out of the question 不可能 out of the way 偏僻
out of this world 这个世界都找不着,特别好 out of town 不在城里,出差
out of town on business 出差在外 outdo oneself 超水平发挥
outrageously expensive 贵的发疯 over one's head 在……能力之外
over the course of …… 在……的时间里 overpriced 特别贵
P
pack up 打包
pale yellow 淡黄色 parking lot 停车场
parking meter 停车场计时器 parking ticket 停车罚款单 part-time job 兼职工作 passing grade 及格分数 pay a visit 参观,拜访
pay attention 集中注意力于…… pay off 有回报,值得 peel off 剥皮,揭下来 per se 本质上,本身
performance evaluations 表现评估
personal question 私人问题;涉及个人的问题phone bill 电话单
phone book 电话号码薄 photo album 影集 photo shop 照相馆
physical activity 体育活动 physical education 体育
pick up 取;接某人;买;学;好转;提速 pick-up 人货两用车
pin someone down 搞清楚…… play a role 演角色
play it by ear 随机应变 play the clarinet 吹单簧管 play the trumpet 吹喇叭 play the violin 拉小提琴
plough through 费力地通过;费劲地阅读 poetry reading 诗歌朗诵会 point of view 观点
polish the furniture 给家具打蜡 pop art 流行艺术 pop music 流行音乐
popular opinion 公众意见
pore over 认真钻研,仔细阅读 power failure 停电 practice game 练习赛
practice makes perfect 熟能生巧 prescription medicine 处方药 price tag 价签
printer ribbon 打印机的色带 prize money 奖金
pull away (火车、汽车等)离站
push (crowd, press)one's luck 得寸进尺 push over 一推就倒的人,容易对付的人
put a lot of hours into…… 在……花很多时间 put a lot of time onto…… 在……花很多时间 put down 放下来
put everything together 完成 put it on paper 记下来 put off 推迟
put on 穿上;播放;上演 put on some weight 胖了一些 put one's finger on 指出;判定 put out 扑灭(火) put out 放在外面
put out with somebody 对……生气 put somebody up 让某人住宿
put these things away 将这些东西收拾起来 put up 建立
put up with 忍受
Q
quitting time 下课时间
R
rain check 下次再邀的表示,邀请继续有效的凭证 raise the roof 吵翻天,特别生气
rare book collection (图书馆的)珍本书的收藏 rave about 极力夸奖
reach the bottom of the barrel 把最后一招都用完了 read through 通读
read too much into something 从……当中读出太多的、甚至是原来没有的意思 reasonably priced 价钱很公道 record player唱机
recreation room 娱乐室 reference book 参考书
reference desk 参考书服务台 register for 选课
registrar's office 注册办公室
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repair shop 修理铺
research assistant 研究助理员 research grant 研究补助 research paper 研究论文 research topic 研究题目 reserve a table 订一张桌子 right away 立刻、马上 right now 立刻、马上 right off 立刻、马上
ring a bell with somebody 使人想起谋事;使人有兴趣
roast chicken 烤鸡 roller skating 旱冰
room and board fees 食宿费
rub somebody the wrong way 让某人感到不舒服 run against sb. for…… 与某人竞选……职位 run down 很累
run for 竞选……职位 run late 拖堂 run out of 用光了 run overtime 拖堂 run up against 碰到 running shoes 运动鞋
rush hour (交通的)高峰期
rush job 急活,很快就要做完的工作
S
sales rack 货架 save a place 占座
save one's breath 别白费力气(说某事) save your explanation 别费尽解释了 savings account 存款账户 school newspaper 校报
school radio station 学校广播台 school's emblem 学校校徽 school supplies 学习必需品 science museum 科学博物馆 scrap one's plan 放弃计划
scratch the surface 只做了肤浅的研究 second hand 秒针
second thoughts 重新考虑,再次考虑 second to none 不次于任何人(物),比谁都好 secondary school 中学
see a doctor about 就……看医生 see off 送别…… see to 负责处理……
sell out 卖掉,卖完,卖光
send out 发出……,寄出…… set a record 创纪录 set out 出发
set up 建立;准备
shave off (胡子等)刮掉,剃掉 short handed 人手不够
should know better than to do something 应该知道不做某事,不应该做某事
