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　　in a bind　 窘迫

　　例句： when he asked me to marry him, I felt in a bind.

　　當他向我求婚時， 我感到很窘迫。

　　in the dog　house　 窘迫，陷入困境

　　例句： The whole team was in the doghouse because they lost the game.

　　由于輸?shù)袅吮荣�，整隊都陷入困境�?/p>

　　in luck　 幸運

　　例句： Mary dropped her glasses and they did not break, so she was in luck.

　　瑪麗的眼鏡掉在地上而沒有摔壞，所以她是幸運的。

　　ins and outs　 錯綜復雜事物的因果

　　例句： After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of the accident.

　　經過仔細的調查，他終于弄清了事件的前因后果。

　　It's in God's hands 　聽天由命

　　例句： It's in God's hands and we have prepared for the worst.

　　聽天由命吧， 我們已經做最壞的準備了。

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　　Lay stress on / upon 　著重，重視

　　例句： In his speech Mr. Brown laid stress on the sagacity of cats.

　　布朗先生在他的講座里強調了貓的靈性。

　　let sleeping dogs lie 　莫惹是非

　　例句： Don't tell the teacher what you have done. Let

　　sleeping dogs lie.

　　不要告訴老師你做了什么。莫惹是非。

　　lose one's temper　 發(fā)脾氣

　　例句： he lost his temper when he broke the key in the lock.

　　他把鑰匙弄斷在鎖里了，就發(fā)起了脾氣。

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　　make ends meet 　使收支平衡

　　例句： I have to take two part-time jobs at the same time to make ends meet.

　　為了收支平衡， 我不得不同時作兩份兼職。

　　make use of 　使用，利用

　　例句： He will make use of all the odds and ends.

　　他會利用所有這一切零碎東西。

　　monkey business 　胡鬧

　　例句： he told the boys to quit their monkey business, or he

　　would call a teacher.

　　他告訴那些男孩子不要再胡鬧，不然他就叫老師。

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　　on and off　 間斷地

　　例句： It rained on and off all day long。

　　今天斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地下著小雨。

　　on the up and up　 坦率，誠實

　　例句：How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance!

　　從一個人的外表我們怎么能知道他是坦率的呢！

　　out and about 　戶外活動

　　例句： Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon.

　　史密斯先生復原得很好，很快他就能到戶外活動了。

　　out and out 完全地，徹底地

　　例句：What I said is an out and out truth.

　　我說的全都是事實。

　　out of sorts　 發(fā)脾氣的

　　例句： Don't talk to him, he is out of sorts.

　　別跟他說話，他在發(fā)脾氣。

　　out of temper　 發(fā)怒的，發(fā)脾氣

　　例句： The children were frightened to find him out of temper.

　　孩子們一見他發(fā)脾氣，都嚇壞了。

　　over and over 　多次地，重復地

　　例句：The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I still couldn't understand him.

　　外國朋友一遍一遍地重復，但我仍然沒有聽懂他說什么。

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　　pull one's leg　 愚弄

　　例句： If you remain stuck-up, they will often try to pull your leg.

　　假如你還是目中無人的話，他們會常常想愚弄你的。

　　put away　 把…收起來

　　例句： Put away the heavy clothes. The weather is becoming much warmer.

　　把厚衣服收起來吧， 天氣越來越暖和了。

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　　set the world on fire 　做顯赫的事情

　　例句： People do not count him as a hero for he has not set the world on fire.

　　人們并不把他看作民族英雄，因為他并未做出驚天動地的事情。

　　silly as a goose　 像鵝一樣蠢

　　例句：Since he is as silly as a goose, he will not get a promotion.

　　既然他如此的不開竅，他肯定得不到提升的。

　　slip of the tongue　 說溜了嘴

　　例句： The mayor really made a slip of the tongue!

　　市長可真是說溜了嘴了！

　　so long as　 只要

　　例句：Any man will be equal to the task, so long as he is careful.

