習語集錦【12】

（1） Abscond with something:

　　go away with something valuable 帶貴重物潛逃

　　Example:

　　I wonder why the accountant in a very big organisation could abscond with a huge sum of money without being detected.

　　（2） Absence of mind:

　　inattention 心不在焉

　　Example:

　　Absence of mind during driving often leads to road accidents.

　　（3） Absent oneself from a place:

　　be absent from a place 缺蓆；沒去

　　Example:

　　Lazy students like to absent themselves from class without a good excuse.

　　（4） Absolve someone from （doing） something:

　　free someone from fulfilling a promise, etc. or from a guilt, etc. 獲免……；免除某人（履行諾言；承受罪責等）

　　Examples:

　　（i） After making an apology, the soldier was absolved from returning to the barracks on certain Saturdays.

　　（ii） Our education system does not absolve the parents from their responsibilities to their children.

　　（5） Badly off:

　　（i） not having much money 窮睏

　　Example:

　　The Huangs are too badly off to have a hoilday abroad as others do. （ii） not having enough 不夠；需要某物

　　Example:

　　Many schools in the village are rather badly off for modern equipment and other facilities.

　　（6） Bag and baggage:

　　with all one's belongings 攜隨身財物（而去）

　　Example:

　　Some guests were unable to pay the hotel bills and were therefore asked to leave bag and baggage.

　　（7） Bail someone out:

　　obtain freedom for someone by paying a bail 保釋某人

　　Example:

　　How much should he pay to bail out the suspect?

　　（8） Call/bring something to a halt:

　　stop something; put an end to something停止……

　　Examples:

　　（i） It is time to call the stupid arguments to a halt.

　　（ii） Production was brought to a halt by the prolonged strike.

　　（9） Call something to mind:

　　remember something 記起

　　Example:

　　I am sure I know the man over there though I can't call to mind where I met him.

　　（10） Call something to order:

　　ask something, usually a meeting, to perform in an orderly manner. 要求安靜進行某事

　　Example:

　　After some vehement arguments between two members, the Chairman called the meeting to order again.

　　（11） Day after day/day in, day out:

　　continuously for many days. 一天又一天

　　Examples:

　　（i） It went on raining day after day.

　　（ii） Despite the riot, business went on day in, day out.