1.back out of 食言;收回;退出
If the person you were engaged to marry had an accident and become a paraplegic , would you go through with the marriage or back out of it?
如果你的未婚夫因?yàn)檐?chē)禍癱瘓了,你會(huì)堅(jiān)持和他結(jié)婚,還是退婚呢?
2.bristled at 對(duì)……不滿
Privately, some of my staff bristled at this assessment, feeling that itdiscounted our hard work and the appeal of our message.
在私底下,我競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)的一些成員對(duì)這種評(píng)價(jià)十分不滿,覺(jué)得這是輕視我們辛勤的工作和為民服務(wù)的美好意愿 。
3.one's hair on fire 忙得不可開(kāi)交
Do you need help? it looks like your hair is on fire.
需要幫助嗎?看你好像忙得不可開(kāi)交的樣子 。
4.retaliate with 反擊
If you are rude to me, I shall retaliate with equal rudeness.
如果你對(duì)我無(wú)禮,我會(huì)以牙還牙 。
vt. 推進(jìn),提高,增加
n. 推進(jìn),增加