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.














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