1. have a flat tire 輪胎漏氣
2. sound the alarm 敲警鐘
3. leisure activities 休閑活動(dòng)
4. wrap the paper 包裹禮物
5. fall short of 達(dá)不到卦碾,缺乏
6. lack in 缺少
7. deprive of 剝奪...
8. devoid of 缺少,沒有
9. destitute of 缺乏燕雁,沒有
10. paucity of 少量侨拦,缺少
11. at the thought of 一想到...就...
12. stampede sb into doing sth 使某人倉促行事
13. at length 最后萝挤,終于;詳細(xì)地
14. part and parcel 重要部分,必要部分
15. at a stroke 一下子; put sb off their stroke 使某人亂了方寸斗搞,擾亂某人
16. make allowances 體諒砸西,退讓
17. cut-and-dried 事先準(zhǔn)備好的叶眉,俗套
18. cold feet? 臨陣退縮
19. go up in flames 毀于一旦
20. turn on a dime? (美國(guó)俚語)靈活、具有良好轉(zhuǎn)變性能芹枷,能作急轉(zhuǎn)彎?
21. a dime a dozen 多的很衅疙,不稀罕,不值錢鸳慈,容易得到的饱溢,比比皆是的
22. crunch time 關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻
23. off the hook 脫險(xiǎn)
24. tip one’s hand 攤牌
25. burn a hole in one’s pocket 花錢如流水
26. hit the books 用功讀書
27. check and balance 制衡
28. no smoke without fire 無風(fēng)不起浪
29. look for a needle in haystack 大海撈針
30. Heaven/God forfend that...但愿不要...千萬別
31. avail oneself of sth 利用(機(jī)會(huì),提議)
32. To little / no avail 沒什么效果走芋,不成功绩郎;the doctor tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail.
33. of little / no avail 沒什么用處
34. be par for the course 常有的事潘鲫,意料之中的事
35. a? clean slate 一張白紙,好的經(jīng)歷
36. far cry from 大相徑庭
37. on? the run 在逃肋杖,被通緝
38. speak against 對(duì)...做不利的陳述溉仑,說壞話,出賣
39. Legend has it that.../ Rumor has it that...傳說兽愤,據(jù)說彼念,傳言
40. on the stroke 如期,準(zhǔn)時(shí)
41. on the grounds 由于...的原因
42. by hook and crook 不擇手段
43. not to be outdo 不甘落后
44. the ebb and flow of the season 四時(shí)更迭
45. a lull before the storm 暴風(fēng)雨前的平靜
46. with malice aforethought 蓄意犯罪浅萧,蓄意傷人
47. apropos of 關(guān)于逐沙,至于; apropos of nothing 突然地洼畅,無緣無故地
48. If you’ve got it, flaunt it. 有什么本事拿出來瞧瞧吩案。是騾子是馬,拉出來看看帝簇。
49. a criss-cross of streets 縱橫交錯(cuò)的街道
50. a plethora of sth 一大堆 a plethora of suggestions
51. an avalanche of sth 雪片飛來的某物徘郭,大量到來的某物 an avalanche of applications 大量申請(qǐng)
52. want of 缺乏,需要
53. break a leg 祝好運(yùn)丧肴,順利
54. a fit of pique 一氣之下
55. legions of 大批残揉,大量(某類型的人)~ photographers
56. gain the upper hand 獲得上風(fēng),搶風(fēng)頭
57. side issues 細(xì)枝末節(jié)芋浮,次要問題
58. flock to 云集到某處
59. sth coated with sth 涂了一層...抱环,包了一層...
60. throw its weight behind environmental tespinsibility 支持,把重心放在
61. deflect attention from 把注意力轉(zhuǎn)移到...
62. window dressing 充門面
63. sth fuel Sth’s drive 激發(fā)了....動(dòng)力
64. burnish the image 改善形象
65. shield sth from sth 保護(hù)... 免受...