　　任何人都會勝任這個工作，只要他細心。

　　stand one's ground　 堅持己見；堅守陣地

　　例句：John's friends said he was mistaken, but he stood his ground.

　　約翰的朋友都說他錯了，可是他仍然堅持己見。

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　　take a chance　 冒險

　　例句： 　e will take a chance on the weather and have the party outdoors.

　　我們將冒天氣的險在室外聚會。

　　through and through　 完全地，充分地

　　例句：You can trust him，for he's honest through and through.

　　你可以信任他，他是真正誠實的。

　　turn the cold shoulder on 　冷淡

　　例句：He will not turn the cold shoulder on me when I am in trouble.

　　他不會在我困難時疏遠我。

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　　up and about　 病愈

　　例句： I'm much better now，I've been up and about for almost a week.

　　我現(xiàn)在感覺好多了，我已經病愈差不多一個星期了。

　　ups and downs 　盛衰，浮沉

　　例句： Life is hard．There are a lot of ups and downs in one's life.

　　生活是艱辛的，生活中充滿了大多的盛衰的浮沉。

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　　waste one's breath 　白費唇舌

　　例句： it's no use talking to him, you'll only waste your breath.

　　和他談話沒有一點用處，你只是在白費唇舌。

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　　You can't beat it. 　這是第一流的，比不上的。

　　You can't beat me. 　表示自己了不起。

　　例句：When it comes to playing football, you can't beat Billy.

　　論踢足球，沒有人比得上比利。

　　1. Abandon oneself to something 　 - allow onself to be completely controlled by something, especially passions or impulses. 　 - 完全屈服于……；陷入…… 　 Example: Tom tried and tried but failed again and again. Finally, he abandoned himself to despair.

　　2. Abase oneself 　 - make oneself humble. 　 - 降低自己的身分 　 Example: In ancient times, people of low social status often abased themselves in the presence of an influential or powerful person.

　　3. Abide by something 　 - observe or follow something. 　 - 遵守某事 　 Example: When you play a game, you must abide by the rules and regulations concerned.

　　4. Back a/the wrong horse 　 - put one's faith in someone who later loses or something which fails. 　 - 下錯了賭注；支持輸家 　 Example: The manager backed a wrong horse by giving the much-coveted job to Jack, who turned out to have a criminal record.

　　5. Back away (from doing something) 　 - move away (from doing something) because of dislike or fear. 　 - 因害怕或厭惡而后退 　 Examples: 1. The cat backed away as the stranger raised his hand to hit it. 2. In the face of strong opposition, the government has backed away from increasing taxes.

　　6. Call forth/out something 　 - cause something to be seen or used. 　 - 使某事物出現(xiàn)；引出某事物 　 Examples: 1. Lily's outward appearance was so attractive that it called forth admiration from every man in the office. 2. Difficulties in life may call out a person's good qualities not easily seen in good life.

　　7. Call in someone/something 　 - ask someone to come. 　 - 請某人來 　 Example: Please call in my family doctor. 　 - request the return of something. 　 - 下令收回某物 　 Examples: 1. The banks have called in all the old one-dollar notes. 2. A Japanese car maker has called in some cars with engine faults.

　　8. Dab hand at (doing) something, a 　 - clever at (doing) something. 　 - (做)某事的能手 　 Example: As Susan is a dab hand at interior design, let her decorate the new apartment for you.

　　9. Dabble in something 　 - play with water by moving one's hands and feet about. 　 - 涉水 　 Example: The children enjoyed dabbling in the river water after the rain. 　 - do things in a half-serious manner. 　 - 涉獵；淺嘗輒止 　 Example: Sean does not like stamp-collection but only dabbles in it at his leisure.

　　10. Had better - it would be wise to. 　- 最好 Example: You had better go home before rain comes.

　　11. Haggle over/about something 　 - argue in an attempt to fix a price on something. 　 - 討價還價 　 Examples: 1.Mrs Li haggled with the storekeeper over the goods she was buying. 2. I seldom haggled about the food price when I found it reasonable.