figure out
to think about sb / sth until you understand them / it
弄懂;弄清楚;弄明白
同義詞:work out
We couldn't figure her out.
我們摸不透她。
in order to do sth
with the purpose or intention of doing or achieving sth
目的是;以便;為了
She arrived early in order to get a good seat.
她早早到場,好找個好位置。
In order to get a complete picture, further information is needed.
為掌握全面情況,還需要詳細資料。
do sb no favours
to do sth that is not helpful to sb or that gives a bad impression of them
無助于某人;給某人留下壞印象
You're not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing.
你干活不取報酬,對自己沒有任何好處。
The orchestra did Beethoven no favours.
這個交響樂團沒有把貝多芬的樂曲演奏好。
whereabouts
(人或物)所在的地方;下落;行蹤
His whereabouts are / is still unknown.
他仍下落不明。
bother
bother with sth
bother about sth
to spend time and / or energy doing sth
花費時間精力(做某事)
"Shall I wait?" "No, don't bother".
“要我等一下嗎?”“不,別費事了。”
It's not worth bothering with (= using) an umbrella—the car's just outside.
不必打傘——汽車就停在外面。