N11 U6

Question 1

end up doing

Answer 1

to finally be in a particular place or situation
最后处于;最后成为;以…告终
They’re travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.
他们正乘火车穿越欧洲旅行，最后一站计划是莫斯科。
Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food.
这块肉最后可能大部分得喂狗。
[ L ] She’ll end up penniless if she continues to spend like that.
如果她继续这样挥霍，最后会落个不名一文的。
[ + -ing verb ] After working her way around the world, she ended up teaching English as a foreign language.
靠打工游遍世界后，她最后做了教师，教外国人学英语。

Question 2

extract

Answer 2

noun
UK /ˈek.strækt/ US /ˈek.strækt/
extract noun (PLANT)

extract
verb [ T ]
UK /ɪkˈstrækt/ US /ɪkˈstrækt/
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B2
to remove or take out something
取出;拔出;提取
They used to extract iron ore from this site.
他们曾在这个地方开采铁矿。
The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking.
这种橄揽油是用于烹饪的。
The tooth was eventually extracted.
那颗牙终于拔掉了。

to make someone give you something when they do not want to
强索;设法获取
After much persuasion they managed to extract the information from him.
做了大量说服工作后，他们终于从他那儿挖来了情报。
Fewer examples
At the nuclear reprocessing plant they extract plutonium from spent atomic fuel rods.
A refining process is used to extract usable fuel from crude oil.
The doctor succeeded in extracting the peanut from Jack’s nose.
Essential oils are extracted from flower, leaves, fruits and all kinds of different plants.
They extract the oil from the seeds for use in cooking and manufacturing.

extract
noun
UK /ˈek.strækt/ US /ˈek.strækt/
extract noun (PLANT)

[ C or U ]
a substance taken from a plant, flower, etc. and used especially in food or medicine
（尤指食物或药物的）提出物，精华，汁
malt/yeast extract
麦芽精／酵母膏
The cream contained extracts of/from several plants.
这种护肤霜中含有数种植物萃取精华。
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extract noun (WRITING)

[ C ]
a particular part of a book, poem, etc. that is chosen so that it can be used in a discussion, article, etc.
摘录;选段;引文
They published an extract from his autobiography.
他们刊登了他自传的一个片断。
[ C or U ]
a substance taken from a plant, flower, etc. and used especially in food or medicine
（尤指食物或药物的）提出物，精华，汁
malt/yeast extract
麦芽精／酵母膏
The cream contained extracts of/from several plants.
这种护肤霜中含有数种植物萃取精华。

verb [ T ]
UK /ɪkˈstrækt/ US /ɪkˈstrækt/
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B2
to remove or take out something
取出;拔出;提取
They used to extract iron ore from this site.
他们曾在这个地方开采铁矿。
The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking.
这种橄揽油是用于烹饪的。
The tooth was eventually extracted.
那颗牙终于拔掉了。

to make someone give you something when they do not want to
强索;设法获取
After much persuasion they managed to extract the information from him.
做了大量说服工作后，他们终于从他那儿挖来了情报。

Question 3

fun

Answer 3

adjective informal
UK /fʌn/ US /fʌn/

giving pleasure, especially because of being not at all serious
有趣的;令人愉快的
There are lots of fun things to do here.
这里有很多有趣的事可做。
Did you have a fun evening?
These feather accessories are so fun and unusual.
This is not a very fun topic of discussion.