41. clarify   vt.  澄清，阐明    = make sth. clear

　　She clarified her intentions.

　　He was clarifying his mind before the meeting.

　　42. cling to   紧抓，抱紧, 依靠    attach

　　He has clung to the dream.

　　The boy clung to his mother’s skirt..

　　43. coincide with    与 …相符

　　This story coincides with the facts.

　　My opinion coincides with his.

　　His tastes and habits coincide with those of his wife.

　　44. collapse  vi.  倒塌，塌陷    fall down

　　The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.

　　The earthquake caused many buildings to collapse.

　　If you cut down the ropes, the tent will collapse.

　　45. collide with  和…发生碰撞，冲突  hit each other

　　In running round the corner, he collided with another man.

　　His car collilded with a van because of the heavy fog.

　　46. commitment   n.   许诺，保证  =promise

　　He felt that he didn’t have to make such a commitment to her.

　　He avoided to make any commitment .

　　47. compact   adj.   紧凑的，紧密的    =tight

　　She received compact clusters of roses on Valentine’s Day.

　　He stored many compact bundles of hay.

　　48. compel  vt.   强迫，迫使  =force

　　compel sb. to do sth.  强迫某人做某事

　　The rain compelled us to stop the game.

　　He was compelled to resign.

　　I can’t compel you to do anything.

　　49. compensate for   弥补，补偿   =make up for

　　Workers should be compensated for injuries during their work.

　　Nothing can compensate for the loss of one’s health.

　　They were compensated for the damages in the accident.

　　50. compile a dictionary   编写词典

　　compile data into a report  收集资料做成报告

　　He compiled enough information on his European Tour to write a book.

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