Phrases Flashcards
abandon ship
(船舶下沉时)弃船
on the whole
总的说来,基本上
on purpose
故意,有意地
for (all) practical purposes
事实上,其实
a good/great deal
大量,很多
up against sth
面临
at a loss
不知所措
for all intents and purposes
几乎完全,差不多等于
to fill out/complete a form
填表
to follow the rules
遵守规则
to break a rule
违反规定
turn sth ⇔out
关掉(灯或热源)
be made up of
由…构成,由…组成
be made of
材质为…,由…制成
fall over
落下
other than
除了,不同于
in total, altogether
总共,总计,合计
total (up)
计算…的总数
capture sb/sth on photograph/film
拍下(照片、视频)
fed up (with sb/sth)
厌倦的
except for, other than
除…之外
in addition to, besides
除…之外(还有),此外
when it comes to
一谈到,当涉及到
be full of
充满,装满
be empty of
缺少
set sb up/set up sb
诬陷,冤枉,栽赃(某人)
a few
几个,少许
get on a bus/train/plane
上(公共汽车、火车或飞机)
on television/the radio
在(广播或电视)上播出
by the book
严格按照规章办事,按规矩行事
stand sb up
(尤指恋人)故意失约让某人空等一场,放某人鸽子
tie the knot
结婚(get married)
be explicit about sth
直言的,坦率的,坦诚的
on the spur of the moment
一时冲动,心血来潮
work shifts
轮班工作
deal with
处理,应付,与…打交道
deal with
与…有生意往来
deal with
克制(不快情感),冷静面对(感情上困难的局面)
deal with
(书、讲话或电影)论述,涉及,讨论
dispose of
丢掉,清除,处理
dispose of, deal with, dispatch
办妥,处理好,解决
dispose of
杀掉,除掉
exert yourself
努力,尽力
put together
组装,装配
call off
取消(活动)
cross out/through, delete
划掉(错误的字句)
cross off
删掉,划掉
sb has got their just deserts
得到了应有的惩罚,得到了报应
stir from a place
离开
on impulse
凭冲动,一时兴起
on one’s best behavior
极力表现,尽量做到举止得体
deal with, action
处理
put…into action
把…付诸实践
like crazy
拼命地,疯狂地
go to extremes, take sth to extremes
走极端,使…至极端
in the extreme
(用于形容词后,尤用于强调不好或令人惊讶的事)极其,极度
take fright (at sth)
(因…)受惊吓
sth hold no terrors for sb
完全吓不倒,让人丝毫不焦虑
have a horror of sth
惧怕,憎恶
a horror story
非常不愉快的经历或事件
horror of horrors
最糟糕不过的事情,最可怕不过的事情
the worst part of a situation
dread to think
不敢想
frighten the life/wits out of sb, frighten sb out of one’s wits
使吓得魂飞魄散,使吓破了胆
demand money with menaces
以威胁(或恐吓)的手段索要钱财
be concerned with/about
关心,关注
keep/leave sb in suspense
(故意)吊…胃口
strain to do sth
努力做,竭力做
you can’t beat sth
没有比…更好的了,什么也比不上,最好的莫过于
beat it
滚开,走开
It beats me, What beats me is
把…难住,使不明白,使无法解释
on the beat
(警察)执勤,当班,巡逻
sb beats you to it
某人捷足先登
in a daze
迷茫,茫然,恍惚
hunger for/after sth, have a hunger for sth
渴望,渴求
be going down the drain
破产,倒闭
gorge (yourself) on sth
狼吞虎咽,暴食
avoid sb/sth like the plague
极力回避
in all likelihood
十有八九,极有可能
get sth in/into perspective
正确地看待(或判断)
get sth out of perspective
不正确地看待(或判断)
in my view, as far as I’m concerned
在我看来,依我看
(表明我的看法)
an organization sign sb, sb sign for an organization
(和…)签约
sb run sb ragged
使…筋疲力尽
turn in
上床睡觉
go to bed
put off
推迟,拖延
used to
过去常常,过去曾
leave for
动身去(某地)
make up one’s mind, make one’s mind up
拿定主意,下定决心
sb change one’s mind, sb/sth change one’s mind
(使)改变主意
apply for
申请
apply to
适用(于),运用,应用
on business
出差,办公事
hang up
挂断(电话)
hang up on sb
突然挂断…的电话
