O

of one’s own choice                           由自己选择

off the top of one’s head                     毫无准备

office hour                                 工作时间

on the average of                         平均……

on account of                      由于

on and off                    断断续续的

on behalf of                  代表

on duty                        值班，工作

on earth                               究竟

on no account                      决不

on purpose                                 故意

on sale                                降价出售

on the average                    平均起来，平均算

on the basis of                    在……基础上

on the bottom                     在下面/底下

on the contrary                           相反

on the phone                      正在打电话

on the rocks                       遇到困难，失败

on the spot                                 当场

on the whole                      总之，总的来说

on vacation                                 度假，休假

on weekdays                        在工作日

one in a million                            凤毛麟角，百里挑一

one' s cup of tea                          某人的喜好，兴趣，口味

once in a blue moon                            很难得，几乎不可能

other than                                   而不是

out of breath                        上气不接下气

out of control                       失去控制

out of date                                  过时

out of order                                出了毛病

out of print                                 (书)没有重印

out of question                            没问题

out of stock                                没货

out of the question                       不可能

out the cart before the horse                本末倒置，主次颠倒

owe to                                归功于

owing to                              由于

P

participate in                        参加，参与

pass on to                                   交给，传给；传染

pay a fine                                   交罚款

pay off                                还清债务；成功

pickup                                 拾起，拿起；(车等)中途搭人；领取

play a role                    发挥作用，扮演角色

polish the apple                   奉承，讨好

point out                           指出

prepare sb to do sth             使某人准备好

prevent from                      防止

prior to                        在……之前

protect from/against            保护……不受侵犯，使免遭

proud of                            为……骄傲，自豪，对……引以为荣

pull one’s punches              谨慎从事，未尽全力

pull over                              停在路边

pull through                  痊愈，恢复健康；帮忙度过难关

pull the string                     幕后操纵

put an end to                        结束

put it this (another) way            这么说吧/换句话说

put off                                推迟

put out                        熄灭（灯，火）

put one’s card on the table         摊牌，毫不隐瞒

put their heads together                集思广益，群策群力

put through to sb.                        接通某人的电话

put up with                                 容忍，忍受

R

rack one’s brain                          绞尽脑汁

rain cats and dogs                       瓢泼大雨

rain or shine                        不论下雨还是天晴

raise one’s eyebrows                 使人感到惊讶、怀疑

run across                                 不期而遇，偶然发现

run into                              偶然遇见

rather than                                  而不是

read between the lines                 明白言外之意

recover from                      从…...中恢复过来

regard as                           看作，当作

regardless of                       不管

related to                           与……相关

remind sb. of sth.                       使某人想起

resign one’s post                      辞职

respond to                    有反应，有效果

responsible for                            对……负责任

result from                          由于

result in                               导致，结果是

ring a bell                                   听起来耳熟，使人仿佛记起某事

ring up                                打电话

rock the boat                       兴风作浪，惹事生非

roll up one’s sleeves                           卷起袖子准备工作

room and board                          食宿

round the corner                         即将到来

round the clock                          日日夜夜，不分白天黑夜

rule out                               排除

run for                        竞选

run into                       偶然遇到

run into a stone/brick wall          遭到拒绝，碰壁

run out of                                  用光

rush hour                                   (交通)高峰时间

S

safe and sound                           安然无恙

second thought                           重新考虑

send sb. to sleep                          乏味，令人昏昏欲睡

serve as                               作为，用作

serve sb. right                      活该，罪有应得；做得对

set aside                              留出（时间，金钱）专门做某事

set one’s mind on sth.                  下决心……

settle down                                 定居，安家；安定下来

shake all over                       全身发抖

(.. .o'clock )sharp                       ……点整

short of                            缺……

show one’s card                  表明态度

shut up                        闭嘴；静下来

sleep like a log(top)             睡得很香

slow down                   减缓速度

sold out                       卖完，售完

so long as                          只要

sooner or later                    迟早

so what                       又有什么关系；有什么用呢

speak of                           谈到，提到

stand a chance                    有可能

stand in one’s way              妨碍

stand on one’s own feet             自食其力

stand the test of the time      经得起时间的考验

stay up late                  熬夜

stick to                        坚持，按……去做

(be) supposed to                预计应该……

speak highly of sb.                             高度评价某人

sure thing                                   当然，没问题

T

take advantage of                        利用·代替，

take after                             （长相，行为）相像

take a leave                                 请假，休假

take care of                                照顾，照管

take charge of                            负责，看管

take for granted                  想当然地认为

take great pains                  煞费苦心

take into consideration(account)  考虑到

take my word                     相信我的话

take off                               起飞

take one's place                          接替某人

take one's time                           别急，慢慢来

take over                             接管

take place                          发生，举行

take sth. seriously                        认真看待

take the trouble doing sth           为做某事而费心

take turns                                  轮流

take up                        占据

teach sb. a lesson                       教训某人

thanks to                                   多亏了

think of                            考虑，想到

think of as                   看作，当作

think over                    仔细考虑，想清楚

think twice(before you leap)       三思而行

throw light on                      提供知识，使人们了解

tired of                                厌倦了

too good to be true                      好得令人难以置信

traffic jam                                  交通堵塞

turn down                                  把音量调小，拒绝

turn off                               关上(电器开关)

turn on                                打开(电器开关)

turn out                               最后结果……

turn over                             (车、船等)翻倒

turn to                                 向……求助（建议，意见，安慰等）

turn up                                出现，露面

turn a blind eye                           视而不见

turn a deaf ear                      充耳不闻，置之不理

U

under …circumstance                  在……情况下

under the obligation to do sth        有责任，义务做某事

under the orders of                      在……的命令下

under the weather                        身体不适由

up in the air                         未定的

up to date                                  最新的，现代的

up to this point                   到此刻为止

up to sb.                              某人决定

up to the ears in work               极其忙碌

used to                               过去常常

use up                                 用光

W

walk of life                                 行业

walls have ears                            隔墙有耳

warm up                             加热；做准备活动，热身

wear a long face                          拉长着脸，不高兴

wear out                              耗尽，用光

well off                               有钱，富有

when it comes to                        当说到，当涉及到

when Greek meets Greek      两雄相遇

white elephant                    大而无用的东西，废物

Why not?                                   为什么不? 好!

with a grain of salt                             有保留的，不全信

without fail                                 无误，一定

wipe out                            除去，消灭；抵消

wishful thinking                  如意算盘

with regard to                    关于

work on                            从事，致力于

work out                           得出，想出办法

Y

You bet!                                    当然!    ．

You can’t miss it.                        你不会错过的

You said it!                                 对：可不是

You can say that again.                你说得对

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