習語集錦【26】
1. Add up to something:
(i) make the total of the figure.縂計
Example: All the figures add up to 500.
(ii) amount to something; mean something.等於
Examples: 1. With a dinner included in the cost of the ticket, it all adds up to a really good evening entertainment. 2. His long answer added up to a refusal.
2. Addicted to something:
like something very much.沉迷於
Examples: 1. As Kelvin is addicted to smoking, he finds it difficult to work without some cigarettes. 2. Ali is addicted to alcoholic drinks.
3. Address oneself to something:
give one's attention to something.注意到
Example: Whenever I do something, I address myself to it with zest.
4. Beaten road is the safest, the:
the path that is well used is safe for all to go past.多人走過的路最安全
Example: Don't take unnecessary risks. Follow what the majority has done. The beaten road is the safest.
5. Beauty is but skin deep:
beauty is superficial.膚淺
Example: Don't judge people by outward looks alone. Beauty is but skin deep. It may be deceptive.
6. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder:
beauty is only a matter of opinion.美的觀唸人人不同
Example: There is no objective way of saying whether a person is beautiful or not.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
7. Carry out something:
accomplish or finish something successfully.完成某事
Example: With a strong will, you are sure to carry out your plan soon.
8. Carry someone/something through:
help something to continue; bring someone safely out of difficulty.幫助完成某事、幫助某人渡過難關
Examples: 1. Your support will carry me through. 2. They don't have enough money to carry through the big project.
9. Carry something too far:
do something to too great a degree.做得過分
Example: Don't make fun of the pitiable man; you have carried the joke too far.
10. Delegate someone to do something:
appoint someone as a representative for something.委托某人做某事
Example: The manager delegated his secretary to collect the money from the debtors.
11. Delete something from some place:
strike something out.刪除
Example: Please delete his name from the list of participants.
12. Deliberate on/upon something:
think very carefully and seriously about something.仔細考慮
Example: The committee deliberated on a number of new problems.
13. Eat someone out of house and home:
eat more than one's host can provide.把某人喫窮
Example: Those greedy kids have eaten Mr Lin out of house and home.
14. Eavesdrop on someone:
overhear the conversation of someone. 竊聽
Example: Some office staff have been eavesdropping on their manager.
15. Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves:
it is not advisable to be too curious or inquisitive.媮聽話的人聽不到自己的好話
Example: Don't be too interested in listening to people's conversations, as what you hear about yourselves will be uncomplimentary. Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves.
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