hear from
收到…的来信
come out of the closet
公开同性恋身份,出柜
take off
(飞机)起飞
would rather…(than)
宁愿…(也不愿意…),(比起…)更喜欢…
would rather not do sth
不愿意做某事
account for
(数量或比例上)占
account for
导致
account for
解释,对…作出说明
account for
对(行动、政策等)负有责任
account for
杀死,消灭,打败
account for
将(钱款)列入预算
regardless of
不管,不论
all and sundry
所有人
everyone
out of shape
变形,走样
climb the stairs
爬楼梯
go through
经历,经受(尤指苦难或艰难时期)
go through
翻找,翻阅,整理(以便分类)
go through
通读,从头到尾查阅,彻查
go through
例行做
go through
(法律、协议)被通过,(官方决议)被批准
lay siege to
(警察、士兵、新闻记者)包围,围住
fall/run foul of sb
惹恼,触怒
foul up sth
搞砸,弄糟
be in dire/desperate straits
(通常指因缺钱造成的)困境,窘迫
I regret to say, I regret to inform you
我很遗憾地说/通知你
call a halt to sth
下令立刻停止(或终止),叫停
come to a halt
停止移动,停下
stop moving
come/grind to a halt, be brought to a halt
(生长、发展或活动)完全停止
stops completely
feel constrained to do sth
觉得被迫做某事,觉得必须得做某事
shore up
支撑,加强,支持
sink without (a) trace
销声匿迹,迅速沉寂,彻底被人遗忘
have a whale of a time
(informal)玩得非常痛快,过得非常愉快
harp on (about) sth
唠唠叨叨地说个不停,喋喋不休
give free rein to sb
给予…(言行或情感的)自由,自主,无约束
keep a tight rein on sb, keep sb on a tight rein
严格管束,严加控制
rein in a horse
拉紧(马的)缰绳(使马停步或放慢速度)
abreast of sb/sth
与…并排,与…并列
keep abreast of
了解,关注,跟上(最新情况)
offer sb one’s congratulations
表示祝贺
agree with sth in principle
大体上,基本上同意
possible in principle
从理论上可能,按道理行得通
on principle
按照处事原则,根据信念
be going through the motions
走过场,应付差事,装装样子
go through the motions
假装,走过场,装装样子
be in motion
正在发生,在进行中
be set in motion
正在发生,在进行中;开始发生
set the wheels in motion
着手,启动,开动,激活
sb have feet of clay, sb have clay feet
(受人崇仰的人)有不为人知的严重缺点(或缺陷)
be rubbish at sth
adj.
极不擅长的,非常差劲的
look (on/upon), set down
认为
out of the ordinary
不寻常的,非凡的,特别的
compare notes with sb on sth
交换意见,交流情况
of note
显要的,著名的
strike/sound a particular note
带有…的印象,营造…的氛围,表达…的情感
A is in contrast to B
与…截然不同,与…对比鲜明
contrary to sth
与…相反
quite the contrary
根本不是,完全没有(强调否定表述)
to the contrary
相反的
sth does sb credit
使(某人)值得赞扬(或仰慕)
credit where credit’s due
(某人的作为或优点)值得表扬,应予肯定
give sb credit for a good quality
相信…具有(某种优良品质),称赞,认可
on the credit side
(常用于提出缺点之后)就优点而言
sth be to sb’s credit
值得赞扬
sth to sb’s credit
(成就)归于…
in confidence
私下地,秘密地
tell sb not to tell others
take sb into one’s confidence
向(某人)透露自己的心事(并不让其说出去),将秘密告诉(某人)
as if it is going out of style
(informal)(比正常情况下做得)非常快且更多
cramp sb’s style
(informal)(尤指与某人同往某处而)束缚(某人)的手脚,妨碍(某人)水平的发挥
in relation to
关于,涉及,与…相比
put one’s palms together devoutly
双手合十
not…but rather…
不是…而是…
be native to
原产于
distinguish between A and B
区分A和B,识别或揭示A和B的差别
distinguish A from B
识别或揭示A和B的差别
have a beef with sb
跟某人有过节,跟某人有矛盾
sth doesn’t fly with sb
sth doesn’t satisfy sb. That is, sb doesn’t want to do it.
on one’s way home
在某人回家的路上
ask sb for a loan
向某人借钱
I just thought maybe you could help me out.
我在想也许你能帮我
At a time like this?
