1).这家公司是由几名有事业心的年轻人创立的。(enterprising)
Thecompanywasstartedbyacoupleofenterprisingyoungmen.
2).那是他唯一一次自己在午夜前睡觉的,因为他实在太累了。(ofone’sownaccord)
Itwastheonlytimewhenhewenttobedofhisownaccordbeforemidnight,becausehewasreallytootired.
Manyhoursofmeticulouspreparationhavegoneintowritingthebook.
4).她从头到脚穿着一身黑。(beattired)
Shewasattiredfromheadtofootinblack.
5).为攒我们去度假的钱,我节衣缩食整整一年。(scrimpandsave)
I’vebeenscrimpingandsavingallyeartopayforourholiday.
6).我知道他是好意,但我希望他别来管我们。(well-meaning)
Iknowhe’swell-meaning,butIwishhe’dleaveusalone.
7).当有人指出他犯了错误时,他非常生气。(indignant)
Hebecameveryindignantwhenitwassuggestedhehadmadeamistake.
8).说了多少次了,安东尼,刀子和叉子要放入中间的抽屉!(umpteen)
I’vetoldyouforumpteentimes,Anthony,knivesandforksgointhemiddledrawer!
9).缝纫恐怕不是我的专长。(forte)
I’mafraidsewingisn’toneofmyfortes.
10).观众热烈的欢迎使她十分高兴。(buoy)
Shewasbuoyedbythewarmreceptionheraudiencegaveher.
1).孩子们是天真烂漫的,他们都向往真善美的东西。(yearn)
Childrenareinnocent,andtheyallyearnforwhatistrue,good,andbeautiful.
Thefilmwascondemnedbysomecriticsforitssexistportrayalofwomen.
3).你不必勉强带我和你一起去。如果你不带我去,我不会生气的。(undercompulsionto)
Don’tfeelunderanycompulsiontotakemewithyou.Iwon’tbeoffendedifyoudon’t.
4).在那场竞选中,他的对手们散布谣言破坏他的好名声。(discredit)
Intheelectionhisopponentsspreadrumourstodiscredithisgoodname.
5).每当他们开始争吵,我总是离得远远的。(remainaloof)
Whenevertheystartedquarrelling,Iwouldalwaysremainaloof.
6).无须惊慌,警方已经控制了局面。(have...inhand)
There’snoneedtopanic.Thepolicehavethesituationinhand.
7).遇上一个好老板不是那么容易的。(comeby)
Agoodbossisnotsoeasytocomeby.
8).她脸上丝毫没有懊恼的表情。(absentfrom)
Anysignofremorsewascompletelyabsentfromherface.
9).你必须打消一切报仇的念头。(banish…from)
Youmusttrytobanishallthoughtsofrevengefromyourmind.
10).她对女儿们的影响很大。(haveaholdon)
Shehasastrongholdonherdaughters.
1).这么多年过去了,现在他仍然抱着她会被他的爱所感动并嫁给他的希望。(clingto)
Aftersomanyyearsheisstillclingingtothehopethatshewillbemovedbyhisloveandmarryhim.
2).为了友谊,他选择对约翰的严重错误保持沉默。(inthenameof)
HechosetoremainsilentaboutJohn’sseriousmistakeinthenameoffriendship.3).他感觉自己在所有那些聪明人中间像个冒牌货——似乎他根本没资格在那儿。(impostor)
Hefeltlikeanimpostoramongallthoseintelligentpeople,asifhehadnorighttobethere.
4).她因滑稽、粗俗和大胆成了美国最出名的电视名人之一。(profane)
Funny,profaneandfearless,shehasbecomeoneoftheAmerica’sbiggesttelevisioncelebrities.
5).一群好奇的旁观者很快聚拢过来看发生了什么事。(onlooker)