66. under siege 受到批評(píng)纸巷,質(zhì)疑镇草,siege n.圍攻
67. in the way 擋道,妨礙
68. at one’s convenience 在某人方便的時(shí)候
69. practice economy 厲行節(jié)約
70. be obliged to sb for sth 為某事感激某人
71. This begs the question: 問題是...
72. end in a tie 以平局結(jié)束瘤旨,打成平局
73. teem with 充滿梯啤,到處都是(移動(dòng)著的人,動(dòng)物)
74. a hitherto unknown sth 至今無人知道的sth
75. reside in sb/sth 在于存哲,由...造成的
76. chart of sth/doing sth 謹(jǐn)小慎微的因宇,小心謹(jǐn)慎的
77. ginger sth/sb up 使有活力,使興奮
78. the bane of sb/sth 造成困擾的事物祟偷,bane 禍根
79. oblivious of/to sth 未察覺羽嫡,不知道某事 = unaware of
80. in abeyance 擱置,暫停使用
81. under the auspices of sb/sth 在...幫助(支持)下
82. highlights and sidelights 要聞與花邊新聞
83. hem and haw 支支吾吾肩袍,哼哼哈哈
84. pit sb/sth against sth 使競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
85. a whopping sth 巨大的某物 eg: a whopping snow 一場(chǎng)大雪杭棵,a whopping 69%, 高達(dá)69%
86. mass transit 公共交通
87. turn the tide 扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢(shì),轉(zhuǎn)變運(yùn)氣
88. stand at a crossroad 處于一個(gè)十字路口為難
89. at a spanking pace / rate 步伐/速度非常快地魂爪;一溜煙地
90. be / go against the grain 違反常理先舷,不合情理
91. lose one’s rag 發(fā)怒,生氣
92. a cushy number 輕松的工作滓侍,美差
93. doze off 打盹兒
94. ride roughshod over sb 對(duì)某人為所欲為蒋川,肆意蹂躪
95. old haunts 故地,以前常去的地方
96. hedge one’s bets 兩邊下注以免遭受損失
97. stand to benefit 獲得好處
98. address sb / to sb 和...說話撩笆,to可加可不加
99. cannot hold a candle to 不如...好捺球,比不上 與……相比;與……媲美 (cannot hold a candle to 不能與其媲美)
100. blow one’s own trumpet 自吹自擂夕冲,往自己臉上貼金
101. put a crimp in / on sth 對(duì)...造成阻礙氮兵,損害,有負(fù)面影響
102. salve your conscience 減輕內(nèi)疚歹鱼,使良心得到安慰
103. beyond one’s ken 為某人所不理解泣栈,在某人的知識(shí)范圍外
104. by dint of / of doing sth? 借由,憑借
105. It’s not a panacea in all cases. 不是放之四海而皆準(zhǔn)的弥姻。
106. on the mend 在好轉(zhuǎn)中南片,恢復(fù)中
107. in defiance of 無視,不顧
108. an ax (axe) to grind 別有用心庭敦,另有企圖疼进,居心叵測(cè)
109. bottom out 降到最低點(diǎn)
110. go bust 破產(chǎn)
111. split the difference 折中,妥協(xié)
112.? the cat among the pigeons 引狼入室秧廉,人為刀俎伞广,我為魚肉
113. the catchphrase has prospered 這個(gè)說法已經(jīng)火了,這句口頭禪火了
114. claim credit for 邀功
115. bedside manner醫(yī)生對(duì)病人的態(tài)度定血,臨床態(tài)度
116. stage a full recovery 完全恢復(fù)
117. writ large 顯而易見的,公然诞外,明擺著 n.之后
118. a modicum of 一點(diǎn)澜沟,少量
119. bristle with 充滿,充斥著(不好的事情)
120. go native 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗峡谊,同化
121. just to get by 勉強(qiáng)過活茫虽,勉強(qiáng)對(duì)付過去
122. fall prey to 成為...的犧牲品,深受...之害
123. grab a bite 吃點(diǎn)東西既们,墊墊肚子
124. may / might ( just) as well do sth 做...倒也無妨
125. on no account 絕不 should you .... 你決不可以...
