1.Above all: 最重要的是,most important of all
Above all, they'll have to discover how much nitrogen it possesses since nitrogen is4/5 of the air breathe.(2002-1)
2. Account for: 解釋。說明
How do you account for the truth?
3. After all:終究,畢竟
We won't be laid off after all.(1998-1)
4. Air /car crash: 空難,車禍
5. Allergic to: 過敏
I'm allergic to beef and mutton.
6. Appeal to: 吸引,呼吁。
Could you tell me which position you think most appeals to you?(2002-6)
7. Apply for/to, application letter 申請,求職信
8. At ease: 安逸,自由自在
I don't know why he is ill at ease? 心神不寧
9. Back up: 支持,援助。
10. Beat the crowd : 避開人群,避開高峰
The only to beat the crowds when you do the grocery shopping on Sunday is to be here when they open at 9 sharp. (1990-6)
11.Be aware of: 意識到
I like people who are going about their daily business without being aware of the camera (1997-1)
12. Behind the schedule/late
13. Be in charge of: 負(fù)責(zé),照顧,經(jīng)管 be responsible for
14. Be in the charge of: 下級 +be in the charge of+上級
15. Be in season: 應(yīng)季的,當(dāng)令的
These apples and pears seem to be in season. (1995-6)
16. Be supposed to do: 應(yīng)該,被期望
What am I supposed to do with his help?
17. Book up
Break down/doesn't work
18. Bring up: 教育,培養(yǎng),提出
She brought up her children to be truthful.
19. Build up 積累,增強(qiáng),樹立
20. By chance/run into: 偶然
21. By no means : 絕不 /anything but
22. Check in/out
23. Come up: 發(fā)生,出現(xiàn),提出
24. Come up with: 針對問題,挑戰(zhàn)等提出,想出,趕上
I spent a whole week searching on the net, but came up with nothing valuable.
25. Concentrate on/focus on 集中
26. Deal with /cope with 處理
27. Drop in : 順便拜訪
28. Drop out of: 不參與,退出
They're likely to drop out of school and less likely to succeed in life.
29. Eat one's words 收回前面說過的話,認(rèn)錯(cuò)道歉
30. Fall short of: 達(dá)不到,不符合
Its results fell short of her expectation.(2002-1)