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