| 单词 | sth |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔aim sth at sb〕These advertisements are specifically aimed at young people.这些广告是专门针对年轻人的。剑桥高阶〔attribute sth to sb/sth〕Most experts have attributed the drawing to Michelangelo.大多数专家认为这幅画出自米开朗琪罗的手笔。剑桥高阶〔average sth out〕If I average out what I earn a month, it's about £1,500.如果要算算我每月平均挣多少钱的话，大约是1500英镑吧。剑桥高阶〔bed sth out〕May is the time to bed out the geraniums.5月份正是移栽天竺葵的时候。剑桥高阶〔belt sth out〕The band was belting out all the old favourites.乐队正在高声演奏所有的经典老歌。剑桥高阶〔blurt sth out〕Late one evening, Gianni blurted out that he loved her.一个深夜，詹尼脱口说出他爱她。剑桥高阶〔board sth up〕Stores are boarding up their windows in case rioting breaks out.店主们将窗户用木板封起来，以防暴乱发生。剑桥高阶〔bring sth back〕Can you bring me back some milk? 你能给我带些牛奶回来吗？剑桥高阶〔bring sth out〕The seasoning really brings out the flavour of the meat.这种调味品使肉更香。剑桥高阶〔bring sth up〕She was crying so much I thought she'd bring up her breakfast.她哭得太厉害了，我想她会把早饭吐出来的。剑桥高阶〔bulk sth up〕If you travel light, you can always bulk up your wardrobe from local market stalls.如果你轻装旅行，你随时可以到当地商铺那里购买添加衣物。剑桥高阶〔bulk sth up〕Several countries in the region are bulking up their military power.这一地区的几个国家都在增强自己的军事实力。剑桥高阶〔call sth in〕He needs to make the business work before the bank calls in the loan.在银行收回贷款之前，他得让公司运作起来。剑桥高阶〔call sth up〕You can use the search facility to call up all the occurrences of a particular word in a document.你能利用查询功能调出某个特定的词在文件中出现的情况。剑桥高阶〔care〕Fragile—handle with care(= written on a container holding sth which is easily broken or damaged) 易碎物品 – 小心轻放牛津高阶〔carve sth out (for yourself)〕He hopes to carve out a niche for himself as a leading researcher in his field of study.他希望在自己的研究领域里闯出一个学术带头人的地位。剑桥高阶〔carve sth up〕The Nazi-Soviet pact carved up the Baltic states in 1939.1939年签订的《德苏和约》瓜分了波罗的海各国。剑桥高阶〔chalk sth up〕It was doubtful whether the Conservatives could chalk up a fourth successive election victory, but they did.保守党能否连续4次在选举中获胜令人怀疑，但是他们做到了。剑桥高阶〔chase〕He sent us on a wild goose chase (= a search for sth that cannot be found).他让我们白忙了一场。牛津搭配〔check sth out〕I'm going to check out that new club.我打算去那家新俱乐部看看。剑桥高阶〔cobble sth together〕I just had to cobble this meal together from what I had in the fridge.我只得用冰箱里现成的东西凑合这顿饭。剑桥高阶〔colour sth in〕Rosie drew an elephant and coloured it in.罗西画了一头大象，然后给它上了色。剑桥高阶〔conjure sth up〕The glittering ceremony conjured up images of Russia's imperial past.辉煌的典礼让人联想起俄罗斯帝国昔日的景象。剑桥高阶〔cook sth up〕She cooked up some weird scheme that was going to earn her a fortune.她想出了个能使自己发财的怪点子。剑桥高阶〔cull sth from sth〕Here are a few facts and figures I culled from the reports the team produced.这是我从团队报告中挑选出来的一些资料和数据。剑桥高阶〔cut sth down〕I need to cut this section down to 500 words. 我需要把这一部分删减到500字。剑桥高阶〔cut sth down〕They are cutting down forests to clear land for cattle.他们正在砍伐森林，腾出地方来养牛。剑桥高阶〔cut sth short〕We had to cut short our holiday because Richard was ill.