be tired of 厭煩
get rid of 擺脫,去除
be covered with 被…蓋滿,充滿著…
be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
in the middle of 在…中間,正在做某事
accompany sb. 陪伴某人
hand in 提交,呈送
think of 記起,想起
have to do 不得不做某事
a waste of time 浪費時間
chat with sb. 和某人聊天
at least 至少
compare with 與…相比較
vary from 不同
look after 照顧
inherit from 從…繼承;從…得到
be mean with sth. 在某方面吝嗇
a big fortune 一大筆錢
carry on 繼續(xù),參與
fail to do sth. 未能做某事
take care of 照顧
encourage sb. to do 鼓勵某人做某事
the same as 和…一樣
wear out 耗盡,磨損
be ready to do 準備好做某事
be used to doing sth. 習慣于做某事
be equal to 相等,合適
be familiar with 和…熟悉
believe in 相信
take charge 負責,主持
at hand 在手邊,即將到來
resort to 依靠,求助于
concentrate on 集中精力于…;全神貫注于…
face with 面對,面臨
start a business of one’s own 某人自主創(chuàng)業(yè)
be too particular about 對……很挑剔
keep one’s promise 遵守承諾
spend one’s time doing 某人花費時間在某事上
inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事
be responsible for 對某事承擔責任
have a good appetite 胃口好
instead of 代替;而不是
be trained as 被訓練成
be stuck in a traffic jam 遭遇堵車
be qualified for 可以勝任
put off 推遲
be out of stock 脫銷了
be arrested for doing sth. 因為犯……罪而被逮捕
take revenge on 向某人復仇
be divided into 被分成
play an active role in 在……方面起到積極作用
devote oneself to something/doing sth 致力于;投身于
aim at 瞄準;目的在于
in addition 此外
by contrast 與……相反的是
general public 公眾
free market 自由市場
military spending 軍費開支
be crazy about sth. 對某事癡迷
view… as … 把……看作
not simply… but also… 不僅……而且……
step away from 離開
be split on 意見有分歧
hold sway over 對……有影響力,控制
be able to do sth. 有能力做某事
make a living by 通過……謀生
be prepared for 為……做準備
be passionate about 對……充滿熱情
have no choice but to do 沒有其他選擇而不得不做某事
prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
be saddled with 背負
student loan 助學貸款
credit history 信用記錄
safe bet 穩(wěn)贏
knock back 喝下
to a large extent 在很大程度上
hold true 對……適用
in the right way 適當的,有效的
take picture 拍攝照片
be fond of 愛好,喜愛