地道表达 Flashcards

1
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引发担忧

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raise the spectre of

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紧盯某人,虎视眈眈

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be breathing down sb’s neck

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棘手的问题

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a tough nut to crack

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标志

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poster child

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产生…不好的东西

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sow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction among

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多花钱买

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pay a premium for

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偏颇

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be skewed toward

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吸大麻

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smoke pot

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9
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竞相做

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race to do

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发泄

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give vent to

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11
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反歧视行动

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affirmative action

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12
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权力核心

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in the corridors of power

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13
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重新

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retrace the remarkable journey

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14
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努力,尽力

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lead the charge

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15
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带来不可估量的机会

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unleash untold opportunities

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16
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强烈反对

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hold/take a strong stance against

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17
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索赔

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claim compensation from

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18
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理赔

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pay out on the claims for sth

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19
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坚定地支持

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stand staunch behind

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坚决抵抗

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serve as a bulwark against sb

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21
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国际化的身份特征

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cosmopolitan identity

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22
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享受辛苦了一辈子的成果

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reap the benefit of hard work for a whole life

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23
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习惯了

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be no strangers to sb

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24
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荒诞不羁的故事

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tall tales

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25
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不再冷静,失去理智

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lose your cool

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26
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表明

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speak volumes about sth

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27
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垄断市场

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corner the market

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28
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证明了

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be a testament to

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29
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失去机会

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lose out to sb/on promotion/pay rise

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30
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终于得以

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finally get around to do

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31
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合力,集资

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pool their resources

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32
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when stacked against sb=when compared with

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33
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与持平相当/不及

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put sb on/under par with

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34
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让无力成为/无力实现

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leave sb without the reach to be considered as

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35
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成为目标

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in the crosshairs

crosshairs是机枪的瞄准器

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36
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永远不使用战争解决主权问题

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forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation

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37
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声称拥有

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lay claim to

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38
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国土面积

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land mass

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39
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男女比例失调

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lead to a skewed ratio of young men and women

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40
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人口比例失调,老年人口过多

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population is disproportionately old

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41
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普遍认为

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there is a general consensus that

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42
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心驰神往的地方

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be a mecca for sb

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43
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没有万能药

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there is no panacea for sth

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44
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投入一段感情

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invest in a relationship

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45
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开始了解

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get a handle on sth

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46
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阻止,终止

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pull the plug (on something)

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47
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填补空虚

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fill the void

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48
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不和;不同

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be at variance with

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49
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服务员

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wait tables

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50
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解开谜团

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unravel the mistery

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51
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取消计划

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unravel the plan=scrape the plan

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52
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攒钱养老

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save for retirement

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53
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影响人们的生活/整个社区

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touch people‘s lives/the whole community

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54
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在加油站

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at the pump

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55
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最好状态

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at one’s best

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56
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陪衬

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> (be) a foil for somebody

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57
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彰显,显示,证明了

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> (be a) tribute to somebody

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58
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紧张

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> (be) a bundle of nerves (leave sb a wreck)

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59
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风险大的投注

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> (be) a long shot

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60
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(对……陌生的)

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> (be) alien to somebody

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61
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(支持)

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> (be) all for (doing) something

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62
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(无所事事)

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> (be) at a loose end

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63
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(不愿意……)

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> (be) averse to (doing) something

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64
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(对…负责)

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> (be) beholden to somebody

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65
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(适合……,具有……的潜质)

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> (be) cut out for something

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66
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(最后一刻见分晓)

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> (be) down to the wire

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67
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(受到了回应)

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> (be) greeted with/by something

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68
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(茫然)

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> (be) in limbo

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即将发生

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> (be) in the cards (可能的)
 > (be) in the offing (即将发生)
 > (be) in the pipeline (即将发生)
 > in prospect (即将发生ㅤ
in sight
lie/be in store
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70
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(紧密联系)

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> (be) inextricably bound up

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71
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(多数……)

