1. Act up to something: act according to one's principles,etc. 根據(jù)原則等行事
Example: Mr Lin claims to have high principles, but he doesn't always act up to his proclaimed ethics.
2. Actions speak louder than words: what we do is more important than what we say. 行動(dòng)勝于語言
Example: To prove that he is an honest person, Jim behaved himself. Actions speak louder than words.
3. Adapt oneself to something: make oneself suitable for something. 適應(yīng)于
Example: When you go to a foreign land, you must adapt yourself to the new customs there.
4. Beat a （hasty）retreat: go away in a hurry. 倉皇撤退；匆匆走開
Example: When the rascals saw the policeman, they beat a retreat.
5. Beat about the bush:（in the negative）go round a subject instead of coming directly to the point. 拐彎抹角地說。
Example: If you have anything to say, go straight to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
6. Beat down （a price）: lower the price by bargaining. 降低某物價(jià)格
Example: Since $30 is too expensive, you can beat down the price as you wish.
7. Carry all / everything before someone: be completely successful.完全成功
Examples: 1. In school, Sam carried all before him.
2.The soldiers carried everything before them and gained the control of the place.
8. Defraud someone of something:deceive someone so as to get or keep something wrongly or illegally. 從某人處騙取某物
Example: The cashier defrauded the boss of thousands of dollars.
9. Defuse a situation:make the situation less harmful or dangerous. 緩和危急局面。
Example: The police chief succeeded in defusing the situation before any real trouble started.
10. Defy someone to do something: challenge someone to do something. 激某人做不愿做的事
Example: Since you are a brave man, I defy you to fight that bully.
11. Eat away something:destroy something by chemical action. 腐蝕
Example:The acid has eaten away the metal bit by bit.
12. Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die: We should enjoy ourselves while we can because life is uncertain. 生命無常應(yīng)自我享受
Example: Life is full of imponderables. Hence, let's eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.
13. Eat humble pie: be more respectful or apologetic than one has been before. 賠禮
Example: If his wife excused herself, would he not make her eat humble pie again?
Example: Mr Lin claims to have high principles, but he doesn't always act up to his proclaimed ethics.
2. Actions speak louder than words: what we do is more important than what we say. 行動(dòng)勝于語言
Example: To prove that he is an honest person, Jim behaved himself. Actions speak louder than words.
3. Adapt oneself to something: make oneself suitable for something. 適應(yīng)于
Example: When you go to a foreign land, you must adapt yourself to the new customs there.
4. Beat a （hasty）retreat: go away in a hurry. 倉皇撤退；匆匆走開
Example: When the rascals saw the policeman, they beat a retreat.
5. Beat about the bush:（in the negative）go round a subject instead of coming directly to the point. 拐彎抹角地說。
Example: If you have anything to say, go straight to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
6. Beat down （a price）: lower the price by bargaining. 降低某物價(jià)格
Example: Since $30 is too expensive, you can beat down the price as you wish.
7. Carry all / everything before someone: be completely successful.完全成功
Examples: 1. In school, Sam carried all before him.
2.The soldiers carried everything before them and gained the control of the place.
8. Defraud someone of something:deceive someone so as to get or keep something wrongly or illegally. 從某人處騙取某物
Example: The cashier defrauded the boss of thousands of dollars.
9. Defuse a situation:make the situation less harmful or dangerous. 緩和危急局面。
Example: The police chief succeeded in defusing the situation before any real trouble started.
10. Defy someone to do something: challenge someone to do something. 激某人做不愿做的事
Example: Since you are a brave man, I defy you to fight that bully.
11. Eat away something:destroy something by chemical action. 腐蝕
Example:The acid has eaten away the metal bit by bit.
12. Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die: We should enjoy ourselves while we can because life is uncertain. 生命無常應(yīng)自我享受
Example: Life is full of imponderables. Hence, let's eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.
13. Eat humble pie: be more respectful or apologetic than one has been before. 賠禮
Example: If his wife excused herself, would he not make her eat humble pie again?