地道表达 Flashcards
(263 cards)
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引发担忧
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raise the spectre of
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紧盯某人，虎视眈眈
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be breathing down sb’s neck
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棘手的问题
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a tough nut to crack
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标志
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poster child
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产生…不好的东西
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sow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction among
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多花钱买
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pay a premium for
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偏颇
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be skewed toward
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吸大麻
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smoke pot
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竞相做
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race to do
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发泄
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give vent to
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反歧视行动
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affirmative action
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权力核心
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in the corridors of power
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重新
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retrace the remarkable journey
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努力，尽力
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lead the charge
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带来不可估量的机会
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unleash untold opportunities
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强烈反对
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hold/take a strong stance against
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索赔
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claim compensation from
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理赔
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pay out on the claims for sth
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坚定地支持
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stand staunch behind
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坚决抵抗
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serve as a bulwark against sb
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国际化的身份特征
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cosmopolitan identity
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享受辛苦了一辈子的成果
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reap the benefit of hard work for a whole life
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习惯了
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be no strangers to sb
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荒诞不羁的故事
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tall tales
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不再冷静，失去理智
lose your cool
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表明
speak volumes about sth
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垄断市场
corner the market
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证明了
be a testament to
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失去机会
lose out to sb/on promotion/pay rise
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终于得以
finally get around to do
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合力，集资
pool their resources
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比
when stacked against sb=when compared with
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与持平相当／不及
put sb on/under par with
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让无力成为／无力实现
leave sb without the reach to be considered as
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成为目标
in the crosshairs
| crosshairs是机枪的瞄准器
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永远不使用战争解决主权问题
forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation
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声称拥有
lay claim to
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国土面积
land mass
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男女比例失调
lead to a skewed ratio of young men and women
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人口比例失调，老年人口过多
population is disproportionately old
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普遍认为
there is a general consensus that
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心驰神往的地方
be a mecca for sb
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没有万能药
there is no panacea for sth
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投入一段感情
invest in a relationship
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开始了解
get a handle on sth
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阻止，终止
pull the plug (on something)
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填补空虚
fill the void
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不和；不同
be at variance with
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服务员
wait tables
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解开谜团
unravel the mistery
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取消计划
unravel the plan＝scrape the plan
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攒钱养老
save for retirement
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影响人们的生活／整个社区
touch people‘s lives/the whole community
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在加油站
at the pump
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最好状态
at one's best
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陪衬
> (be) a foil for somebody
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彰显，显示，证明了
> (be a) tribute to somebody
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紧张
> (be) a bundle of nerves (leave sb a wreck)
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风险大的投注
> (be) a long shot
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(对……陌生的)
> (be) alien to somebody
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(支持)
> (be) all for (doing) something
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(无所事事)
> (be) at a loose end
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(不愿意……)
> (be) averse to (doing) something
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(对…负责)
> (be) beholden to somebody
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(适合……，具有……的潜质)
> (be) cut out for something
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(最后一刻见分晓)
> (be) down to the wire
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(受到了回应)
> (be) greeted with/by something
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(茫然)
> (be) in limbo
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即将发生
```
> (be) in the cards (可能的)
> (be) in the offing (即将发生)
> (be) in the pipeline (即将发生)
> in prospect (即将发生ㅤ
in sight
lie／be in store
```
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(紧密联系)
> (be) inextricably bound up
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(多数……)
> a preponderance of something
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(在……的伪装，表面下)
> a veneer of politeness
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(令人不快的缺陷)
> a sting in the tail
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(喜欢找虐的人)
> a glutton for punishment
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(容易接受)
> amenable to
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(与…相左)
> anathema to
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僵局
> at an impasse
deadlockㅤ
stalementㅤ
logjam)
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相信
> give credence to something
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(引人发笑)
> give somebody a tickle
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允许
> give somebody the green light (give sb the go-ahead)
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忙
> have your hands full
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(找到做事的感觉)
> hit your stride
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(占优势)
> hold all the cards
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(威胁)
> hold somebody to ransom
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(酝酿)
> in gestation
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(遭到报复)
> in reprisal (for something)
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(回顾)
> in retrospect
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暂时不要去想
> put sth in the back of your mind
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监守自盗
> have your fingers in the till
