pass out: 昏倒
Eg. The first day of work there nearly made Xiangxi pass out.
頭一天上工,祥子就差點發(fā)了昏。
Eg. He would pass out if he took one more drink.
要是他再喝一杯的話,他就會醉倒了。
Eg. I feel as though I'm going to pass out.
我感到要昏倒似的。
Eg. If he took one more drink, he would pass out on us.
如果他再喝一杯酒,他就會暈倒在我們身上。
hide out: 躲藏
Eg. He tried to hide out, but the police tracked him down.
他企圖隱藏起來,但警察終于把他逮捕歸案。
Eg. If we can make It to the woods we can hide out till things settle down.
如果我們可以逃到森林里,我們就可以藏起來了。
Eg. They hide out in an abandoned house on the outskirts of town.
他們藏在鎮(zhèn)郊一所廢棄的房子里。
burn down: 燒毀
Eg. The story was about a god who wanted to burn down the town.
故事說的是有一個神仙想燒毀這個城市。
Eg. They threatened to burn down our house.
他們威脅要燒毀我們的房子。
Eg. Two hundred house were burn down in the fire which broke out yesterday.
在昨天發(fā)生的火災中,200幢房子被燒掉。
Eg. I would burn my own house down before letting my ex-husband keep it.
我寧愿把房子燒掉也不想讓我前夫得到。
on my own: 一己之力
Eg. I tried to stand on my own two feet rather than turned to my parents.
我設法自立而不求助于我的父母。
Eg. I was on my own in those hearings.
我是獨自一人參加那些聽證會。
Eg. I just want to wander Europe on my own.
我只想獨自漫游歐洲。
Eg. It's not easy to get good house help, so I've been battling on my own.
要找個好幫手是不容易的,所以我只能一個人撐持這個家。