run for 竞选,追查,探究
run into 1.碰撞上;2共计,达到..之多; 3.偶然遇见,撞见 1. to run one's car into a tree 2. a debt running into thousands of pounds 3.=meet (someone) by chance
run off 复印,打印
run away with 1.(感情等)战胜,不受..约束; 2 1. Don't let your temper run away with you. 2.He ran away with his teacher's wife. 3.He's run away with all my jewels.
run out of 用光,耗尽 We are running out of time.
run over (车)碾过,撞倒 1. The water/cup ran over. 2.He was run over by a bus.
run through 1.浏览;2贯穿,普遍存在 Let's run through the exercises orally before writing them down.
in the long run 最终,从长远观点看来 It'll be cheaper in the long run to build it in stone.
for the sake of 为了,看在...的份上 He's just talking for the sake of hearing his own voice.
all the same 仍然,照样地 They want to thank you all the same.
on sale 出售,廉价出售
on a large/small scale 大/小规模地
on schedule 按预定时间, ahead of/on/behind schedule The train arrived on schedule.
scrape through 勉强通过 She just scraped through the examination by one mark.
start from scratch 从头做起,从零开始 =start from the beginning or with nothing
in secret 秘密地,私下地 The meeting was held in secret. They arrange for me to meet her in secret.
see off 给...送行 He saw his friend off at the bus station.
see through 看穿,识破 enough money to see him through ( a year abroad)
see to 照料,负责,注意,留心 Will you see to the children?
send for 派人去请,召唤,索取 Send for a doctor!
send off 邮寄,发送
send in 呈报,提交,送来
in a sense 从某种意义上说 You are right in a sense,but you don't know all the facts.
make sense 讲得通,有意义,言之有理 1.No matter how you read it,this sentence doesn't make (any) sense. 2.I can't make sense of it.
in sequence 顺序地 Please keep the cards in sequence;don't mix them up.
serve right 活该,给应得的待遇 After all you've eaten it'll serve you right if you feel ill.
set about +doing 开始,着手 She set about complaining as soon as she arrived.
set aside 1.挑出,留出,拨出;2.把...置于一旁,不理会 1.She set aside a little money each week. 2.Setting aside what I think, what would you like to do?
set back 1.2推迟,延缓,阻碍; 3 使花费 1. a house set 15 meter's back from the road 2. The bad weather will set back our building plans (by three weeks). 3.That new car set me back quite a lot.
set down 1.记下,写下;2下车 1.I have set down everything that happened,as I remember it. 2.The bus sets the children down just outside the school.
set forth 1.启程,动身;2.提出,(正式用语)宣布,发表 1.=set out : begin a journey(set out is more use) 2.make known; declare: set forth one's political views.发表政见.He set forth a new theory about natural evolution.
set off 1.动身,出发;2. 使爆炸,3使爆发,引起;4 1.She set off on a trip across Europe. 2.The bomb could be set off at any time. 3.The discovery of gold in California set off a rush to get there. 4.a white belt to set off her blue dress
set out 1.动身,启程;2.开始;3陈述,阐明;4.摆出 1.=set off(1) 2He set out to paint the whole house but finished only the front.3.The reasons for my decision are set out in my report.4The meal was set out on a long table
set out to 开始 see set out (2)
set up 建立,设立,树立 资助,使自立,扶持 1.Roadblocks were set up by the police to catch the escaped prisoner. 2.The council set up a committee to inquire into local unemployment.
settle down 定居,过安定生活 1.She settled (herself) down in chair with a book. 2.I want to get married and settle down. 3.He soon settled down in his new school.
in the shape of 呈...形状,以...的形式 a cake in the shape of a heart
be short of 缺乏 I'm short of money this week.
cut short 中断,打断 Her nap was cut short by a loud noise from outside.
run short 用完,耗尽,不足,不够
for short 简称,缩写 My name is Alexander, "Al" for short.
in short 简而言之,总之 You can't make me! I won't do it. In short-no!
show in 领入
show off 炫耀,卖弄 Don't look at him! He's just showing off!
show up 使显现,使醒目;来到,露面 1.This bright sunlight really shows up the cracks in the wall. 2.=make known the esp. unpleasant truth about 3.Did everyone show up for the party? 4.My husband always shows me up at parties;he always gets drunk.
shut out 关出,把..关在外面
shut off 关掉(煤气等);切断,脱离 Shut off the radio please.
sick of 厌烦 I'm sick of listening to your complaints;be quiet!
on the side 作为兼职,正事以外 He's a teacher, but he makes a little money on the side by repairing cars in his free time.
side by side 肩并肩,一个挨一个 The lined up side by side for the photograph.
side walk 人行道 =pavement
at first sight 乍一看,初看起来 =at the first time of seeing or meeting
in/out of sight 看见/看不见,在视野以外 He never lets his children out of his sight.
catch sight of 发现,突然看见 I caught sight of her hurrying away.
sit up 迟睡,熬夜 1.The loud noise made her sit up in bed. 2.Don't sit up for me if I'm late.
sit for 参加 to sit (for) one's A levels
sit in 列席,旁听 The president is ill so the secretary is sitting in for her at meeting.
on the sly 偷偷地,冷不防地 =secretly
ever so 非常,极其 It's ever so cold.
or so 大约,左右 five dollars or so
on the spot 当场,立即,马上,在现场 Wherever she's needed she's quickly on the spot.
