throw away 扔掉,抛弃 He threw away the chance of a good job.
ahead of time 提前 They arrived ahead of time.
at a time 每次,一次 The people came in two at a time.
at no time 从不,决不
at one time 曾经,一度; 同时 At one time I used to like her, but not any more.
at the same time 同时; 然而,不过 He can be very rude, but at the same time I can't help liking her.
at times 有时 =sometimes
for the time being 目前,暂时 I'll let you keep the book for the time being.
from time to time 时常 He comes here from time to time.
in no time 立即,马上 I'll be back in no time.
take one's time 不急不忙,从容进行
on top of 在...之上 He lost his job and on top of that his wife left him.
keep in touch 保持联系 Please write, it would be nice to keep in touch.
out of touch 失去联系 I'd like to go back to teaching, but I'm out of touch with my subject now.
touch on 关系到.涉及 In his talk he touched on the state of affairs in Africa.
touch up 润色,改进 =improve by making small changes or additions
keep/lose track 通晓事态,注意动向 失去联系 =keep/not keep oneself informed about a person, state of affairs,etc
in (all) truth 事实上,的确 =in fact; really : In all truth ,he is a excellent teacher.
try out 试用,试验 It seems a good idea; I'll try it out.
try on 试穿 You'd better try it on first.
tune in(to) 收听 We always tune in at 10 o'clock to hear the news.
by turns 轮流,轮班
in turn 依次,轮流 We visited the old lady in turn.
turn down 1.关小, 调低 ;2拒绝,摒斥 1. Turn down the radio at once! 2.to turn down an offer
turn in 1.上床睡觉; 上交,交还 1. =go to bed 2.=deliver to the police
turn into (使)变成
turn off 1关,关上;2叉开;3拐弯,避开 1. Turn off the television. 2. We turned off at Birmingham. 3.He really turns me off.
turn on 打开,拧开 1.He turned on the light. 2.=attack suddenly 3.=excite or interest esp. sexually
turn out 1.关掉;2.驱逐,使离开;3生产,制造;4.证明是,结果是 1.=turn off(1) 2.Crowds turned out for the procession. 3.This
factory can turn out a hundred cars a day. 4.His statement turned out to be false.
turn over 1.孰思,再三考虑;2.翻过来,翻倒 3.移交,转交 1.to turn an idea over in one's mind 2.The car (was) turned right
over,comletely upset. 3.=turn in: I've turned over the management of my affairs to my brother.
turn to 1.求助于借助于 2. 1.go to for help 2.look at (the stated page) in a book
turn up 1.2.3.出现,发生,来到; 4.开大,调大 1.to turn up new information 2.The missing bag turned up,completely empty, in the
river. 3.She turns up late for everything. 4.=increase the force,strength,loudness,... by using controls
take turns 轮流 We took turns at driving the car.
turn away 把...打发走, 拒绝(欢迎,帮助)
up to 1.从事于,忙于.2胜任,适于,3该由...轮到.4直到 1.What are the children up to? 2.Michael's not really up to that job.
3.It's up to him to do it.
make use of 利用 Make full use of every chance you have to speak English.
put to use 使用,利用
use up 用光,花完 =finish completely
as usual 象往常一样,照例 She came late as usual.
in vain 徒劳,白费,无效 We tried in vain to make him change his mind.
a variety of 一种,种种 Everyone arrived late at the party for a variety of reasons.
by virtue of 借助于,由于 She became a British citizen by virtue of her marriage to an Englishman.
warm up (便)暖起来,(使)加热 1.Come and warm yourself up by the fire. 2.The singers are warming up before the concert.
by the way 顺便提一下,另外 in addition: By the way ,give me a cup of tea.
by way of 经过,经由,通过...方式 You can get to Harlow by way of London.
give way 让路,让步 We refused to give way to their demands.
in a way 在某点,在某种程度上 In a way you are right .
in no way 决不
in the way of Nothing must stand in the way of our plans.
in one's way/ in the way 妨碍,阻碍
lead the way 带路,引路
make one's way 前进,行进 The car broke down and I had to make my way on foot.
make way 让路, 腾出地方(位置)
wear off 渐渐减少;逐渐消失 The pain is wearing off.
wear out 1.用破,用坏,磨损; 2.使疲乏,使耗尽 1. Her shoes wore out quickly. 2.If you don't stop working you'll wear yourself
out.
as well 同样,也 倒不如,不妨 Do you think that we ought to go as well?
as well as 即...又...,除..之外(还) Mary can speak Chinese as well as German.
what about (对于)...怎么样 What about a cup of coffee ?
what if 如果...将会怎样 What if we move the picture over here? What if they don't agree with you?
whether...or... 是...还是,不管...还是 Maroa has to do the work whether she likes or not.
for a while 一会儿 Just wait for a while and then I'll help you.
once in a while 偶尔,有时 We go to the theater once in a while.
while away 消磨(时间) The girl whiled away the afternoon reading a exciting story.
after a while 过了一会,不久
on the whole 总的来说,大体上 On the whole, I like it. On the whole the experiment was very successful.
wipe out 消灭,毁灭 The enemy wiped out the whole nation.
no wonder 难怪 It's no wonder you recognized him.
in a word 总而言之 In a word , he is an outstanding leader.
in other words 换句话说,也就是说 =expressing the same thing in different words;which is the same thing as saying
word for word 逐字地 He told me what happened, word for word.
keep one's word 守信用 He always keeps his word.
at work 从事于,致力于 There are men at work mending the road.
work out 1.2.算出3.解决; 4设计出,制订出 1.to work out a sum 2.The sum doesn't work out. 3.Things will work themselves out.
4.to work out in the gymnasium
work up 引起,激起 逐渐上升,向上爬 1.The politician worked the crowd up. 2.She's working up to what she wants to say.
out of work 失业 My husband is out of work.
in the world 究竟,到底 What in the world are you doing?
at (the) worst 在最坏的情况下 She remains cheerful even when things are at their worst.
write off 报废,勾销,注销 We'll just have to write our plans off if we can't find the money for them.
go wrong 出错,范错误,出故障/毛病 The sum isn't right, but I can't see where I went wrong.
and yet 虽然...但是
as yet 迄今 It has worked well as yet.
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