or unlikely to work)v.编造，捏造
cool down/off phr v (=to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder)v.变冷，
冷却下来；使?变冷，使?冷却下来
cool down/off phr v (=to become calm after being angry)v.（发怒后）冷静下来 to the core idm (=in every part)ad.每一部分，各方面
cut corners idm (=to save time, money, or energy by doing things quickly and not as carefully
as you should)v.快捷而节省钱（时间、精力等）
cut (off) the corner idm (=to go across the corner of an area and not around the sides of it,
because it is quicker)v.走捷径，抄近道
around/round the corner idm (=very near)ad.很近，在附近
turn the corner idm (=If something or someone turns the corner, their situation starts to
improve after a difficult period)v.（状况）开始好转
at all cost(s) idm (=whatever is needed to achieve sth)ad.不惜任何代价 at any cost idm (=under any circumstances)ad.在任何情况下，无论如何 at the cost of prep.以?为代价
keep your own counsel idm (=to keep your plans, opinions etc secret)v.将意见（或计划）保密 count against sb/count sth against sb phr v (=to be considered or to consider sth as a
disadvantage in sb)v.被认为对（某人）不利，认为对（某人）不利——from “Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English (Sixth edition)”
count against sb/sth phr v (=to make someone or something more likely to fail)v.使?处于不利
状态 ——from “Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary”
count down (to sth) phr v (=to think about a future event with pleasure or excitement and
count the minutes days, etc. until it happens)v.倒计时
count in phr v (=to include someone in an activity or arrangement)v.把（某人）算入 count on/upon sb phr v (=to be confident that you can depend on someone)v.依靠（某人），指
望（某人）
count on/upon sth phr v (=to expect something to happen and make plans based on it)v.计划，
规划
count out phr v (=to not include someone or something in an activity)v.没有把?算入 count out phr v (=to put things down one by one as you count them)v.逐一数出，一一数出 count up phr v (=to calculate the total number of things or people in a group)v.算出?总数 in the course of sth idm (=going through a particular process)prep.在?过程中 in/over the course of idm (=during)prep.在?期间，在?的时候
in due course idm (=at some time in the future when it is the right time, but not before)ad.到时
候，到今后适时的时候
(by) courtesy of sb idm (=by someone's permission, provision or kindness, rather than by
paying them)prep.蒙?批准（批准、好意等）
(by) courtesy of sth idm (=if one thing happens courtesy of another, the second thing caused
the first)prep.由于，因为，由?引起
cover for phr v (=to do the work that someone else usually does, because they are not there)v.
代替（某人做某事）
cover for phr v (=to prevent someone from getting into trouble by lying for them, especially
about where they are or what they are doing)v.（用谎话等）掩盖，遮掩，敷
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cover up phr v (=to put something over something else so that it cannot be seen)v.掩盖，掩饰 cover up phr v (=to put clothes, blankets etc over yourself in order to protect or hide your body,
or to keep yourself warm)v.（用衣服、毯子等）保护或隐藏；盖好（毯子），多穿（衣服等）
take cover v.隐蔽
under cover phr v (=pretending to be someone else in order to do something secretly)ad.（为
了进行秘密活动）伪装着，装扮着，冒名顶替
crack down (on sb/sth) phr v (=to become more strict in dealing with bad or illegal behaviour
and punishing the people involved)v.对?采取严厉措施，严厉打击，重重惩罚（某人）
crack up phr v (=to laugh a lot at something, or to make someone laugh a lot)v.大声地笑，使?
大笑
crack up phr v (=to become unable to think or behave sensibly because you have too many
problems or too much work)
crawl with phr v (=to be completely covered with insects, people etc)v.爬满，布满 like crazy phr v (=to an extreme degree)ad.（做某事）到了一种极端的程度
in sb’s credit phr v (=making sb deserve praise or respect)v.（某人）值得赞扬，值得尊重 crop up phr v (=if a problem crops up, it happens or appears suddenly and in an unexpected
way [= arise])v.突然发生，突然出现
cross off/out phr v (=to draw a line through one or more things on a list because you have
dealt with them or they are not needed any more)v.划掉，勾销
be a far cry from sth phr v (=to be completely different from something)a.完全不同 cry out for phr v (=to need a particular thing very much)v.迫切需要
on cue phr v (=happening or done at exactly the right moment)ad.恰好在这时候
take your cue from sb phr v (=to take notice of someone's words or behaviour so that you
know what you should do)v.察言观色
take your cue from sb/sth phr v (=to be greatly influenced by something or someone)v.受到?
