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1、push something through. 使（措施）迅速实现（或被接受）习惯用语push paper【非正式用语】. 做琐碎的工作：把时间花在行政性的、经常看起来是琐碎的文字工作上She spent the afternoon pushing paper for her boss.她用了整个下午的时间为她的老板整理文字材料when push comes to shove 或 if push comes to shove1. 在紧要关头：在如果或当任何其他因素都被考虑到了和所有事实都必需面对的时刻，不是以这种方式就是另一种方式“We extol the virtues of motherh

2、ood and bestow praise on the self-sacrificing homemaker but when push comes to shove, we give her little recognition for what she does”（&bLos Angeles Times）“我们赞美母性的美德和有自我牺牲精神的主妇们，但是当形势十分紧要的时刻，我们对她的所作所为却没有给予承认和认可”（&b洛杉矶时报）Pick常用词组pick apart.挑剔,找毛病;反驳或通过仔细的检查找出错误The lawyer picked the testimony apart.律

3、师挑证词的毛病pick at 1. 弹，拉：刺穿或拉出，尤指用手指2. 食不下咽：吃得很少或没胃口The child just picked at her food.这孩子只吃她了一点食物3. 【非正式用语】 唠叨Dont pick at me day and night.别整天对我唠叨挑三拣四pick off 1. 逐一射击：经过逐个瞄准后发射The hunter picked the ducks off one by one.猎人把鸭子一个个击中2. &I【棒球】 封杀出局：把不在垒上的（跑垒员）抓住，然后快速扔出球抛到一个特定的垒上，通常指投手或接手的突然传杀3. &I【体育运动】 中途

4、截球：拦截，如拦截足球传球等pick on. 嘲笑，欺侮pick out 1. 挑选，选出picked out the best piece of silk.挑出最好的一匹丝绸2. 分辨：从环境中辩认出；分辨出picked out their cousins from the crowd.从人群中认出他们的堂兄弟pick over一件一件地整理或检查a shopper who picked over the grapes before purchasing them.一个买葡萄时精挑细选的顾客pick up 1. 整理，收拾pick up a book.捡起一本书picked up the b

5、roken pieces of glass.拾起玻璃碎片Lets pick up the living room.我们收拾一下卧室吧2. 承载（客人，货物等）The bus picks up commuters at three stops.公共汽车在三个站载送通勤者3. 获得，赢得picked up a mink coat on sale.拍卖时随手买了一件貂皮大衣picked up French very quickly.很快地学起法语来picked up her shoes at the repair shop.在修鞋铺领回鞋子picked up some beverages on th

6、e way home.在回家的路上买些饮料Let me pick up the tab.我来付计程车的钱picked up a virus in the office.在办公室染上病毒picked up five yards on that play.在那次游戏中获得五码4. 【非正式用语】 监护，逮捕，拘捕The coast guard picked up five smugglers.海岸检查官拘捕了五个走私犯5. &I【俚语】 勾搭：与偶然结识，常指期望在性关系中结识6. 发现：偶然遇到并观测The dog picked up the scent.狗追着气味走We picked up t

7、wo submarines on sonar.我们用声波定位仪观察到两条潜水艇7. 恢复：休息后继续Lets pick up the discussion after lunch.我们吃过午饭再继续讨论吧8. 【非正式用语】 有起色，改善：在条件或活动上提高Sales picked up last fall.去年的销售有起色9. &I【俚语】 收拾行李：收拾某人的东西She just picked up and left.她收拾了一下行李就走了pick someones brains （或 brain）. （非正式）套问别人的信息；向某人请教pick something clean剔尽（或撕尽

8、）上的肉pick ones feet up （走路时）抬脚离地pick a fight （或 quarrel）. 惹起争斗（或争吵）pick a lock撬锁s pockets扒窃pick someone/thing to pieces （或 apart）. 把驳得体无完肤； 对吹毛求疵；严厉批评pick up the pieces收拾残局，重整旗鼓，恢复正常pick up （或 get up） speed （或 steam）（车）提速，加速pick up the threads. 继续（被中断的事）pick someone/thing off从远处小心瞄准射中pick someone/thi

9、ng out. 辨认出，分辨出Lester picked out two familiar voices.莱斯特分辨出了两个熟悉的声音。pick something over （或 pick through）. 挑选，筛选they picked through the charred remains of their home.他们在被烧毁的家园废墟中挑拣有用之物。pick oneself up. （摔倒后）站起身来，使（自己）爬起来pick someone up 1. （尤指用车或根据事前安排去）接（人）2. 找的岔子；跟过意不去；揭穿；指责she picked him up on one