126. turn the table on (sb) 扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢(shì)
on the table 提供考慮濒析,提交討論;擱置
127. go into reverse 出現(xiàn)逆轉(zhuǎn)啥纸,向相反方向發(fā)展
the other way round 相反号杏,相反地
128. but not elsewhere 而不是別的地方
129.? stand up to sth 經(jīng)得起;fail to stand up to 經(jīng)不起
130. open to 朝著;存在...的可能性盾致;易受損害主经,脆弱 =vulnerable to; eg: open to exploitation 易受到剝削
eg: He has laid himself wide open to political attack. 處于極易受到攻擊的境地庭惜。
131. trim from 80 to 40 數(shù)字削減到...
132. sth is shrouded in mystery 某物是個(gè)謎
133. pin down 確定下來
134. behind the scenes / curtain 幕后罩驻,秘密
135. effort failed 努力付諸東流
136. hot-bottom issue 熱點(diǎn)問題
137. a blanket ban 全面禁止吸煙 blanket adj. 前面的
138. sb is held to account 使某人承擔(dān)責(zé)任
139. win over 說服,勝訴护赊,爭(zhēng)取過來惠遏,戰(zhàn)勝
140. do sb a good turn 幫某人大忙
141. excuse sb from doing sth 允許某人不參加某活動(dòng)
142. require Sb to do sth 要求某人做某事
143. seem to do 似乎做,好像做某事的可能 (+to do)
144. the lion’s share 最大份額骏啰,最大的一部分 ~ of economic benefits 最大經(jīng)濟(jì)利益
145. beaten path 慣例节吮,常規(guī)
146. bridge the gap? between A & B 縮小差距
147. cannot be overstated. 怎么強(qiáng)調(diào)/夸大都不為過
148. in lieu of 代替
149. a blizzard of 連續(xù)不斷地,雪片地大片到來器一,落下
150. come to oneself 蘇醒课锌,恢復(fù)過來,恢復(fù)知覺祈秕,回過神來
151. hither and thither 到處
152. from pillar to post 東奔西跑渺贤,四處奔跑
153. purse one’s mouth/lips 撅嘴(以示反對(duì))
154. make off 離開;逃走
155. be immune from 不受...干擾
156. be primed to do 準(zhǔn)備好做某事
157. now and again 不時(shí)请毛,時(shí)不時(shí)
158. feel ill at ease 感到不安志鞍,心神不寧,不暢快
159. go down the pan [英俚] 變成廢物方仿,不值得使用固棚,泡湯了? sth pan out 事情發(fā)展的結(jié)果是... ;成功仙蚜; 證明
160. leave hand to mouth 勉強(qiáng)糊口
161. fall into error 誤入歧途
162.? trump card 王牌
163. kick in 起作用此洲,生效
164. no amount of 即使再多/再大.... 也不...
165. make ends meet 量入為出,收支相抵
166. think twice 三思而后行
167. put sth in/into the shade 使相形見絀委粉,黯然無光
168. whittle the number down 減少...的數(shù)字
169. know better than to do sth. 應(yīng)該知道不應(yīng)該做某事呜师,還沒笨到做某事...
170. raw sewage 未經(jīng)處理的廢水 tatty and neglected 臟亂不堪,無人問津
171. sth begin to grow on me 我越來越喜歡sth贾节;grow on 引起...的愛好
172. come a long way in... 在...方面取得了長(zhǎng)足的進(jìn)展
make great headway in...
score achievement in...
