16-1

straight up 直率的

moral code 道德準(zhǔn)則

bring to a standstill

= be at a standstill 處于停頓

touch on/upon 涉及；關(guān)系到

make reference 談及；提到

as to 關(guān)于；至于

lump together 把…合在一起

bring/come together 集合；使…團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)

16-2

in keeping with 和…一致

burst/break into 闖入；突然發(fā)作

no more than 僅僅

as well/much/such 也；又

store away 儲(chǔ)存

put sth away 貯存；把…收起來(lái)

integrate into/with 與…結(jié)合；與…合并

16-3

take to 開(kāi)始做

at hand 即將到來(lái)；在手邊

press for 迫切要求

bear/keepinmind 記住

no matter how/what/when/who 無(wú)論怎樣/什么/何時(shí)/何人

multiply by 乘以

break down 分解；拆分；故障

in pursuit of 尋求；追尋

16-4

gain/make profit 獲利；盈利

attribute/owe A to B 把A歸因于B

in all places

= all over 到處；遍及

out of the way 把移開(kāi)；袖手旁觀

put out 脫離；退出

act on 按照…行事

act in accordance with 按照

stay out of 置身…之外

keep out of 遠(yuǎn)離

work through 解決

soak up 吸收

16-5

charge sb with 以…指控sb；賦予sb…職責(zé)

accuse sb of sth 以sth指控sb

entrust sb with sth 托付sb以sth

beef/polish up 改善；加強(qiáng)

neglect of 對(duì)…忽視

give a cold shoulder 冷漠對(duì)待

behind the times

= out of date 過(guò)時(shí)

be married to sb 與sb結(jié)婚

make a match of it 結(jié)婚

at all costs 無(wú)論如何；不惜代價(jià)

at all accounts 無(wú)論如何

know of/about 聽(tīng)說(shuō)；了解

hear of 聽(tīng)說(shuō)

16-6

for the sake of 為了…

subscribe to/for 訂購(gòu)

ever since

= since then 從那時(shí)起

be conscious of

= realize 意識(shí)到

have little/no use for 很少/沒(méi)有用處

turn into 變成；進(jìn)入

give birth to 生育

in labor 臨產(chǎn)；分娩

put down to 歸因于

put down 寫(xiě)下；鎮(zhèn)壓

come to light 顯露出來(lái)；為人所知

17-1

give off 釋放

repel；expel；impel；propel；compel

bear out 證實(shí)；支持

dispose of 清除；銷(xiāo)毀；解決

disposable income 可支配性收入

disposable plastic bags 一次性塑料袋

pave the way for 為…做準(zhǔn)備

take to heart 牢記

teach sb a lesson 給sb點(diǎn)顏色

stock up 大量?jī)?chǔ)備

spare no effort 不遺余力

stick at 堅(jiān)持

at will 任意；隨意

at all events 無(wú)論如何

not so much…as 不是…而是

wear out 筋疲力盡；磨損

give out 筋疲力盡

call on/upon 號(hào)召；訪問(wèn)

17-2

come around/round 來(lái)訪；蘇醒

take advantage of

= make use of 利用

at one's disposal 由某人支配

on the occasion of 值此之際

be ready for 準(zhǔn)備好

duty；obligation；responsibility

at the earliest/latest 最早/晚

start out 出發(fā)；著手開(kāi)始

life/capital sentence 無(wú)期徒刑/死刑

on/at short notice 突如其來(lái)

single out 選出；挑出

better off 更好的

fight off 擊退；抵抗

burst upon/on 突然來(lái)到

stop by 順便訪問(wèn)

splash out 大肆揮霍

stand up for 支持；擁護(hù)