show around 四处参观,四处转一转 show up 出现;出席;参加 sick of 对……厌烦了 sign up for 选(课)
sit through 坐着上完(课) sketch up 起草 sleeping bag 睡袋 sleeping pill 安眠药
slip one's memory 忘掉了 slip one's mind 忘掉了 slow down 减速、慢下来 snack bar 快餐店
snap at somebody 冲某人发脾气 snap out of 从……当中摆脱出来 so far 到目前为止 soccer game 足球比赛 soccer team 足球队
social awareness 社会觉悟 sold out 卖光,卖完,卖掉 some bargain 买的镇不怎么样
someone would die to do something 极想、特想做某事
something is killing somebody ……让某人疼得受不了
some things just can't be helped 有些事情是无法避免的
sore throat 嗓子疼 sort of= kind of
spare the time 抽出时间 spare time 自由时间
spark some interest 引起兴趣 speed limit 最高限速
speeding ticket 超速罚款单 spell out 详细地解释
spend hours on end 连续花很长时间 sporting goods 体育用品
sports section (报纸的)体育版 squint at 眯着眼看…… stand in line 排队
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stand up for 支持,坚持
standing ovation (观众在演出结束时)起立鼓掌 state tournament 州锦标赛
stay away from somebody 离某人远一点儿,和某人保持距离
stay off one's foot 脚不能用力 stay put 不搬;不动 stay up 睡得很晚
stay up all night 一整夜不睡觉
step by step 一步一步;逐渐地;慢慢地 step up one's efforts 加紧努力 stick around 逗留
stick to 粘上;坚持;忠于 stick with 继续坚持 stock up on 储存…… stone carving 石刻
stop by 参观,拜访,探望 stop over 参观,拜访,探望 stop watch 跑表
straight A's 全优的成绩 straighten out 解决,清理
student advisory committee 学生顾问委员会 student card 学生证 student center 学生中心 student discount 学生的折扣 student ID 学生证 student loan 学生贷款
student lounge 学生休息室 student's exhibition 学生展览 students' association 学生会 students' council 学生会
students' government 学生会 study group 学习小组
study lounge 学生的自习室 stuff like that 诸如此类的东西 stuffed animal 填充动物(玩具) summer job 夏天的工作
summer session 夏天的课程,暑期班 support oneself 自食其力 sure thing 当然的,一定的 surprise party 给人惊喜的晚会 sweat shirt 汗衫
swim meet 游泳运动会 switch off 关掉
synthetic fabric 合成纤维
T
take a break 休息一下
take a few electives 上一些选修课 take a look at 看一下
take a picture of 给……拍一张照片
take a rain check 希望对方下次再次邀请,就一定会答应
take a walk 散步
take a while 需要一会儿 take advantage of 利用 take along 带上
take care of 照顾,照料;负责;处理 take down 将……记下来 take forever 要花很长时间 take in the concert 去听音乐会 take into account 将……考虑进去 take it easy 别着急;休息;放松
take it out on somebody 有脾气冲某人发 take it over 重修(一门课程) take notes 记笔记 take off 脱下
take one's place 代替某人的位置 take one's position 代替某人的位置 take one's time 慢慢来,不急 take out 拿出去 take over 代替
take part 参加,参与
take pills on an empty stomach 空腹吃药
take some time off for a vacation 抽出时间度假 take somebody by surprise 让某人吃了一惊 take someone's question 回答某人问题 take the place of 代替
take the plunge 采取断然行动,大胆尝试 take the matter up 将事情提出来(要求处理,要求解决)
take the problem up with 向某人提出问题要求处理,要求解决
take things easy 休息;放松 take time off 抽出时间 take up a collection 募捐 take up 开始着手;从事
talk some sense into sb. 和某人讲道理 talk somebody out of 劝某人不要做…… tape player 录音机 tape recorder 录音机
teach oneself to do…… 自学…… tear down 拆掉、拆毁
tear oneself away from…… 将自己从……拉走
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tear someone away 将某人拉走 telephone book 电话薄 telephone directory 电话薄 telephone pole 电线杆 tell……apart 区别,区分
tell you what 无实际意义,用来提醒对方注意 tend to 照料
tennis court 网球场 tennis racket 网球拍 term paper 学期论文 term project 学期课题
