1. apply for 申請,請求
(1) (正式)申請,求(職),要求(工作等)
eg. She applied to the manager for a job as clerk.
她向經理申請一份辦事員的工作 。
eg. He applied for a fellowship.
他申請入會 。
(2) 請求
eg. He has applied to the banker for a loan.
他向銀行家請求貸款 。
2. involve in 參與;涉及;卷入,陷入
eg. The more the parents involve in the children, the greater the chances of unhappiness are.
父母參與越多,下一代不幸福的幾率越大 。
3. at ease 安逸,自由自在;舒適
eg. Yet I feel at ease here and free to be myself.
但是我在這里感到輕松自由并且有種找到了自我的感覺 。
eg. Soon, his warm, inviting smile put me at ease, and we spent the next two hours talking casually.
很快,他燦爛、熱情的微笑令我放松 。 在接下來的兩個小時里,我們隨意地聊著 。
3. break into pieces 成為碎片
eg. If you dropped the glass, it would break into pieces.
如果你把杯子掉到地上,它就會摔碎的 。
4. to a halt 停止
grind to a halt 慢慢停止
bring to a halt 使停止
sliding to a halt 滑動到一個停頓