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> a preponderance of something

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72
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(在……的伪装,表面下)

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> a veneer of politeness

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73
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(令人不快的缺陷)

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> a sting in the tail

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74
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(喜欢找虐的人)

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> a glutton for punishment

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75
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(容易接受)

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> amenable to

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76
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(与…相左)

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> anathema to

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僵局

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> at an impasse
deadlockㅤ
stalementㅤ
logjam)

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78
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相信

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> give credence to something

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79
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(引人发笑)

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> give somebody a tickle

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80
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允许

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> give somebody the green light (give sb the go-ahead)

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81
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> have your hands full

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82
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(找到做事的感觉)

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> hit your stride

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83
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(占优势)

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> hold all the cards

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84
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(威胁)

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> hold somebody to ransom

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85
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(酝酿)

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> in gestation

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86
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(遭到报复)

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> in reprisal (for something)

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87
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(回顾)

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> in retrospect

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88
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暂时不要去想

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> put sth in the back of your mind

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89
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监守自盗

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> have your fingers in the till

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90
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坐牢

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> in the slammer

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91
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有目标,决心做…)

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have sth in sights

注意 have sth in sight 即将发生

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92
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(确凿证据)

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> incontrovertible evidence

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93
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不用说,很明显

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> it stands to reason (that)

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94
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(抢占)

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> jockey for position

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95
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(保持平稳)

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> keep something on an even keel

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96
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(保持冷静)

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> keep your head
hard-headed
cool-headed

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97
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(死翘翘)

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> kick the bucket

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98
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(皱眉)

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> knit your brows

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99
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(暴露)

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> lay something bare

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100
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赫然显现

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> leap off the page

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101
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(营造一个公平的竞争环境)

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> level the playing field

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102
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获得应得的东西

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receive one‘s due

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103
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(石蕊实验,立见分晓的检验方法)

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> litmus test for

panacea/cure-all for sth 灵丹妙药

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(加入……阵营)

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> make common cause against

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105
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入侵

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make inroads into

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106
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(记忆像潮水一般涌来)

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> memories come flooding back

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(没有好转)

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> no let-up any let-up

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正是

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> none other than somebody
nothing but
nothing less than something

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(毫不忌讳地说)

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> not mince (your) words

110
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高素质的人才

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talents of high calibre

111
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不允许

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> off limits for

112
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(同等地位)

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> on an equal footing with on the same footing as something

113
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静修

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on retreat

114
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(巡逻)

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> on the beat

115
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逃跑,落跑

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on the lam

116
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(同心协力)

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> on the same page

117
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暂时不用

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put sth on the shelf

118
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刚刚好,不多不少

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only just=narrowly

119
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(公然藐视)

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> openly flout something

120
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(与……相比不值一提)

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> pale in comparison

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(应用)

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> parlay something into something

122
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(认为……重要)

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> place a premium on something

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(深藏秘密keep your own counsel)

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> play your cards close to your chest

keep your own counsel

124
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(陷入了深深的)

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> plumb the depths of

125
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(打探隐私)

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> poke your nose into something

126
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开门见山)

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> preamble (without preamble

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(自夸)

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> pride yourself on (doing) something

128
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(准备)

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> psych yourself up (for something)

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(试探)

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> put out feelers

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(尊敬某人

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> put somebody on a pedestal

131
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(让……晾着,等着)

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> put somebody/something off

132
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(慎重考虑,思考)

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> put something into perspective

133
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倒退ㅤ

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> put the clock back

134
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抽奖)

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> raffle (enter a raffle

135
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没有依靠

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> without recourse to something

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逃脱,挣脱

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> wrench yourself away

wriggle out of

137
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无奈接受

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do sth with resignation

138
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开拓视野

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open up new Vistas)

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(高层)

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> upper echelons

top brass

140
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(离开,离席)

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> vote with your feet

141
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(铺天盖地的)

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> wall-to-wall

142
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(毫无掩饰的鄙视)