我们不得不缩短了假期，因为理查德病了。剑桥高阶〔dash sth off〕She dashed the letter off in five minutes.她用5分钟时间匆忙写了那封信。剑桥高阶〔devote sth to sth/sb〕The report recommends that more resources be devoted to teaching four-year-olds.该报告建议投入更多的资源用于4岁儿童的教育。剑桥高阶〔dig sth up〕They're digging up the road outside to fix a faulty water main.为了维修出问题的供水总管，他们在挖外面的路。剑桥高阶〔drag sth out of sb〕You never tell me how you feel - I always have to drag it out of you.你从来都不告诉我你的感受——总得让我逼着你说出来。剑桥高阶〔draw sth down〕The stocks of ammunition were drawn down to almost zero.弹药储备几乎耗尽。剑桥高阶〔dream sth up〕This is the latest ploy dreamed up by advertising companies to sell their new products.这是广告公司为了推销其新产品而想出来的最新招数。剑桥高阶〔dress sth up〕I thought I'd dress up the frozen pizza with a few extra tomatoes and olives.我想我会在冷冻的比萨饼上再加点西红柿和橄榄作装饰。剑桥高阶〔drink sth in〕They drank in the words of their leader.他们认真听领导讲话。剑桥高阶〔explain〕Oh well then, that explains it(= I understand now why sth happened).噢，原来是这么回事。牛津高阶〔eye sth up〕I saw you eyeing up that chocolate cake.我看到你眼馋地盯着那块巧克力蛋糕。剑桥高阶〔factor sth in〕People are earning more, but when inflation is factored in, they are no better off.人们挣得更多了，但将通货膨胀因素考虑在内，他们并没有比以前宽裕。剑桥高阶〔factor sth in〕The age of the patients and their overall health must be factored into the results.在评价治疗效果时，必须将患者的年龄和他们的整体健康状况等因素考虑进去。剑桥高阶〔finish sth off〕I want to finish off this essay before I go to bed.我想写完这篇文章再上床睡觉。剑桥高阶〔finish sth off〕We may as well finish off this wine - there's only a little bit left.我们还不如把这瓶酒都喝了——反正只剩下一点了。剑桥高阶〔fit sth up〕We've fitted up the spare room as a nursery.我们已把空房间布置成儿童室。剑桥高阶〔flesh sth out〕These plans need to be fleshed out with some more figures.这些计划需要更多的数字加以充实。剑桥高阶〔flick sth on/off〕Could you flick the light switch on for me, please? 请帮我把灯打开好吗？剑桥高阶〔flick sth on〕Defender Wayne Thomas sent a ball into the area for Shtaniuk who flicked it on.后卫韦恩•托马斯将球传入禁区，什塔纽科随即轻触击球。剑桥高阶〔fluff sth up〕I'll just fluff up your pillows for you.我来为你把枕头拍松。剑桥高阶〔foist sth on sb〕I try not to foist my values on the children but it's hard.我尽量不把我的价值观强加到孩子们头上，但是这并不容易。剑桥高阶〔fritter sth away〕If I've got money in my pocket, I tend to fritter it away.如果口袋里有点钱，我往往就挥霍一空。剑桥高阶〔fritter sth away〕She fritters so much money away on expensive make-up.她大把大把地花钱购买昂贵化妆品。剑桥高阶〔gap〕We think we've identified a gap in the market(= a business opportunity to make or sell sth that is not yet available).我们认为已经发现了市场上一个尚待填补的空白。牛津高阶〔gear sth to/towards sb/sth〕The workshops are geared towards helping people to become more employable.研习班旨在帮助学员提高就业能力。剑桥高阶〔get sth down〕I didn't manage to get down the last thing she said, about the meeting.她说的话最后有一点儿我没记下来，是关于会议的事情。剑桥高阶〔get sth in〕He couldn't get a word in because she was talking so much.她滔滔不绝，他一句话也插不进去。剑桥高阶〔get sth in〕We'll have to get some food in for the weekend if we're having visitors.如果周末有客人来，我们就得去买些吃的。剑桥高阶〔give sth up as a bad job〕After three attempts to mend it, I gave it up as a bad job.