Examples：

　　（1） The civil servants were given annual bonuses across the board.

　　（2） Because of bad business, some companies have announced an across-the-board cut in development spending.

　　2. Act as someone/something： do the work or duties of someone/something. 代替

　　Examples：

　　（1） In the director's absence, Mary will act as the director.

　　（2） This sofa can act as a bed at night.

　　3. Act as a brake on/upon/ to someone's activity：

　　make someone act with more caution； play the role of deterring someone or something. 遏制

　　Example： The rise in bank interest rate acted as a brake on people's unnecessary loans.

　　4. Bear a/no resemblance to someone： （not） look like someone. 看起来像／不像……

　　Examples：

　　（1） Helen bears a resemblance to a famous singer.

　　（2） Though they are sisters, they bear no resemblance to each other.

　　5. Bear no relation to something：

　　be very different from something. 与……无相似之处

　　Example： What Jack has just said bears no relation to the actual fact.

　　6. Bear out： support or confirm. 支持；证实

　　Example： I will bear you out if you lodge a complaint against that rascal.

　　7. Capable of doing something： able to do something. 能够

　　Examples：

　　（1） Is you company capable of handling such a large order？

　　（2） Be careful！ That person is capable of playing tricks.

　　8. Capitalise on something： take advantage of something. 利用

　　Example： Our team capitalised on its opponent's obvious weakness and won the game in the end.

　　9. Decide / determine on / upon someone / （doing） something： choose someone/（doing）something. 考虑后作出决定

　　Examples：

　　（1） Has the committee decided on the finalists of the game？

　　（2） After some contemplation, the couple determined on spending the holiday abroad.

　　10. Decline and fall, the： the sequence leading to a final and complete loss of power, etc. 衰亡

　　Example： Nothing is commoner than the decline and fall of an empire.

　　11. Dedicate something to someone/（doing） something：

　　（i） give something completely to someone； devote. 献身于

　　Example： Dr Lin dedicated his life to finding a cure for AIDS.

　　（ii） declare something in honour of someone. 献给……

　　Example： He dedicated his first book to his late mother.

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