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坐牢
> in the slammer
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有目标,决心做…)
have sth in sights
| 注意 have sth in sight 即将发生
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(确凿证据)
> incontrovertible evidence
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不用说，很明显
> it stands to reason (that)
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(抢占)
> jockey for position
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(保持平稳)
> keep something on an even keel
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(保持冷静)
> keep your head
hard-headed
cool-headed
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(死翘翘)
> kick the bucket
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(皱眉)
> knit your brows
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(暴露)
> lay something bare
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赫然显现
> leap off the page
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(营造一个公平的竞争环境)
> level the playing field
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获得应得的东西
receive one‘s due
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(石蕊实验，立见分晓的检验方法)
> litmus test for
| panacea/cure-all for sth 灵丹妙药
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(加入……阵营)
> make common cause against
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入侵
make inroads into
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(记忆像潮水一般涌来)
> memories come flooding back
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(没有好转)
> no let-up any let-up
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正是
> none other than somebody
nothing but
> nothing less than something
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(毫不忌讳地说)
> not mince (your) words
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高素质的人才
talents of high calibre
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不允许
> off limits for
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(同等地位)
> on an equal footing with on the same footing as something
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静修
on retreat
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(巡逻)
> on the beat
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逃跑，落跑
on the lam
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(同心协力)
> on the same page
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暂时不用
put sth on the shelf
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刚刚好，不多不少
only just=narrowly
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(公然藐视)
> openly flout something
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(与……相比不值一提)
> pale in comparison
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(应用)
> parlay something into something
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(认为……重要)
> place a premium on something
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(深藏秘密keep your own counsel)
> play your cards close to your chest
| keep your own counsel
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(陷入了深深的)
> plumb the depths of
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(打探隐私)
> poke your nose into something
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开门见山)
> preamble (without preamble
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(自夸)
> pride yourself on (doing) something
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(准备)
> psych yourself up (for something)
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(试探)
> put out feelers
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(尊敬某人
> put somebody on a pedestal
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(让……晾着，等着)
> put somebody/something off
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(慎重考虑，思考)
> put something into perspective
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倒退ㅤ
> put the clock back
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抽奖)
> raffle (enter a raffle
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没有依靠
> without recourse to something
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逃脱，挣脱
> wrench yourself away
| wriggle out of
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无奈接受
do sth with resignation
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开拓视野
open up new Vistas)
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(高层)
> upper echelons
| top brass
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(离开，离席)
> vote with your feet
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(铺天盖地的)
> wall-to-wall
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(毫无掩饰的鄙视)
> undisguised contempt
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在。。。的保护之下
> under somebody’s tutelage (在……照料下)
> under the aegis of somebody (在……保护之下)
> under the auspices of somebody (在……帮助下)
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你就是大写的贱
> trouble with a capital T (强调，因为trouble是T开头的单词ㅤ
可以用于任何想要强调的单词ㅤ
You are a BITCH with a capital B)
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权利的象征
the trappings of power
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(突破局限)
> transcend barriers
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拿手好戏
tour de force
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(引起共鸣)
> touch a chord with somebody
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让人注意到
shed light on
bring sth to the fore
come to the fore 崭露头角
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(影响了某人信誉ㅤ
> to somebody’s discredit
| to sb‘s credit 多亏了某人
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(攻击假想敌)
> tilt at windmills
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回归到，让人回想到
sth be a throwback to
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(完成扫尾工作ㅤ
> tie up loose ends
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(支持)
> throw your weight behind somebody
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(必要的条件)
> the wherewithal to do something
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在选举前夕
in the run-up to the election
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最好的代表，典范
the paragon/paradigm/quintessence of sth
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透露秘密
spill the beans
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某人对某事的观点
> somebody’s take (on something)
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(酒驾测试)
> sobriety checkpoints
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(热衷
be smitten with
obsessed with/keen on doing)
be gaga about／infatuated about
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(露宿街头)
> sleep rough
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称赞
> sing somebody’s praises
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(给……使了一个……眼色)
> shoot somebody a quick glance
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斜眼看人
look askance at sb
| give sb a sidelong look
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实验对象，小白鼠
> guinea pig
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不再重要的人
> has-been
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有怨气，生气
> have a chip on your shoulder
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(擅长)
> have a good head for business
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(不恐高)
> have a head for heights
| I have a fear of heights恐高
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(暗暗地…)
> have a sneaking admiration
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(毫不忌讳)
> have no compunction about doing something
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(远不及………)
> have nothing on somebody
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(对…有所交代)
> have something to show for something
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(预感到)
> have visions of something
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(在初始阶段ㅤ
> in embryo
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(出于对…的尊敬)
> in deference to something
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任由某人
> give full rein to something
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代笔
> ghost writer
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理解
> get the hang of something
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首次尝试
make one's first foray into)
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(撮合某人)
> fix up with
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(符合需要，是……要找的人)
> fit the bill
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(口味宽泛)
> eclectic taste
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元老级的人物
the doyen of sports commentators
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(终止)
> draw a line under something
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(即将结束)
> draw to a close
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(吃得很少，)
> eat like a bird
| eat like a horse
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安顿
He ensconced himself in the most comfortable chair.
