thisyear’scharityballwasthemostsuccessfuloneever,aswitnessedbythenumberofticketssold.Theprogrammearousedstrongfeelings-witnessthenumberofletters用心爱心专心receiv...