1. pick v.扒竊...的東西,撬開
pickpocket 扒手,小偷
pick one's pocket 扒竊某人的包
misplace 隨意擱置,亂放(而一時(shí)找不到)
look through 逐一查看
file a police report 備案
on file 存檔
get ahead of oneself 操之過(guò)急
jump the gun 操之過(guò)急,過(guò)早
sb jump(s) / jumped the gun about sth 某人對(duì)于...操之過(guò)急
rush into sth 倉(cāng)促做某事,草率地做某事
碰運(yùn)氣:
try one's luck
take a chance on sth
roll the dice on sth
try one's fortune
take pot luck
spend a fortune 花大價(jià)錢
cancel credit cards 掛失信用卡
cancel v.終止,撤銷
take a driving test 駕照
2. 幫助某人
give sb a leg up
give sb a hand
help sb out
do sb a favor
debit n.借記
debit card 借記卡
in/ on the bottom left corner 在左下角
top left corner 左上角
upshot n.結(jié)局,結(jié)果
turn over sth 多指(向有權(quán)獲得美某物的人)移交,交托
hand over sth 上交
in anticipation of sth 預(yù)計(jì)到...
bag v.把...裝進(jìn)袋里
fax n.傳真? v.發(fā)傳真
fax sb sth = fax sth to sb
submit sth to + 機(jī)構(gòu)名稱
3. 一眨眼的功夫,瞬間:
in the blink of an eye
in the twinkling of an eye
in a flash
in an instant
blink n.眨眼
twinkling n.瞬間,轉(zhuǎn)眼間
sth always seem(s) to end in the blink of an eye 某事總是一下子就結(jié)束
have a blast 玩得很開心
blast n.狂歡
take the cake 空前驚人,成為最佳;壞到極點(diǎn)(常諷刺)
have a ball 玩得痛快
keep/ bear sth in mind 記住某事
normal routine 日常生活
sleep in 遲起,睡過(guò)頭,睡懶覺(jué)
loose 放任的
Every Which Way But Loose 永不低頭
master v.精通,掌握
BMX 越野自行車
4. get in with sb 與某人/一群人關(guān)系很好
a rough crowd 一群粗野的人
crowd 一伙人
hang around with sb 與某人來(lái)往
star v.主演,擔(dān)任主角
drag show 變裝秀
tight (關(guān)系)親密的
once-in-a-lifetime 一生中難得一次的,千載難逢的
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/使某人的生活上軌道
get sb off on the right foot 使某人以正確的腳離開,引申為使某人有一個(gè)成功的開始
hardbound 精裝的
a hardbound collection of sth... 的精裝版
5. get a move on 快點(diǎn),趕緊
take a makeup test 參加補(bǔ)考
quad n.(尤指中小學(xué)或大學(xué)中周圍有建筑物的)四方院,四方場(chǎng)地
Administration Building 行政樓
Teaching Building 教學(xué)樓
Laboratory Building 實(shí)驗(yàn)樓
Stadium 體育場(chǎng)
Dining Hall 食堂
Science Building 科教樓
wander off 走失,走散
sb wandered off at sp. 某人在...走丟了
swap meet 舊貨出售(或交換)會(huì),跳蚤市場(chǎng)
laureate (在某研究領(lǐng)域)獲得桂冠的人,獲得殊榮的人
institutes of technology 技術(shù)學(xué)院
MIT= Massachusetts Institute of Technology 麻省理工學(xué)院
