简单记录词组

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on ice

搁置， 延迟

例句

China has denied claims of atrocities in Xinjiang, but with neither side willing to budge, the pact is on ice.

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on and off

断断续续的

例句

Fiat money(法定货币) had existed on and off for centuries

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casus belli

含义

战争借口

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seize on

含义

对…大为关注;抓住(有用的事物) If you seize on something or seize upon it, you show great interest in it, often because it is useful to you.

例句

He could well seize on some alleged affront in the negotiations themselves as a casus belli. from washing post

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make a dent

含义

取得有效进展

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head scratcher

含义

something that is confusing, mysterious, or hard to understand

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a flash in the pan

含义

昙花一现

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under the sway of

Meaning

在…的控制下;在…的支配下;在…的影响下

Example

It was an attitude common at the time, as American youths fell under the sway of the latest fad. vox

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vested interest

Meaning

既得利益 既得利益是一种利益冲突，指的是一个人在决策时可能会因为在既有选择下有机会获得利益，而偏好这个选项。

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give the lie to

Meaning

证明…不实 If something gives the lie to a statement, claim, or theory, it suggests or proves that it is not true.

Example

This survey gives the lie to the idea that the country is moving towards economic recovery.

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labour under

Meaning

误以为；为…所蒙蔽 If you labour under a delusion or misapprehension, you continue to believe something which is not true.

Example

“You are laboring under an illusion.” vox

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side hustle

Meaning

副业

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on course

Meaning

很可能做成;可能获得 If you are on course for something, you are likely to achieve it.

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all the more

meaning

even more

example

This half-century drought is all the more distressing in a time of intense social and political turmoil nytimes

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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man

meaning

时势造英雄 When the situation is tough, and when the time comes, a man who can turn the tide and win the situation comes.

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more than meets the eye

meaning

more (to something) than there appears to be at first

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as per

meaning

依照；依据 If something happens as per a particular plan or suggestion, it happens in the way planned or suggested.

example

When having disease, a person should have to follow the doctor’s direction and take medicines as per the prescription.

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be beat

meaning

To be thoroughly fatigued or physically exhausted

example

I am just beat after the flight

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I rest my case

meaning

said when you believe that something that has just happened or been said proves that you are right or telling the truth: （用於表示相信剛發生的事情或表明你說的是真話）還用我多說嗎？

reference

http://www.giraffenglish.net/2020/02/21/i-rest-my-case/

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drag one's feet

meaning

to do something slowly because you do not want to do it （因为不情愿而）拖拖拉拉地做，磨蹭

example

The Obama administration first dragged its feet before throwing its weight behind efforts to establish a United Nations–backed no-fly zone. Atlantic

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throw one's weight behind

meaning

To throw one’s weight behind someone or something 鼎力支持

reference

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/todays-phrase/ep-170228

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with a clean slate

meaning

从头开始

example

He want to embark on this chapter with a clean slate.

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stretched thin

meaning

If you’re stretched thin, you don’t have enough time or enough money to do what you want. 分身乏術

example

Roxana Alexandru, a life coach for introverts, felt stretched thin by her old office job. Atlantic

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drown out

meaning

(of a sound) to be loud enough to block the sound of something else

example

Chants and speeches were intermittently drowned out by the jackhammers at a nearby construction site nyker

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sink in

meaning

终于被充分理解;终于被完全领悟 When a statement or fact sinks in, you finally understand or realize it fully.

example

As it sinks in that he cannot win in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is resorting to repression at home Economist

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bells and whistles

meaning

special features that are added to a product or system to attract more buyers 華麗的點綴，花裡胡哨的東西

example

Sharding database architecture might not sound as fancy or have all the bells and whistles of other solutions, but it is certainly effective and practical

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make a case for

meaning

為…提供充分的理由

example

We hope they spark introspection, start thoughtful conversations, and make the case for the construction of a more forgiving American future. vox

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can ill afford

meaning

承受不起;负担不起 If you say that someone can ill afford to do something, or can ill afford something, you mean that they must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to them.

example

With scientific understanding and innovation increasingly central to solving 21st-century problems, this loss of talent is something society can ill afford. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-keep-students-in-stem-fields-lets-weed-out-the-weed-out-math-classes/

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in spades

meaning

in large amounts or to a very great degree 很多；極其v

example

An international crisis requires steadiness and prudence, and though Biden has shown those qualities in spades, his ad-libbing in Warsaw is a reminder that even small slips pose major risks during tense times. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/03/biden-putin-regime-change-russia/629397/

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pet peeve

meaning

something that especially annoys you

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a dead-end job

没有前途的工作

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fire on all cylinders

meaning

to be operating as powerfully and effectively as possible 开足马力

example

Apple, with a valuation of about $3 trillion and firing on every cylinder, seems unstoppable. (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/opinion/apple-coda-oscar.html)

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call the shots

meaning

to be in the position of being able to make the decisions that will influence a situation 控制，操纵；处于决策地位

example

Russia is running its military campaign against Ukraine out of Moscow, with no central war commander on the ground to call the shots, according to American officials who have studied the five-week-old war.(https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/us/politics/russia-military-ukraine.html)

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on balance

meaning

总的来说

example

The United States has since the founding era been an idealist power operating in a realist world — and has on balance succeeded in bending the arc of history toward justice. (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/opinion/ukraine-war-realist-strategy.html)

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neck of the woods

meaning

地段；附近地区

example

My recent trip to the farmers’ market confirmed my suspicions: Spring has well and truly arrived, at least in my neck of the woods (Southern California). (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/dining/spring-recipes.html)

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from time to time

meaning

有时 sometimes, but not regularly

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have second thoughts about ...

meaning

对。。犹豫了

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sound like a broken record

meaning

没完没了地重复 To sound like a broken record means to repeat something over and over in an annoying fashion.

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The world is some's oyster

meaning

If you say that the world is someone's oyster, you mean that they can do anything or go anywhere that they want to.

example

You're young, you've got a lot of opportunity. The world is your oyster

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year in year out

meaning

When something goes on continually, it is traditional to say it happens “year in and year out,” meaning “from the beginning of the year to its end—and so on year after year.”

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whatever floats your boat

meaning

This is a phrase that often means whatever "soothes your soul" or whatever "works best" Aka- Whatever you feel like doing. 做你喜欢的事

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laugh all the way to the bank

meaning

to make a lot of money especially by doing something that other people thought was foolish or amusing

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catch someone off guard

meaning

to surprise someone, esp. in a way that makes the person feel confused or uncertain

example

It caught me off guard.(https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/12/asia/china-leaving-shanghai-covid-culver-intl-dst-hnk/index.html)

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grow on somebody

meaning

If someone or something grows on you, you like him, her, or it more and more than you did at first:

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have a/no dog in a fight

meaning

to have/not have an interest in a conflict

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hit home

meaning

to cause you to realize exactly how unpleasant or difficult something is 使充分意识到（情况有多糟糕或困难）

example

definitely hits home a lot harder having a son myself

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pull out all the stops

meaning

make a very great effort to achieve something. 全力以赴

example

they gave a Christmas party and pulled out all the stops