1. quiet down (使)平静,安静
settle down 冷静下来,安静下来
settle sb down 使某人安静下来
pipe down 安静些,别说话
excuse (sb for doing)sth 原谅(某人做)某事
as fast as one's legs can/ could/ would carry sb 尽快
run off 突然跑掉
not that I know of 据我所知没有
know sth inside out 对某事了如指掌
know sth back to front 熟谙某事,对某事了如指掌
biggie 重要的事情
no biggie 不要紧
put sth away,put away sth 把某物收起来,放回原处;猛吃
chocolate 巧克力(不可);巧克力糖(可)
Thanks a million 万分感谢
stomp v.迈着重重地步子走
stomp on 重踩;打败
try to do sth 努力,设法去做某事
try doing sth 尝试做某事
like to do sth 想去做某事
like doing sth (长时间)喜欢做某事
broom 扫帚
make(a)noise
2. slow down/ up (使)减慢速度,(使)慢下来
speed trap 汽车超速监视区,测速区
surveillance camera 监测探头,既指日常的各种摄像头,也指道路上专门拍摄违章的电子眼
surveillance n.监视
road safety/ red light camera 电子眼
I'm positive= I'm sure
positive = sure 确信的,肯定的
I'd (my) put money on sth 引申为:我确信,我确定
let one's guard down 引申为:放松警惕
lower/ drop one's guard 放松警惕
sharp 敏锐的
stay/ keep sharp 不要放松警惕
Never lose focus 引申为:绝不要放松警惕
keep your gloves up 引申为:不要放松警惕
way adv.大大地 (用于强调时间或空间上的程度或距离)
She spends way too much money on clothes. 她花太多的钱买衣服
sb cannot/ can never be / v. + too + adj./adv. 再...也不为过
sb cannot/ can never ...+比较级
I cannot agree with you more 我非常同意你
sb cannot/ can never ...+ enough 我非常感谢你
give a speeding ticket 开超速罚单
write sb a ticket 给某人开罚单
no-no n.不可接受的行为
doing sth is/ was a no-no 做某事不可接受
3. have a late night 睡得晚
pull an all-nighter (to do sth) 通宵(做某事)
paper 论文
for the life of sb 无论某人怎样努力
cannot/ couldn't for the life of sb 某人拼了命也不能,某人怎么也不能
skip v.不做(应做的事等),不参加
skip class 逃课
apart from = except
apart from = besides
night person/ people 夜猫子
night owl 夜猫子
early bird 早期的人
black sheep 害群之马,有辱家族的人
lucky dog 幸运儿
Love me love my dog 爱屋及乌
sandman 睡魔
meet the sandman 去睡觉
be up all night 彻夜未眠
stuck (回答问题等)卡壳的,答不上来的
get/ be stuck on sth 在某事上卡壳了
engage v.吸引住,使感兴趣
engage sb in conversation 与某人攀谈
engage sb as...聘请某人成为...
engage in sth 参加,参与某事
get sth straight 把某事弄清楚
4. extra adv.特别,格外
for crying out loud 哎呀,天哪,真是岂有此理
the funny farm 精神病院,疯人院
fat farm 减肥中心
balloon v.(体重)增加
inactivity n.不运动
head v.朝...行进
health farm(英),health spa(美) 养生中心,健康会馆
freak v.突然发怒/害怕
freak out (使)产生强烈反应,(使)心烦意乱
某人当下很崩溃:
sb be having a breakdown
sb be freaking out
sb be falling apart here
looney 发狂的
5. stain sth 弄脏某物
It's cool. 没事的,没关系;太酷了,太棒了
No harm done. 没关系
rinse v.(用清水)冲洗
rinse sth 冲洗某物
rinse sth out 冲洗,涮洗...的内部
Let me just rinse my hands. 让我先去洗个手
Rinse the cup out before use. 用这个杯子前先冲洗一下
freshen (oneself) up 梳洗打扮
freshen v.使洁净,使凉爽
preoccupied 全神贯注的
be preoccupied with ...对...入神,对...全神贯注
turn out 不理睬,走神
sb be wrapped up in sth/ sth 某人把全部精力投入到某事上/ 某人身上
wrap v.用...包裹,用...覆盖
immerse oneself in sth 使某人自己完全沉浸与某事
be immersed in ... 沉浸于...
be subjected to sth 受到...的影响
Tell me about it. 你算是说对了
You're telling me! 你说的就是
Amen to that! 我同意
I've been there before! 我也这样过
make an ass of oneself 做蠢事,出洋相,闹笑话
argue with sb. 与某人争论,争吵
argue about/ over ...就...争论
quarrel with sb 与某人争论,争吵
odds 可能性,几率
what are the odds 几率有多大,引申为:难以置信
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