turn…upside down |
使颠倒,使混乱 |
- The only way Japan looks good is if you turn the charts upside down.
- The CEO of the company is turned upside down with corruption allegations.
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far afield |
在远方,远处,广泛的[地] |
- He is in Hong Kong and traveling at least three times a month to get to conferences farther afield.
- Top directors have to travel to locations as far afield as Angeles and Hong Kong.
- 类似的用法还有:
get far afield from one’s subject离题太远
go too far afield误入歧途
lead too far afield (使)入歧途 |
in store for |
即将来临的,准备着的,储藏备用 |
- There is a bit of a shock in store for him when he becomes the Chairman.
- That is the package we are in store for.
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top priority |
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- Improving efficiency is considered the top priority of the company.
- The top priority of the government is to reduce the illiteracy rate.
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flood…with |
将…充斥……,充满 |
- The market is flooded with all kinds of goods.
- Her eyes are flooded with tears.
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put…out of business |
将…挤出(商界) |
- It seems likely that the company will put itself out of business.
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On a …footing |
在…挤出或立场上 |
- on a good /an equal /a war footing
- Their business began on a good footing.
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a flurry of |
一阵,出现一阵… |
- a flurry of excitement / activity / speculation / alarm
- The secretary had a flurry of phone calls from business travelers asking about route-structure changes.
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for one thing |
首先,别的不说 |
- The dot-com CEO is ineligible to serve another term, for one thing, he is in poor health.
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wear on |
(时间)慢慢过去 |
- As September wore on, the region’s economy was picking up.
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take over |
取代 |
- Mobile phones and hand-held computers look set to take over many functions of the PC.
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step up |
逐步增加,提高 |
- New measures have been taken by the authorities to step up production.
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quip about sth./ make quips or a quip |
说妙语,说俏皮话 |
- The art dealer quipped about “Asia Week” saying that it should be renamed “Japan Week”.
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be attuned to |
使协调,使一致 |
- Companies that are part of the global trading system tend to be mare attuned to developed-world standards.
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(be) wary of |
提防,谨防 |
- She is becoming increasingly wary of the business opportunities available for her.
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level off |
达到稳定 |
- With a ray of fluctuations, the market has started to level off.
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wipe out |
清除掉,勾销 |
- All profits have been wiped out.
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have a clear vision of |
have a clear idea of what you think something should be like 清楚地知道 |
- He had a clear vision of how he hoped the company would develop. 他清楚地知道他希望公司会怎么发展。
- They are able to do this because they start out with a clear vision of where they want to go.他们能够这么做是因为他们一开始就知道他们想要往哪儿去。
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put a price on |
to give something a financial value 给 … 定价 |
- You can't put a price on what a mother does for her children.对于母亲为孩子所做的你无法给以定价。
- How do you put a price on nine years of being informed and entertained?对于九年来所得到的信息和娱乐,你怎么给以定价?
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to that end … |
for an aim or purpose, or for the result you hope to achieve 为了(取得)那个目的 |
- He wants to cut costs, and to that end is looking for ways of cutting the company's operations.他想削减成本,为此目的,他在寻找减少公司运营的方法。
- The teacher's business is to induce learning and the techniques that are used have to work to that end.教师的任务就是引导学生学习,他/她所采用的各种技巧都必须是为了实现这个目的。
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draw down |
to deplete by consuming or spending 耗尽 |
- They had almost drawn down their food reserves when the new supplies arrived.他们在新的供给到来时已几乎耗尽了存粮。
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far and wide |
over a large area到处, 广泛地 |
- The old lady was looking far and wide for her lost puppy.那位老妇人在到处寻找丢失的小狗。
- He made friends far and wide.他广交朋友。
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big-ticket |
having a high price or cost 高价的,昂贵的 |
- He said that, if the boss gave him a year-end bonus, he would buy a big-ticket stereo 他说,如果老板给他年终奖的话,他就去买一台昂贵的立体音响。
- That was really a big-ticket government program.那正是个代价高昂的政府计划。
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what of |
what is the news concerning … … 的情况怎么样? |
- “What of the planes?” “Returned to their bases.” “那些飞机怎么样了?”“都回到了基地。”
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round the clock |
happening all the time, both day and night 日夜不停地 |
- The super-market is open round the clock.这家超级市场日夜营业。
- The community clinic offers round-the-clock medical care.那个社区诊所日夜提供医疗服务。
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purge |
在使用时常与介词“of”搭配,“of”引出“purge”的内容 |
- The local government took an initiative to purge the PC market of software pirates.当地政府主动采取行动清除个人电脑市场上的盗版软件。
- She and Mary purged themselves of their mutual prejudices. 她和玛丽消除了相互间的偏见。
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to fare well/badly |
to be successful, unsuccessful etc 顺利/不顺利 |
- Low-paid workers will fare well under this government.在这届政府的领导下,低收入工人的日子过得不错。
- The party fared badly at the last general election.在上次大选中,这个党的情况很糟。
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