習語集錦【15】

1.Accommodate someone with something: provide someone with something, often as a favour 提供

　　Example: I hope the bank in which you are working in will be kind enough to accommodate me with a car loan.

　　2. Accompany something with something else: add something to something else.隨某物而來

　　Example: The rascal accompanied his abusive language with a show of his two fists.

　　3. Accord with something: match something.與某事物相配郃

　　Example: The young man's political ideology does not accord with his father's. The former is radical; the latter is conservative.

　　4. According to:

　　（i）as stated or shown. 根據

　　Example: According to the records, the books you borrowed were often overdue.

　　（ii） in agreement with. 按照

　　Example: Always try to act according to your promise.

　　（iii） in the order of. 循序

　　Example: The books in a library are arranged according to their authors, titles, etc.

　　（iv） in proportion to. 眡……而定

　　Example: Part-time workers are normally paid according to the amount of work done by the hour.

　　5.Bar someone from （doing） something: prevent someone from （doing） something. 阻止某人做某事

　　Examples:

　　（1）The invigilator has the right to bar any dishonest student from taking the examination.

　　（2）Some members have been barred from the club for misconduct.

　　6. Bare bones, the: the simplest but most important parts.梗概

　　Example: These are the bare bones of the system which must be incorporated.

　　7. Bare of something: missing something that is normally present.（指不該空著）空的

　　Example: In sharp contrast to other apartments, Judy's was austerely furnished and bare of any ornament.

　　8.Can/could do no wrong: one is so much favoured that anything he does is thought to be right. 絕對錯不了

　　Examples:

　　（1） In the teacher's eyes, a good student like Susan can do no wrong.

　　（2） Mrs Lin considered her only son perfect and could do no wrong.

　　9.Can ill afford （to do）something: cannot afford （to do） something. 負擔不起

　　Examples:

　　（1） I am busy now and can ill afford to see anyone.

　　（2） Our soccer team can ill afford to lose the match again.

　　10.Cancel something out: balance something; strike out something. 觝消

　　Example: The failure in overseas business cancelled out the overall profits of the company.

　　11.Dead set against someone/

　　something: firmly opposed to someone/something. 極力反對

　　Examples:

　　（1） Mr Li is dead set against his arch rival, Mr Huang.

　　（2） Most workers were dead set against longer working hours.