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Take a/one's cue from sb/sth (idiom)

●If you take a cue or your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.(参考…的做法,追随…)

Examples:  

1.I'm not sure what to bring, so I'll take my cue from you.  

2.The director definitely took a cue from his favorite film when framing that scene.

Usher in sth (phrasal verb)

●To make an activity or process begin.

  (迎来,宣告…的来临)

Examples:  

1.The talks ushered in a new era of international co-operation.  

2.The Industrial Revolution ushered in a period of great technological advancements.

Harbinger (noun)

●A harbinger is something that comes before and that shows what will follow in the future.(预兆)

Examples:  

1.The robin is a harbinger of spring—its presence means spring is coming soon.  

2.The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.

Trigger sth off (phrasal verb)

●To set something off such as an explosion; to make something happen.(引爆,引发)

Examples:  

1.We were afraid that the sparks from the engine would trigger an explosion off.  

2.The racial killings at the weekend have triggered off a wave of protests.

Be/get accustomed to sth/doing sth (idiom)

●To think that something is normal or natural because you have experienced it regularly over a period of time.(对…感到习惯,习以为常)

Examples:  

1.Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark.  

2.He had become accustomed to living without electricity, and missed it very little.

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