173. hit the market = find its way to market 進(jìn)入市場(chǎng)汁汗,打入市場(chǎng)
174. to one’s heart’s content 盡情地,痛痛快快地
175. put it mildly 說的委婉些栗涂,好聽一些
176. sth pall on sb sth使人厭倦知牌,覺得索然無味 The scenery began to pall on me. 秀麗風(fēng)光也讓我覺得索然無味。
177. to their credit 值得贊揚(yáng)的是
178. throw light on / shed light on 闡明斤程,使顯得清楚
179. make an impression on 給...留下印象
180. stock-in-trade 慣做的事情角寸;慣用伎倆
181. blur the distinction between a and b 模糊了a與b的差異
182. an open account 未結(jié)算的賬目
183. take sb into doing sth 說服某人做某物
184. come what way 不管發(fā)生什么,無論如何
185. the same goes for 同樣適用于
186. proficient in / at 精通的,熟練的
187. mirror the world 反映世界
188. on the threshold of 在...的開端袭厂,的開始
189. have had a bellyful of sb/ sth 受夠了某人/某事物
190. pan out? 成功墨吓;結(jié)果(是);證明? Nobody knew how the things would pan out. 沒人知道事情結(jié)果將會(huì)怎樣纹磺。
191. rope sb in 說服某人幫忙帖烘;說服某人加入
192. dab hand 能手,內(nèi)行? dab 少量橄杨,輕拍 pundit, maven 專家
193. wind up 結(jié)束秘症,結(jié)果是= turn out to be
194. be the butt of 成為...的笑柄,被批評(píng)的對(duì)象
195. be ringed with 被...圍繞著
196. bread and butter 生計(jì)
197. play up to 迎合式矫,討好
198. red herring 熏青魚乡摹;轉(zhuǎn)移注意力的話題;與事實(shí)不相干的論點(diǎn)
199. rally around 團(tuán)結(jié)在......的周圍
200. if at all 如果某事真會(huì)發(fā)生的話采转;如果某人真要做某事的話
201. a wide spectrum of 一系列的聪廉,
202. throw the spotlight on 讓...受到大眾關(guān)注
203. give over to 留作;把…留作特定用途 常用被動(dòng)
204. ill afford 負(fù)擔(dān)不起某事的后果
205. bear the blame 承擔(dān)責(zé)任
206. beat about the bush 支支吾吾故慈,閃爍其詞 =prevaricate
207. veneer of sth 虛假的外表板熊,虛飾 veneer of politeness ;(家具)薄木板
208. keep sb in suspense 賣關(guān)子察绷,處于懸念中
209. entertain an idea 抱有某種想法
210. work together in unity 團(tuán)結(jié)合作
211. an ungodly hour 在一大早會(huì)很晚的時(shí)候干签;在很不方便的時(shí)間
212. beholden to 受制于;感激
213. the linchpin of (組織團(tuán)體)關(guān)鍵人物/事物
214. out of season? 過時(shí)拆撼;不合時(shí)宜容劳;失去時(shí)機(jī)
215. bestow sth on/upon sb 將...授予,獻(xiàn)給闸度,給予
216. leave nothing to be desired 完美無瑕
217. up to one’s ears 深陷于(債務(wù)等)竭贩;熱衷于;忙得不可開交
218. up to one’s eyes 債臺(tái)高筑莺禁;+in work 非常忙
219. fall out with 與…爭(zhēng)吵留量;與…發(fā)生糾紛;吵架
220. economic blockade 經(jīng)濟(jì)封鎖
221. on speaking terms vi.友好睁宰;泛泛之交肪获,僅僅相識(shí)而已(與with連用)
222. at the end of the tunnel 在隧道的盡頭寝凌,苦盡甘來
223. be mired in 陷于...
224. acknowledge with thanks/ gratitude/ pleasure 表示對(duì)某事物的存在或真實(shí)性做公開承認(rèn)并表示感激柒傻、滿意
225. stained glass 彩色玻璃(鑲嵌在教堂的窗戶)
226. tip one’s hand 攤牌
227. chop 砍去,大幅削減; shed v. 去除较木,減去红符,裁員,擺脫
228. the ebb and flow 興衰,漲落预侯;ebb away 衰退致开,減弱
229. cobble together 粗制濫造、草率匆忙地制作萎馅,拼湊
230. asphalt road = tarmac 柏油路
231.? take a dim view of 不贊成双戳,不以為然,對(duì)...不樂觀
232. beyond one’s ken 為某人所不解糜芳,在某人的知識(shí)范圍外
233. heaving with 充滿了(人/事)= brim over (with)
234. potter n.陶瓷 v.閑逛飒货,從容做事 potter about 閑逛
235. petty mentality 小心眼
236. inure to 習(xí)慣于
237. in its wake 作為...的結(jié)果;隨著...而來
238. mop up the mess 收拾殘局
239. come to light 真相大白峭竣,眾所周知
240. keep tab on 監(jiān)視塘辅,密切注意
241. fob off 欺騙,打發(fā)皆撩,對(duì)付
242. by dint of 用扣墩,憑借
243. down and out 窮困潦倒 ; 孤苦無助 ; 落魄
244. out and out 十足的 ; 徹頭徹尾的 ; 完全地
245. cry up 夸張,推崇 cry up wine and sell vinegar 掛羊頭賣狗肉
246. claim to fame 一舉出名的事情扛吞,成名的原因 eg: His main claim to fame is that ...
