in advance (of sth)
(時(shí)間上)在…前；預(yù)先；事先:
It's cheaper if you book the tickets in advance.
預(yù)訂票要便宜一些。

plain+形容詞
(用于強(qiáng)調(diào))簡直,絕對(duì)地:
It's plain stupid / wrong to do sth.
做…簡直愚蠢至極；絕對(duì)錯(cuò)誤。

serve sth (with sth); serve sth (to sb); serve sb sth
(給某人)提供；端上:
Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans.
羊肉要配新鮮土豆和青刀豆一起上。

melt away; melt sth away
(使)慢慢消失:
At the first sign of trouble, the crowd melted away.
人群一看有麻煩,便作鳥獸散。

spot on
完全正確；對(duì)極了:
His assessment of the situation was spot on.
他對(duì)形勢(shì)的判斷完全準(zhǔn)確。