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