on the confines of 瀕于,差一點(diǎn)兒就
within the confines of 在…(范圍)之內(nèi)
in consideration of 考慮到，顧及;作為對(duì)…的酬報(bào)
take into consideration 考慮到，顧及
consist of 由…組成
consist in 在于
be consistent with=consist with 與…一致
be a consistent friend to sb. 是某人的忠實(shí)朋友
out of context 脫離上下文
in the context of 在…背景下
defend...against/from 保護(hù)…免遭
defend doing 為做…作辯護(hù)
a blood donation 獻(xiàn)血
make/give a donation 捐贈(zèng)
the drift of opinion 輿論的傾向
catch the drift of an argument 抓住爭(zhēng)論的要點(diǎn)
on edge 緊張不安
on the edge of 處于…的邊緣
encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓勵(lì)某人做某事
discourage sb. from doing sth. 勸阻某人不要做某事
be engaged to sb. 與某人訂婚
be engaged to do sth. 被雇用來做某事
be engaged in doing sth. 忙于做某事,從事于某事
execute one’s duties/office 盡職
execute a plan 實(shí)施計(jì)劃
execute a purpose 達(dá)到目的
a wedding reception 結(jié)婚喜宴
a reciprocal reception 答謝酒會(huì)
in faith 確實(shí),的確
in good faith 真誠(chéng)，善意
shield one’s eyes with one’s hand 用手遮護(hù)眼睛
let slip 偶然泄露(秘密等)
slip up 失誤，出差錯(cuò)
string along with (為求方便而)隨某人同行,追隨
string out (使)成行地展開
a string of questions 一連串問題(質(zhì)問)
switch off (用開關(guān))關(guān)掉
switch on (用開關(guān))開啟
have/gain access to 可以獲得(或接近)…
give access to 接見;準(zhǔn)許進(jìn)入
be easy/hard of access 易于/難于接近
free access 自由存取，自由入口
be accessible to... 易受…影響的
in accord with 與…一致
of one’s own accord 出于自愿,主動(dòng)地
with one accord 一致地,一致同意地
in alliance with 與…聯(lián)盟
economical alliance 經(jīng)濟(jì)同盟
assist sb. in doing/to do sth. 協(xié)助某人做某事
assist sb. to sb’s feet 攙扶某人站起來
be bound to do 一定,必定
be bound for/to 準(zhǔn)備前往，在前往途中
in bulk 大量，大批
bump into 偶然遇見，碰見;與…相撞
commission agent 代理人，經(jīng)紀(jì)人
commission merchant 代銷商
condemn sb. for sth. 為某事譴責(zé)某人
condemn sb. to death 判某人死刑
confine...to/within... 使局限于，限制
be confined to (局)限于,(被)限制在
overcome one’s shortcomings 克服缺點(diǎn)
be overcome with liquor 喝醉
in particular 特別，尤其
be particular about 對(duì)…講究,對(duì)…挑剔
be particular to 為…所特有
proceed to do sth. 繼續(xù)做某事
proceed with sth. 繼續(xù)進(jìn)行某事
the rank and file 普通士兵，普通成員
rank among 屬于…之列
rank...as 把…看作
people of all ranks 各階層人民
give first rank to 把…放在第一位
reckon on 靠,指望
reckon with 估計(jì)到,預(yù)料到;處理,對(duì)付
renew the heart and mind 使精神面貌煥然一新
renew one’s youth 恢復(fù)青春
restrict...to=limit...to 把…限制在…
be restricted to (doing) sth. 只有…的權(quán)限
smash the record 打破紀(jì)錄
smash into a wall 猛撞在墻上
scrape by 勉強(qiáng)維持生計(jì)，艱難度日
scrape through 勉強(qiáng)通過(考試)
scrape together/up 費(fèi)力地獲得
(start) from scratch 從零開始，從頭做起
up to scratch 合格，處于良好狀態(tài)
settle down 定居，過安定的生活;平靜下來
settle in/into 在新居安頓下來;適應(yīng)新環(huán)境(新工作)
settle on/upon 選定，決定
settle up 付清(欠賬等)，結(jié)清(賬目)
shield...from... 保護(hù)…免于…
comprehensive knowledge 淵博的知識(shí)
comprehensive mind 寬大的心胸
be comprehensive of 包含…
in confirmation of 以便證實(shí)…
full confirmation 完全確認(rèn)
deceive sb. into doing sth. 騙某人去做某事
be deceived in sb. 看錯(cuò)某人(指受騙)
dependence on 依靠
dependent on 依靠的
enroll sb. in 使某人加入、注冊(cè)、登記
enroll sb. as 某人以某身份加入、注冊(cè)、登記
in excess of 超過
to excess 過度，過分，過量
an excess of expenditure over income 支出超過收入
gamble away 賭掉，輸光
take a gamble 冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
gamble on 對(duì)…打賭
by instinct 出于本能
on instinct 憑直覺
be located=be situated in=lie in 落于,位于
come/go into operation 施行，實(shí)行，生效
put/bring...into operation 實(shí)施，運(yùn)行
in operation 工作中，運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)著;生效，實(shí)施
at one’s option 隨意
leave to one’s option 任意選擇
make one’s option 進(jìn)行選擇
develop originality 培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)意
lack originality 缺乏創(chuàng)意
display/show originality 表現(xiàn)創(chuàng)造力
overcome difficulties 戰(zhàn)勝困難