習語集錦【24】

1. Fall foul of something: quarrel; fight; get into trouble. 與某人／某事沖突

　　Example: Being dishonest, he soon fell foul of the law.

　　2. Fall in/ into place: become clear. 開始有頭緒；開始明朗了

　　Example:Just wait and see. The mystery will fall into place soon.

　　3. Fall in love with someone:love someone. 愛上某人

　　Example:The two young persons fell in love with each other.

　　4. Gasp out something:say something while breathing. 喘著氣說話

　　Example:The girl ran up and gasped out the robbery to the police.

　　5. Gateway/ pathway to something, the / a way of reaching a place or gaining something. 達到……的途逕

　　Examples:

　　1. Generally speaking, diligence is the gateway to success.

　　2. Constant practice is the pathway to a better command of the language being learned.

　　6. Gather from something: understand from something said or done.（從所做的或所說的事）理解

　　Example: I didn't gather much from the confused story he had just told us.

　　7. Hang on someone's lips/ every word/ the words of someone: listen attentively to someone. 注意聽某人說話

　　Examples:

　　1. The speaker was so eloquent that everybody was hanging on his lips.

　　2. June hung on every word of her teacher and took detailed notes.

　　3. Deeply interested, the audience hung on the words of the invited speaker.

　　8. In a fit of ……: under the influence of a sudden violent feeling （e.g. temper, anger, etc.） 在一股……下；在一陣……下

　　Example: Mr brown hit his son in a fit of temper.

　　9. in/ like a flash: in a very short time; quickly. 很快；立刻

　　Examples:

　　1. I will be back in a flash.

　　2. Last night's bank robbery happened like a flash.

　　10. In a fog: in a confused and uncertain state of mind. 迷惑

　　Examples:

　　1.Tom was in a fog about his science lesson this morning.

　　2.Mr Lin told me he was in a fog about what to do.

　　11. Jumble up/ together: mix or throw together without any order. 衚亂混在一起

　　Examples:

　　1. The letters of the words have been jumbled up.

　　2. Returned books were jumbled together on the library tables.

　　12. Jump on someone:

　　（i） make a sudden attack on someone. 突擊

　　Example: The robber jumped on his victim in a dark corner.

　　（ii） criticise someone unfairly. 不公平地批評某人

　　Example: Why did you jump on him for his minor pronunciation problems?