17-3

tidy away 收拾好

for the purpose of

= with the view of 為了…目的

at a discount 打折

at a reduced price 降價(jià)

go cheap 廉價(jià)出售

wash out 洗掉；沖淡

fit for/to 適于；適合

get going 開(kāi)始動(dòng)身

steel oneself to do sth 下定決心做sth

in comparison/competition with 與…比較/競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

sit in on 列席；旁聽(tīng)

slip up 疏忽；跌倒

be forgetful of 疏忽

make a mistake 出差錯(cuò)

hold up 舉起；經(jīng)得住檢驗(yàn)

take shape 形成

shape into 形成

at a loss 困惑；不知所措

think out 解決；仔細(xì)考慮

think up 想出

think through/over 充分考慮

17-4

shut/close your ear to

= turn a deaf ear（to） 充耳不聞

warm to 同情；喜好

on the hour 準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)地

hand over 交出；移交

deliver up 交出；放棄

cast off/aside 擺脫；拋棄

roll in 蜂擁而來(lái)；到達(dá)

flood in 涌入

flow in 流入

win through/out 終獲成功

be/seem irrelevant to 與…不相干

differ in 不同

to begin/start with

= in the first place 首先；第一

put to use 使用；利用

put to good use 從…中獲益

within one's ability 在某人能力范圍之內(nèi)

take against 反對(duì)；不喜歡

show off 炫耀；賣(mài)弄

bet on 下注于

17-5

in broad daylight 光天化日

work off 宣泄；償還

keep a hold on 緊握；掌握

besiege

= wall in 包圍；圍困

sleep off 睡一覺(jué)

insist on/upon

= stick out for 堅(jiān)持要求

would sooner/rather 寧愿

in high spirit 情緒高漲

come and go 時(shí)有時(shí)無(wú)

on condition 在…條件下

not come into anything

= come to nothing 毫無(wú)結(jié)果；完全失敗

file for 申請(qǐng)

be skilled/good at

= be adept in 善于

fight back 反擊；抵抗

hold one's own 堅(jiān)持?。恢巫?/p>

drop to 下降到；跌倒

persuade sb out of doing

= persuade sb not to do

= talk sb out of 說(shuō)服sb不要做

persuade sb into doing

= persuade sb to do 說(shuō)服sb做

grow out of 產(chǎn)生于

18-1

talk sb into doing sth 說(shuō)服sb做

pass/hold on 傳遞下去

take root 扎根；建立

top up 充值；裝滿

you bet 當(dāng)然；的確

tear at 撕扯；強(qiáng)拉

close up 靠近；關(guān)閉；愈合

enter on/upon 正式開(kāi)始

walk out 走出

shut up 關(guān)閉；住口

meet up with sb 偶遇sb

meet with 會(huì)見(jiàn)；經(jīng)歷

on purpose

= deliberately 故意地

equate with 把…等同

18-2

be worthwhile to do 做…是值得的

keep/catch up with 跟上；趕上

keep pace with 保持同步

tangle with 與…爭(zhēng)論

be relevant/related to 與…有關(guān)

stand up to 抵抗?。唤?jīng)受

cast about/around for sth 急尋sth

back up 支持

so long 再見(jiàn)

take/have a hand in 插手；參與

persist in doing

= insist on doing 堅(jiān)持

count…in 把…計(jì)算在內(nèi)

factor in 將…納入

chance one's arm

= take a chance 冒險(xiǎn)一試

turn down 調(diào)?。痪芙^

excuse oneself from 婉拒

talk back 頂嘴；反駁

take note 注意到；記筆記

take it easy 放輕松

give back

= turn in 歸還；送回

for short 縮寫(xiě)；簡(jiǎn)言之

in a nutshell 簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)

18-3

to the queen's taste 盡善盡美地

be closely connected

= be bound up with 與密切相關(guān)

