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gear sth to/towards sb/sth
使適合於…；使與…相適應
Most public places are simply not geared to the needs of people with disabilities.
大多數公共場所根本不能適應殘疾人士的需要。
take sb aback
使（某人）大吃一驚
I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.
問題問得如此直接，令我有點吃驚。
encroach on/upon sth
逐步侵犯（權利）；慢慢侵佔（時間）；逐漸干擾（工作）
What the company is proposing encroaches on the rights of individuals.
公司打算做的這件事侵犯了個人的權利。
on the bubble
處於決定成敗的關鍵時刻
in plain sight
in a place where people can clearly see something:
Don’t leave expensive items out in plain sight.
(at) full blast
最響亮地，以最大聲音
He had the television on at full blast.
他把電視的音量開到了最大。
straight from the shoulder
坦白地
I’ll give it to you straight from the shoulder, this is no time to try to protect your feelings.
這件事我要開誠布公地對你講, 現在不是設法照顧你的情緒的時候。
sticking point
（討論的）阻塞點，分歧點；癥結
Exactly how the land is to be divided up is the main sticking point of the peace talks.
土地究竟該如何分割是和談的主要分歧點。
hammer sth out
（爭論或討論後）達成（協定或解決辦法）
Three years after the accident the lawyers finally managed to hammer out a settlement with the insurance company.
事故發生三年後，律師們終於與保險公司商定了解決辦法。
drive a nail into one’s coffin
自掘墳墓
By smoking you are just driving nails in-to your coffin.
你抽煙就是自掘墳墓。
hit the nail on the head
說中要害
I think Mick hit the nail on the head when he said that what’s lacking in this company is a feeling of confidence.
米克說這家公司缺乏的是一種自信，我認為他說到重點了。
fit sth out
為…提供一切必要的東西；裝備，配備
The ship will be in dock for eight months to be fitted out for its new duties.
這艘船會在碼頭停泊八個月進行裝配，以便執行新任務。
go to great lengths
竭盡全力，全力以赴
Some people go to great lengths to make their homes attractive.
有些人不遺餘力地裝修自己的房子。
in cahoots (with)
結夥，勾結；沆瀣一氣
A banker and a government minister were in cahoots over a property deal.
一名銀行家和一名政府部長在一宗房產交易上相互勾結。
pan out
（以某種方式）發展；進展順利
We’ll have to see how things pan out.
我們要看看事情如何發展。
phase sth out
逐步淘汰，分階段停止使用
coup d’état
政變；（尤指）軍事政變
a military coup
軍事政變
dawn on sb
使…明白，使…意識到
[ + that ] I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I’d left my wallet at home.
我買完東西要付錢時，才突然發現我把錢包留在家裡了。
ascribe sth to sb
把…歸屬於；認為是…所說（或寫；創作等）
After years of research, scholars have finally ascribed this anonymous play to Christopher Marlowe.
經過多年研究，學者們終於認定這部佚名劇作是出自克裡斯多夫‧馬洛的手筆。
attribute sth to sb
將（某種特質）歸屬於（某人）；認為（某人）有（某種特性）
I wouldn’t dream of attributing such a lack of judgment to you.
我做夢也想不到你會如此缺乏判斷力。
fend sb off
抵擋，推開，擊退
He managed to fend off his attackers with a stick.
他用一根棍子成功擊退了攻擊者。
on a par (with sb/sth)
和…同樣，不相上下，不相伯仲
The regeneration of the city’s downtown dock front will put it on a par with Nice or Cannes.
市中心臨碼頭地區重建後，該市將能與尼斯或坎城相媲美。
against (all) the odds/against all odds
儘管困難重重；在極為不利的情況下
Against all the odds, he recovered.
他克服一切不利病況康復了。
run its course
自然發展；持續到自然結束
The doctor’s advice is to let the fever run its course.
醫生建議讓高燒自然退下去。
be adept at
擅長的；熟練的；內行的
She’s very adept at dealing with the media.
