keep at it堅持下去

figure out計算出，弄明白

a set of一組，一套

be aware of意識到

account for解釋

aim for力求做到

bring about產(chǎn)生帶來

in addition to除了

tend to 傾向于

rely on依賴

fit in適應，找時間做某事

go without saying理所應當

pose a threat on對…… 造成威脅

keep track of記錄

be supposed to應當

catch on with受到…… 的歡迎

back up倒回

fall into后退

out of place不合適的，不恰當?shù)?/p>

pass on，pass down傳承

be exposed to暴露于，遭受

have something to do with與...有關

come across遇到

take place發(fā)生

so to speak也就是說

be intended for為...計劃或設計

go out of business停業(yè)，關門

be carried away十分激動或興奮

turn out to結(jié)果是

come up with想出

hold back控制，阻礙

be messed up搞砸了

make sense有道理，說得通

sum up總結(jié);概述;計算...的總數(shù)

have access to可接近，可進入，可利用

end up with以...結(jié)束

be involved in被涉及，被卷入

sort of有點

a number of許多

get rid of擺脫，除去

cut it out 閉嘴

I told you to cut it out.

be cut out for 生來時做……的

Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

department chair 系主任

I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

dirt cheap 非常便宜

A： You’ve already furnished your apartment?

B： I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

do with 用………湊合; do without 沒有……也行

You can do with your girlfriend.

You can do without your girlfriend

fall back on 依賴

A： Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?

B： I did pretty well， but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

fill a prescription 按處方抓藥

Would you please fill this prescription for me?

fill in for 代替; 同義：fill one’s place(position， shoes); take the place of; take over Say， Dave， can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.

food for thought 令人思考的東西;同義：thought-provoking

There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

break new ground 有了新的突破

His architectural design broke new ground in the field.

benefit concert 慈善音樂會

We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert， but we don’t have much money for advertising.

busy signal 占線

I’ve been calling David for the past half hour， but I keep getting a busy signal.

between you and me 你我之間，保密

call for

A，打電話找

Tom just called for you.

B，預報

The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?

C，問

It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

call it a day 就此結(jié)束

A： I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital， and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.

B： Yeah， I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now， so I guess we can call it a day.

cash the check 兌現(xiàn)支票

Have your sister cashed her paycheck?

clear off 收拾，整理

It’s about time we clear off the desk.

come down (雨，雪)下起來

The heavy rain is coming down， now.

come in first in the race 比賽第一名

Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

come what may 不管怎樣

We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight， come what may.

cost somebody an arm and a leg

A： Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?

B： I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.