involved with 與…有關(guān)；涉及

in excess of

= upward of 超過(guò)；多于

critic；criticize；criticism；critical；critically

retreat from 退出；放棄

be disappointed at 對(duì)…感到失望

be convenient to do 便于做

tear down 拆除；弄倒

stand down 離職；退出

be ignorant/insensible of 無(wú)視；不知道

18-4

on the point of

= at the time of 在…的時(shí)候

reckon as/for/to be 把…看作

hint at 暗示

come/go into effect

= go into force 生效；實(shí)施

in the matter of

= with regard to 就…而論

in the case of 就…來(lái)說(shuō)；至于

on second thoughts

= think better of 經(jīng)重新考慮

do/try one's best

= try one's utmost 竭盡全力

run out of

= use up 耗盡；用光

think highly/poorly of 對(duì)評(píng)價(jià)很高/很糟

once in a while

= now and then 有時(shí)；偶爾

come by 偶然獲得；順道拜訪

drop in on 順路拜訪

by word of mouth 口頭上

abound in/with sth 大量的

stand/keep off 避開(kāi)；遠(yuǎn)離

be content/satisfied with 滿足于

vote for/against 投票支持/反對(duì)

tune in to sth 調(diào)頻至；收聽(tīng)

take pride in

= be proud of 為…自豪

burn down 燒毀

18-5

argue for/against 贊成/反對(duì)

speculate about/on 推斷；推測(cè)

take back 收回

die out 滅絕；消失

what is worse 更糟的是

turn into 成為；進(jìn)入

sit by 袖手旁觀

keep/be abreast of 跟上…發(fā)展；了解…最新情況

fall victim to 因…受害

let off 放出；寬?。幻獬?/p>

in the way 阻礙

up to the minute/date 最新的

19-1

grip on 控制

be opposed to 反對(duì)；與…相對(duì)

against/object to

oppose；opposite；opponent

go by 經(jīng)過(guò)；遵守

from time to time

= on occasion 偶爾

tide over 克服；度過(guò)

live through 度過(guò)

sleep through 睡一整夜

acquaint with 使了解；使熟悉

last hurrah 告別演出

take exception to 反對(duì)；抗議

no exception 無(wú)一例外

for certain 肯定；確鑿

step aside 回避；讓開(kāi)

space out 使間隔開(kāi)；拆分

be in debt 欠債

give credit for 認(rèn)可；贊揚(yáng)

give credit to 歸功于

turn a blind eye to 對(duì)…視而不見(jiàn)

rest with 在于；取決于

19-2

keep an eye on

= watch over 照管；看護(hù)

in no way/case/circumstance

= on no account 決不

think over 仔細(xì)思考

call off 取消

tear away from 舍不得離開(kāi)

cut/strike/break in 插嘴；打斷

not for anything

= for the world 無(wú)論如何

talk sense 說(shuō)話有道理

see sense 開(kāi)始明事理

drag sb/sth down 使sb/sth垮掉

lead into 導(dǎo)致

fix up 安排；修理

arrange for 安排；為…做準(zhǔn)備

keep a close watch on

= pay close heed to 密切注意

cheer sb on

= cheer on sb 為sb打氣

within reach 伸手可及；在附近

ballot against 投票反對(duì)

scale down

= cut back 縮減

scale sth back

= scale back sth 縮減sth

19-3

to make a distinction 區(qū)別

come into use 投入使用

go out of use 停止使用

buy out 買(mǎi)斷

keep one's word 信守諾言

eat one's word 食言

dry out 戒酒；變干

give up drinking/alcohol 戒酒

have a good time

= have fun with 玩的開(kāi)行

at intervals 時(shí)不時(shí)；間隔地

time out 暫停；時(shí)間到

time's up 時(shí)間到

in the long run 長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看

touch down 降落

avail oneself of 利用

think up 想出

tear sb away 使sb離開(kāi)

play off against 使對(duì)抗

see to 負(fù)責(zé)；照料

in the interest of 為了…利益

19-4

circulate to 傳遞

time and time again 一次又一次

throw out 否決；不受理

be central to 對(duì)…很重要

prepare against 為…做準(zhǔn)備

on the spot 當(dāng)場(chǎng)；在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)

on leave/holiday 在休假中

with a view to 以…為目的

fall off 下降；減少

knock down 撞到；拆卸

put through 完成；接通

throughout one's life

= for life 終生

button up one's lip 保守秘密

to the limit of 達(dá)到…極限

draw up 草擬；寫(xiě)出

sketch out 草擬

stage by stage

= step by step 逐步地

by right 按理說(shuō)；正當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

at stake 在危險(xiǎn)中

20-1

in a small/large scale

= in a small/big way 小/大規(guī)模地

piece together

= scratch up 拼湊

triumph over 擊敗；取勝

in my view/opinion/perspective

= to my mind 在我看來(lái)

