back and forth
|
She swayed gently back and forth to the music.
她随着音乐轻轻地来回摇摆。
He was pacing back and forth across the room.
他在房间里来回踱步。
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth .
风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
★ gently ['dʒentli] adv. .温和地,静静地
back away
|
The child backed away from the big dog.
那个孩子看见大狗就向后退了。
He refused to back away from his position.
他拒绝放弃自己的立场。
He never backed away from difficulti
他从来没有在困难面前退却过。
★ re f u s e [rɪ'fjuːz] v. .拒绝,回绝
back door
|
Don’t forget to lock (up) the back door .
别忘了锁后门。
Let’s try knocking at the back door .
咱们敲后边的门试试。
He used his influenti friends to help him get into the civil service by the back door .
他利用那些有权有势的朋友帮助他走后门,到政府行政部门任职。
★ in f uen t al [ , ɪnflu'enʃl] adj. .有影响的,有说服力的
back down/of
|
He proved that he was right and his critics had to back down/of .
他证明了他是正确的,而那些非难他的人不得不收起他们那一套。
He was too proud to back down and admit mistakes.
他傲气十足,不肯让步和承认错误。
After several hours’ negotiatio , they finally backed down on their unreasonable demands.
经过几个小时的谈话后,他们终于放弃了不合理的要求。
★ nego t a t on [nɪ , gəuʃɪ'eɪʃn] n. .商议,谈判
back of
|
He leant on the back of the sofa.
他斜靠在沙发的背上。
Three people can sit in the back of this car.
这车的后座可坐3个人。
He likes sitting in th back of the class.
他一直喜欢坐在教室的后排。
back out
|
It’s too late to back out now.
现在要打退堂鼓为时已晚。
Once you’ve given your word, don’t try to
back out .
一旦许下诺言,就不要想反悔。
The bank backs out of the contract .
银行终止该项合同。
★ contract ['kɔntrækt] n. .合同
back to back
|
Stand back to back and let’s see who’s taller.
背靠背站好,看看谁的个子高。
Our seats on the train were back to back .
我们在火车上的座位是背靠背的。
We had back to back deliveries.
我们要送的外卖实在太多了。
back up
|
You can back up another two yards.
你可以再后退两码。
The bus had to back up and turn around.
那辆公共汽车不得不先往后退,然后再掉头。
To back up files is tedious work.
把文档备份是一项枯燥无味的工作。
★ tediou s ['tiːdɪəs] adj. .令人厌倦的,烦人的
bad blood
|
There has been bad blood between the two families for years.
这两家积怨已经很多年了。
There is bad blood between them.
他们之间感情不和。
He made bad blood between John and Mary.
他在约翰和玛丽之间挑拨离间。
bad debts
|
Collecting bad debts is often a difficult aff
收呆账往往是件棘手的事。
The biggest worry for banks is bad debts .
银行最担心的坏账。
My business is in financia trouble because of a series of bad debts .
因为有许多收不回的债款,我的生意陷入了财政困难。
★ f nancial [faɪ'nænʃl] adj. .金融的,财政的
bad luck
|
Bad luck seems to follow me everywhere.
倒霉运好像随时随地都跟着我。
She has had a long streak of bad luck .
她遭遇了一连串的不幸。
Bad luck ! I’ve missed the school bus.
真糟糕,我误了校车了。
★ s treak [striːk] n. .连赢或连输的一段时间
bad manners
|
It’s bad manners to stare at people.
瞪着眼睛看人是不礼貌的。
It’s bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
吃饭的时候说话是不礼貌的。
I was annoyed by his bad manners .
他的无礼使我恼怒。
★ s tare [steə(r)] v. .凝视,盯着看
bad news
|
You seem upset — not bad news , I hope?
你好像很心烦——我希望没有坏消息吧?
He is a bad news . Nobody likes him.
他是个讨厌鬼,没有人喜欢他。
His face turned gray as he heard the bad news .
听到这个坏消息后,他的脸变得苍白。
bare of
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The little room was almost bare of furniture .
这个小房间几乎没有什么家具。
The trees were almost bare of leaves.
那些树上几乎没有叶子。
If a country is bare of natural resources , it will have a poor economy.
如果一个国家缺少自然资源,它的经济就不会景气。
★ f urniture ['fɜːnɪtʃə(r)] n. .家具
★ natural re s ource s .自然资源
base on/upon
|
This novel is based on historical facts.