247. go off 離開呻惕;進(jìn)行;變質(zhì)喻粹;睡去蟆融;斷掉;爆炸
248. below/under par 不太好守呜,不佳型酥,不及平常好
249. be par for the course 不出所料,果不其然
250. on a par with 伯仲之間查乒,不相上下
251. up to par 達(dá)到通常的水準(zhǔn)弥喉,up to scratch達(dá)到標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
252. take the plunge 冒險(xiǎn)嘗試;采取決定性步驟
253. on the upswing? 正在高漲
254. settle debts with 清帳
255. be beside oneself 忘乎所以玛迄,得意忘形
256. fritter away 浪費(fèi)(時(shí)間由境、金錢)揮霍
257. bear the brunt 首當(dāng)其沖;承受打擊
258. fare better/well/badly 進(jìn)展(更好蓖议、成功虏杰、不好)= get on
259. patch up 修補(bǔ);平息勒虾;拼湊? patch up problems 平息問題纺阔,掩蓋問題
260. at a standstill 停滯 ; 停頓著 ; 停滯不前
261. reduced circumstances (=poor) 境況不濟(jì)
reduce sb to sth 淪落至...
reduce sth to sth 簡(jiǎn)化,將...概括為...
262. in one’s own right 本身 ; 憑自身的頭銜
263. pledge one’s allegiance 效忠宣誓 ; 效忠誓詞 ; 宣誓 veracity n. 真實(shí)性修然,真誠(chéng)
264. the road to Damascus 通往大馬士革之路笛钝,(觀點(diǎn)质况、信仰)幡然轉(zhuǎn)變
265. dear money 高利貸,高息資金
266. have a (heavy) cross to bear 有本難念的經(jīng)玻靡,有苦難要忍受
267. fall by the wayside 半途而廢结榄;中途退出
268. fat chance 機(jī)會(huì)渺茫 = long odds 機(jī)會(huì)渺茫
269. for love or money 無論如何
270. get the sack被解雇 ; 炒魷魚
271. be shorn of sth 被剝奪sth (shear)
272. go down the drain v.白費(fèi)心機(jī);前功盡棄囤捻;每況愈下
go down the dogs 墮落 ; 一蹶不振 ; 每況愈下
273. go to the wall 碰壁臼朗,失敗
go up in flames 毀于一旦;著火蝎土;破滅
274. grinding poverty 極度貧困依溯,貧困不堪 grinding 沒完沒了的,無休止的瘟则,無改進(jìn)的
275. kith and kin 親戚朋友
276. hit-list 黑名單黎炉,打擊對(duì)象名單
277. pass off 停止;忽視醋拧;以某種方式完成
278. pan out 成功慷嗜;結(jié)果(是);證明丹壕;奏效
279. prime the pump 促進(jìn)庆械;采取措施發(fā)展經(jīng)濟(jì)
280. pay through the nose 被勒索;被敲竹杠菌赖;付出高昂代價(jià)
281. pick up/take up take gauntlet 應(yīng)戰(zhàn)缭乘,接受挑戰(zhàn) throw down the gauntlet 發(fā)出挑戰(zhàn);tun the gauntlet 受到譴責(zé)
282. pick up the slack 收拾爛攤子琉用,財(cái)務(wù)恢復(fù)景氣
pick up the tab 承擔(dān)費(fèi)用堕绩,買單
282. pitch black 漆黑的,漆黑一片
283. play possum 裝病邑时,裝死奴紧;裝睡;裝糊涂
284. post-partum / natal depression 產(chǎn)后抑郁
285. pull an all-nighter 開夜車晶丘,熬夜
pull one’s leg? 開玩笑黍氮,愚弄
put in one’s two cents worth 陳述意見,發(fā)表意見
put on the new man 改邪歸正
286. rags to riches 白手起家 start from scratch
287. a red-hot issue 熱點(diǎn)問題
288. tip-off n.(非正式)索價(jià)過高的東西浅浮;仿冒品沫浆,抄襲之作;偷竊滚秩,盜竊专执;剝削
289. be in request 有必要;備受歡迎
290. on the tip of my tongue 話到舌尖叔遂,呼之欲出
291. in the event of 萬一他炊,如果,倘若
292. at all events 無論如何已艰,不管怎樣
293. at home in 熟悉痊末;精通…
294. in the midst of 在...之中
295. to one’s feet 站起來
296. out of hand 無法控制;脫手哩掺,告終凿叠;立即;一發(fā)不可收拾
297. in favor of 有利于嚼吞,支持
298. a note of condolence 吊唁信
299. have a bearing on 有關(guān)系盒件,有影響
300. beneath one’s dignity 損害尊嚴(yán),有損形象
301. get the better of 占上風(fēng) ; 勝過
302. come to stay 已成定局舱禽,木已成舟= The die is cast.