be up in the air

= be in suspense 懸而未決

fall over/down 跌倒

fall/land on one's feet

= safe and sound

= in a whole skin 安然無(wú)恙

cease/desist from

= stop short 停止

fit into 適應(yīng)；符合

tender for

= bid for/on 出價(jià)；投標(biāo)

take aback 使吃驚

be typical of 典型的；有代表性的

persevere/persist in

= insist on 堅(jiān)持

adhere/cling to

= stick with/to 堅(jiān)持；黏著

the moment（that） 一…就…

slip through/away 溜走；劃過(guò)

turn away 解雇；拒絕

follow one's lead/example 以…為榜樣

20-2

stumble on/upon/across

= come across

= bump into 偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)

pull through 渡過(guò)難關(guān)

= set/hold back

= hinder 阻礙

take on 承擔(dān)；從事；呈現(xiàn)

take a fancy to

= be keen on

= be fond of 喜歡上

at a stretch 一次

buy off

= bribe 賄賂；買(mǎi)通

stand in 暫時(shí)替代

make certain 弄清楚；確保

turn up 出現(xiàn)；調(diào)大

hold steady

= keep stable

= level off 變得平穩(wěn)；保持水平

on the verge of 即將；瀕于

be confronted with

= be faced with

= up against 面臨；遭遇

come/draw to a close/conclusion 結(jié)束

size up 判斷；估計(jì)

measure；estimate；weigh；value；asses；appraise

20-3

to the extent of 到…地步

clean out 清理干凈

in brief/short 簡(jiǎn)而言之

give access to 向…開(kāi)放；接見(jiàn)

have a chance/an opportunity to 有…機(jī)會(huì)

by common consent 被公認(rèn)

universally/generally acknowledged 普遍承認(rèn)

out of hand 立刻；馬上；無(wú)法控制

on the spot

= at once

= immediately/instantly 立刻；馬上

throw oneself into 投身于

apply/devote/dedicate oneself to 致力于

tell the white lie 善意的謊言

pour forth/out 傾訴；流出

confide sth to sb 向sb吐露

walk away/off 走開(kāi)；離去

get around/round to 開(kāi)始考慮…

come into being/existence 形成；產(chǎn)生

20-4

run for 競(jìng)選

campaign for 為…斗爭(zhēng)

supply with/to 供給

provide sth for 供應(yīng)

burn up/off/away 燒掉

turn a deaf ear/a blind eye to 對(duì)…置之不理

turn one's back on 不理睬；背棄

dry up 干涸；枯竭

be linked/correlated to/with

= have connection with

= be affiliated with 與…有聯(lián)系

rare bird

= rarity 稀有的人

no way 決不；不可能

out of question 不可能

get the drop on sb

= beat to the punch

= fire the first shot 先發(fā)制人

sb be armed with sth sb用sth武裝自己

take a loss 承擔(dān)損失

bear the loss of 承擔(dān)…的損失

be on the ropes 處于困境；瀕臨滅絕

trade off 權(quán)衡

trade A for B 以A換B

make a sacrifice 做出犧牲

sacrifice A for B 為了B犧牲A

drop off 下降；減少

wander about

= stick around 徘徊

badly/well off 窮困/富裕的

worse/better off 惡化/好轉(zhuǎn)

be badly off for sth 缺乏sth

be skilled/skillful at/in

= expert in/at 擅于

accord with

= in line with

= tie in with 與…一致

buck up 使振作

spread over/across 傳遍

be addicted to

= addiction to 對(duì)…成癮

be on edge 緊張不安

nervous；jittery

21-1

be replaced by

= give place to 被…替代

make/leave room for 給…留余地

head for/into 前往；出發(fā)

leave/depart for 去往

set/start off 出發(fā)

