19 Flashcards
in spite of
儘管
人 hold 事=事 be held (by 人) = 事 take p!ace.
發生,舉辦(take place 永遠主動:人當主詞用hold:事當主詞用be held)
A replease B =A substitue B =A take place of B
B be repleased by/with A = B give place/way to A
We replease A with B =We substitue B for A
(我們用)a取代b
powerful failure
停電
power cut
限電
blackout
燈火管制,人為或意外的停電
give~the right of way =yield to
讓~先行
the right of way
路權
yield to =give in/way to
向~屈服,讓~先行
by no means=on no account =under no circumstances=never=in no way=at no time
絕不…(否定副詞放句首後面要倒裝)
beat sb to地/物
比 sb先到地方,比sb先拿到物
grade crossing =level crossing =railway crossing
平交道
run over
碾過
knock down
撞倒
run into = bump into
撞上
only to
卻~(表相反或失望的結果)
never to
再也沒~
in return
作為回報
a return game
復仇賽
come up with
1.想出,找到答案2.追上=catch up with
the key/answer/solution to the problem
問題的解決之道
come up to
達到,符合(標準,期望)=live up to