10、niggling point.她为一点小事跟他过意不去。pick something up 1. 拿，取Wanda came over to pick up her things.旺达来这儿取她的东西。2. （尤指未经正式安排或指点）获得，取得，学会he had picked up a little Russian from his father.他从父亲那儿学了点俄语。3. （尤指通过电子设备）检测，接收（信号，声音）4. 继续，接续they picked up their friendship without the slightest difficulty.他们毫无困难地接续了他们的友谊

11、。pick up after. （主美）收拾， 整理pick and choose. 很细心地挑选pick holes in. 挑剔：在寻找或发现一个或几个错误picked holes in the argument.在讨论中找错pick （ones） way寻找出路：找出路并通过此路谨慎前进picked her way down the steep bank.沿着陡峭河岸慢慢前行pick （someone） to pieces责骂：pick up on【非正式用语】. 迅速理解：了解到或理解，尤指很快地理解picked up on the new approach and applied i

12、t to the project.很快地了解了新方法并把它应用于这个项目中2. 注意到learned to pick up on his superiors moods and act accordingly.学会注意上级的情绪并见机行事Run常用词组run across偶然发现；偶然碰到He run across a dog.他偶然遇到只小狗.run after 1. 追赶；追逐2. 追求：为求爱而找伴或吸引其注意力He finally became tired of running after her.他追求她终于追烦了run against 1. 偶然撞见：意2. 违反：与作对；反对 与

13、偶然碰见found public sentiment running against him.发现公众反对他的情绪run along. 离开；走开run away 1. 跑开；逃走2. 离家出走，尤指私奔3. （马等）惊跑run down1. 停掉，耗尽：因缺乏力量或能量而停止The alarm clock finally ran down.闹钟终于停了2. 筋疲力尽I【航海】 撞沉：与相撞并导致其沉没a pedestrian who was run down by a speeding motorist.被一辆疾驰的摩托车撞倒的行人4. 追捕到：追寻并抓到Detectives ran dow

14、n the suspects.侦探抓获了嫌疑犯5. 追溯：追踪的来源The police ran down all possible leads in the missing-person case.警察查遍了这件失踪案的所有可能的线索6. 贬低，说坏话Dont run her down; she is very talented.不要贬低她；她很有天分的7. 浏览；复习run down a list once more.再浏览一下单子8. &I【棒球】 夹杀：当跑垒员陷入两垒之间后将其推出run in1.插入;补入把另外一件东西嵌入或包括进来ran in an illustration ne

15、xt to the first paragraph.在第一段旁边加上插图I【印刷术】 使不间断，使不分段，连排：使排字材料不分段落或间隙地连下去I【俚语】 拘留4. 非正式访问，顺便看望：为交往目的而去与相伴；拜访We ran in for an hour.我们拜访了一个小时run into 1. 偶然遇见，偶然发现ran into an old friend.与一个老朋友不期而遇2. 遭遇，陷入（某件事）ran into trouble.陷入麻烦 3. 与相撞4. 共计，合计His net worth runs into seven figures.他的净值达到了七位数run off 1.

16、印刷，打印出，复印ran off 200 copies of the report.把这个报告复制了200份2. 跑掉；私奔 3. 流掉；流干 4. 对比赛（或竞争）进行决赛 5. 赶走，驱逐（例如，私入地界者）run on. 不分段，不换行：不间断地接连下去He is always running on about his tax problems.对于他税务方面的问题，他总是讲个不停run out1. 用完；耗尽Our supplies finally ran out.我们的供给终于耗尽了2. 逐出：强使离去；驱逐We ran him out of town.我们把他驱逐出镇子3. 期满：

17、因期满或疏漏而无效an insurance policy that had run out.已过期的保险单run over1. 碾过：与相撞、撞倒，通常压过去The car ran over a child.那辆汽车碾过了孩子2. 浏览：快速阅读或过目run over a speech before giving it.演说之前浏览一下演讲稿3. 飞过，掠过 4. 超过某个限制The meeting ran over by 30 minutes.会议拖了30分钟了run through 1. 穿透，刺穿The soldier was run through by a bayonet.士兵被刺刀

18、刺透了2. 挥霍掉She ran through all her money.她很快花完了所有的钱3. 匆匆排练Lets run through the first act again.我们再排练一下第一场4. 匆匆看过：把的突出点或事实过目一下The crew ran through the preflight procedures. We ran through the witnesss testimony before presenting it in court.机组人员又复习了一遍飞行前的程序。在法庭上出示之前，我们先过目一下见证人的证词run up 使变大，变大，增大ran up

19、huge bills; run up the price of the companys stock.积欠很大的债务；使公司股票的价格升值run with收为自己的；采用“&IHe was determined to run with the idea and go public before it had been researched” （&bBetty Cunibrti）I他 决定采用这种观点，在调查之前公开” （&b贝蒂库尼伯特）come running渴望做某人想要做的事，乐意为某人效劳he had only to crook his finger and she would com