在现在这种时候?
freak (out)
崩溃,大发脾气,吓一跳,吓得发疯,吓坏了,惊呆了
be bursting with
充满;满怀
have second thoughts
(重新考虑后)改变主意
on no account, not on any account
无论如何都不,切莫
by all accounts, from all accounts
据说
of no account, of little account
not important 不重要,无足轻重
by one’s own account
根据某人自己所说
on sb’s account
为了某人的缘故
on your own account
为自己;自愿地
take sth into account, take account of sth
考虑到,顾及
on this/that account
由于这个/那个缘故
put sth to good account, turn sth to good account
善用,利用
call sb to account (for/over sth)
责成某人作出解释,责问
settle a score (with sb), settle an account (with sb), settle an old score
报复(某人),找(某人)算老账
make the right decision
做出正确的决定
come together
团结在一起
a chance of a lifetime
一生难得一遇的机会
be ready to do sth
马上要;即将要;随时
on the weekend, over the weekend
在周末
They go sailing on (the) weekends.
他们周末去航海
sit in my lap
坐在我大腿上
be rolling in it/dough/money/cash
非常有钱,挣得很多,非常富有
rock one’s world (informal)
动摇某人的世界(使其以全新方式考虑某事物或某人)
to and fro
来回地
go through the roof
(价格、成本等)飞涨,激增
go through the roof, hit the roof
暴怒,火冒三丈,暴跳如雷
a roof over one’s head
住的地方,栖身之所
under one roof, under the same roof
在同一座建筑中,同在一个屋檐下
under one’s roof (spoken)
在某人家里
the roof falls/caves in (informal)
飞来横祸,突遭不幸
leave the field clear for sb, leave sb in possession of the field
为某人的成功让道
play the field (informal)
性滥交,乱搞男女关系
plow ahead
(指不顾反对或困难)我行我素,奋力从事
be on the ropes (informal)
濒于失败,即将失败
show sb/learn/know the ropes (informal)
向某人演示/学会/知道如何做某事,给某人指点门道,熟悉门道,懂行
give sb enough rope to hang themselves
放任自由,任其为所欲为(使其犯错误或出丑),听任某人自取灭亡
be at/near the end of one’s rope
忍无可忍,到了山穷水尽的地步
give sb some/enough rope
给某人一些/足够自由(去按自己的方式做某事)
fall to sb’s lot (to do sth)
成为某人的任务(或责任),落到某人肩上
an awful lot
很多,极多
have a lot on one’s plate (informal)
有很多难题要处理,有很多工作要做
have a lot on one’s mind
有很多操心的事情,有很多烦心事
the lot of you/them/us
=all of you/them/us
throw in/cast one’s lot with sb/sth
决心与某人/某事物共命运
a lot adv.
非常,经常,频繁地,长期地
by lot
抽签
draw/cast lots (for sth/to do sth)
抽签(选定),抽签(决定)
out on a limb (informal)
孤立无援,无人支持
go out on a limb
冒险(而处于困境)
tear/rip sb limb from limb
猛烈攻击某人
lick/smack one’s lips
(尤指在吃好东西前)舔嘴唇;迫不及待,急不可待
my lips are sealed
我会守口如瓶,我会保密
on everyone’s lips
大家都在谈论
be in a jam (informal)
陷入困境
sb is jamming (spoken)
某人干得真快,某人干得真好
jam sb’s/the switchboard
使(某人的)电话总机应接不暇
one’s patience is wearing thin
耐心消磨掉
be in the market for sth
有意购买
on the open market
自由买卖
price oneself out of the market
要价过高而未能成交
be off one’s game
不在状态,发挥失常,状态不佳
sb got game
某人很在行(尤指体育运动)
be a game
当儿戏,闹着玩,不当一回事
give the game away
(因行为或言语)不慎泄露(秘密),露馅,露出马脚
the only game in town (informal)
同类中最重要的事物,唯一的选择
play sb’s game
(无意中)促成某人的计划
play (silly) games (with sb)
(与某人)耍花招,玩鬼把戏
game over (informal)
游戏结束(用于强调某事件或活动已全部结束)
make fun of sb, make game of sb
取笑某人,嘲弄某人
game the system
钻制度的空子
beat sb at their own game
将计就计战胜某人
be new to a particular game
对…不熟悉,对…没有经验
take a hard look at
仔细审视,认真审视,好好看看
in terms of
在…方面
in turn
转而,从而
packed with
充满,挤满
slack on
在…方面松散
running in high gear
高速运行
be bound to
一定会,肯定会
be better off (doing sth)
…更幸福,更满意,还不如…
abandon A for B, abandon A in favor of B
为了B而放弃A
abandon ship
(因船快要沉没而)弃船
cil
召集,睫毛,绒毛