foul:
adj. 难闻的;难吃的
in a foul mood/temper 情绪不好/脾气暴躁
v. (运动员)对…犯规 ; (棒球中)击出界外球 ;[T] 弄脏,玷污;污染
n. (体育比赛中的)犯规(动作),违例(行动); (棒球中的)界外球
in+时间表示…之后
in ten years:十年之后
catch up:
1.叙旧:
The ladies spent some time catching up on each other's health and families.
女士们花了些时间聊聊彼此的健康和家庭情况
2.赶上:
Most late developers will catch up with their friends.
绝大多数发育晚的人都将赶上他们的朋友们。
3.卷入:
be caught up in:被卷入(通常是不情愿的)
The people themselves weren't part of the conflict; they were just caught up in it.
这些人本身并未参与到这场冲突中,他们只是被卷进去而已。
be familiar with sth. 熟悉某物
be familiar to sb. 对某人来说熟悉
hang out:
1.晾出;伸出
I was worried I wouldn't be able to hang my laundry out.
我担心不能把洗的衣服晾到外面去。
2.闲逛
I often used to hang out in supermarkets.
我过去常常到超市闲逛。
3.居住于(某地);常去(某处):
Where are you hanging out?
你现在住在什么地方?
He always hung out in the bar.
他常去酒吧鬼混。
walk on eggshells:战战兢兢地行事
take over:接管,接替,统治
I'm going to take over the company one day.
我总有一天会接管这家公司。
to be fair:公平地说,说句公道话
类似的还有:
to be honest:老实说
to be frank:坦率地说
to be exact:确切地说
to be sure:肯定地说
to be specific:具体地说
for God's sake:老天啊,别瞎说,看在上帝的份上
for one's sake:为…起见,看在…的份上
for one's own sake:为了自己的利益
why don't you do sth./ Why not do sth.用来提建议,例如:
Why not see a movie tonight?今晚看电影如何?
have no idea:不知道,不清楚
However, I have no idea where to go.
但是,我拿不定主意去哪儿。
sound为感官动词,和look, smell, taste, feel均可作连系动词,后面接形容词作表语,说明主语所处的状态。其意思分别为"听/看 / 闻 / 尝 / 摸起来……"。除look之外,其它几个动词的主语往往是物,而不是人。
These flowers smell very sweet.
这些花闻起来很香。
quarter:
n. 四分之一 ,一刻钟,十五分钟 ,(美国和加拿大的)二十五分硬币,季度,地区,弦(月相)等
v. 把…切成四部分,把…四等分 , (通常用于被动语态)(为某人,尤指军人)提供食宿
Our troops were quartered in China until July.
我们的部队在中国一直驻扎到七月。
over there:在那里
play+the+乐器
如:play the violin 拉小提琴
play the guitar 弹吉他
play+球类运动
如:play football 踢足球
play basketball 打篮球
kinda=kind of:有点儿,有几分
gross
adj.
1. 总的,全体的,毛的,未打折扣的
2. 严重的,十足的,全然的;恶劣的;极端的;公然的
3. 粗俗的,下流的;庸俗的
n.
1. 总额;总数;总量
2. (复数])gross 【商业】罗( = 12打)
two gross of eggs 两罗鸡蛋
vt.
1.(未扣除各项费用之前)总共赚得;获得…总收入(或毛利):
Our company grossed over four million last year.
我们公司去年总收入超过四百万。
2.(美国俚语)(用粗俗的语言)冒犯,侮辱;恐吓,使厌恶,使人毛骨悚然(常与 out连用):
They are grossing me out too, you know.
你知道,他们对我也并不客气。
短语
1. by (the) gross
大量地,大宗地;以批发方式
2. in (the) gross
总的说来,大体上
smile at sb./sth. 微笑面对…
smile at life:笑对人生
on purpose:故意