on line: 在線
Eg. Are on line retailers crazy?
在線零售商們是不是瘋了?
Eg. The computer always takes such a long time to come on line .
這部電腦的開機啟動經常要花很長的時間。
hold on: 等一下
Eg. Just a moment, I'll connect you. Hold on, please."
請稍候 ,我為你轉接。請不要掛斷。
set up: 建立,創立
Eg. The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims.
雙方同意成立一個委員會,調查索賠問題。
ask for sb: 邀請
Eg. Did anyone ask for me? Yes there was a gentleman here asking for you this morning
有人找過我嗎?有,今天上午有位先生要求見你。
dress up: 打扮,裝飾
Eg. She dress up in Elizabethan costume for the fancy-dress ball.
她穿上伊麗莎白的服裝去參加化妝舞會。