8．in return 作为回报；作为交换

in return for为……作为回报

without return 无赚头；无利润

by return (接信后)立即回复

return sb. sth. (＝return sth. to sb.) 将某物归还某人

return to some place/life 回到某地/复活

[即学即练8]

(1)He gave her some roses _____________ her kindness.他送给她一些玫瑰答谢她的好意。

(2)They let us use their computers, and ____________ we give them the results of our research.他们让我们使用他们的电脑，作为交换，我们给他们提供我们的研究成果。

in return for

in    return

9．at war处于交战状态

at work　　　在上班

at play  在玩

at peace  处于和平中

at school  在上学

at breakfast  在吃早饭

at table  在吃饭

at desk  在学习

at rest  静止

[即学即练9]

(1)The two countries have been __________ for years.这两国已经打了好几年仗了。

(2)____________ the insect looks like a dead leaf.

这种昆虫不动时看上去像一片枯叶。

(3)The countries have been ____________ for more than a century.这些国家和平共处已有一个多世纪了。

at    war

At   rest

at    peace

提示：(1)on也可以表示“在……中”，常见搭配有：on duty/sale/fire/strike/business/show等。

(2)under表示“在……中”，常见搭配有：under way/control/repair/construction等。

10．take apart 拆开，拆散

[即学即练10]

(1)The Germans ____________ the Amber Room and moved it away.

德国人把琥珀屋拆开移走了。

(2)John enjoys __________________ to see how they work.约翰喜欢拆卸东西，以研究它们的工作原理。

took   apart

taking  things  apart

拓展：apart 是副词，“相距，相隔；分开，分离；在一边”。还可以构成如下短语：

apart from 除……以外

know/tell... apart 辨认，区别

put/set sb./sth. apart (from sb./sth.)

使某人/某物显得优越或独特

stand apart 分开站

live apart 分开住

be wide/far apart 相距很远

①这些短语中，若代词做宾语，要放在动词与 apart 之间。

②apart from有 besides 和 except 的双重含义。

11．think highly of 看重；器重

think well/much of sb./sth. 对某人/某物评价高

think badly/little/ill/lightly of sb./sth. 

对某人/某物评价低(印象不好)

think poorly of 不放在眼里；轻视

think nothing of 轻视；认为无所谓

speak highly of 高度赞扬

speak well/ill of 说……好/坏

think of 想起，记得；觉得怎样

think of...as...把……当做……

[即学即练11]

(1)I don't __________________ these so－called improvements to the town center.

我对这些所谓的改善市中心的措施评价不高。

(2)We all __________________ her.

我们都很看重她。

think    much    of

think   highly    of

提示：当 think highly/well/much...of用于被动结构时，修饰动词的副词应放在动词之前，即：be highly/well/much thought of。