这部小说是以历史事实为根据的。
Their relationship was based upon mutual respect.
他们的关系是基于相互尊重。
Fluctuatin prices usually base on a fickle public’s demand.
物价的波动往往是由于群众需求的不稳定而引起的。
★ hi s torical [hɪ'stɔrɪkl] adj. .历史(上)的
★ mutual ['mjuːtʃuəl] adj. .相互的,彼此的
★ f uctuate ['flʌktʃueɪt] v. .涨落,波动
be a steal
|
The hat is a steal at 10 yuan
这帽子只卖10元,真便宜。
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a steal at only $50.
女士们、先生们,这个只卖50美元,太便宜啦。
At $ 50 this TV set was a steal !
这台电视机只卖50美元,真是便宜!
be able to
|
The child is not yet able to write.
这个孩子还不会写字。
Will you be able to come?
你能来吗?
I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to phone you yesterday.
抱歉,我昨天没能给你打电话。
be about to
|
As I was about to say when you interrupted me...
我正要说的时候,你插嘴了……
We’re about to start.
我们即将动身。
We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived.
我们正要离开的时候杰瑞来了。
★ interru p t [ , ɪntə'rʌpt] v. .打断(某人)讲话,.打岔
be accustomed to
|
We were accustomed to working together.
我们习惯于在一起工作。
You must be accustomed to getting up earl
你必须习惯早起。
You will be accustomed to the climate soon.
你很快就会习惯这气候的。
★ climate ['klaɪmɪt] n. .气候
be all set
|
Are we all set ?
我们都准备好了吗?
We were all set to go when the telephone rang.
我们都准备好要走时电话铃响了。
Is everything all set for the party?
派对的诸事都准备好了吗?
be available to
|
When would you be available to start work here?
你什么时候可以开始来这边上班?
When would you be available to see them?
你什么时候有时间去看他们?
Not enough data is available to scientists
没有足够的资料数据供科学家用。
be becoming
|
Your outfi is most becoming .
你的服装太合适了。
Her short hairstyle is very becoming .
她的短发型很好看。
It was not very becoming behaviour for a teacher.
这种举止与一个教师的身份不太相称。
★ ou t it ['aʊtfɪt] n. .一套衣服
★ hair s tyle ['heəstaɪl] n. .发型
★ beha v iour [bɪ'heɪvjə(r)] n. .举止
be bent on
|
She is bent on becoming a film star when she grows up.
她一心想长大后当一名影星。
My thoughts were bent on seeing the world.
我一心一意想去遨游世界。
Joyce is bent on buying a new house.
乔伊斯一心想买一套新住房。
be better o
|
He’d be better o going to the police about it.
他最好把这件事报告警方。
We’d be better o without them as neighbours.
要是没有这家邻居,我们就过得更愉快了。
You will be better o .
你的状况会好起来的。
be bound for
|
Where are you bound for ?
你要去哪儿?
We are bound for home.
我们打算回家。
The train is bound for Denver.
这趟列车开往丹佛。
be bound to
|
The weather is bound to get better tomorrow.
明天天气一定会变好。
You’ve done so much work that you’re bound to pass the exam.
你下了这么大工夫,一定能考及格。
Don’t lie to her. She’s bound to find out about it.
别对她说谎,她肯定能发现的。
be capable of
|
You are capable of better work than this.
你能做得更好。
He is capable of running a mile in four minutes.
他能用四分钟跑一英里。
He’s quite capable of lying to get out of trouble.
他很会蒙混过关。
be concerned about
|
We’re all concerned about her safety.
我们都为她的安全担忧。
Please don’t be concerned about me.
请不要为我担心。
Should patients be concerned about their data and privacy?
病人该关心他们的病情和隐私吗?
be concerned with
|
Her latest documentary is concerned with youth unemployment .
她最近的一部纪录片是关于青年人失业问题的。
Her job is concerned with computers.
她的工作和计算机有关。
I am very concerned with her.
我非常挂念她。
★ documentary [ , dɔkju'mentrɪ] n. .纪录片
★ unem p loyment [ , ʌnɪm'plɔɪmənt] n. .失业,.失业状况
be determined to
|
I’m determined to succeed.
我决心要努力获得成功。
We determined to leave at once.
我们决定马上离开。
He is determined to delay no more.