尝试修理了3次以后，我就放弃了。剑桥高阶〔grind sth into sth〕Sara angrily ground her cigarette into the ashtray.萨拉愤怒地把手中的香烟按在烟灰缸里捻灭。剑桥高阶〔hang sth on sb〕I wasn't anywhere near the house when the window was broken, so you can't hang that on me! 窗玻璃被打破的时候我根本就不在房子附近，所以你不能把这个怪到我头上！剑桥高阶〔hash sth up〕The first interview was all right but I think I hashed up the second one.第一次面试还可以，可我觉得第二次面试搞砸了。剑桥高阶〔have sth coming out of your ears〕He's going to have money coming out of his ears if this deal comes off.如果这笔交易能做成，他就要发大财了。剑桥高阶〔have sth in hand〕How come there's a problem? I thought you had everything in hand .怎么会出问题？我以为你全都安排好了。剑桥高阶〔have sth on your side〕I thought I would get the job, but the other person who was being considered for it had experience on his side.我觉得我能得到那份工作，但另外那个候选人有经验方面的优势。剑桥高阶〔have sth out〕You'll have to have that tooth out.你得拔掉那颗牙。剑桥高阶〔history〕The team grabbed a slice of history here today (= achieved sth that will be remembered).这支队伍今天在此地的表现将载入史册。牛津搭配〔hold sth over〕The nomination was held over until the Senate adjourned. 提名一直被拖延到了参议院休会。剑桥高阶〔hold sth up as sth〕Sweden is often held up as an example of a successful social democracy.瑞典经常被视为社会民主主义的成功典范。剑桥高阶〔impress sth on/upon sb〕Mr Simmons tried to impress on me how much easier my life would be if I were better organized.西蒙斯先生力图让我明白，如果我能更有条理，我的生活会更安逸。剑桥高阶〔iron sth out〕We're still trying to iron out some problems with the computer system.我们仍在试图解决计算机系统中的一些问题。剑桥高阶〔jazz sth up〕He jazzed up the food with a spicy sauce.他用辣汁给食物增味。剑桥高阶〔jazz sth up〕Jazz the dress up with some bright accessories.用些鲜亮的饰物给连衣裙增色。剑桥高阶〔lay sth down〕Mediators have persuaded both sides to lay down their arms.调停者已经说服双方停止战斗。剑桥高阶〔lay sth off〕Quinn laid off the ball for Kinsella to score.奎恩把球喂给金塞拉让他射门。剑桥高阶〔lay sth on〕I hate to be the one to lay this on you, but your girlfriend has just left with another guy.我真不愿告诉你，你的女朋友刚才跟另一个家伙走了。剑桥高阶〔lay sth on〕They laid on a wonderful buffet after the wedding.婚礼后他们安排了一顿丰盛的自助餐。剑桥高阶〔lay sth out〕We laid the pieces of the dress pattern out on the floor.我们把衣服样品一件一件都摊开在地板上。剑桥高阶〔learn sth by rote〕She learned the equations by rote.她靠死记硬背记住了这些公式。剑桥高阶〔let sth go/pass〕I know what he said wasn't strictly accurate but I let it pass anyway.我知道他说的并不十分准确，但不管怎样，我没有去追究。剑桥高阶〔lighten sth up〕I thought I'd slip in a few jokes to lighten up the talk.我本想在讲话中加几个笑话来调剂一下气氛。剑桥高阶〔lock sth away〕If you keep valuables in your house, lock them away somewhere safe.如果家里有值钱的东西，就得放在安全的地方锁起来。剑桥高阶〔make sth into sth〕They've made the spare room into an office.他们已把空闲的房间改成了办公室。剑桥高阶〔make sth up〕Could you make up a list of all the things that need to be done? 你能否将要做的所有事情列张清单？剑桥高阶〔make sth up〕My dad was always really good at making up stories.我爸爸一直很善于编故事。剑桥高阶〔make sth up〕We're hoping to make up time on the return journey by not stopping at night.我们希望回程途中通宵赶路，以弥补失去的时间。剑桥高阶〔make〕We just managed to make the deadline(= to finish sth in time).