promise
promise sth to sb
promisesb sth
to tell sb that you will definitely do or not do sth, or that sth will definitely happen
許諾;承諾;答應;保證
The college principal promised to look into the matter.
學院院長答應研究這個問題。
'Promise not to tell anyone!' 'I promise.'
"你要保證不告訴別人!" "我保證。"
occur to sb
(of an idea or a thought)
to come into your mind
被想到;出現在頭腦中
The idea occurred to him in a dream.
這個主意是他在夢中想到的。
It didn't occur to him that his wife was having an affair.
他沒有想到自己的妻子有婚外情。
look out for sb
look out for sth
to try to avoid sth bad happening or doing sth bad
當心;提防;留心防備
同義詞:watch out
You should look out for pickpockets.
你應當提防扒手。
Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work.
一定要當心你作業中的拼寫錯誤。
search
search for sb
search for sth
an attempt to find sb / sth, especially by looking carefully for them / it
搜索;搜尋;搜查;查找
a long search for the murder weapon
長時間搜尋殺人兇器
Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.
偵探對那棟大樓進行了徹底的搜查。
She went into the kitchen in search of (= looking for) a drink.
她進了廚房,想找點喝的。