他下决心不再拖延。
be dying to
|
I’m dying to eat something.
我极想吃点东西。
She’s dying to know where you’ve been.
她极想知道你到哪儿去了。
I’m dying to see what it is.
我渴望看到是什么东西。
be eager to
|
I was eager to get back to work as soon as possible.
我渴望尽快回来工作。
They were eager to do business with us.
他们极想与我们做生意。
The kid is eager to make progress .
这孩子渴望进步。
★ make p rogre ss .取得进步
be equal to
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He’s equal to the occasion.
他能应付这一局面。
The rent was equal to half his monthly income.
租金相当于他半个月的收入。
The supply is equal to the demand.
供求相等。
★ income ['ɪŋkʌm] n. .收入
be familiar to
|
The street was familiar to me.
我对这条街很熟悉。
The facts are familiar to every student.
这些事实是每个学生都熟悉的。
This kind of situation was familiar to John.
约翰对这种情况很熟悉。
be familiar with
|
I am not very familiar with botanical names.
我不太熟悉植物学方面的名称。
Are you familiar with this type of machine?
你对这种机器熟悉吗?
The children are too familiar with their teacher.
这帮小学生对老师过于随便。
★ botanical [bə'tænɪkəl] adj. .植物(学)的
be fed up with
|
I’m fed up with waiting for her to telephone.
我等她的电话都等得不耐烦了。
I am fed up with his complaints .
我听够了他的怨言。
We are fed up with your temper .
我们受够了你的脾气。
★
com
p
laint
[kəm'pleɪnt]
n.
.抱怨,埋怨
★
tem
p
er
['tempə(r)]
n.
.脾气,性情
be filled wit
|
The air was filled wit the sound of
children’s laughter.
空气里充满了孩子们的笑声。
I was filled wit admiratio .
我内心充满了敬慕。
May your life be filled wit love and happiness.
希望你们的生活充满爱和欢乐。
★ admira t on [ , ædmə'reɪʃn] n. .钦佩,羡慕
be good for
|
Tea is good for our health.
喝茶有益于健康。
She would be good for the job.
她做这工作很合适。
Ten o’clock is good for me.
十点钟对我来说合适。
be hard to say
|
Whether it will do us harm or good is hard to say .
这对我们是好是坏还很难说。
Maybe in three days. It is hard to say .
可能三天以后吧,这个很难说。
It is hard to say agree or disagree completely.
这个很难说完全同意或完全不同意。
be in hospital
|
I’ve never been in hospital .
我从未住过院。
You have to be in hospital for a few days, I’m afraid.
恐怕你得住几天医院。
I go to see him each day while he is in hospital .
他住院期间,我每天都去看他。
be in love with
|
They’re very much in love with each other.
他们彼此在热恋中。
I’m madly in love with her.
我爱她爱得发狂。
He’s in love with the sound of his own voice.
他就喜欢自己的声音(太爱说话)。
be in the mood 有心思或兴致
I’m not in the mood to disagree with you.
我没有心思跟你争论。
I don’t know when I’ll be in the mood again.
我不知道我什么时候会再有心情。
I don’t want to talk about it now. I’m not in the mood .
我现在不想谈论这个。我没心情。
be interested in
|
Are you interested in history?
你喜欢历史吗?
I think you may be interested in our new product.
我想你们可能会对我们的新产品感兴趣。
Should you be interested in our offer, please contact us.
你若对我们的报价感兴趣,请与我们联系。
★ contact ['kɔntækt] v. .联系
be through/finished with sb.
|
She’s through with her new boy-friend.
她跟新交的男朋友吹了。
I’ll be through with this in a few minutes.
我几分钟就能把这件事做完。
When will you be through with your homework?
你的家庭作业什么时候可以做完?
be tied u
|
I’m tied u in a meeting until 3 pm
我开会直到下午三点钟方可脱身。
I can’t see you tomorrow — I’ll be tied u all day.
我明天不能来看望你——我整天都会很忙。
I’m afraid I’ll be tied u tomorrow at 10a.m..
恐怕明天上午10点前我都很忙。
be tired o
|
I’m tired o listening to your criticisms.
我听腻了你的批评。
I am tired o it, the same old story.
我已经厌倦了,都是老一套。
You’ll soon be tired o the game.
很快你就会对这种游戏感到厌倦的。
be up to sb.
|
It’s up to us to help those in need.