我们勉强按期完成。牛津高阶〔mark sth down〕Look carefully at these questions and mark your answers down in the right-hand column.仔细审题，然后在右栏中写下答案。剑桥高阶〔mark sth up〕Shares in retail businesses were marked up on the news that consumer spending rose last month.上个月消费支出增加的消息带动了零售业股价的上升。剑桥高阶〔mark sth up〕They buy paintings at auctions, mark them up, and then resell them at a vast profit to collectors.他们在拍卖会上购买画作，再加价转手卖给收藏家，赚取高额利润。剑桥高阶〔mess sth up〕I messed up my chances of becoming a great singer.我觉得自己已把成为一名伟大歌手的机会毁掉了。剑桥高阶〔mete sth out〕In the past, schoolteachers regularly meted out physical punishment to their pupils.在过去，教师常常体罚学生。剑桥高阶〔mix sth up〕Your jigsaw puzzles and games are all mixed up together in that box.你的拼图玩具和游戏用具都乱糟糟地混在那个盒子里。剑桥高阶〔mull sth over〕I need a few days to mull things over before I decide if I'm taking the job.在决定是否做这份工作前，我需要几天时间仔细考虑。剑桥高阶〔notch sth up〕She has recently notched up her third win at a major ski event.最近，她在一项重要的滑雪赛事中获胜，取得了她的第三次胜利。剑桥高阶〔note sth down〕I noted down his phone number.我记下了他的电话号码。剑桥高阶〔open sth out/up〕We're going to open up our kitchen by taking out a couple of walls.我们打算拆除几面墙，把厨房打通。剑桥高阶〔otherwise〕I wanted to see him but he was otherwise engaged(= doing sth else).我想见他，但他正忙着别的事情。牛津高阶〔parcel sth up〕Parcel up the books and we'll send them off tomorrow.把这些书包好，我们明天就把它们寄走。剑桥高阶〔pass sth on〕If he provided us with any information, no one passed it on to me.如果他给我们提供了什么信息的话，没有人告诉过我。剑桥高阶〔perfection〕His performance was perfection(= sth perfect).他的演技真是炉火纯青。牛津高阶〔phase sth in〕They will phase the new healthcare system in over a period of five years.他们将在5年内逐步实施新的医疗保健计划。剑桥高阶〔pin sth down〕We can't pin down where the leak came from.我们无法确定哪里发生了泄漏。剑桥高阶〔piss sth away〕This is your last chance to win the league so don't piss it away.这是你们赢得联赛的最后一次机会，别浪费了。剑桥高阶〔plan sth out〕I've planned out the day - some shopping, then a meal and a show.我已经把一天计划好了——先买些东西，然后吃顿饭，再看一场表演。剑桥高阶〔plough sth back〕All the profits are being ploughed back into the company.所有的利润都用来对该公司进行再投资。剑桥高阶〔prize sth out of sb〕He's so secretive - you'll have a hard time prizing any information out of him.他如此守口如瓶——你要从他那打听情况会很困难。剑桥高阶〔puff sth out〕He puffed out his cheeks and sat back in his chair.他鼓着腮帮子，坐回椅子上。剑桥高阶〔puff sth up〕When the crust is golden and puffed up, take the pie out of the oven.当外面的酥皮变成金黄色并鼓起来时，把馅饼从烤箱拿出来。剑桥高阶〔pull sth on〕I pulled on my jeans and ran downstairs.我匆匆穿上牛仔裤向楼下跑去。剑桥高阶〔pump sth up〕Let's pump up the volume a bit! 我们把音量调大一点吧。剑桥高阶〔put sth across/over sb〕You didn't manage to put that story over on the tax people, did you? 你没能用那个故事来欺骗税务员，对吧？剑桥高阶〔put sth across〕It's an interesting idea and I thought he put it across well.这个想法很有趣，我认为他表达得很清楚。剑桥高阶〔put sth aside〕I put aside a little every month for a deposit on a house.我每月存一点钱支付房子的首付。剑桥高阶〔put sth before sb〕We have to put our proposal before the committee.我们必须向委员会解释我们的提议。