30天背完六级高频词组（十三）

on the confines of                    濒于,差一点儿就

within the confines of                在…(范围)之内

in consideration of            考虑到，顾及；作为对…的酬报

take into consideration             考虑到，顾及

consist of          由…组成

consist in          在于

be consistent with=consist with               与…一致

be a consistent friend to sb.             是某人的忠实朋友

out of context           脱离上下文

in the context of                在…背景下

defend...against/from              保护…免遭

defend doing             为做…作辩护

a blood donation               献血

make/give a donation               捐赠

the drift of opinion            舆论的倾向

catch the drift of an argument                  抓住争论的要点

on edge             紧张不安

on the edge of          处于…的边缘

encourage sb. to do sth.          鼓励某人做某事

discourage sb. from doing sth.                  劝阻某人不要做某事

be engaged to sb.             与某人订婚

be engaged to do sth.               被雇用来做某事

be engaged in doing sth.                  忙于做某事,从事于某事

execute one’s duties/office           尽职

execute a plan          实施计划

execute a purpose            达到目的

a wedding reception                  结婚喜宴

a reciprocal reception               答谢酒会

in faith            确实,的确

in good faith              真诚，善意