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> undisguised contempt

143
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在。。。的保护之下

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> under somebody’s tutelage (在……照料下)
under the aegis of somebody (在……保护之下)
under the auspices of somebody (在……帮助下)

144
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你就是大写的贱

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> trouble with a capital T (强调,因为trouble是T开头的单词ㅤ
可以用于任何想要强调的单词ㅤ
You are a BITCH with a capital B)

145
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权利的象征

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the trappings of power

146
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(突破局限)

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> transcend barriers

147
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拿手好戏

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tour de force

148
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(引起共鸣)

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> touch a chord with somebody

149
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让人注意到

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shed light on
bring sth to the fore
come to the fore 崭露头角

150
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(影响了某人信誉ㅤ

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> to somebody’s discredit

to sb‘s credit 多亏了某人

151
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(攻击假想敌)

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> tilt at windmills

152
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回归到,让人回想到

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sth be a throwback to

153
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(完成扫尾工作ㅤ

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> tie up loose ends

154
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(支持)

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> throw your weight behind somebody

155
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(必要的条件)

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> the wherewithal to do something

156
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在选举前夕

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in the run-up to the election

157
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最好的代表,典范

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the paragon/paradigm/quintessence of sth

158
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透露秘密

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spill the beans

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某人对某事的观点

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> somebody’s take (on something)

160
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(酒驾测试)

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> sobriety checkpoints

161
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(热衷

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be smitten with
obsessed with/keen on doing)
be gaga about/infatuated about

162
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(露宿街头)

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> sleep rough

163
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称赞

A

> sing somebody’s praises

164
Q

(给……使了一个……眼色)

A

> shoot somebody a quick glance

165
Q

斜眼看人

A

look askance at sb

give sb a sidelong look

166
Q

实验对象,小白鼠

A

> guinea pig

167
Q

不再重要的人

A

> has-been

168
Q

有怨气,生气

A

> have a chip on your shoulder

169
Q

(擅长)

A

> have a good head for business

170
Q

(不恐高)

A

> have a head for heights

I have a fear of heights恐高

171
Q

(暗暗地…)

A

> have a sneaking admiration

172
Q

(毫不忌讳)

A

> have no compunction about doing something

173
Q

(远不及………)

A

> have nothing on somebody

174
Q

(对…有所交代)

A

> have something to show for something

175
Q

(预感到)

A

> have visions of something

176
Q

(在初始阶段ㅤ

A

> in embryo

177
Q

(出于对…的尊敬)

A

> in deference to something

178
Q

任由某人

A

> give full rein to something

179
Q

代笔

A

> ghost writer

180
Q

理解

A

> get the hang of something

181
Q

首次尝试

A

make one’s first foray into)

182
Q

(撮合某人)

A

> fix up with

183
Q

(符合需要,是……要找的人)

A

> fit the bill

184
Q

(口味宽泛)

A

> eclectic taste

185
Q

元老级的人物

A

the doyen of sports commentators

186
Q

(终止)

A

> draw a line under something

187
Q

(即将结束)

A

> draw to a close

188
Q

(吃得很少,)

A

> eat like a bird

eat like a horse

189
Q

安顿

A

He ensconced himself in the most comfortable chair.

190
Q

(泄露)

A

> divulge details to somebody

191
Q

(试水)

A

> dip a toe in the water

192
Q

(夜幕降临)

A

> darkness descends

193
Q

某人干了什么好事

A

Evans is credited with inventing the system.

The system invention is credited to Evans

194
Q

很难信服

A

difficult / hard / impossible etc to credit

195
Q

脸色苍白

A

All colour drained from her countenance.