剑桥高阶〔put sth down〕I've put a deposit down on a new car.我已经为新车支付了定金。剑桥高阶〔put sth forward〕Most European countries put the clocks forward in the spring.大多数欧洲国家会在春季将钟表拨快一小时。剑桥高阶〔put sth in/put sth into sth〕We've put a lot of time and effort into making the house look nice.我们花了很多时间和精力让房子看起来漂亮些。剑桥高阶〔put sth on〕Don't forget to put the brake on.别忘了踩刹车。剑桥高阶〔put sth on〕There's no need to put on that injured expression - you know you're in the wrong.没必要装出那种受伤的表情——你自己清楚你有错。剑桥高阶〔put sth on〕Why are you putting on that silly voice? 你为什么故意发出那么傻的声音？剑桥高阶〔put sth out〕He put his knee out playing tennis.他打网球时把膝盖弄脱位了。剑桥高阶〔put sth out〕She put out her hand to shake mine.她伸出手和我握手。剑桥高阶〔put sth out〕They put out millions of pairs of shoes a year.他们一年生产成百上千万双鞋。剑桥高阶〔put sth up〕I see they've put up the price of fuel again.我知道他们又提高了燃料价格。剑桥高阶〔put sth up〕Why don't you put up your hood/umbrella? 你怎么不戴起风帽／撑起伞？剑桥高阶〔puzzle sth out〕I still can't puzzle out how I managed to spend so much money last month.我现在仍想不明白上个月怎么花了那么多钱。剑桥高阶〔rail sth off〕Part of the playing field had been railed off for use as a car park.运动场的一部分被栏杆隔开，用作停车场。剑桥高阶〔ram sth down sb's throat〕For years I've had his political views rammed down my throat.多少年来，他一直向我灌输他的政治观点。剑桥高阶〔ram sth into sb〕It's time someone rammed a bit of sense into you.早就该给你当头一棒，让你理智一些。剑桥高阶〔ramp sth up〕To stay competitive, they'll have to ramp up product development as well as cut prices.为保持竞争力，他们除了降价以外，还将不得不加大产品开发的力度。剑桥高阶〔read sth over/through〕Always read over your work when you've finished.每次完成作业后，一定要通读检查一下。剑桥高阶〔rein sth in〕We tried to rein in our excitement and curiosity.我们尽力克制住兴奋和好奇。剑桥高阶〔rig sth up〕I rigged up a temporary radio aerial from a coat hanger.我用一个衣架凑合着做了一个收音机临时天线。剑桥高阶〔roll sth up〕Could you roll up that string for me? 你能帮我把那条线绕起来吗？剑桥高阶〔roof sth in/over〕The council has decided to roof over the open-air swimming pool.政务委员会决定给露天游泳池装上顶盖。剑桥高阶〔root sth out/up〕I suggest you root out those weeds before they take hold.我建议你把这些杂草连根拔除，等它们扎牢了根就难以除掉了。剑桥高阶〔round sth off〕He used a special machine to round off the corners of the old table.他用了一台特制的机器将这张旧桌子的角打磨成圆形。剑桥高阶〔round sth out〕More research is needed to round out the article.需要更多的研究来完成这篇论文。剑桥高阶〔rule sth or sb out〕I won't rule out a June election.我不排除6月份进行选举的可能性。剑桥高阶〔rule sth or sb out〕The police haven't yet ruled out murder.警察尚未排除谋杀的可能性。剑桥高阶〔run sth by sb〕Would you run your idea by me one more time? 你能不能再跟我说一遍你的想法？剑桥高阶〔run sth off〕Kate can run off a sonnet in half an hour on any subject you like.只要你定好一个题材，凯特都能在半小时内信笔写出一首十四行诗。剑桥高阶〔run sth up〕I can run you up some curtains in a few hours, if you want.如果你想要，我可以为你赶制些窗帘，几个小时就好。剑桥高阶〔run sth up〕They've run up a British flag on the roof.他们在屋顶上升起了一面英国国旗。剑桥高阶〔scale sth down〕A shortage of money has forced them to scale down the project.由于缺乏资金，他们被迫缩减项目的规模。剑桥高阶〔sell sth off〕They're selling off last year's stock at half price.他们正以半价抛售去年的存货。