Phrase part 4 Flashcards
be obsessed with
沉迷
let alone
更不用说
settle
决定命运
religious commitment
宗教信仰
gratify appetites
满足需求
values of industriousness and thrift
勤奋和节约的价值观
ward off
防止 避开
in the former case
前一种的情况下
may well
很有可能
not as/so a. as
不及,比不上
act upon
对。。有作用
shop/factory floor
车间
end up doing sth
最终成为/做 (出乎意料)
as far as
就。。而言
as long as
只要
for fear that
唯恐
in store
即将到来 准备着
pin sth down
确切说明(了解)某事
peculiar to
为。。专有的
to the point of
达到。。的程度
be tempted to
不禁 受。。吸引去做
in dispute
饱受争议
a term of contempt
轻蔑的称呼
remove from
远离
wear learning
展示学识
in headlong retreat
急速衰弱
prominent
a 卓越的
have little/no use for sth
不喜欢。。。
scale sth back
缩小(规模)
established companies
老牌公司
beat sb to the punch
先下手为强
claim patent
申请专利
in the wake of
在。。之后到来
a tiny minority
极少数
be supposed to do
应当做某事
With the exception of
除了
take aim at
抨击
behind the scenes
背地里
collect payment
收款
capital marker
资本市场
essential to。。
对。。至关重要
carry。。。at prices
以。。价格出售
bruising encounter
激烈冲突
illiquid assets
非流动资产
give in to
让步 屈服
loom large
变得严重
at a standstill
处于停滞状态
be up to
取决于
at any rate
无论如何(强调真实性)
rake in sth
快速获得
building block
组成部分
stand to do
很有可能做某事
to the effect that
大意是
draw nearer the point of
近乎(做某事)
in respect of
就。。而言
overwork evidence
滥用证据
time was when
曾几何时
read out of
开除
xx-minded
认为。。重要的
date back to
追溯到。。。
root in
根源在于
with no air of
没有。。的架子
strike 。。as。。
给人。。的印象
faint praise
牵强的赞美
depart as
辞去。。职务
come out
公开表明
cling to = stick to
坚持
stick with
坚持 保持联系
adhere to
遵守
anything less than
绝不是
in retrospect
回想
lean on
依靠
a piece of cake
小菜一碟
seize on
大为关注 抓住
drop out
退学
have/get a grounding in sth
在某些方面有基础
graduate school
研究生院
embark on/upon sth
着手 开始(新事情)
cut across
与。。相抵触
take its toll
造成巨大损失
accord with
符合 一致
be expert in
擅长
the rule of law
法治
be bound by
受。。约束的
code of conduct
行为准则
undesirable behaviors
不良行为
perceptive
a 有洞察力的
desire nothing more than
最想要
take a page from。。
向。。学习
pair A with B
A与B配对
far less certain
更难确定的是
renege on
违背 背信弃义
go alone (with)
同意 遵守
either。。。,or。。。
要么。。。,要么
precedent-setting
a 开创先例的
beside the point
无关紧要
opportunities for。。。
。。的可能性
stake (out) a claim
公开声明对。。。的所有权
appear to be
貌似
correspond to
相当于
civil servants
公务员
be in one’s prime
鼎盛时期
go back a long way
由来已久
as its name implies
顾名思义
pay deal
工资协定
work practices
工作制度 体制
merit pay
绩效工资
clamp down
镇压
civil services
行政部门
stay put
保持不变
in the manner of
以。。的方式
take sth to extreme
把某事推向极端
filter out A from B
从B中过滤出A
it seems reasonable to suppose that
似乎有理由认为
in the light of
根据 按照
bear out
证实
stay up
熬夜
crop up
突然出现
bull run
牛市
on a dramatic note
以一种戏剧性的形式
file for
申请
for a while
一段时间
match by
与。。匹配
enormous egos
膨胀的自我
wreak havoc with
带来浩劫
a vivid account
生动的描述
turn to
求助
tie 。。 to
和。。相关联
(tying)
daily necessities
日用品
direct democracy
直接民主
representative democracy
代议制民主
university-admission
大学录取
accustom to
习惯于
at odds with
与。。相矛盾
shut out
把。。关在门外
in volumes
大量地
natural resources
自然资源
knock off
快速轻松地完成
get crack on
加快做某事的速度
set off the row
挑起争论
due to do
预计做某事