1. get rid of 甩掉;擺脫
I'm glad you got rid of him. I never liked him anyway.
我很高興你甩了他 。反正我從來都沒喜歡過他 。
2. in and of itself ……本身
I'm here to tell you that fat, in and of itself, is not what is making you fat.
在這里我要告訴你,脂肪本身并不是導致你肥胖的原因 。
3. cause for alarm 值得警惕,值得擔憂
A stomachache is usually no cause for alarm.
一般來說,胃疼不是什么大事,不用太擔憂 。
4. give up on sth. 放棄
How much did they first pay you to give up on your dreams?
他們花了多少錢讓你放棄了自己的夢想來著?
n. 范例,示范,典范,[語]詞形變化表