剑桥高阶〔send sth in〕The magazine asked its readers to send in their comments about the new style of presentation.那本杂志要求读者对其版面的新风格寄去他们的看法。剑桥高阶〔set sth aside〕In times of war people tend to set aside political differences.战争期间，人们往往不计较政治分歧。剑桥高阶〔set sth out〕Every evening Michael sets out the breakfast dishes on the table, ready for the morning.每天晚上迈克尔都会把早餐用具摆在桌上，为第二天早晨作好准备。剑桥高阶〔sew sth up〕It's going to take another week or two to sew up this deal.要再花一两个星期才能谈妥这笔交易。剑桥高阶〔shake sth off〕I hope I can shake off this cold before the weekend.我希望周末之前我的感冒能好。剑桥高阶〔shave sth off/from sth〕She shaved a few millimetres off the bottom of the door, so that it would open more easily.她把门的底部刨掉了几毫米，这样开门就容易些了。剑桥高阶〔shrug sth off〕The stock market shrugged off the economic gloom and rose by 1.5 percent.股票市场没有受到经济不景气的影响，上涨了1.5%。剑桥高阶〔shut sth away〕The diamonds are shut away in a bank vault somewhere.钻石被藏在银行保险库的某个地方。剑桥高阶〔shut sth out〕She finds it impossible to shut out the memory of the accident.她发现自己不可能忘记那次事故。剑桥高阶〔sign sth away〕Under the treaty, both sides will sign away a third of their nuclear weapons.根据该条约的规定，双方将签字放弃他们三分之一的核武器。剑桥高阶〔slap sth on/onto (sth/sb)〕The government has slapped more tax on cigarettes.政府已对香烟强制征收更高的税。剑桥高阶〔slice sth off〕She sliced off a piece of sausage.她切下了一段香肠。剑桥高阶〔snuff sth out〕One by one she snuffed out the candles.她把蜡烛一支支地吹灭。剑桥高阶〔soak sth up〕Just stroll around the bazaar and soak up the atmosphere.在集市上随便走走，充分体验一下那里的气氛。剑桥高阶〔sock sth away〕He's socked away hundreds of dollars in a savings account.他在储蓄账户中存了几百美元。剑桥高阶〔soup sth up〕New circuit boards can be used to soup up existing machines.新电路板可用来提高现有机器的性能。剑桥高阶〔spell sth out〕The government has so far refused to spell out its plans/policies.政府至今拒绝透露详细的计划／政策。剑桥高阶〔spin sth out〕Somehow, she managed to spin her story out so that it took her the whole train journey to tell it.她想办法把故事拉长，这样她在火车上的时间都花在讲故事上了。剑桥高阶〔stake sth out〕Two of the president's chief advisers have staked out opposite positions on this issue.总统的两位主要顾问在这一问题上表明了相反的立场。剑桥高阶〔stare sth in the face〕At this point they were staring death in the face.此时他们离死神只有一步之遥。剑桥高阶〔step sth down〕This device is used for stepping down the voltage.这个装置用于降低电压。剑桥高阶〔stitch sth together〕Britain is likely to stitch together some sort of political deal to avoid a confrontation.英国很可能会为避免冲突而匆忙达成某种政治交易。剑桥高阶〔store sth up〕We believe that he has been training an army and storing up arms.我们确信他一直在训练军队，储备武器。剑桥高阶〔strike sth down〕The courts struck down local segregation laws because they violated the federal constitution.法庭裁决当地的隔离法非法，因为该隔离法违反宪法。剑桥高阶〔strike sth out/through〕Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.请将不适用于你的选项划掉。剑桥高阶〔strip sth off〕It was so hot that we stripped off our shirts.天气太热，我们脱掉了衬衫。剑桥高阶〔take sth into account〕A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings.一位好的建筑师会考虑到建筑物的周边环境。剑桥高阶〔take sth into account〕The UK's tax system takes no account of children.