过了专八都不一定会知道的地道美语(1)
日期:2009-12-14 15:11

(单词翻译:单击)



Be in the mood 想要做某事

To feel like doing something

Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes.




Over the moon 欣喜若狂

Extremely happy

Example: She's over the moon about her promotion – she really wasn't expecting it.




Get a move on 赶快

To hurry up

Example: Get a move on! The train is about to leave.




Over and above 除...这外, 额外的

In addition to

Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because business has been very profitable this year.




Get the picture 了解某事

To understand something, to grasp some meaning

Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.



Be out of pocket 花光了钱的

To be without money

Example: He's complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he's out of pocket.




Keep somebody posted 传达消息

To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.

Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.




In the long run 最终, 最后

Over a long period of time, once a process has matured

Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now. In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.




On a shoestring 生活拮据

In a thrifty manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum

Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.




Lose track of 失去消息, 失去线索

To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is

Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston. I've even tried to locate her on the Internet.
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重点单词
  • bonusn. 奖金,红利
  • budgetn. 预算 vt. 编预算,为 ... 做预算 vi.
  • extremelyadv. 极其,非常
  • conferencen. 会议,会谈,讨论会,协商会
  • locatevt. 把 ... 设置在,使坐落于,找出 vi. 住下
  • promotionn. 晋升,促进,提升
  • profitableadj. 有益的,有用的
  • stableadj. 稳定的,安定的,可靠的 n. 马厩,马棚,一批
  • additionn. 增加,附加物,加法
  • slotn. 槽,狭缝,时间段,职位 vt. 留细长的孔,插入,