英语口语 71-75
1. pick v.扒窃...的东西,撬开
pickpocket 扒手,小偷
pick one's pocket 扒窃某人的包
misplace 随意搁置,乱放(而一时找不到)
look through 逐一查看
file a police report 备案
on file 存档
get ahead of oneself 操之过急
jump the gun 操之过急,过早
sb jump(s) / jumped the gun about sth 某人对于...操之过急
rush into sth 仓促做某事,草率地做某事
碰运气:
try one's luck
take a chance on sth
roll the dice on sth
try one's fortune
take pot luck
spend a fortune 花大价钱
cancel credit cards 挂失信用卡
cancel v.终止,撤销
take a driving test 驾照
2. 帮助某人
give sb a leg up
give sb a hand
help sb out
do sb a favor
debit n.借记
debit card 借记卡
in/ on the bottom left corner 在左下角
top left corner 左上角
upshot n.结局,结果
turn over sth 多指(向有权获得美某物的人)移交,交托
hand over sth 上交
in anticipation of sth 预计到...
bag v.把...装进袋里
fax n.传真 v.发传真
fax sb sth = fax sth to sb
submit sth to + 机构名称
3. 一眨眼的功夫,瞬间:
in the blink of an eye
in the twinkling of an eye
in a flash
in an instant
blink n.眨眼
twinkling n.瞬间,转眼间
sth always seem(s) to end in the blink of an eye 某事总是一下子就结束
have a blast 玩得很开心
blast n.狂欢
take the cake 空前惊人,成为最佳;坏到极点(常讽刺)
have a ball 玩得痛快
keep/ bear sth in mind 记住某事
normal routine 日常生活
sleep in 迟起,睡过头,睡懒觉
loose 放任的
Every Which Way But Loose 永不低头
master v.精通,掌握
BMX 越野自行车
4. get in with sb 与某人/一群人关系很好
a rough crowd 一群粗野的人
crowd 一伙人
hang around with sb 与某人来往
star v.主演,担任主角
drag show 变装秀
tight (关系)亲密的
once-in-a-lifetime 一生中难得一次的,千载难逢的
make the most of sth 充分利用
toiletries n.洗漱用品
rush sb 催促某人
set up 安置
get sb set up 使某人被安置好/使某人的生活上轨道
get sb off on the right foot 使某人以正确的脚离开,引申为使某人有一个成功的开始
hardbound 精装的
a hardbound collection of sth... 的精装版
5. get a move on 快点,赶紧
take a makeup test 参加补考
quad n.(尤指中小学或大学中周围有建筑物的)四方院,四方场地
Administration Building 行政楼
Teaching Building 教学楼
Laboratory Building 实验楼
Stadium 体育场
Dining Hall 食堂
Science Building 科教楼
wander off 走失,走散
sb wandered off at sp. 某人在...走丢了
swap meet 旧货出售(或交换)会,跳蚤市场
laureate (在某研究领域)获得桂冠的人,获得殊荣的人
institutes of technology 技术学院
MIT= Massachusetts Institute of Technology 麻省理工学院