1. Across the board/across-the-board; applying in all cases; affecting everybody or everything. 全面；全部的
Examples:
（1） The civil servants were given annual bonuses across the board.
（2） Because of bad business, some companies have announced an across-the-board cut in development spending.
2. Act as someone/something: do the work or duties of someone/something. 代替
Examples:
（1） In the director's absence, Mary will act as the director.
（2） This sofa can act as a bed at night.
3. Act as a brake on/upon/ to someone's activity:
make someone act with more caution; play the role of deterring someone or something. 遏制
Example: The rise in bank interest rate acted as a brake on people's unnecessary loans.
4. Bear a/no resemblance to someone: （not） look like someone. 看起來像／不像……
Examples:
（1） Helen bears a resemblance to a famous singer.
（2） Though they are sisters, they bear no resemblance to each other.
5. Bear no relation to something:
be very different from something. 與……無相似之處
Example: What Jack has just said bears no relation to the actual fact.
6. Bear out: support or confirm. 支持；證實(shí)
Example: I will bear you out if you lodge a complaint against that rascal.
7. Capable of doing something: able to do something. 能夠
Examples:
（1） Is you company capable of handling such a large order?
（2） Be careful! That person is capable of playing tricks.
8. Capitalise on something: take advantage of something. 利用
Example: Our team capitalised on its opponent's obvious weakness and won the game in the end.
9. Decide / determine on / upon someone / （doing） something: choose someone/（doing）something. 考慮后作出決定
Examples:
（1） Has the committee decided on the finalists of the game?
（2） After some contemplation, the couple determined on spending the holiday abroad.
10. Decline and fall, the: the sequence leading to a final and complete loss of power, etc. 衰亡
Example: Nothing is commoner than the decline and fall of an empire.
11. Dedicate something to someone/（doing） something:
（i） give something completely to someone; devote. 獻(xiàn)身于
Example: Dr Lin dedicated his life to finding a cure for AIDS.
（ii） declare something in honour of someone. 獻(xiàn)給……
Example: He dedicated his first book to his late mother.
Examples:
（1） The civil servants were given annual bonuses across the board.
（2） Because of bad business, some companies have announced an across-the-board cut in development spending.
2. Act as someone/something: do the work or duties of someone/something. 代替
Examples:
（1） In the director's absence, Mary will act as the director.
（2） This sofa can act as a bed at night.
3. Act as a brake on/upon/ to someone's activity:
make someone act with more caution; play the role of deterring someone or something. 遏制
Example: The rise in bank interest rate acted as a brake on people's unnecessary loans.
4. Bear a/no resemblance to someone: （not） look like someone. 看起來像／不像……
Examples:
（1） Helen bears a resemblance to a famous singer.
（2） Though they are sisters, they bear no resemblance to each other.
5. Bear no relation to something:
be very different from something. 與……無相似之處
Example: What Jack has just said bears no relation to the actual fact.
6. Bear out: support or confirm. 支持；證實(shí)
Example: I will bear you out if you lodge a complaint against that rascal.
7. Capable of doing something: able to do something. 能夠
Examples:
（1） Is you company capable of handling such a large order?
（2） Be careful! That person is capable of playing tricks.
8. Capitalise on something: take advantage of something. 利用
Example: Our team capitalised on its opponent's obvious weakness and won the game in the end.
9. Decide / determine on / upon someone / （doing） something: choose someone/（doing）something. 考慮后作出決定
Examples:
（1） Has the committee decided on the finalists of the game?
（2） After some contemplation, the couple determined on spending the holiday abroad.
10. Decline and fall, the: the sequence leading to a final and complete loss of power, etc. 衰亡
Example: Nothing is commoner than the decline and fall of an empire.
11. Dedicate something to someone/（doing） something:
（i） give something completely to someone; devote. 獻(xiàn)身于
Example: Dr Lin dedicated his life to finding a cure for AIDS.
（ii） declare something in honour of someone. 獻(xiàn)給……
Example: He dedicated his first book to his late mother.