英语口语表达常用各行各业句型（英语学习整理第八篇）

1.let/get sth off the hook 让/帮助某人脱离困境

I wasn't prepared to let her off the hook that easily.

我没有准备让她那么容易脱离困境

2.put the brakes on sth停止某事

Nobody is here to put the brakes on the strike.

没有人来阻止这次罢工

slam on/jam on/ hit the brakes 急刹车

The car in front stopped suddenly and I had to slam on the brakes.

act as a brake on sth

某物减缓事情进展，使某变困难，减少发生频率等

Rises in interest rates act as a brake on expenditure.

利率增高，使花费额降低

3.Alipay accepted! 支付宝支付，可以支付宝支付

swipe one's credit card 刷信用卡

9.think it all the way through 仔仔细细地，全面地考虑

think sth through

I need time to think things through.

10.fart 放屁(粗鲁，一般不说）用break wind ，pass gas ，挺形象的

11.hitherto/ˌhɪðəˈtuː$-ər-/ adv 到目前为止 单词长得奇怪，意思挺好。

a hitherto unnoticed detail 一个迄今未有人注意的细节

The weather ,which had hitherto been sunny and mild ,suddenly turned cold.

迄今一直晴朗的天气突然变冷了

12.adept 看见以为是把adapt 写错了，有没有。人家意思是熟练的，擅长…的 n 内行 ，能手

Milissa quickly became adept at predicting his moods.

I'm afraid she's also an adept liar.

13.subscribe/səbˈskraɪb/ v 捐助，订购，签署，同意

You can subscribe to the magazine for as little as $32 a year.

只要32美元，你可以定一年这本杂志

subscribe to the view /belief /theory etc 同意...（正式）

I have never subscribed to the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life.

上学的日子是你一生最幸福的时光，我从未同意此观点

subscription n 捐助，订阅，签名

14.competitive/kəmˈpetətɪv/

competition,/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən$ˌkɑːm-/

competitor/kəmˈpetɪtə$-ər/

15.a far cry from 与…天壤之别

The company lost $3 million,which is a far cry from last year's $60 million profit.

这个公司今年亏损300万美金，与去年6000万利润相比简直是天壤之别

16.crunch 之前出现过一次，今天补充另一个用法

crunch (the) numbers 处理大量数据

do a lot of calculations in order to find an answer

The computer will crunch all the numbers to determine the final score.

因缺少（时间，金钱）而造成困境

Three new teachers were hired to help ease the crunch.

cash/budget/financial etc crunch 现金/预算/财政短缺

Cost cutting had enabled the organization to survive a previous cash crunch.

17.a big shot 大人物（非正式）

His father's a big shot and he thinks he is ,too.

18.baffle vt 使困难，使为难 baffling 令人困惑的，阻碍的，令人丧气的

The question baffled me completely .

We were all utterly baffled.

19.align vt公开支持,同意某人，某个国家或团体，使结盟，使成一行，匹配 vi 排列，排成一行

align yourself with sb/sth

The policy is closely aligned with the goals of the organization.

这项政策与组织目标高度一致

20.much/still less更不会，更不可能(与前面提到的事情相比）

I didn't think Dave would ever read a book, much less write one himself.

These people can scarcely afford to buy food ,still less luxury goods like perfume.

复习版块

1. If we all _______,we'll have it finished in no time.(加入）

2. You don't have to buy a new car.You can ________your old one.(以旧换新）

3. He formed an(a )_________with a young widow.(爱慕，忠诚，情感）

4. He had made a fortune by_________young women.(交易，买卖）

5. There's trouble________in the office.(酿造，酝酒，被冲泡，即将发生）

6. Could you hand me the __________(透明胶）

7. ________really helps me a lot in remembering things.(便利贴）

8. At last, these children _________(任其发展，任其做想做的事）

9. Five minutes later, he's back with some bread and three rolls of ______(纸巾）

10. He didn't have the courage to admit to her ________(骗术，欺骗）

上期答案公布

1. These health problems are caused by sedentary lifestyle.(久坐不动）

2. My brother failed to buy the ticket and could only be on standby(等退票或余票）

3. She looks pretty in the photos. She photographs well(上相，拍照好看）

4. Most of the time, the woman has nothing to do but have chi-chat with her neighbors.(闲聊）

5. Nancy blew away the rest of the skaters.(彻底打败）

6. I often have a combo for lunch.(套餐）

7. It will be a letdown if I fail in the test for a driving license the third time.(失望）

8. The was finally in the clear(清白了）

9. On a positive note, we still have enough time to handle it .(从积极方面来说）

10. Never expect to hit it off with everyone around you .(合得来)

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