我们有责任帮助那些有困难的人。
It’s not up to you to tell me how to do my job.
我怎样干我的工作不用你来多嘴。
An Indian or a Chinese meal? It’s up to you.
吃印度菜还是吃中国菜?由你决定吧。
bear in mind
|
I shall bear in mind your advice.
我将牢记你的忠告。
Bear in mind that you’ll have to practice economy.
记住要厉行节约。
Stay in the foyer if you wish, but bear in mind (that) the performance begins in two minutes.
要是你愿意,就在休息室里待一会儿吧,可是别忘了,还有两分钟就要开演了。
★ f oyer ['fɔɪeɪ] n. .休息厅
bear with
|
I have to bear with his bad habit.
我不得不忍受他的坏习惯。
If you will bear with me a little longer...
请耐心容我把话说完……
I can’t bear with my wife’s complaints.
我忍受不了我妻子的抱怨。
beat about/around the bush
|
Stop beating about the bus and tell us who won.
不要东拉西扯了,告诉我们是谁赢了吧。
Get to the point. Don’t beat about the bush .
说正题吧,不要拐弯抹角的。
Don’t beat around the bush ; just tell me exactly how much you want for it.
别再绕圈子了,快确切地告诉我你要价多少。
because of
|
The train was delayed because of bad weather.
由于糟糕的天气,火车晚点了。
He had to retire because of ill health.
由于健康状况不好,他不得不退休。
We spent three hours waiting in the rain because of you!
就因为你,我们在雨中等了三个小时!
become of
|
I do not know what will become of her.
我真不知道她要变成什么样儿了。
What has become of my dictionary
我的词典到哪里去了?
What has become of him?
他后来的情况怎样了?
before long
|
It looks as if it will rain before long .
看起来一会儿就要下雨了。
I hope to see you again before long .
我希望不久能再见到你。
We were tired of waiting and hoped the bu would come before long .
我们已经等得不耐烦了,希望公共汽车马上来。
begin with
|
Shall we begin with a prayer ?
我们从祈祷开始好吗?
The word “cat” begins with the letter “c”“cat”
这个单词是以字母“c”开始的。
Begin with this one and do the others afterwards
先做这个,然后再做其他的事。
★ p rayer [preə(r)] n. .祈祷,祷告
believe in
|
I believe in God.
我信仰上帝。
I believe in his good character.
我相信他品德良好。
He believes in getting plenty of exercise
他相信多做运动必有好处。
believe it or not
|
Believe it or not , we were left waiting in th rain for two hours.
信不信由你,我们冒雨一直等了两个小时。
Believe it or not , he asked me to marry him!
信不信由你,他向我求婚了!
Whether you believe it or not , I passed the exam.
不管你信不信,反正我通过了考试。
belong to
|
These books belong to me.
这些书是我的。
Who does this belong to ?
这是谁的?
That lid belongs to this jar .
那个盖子是配这个瓶子的。
★
lid
[lɪd]
n.
.盖子
★
j
ar
[dʒɑː(r)]
n.
.瓶子,罐子
beside the point
|
What you have said is quite beside the point .
你说得文不对题。
How much it costs is beside the point .
花多少钱的问题不必谈了。
Please don’t say anything beside the point in your speech.
请不要在发言时说任何与主题无关的话。
beyond questio
|
His honesty is beyond questio .
他的诚实是毋庸置疑的。
Parents are beyond questio the first teachers of children.
家长无疑是孩子的第一任老师。
She knew beyond questio that I was a person who could be trusted.
她肯定无疑地知道我是一个可以信赖的人。
big deal
|
It’s no big deal .
这没什么大不了的。
I can see why you made such a big deal about her.
我知道了为什么你对她那么在意。
It may not seem like such a big deal to you, but you can make profit in the long ru .
这对你来说并不是什么大不了的事,但是长远来看那是有利可图的。
★
make
p
ro
f
t
.有利可图
★
in the long run
.从长远来看
black and blue
|
He fell down the stairs and was all black and blue .
他从楼梯跌下而全身青一块紫一块了。
He punched me until I was black and blue .
他打得我全身青一块紫一块的。
I’ve had so many falls that I’m black and blue all over.
我跌倒了好多次,弄得全身青一块紫一块。
★ p unch [pʌntʃ] v. .用拳猛击
blow away
|
The newspaper was blown away by the wind.