英国的纳税制度没有把儿童考虑在内。剑桥高阶〔take sth in〕I thought we could get something to eat and then take in a movie.我原来想我们可以先吃点东西，然后去看电影。剑桥高阶〔take sth in〕The new town takes in three former villages.新镇包括了以前的3个村庄。剑桥高阶〔take sth up〕A leading law firm took up his case.一家顶尖的律师事务所接手了他的案子。剑桥高阶〔talk sth out〕If you two don't talk out the differences between you, it'll be hardtalk for you to continue working together.你俩如果不好好谈谈消除分歧，将很难继续合作下去。剑桥高阶〔tap sth out〕He sat at the drums and tapped out the beat. 他坐在鼓边轻轻敲打拍子。剑桥高阶〔think sth over〕I'll think it over and give you an answer next week.我会认真考虑的，下周给你答复。剑桥高阶〔think sth through〕I need some time to think it through - I don't want to make any sudden decisions.我需要一些时间来考虑这件事——我不想匆忙作决定。剑桥高阶〔throw sth out〕The case was thrown out by the courts due to lack of evidence.由于缺乏证据，法庭拒绝受理该案。剑桥高阶〔tick sth off〕That's one more action point that we can tick off.我们又可以勾掉一项行动计划了。剑桥高阶〔tighten sth up〕Now tighten up the screws.现在拧紧螺丝。剑桥高阶〔top sth up〕Would you like me to top up your drink? 要给你的杯子加满吗？剑桥高阶〔tot sth up〕She quickly totted up our bill and added an amount for the waiter.她快速地计算了一下我们的账单，并且加上了给服务员的小费。剑桥高阶〔trade sth off〕It may be possible to trade off manpower costs against computer costs.以降低人力成本抵消/换取计算机成本是有可能的。剑桥高阶〔try sth out〕Don't forget to try out the equipment before setting up the experiment.别忘了在安装实验设备以前检验一下。剑桥高阶〔tuck sth away〕Grandma always kept a little of money tucked away in case of an emergency.奶奶总是藏点钱以备急用。剑桥高阶〔turn/use sth to good account〕I think we'd all agree that you turned your negotiating skills to very good account in this afternoon's meeting.我想我们都得承认，今天下午的会议上，你把你的谈判才能发挥得淋漓尽致。剑桥高阶〔up〕I'm sure h e's up to no good(= doing sth bad).我敢说他在打什么坏主意。牛津高阶〔usher sth in〕These changes could usher in a period of dramatic economic growth.这些改变有可能开启一个经济急剧增长的时期。剑桥高阶〔vote sth down〕Users tend to vote down any rude or juvenile comments. 用户们对于粗鲁或不成熟的言论倾向于点“踩”。剑桥高阶〔wall sth in〕The valley is walled in by high mountains.山谷围绕在高高的群山之中。剑桥高阶〔wash sth down〕Supper was fresh salmon and vegetables, washed down with a bottle of white wine.晚餐有新鲜的三文鱼和蔬菜，就着一瓶白葡萄酒一起下肚。剑桥高阶〔weigh sth up〕I'm weighing up my options before I decide to apply for the job.我在权衡自己的选择，然后再决定是否要申请那份工作。剑桥高阶〔whip sth up〕She criticized the organization for trying to whip up anti-immigrant prejudice.她批评政府试图煽动反移民的偏见。剑桥高阶〔wipe sth out〕One bad harvest could wipe out all of a grower's profits for the previous two years.一次歉收可能会将种植者前两年的收益全部抵消掉。剑桥高阶〔work sth out〕We need to work out the total cost of the project.我们需要算出这项工程的总造价。剑桥高阶〔worm sth out of sb〕He wasn't going to tell me, but I managed to worm it out of him.他不想告诉我，可我设法从他嘴里套出了这件事。剑桥高阶〔wouldn't know sth if you fell over one/it〕She wouldn't know a bargain if she fell over one! 即便明摆着的好买卖她也看不出来！剑桥高阶〔write sth up〕Have you written up that report yet? 你把那篇报道整理成文了吗？剑桥高阶 |
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