的极大影响
off the cuff idm (=If you speak off the cuff, you say something without having prepared or
thought about your words first)ad.提前未作准备或没有思考
curl up phr v (=to move so that you are lying or sitting with your arms and legs bent close to
your body)v.蜷曲（腿或手臂等）
curl up phr v (=if something flat curls up, its edges start to become curved and point
upwards)v.卷起
cut across phr v (=If a problem or subject cuts across different groups of people, all of those
groups are affected by or interested in it)v.受?影响，对?感兴趣
cut across phr v (=to go straight from one side of an area to another instead of going round)v.
直穿过去，抄近路穿过去
cut back/down (on sth) phr v (=to reduce the amount, size, cost etc of something)v.削减，缩减，
降低
cut down phr v (=to make a tree or other plant fall to the ground by cutting it near the bottom)v.
把?砍倒在地
cut down phr v (=to kill or injure someone, especially in a battle)v.（尤指战斗中）杀死，伤害
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cut in phr v (=interrupt to interrupt someone who is speaking by saying something)v.插嘴，打
断
cut in phr v (=to make a sudden sideways movement to position your car in front of another
car, not leaving a safe distance between the two vehicles)v.抢道超车
cut sb in (on sth) phr v (=to permit someone to take part in something, for example a game or
business)v.允许（某人）加入
cut sb/sth off phr v (=to cause a person or place to become separate, or cause someone to be
or feel alone)v.使?分离，使?隔绝，使?孤独
cut off phr v (=to remove a part of something to make it smaller or shorter, using a sharp tool
such as a knife)v.（用小刀等锋利工具）削
cut off phr v (=to stop providing something such as electricity, supplies, etc)v.切断（电等），停
止供应
cut out phr v (=to remove something or form a shape by cutting, usually from paper or cloth)v.
删除，删去；裁，裁缝
cut out phr v (=to stop someone from doing something or being involved in something)v.阻止
（某人做某事）
cut sb out phr v (=to not allow someone to share something or be included in something)v.不
把（某人）排除在外
cut sth out phr v (=to stop eating or drinking something, usually to improve your health)v.（为
了健康）停止（吃或喝某些东西）
cut out phr v (=If an engine, machine or piece of equipment cuts out, it suddenly stops
working)v.（机器）停止运转
Dd
dash off phr v (=to leave somewhere very quickly)v.迅速离去
dash off phr v (=to write or draw something very quickly)v.迅速写或迅速画
be out of date idm (=if information is out-of-date, it is not recent and may no longer be correct
[= outdated])a.不是最新的，过时的，已不正确的
to date idm (=up to now)ad.迄今为止
dawn (up) on sb phr v (=If a fact dawns on you, you become aware of it after a period of not
being aware of it)v.被（某人）理解，意识到
call it a day idm (=to decide to stop working, especially because you have done enough or
you are tired)v.决定放弃或停止（做某事）
day and night idm (=all the time [= continuously])ad.夜以继日
day in day out/ day in, day out idm (=
every day for a long period of time)ad.天天如此
one/some day idm (=at some time in the future)ad.在未来的某一时刻 to a/the day idm (=exactly)ad.恰好，刚好，一天不差
turn a deaf ear idm (=to be unwilling to listen to what someone is saying or asking)v.不愿听
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deal in phr v (=to buy and sell particular goods as a business)v.做买卖，经营
deal with phr v (=to take action in order to achieve something or in order to solve a problem)v.
处理，对付
deal with phr v (=if a book, speech etc deals with a particular subject, it is about that subject)v.
