1. Add up to something:
（i） make the total of the figure.總計
Example: All the figures add up to 500.
（ii） amount to something; mean something.等于
Examples: 1. With a dinner included in the cost of the ticket, it all adds up to a really good evening entertainment. 2. His long answer added up to a refusal.
2. Addicted to something:
like something very much.沉迷于
Examples: 1. As Kelvin is addicted to smoking, he finds it difficult to work without some cigarettes. 2. Ali is addicted to alcoholic drinks.
3. Address oneself to something:
give one's attention to something.注意到
Example: Whenever I do something, I address myself to it with zest.
4. Beaten road is the safest, the:
the path that is well used is safe for all to go past.多人走過的路最安全
Example: Don't take unnecessary risks. Follow what the majority has done. The beaten road is the safest.
5. Beauty is but skin deep:
beauty is superficial.膚淺
Example: Don't judge people by outward looks alone. Beauty is but skin deep. It may be deceptive.
6. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder:
beauty is only a matter of opinion.美的觀念人人不同
Example: There is no objective way of saying whether a person is beautiful or not.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
7. Carry out something:
accomplish or finish something successfully.完成某事
Example: With a strong will, you are sure to carry out your plan soon.
8. Carry someone/something through:
help something to continue; bring someone safely out of difficulty.幫助完成某事、幫助某人渡過難關(guān)
Examples: 1. Your support will carry me through. 2. They don't have enough money to carry through the big project.
9. Carry something too far:
do something to too great a degree.做得過分
Example: Don't make fun of the pitiable man; you have carried the joke too far.
10. Delegate someone to do something:
appoint someone as a representative for something.委托某人做某事
Example: The manager delegated his secretary to collect the money from the debtors.
11. Delete something from some place:
strike something out.刪除
Example: Please delete his name from the list of participants.
12. Deliberate on/upon something:
think very carefully and seriously about something.仔細(xì)考慮
Example: The committee deliberated on a number of new problems.
13. Eat someone out of house and home:
eat more than one's host can provide.把某人吃窮
Example: Those greedy kids have eaten Mr Lin out of house and home.
14. Eavesdrop on someone:
overhear the conversation of someone. 竊聽
Example: Some office staff have been eavesdropping on their manager.
15. Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves:
it is not advisable to be too curious or inquisitive.偷聽話的人聽不到自己的好話
Example: Don't be too interested in listening to people's conversations, as what you hear about yourselves will be uncomplimentary. Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves.
（i） make the total of the figure.總計
Example: All the figures add up to 500.
（ii） amount to something; mean something.等于
Examples: 1. With a dinner included in the cost of the ticket, it all adds up to a really good evening entertainment. 2. His long answer added up to a refusal.
2. Addicted to something:
like something very much.沉迷于
Examples: 1. As Kelvin is addicted to smoking, he finds it difficult to work without some cigarettes. 2. Ali is addicted to alcoholic drinks.
3. Address oneself to something:
give one's attention to something.注意到
Example: Whenever I do something, I address myself to it with zest.
4. Beaten road is the safest, the:
the path that is well used is safe for all to go past.多人走過的路最安全
Example: Don't take unnecessary risks. Follow what the majority has done. The beaten road is the safest.
5. Beauty is but skin deep:
beauty is superficial.膚淺
Example: Don't judge people by outward looks alone. Beauty is but skin deep. It may be deceptive.
6. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder:
beauty is only a matter of opinion.美的觀念人人不同
Example: There is no objective way of saying whether a person is beautiful or not.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
7. Carry out something:
accomplish or finish something successfully.完成某事
Example: With a strong will, you are sure to carry out your plan soon.
8. Carry someone/something through:
help something to continue; bring someone safely out of difficulty.幫助完成某事、幫助某人渡過難關(guān)
Examples: 1. Your support will carry me through. 2. They don't have enough money to carry through the big project.
9. Carry something too far:
do something to too great a degree.做得過分
Example: Don't make fun of the pitiable man; you have carried the joke too far.
10. Delegate someone to do something:
appoint someone as a representative for something.委托某人做某事
Example: The manager delegated his secretary to collect the money from the debtors.
11. Delete something from some place:
strike something out.刪除
Example: Please delete his name from the list of participants.
12. Deliberate on/upon something:
think very carefully and seriously about something.仔細(xì)考慮
Example: The committee deliberated on a number of new problems.
13. Eat someone out of house and home:
eat more than one's host can provide.把某人吃窮
Example: Those greedy kids have eaten Mr Lin out of house and home.
14. Eavesdrop on someone:
overhear the conversation of someone. 竊聽
Example: Some office staff have been eavesdropping on their manager.
15. Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves:
it is not advisable to be too curious or inquisitive.偷聽話的人聽不到自己的好話
Example: Don't be too interested in listening to people's conversations, as what you hear about yourselves will be uncomplimentary. Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves.