英语口语 101-105

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1. hunt v. 寻找

hunt for sth 寻找某物

high and low= everywhere 到处

condominium 公寓大楼

condo 一套公寓住房

duplex 连栋式的两栋住宅,联式房屋,占两层楼的公寓套房

all the way 完全地

(out)in the middle of nowhere 在荒无人烟的地方

godforsaken 荒凉的,荒无人烟的

RAF = Royal Air Force 英国皇家空军

full-size bed 双人床

nightstand 床头柜

built-in 嵌入式的

apartment listings 租房广告

affordable 价格合理的

sth be available in + 一段时间

某物一段时间之后就可以用

studio 单间公寓

chip in on sth for sb 为某人凑钱...

chip in with +钱 + for sth for sb

为某人凑钱买...

chip in for sth 为某事分摊钱

filter 过滤器

purifier 净化器


2. IOU = I owe you 借据,欠条

Money makes the mare go = Money talks. 有钱能使鬼推磨

mare (成年)母马 (偏贬义)

put aside sth = save 存钱

A penny saved is a penny earned. 能省则省

have money to burn 挥霍金钱

get one's act together 有条理地行事,合理安排

make a big deal out of sth 小题大做

deadbeat 赖账者,赖账的

赊账:

start sb a tab

run a tab

on credit

sb be in arrears

tab (待付的)账单,账款

credit n.赊购,赊账

arrears 应付的欠款

rent arrears 逾期未付的租金

in arrears 拖欠,赊账

sb be in arrears 某人赊账

put sb/ sth in the first place 把某人/ 物放在第一位

in the first place 一开始,起初

jam 困境,窘境

a financial jam 经济困难

go a long way toward(s)/ to doing sth = be very helpful

honor v. 信守,执行,兑现(承诺或协议)

honor one's debt 还钱


3. run sth by sb 向某人征求对...的看法,就某事请教某人

run some ideas by/ past sb 就一些想法向某人请教

run sth by me= tell me sth f= 告诉我某事

pick one's brain(s) 询问某人建议,征求某人看法

pick one's brain(s)  about sth 就某事询问某人建议

take a tip from sb 向某人请教

bounce ideas off someone 从某人身上反射出意见,引申为:征求某人的意见

What's good ?  = What's up ? 有什么事?

tax help 税务帮助,给予与税务相关的一系列帮助(专业名词),不用加冠词或复数

tax v. 对...征税, n. 税款

tax the rich 向富人征税

put a tax on sb/ sth , make sb/ sth pay tax 向...征税

pay the tax on sth 缴纳某物的税

individual income tax 个人所得税

over= during adv. 在...期间

What's the deal ?= What's up ? 出什么事了,怎么了?

What's the deal with sth ?某物怎么了?

survive sth with sb 与某人一起从某事中存活

hold out 坚持


4. heavy traffic/ tons of traffic/ a load of traffic/ a large amount of traffic 车流很大

overpass 立交桥,天桥,高架

join + 人/ 某个组织

join in + 竞赛/ 娱乐/ 游戏

back out 食言

at the eleventh hour 在最后时刻

go back on sth 违背什么,改变什么(承诺,协议,决定)

renege on sth 违背某事

renege on a deal 毁约

run into sth 遭遇什么,遇到什么

today,of all days 偏偏是今天;特别是今天

knock off (work)下班

check up on sb 查谁的岗

check up on sth 检查什么

passive-aggressive 消极抵抗的,被动攻击的


5. sth be on the rocks ...濒临破裂(关系),(企业/生意等)陷入困境或者濒临破产

be as solid as a rock (关系)坚如磐石

A-OK ...一切都很好,很顺利

get off sb's back 不要再唠叨/ 数落某人

sb be made of money 某人很有钱

burn a hole in sb's pocket 挥霍金钱

throw money at sth 大量花钱(不经深思熟虑,以解决某个问题)

splurge n.v. 挥霍,乱花钱

splurge on sth 在...上挥霍/ 破费一次

splurge sth on sth 在...上挥霍

rebound rate 反弹频率,恢复频率

on the rebound (因失恋而)处于心灰意冷的状态

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