303. be taken aback 大吃一驚
304. be true of v.符合于炒刁;對(duì)…適用
305. be through with 完成;結(jié)束
306. quite a little 相當(dāng)多誊稚,不少
307. at one’s wits end 不知所措
308. be it that 即使 ; 即便 ; 假使
309. not on any account 決不
310. stoop so low as to do sth 卑鄙到翔始,墮落到...境地 = reduce to
311. surefire way 行之有效的方法
312. steal one’s thunder 搶別人的風(fēng)頭 ; 竊取別人的方法 ; 搶別人的功勞
313. with the exception of 除了...以外
314. with a view to doing 為了...的目的;著眼于里伯; with an aim to do 目的是...
315. pass the buck 踢皮球 ; 扯皮城瞎;推卸責(zé)任 buck n. 責(zé)任,過失? = pass the baby 推卸責(zé)任
316. stand aside 站開疾瓮;躲開脖镀,避開;靠邊站狼电,不參與
317. make a fast/quick buck 輕易地賺錢
318. cordon off (警察蜒灰,士兵)包圍,警戒肩碟,封鎖
319. be laid bare 昭然若揭卷员,暴露無遺
320. pipe dream 白日夢(mèng),空想
321. sack out 睡覺
322. packed / crammed like sardines 擁擠不堪腾务,擠的水泄不通
323. club together 湊份子毕骡,分擔(dān)費(fèi)用
324. put up the shutters 關(guān)店,打烊岩瘦;停業(yè)
put /bring down the shutters 鎖上心扉未巫,隱藏感情
325. claw one’s way back / into / out of sth / to sth 努力逐步獲得,艱難移動(dòng)
326. jostle for 爭(zhēng)奪启昧,爭(zhēng)搶
327. live within their means 量入為出
328. knock / beat the (living) daylights out of sb 打得某人失去知覺叙凡,打得人滿地找牙
329. at a tender age / at the tender age of 在少不更事/不諳世故的年紀(jì)
330. beef up vt.加強(qiáng)(增援,充實(shí))密末;補(bǔ)充(人數(shù)握爷, 兵力)等
331. prop up 支撐跛璧,支持 = shore up 支持,支撐新啼,加固
332. general pardon [法]大赦
333. be true to one’s words 信守諾言
334. the coast is clear 危險(xiǎn)已過追城;道路暢通;一切順利
335. slack season / off season 淡季燥撞;peak season 旺季
336. go to one’s rescue 營(yíng)救某人
337. a self-made man? 自學(xué)成才 ; 自制男人 ; 自我造就的人座柱;靠自己力量成功的人
338. reap the profit / benefit 獲得好處,獲得利潤(rùn)
339. of no/little avail 毫無用處
340. top notch adj.拔尖的物舒,出眾的 ~ newspapers
341. be bent on 醉心于色洞,執(zhí)著于...
342. make do with doing sth 設(shè)法應(yīng)付;勉強(qiáng)對(duì)付冠胯;湊合用
343. come to one’s knowledge 為某人所知
344. break a leg 祝好運(yùn)火诸,祝成功
345. make a great leap 大條飛躍,大發(fā)展
346. on the understanding that... 條件是