关于，涉及到，论及
deal with phr v (=to do business with someone or have a business connection with
someone)v.同?做生意
deal with sb phr v (=to talk to someone or meet someone, especially as part of your job)v.采访
（某人），会见（某人）
put/sentence/condemn sb to death phr v (=kill someone or decide they should be killed as an
official punishment)v.杀死，处死
to death idm (=used to emphasize that a feeling or emotion is very strong [= extremely])ad.极
其，非常
be in debt idm (=to owe money)v.欠债，负债
decide on/upon sth/sb phr v (=to choose something or someone after thinking carefully)v.（认
真思考后）选择，选定
deep down idm (=if you know or feel something deep down, you secretly know or feel it even
though you do not admit it)ad.在内心深处
deep down idm (=if sth is true deep down it is really like that, although it may be not obvious to
people)ad.实际上，事实上，
in default of sth idm (=because of the lack or absence of something)prep.由于缺乏，缺乏 in defiance of idm (=in spite of)prep.不管，不顾
by degrees idm (=very slowly [= gradually])ad.逐渐地，渐渐地 to a degree/to some degree/to a certain degree idm (=partly)ad.部分地
take (a) delight in (doing) sth idm (=to enjoy something very much, especially something you
should not do)v.以?为乐
be in demand idm (=wanted by a lot of people)a.被很多人们需要，需求大
on demand idm (=done or happening whenever someone asks)ad.无论谁要求，一经要求 in depth idm (=in a detailed and thorough)ad.全面，深入，详细
out of your depth idm (=to be in unable to understand sth because it is too difficult or to be a situation that you cannot control)ad.非（某人）所不能理解，为（某人）力所不及
out of your depth idm (=to be in water that is too deep for you to stand in with your head
above water)ad.水深没顶
go into detail(s) phr v (=to explain sth fully)v.详细叙述，逐一说明 in detail idm (=with all the particulars)ad.具体地，详细地
leave to your own devices idm (=left alone and allowed to do whatever they wanted)v.听任?
自便，对?不加干涉，让?自行发展
die away phr v (=if sound, wind, or light dies away, it becomes gradually weaker until you
cannot hear, feel, or see it)v.（声音、风、光等）逐渐变弱
die down phr v (=if something dies down, it becomes gradually less strong, loud, noticeable
or violent)v.（某事物的程度）逐渐地减弱
die out phr v (=to disappear or stop existing completely)v.逐渐消失，灭绝
go/be on a diet idm (=to take a limited range and amount of food that you eat when you want
to get thinner)v.节食
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dig up phr v (=to take something out of the ground by digging)v.（从地面）挖掘出 dig up phr v (=to find hidden or forgotten information by careful searching)v.找出
dine out phr v (=to eat dinner in a restaurant or in someone else's house [eat out])v.外出进餐
（在餐馆或别人家）
dip into phr v (=to read short parts of a book, magazine etc, but not the whole thing)v.略读，
随便翻翻
dip into phr v (=to put your hand into a container to take sth out)v.把手伸进（?里取东西） dip into phr v (=to use some of an amount of money that you have saved)v.动用（存款） be a dime a dozen/be two/ten a penny idm (=to be common and/or of very little value)a.不稀罕，
没什么价值
in disgrace ad.很不讨人喜欢
in disguise idm (=If people, objects or activities are in disguise, they appear to be something
which they are not, especially intentionally)ad.伪装自己，假扮
dish out phr v (=to give or say things to people without thinking about it carefully)v.（随意地）
给予，说出
dish out phr v (=to serve food to people)v.端上（吃食）
dispense with sb/sth phr v (=to get rid of something or someone or stop using them because
you do not need them)v.摒弃（某人或某物），不在使用
at sb’s disposal idm (=available for use as you prefer/as prefers)prep.任（某人）处理，供（某
人）任意（某人）使用，由（某人）自行支配
in dispute idm (=if something is in dispute, people are arguing about it)ad.在争论中，正处于争
论中
in the distance idm (=at a point which is far away)ad.在远处
keep your distance idm (=to stay far enough away from someone or something to be safe)v.
（为了安全）与（某人或某物）保持足够远的距离
keep sb at a distance idm (=to avoid becoming too friendly with someone)v.对?冷漠，同?疏
远
do away with sth phr v (=to get rid of something or stop using it)v.废除，去掉 do away with sb/yourself phr v (=to kill sb/yourself)v.杀死，自杀
do up phr v (=to fasten something, or to be fastened in a particular way)v.把?扎牢（系紧、扣
上等）；固定住，绑紧，扣紧
do up phr v (=to repair or decorate an old building or car, or to improve its appearance)v.修
缮，重新装修
do sth up (in) phr v (=to wrap something in paper)v.包扎
could do with sth phr v (=to need or want something)v.需要，想要
have/be to do with sth/sb phr v (=to be about something, be related to something, or be
involved with something)v.与?有关
what to do with yourself/sth phr v (=how to spend your time or use sth)v.（如何）度过或消磨（某
段）时间；（如何）运用，使用
what sb should do with sth/what to do with sth etc phr v (=used to ask or talk about how
someone should deal with something)v.处理，应付
do without (sth) phr v (=to manage without having something)v.没有?也行，没有?而设法对
付过去，用不着，将就
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