We don't have any more pens, can we substitute pencils. 已经不再有钢笔了,可用铅笔来代替吗? substitute表示以...代替。注意上句中substitute后的pencils不是被替换的,而是用来替换pens的。如果要明确表明用
The rain has let up, so we can play outside. 雨停了,我们可到外边玩了。 let someone down是指让某人失望,相当于 disappoint someone。但并没有let someone up这个用法,let up是指持续久的事停止下来,如大雨`大
Don't ask him to do anything, he is a slacker. 他是个懒散的人,别叫他去做任何事。 slack做动词时有马虎从事的意思,slacker则表示一个敷衍取巧者,能不做事就不做事的人,这是比较口语的用词。 Don
He had to drop out of the race because his leg was injured. 因为他的脚受伤了,他不得不退出比赛。 drop out有退出和退学的意思。 He dropped out of school when he was fifteen. 他15岁时退学了。 如果drop out连成一个单
We both have no jobs , we are in the same boat . 我们都没工作,大家都有着同一景况。 in the same boat 意思是处境相同,相当于 in the same unpleasant situation ,一般都指不是好的情况。 We both don't have any money
I am hard up this week. 这个星期我手头拮据。 hard up表示短缺,明确说明缺什么可在后面加介词for;这词组用在缺钱方面比较多,单独用hard up 也可表达手头拮据。 I lost my job two months ago, I am now ha
I am in the hole. 我现在经济拮据。 in the hole字面上的意思是指在洞里,实际是表示经济拮据,手头非常紧。 Buying this car put me in the hole. 买这辆车使我非常缺钱用。 Ann is very extravagant, she is always
There is no time like the present. 机不可失,时不再来。 there is no time like后面加一个时间,表示没有比...更好的时候了,后面可加to do something,表示没有比...更好的时候去做某事。 There is no time like the
He squandered a lot of time on computer games. 他在电脑游戏上挥霍了许多时间。 squander表示挥霍或浪费时间`金钱`资源等。 She squandered all her money on junk food. 她把钱都浪费在垃圾食品上。 squander也可表示
In a bad traffic jam, cars can be backed up for miles. 在严重交通堵塞时,车龙可能长达几英里。 back up有支持和援助的意思(看下例),用做被动语态时,back up也有堵塞的意思。 I always back you up. 我总是
Are there any new blockbusters coming out? 有没有新的大片推出? blockbuster本指军事上的重磅炸弹,也能表示耗巨资制作的电影(大片)。 come out表示(出版物的)出版或发行,(电影`唱片等的)推出。
You can contact the personnel for benefit information. 有关福利方面的情况你可和人事部联系。 personnel只人员,全体人员(看下例),上句的personnel指人事部,人事科。 All personnel meet at the meeting room. 所有
When John was asked to star in a movie,he leaped at the opportunity. 当约翰被邀请主演一部电影时,他欣然接受了这机会。 leap at欣然地接受,急切地抓住。单独leap有跳,迅速行动的意思,jump at都有同样的意
He made a speech at the commencement. 他在毕业典礼上作了一次演讲。 commencement,本指开始,因为毕业就相当于又一个开端,所以commencement在美国英语中也可表示毕业典礼,相当于graduation ceremony。 He m
He is a respectable businessman 他是个正派的商人。 respectable和respect尊敬这单词有关,表示值得尊敬的(看下例),也指名声好的,体面的,高尚的。 He is a respectable scientist. 他是个可敬的科学家。
This is a problem that calls for immediate solution. 这是个迫切需要解决的问题。 call for需要;也指某件事是适宜的,需要的。 Wow! Your birthday is today,that calls for a celebration. 哇!今天是你的生日,那得庆祝
Tom's teacher told Tom's mother his bad conduct in class. 汤拇的老师把汤拇在帮上的恶劣行为告诉了他的妈妈。 conduct这里表示操行,品格,行为。注意它的读音,做名词和作动词时重音的位置不同;cond
In my view,he is the best person for this job. 我个人认为他是这工作的最佳人选。 view有风景的意思,在上句中view表示观点,看法。 in my view=in my opinion 意思是在我看来,依我看。近似于I fhink/guess/fe
Listening to music is the most popular way to pass the time. 听音乐是最流行的一种打发时间的方式。 pass the time指打发时间,和kill time的意思差不多。 When waiting for the bus,he read a magazine to pass the time. 在等公
Listening to music is the most popular way to pass the time. 听音乐是最流行的一种打发时间的方式。 pass the time指打发时间,和kill time的意思差不多。 When waiting for the bus,he read a magazine to pass the time. 在等公
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