recognize
recognize sb by sth
recognize sth by sth
recognize sb from sth
recognize sth from sth
to know who sb is or what sth is when you see or hear them, because you have seen or heard them or it before
認(rèn)識(shí);認(rèn)出;辨別出
I recognized him as soon as he came in the room.
他一進(jìn)屋我就認(rèn)出了他。
Do you recognize this tune?
你能聽出這是哪支曲子嗎?
retire
retire from sth
retire as sth
to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill / sick; to tell sb they must stop doing their job
(令)退職;(使)退休
She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.
她由于身體不好而被迫早早地從教學(xué)崗位上退休。
My dream is to retire to a villa in France.
我的夢想是退休后在法國住上一棟別墅。
alone
獨(dú)自
I don't like going out alone at night.
我不喜歡夜晚單獨(dú)外出。
He lives alone.
他獨(dú)居獨(dú)處。
ask sb for sth
to say that you would like sb to give you sth
請(qǐng)求,懇求(給予);征求
to ask for a job / a drink / an explanation
求職;要一杯飲料;要求解釋
I am writing to ask for some information about courses.
我寫信是想了解關(guān)于課程的情況。