1、frustrate
使灰心;使沮喪;使憤怒
These questions frustrated me.
這些問題讓我沮喪
。Doesn't it frustrate you that audiences in the theatre are so restricted?
觀眾在劇場里要受到如此多的限制,這難道不令人惱火嗎?
挫敗;阻撓…的成功
The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.
政府故意阻撓他為自己的外籍員工申請工作許可證的努力
。her frustrated attempt to become governor.
她競選州長的受挫之舉
2、call up
(給…)打電話
When I'm in Pittsburgh, I call him up.
我每到匹茲堡,都給他打電話
。He called up the museum.
他給博物館打了電話
。(陸、海、空軍)征召…入伍
Youngsters coming up to university were being called up.
快上大學的青年人受到征召
。The United States has called up some 150,000 military reservists.
美國已經征召了約15萬名預備役軍人
。選中,挑選(…參加運動隊)
He is likely to be called up for Thursday's match against Italy.
他有可能被選中參加星期四對意大利的比賽
。3、take up
開始從事;喜歡上
He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport.
他并不特別想從事競技體育運動
。He left a job in the City to take up farming.
他辭去倫敦商業區的工作,開始務農
。開始處理;討論如何處理
Mr de Garis's MP, Max Madden, took up the case.
德加里斯先生的下議員馬克斯·馬登開始著手處理這個問題
。Most scientists who can present evidence of an environmental threat can reasonably assume that a pressure group will take up the issue.
能夠提供環境威脅證據的大多數科學家都有理由認為,環保團體不會放過這個問題
。接受,答應(提議或挑戰)
Increasingly, more wine-makers are taking up the challenge of growing Pinot Noir.
越來越多的釀酒商開始接受種植黑皮諾葡萄的挑戰
。96 per cent of the eligible employees took up the offer.
符合條件的雇員有 96% 接受了這個條件
。