报纸被风吹走了。
The smoke blew away .
烟被风吹掉了。
Beware your hat, lest it should be blown away .
当心你的帽子别被吹走。
blow down
|
I was almost blown down by the wind.
我几乎被风刮倒了。
The storm blew down many trees yesterday.
昨天暴风雨吹倒许多树。
Hundreds of trees were blown down in the gale .
数百株树在狂风中被吹倒了。
★ gale [geɪl] n. .大风,风暴
blow of
|
My hat blew of .
我的帽子被风刮掉了。
I can’t believe you blow of my phone call.
我不敢相信你居然不接我的电话。
I just needed to blow of steam.
我只想出出闷气而已。
blow up
|
The bomb blew up .
炸弹爆炸了。
I’m sorry I blew up at you.
很抱歉,对你发火了。
A storm is blowing up .
风暴来临。
break away
|
Can’t you break away from old habits?
你不能戒除旧习惯吗?
The prisoner broke away from his guards.
囚犯从看守者手中逃脱了。
What can we do to help them to break away from the difficult position
我们能做什么来帮助他们摆脱困境呢?
break down
|
The telephone system has broken down .
电话系统失灵了。
Our car broke down on the motorway .
我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
Her health broke down under the pressure of work.
工作的压力把她的身体弄垮了。
★ motor w ay ['məʊtəweɪ] n. .高速公路
★ p re ss ure ['preʃə(r)] n. .压力
break in
|
Burglars had broken in while we were away on holiday.
我们假日外出时,窃贼曾进入屋内。
Please don’t break in on our conversation.
请别打断我们的谈话。
It takes a new secretary one month to break in .
新来的秘书要一个月的时间熟悉工作。
break into
|
We had to break into the house as we had lost the key.
因为我们弄丢了钥匙,所以不得不破门而入。
Don’t break into their conversation.
不要打断他们的谈话。
All this extra work I’m doing is breaking into my leisure time
我目前的这一切额外工作用去了我的闲暇时间。
★ lei s ure ['leʒə(r)] n. .空暇,闲暇
break of
|
The door handle has broken of .
门的把手断了。
She broke of a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.
她掰下一块巧克力给我。
They’ve broken of their engagement .
他们已经解除了婚约。
★ engagement [ɪn'geɪdʒmənt] n. .订婚
break out
|
Fire broke out during the night.
夜间突然发生了火灾。
He broke out in a cold sweat .
他出了一身冷汗。
She broke out in a rage .
她勃然大怒。
★
sw
eat
[swet]
n.
.汗,汗水
★
rage
[reɪdʒ]
n.
.狂怒,盛怒
break through
|
Demonstrators broke through the police cordon .
示威群众突破了警戒线。
The sun broke through at last in the afternoon.
太阳在下午终于从云层后面钻出来了。
Scientists say they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer.
科学家们说他们在防治癌症方面开始有所突破。
★
demon
s
trator
['demənstreɪtə(r)]
n.
.示威者,.游行者
★
cordon
['kɔːdn]
n.
.警戒线,防卫圈
break up
|
The ship broke up on the rocks.
船触礁撞毁了。
The meeting broke up at eleven o’clock.
会议在十一点钟结束。
She’s just broken up with her boyfriend.
她刚与男朋友分手。
bring about
|
Indigestio may bring about this disease.
消化不良可能引起这种病。
How can we bring about a change in attitud ?
我们怎样才能带来态度上的改观呢?
This old bicycle will bring about $15.
这辆旧自行车能卖15美元左右。
★
indige
st
on
[
,
ɪndɪ'dʒestʃən]
n.
.不消化,消化不良症
★
a
t
tude
['ætɪtjuːd]
n.
.看法,态度
bring back
|
The old photograph brought back many memories.
这张旧照片引起许多回忆。
A week by the sea brought her back to health.
她待在海滨一周后恢复了健康。
Please bring back the book tomorrow.
请明天把书送回来。
bring down
|
He was brought down in the penalty area.
他在罚球区被对方撞倒。
The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflati .
政府希望这些措施能帮助降低通货膨胀。
Can you try to get them to bring down the price?
你能让他们把价格降一下吗?
★
p
enalty
['penltɪ]
n.
.处罚
★
mea
s
ure
['meʒə(r)]
n.
.措施,办法
★
in
f
a
t
on
[ɪnfleɪʃən]
n.
