2261
either……or
二者择一的、或……或……、不是……便是……、要么……要么……
either win or die
Either you or I am wrong.
Choose either apple or pear
2262
neither……nor……
即不是……也不是……
It's neither hot nor cold in winter here.
She in neither clever nor beautiful.
Neither my mum nor dad is at home.
2263
disaster
n.灾难、灾祸、彻底地失败
air disaster
overcome the natural disaster
The play's first night was a disaster.
2264
handy
adj.方便的、手的、近便的、手巧的
a handy little tool
It's handy to have a book here.
The bike may come in handy.
2265
handful
n.一把、一小撮、、少量
少数
hold a handful of sand
a handful of loose change
a handful of people
2266
band
n.乐队、群、带、条纹、波段
The Beatles are a band. form a rock band
a band of thives a small band of volunteers
use a rubber band to tie the hair bandaid（创可贴）
2267
get down
下来、写下、使沮丧
I saw him get down from the bus. The hunter got down some birds.
I got down everyword she said.
The bad weather really gets me down.
2268
blast off
爆炸、炸毁、火箭和航天飞机等点火起飞、点火升空
The explosion blasted the roof off.
The boom blasted off our city.
The rocket will blast off tomorrow. The space shuttle will blast off at ten.
2269
at liberty
自由的、不受囚禁的
You are at liberty to use the room.
Everybody is at liberty to give his views.
I'll be at liberty after midddy.
2270
on schedule
按时间表、及时、准时
I have finished the task on schedule.
The plane's departure was on schedule.
The negotiation（谈判、协商） will begin on schedule.
2271
born
v.（仅用于被动语态的）出生、诞生、产生
vt.运送、携带
adj.天生的
He was born in 2010.
be born in a rich family
a born teacher
He is a born leader.
2272
unbearable
adj.难以忍受的、无法接受的
unbearable physical pain
complain about the unbearable noise
2273
bean
n.豆、豆子
red bean soup
coffee bean
bean curd（凝乳） （豆腐）
2274
law
n.法律、法规、法学、规律、定律
Everyone shall obey the law.
All are equal before the law.
follow the laws of nature the law of gravity（重力）
2275
congratulation
n.祝贺、恭喜、[常pl.]贺词
My warmest congratulations to you.
receive a letter of congratulation
2276
wrap up
bundle up
穿暖和、圆满结束、伪装
Wrap up well. wrap up a coat to keep warm
wrap up the report wrap up a business deal
wrap up the meaning
2277
fall out
脱落、吵架、失和
The baby teeth fall out. A hot coal fell out the fire.
They fall out over money.（他们因钱而争吵）
She is falling out with her neighbour.
2278
fall out of
放弃习惯等
fall out the bad habit
fall out of smoking
2279
on guard
站岗、警惕
There are soldiers on guard at the gate.
The police are on guard at that building.
You should be on guard against thieves. o guard against the enemy's invasion
2280
out of the blue
突然地
She worte to me out of the blue several years later.
He arrived out of the blue.
Out of blue,he opened up a business.
学习英语，词汇量是贯穿始终的主题。语法再精通，词汇量匮乏一样是不行的。平时要大量阅读英语读物，每年词汇量输入不少于20万单词。要从听、说、读、写的顺序，从四个方面入手，逐步提升。