Harm set; harm get 害人反害己 make a hash of sth 把…弄糟 in haste 急速地,匆忙 make haste 赶紧
Haste makes waste; more haste, less speed 欲速则不达 have on 穿着,戴着
have oneself to thank 只能怪自己 have (got) to 不得不
have done (with) 结束
above one’s head; over one’s head 1.在某人头顶 2.太深奥 make one’s head or tail of 弄清楚 off one’s head 发疯的 keep one’s head 保持镇静 lose one’s head 丧命,慌乱 put heads together 集思广益
use one’s head 动脑筋
drink sonmeone’s health 为某人健康干杯 hear from 接到…通知 hear of 听说
break one’s heart 使某人很伤心
from the (bottom of one’s) heart; to the bottom of one’s heart 从心坎里 have one’s heart in one’s mouth 焦急万分 heart and soul 全心全意地 learn sth by heart 记住 lose one’s heart 丧失信心 lose one’s heart to 倾心于 take heart 鼓起勇气
to one’s heart’s content 尽情地 move heaven and earth 竭尽全力
at one’s heels; on sb’s heels 紧跟在某人后面 cannot help doing sth 不禁… help oneself to 自用,随便吃 here and there 各处
go into /come out of hinding 躲起来/从躲藏处出来 in hinding 隐藏的 high and low 到处 the high seas 公海 on one’s hind legs 站着
hinge on; hinge upon 1.靠铰链转动 2.随…而定 hit upon(on) an idea;想出一个主意 hither and thither 到处
hold back 阻止,犹豫,隐瞒 hold in 约束
hold on 别挂断,等一等 坚持下去 hold out 坚持,提供
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hold to 坚持,遵守 hold up 阻挡,拦劫
hold water 说得通
get hold of; take holf of 抓住 lose hold of 没抓住
pick holes in ; pick a hole 找…的岔子 on holiday 在假期 at home 在家
feel at home ; be at home 感觉在家一样舒适 make oneself at home 感觉安适 home and dry 大功告成
do honour to 表示敬意; 给…带来荣誉 in honour of 为纪念
on one’s word of honour ; on one’s honour 以名誉担保 with honour 以优异的成绩 by hook or crook 不择手段地 off the hook脱离险境
in the hopes of; in the hope of 怀着…的希望 lose hope; give up hope 失去希望 on the horizon 即将来临的 horizontal bar 单杠
blow one’s own horn 自吹自擂 at all hours 在任何时候 keep early hours 早起早睡
the House of Lords 上议院
the House of Representatives 众议院 a hundred and one 许多
ninetynine out of a hundred 几乎全部 hurry up 匆忙 in a hurry 匆忙地
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if only 要是…多好 ifs and buts 耽搁的理由 attach importance to 重视 be in for 注定要遭受
the ins and outs 详情,来龙去脉 by inches 逐渐地,勉强地 every inch 完全地 inch by inch 缓慢地
within an inch of 十分接近 on one’s own initiative 主动地 take the initiative 采取主动
inside and out 里里外外 彻底地 inside out 内外翻转地 彻底地
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for instance 例如
in the first instance 首先
add insult to injury 伤害后加以侮辱 to all intents and purposes 在任何一方面 in the interest of 为了…的利益 at intervals 不时,相隔一定的距离 at long intervals间或 at short intervals常常 in irons 上镣铐 iron out 熨烫 解决 irrespective of 不顾
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Join sth to sth将和...连接起来 Join up 从军
Jump on 责备,责骂
Bring sb to justice 将...绳之以法
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Keep at 坚持做
Keep back 留在后面,不前进;阻止;隐瞒 Keep down 限制,控制;压制
Keep off 避开,不接近;不让...接近,挡开 Keep on 坚持,保持
Keep up 使(斗志,价格等)不低落;维持,继续 Keep up with 跟上 Kick out 撤职,解雇 Kill off 消灭,杀光
Bend one's knee to 向...跪下,屈服于
Drop (on) to one's knees 跪下
Knock down 击倒,撞倒,击落;降低(价格等) Knock off 把...敲掉,击倒;停止工作 Knock out 敲空;击倒,打昏
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For lack of;by lack of;from lack of 因缺乏... Be lacking 不足,不够 By land 走陆路
At large 自由的,未受控制的;整个的,一般的 At last 最后,终于 At the latest 最迟,至迟 Of late 近来 Later on 后来,以后 Laugh at 嘲笑,漠视
Lay down 献出(生命);制定,规定;放下,铺设
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Lay off (暂时)解雇;放弃,戒掉
Lay out 安排,布置,设计;摆开,展示 Lead to 导致,引起 Lean upon 倚靠,依靠
At (the)least 至少,起码
(not)in the least 一点也(不) Least of all 最不
Leave alone 不打扰,不干预
On leave 休假
Take French leave 不告而别,擅自行动 At leisure 空闲的;悠闲地
At one's leisure 当...有空的时候 At length 详尽的;最后,终于
Even less,much less,still less 更不用说,更何况 No less than 不少于,多达 Let alone 更不用说 Let be 听任,不打扰
Let go of 松开,放开
Let off 放枪,炮等;饶恕,从轻发落 At liberty 自由的,可随意的;有空,闲着 Take the liberty to do sth 冒昧的做某事 Come to life 恢复知觉,苏醒;活跃起来 Take one's life 自杀 Take sb's life 杀死某人
In the light of 鉴于 Throw light on 阐明
Make light of 轻视,视...为微不足道 Have a liking for 喜欢 To sb's liking 和某人的意
Off limits 禁止进入
Within limits 适度的,在合理范围内 In line for 有获得...的希望 In line with 与...一致
The lion's share 最大的一份 Listen in 收听(广播等);偷听,监听 Little by little 逐渐的 Live on 靠...过日子 Live up to 不辜负,达到 Living
Make a living 谋生 As long as 只要 No longer 不再 Before long 不久
Look after照顾,照料 Look at 看,考虑,审视
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Look down on轻视,看不起 Look for寻找,寻求 Look forward to盼望,期待 Look into检查,调查 Look on旁观;看作,认为 Look out往外看;注意留神 Look over检查(事物),过目 Look through查看,审查 Look to指望;留意,负责 Look up查阅
Look up to尊敬
At a loss 茫然,不知所措 A lot 非常,相当 Be in good luck交好运 Be out of luck倒霉
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Mailing list 邮寄名单 Be made from 由…制造 Be made of 由…制造 Make one's way 去,前去 Make believe 假装
Make for ① 走向 ② 促进,有助于 Make ... into 把…转变为
Make it 做成,成功 Make off 逃走
Make out ①写出,开出 ② 看懂,听懂,明白 Make up ①编造 ②化妆 ③组队 ④和解 Make up for 弥补,补偿
Be the making of sb 使某人成功
Have the making of sth 有条件成为某物
In the making 在制造、形成或发展的过程中
A dog in the manger 霸占某些东西而不让他人使用的人,占茅坑不拉屎的人 A good many; a great many 很多的 The first (second) mate 大(二)副 A matter of course 理所当然的事 As a matter of fact 事实上 No matter 不管 May as well 还是…为好 By all means 当然可以 By means of 用,靠 By no means 决不 In the meantime 与此同时 At the mercy of 由…支配 Have mercy on 对…表示怜悯
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