1、take a rain check 延期2) lost count 弄不清楚3) be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍4) make yourself at home 随意,随便5) save your breath 省口气吧;别白费口舌了6) make sense 有意义,理解7) cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵8) burn a hole in ones pocket 很快地被花光9)fill ones shoes 很好地顶替;令人满意地替代10)is ice cold 表示理所当然11)like apples and oranges 用
2、来表示无法相比的事物12)wait until the last minute 直到最后一刻13)lose ones train of 忘记14)meet each other half way 相互妥协,让步15)on the dot 准时;正点16)once and for all 最后一次;干脆17)out of earshot 不在听力所及范围18)out of this world 非常好19)play by ear 随机应变,视情形而定20) ring a bell 令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟21)share a common outlook 有共同的观点22)six of one
3、 and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两;没什么区别23)stick around 在附近逗留或等待24)stick with 继续做,坚持25)straighten out 扯平;结清26)toss and turn (身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡)27)turn ones back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助28)under the weather 身体不适,生病29)bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂;心有余而力不足;不自量力;力不从心30)break new ground 创新31)do the trick 做
4、成功;达到理想的结果32)drag ones feet 行动缓慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿33)draw the line 拒绝,拒不容忍34)feel down in the dumps 心情不好;情绪低落35)few and far between 不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或发现的;稀少的36)fit as a fiddle 身体很健康37)grin and bear 任劳任怨;毫无怨言地忍受38)hit the spot (特指吃了食物,喝了饮料之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足;恢复精力;提精神39)keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道,保密40)know a t
5、hing or two about 略知一二1解决: Solve, deal with, cope with, handle, resolve, address, tackle2损害: Damage, hurt, injure, harm, impair, undermine, jeopardize3给与:Give, offer, render, impart, provide, supply, afford 4培养:Develop, cultivate, foster5优势:Advantage, merit, virtue, benefit, upside, strength6 缺陷:Dis
6、advantage, demerit, drawback, downside, weakness7 使迷惑:Puzzle, bewilder, perplex, baffle8 重要的:Key, crucial, critical, important, significant, vital, substantial, indispensable, imperative9 认为:Think, believe, insist, maintain, assert, conclude, deem, hold, argue, be convinced, be firmly convinced, be
7、fully convinced10 保护:Protect, conserve, preserve11确保:Assure, ensure, guarantee, pledge12 有害的: Bad, baneful evil, harmful, detrimental13 要求 :Request, demand, needs, requisition14 消除 :Eliminate, clear, remove, clear up, take away, smooth away15 导致: Lead to, bring about, result in, cause, spark off, co
8、nduce to, procure, induce, generate16 因此:So, therefore, thus, hence, consequently, as a consequence, accordingly, as a result, because of this, as a result of this17 增长至:Grow to,rise to,increase to,go up to,climb to,ascend to,jump to,shoot to18降低至:Dip to,fall to,decline to,decrease to,drop to,go dow
9、n to,reduce to, slump to,descend to,sink to,slide to19保持稳定:Level out,do not change,remain stable,remain still,remain steady,be stable,maintain the same level,remain unchanged,be still,remain the same level,stay constant,keep at the same level,level off,stabilize,keep its stability,even out20 急剧地:Dra
10、matically,drastically,sharply,hugely,enormously,steeply,substantially,considerably,significantly,markedly,surprisingly,strikingly,radically,remarkably,vastly,noticeably21平稳地:Steadily,smoothly,slightly,slowly,marginally,gradually,moderately,mildly22 宣称:Allege, assert, declare, claim 23 发生:Happen, occ
11、ur, take place24 原因:Reason, factor, cause 25 发展:Development, advance, progress26 有益的:Useful, helpful, beneficial, profitable, rewarding, advantageous27 影响:Influence, impact, effect28明显的:Clear, obvious, evident, self-evident, manifest, apparent, crystal-clear29占:Comprise, take up, account for, consti
12、tute, consist of, make up, occupy, hold, compose30与相比:Compared with,compared to,in comparison with,in comparison to,by comparison with,by comparison to31对比而言:By contrast,in contrast,on the other hand,on the contrary=,conversely32展示:Show, reveal, illustrate, demonstrate, depict, present, represent, d
13、escribe33 大约:Approximately,almost,about,around,nearly,roughly34波动:Fluctuate,go ups and downs,display a fluctuation,demonstrate a fluctuation35事实上:Practically,in practice,essentially,in essence,in reality,in effect,in fact,as a matter of fact,it is a fact that36换言之:Namely,that is to say,in other words,to put it like this,to put it differently,to put it from another way,to put it from another angle.