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　—因害怕或厌恶而后退

　Examples:

1.Thecatbackedawayasthestrangerraisedhishandtohitit.2.Inthefaceofstrongopposition,thegovernmenthasbackedawayfromincreasingtaxes.

6.Callforth/outsomething

　—causesomethingtobeseenorused.

　—使某事物出现；

引出某事物

1.Lily'

soutwardappearancewassoattractivethatitcalledforthadmirationfromeverymanintheoffice.2.Difficultiesinlifemaycalloutaperson'

sgoodqualitiesnoteasilyseeningoodlife.

7.Callinsomeone/something

　—asksomeonetocome.

　—请某人来

Pleasecallinmyfamilydoctor.

　—requestthereturnofsomething.

　—下令收回某物

1.Thebankshavecalledinalltheoldone-dollarnotes.2.AJapanesecarmakerhascalledinsomecarswithenginefaults.

8.Dabhandat（doing）something,a

　—cleverat（doing）something.

　—（做）某事的能手

AsSusanisadabhandatinteriordesign,letherdecoratethenewapartmentforyou.

9.Dabbleinsomething

　—playwithwaterbymovingone'

shandsandfeetabout.

　—涉水

Thechildrenenjoyeddabblingintheriverwateraftertherain.

　—dothingsinahalf-seriousmanner.

　—涉猎；

浅尝辄止

Seandoesnotlikestamp-collectionbutonlydabblesinitathisleisure.

10.Hadbetter

　—itwouldbewiseto.

　—最好

Youhadbettergohomebeforeraincomes.

11.Haggleover/aboutsomething

　—argueinanattempttofixapriceonsomething.

　—讨价还价

1.MrsLihaggledwiththestorekeeperoverthegoodsshewasbuying.2.IseldomhaggledaboutthefoodpricewhenIfounditreasonable.

之二

1.Ibegtodiffer

　　—Idon'

tagreewithyou.

　　—恕我不能赞同

　　Example:

YoumaythinkthatJohnshouldbeofferedthejob,butIbegtodiffer.Johnhasnopracticalexperienceandisnothighlymotivated.

2.I/Youbet

　　—Iam/youaresure.

　　—我敢肯定；

你可确信

　　Examples:

1.Theweatherisfine.Ibetitwon'

train.

　　　　　　　2.YoubetI'

llarriveattheairportbeforeeveryoneelse.

3.Jack-in-the-box,a

　　—apersonwhofidgetsordoesnotsitstill.

　　—盒中的玩偶；

比喻一个人静不下来

“Boy!

Sitproperly!

Don'

tjumpupanddownlikeajack-in-the-box.”

4.Jackofalltradesismasterofnone,a

　　—personwhocandomanydifferentkindsofworkmaynotbegoodatanyofthem.

　　—博而不精的人

Thischaprepairedthetelevisionandinstalledtheair-conditionerallinoneday,butnoneoftheworkhedidseemedreliable.Isn'

theajackofalltradesmasterofnone?

5.Obliviousof/tosomething

　　—unawareofsomething;

notnoticingsomething.

　　—未觉察某事；

不注意某事

WhatiswrongwithJames?

Heseemscompletelyobliviousofwhathashappenedhere.

6.Oddman/oneout,an

　　—apersonorthingdifferentfromagrouporleftoutofit.

　　—与众不同的人或物

1.Youhadbetterlearntouseacomputerifyoudon'

twanttobeanoddmanout.　　　　　2.Lookatthewatchonthediningtable!

Itisanoddoneout.

7.Packoflies,a

　　—somethingthatiscompletelyuntrue.

　　—一派胡言

tlistentohim!

Hisstoryisapackoflies.

8.Packsomeoneoff（tosomeplace）

　　—sendsomeoneaway,usuallyquicklyandwithoutwastingtime.

　　—迅速打发某人

Themothercouldnotallowthechildrentosleeplate,soshepackedthemofftobedatabout10p.m.

9.Qualifyassomeone/forsomething

　　—showthatoneissuitableforaprofession,reachesaastandard,etc.

　　—具……的资格；

合格于……

1.Afteryearsofhardwork,Judiehasqualifiedasadentist.

　　　　　　　2.OurschoolissuretoqualifyfortheregionalEnglishdebatingcompetition.

10.Quarrelwithone'

sbreadandbutter

　　—disliketheworkbywhichoneearnsone'

sliving.

　　—和自己的生计过不去

Ifyouareagainsttheauthorities,youarequarrellingwithyourbreadandbutterandyourfamilywillbeintrouble.

11.Raceagainsttime/araceagainsttime

　　—hurrytodosomethingbeforeacertaintime.

　　—尽快工作，按时完成

1.Beinglate,youhavetoraceagainsttimetofinishtheworkby5p.m.

　　　　　　　2.ItrytogetthisassignmentdonebyMonday,butitwillbearaceagainsttime.

