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in the end 最后,终于 He tried many different jobs; in the end he became a postman.
We were thinking about going to Switzerland, but in the end we went to Austria.
fill out 填写 Please fill out your cheque and sign it. All the applicants for the job must fill out this form.
for better or worse 不管结果好坏 I decided to follow her advice, for better or worse.
It's been done, and for better or worse, we can't change it now.
convey to 表达(思想、感情);转达 Please convey my good wishes to your mother.
If you see James, do convey my regrets to him.
attach sth. to sth. 使与……相关联 Do you attach any importance to what he said?
She attaches great value to being on her own.
even so 虽然这样,然而,不过 There are many spelling mistakes; even so it's quite a good essay.
I had a terrible headache, but even so I went to the concert.
turn down 拒绝,驳回 He tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health.
Why was I turned down for the job? Is it because I'm a woman?
blind date (由第三方安排的)男女间初次见面
Ann has arranged for me to go on a blind date this Saturday with a man that she knows through work.
come up to 走近,移近 A man came up to me and asked for a match.
press for sth. 反复请求,紧急请求 The chairman is pressing for improved working conditions.
Many parents have been pressing for the local school to be reopened.
be ill at ease 不自在,困窘 She was ill at ease when she was criticized by her mother.
Pat felt ill at ease with his family, wondering whether or not to announce his news.
free from 不具……的,未受危险伤害的 Is the President free from prejudice?
Make sure the wound is free from dirt?
be guilty of 对……有罪责 I saw that I had been guilty of a careless mistake.
He was found guilty of passing on secret papers to a foreign power.
take charge of 负责管理,对……负责 The department was badly organized until she took charge of it.
The boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away.
stick with sth. 坚持; 无法摆脱 I'm sticking with my original idea.
I'd rather stick with a way of doing things that I know will work.
go to great lengths to do 竭尽全力去做 They went to great lengths to keep the affair secret.
Some people go to great lengths to make their homes attractive.
be inappropriate for 不适当的,不合适的 Sports clothes are inappropriate for a formal wedding.
Her thin shoes were inappropriate for such muddy paths.
act sth. out
1.表达, 发泄 They acted out their frustration. Children's strong feelings often get acted out in bad behavior.
2.(通常在真实生活中为某种目的)表现,扮演 She acted out the hero's part in detail.
She acted out the role of wronged lover to make

him feel guilty.
speak of sth. 表明,暗示 Her behavior speaks of suffering bravely borne.
The whole robbery spoke of inside knowledge on the part of the criminals.
turn out 证实是,原来是 It turned out that she was my sister's friend.
As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.
turn sb. off (从……)撵走,逐走(某人或某物)Unwanted visitors will be turned off my land.
tune out 不理会, 不睬 The children tuned out their mother's commands.
She tuned out after I said no extra money was involved.
You have to just tune him out when he gets angry.
up to sth. 能做,胜任 I don't feel up to going to work today.
He wants to compete at an international level, but I don't think he's up to it.
more or less 几乎,差不多 I've more or less finished reading this book.
The project was more or less a success.
follow one's track 跟着 We followed his tracks through the snow.
The hunters followed the tracks of the animal for hours.
apart from 除开,撇开,除……以外Apart from his nose, he's quite good-looking.
Apart from you and me, I don't think there was anyone there under thirty.
blow one's cover 泄露,暴露 The enemy's cover was blown.
I was pretending to be her sister until she blew my cover.
out of character 不合……个性的 Her behavior last night was quite out of character.
I can't believe he would have quarreled-- it seems so out of character.
turn to sb. 转向(某人),扭向(某人) Turn to me a little more. I can't see your eyes in the shadow.
Please turn to me when you're speaking, so that I can hear what you are saying.
be out of control 失去控制,不听约束The children are out of control. The situation was out of our control.
blood pressure 血压
Politicians always raise his blood pressure.政治家总是使他血压升高。(即:使他非常愤怒)
blow one's top 大发雷霆 When he told her how much it cost, she blew her top.
My father will blow his top when he sees what happened to the car.
stir in one's own juice 受煎熬 blow apart 爆炸 His car had been blown apart.
on one's trail = on one's way 在……路上
cut down 减少……的数量 In these times of rising prices, we must all cut down on our spending.
The factory cannot afford to employ any more workers, so it will have to cut down on production.
keep sth. in mind 记住 We must keep in mind that the younger people might not like the idea.
You must keep your parents' needs in mind when you make your decisions.
other than 除了 She has no close friends other than him.
We missed the last bus so there was no choice other than to walk home.
on the other hand 另一方面
I'd like a job that pays more, but on the other hand I enjoy the work I'm doing now.
She plans to spend her holiday in Spain; on

the other hand, she really wants to stay at home relaxing.
suffer from 患有(疾病等); 为……所苦 He made a wrong decision; now he's suffering from it.
She's been suffering from headache for two years.
to the contrary (表示或证明)相反地 I will come on Monday unless you write to the contrary.
If I don't hear to the contrary I'll see you at the station at ten.
burn the midnight oil (学习、工作)到深夜,开夜车 He's been burning the midnight oil over the last few weeks because he's been trying to finish writing up his paper.
She takes her exams next week, so she's burning the midnight oil.
at risk 处于危险之中 The whole future of the company is at risk.
A young woman out alone at night is at risk.
tend to do sth. 倾向于,易于,往往会 She tends not to go away in the summer.
We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country.
rack up 积累,积聚,逐步增加 Great losses were racked up by the airlines during this period.
Still greater sales are racked up by putting the designer's name on the package.
the Stone Age 石器时代
The Stone Age has been divided into two periods: the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age.
fear for 担心,忧虑 I fear for her safety in this weather.
All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home.
tie to 使联系在一起;使依附于 Canada is tightly tied to American economy.
escape from 逃脱,逃避 Romantic novels can let you escape from reality.
Young people often wish to escape from their parents.
at work 在工作的地方,在工作 Please don't ring me at work. I drank a cup of coffee at work.
devote to 献身于,致力于,专心于 He devotes all his efforts to this task.
He devoted every Saturday afternoon to fishing.
come in 出现,发生 This is where the mistakes come in. Have the results from the blood test come in yet?
put all one's eggs in one basket 孤注一掷 Insurance companies generally spread a large risk among several companies, so that they don't put all their eggs in one basket.
I'm applying for several jobs because I don't really want to put all my eggs in one basket.
if only (用来表示强烈的愿望)但愿,真希望 If only I had gone by taxi.
If only he'd remembered to bring her here.
according to 根据 You've been in prison six times according to our records.
According to Sarah they're not getting on very well at the moment.
be well off 经济充裕,富裕 You don't need to look for another job -- you're well off where you are.
This is the best way of getting help to those families who are less well off.
at a low 处于低水平(或数字) The pound has been at a new low. Things have been at a bit of a low.
be fond of 很喜欢,很喜爱 She was very fond of horses.
John's fond of pointi

ng out other people's mistakes.

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