人在旅途

beat/break/bring/buy/call/catch/come/cut/do

                                      

Beat
Beat me 难倒我了 beat it 走开
If you can’t beat them, join them.

Break
Break up 爆发/分手 break down 出故障 break into 闯入
Break with sb 绝交 go for break on 为...不惜代价
Never give a sucker an ever break. 不要给傻瓜自新的机会
Want and necessity break faiths and oaths.

Bring
Bring up 抚育/提出 bring about 引起 bring forward 提交讨论
Bring sb around 说服，使恢复知觉 bring home the groceries 养家糊口
Bring sth to light 暴露，揭露

Buy
No one will buy that story
Buy off buy up buy a white elephant Buy sb. out 买下股份以挤走某人
Victory was dearly bought. 胜利以很高代价换来
Don’t buy a pig in a poke.
You can’t buy peace of mind.

Call
Call in 拜访 call off 取消 call on 访问，号召
What is called / So called call it a day/night
Call the shots = make a decision call sb. Names 辱骂/嘲弄某人
Call sb./sth. to mind 想起，记起 call a spade a spade 直言不讳，有一说一

Catch
Catch phrase 时髦话，引人注意的标语 catch up with 赶上，追上
Be caught up in 被卷入 catch on 变得流行，理解
Be caught in a trap/net 落入陷阱/圈套 catch sb on the wrong foot. 乘人不备
Catch-22 进退两难的境地
The cat that catches no mice does not earn his keep.

Come
Come across = run across = chance meet = bump into
Come by = get come out 结果，出版
Come at sb 攻击某人 come between 干预，介入
Come to oneself 恢复知觉 come over 拜访，探望
First come, first served. 先到先买

Cut
Cut to the chase 直说吧 cut and run 急忙逃走 cut class / skip class 逃课
Measure your coat twice since you can only cut once. 谨慎办事
Fish, or cut bait. 要么全力以赴，要么索性放弃。

Do
Do a puzzle 解密 do sb honor 对某人恭敬 do away with 除去
Can’t do with sb/sth 忍受不了
Do unto others as you would be done unto. 己所欲施于人
When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗

【作者: yuyang21cn】【访问统计:】【2006年08月26日 星期六 00:25】【 加入博采】【打印】