20、e running.他只要弯弯手指，她就会急匆匆地赶来帮忙。give someone/thing a （good） run for their money 促使某人参与激烈竞争；促使某人处于反对者的地位have a （good） run for ones money. （通过花费或努力）充分得到报偿（或乐趣）run before one can walk. 不会走先学跑，基本的技巧还没掌握就要做难的事情。 run dry. （井，河）干涸，（河水）流干run an errand. 跑差，办事（make a） run for it. 跑开躲避（某人或某物）run foul （或主北美a foul

21、） of1. （航海）与（障碍物或另一船只）相撞；与（障碍物或另一船只）相缠结another ship ran foul of us.另一只船与我们相撞。2. 与发生冲突；同对抗；违反，违背the act may run foul of data protection legislation.该法案可能违反数据保护法。run someone close. （比赛中）几乎击败某人（或某个队）run into the sand. 失败；毫无结果，等于零the peace initiative now seems to be running into the sand.和平倡议现在看来要成为泡影。r

22、un low （或 short）. 快耗尽；减少supplies had run short.供应品快用完了。run off at the mouth. （北美，非正式）信口开河，夸夸其谈run someone out of town. （主北美）强迫某人离开run the show. （非正式）主管某一项目（或任务，领域）run someone/thing to earth （或 ground）. （猎）把猎物追赶入其巢穴run to ruin. （古）失修，破败；逐渐变坏；逐渐衰退；逐渐堕落you cant run with the hares and hunt with the hou.

23、 （谚）（冲突或争吵中）你无法对双方都忠诚，你无法两面讨好run around with （美亦作run with）. （非正式）与交往，结交run at. 向冲去；突然袭击run something by （或 past）. （尤指为弄清对方意见或反应而）告诉（某人）某事run someone/thing down1. （车辆或其驾驶者）把撞倒（或撞伤、撞坏）2. 说的坏话；贬低；诽谤3. 查找出，搜索到she finally ran the professor down.她终于找到了那个教授。run something down （或 run down）. （尺寸、数目或财力资源）减少，降

24、低，缩减the government were reviled for running down the welfare state.政府因缩减福利遭到谩骂。hardwood stocks in some countries are rapidly running down.有些国家的阔叶木材资源在迅速减少。run someone in. （非正式）拘留某人；逮捕某人run something in （英）使（新车的发动机）试转，使磨合run something off 1. 印出；复印出2. 使（液体）流掉run off the water that has been standing in

25、 the pipes.把滞留在水管里的水放掉。run someone out. （板球）杀（击球员）出局run someone/thing over（车辆或其驾驶员）（撞倒并）辗过，压过Anna accidentally ran over their cat.安娜意外地辗过他们的猫。run something over. 见下面 run something throughrun someone/thing through. 刺杀（人，动物）run something through （或 over）. 匆匆讨论（或阅读，重复）；把略略过目Ill just run through the sch

26、edule for the weekend.我会把周末的计划表过目一下。run to 1. 达到（某一数量或规模）the document ran to almost 100 pages.这份文件几乎长达100页。2. （人）有倾向；有特点she was tall and running to fat.她很高且有长胖趋势。run something up 1. 迅速积欠（债务或账款）he ran up debts of $153,000.他很快积欠了153,000美元的债务。2. 匆匆制成；匆匆缝制；迅速缝补（尤指衣服）Ill run up a dress for you.我要为你赶做一条连衣

27、裙。3. 升旗run up against. 遭遇，遇到（困难，问题）the scheme has been dropped as it could run up against European regulations.这个计划被放弃，因为它可能会违反欧洲条例。a run for （ones） money. 激烈竞争in the long run. 从长远看，从最终结果来看in the short run. 在不远的将来on the run1. 隐藏着的guerrillas on the run after an ambush.遭伏击后迅速撤退的游击队员fugitives on the ru

28、n.隐藏着逃亡者2. 频繁往来的executives always on the run from New York to Los Angeles.频繁往来于纽约和洛杉矶之间的行政官员run a temperature. 发烧run away with 1. 盗2. （如在表演中）胜过其他的run foul 或 run afoul of1. 与相撞；与碰撞a sloop that had run foul of the submerged reef.撞了水下暗礁的单桅帆船2. 与冲突，违背a pickpocket who ran foul of the law.违法的扒手run in place 原地跑：不离原地进行地跑步动作run off with. 获得，取走ran off with the state championship.获得全国冠军run （ones） eyes over. 草草地看，粗略地读run out of. 消耗掉的供给ran out of fuel.耗光燃料run out of gas【俚语】 1. 耗尽精力或热情2. （被迫）中止：因缺少资金，支持或热情而动摇或停止run out on. 放弃，抛弃has run out on the family.