than necessary 比应该的更要……;太…… thank-you note 感谢信
That's easier said than done 说得容易做起来难。 That's not saying very much 那就不对了,这么说就不充分了
That suits me 那正适合我 the last 是一个否定句式
the last week of classes 上课最后一周 the least of 最不
the line is busy 电话占线 the more the better 越多越好 the more the merrier 人越多越好 the other day 几天前
the other night 几天前的一个晚上 The sooner the better 越快越好
There are two sides to every story. 每件事都是一份为二的
there goes ……就泡汤了,……就完蛋了
there is no end in sight 还看不到头,还会持续下去 there is no rush 不着急,慢慢来
there is nothing I like better than…… 我最喜欢……
there is nothing to it 没什么难的,很容易 thesis proposal 论文方案
they are like apples and oranges 这两个东西没有可比性,不要将它们进行比较
things could be worse 事情可能还会更糟 think of 认为,觉得 this is my treat 我请客 ticket agent 票务代理 ticket counter 卖票的柜台
tide somebody over 帮人渡过难关 tie up 占用;(交通)拥堵;忙于 tight budget 预算很紧;手头很紧 tight schedule 日程很紧 tired out 特别累
to be exact 确切地说
to be honest with you 和你说实话吧 to date 到目前为止
to tell you the truth 跟你说实话吧 to think 你想想
top-notch 第一流的,最好的 toss and turn 辗转反侧 touch on 涉及
tough luck 运气不好 track team 田径队
trade in 以旧换新(买) traffic lights 红绿灯 traffic sign 交通标志 traffic ticket 交通罚款单 train of thought 思路,思绪 travel agent 旅游代理,旅行社 traveler's check 旅行支票 trial run 试运行,试运转 true pal 真正的朋友,哥儿们 try on 试穿
try out 参加……选拔
try something different 吃点新鲜的 try that place out 去那个餐馆吃吃看 tuition fees 学费
turn against 和……作对
turn down 把声音关小;拒绝 turn in 交…… turn off 关掉 turn on 打开
turn one's back on somebody 不理睬某人 turn out 结果是;出动;集合 turn table 唱机的唱盘
turn things around 改变、扭转事态
turn up 出现;把声音开大;将温度调高 typewriter ribbon 打印机色带 typing errors 打印错误 typing mistakes 打印错误
U
under no circumstances 在任何情况下都不 under the weather 身体不好,身体有点不舒服under warranty 在保修期 until further notice 另行通知 up in the air 未定,悬而未决
up to 能够做……,由……来做决定 up to date 赶上;流行的
up to one's ears in work 工作特忙
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up to one's eyes in work 工作特忙 upper level seminar 高水平研讨课 upside down 上下颠倒了 used to 过去;过去常常
V
vacuum cleaner 吸尘器
vacuum the rug 给地毯吸吸尘 vegetable garden 菜园子 vegetable stand 卖菜的小摊 video tape 录像带
volleyball tournament 排球赛
W
wait for 等待 wait in line 排队 wait on 伺候
waiting room 候诊室
wake-up call 早上叫起服务 wall paper 墙纸 warm up 热身 warm up 天气变暖
watch the expenses 注意花销 water the lawn 给草坪浇水 wear and tear 磨损 wear out 磨坏,摩穿
weather forecast 天气预报 what a shame! 真遗憾
what difference does it make? 有什么区别吗? What's the rush 不要急,慢慢来 What's up with someone 某人怎么了 What's with you? 你怎么了?
who done it=detective story=spy story 侦探小说 why bother 别费劲;没有必要 wild life 野生动物 will power 抑制力
wind up 结果,以……而结束 winter break 寒假 winter vacation 寒假
with flying colors 成功,以非常好的成绩 wool sweater 羊毛衫
word by word 一个字一个字;一点一点;逐渐地;慢慢地
work on 从事干;不断工作;继续工作 work out 解决;进展;证明 work out 锻炼
work out in the gym 在健身房锻炼身体
work overtime 超时工作,加班 work schedule 工作日程 worn out 特别累 wrap up 完成,结束 write out 写出来
Y
year book 年报,年鉴;学校的毕业班年刊 You bet 当然
You can say that again 当然是这样的,没错 You know that 这个习语本身没啥含义 You said it. 你说对了
You're telling me? 还要你说吗?当然是这样
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