之三

①Abidebytheconsequences

　　—enduretheresult

　　—忍受不良后果

　　Example:

Ifyouinsistongoingtosuchadangerousplace,nootherpersonbutyouhavetoabidebytheconsequences.

②Ableto/cantakesomething

　　—（ofteninthenegative）abletofacesomethingsad,etc.withoutbeingweakened;

abletoenduresomething

　　—能承受不好的事

　　Examples:

①Don'

tmindaboutruggedlifethere.Iamabletotakeit.②Pleasestopspeakingsoloudly!

Iamnotabletotakeitanymore.③Goaheadhittinghim.Hecantakeit.④Idon'

tthinkNancycantakeanymorebadnews.

③Aboundin/withsomething

　　—haveplentyofsomething

　　—有很多……

①Ourneighbouringcountriesaboundinnaturalresources.②Thatdirtyman'

shairseemstohaveaboundedwithfleas.

④Backdown

　　—retract;

withdrawcharges,claims,etc.

　　—放弃对某事的要求等

Forthesakeofnationalunity,eventhosewhohavegoodreasonstocomplainhavedecidedtobackdown.

⑤Backontosomething

　　—havethebacknexttosomething,especiallywithreferencetoahouse

　　—背向

Therichman'

sbungalowbacksontoahillwhilefacingabeautifullake.

⑥Callitaday

　　—stopworkorceaseactivities

　　—停止工作或活动

Itisquitelatenow.Let'

scallitadayandgohome.

⑦Calloffsomething

　　—cancelsomething

　　—取消某事

Theycalledoffthesoccermatchbecauseofheavyrain.

　　—stopsomething

　　—停止某事

Astherewasnohopeoffindingtheescapedprisoner,thepolicedecidedtocalloffthesearchuntilsometimelater.

⑧Dallyabout

　　—beslowandwastetime

　　—慢而浪费时间

tgoondallyingaboutorwewillbelateforthefilmshow.

⑨Dallywithsomething

　　—thinkaboutsomethinginanidlemanner

　　—不认真考虑某事

TheshyyoungmanhasbeendallyingwiththeideaofaskingJunetomarryhim.

⑩Damupsomething

　　—controlsomething;

holdbacksomething

　　—抑制某事

Listeningtothesadstory,manygirlsweretouchedbuttheytriedtodamuptheirtears.

（11）Hail-fellow-well-metwithsomeone

　　—overfriendlywithsomeone

　　—对人十分友好

Davidisalwayshail-fellow-well-metwitheverypersonheknows.Nowonderhehasmanynoddingacquaintances.

之四

①Hailsomeoneorsomethingassomeoneelse/somethingelse

　—recogniseorwelcomesomeone/somethingassomeoneelse/somethingelse.

　—热情地承认某事或招呼某人

①Becauseofhavingagoodvoice,Sharonhasbeenhailedassingingqueeninherschool.

　　　　　　②Therecentscientificdiscoverywashailedasbreakthrough.

②Icouldn'

tagreemore

　—Iagreedcompletely.

　—（与某人意见）完全一致

A:

Ithinkourcountryiswell-developed.

　　　　　　B:

Icouldn'

tagreemore.

③Idaresay

　—Isuppose.

　—我相信；

可能

InyourquarrelwithJasonthistime,Idaresayyouwereinthewrong.

④Ihatetodisturb/bother/troubleyou,but...

　—Iamsorryfordisturbing/bothering/troublingyou,but...

　—我不愿麻烦你，但……

Ihatetobotheryouwhenyouaresobusy,butthereissomethingimportantIhavetotellyoubeforeitistoolate.

⑤Jackup

　—liftwithajack.

　—顶起

Youhavetojackupyourcarbeforeyoucanremovethetyre.

　—（ofprices）increase.

　—增加；

提高

Duringfestiveseasons,someshopshavejackedupthepricesofsomegoods.

⑥Odditiesandabsurdities

　—somethingoddandabsurd.

　—稀奇古怪

Sometimes,wehavetoaccepttheodditiesandabsurditiesofcertainaspectsofalanguagewhichcannotbelogicallyexplained.

⑦Oddsandends

　—smallobjectsofdifferentkinds.

　—琐碎物品

Wheretherearechildren,thereareoddsandendslyinghereandthere.

⑧Packup

　—stopdoingsomething.

　—不再做某事；

放弃……

Itislatenow.Let'

spackupandgotobed.

⑨Packedlikesardines

　—pressedverytightlytogether.

　—拥挤（如罐中的沙丁鱼）

Thebuswasfullofpassengerswhowerepackedlikesardines.

⑩Queueup（forsomething）

　—standinaqueue.

　—排队等候

①Peoplequeueuponeafteranotheroutsidethetheatre.

　　　　　②Allhavetoqueueupforticketsforthemusicalconcert.

（11）Quibbleabout/atsomethingoraquibbleoversomething

　—argueaboutsmallunimportantpoints.

　—因小事而争论

tquibblewithher