submit to 提交；服從

come up with

= put forward 提出

bring up 提出；養(yǎng)育

be subject to

= comply with

= yield to 服從

sort/kind of 稍稍；有幾分

get/take/have a nap

= nod off 打盹

take a rest 休息

drive sb to do 驅(qū)使sb做

force/compel sb to do 迫使sb做

talk nonsense 胡說(shuō)八道

bid up 哄抬

raise price 抬價(jià)

take the place of 代替

on order 已訂購(gòu)

place/make an order 預(yù)訂；訂購(gòu)

go over 復(fù)習(xí)；審查

brush up on sth 復(fù)習(xí)；重溫

go into action

= get moving

= move out

= fall upon 開(kāi)始行動(dòng)

21-2

be/become absorbed in 專(zhuān)心于

be addicted to sth 沉迷于

die down 減弱；逐漸平息

fade away 逐漸消失；褪色

complain of/about 抱怨

make a complaint about sb/sth 投訴

more often than not

= as often as not 通常；往往

to one's credit 值得贊揚(yáng)的是

give credit to sb 歸功于sb

owe/ascribe/attribute A to B?? 將A歸因于B

be in sympathy with 贊同；支持

go along with 贊同

tire out 使疲勞；精疲力盡

check up on 檢查；核對(duì)

write/take/note down 寫(xiě)下；記下

touch off 觸發(fā)；引發(fā)；爆炸

on the air 在廣播中

in the air 在空中；懸而未決

act for 代理；代表

up to now

= to date

= as yet 到目前為止

keep down

= suppress 鎮(zhèn)壓

accede to??加入

assault/attack on 攻擊；襲擊

turn round/around 扭轉(zhuǎn)；轉(zhuǎn)向

21-3

draw into 使卷入；吸收

check in 登記；入住；報(bào)到

be alien to與…不符

be sensitive to 對(duì)…敏感

be allergic to 對(duì)…過(guò)敏

to one's knowledge 據(jù)某人所知

except for 除…之外

take a fancy to

= be keen on

= be fond of 喜愛(ài)；熱衷

call up 召集；動(dòng)員

advocate；mobilize

try on 試驗(yàn)；試穿

turn back 回頭；往回走

coincide/accord with 與…一致

fit into 適合

compatible with 與…兼容

to all appearance

= apparently 顯然地

defer；postpone

sink/immerse/submerge in 沉沒(méi)

to sum up

= add up to 總計(jì)；合計(jì)

build on/upon 建立于

step down 辭職；走下

leave office 辭職；離任

resign；abdicate；assume

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throw up 拋出；嘔吐

stir up 攪拌；煽動(dòng)激起

provoke

talk down to 居高臨下的對(duì)…說(shuō)

be jealous/envious of 嫉妒

extend to 延伸至；擴(kuò)至

run out of 用光；耗盡；到期

in perspective 正確地

incur criticism 招致批評(píng)

in proportion to 與…成比例

disproportionately

eliminate from 從…中消除

on the go 忙個(gè)不停；四處奔走

take…into consideration

= allow for 考慮到

to the contrary 相反地

conversely；oppositely；inversely；instead

at a glance 看一眼

at first sight/blush 乍一看

nowhere near 遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)有；離…很遠(yuǎn)

in and out 進(jìn)進(jìn)出出

on the alert 提防；密切關(guān)注

beware of 謹(jǐn)防

take heart 鼓起勇氣；振作

fix on 決定；使集中于

land in 使…陷入；著陸于

step in 介入；插手干預(yù)

come between…and… 離間

interfere；intervene

run over 瀏覽；溢出

scan；skim；browse

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at the instant of 在…時(shí)刻

be indicative of 暗示；表明

team up 組隊(duì)；合作

make nothing of 不理解

word for word 逐字地

explain away 敷衍搪塞

trade on/upon 利用

check out 結(jié)賬離開(kāi)；核實(shí)

come at 撲向；逼近

take a delight in 以…為樂(lè)

be worthy of 值得；配得上

plough through 費(fèi)力通過(guò)

by reason of 由于