Ø on the sly (=under the table) 偷偷地
The seller took extra payments on the sly.
銷售人員暗中接受多給的錢
Ø smell of 有…的氣味
The water hole is a cave that smells of terror.
Ø be sorry about/for 懊悔的,后悔的,難過(guò)的
A: Sorry for interrupting you. B: Never mind.
甲:對(duì)不起我打擾你了。乙:沒(méi)關(guān)系。
Ø speak ill of 說(shuō)…的壞話; speak badly of
speak well of 說(shuō)…的好話 speak highly of
If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them.
Ø specialize in 專門研究, 專攻
That doctor specializes in children’s illnesses.
那位醫(yī)生專門研究?jī)嚎萍膊 ?BR> Ø in spite of (=despite) 盡管
They kept going in spite of their fears.
他們不顧害怕繼續(xù)前進(jìn)
Ø on the spot 在現(xiàn)場(chǎng), 在出事地點(diǎn); 立即(=at once)
The question put me on the spot. 這個(gè)問(wèn)題使我得做出反應(yīng)了。
Ø take a stand against 采取某種立場(chǎng)反對(duì)
take a stand for 采取某種立場(chǎng)支持…
A number of countries, including Australia, were prepared to take a stand for democracy and to take a stand against terrorism.
Ø stare at 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地看, 凝視, 盯著
He stared at the word trying to remember what it meant.
他盯著這個(gè)單詞，努力想記起它的意思。
Ø in step 步伐一致;
in step with the times. 與時(shí)代步伐保持一致
Ø out of step 步伐不齊
out of step with the times. 與時(shí)代不一致
The seller took extra payments on the sly.
銷售人員暗中接受多給的錢
Ø smell of 有…的氣味
The water hole is a cave that smells of terror.
Ø be sorry about/for 懊悔的,后悔的,難過(guò)的
A: Sorry for interrupting you. B: Never mind.
甲:對(duì)不起我打擾你了。乙:沒(méi)關(guān)系。
Ø speak ill of 說(shuō)…的壞話; speak badly of
speak well of 說(shuō)…的好話 speak highly of
If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them.
Ø specialize in 專門研究, 專攻
That doctor specializes in children’s illnesses.
那位醫(yī)生專門研究?jī)嚎萍膊 ?BR> Ø in spite of (=despite) 盡管
They kept going in spite of their fears.
他們不顧害怕繼續(xù)前進(jìn)
Ø on the spot 在現(xiàn)場(chǎng), 在出事地點(diǎn); 立即(=at once)
The question put me on the spot. 這個(gè)問(wèn)題使我得做出反應(yīng)了。
Ø take a stand against 采取某種立場(chǎng)反對(duì)
take a stand for 采取某種立場(chǎng)支持…
A number of countries, including Australia, were prepared to take a stand for democracy and to take a stand against terrorism.
Ø stare at 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地看, 凝視, 盯著
He stared at the word trying to remember what it meant.
他盯著這個(gè)單詞，努力想記起它的意思。
Ø in step 步伐一致;
in step with the times. 與時(shí)代步伐保持一致
Ø out of step 步伐不齊
out of step with the times. 與時(shí)代不一致