.通货膨胀
bring forth
|
Trees bring forth fruit.
树木能结出果实。
Don’t bring forth such a unreasonable demand to me.
不要向我提出这种不合理的要求。
These effort will surely bring forth good fruit.
这些努力必将产生良好的结果。
★ e f ort ['efət] n. .努力
bring forward
|
The meeting has been brought forward from 10 May to 3 May.
会议已由5月10日提前到5月3日召开。
Can you bring forward any proof ?
你能提出证据吗?
Will you bring forward this matter at the next meeting please
请你下次开会时把这个问题提出来好吗?
★ p roo f [pruːf] n. .证据,证物
bring in
|
I’d like to bring in Doctor Hall here and ask him his views.
我想让霍尔医生来这儿,询问他的一些看法。
The sale of the house only brought in about $45,000.
这房子仅卖45000美元。
We’ve got to bring in more business if we want the restaurant to survive .
如果我们想让这饭店存活的话就得引进更多的业务。
★ s ur v i v e [sə'vaɪv] v. .继续生存或存在
bring out
|
The company is bringing out a new sports car.
公司正在生产一种新跑车。
New personal computers are brought out almost daily.
几乎每天都能生产出新的私人计算机。
The enlargement brings out the details in the photograph.
照片放大后细微之处都很清楚。
★ enlargement [ɪn'lɑːdʒmənt] n. .放大
bring to
|
She has fainted ; try to bring her to .
她晕过去了,要设法让她醒过来。
I can’t seem to bring to mind her address.
我似乎想不起她的地址了。
Can you bring to mind the name of the child?
你记得起那孩子的姓名吗?
★ f aint [feɪnt] v. .失去知觉,昏倒
bring up
|
She brought up five children.
她养育了五个孩子。
He was brought up to respect authority .
他从小就受到尊敬师长的教育。
These are matters that you can bring up in committe .
这些事你可以在委员会上提出。
★
authority
[ɔː'θɔrətɪ]
n.
.权力,权威
★
commi
t
ee
[kə'mɪtɪ]
n.
.委员会
build up
|
The village has been built up since I lived here.
从我住在这里时村庄就已经建立。
Traffic i building up on roads into the city.
来往的车辆在通往市区的道路上越聚越多。
You need more prote in to build you up .
你需要增加蛋白质以增强体质。
★ p rotein ['prəutiːn] n. .蛋白质
burn down
|
The house burnt down in half an hour.
那所房子在半小时之内就被焚为平地。
Don’t leave the gas on or you might burn the house down .
别忘了关煤气炉,不然会把房子烧掉的。
The room grew colder as the fire burnt down .
随着炉火逐渐减弱,房间越来越冷。
burn out
|
The hotel was completely burnt out .
该旅馆全部毁于大火。
The fire had burnt out before the fire brigade arrived.
在消防队赶到以前,火已熄灭。
If he doesn’t stop working so hard, he’ll burn himself out .
他继续这样拼命地工作,就会累垮的。
★ brigade [brɪ'geɪd] n. .队,组
burn up
|
Please put more wood on a fire to make it burn up .
再往火上添点木柴让它烧旺些。
He just burns up money!
他就是烧钱!
The way he treats her really burns me up .
他对待她的方式真的把我激怒了。
burst into
|
Claire looked as if she were about to burst into tears.
卡莱尔看起来好像突然要哭似的。
Suddenly, the group burst into laughter.
突然,这群人笑起来。
Linda burst into song.
琳达突然唱起歌来。
burst out
|
“I hate you!” she burst out .
“我讨厌你!”她叫嚷道。
Everyone in the room burst out laughing.
房间里的人突然笑起来。
He burst out crying like a child.
他像孩子一样忽然哭起来。
by accident
|
I only found it by accident .
我只是碰巧找到的。
I met her quite by accident .
我非常偶然地碰到她。
The discovery was made almost by accident .
这一发现很大程度上是偶然的。
★ di s co v ery [dɪ'skʌvərɪ] n. .发现;发觉
by air
|
I don’t travel much by air .
我不怎么坐飞机旅行。
I’d prefer to travel by air .
我更喜欢坐飞机旅行。
I shall travel to New York by air this weekend.
这个周末我将要乘飞机去纽约旅行。
by all means
|
You must get there by all means before dark.
你们一定要在天黑以前到达那里。
Go ahead by all means .
你只管干下去。
Can I see it?
我可以看看吗?
By all means.
当然可以。
by and by
|
They’ll be arriving by and by .
他们不久就要到达。
It’s very likely to clear up by and by .
很可能不久就要放晴了。
We’ll meet again by and by .
我们不久又会再见。
by any chance
|
Would you by any chance have change for £ 5?
你能找换5英镑的零钱吗?
Are you Mrs. Grant, by any chance ?
请问你是格兰特夫人吗?
Do you by any chance know her telephone number?
你知道她的电话号码吗?
★ change [tʃeɪndʒ] n. .零钱
by chance
|
I met her quite by chance .
我遇见她完全是偶然的。
I got this job completely by chance .
我得到这份工作纯属偶然。
I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.
我赶巧在一家二手书店里买到这本书。
by far
|
It is quicker by far to go by train.
乘火车要快得多。
She is the best by far . She is by far the best.
她显然是最好的。
It was by far the worst speech he had ever made.
这是他迄今发表过的最差的演讲。
by hand
|
We had to wash our clothes by hand .
我们不得不手洗衣服。
All their toys are made by hand .
他们所有的玩具都是手工制作的。
The note was delivered by hand .
这封短信经由专人送交。
★ deli v er [dɪ'lɪvə(r)] v. .递送,传送
by heart
|
The boy learned the poem by heart .
这男孩背下了这首诗。
Actors have to learn their lines by heart .
演员们得记住他们的台词。
After a few days of phoning Stephanie, he knew her number by heart .
给史蒂芬妮打了几天电话后,他记住了她的号码。
by itself
|
The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.
机器在几秒钟后会自动开启。
How did the door open by itself ?
门怎么自己开了?
Will the dog be safe left in the car by itself ?
把这只狗独自留在车上安全吗?
by means of
|
They succeeded by means of hard working.
她们依靠努力工作而获得成功。
She tried to explain by means of sign language .
他尽量通过符号语言来解释。
The load was lifted by means of a crane .
这重物通过起重机来抬。
★
s
ign language
.符号语言
★
crane
[kreɪn]
n.
.起重机
by mistake
|
I took your bag instead of mine by mistake .
我错拿了你的手提包,还以为是我的呢。
He locked himself out by mistake .
他不小心把自己关在门外了。
Tom must have taken your dictionary by mistake .
汤姆一定是弄错了才拿了你的字典。
by any means
|
She’s not a bad kid, by any means .
她绝不是一个坏孩子。
This is by no means the first time you have been late.
这绝不是你第一次迟到了。
She is by no means an inexperienced teacher.
她绝不是一位没有经验的老师。
★ inex p erienced [ , ɪnɪk'spɪəriəntst] adj. .缺乏经验的
by oneself
|
One should do it by oneself .
一个人该自己做此事。
One should learn to deal with one’s problems by oneself .
每个人应该学会自己独立解决问题。
Living by oneself is very lonely .
独自一个人生活很孤单。
★ lonely ['ləʊnli] adj. .孤寂的,寂寞的
by reason of
|
He was excused by reason of his age.
他因年高而获得原谅。
The meeting was cancelled by reason of his illness.
因为他生病,会议取消了。
We succeeded by reason of good organizatio .
因为组织得好,我们成功了。
★
cancel
['kænsl]
v.
.取消
★
organi
z
a
t
on
[
,
ɔːgənaɪ'zeɪʃn]
n.
.组织
by the way
|
Oh, by the way , there is a telephone
message for you.
噢,对了,有你一个电话留言。
What did you say your name was, by the way ?
顺便问一句,您说您的名字叫什么来着?
By the way , have you seen my keys anywhere?
顺便问一句,你在哪里看到过我的钥匙吗?
by virtue of
|
He got the job by virtue of his ability.
他凭借自己的能力获得了那份工作。
He passed the examination by virtue of hard work.
由于努力工作,他通过了考试。
She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent .
她成功是通过坚持而不是天赋。
★ tenacity [tə'næsəti] n. .坚持
★ rather than .不是……而是
★ talent ['tælənt] n. .才能,才干,天才
by way of
|
They are travelling to France by way of London.
他们经伦敦去法国。
What are you thinking of doing by way of a holiday this year?
今年的假期你打算怎么过?
Let’s eat out tonight, by way of a change.
咱们今天晚上到外面去吃饭吧,当做换换口味。