2013年9月24日 星期二

50

for sure / 肯定 / 無疑

I think he lives there but I couldn't say for sure. 

fed up / 感到厭煩的 / 忍無可忍
I was fed up with my boss' constant complaints.

ask out / 約人出去 / 出遊
The Bakers called and asked the Ortegas out.

come down to / 依靠 / 取決於
Learning a language comes down to  practice, practice, practice.

deal with / 處理 / 應付
There are many problems, but I can deal with only one at a time.

關於
The governor's speech dealt with the growing crime rate.

hold on / 抓緊
When the horse jumped over the fence, I held on as hard as I could.

緊抓不放
We were holding on to each other as the tornado passed.

等一下 / 稍候

I've been holding on for fifteen minutes. I can't wait any longer.

pay back / 償還
Mark has never been paid back for all his sister's medical bills.

報仇 / 報復
I'll pay that guy back for the terrible things he's done to me if it takes the rest of my life.

take up on / 接受 / 提議
My brother has invited us many times to visit him in Hawaii, and last winter we took him up on the offer.

turn around / 轉向 / 迴轉
Someone called my name, and I turned around to see who it was.

改善 / 扭轉情勢
The quarterback completed four passes in the last five minutes of the football game and completely turned it around.

wear out / 耗損 / 磨損 / 
The carpet in the hallway wore out and had to be replaced.

疲累 / 筋疲力盡
Playing with his grandchildren really wore Fred out.

耗損 / 磨損 / 
I need new running shoes. These are totally worn-out.

疲累 / 筋疲力盡
I have to sit down and rest for a minute - I'm worn-out.














2013年9月18日 星期三

48

close down / 停業 / 休業
The restaurant was closed down by the health department. 

knock out / 打昏 / 撞昏
The boxer knocked his opponent out with a blow to the head.

令人印象深刻 / 吃驚
Tom's new house is fabulous! It really knocked me out.

費盡心力 / 使盡全力
Marsha's Thanksgiving dinner was fabulous. She really knocked herself out.

破壞 / 摧毀 
The enemy radar installation was knocked out by a 500 pound bomb.

look down on / 看不起 / 鄙視
Some people look down on Hank because his father was in prison.

look up to / 尊敬 / 推崇
I've always looked up to my father because of his honesty and concern for others.

put back / 放回 / 擺回
After you finish listening to my CDs, please put them back.

耽誤 / 拖慢
I had planned to finish college last year, but being hospitalized for several months put me back.

延期 / 延後
The graduation date will have to be put back if the teacher's strike doesn't end soon.

狂飲 / 猛灌
I'm not surprised he has a hangover, and he must have put back half a bottle of tequila. 

switch off / 關閉 / 停止 
I switched the engine off and got out of the car.

switch on / 打開 / 啟動
Push this button to switch the computer on.

throw out / 丟掉 / 丟棄 / 趕出 / 趕離
Don't throw that newspaper out, and I haven't read it yet.

I haven't paid the rent in six months, and I'm worried that the sheriff will come and throw us out.