她應付媒體遊刃有餘。
on top of sth
除（尤指令人不快之事）之外（還）
We missed our flight, and on top of that we had to wait seven hours for the next one.
我們沒趕上飛機，而且下一班還得再等七個小時。
delve into sth
深入探索；探究
It’s not always a good idea to delve too deeply into someone’s past.
過分探究某人的過去並不見得總是一件好事。
churn sth out
（不顧品質快速地）大量生產；粗製濫造
The factory churns out thousands of pairs of these shoes every week.
那家工廠每週生產數千雙這樣的劣質鞋子。
hermetically sealed
不透氣的，密封的
to date
迄今; 至今; 到目前為止
To date, we have not received any replies.
我們至今還未接到答覆。
in sum
總的來說，總而言之，總之
The meeting was, in sum, a disaster.
總而言之，這次會議糟糕透了。
by far
大大地
They are by far the best students in the class.
他們是班裡最最優秀的學生。
in nature
在本質上
The two are different in nature.
兩者在本質上有區別。
pull off
（車輛）開動
The car pulled off and sped up the road.
車開動了，在公路上加快了速度。
fill out
（常指因年齡增長而）發福，長胖
come down with sth
患上，染上（尤指小病）
I think I’m coming down with flu.
我想我染上流感了。
all but
almost 幾乎，差不多
The game was all but over by the time we arrived.
我們到那裡時，比賽差不多要結束了。
ramp sth up
（公司）擴大，增加，增多（業務等）
The company announced plans to ramp up production to 10,000 units per month.
這間公司宣佈了每月生産一萬件的增産計劃。
chip away at
從某物上不斷除去小塊
chipping away at a block of marble with a chisel
用鑿子在大理石上不停地鑿
be saturated with
浸透；滲透；使濕透[H][（+with）]
His shirt was saturated with sweat.
他的襯衫上浸滿了汗水。
hold in abeyance
暫且擱置,暫不實施
the epitome of sth
典型；典範
Even now in her sixties, she is the epitome of French elegance.
即使現在已經年屆花甲，她仍堪稱法國人優雅風度的典範。
adhere to sth
堅持；遵守；忠於
She adhered to her principles/ideals throughout her life.
她終生對自己的原則／理想忠貞不渝。
attend to sb/sth
處理；照顧；關心
Doctors tried to attend to the worst injured soldiers first.
醫生們首先努力救治受傷最嚴重的士兵。
rave about
醉心地說
She raved about her child’s intelligence.
她一片癡心地談她孩子如何聰明。
pertain to sth
與…有關；涉及
We are only interested in the parts of the proposals that pertain to local issues.
我們只對議案中涉及當地的部分感興趣。
cavil at
挑剔,吹毛求疵
crack down
制裁；處罰；打擊；鎮壓
The library is cracking down on people who lose their books.
圖書館將嚴厲處罰丟書的人。
de facto
事實上的，實際上的
The city is rapidly becoming the de facto centre of the financial world.
這座城市正在迅速成為實質的金融中心。
brick-and-mortar
（商店等）實體的
a brick-and-mortar retailer
實體零售店
eviction moratorium
驅趕房客禁令
run up
使疾速增加; 向上跑
She ran up a large bill for all her new clothes. 她為買她的許多衣服欠了很多錢。
predispose sb to/towards sth
使（某人）傾向於；使（某人）易於感染
Smoking predisposes you to lung cancer.
吸煙易導致肺癌。
quid pro quo
交換物；報酬；交換條件
The government has promised food aid as a quid pro quo for the stopping of violence.
政府承諾以糧食援助作為停止暴力活動的交換條件。
raise the bar
or raise the standards which need to be met in order to qualify for something
learn/know the ropes
知道訣竅；懂行，在行
cut to the chase
開門見山；直接切入主題
I didn’t have long to talk so I cut to the chase and asked whether he was still married.
我的時間不多，所以就開門見山地問他是否還是已婚。
