1.to hold still:静止不动。如: Please hold still while I adjust your tie. If you don’t hold that camera still,you’ll get ablurred picture. 2.to know by sight:会过面,认出(但不熟悉)。宾语通常置于know与by sight之间。如:...
1.to make do:应付,处理,将就。如:Pearl doesn’t have a clean blouse so she has to make do with the one she wore yesterday.During difficult economic times, many people have to make do with less.2.to give birth to:生(产...
1.on one’s toes:警觉,小心,准备行动。on one’s toes常与动词keep和stay搭配。如: It’s important for all the players on a soccerteam to stay on their toes. We’d better keep on our toes while we’re walkingalong the da...
1.to blow out:(轮胎等)漏气;吹熄,使熄灭(out是副词,宾语可以置于blow与out之间)。如:On our trip to Colorado, one of the car tires blew out when it hit a large hole in the road.Little Joey wasn’t able to blow all the cand...
1.to stopby:顺便访问。如: James had to stop by the registrar’s office tosubmit a transcript request form. Let’s stop by the supermarket and pick up a fewgrocery items. 2.to drop(someone)a line:给某人写信。如: As soo...
1.to go up:上升,增长;被兴建起来。表示“上升,增长”也可以说to drive up。如:Economists are predicting that consumer pricesare going up.Inflation always has a tendency to driveup the cost of products. A new office is goi...
1.to do without:没有……也行,也可以说togo without。此外,go without还可表示“勉强对付过去”的意思。如: With prices so high now, I ’11 have to do without a new suit this year.As a traveling salesperson, Monica can’t d...
1.to bite off:(作为任务或职责)接受。此习语通常用来表示一个人接受超过其能力的过多的职责、任务,常用于to bite off more than one can chew。如: When I accepted the position of chairman.I didn’trealize how much I was bitin...