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
come down with
罹患(疾病)
come into
進入,繼承=inherit
Come what may =No matter who may come
無論發生何事
inflict ~ on
施加(壓力,傷害,打擊)在某人身上
corporal punishment =physical punishment
體罰
collapse
vt/n.倒塌,瓦解,衰竭
offer/yield/give (up) one’s seat to =make room for
讓座給
pregnant
adj.懷孕的
cure 人 of 疾/毛病
治好/改掉某人的疾/毛病
cut down on
減少
aim at
瞄準
turn a deaf ear to
充耳不聞
turn a blind eye to
視若無睹
as blind as a bat
瞎如蝙蝠
be guilty to
犯了(罪)
be innocent to
沒犯~罪
be convicted of
被定~罪
be badly/well off
經濟拮据/寬裕,環境惡劣/很好
be worse/better off
經濟較差/較好,環境更差/更好
Grace back to
追朔到,探查起因於
call one names
辱罵某人(name要加s否則變成叫某人名字)
turn down
關小聲,拒絕
turn up
轉大聲,出現
propose to sb =pop a question to sb
向某人求婚
call down
責備,斥責
call for
要求=require
call in = send for
延請(醫生)
regardless of = irrespective of
不拘不管,不論
free of charge
免費
attend school/church/a lecture/an opera/a party
上學,去教堂,聽演講,聽歌劇,參加宴會
keep company with
與~交往,為伍
part company with
與~絕交,分離
veteran
老兵,老手,榮民,資深的人
rookie
新兵,新手,資歷淺的人