196
Q

(指婚,成婚)

A

> contract a marriage

197
Q

(配套的)

A

> All our machines come complete with a three-year service warranty.
come complete with something

198
Q

(差点……)

A

> come within a whisker of (doing) something

199
Q

鸿沟

A

> chasm between

200
Q

结束

A

> bring down the curtain on something

201
Q

(引起注意ㅤ

A

> bring something into relief

202
Q

(敷衍,不当一回事)

A

> brush somebody/something ↔ off

203
Q

断断续续

A

> by fits and starts

204
Q

勉强做成

A
I got through calculus class by the skin of my teeth. 
by the skin of one's teeth
205
Q

炮灰

A

cannon fodder

206
Q

忙于

A

be bound up in

207
Q

(不好的事情正在酝酿之中)

A

> be brewing

in gestation

208
Q

(在……保护下)

A

> be cocooned in something

209
Q

与。。。接壤

A

be bounded by

210
Q

(感激

A

> be deeply indebted to somebody

211
Q

倾向于

A

> be disposed to something

> be given to (doing) something

212
Q

长处

A

> be somebody’s forte

213
Q

很深的历史原因

A

> be steeped in history

214
Q

尽管如此

A

be that as it may

215
Q

基本上

A

> for all intents and purposes

216
Q

恍惚,走神

A

> fall into a trance

217
Q

(表现出自信)

A

> exude confidence

218
Q

(养成一个习惯)

A

> get into a habit

219
Q

(宣泄)

A

> give vent to something

Music is a means of catharsis for me.

220
Q

神气十足,潇洒

A

They played and sang with great panache.

221
Q

利用

A

He owned five movie theaters, which he eventually parlayed into hotels.

222
Q

传承

A

pass sth down

223
Q

无视

A

> ride roughshod over somebody

224
Q

(面色红润)

A

> ruddy complexion

225
Q

(轻拂)

A

> ruffle something ↔ up

226
Q

凭经验)

A

> rule of thumb

227
Q

一身汗臭

A

He reeked of sweat.

reek of 有点。。。的味道

228
Q

(半信半疑,以…怀疑的态度对待……)

A

> take something with a pinch of salt

229
Q

擅自

A

> take it upon yourself to do something

take the liberty to do )

230
Q

借鉴

A

> take your cue from somebody

231
Q

。。。。的缩影

A

> the epitome of something

232
Q

运气不佳

A

> the odds are loaded against somebody

233
Q

未知领域

A

> uncharted waters

234
Q

深仇大恨

A

> vendetta against

235
Q

支持

A

stand up for sb

236
Q

拒绝接受某人的不公平对待

A

stand up to/against sb

237
Q

克服困难

A

sail through

238
Q

清楚说明

A

spell sth out

239
Q

击退

A

roll back Ebola

240
Q

以。。。开始

A

dawn/unfold/start with

241
Q

向他们的勇气致敬

A

salute the courage and sacrifice

242
Q

大手笔

A

splash out/splurge on sth

243
Q

靠救济生活

A

live on handouts

244
Q

就某事进行投票表决

A

put sth to the vote/take a vote on sth

245
Q

削弱地位

A

set back our standing

246
Q

年轻人口不断减少

A

shrinking youth demographic

demographic这里作名词,表示群体,人口

247
Q

交锋

A

face off

248
Q

耗尽,用光

A

max out

249
Q

对抗,竞争

A

take on sb

250
Q

举报

A

turn sb in/tell on sb/report on

251
Q

爆发,高涨

A

flare up

252
Q

看上某人

A

> take a liking to somebody

> take a shine to somebody

253
Q

牵动着谁的心

A

> tear at somebody’s heartstrings

254
Q

(邻家风景好)

A

> the grass is greener (on the other side)

255
Q

报复

A

> with a vengeance

in retaliation against)

256
Q

充满热情

A

with gusto

257
Q

急刹车

A

> slam on the brakes

258
Q

奉子成婚

A

shotgun wedding

259
Q

断绝关系

A

> sever connections between somebody

260
Q

让。。能够深刻理解

A

ram sth home

261
Q

相似

A

be analogous with

262
Q

违心

A

against the grain

263
Q

激动

A

get the adrenaline going/flowing/pumping