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(泄露)
> divulge details to somebody
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(试水)
> dip a toe in the water
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(夜幕降临)
> darkness descends
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某人干了什么好事
Evans is credited with inventing the system.
| The system invention is credited to Evans
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很难信服
difficult / hard / impossible etc to credit
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脸色苍白
All colour drained from her countenance.
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(指婚，成婚)
> contract a marriage
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(配套的)
> All our machines come complete with a three-year service warranty.
come complete with something
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(差点……)
> come within a whisker of (doing) something
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鸿沟
> chasm between
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结束
> bring down the curtain on something
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(引起注意ㅤ
> bring something into relief
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(敷衍，不当一回事)
> brush somebody/something ↔ off
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断断续续
> by fits and starts
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勉强做成
```
I got through calculus class by the skin of my teeth.
by the skin of one's teeth
```
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炮灰
cannon fodder
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忙于
be bound up in
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(不好的事情正在酝酿之中)
> be brewing
| in gestation
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(在……保护下)
> be cocooned in something
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与。。。接壤
be bounded by
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(感激
> be deeply indebted to somebody
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倾向于
> be disposed to something
| > be given to (doing) something
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长处
> be somebody’s forte
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很深的历史原因
> be steeped in history
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尽管如此
be that as it may
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基本上
> for all intents and purposes
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恍惚，走神
> fall into a trance
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(表现出自信)
> exude confidence
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(养成一个习惯)
> get into a habit
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(宣泄)
> give vent to something
| Music is a means of catharsis for me.
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神气十足，潇洒
They played and sang with great panache.
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利用
He owned five movie theaters, which he eventually parlayed into hotels.
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传承
pass sth down
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无视
> ride roughshod over somebody
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(面色红润)
> ruddy complexion
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(轻拂)
> ruffle something ↔ up
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凭经验)
> rule of thumb
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一身汗臭
He reeked of sweat.
| reek of 有点。。。的味道
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(半信半疑，以…怀疑的态度对待……)
> take something with a pinch of salt
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擅自
> take it upon yourself to do something
| take the liberty to do )
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借鉴
> take your cue from somebody
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。。。。的缩影
> the epitome of something
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运气不佳
> the odds are loaded against somebody
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未知领域
> uncharted waters
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深仇大恨
> vendetta against
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支持
stand up for sb
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拒绝接受某人的不公平对待
stand up to/against sb
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克服困难
sail through
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清楚说明
spell sth out
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击退
roll back Ebola
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以。。。开始
dawn/unfold/start with
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向他们的勇气致敬
salute the courage and sacrifice
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大手笔
splash out/splurge on sth
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靠救济生活
live on handouts
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就某事进行投票表决
put sth to the vote/take a vote on sth
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削弱地位
set back our standing
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年轻人口不断减少
shrinking youth demographic
| demographic这里作名词，表示群体，人口
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交锋
face off
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耗尽，用光
max out
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对抗，竞争
take on sb
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举报
turn sb in/tell on sb/report on
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爆发，高涨
flare up
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看上某人
> take a liking to somebody
| > take a shine to somebody
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牵动着谁的心
> tear at somebody's heartstrings
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(邻家风景好)
> the grass is greener (on the other side)
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报复
> with a vengeance
| in retaliation against)
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充满热情
with gusto
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急刹车
> slam on the brakes
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奉子成婚
shotgun wedding
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断绝关系
> sever connections between somebody
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让。。能够深刻理解
ram sth home
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相似
be analogous with
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违心
against the grain
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激动
get the adrenaline going/flowing/pumping