(go) on the stage 上舞台,做演员 When she was five years old, she decided that she wanted to go on the stage.
at stake 在危险中,利害攸关 =at risk
stand by 站在旁边,袖手旁观; 作好准备;站在一起,支持,帮助 1.How can you stand by and watch the country go to ruin? 2.Stand by to receive a message.
stand for 1是..的缩写,代表,意味着; 2.主张,支持; 3.容忍,接受 1.What does "PTO" stand for? 2.Before we elect her to Parliament, we want to know what she stands for. 3.I won't stand for such treatment!
stand out 1.清晰地显出,引人注目; 2.杰出,出色 1.The road sign is easy to read; the word stand out well. 2.She stood out as the best in the class.
stand up (to) 勇敢地面对,抵抗,经得起
stand up for 维护,支持,保卫 You must stand up for your rights.
in step / out of step 齐步,合拍(with)与..一致, 协调 /不~ =stepping with the left and right leg at the same time as a different time than the others
step up 加快,加速; 增加,逐步提高 to step up the work
step in 插入,介入 Mother stepped in and forbade me to go camping.
stick out 突出,伸出,坚持到底,继续 1.Her ears stick out. 2.It sticks out a mile that we aren't welcome here.
stick to 坚持,忠于,信守 to stick to one's plans
in stock 现有,备有 Have you any blue shirts in stock?
all of a sudden 突然 =unexpectedly : He left home all of a sudden.
in sum 简言之.一言以蔽之
sum up 总结,概括 I can't sum up his whole philosophy in one sentence.
take ... as 把...认为是 I took his smile as meaning yes.
take after 在外貌,性格上与..相像 Mary takes after her mother; she's always cheerful.
take away 减去
take down 1.拆,拆卸;2.记下,写下 1.to take down a dangerous bridge 2.She took down my phone number.
take for 认为,以为 Do you take me for a fool?
take in 1.2.3接受,容纳,吸收; 4.领会,理解;5.诈骗,欺骗 1.He had nowhere to live, so we took him in.2.This is the total cost of the holiday, taking in everything.3.The dress was too big, so I took it in.4.I didn't take in what you were saying.5Iam aftaid that you have been taken in, This bank note is a forgery
take off 1.脱下;2.起飞;3. 1.Take your coat off. 2.=rise into the air 3.to take off members of the royal family
take on 1.2呈现,具有,装出;3.承担,从事;4.开始雇用;5同..较量,接受..挑战 1.The firm took on a new clerk. 2.His face took on a new expression. 3.Why don't take on someone your own size?
take over 接管,接收 Our chairman has left, so Peter will take over (his job).
take up 1.开始从事;2.占去,占据, 3.着手处理,论及; 1.John took up writing poetry while at school. 2.The work took up the whole of Sunday. 3.I'll take up the story where I finished yesterday. 4.Can I take up on your offer of a meal? 5.I will take this matter up with a lawyer.
take to 1,对...产生好感,开始喜欢; 2.形成..习惯,开始从事 1.Jean took to Paul as soon as they met. 2.John's taken to drinking a lot. 3.Father's ill, so he has taken to his bed.
talk back 顶嘴,反驳
talk into 说服 She talked me into buying her car.
in tears 流着泪,含泪,哭 Mary was in tears because her doll was brown.
lose one's temper 发怒,发脾气 =become angry: He often loses his temper for no arrant reasons.
in terms of 在..方面,就..方面而言 In terms of property, we're quite rich.
thanks to 由于,因为,多亏 =because of : Thanks to your help ,I passed the exam.
for one thing 首先, 一则 For one thing it costs too much, and for another it's the wrong color.
think of 1.考虑,关心;2.对..有特定看法/想法;3.4.想到,想起 1.We're thinking of going to France for our holidays. 2.What do you think of this plan? 3.I thought of the idea first. 4.I can't think of his name.
think of ... as 把..看作是,以为...是 The general thinks of himself as a common soldier.
think over 仔细考虑 It's a good offer, but I must think it over.
think better of 经考虑对..改变主意/想法 I was going to go, but I thought better of it.
on second thoughts 经重新考虑,一转念 I said I wouldn't go, but on second thoughts I think I will.
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