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1.in confidence with...私下的,秘密的
2.be committed to...致力于...,,以...为已任
commit crime犯罪
3.take a heavy toll遭受重创
4.have a stake in....在...中有责任
5.poise to do sth准备好做某事
6.calling roll点名
7.ground out 出局
8.in one go 一下子
9.go under 破产
10.fall apart 崩溃,土崩瓦解
11.carry a maximun sentence of twenty years最多被判处20年
12.in broad daylight 光天化日
13.at the wheel掌控大局
14.what on earth究竟是为什么
15.Let's put it this way 可以这样说
16.kick in开始生效
17.shatter serenity打破平静
18.send us over the edge气炸
19.be fed up with受够了
20.tackle the issue解决问题
21.overcome hurdles克服难关
22.pride oneself on sth=take pride in sth 以...为豪
23.take the initiative采取主动
e.g:He has taken the initiative to improve relations with her.
24.have a passion for 对...极度喜爱
25.result from=spring from=stem from来自于
26.be reputed to 因...而著名
27.in any company在任何交际场合
28.more often than not通常
29.the other way around 正相反
30.have a crush on ...暗恋
love at first sight一见钟情
see eye to eye 看对眼
31.fame and fortune 功名利禄
32. go down the hill 走下坡路
33.down at heel 衣衫褴褛
34.on the minds of... 在某人的心上
35.Well, we'll have to leave it there for today.好的,我们今天就讲到这儿。
36.strike up建立
37.caricature themselves as...自嘲
38.stop by顺便拜访,顺道逗留
39.inflict oneself on ...使承受负担,使遭受损失
40 for the most part 总体上=on the whole
41.tide you over a period of difficulty 渡过难关
42.in the ascendant=rising in power and influence(占优势,占控制/支配地位)
e.g: Conservatism was in the ascendant then.那时保守主义占统治地位。
43.earliest/first known inhabitant 原住民
44.give and receive
45.law and order 法治
46.on the job 在工作,在忙着
47.out of wedlock 非婚生子
48.all along 一直以来
49.speak volumes 很有深意
e,g: Just as clothes can make the man,office buildings often speak volumes for a company.
50.make ends meet 量入为出
51.at a moment's notice=with little warning,little time for preparation
52.crack down on 对...采取严厉措施,严打=impose more severe treatment or restrictions on sb on sth
e.g: Police are cracking down on drug dealers.
53 hinge on 取决于,依靠
e.g The debate should not,however,center on cost,but should hinge on the ultimate.
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