UNIT ?2
Important words：
somehow, considerate, pinch,
rummage, snap, spray, ashamed,
demonstrate, tone, clear
Important expressions:
all things considered, be at it, come to
sb.’s aid, break up, might as well, make
it up to sb.
somehow,
somehow ??
英 [?s?mha?] ? 美 [?s?m?ha?]
adv. ?以某種方式，用某種方法; <非正>不知怎么地，不知道怎樣，不曉得什么緣故; 設法，想辦法，想個方法; 莫明其妙地;
① (ADV) 不知怎樣;用某種方法;不知什么緣故;不知怎的 You use somehow to say that you do not know or cannot say how something was done or will be done.
We'll manage somehow, you and me. I know we will...
我和你，我們總能應付過去的。我知道我們會的。
Channel 4 arrived and somehow created a different role for television...
第四頻道開播了，它在某種程度上為電視創造了一個不同的角色。
considerate,
英 [k?n?s?d?r?t] ? 美 [k?n?s?d?r?t]
adj. ?體貼的，體諒的; 深思熟慮; 到; 慎重;
① (ADJ-GRADED) 替人著想的;體貼的 Someone who is considerate pays attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.
I think he's the most charming, most considerate man I've ever known...
我覺得他是我所認識的最有魅力并且最為體貼的男士。
I've always understood one should try and be considerate of other people.
我一直認為一個人應該盡量為他人著想。
pinch,
英 [p?nt?] ? 美 [p?nt?]
vt. ?捏，掐; 擠痛，夾痛; 使（植物）枯萎，凋謝; 使緊缺，節制;
vi. ?擠痛，壓痛; 吝惜，節約;
n. ?匱乏; 少量，一撮; 困苦;
變形 過去分詞: pinched 過去式: pinched 現在分詞: pinching 第三人稱單數: pinches
Pinch
[人名] [英格蘭人姓氏] 平奇綽號，快活的人，來源于中世紀英語，含義是“蒼頭燕雀”(chaffinch);
① (VERB) 捏；擰；掐；夾 If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.
She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
她使出渾身的力氣擰他的胳膊。
We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.
我們兩個都一直在掐自己，證明這不是在做夢。
② (N-COUNT) （一）撮；少量 A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger.
Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.
把包括一撮鹽在內的所有配料放入食品加工機。
...a pinch of nutmeg.
一撮肉豆蔻
③ (VERB) 偷取，偷盜（尤指不貴重的物品） To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it.
Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
你還記得我偷你眼鏡的事兒嗎？
...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
偷走他錢包的扒手
④ (PHRASE) 必要時；在緊要關頭 If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.
Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.
這張桌子可以很舒服地坐6個人，而且必要時多坐幾個也不會擠。
⑤ (PHRASE) 感到手頭拮據；感到囊中羞澀 If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.
Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.
消費者支出在減少，商人感覺手頭拮據。
⑥ (PHRASE) 身處困境；處境艱難 If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.
I'd trust her in a pinch...
身處困境時，我信任她。
Everyone knew he was in a pinch.
每個人都知道他境況艱難。
rummage,
英 [?r?m?d?] ? 美 [?r?m?d?]
v. ?翻查; 搜出; 翻箱倒柜;
n. ?翻查，搜查; 雜物，七零八碎的東西;
變形 過去分詞: rummaged 復數: rummages 過去式: rummaged 現在分詞: rummaging 第三人稱單數: rummages
① (VERB) 搜尋;翻找;亂翻 If you rummage through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way.
They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits...
他們在一堆堆的二手衣服里翻找著合身的衣服。
Marianne went to rummage in the refrigerator.
瑪麗安娜在冰箱里翻了翻。
② (N-UNCOUNT) 捐贈品;捐贈物 Rummage is old or unwanted things that people give away to charities.
...loads of pitiful rummage.
大量慈善捐贈品
snap,
英 [sn?p] ? 美 [sn?p]
vt.& vi. ?猛地咬住; 呵斥; 折斷;
vt. ?拍照; 用子母扣扣; [棒球]快速傳（球）; 拍…的快照;
n. ?（樹枝等的）突然折斷; 嚴厲的話; 突然的撕咬; 尤指關上或斷裂的聲音)啪嗒聲;
vi. ?啪啪作響; （目光）閃耀; （牙齒等）咯咯作響; （精神）突然崩潰;
adj. ?容易的; 喀嗒一聲扣下的; 倉促的;
adv. ?噼啪作響地; 啪嗒一聲; 猛然;
變形 過去分詞: snapped 過去式: snapped 現在分詞: snapping 第三人稱單數: snaps
SNAP
abbr. ?Satellite Navigation Alert Plotter 衛星導航警戒標繪儀;
① (V-ERG) (使)咔嚓一聲折斷;(使)啪的一聲繃斷 If something snaps or if you snap it, it breaks suddenly, usually with a sharp cracking noise.
He shifted his weight and a twig snapped...
他挪了一下身體的重心，一根樹枝咔嚓一聲斷了。
The brake pedal had just snapped off...
剎車踏板剛剛啪的一聲繃斷了。
② (V-ERG) (使)發出吧嗒一聲(合上或打開) If you snap something into a particular position, or if it snaps into that position, it moves quickly into that position, with a sharp sound.
He snapped the notebook shut...
他啪的一聲合上了筆記本。
He snapped the cap on his ballpoint...
他吧嗒一聲把筆帽扣在了圓珠筆上。
③ (VERB) (打拍子、下指示等時)打響指 If you snap your fingers, you make a sharp sound by moving your middle finger quickly across your thumb, for example in order to accompany music or to order someone to do something.
She had millions of listeners snapping their fingers to her first single...
百萬聽眾和著她第一首歌的節拍打著響指。
He snapped his fingers, and Wilson produced a sheet of paper...
他打了個響指，威爾遜便遞過一張紙來。
④ (VERB) 惡聲惡氣地說;聲色俱厲地說 If someone snaps at you, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way.
'Of course I don't know her,' Roger snapped...
羅杰惡聲惡氣地說：“我當然不認識她。”
I'm sorry, Casey, I didn't mean to snap at you like that.
對不起，凱西，我不是有意要跟你兇的。
⑤ (VERB) 突然精神崩潰;突然失控 If someone snaps, or if something snaps inside them, they suddenly stop being calm and become very angry because the situation has become too tense or too difficult for them.
He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend...
當她不準孩子們在某個周末去看他的時候，他終于控制不住自己了。
For the first and only time Grant's self-control snapped...
生平第一次也是唯一的一次，格蘭特失控了。
⑥ (VERB) (狗等動物)突然咬，猛咬 If an animal such as a dog snaps at you, it opens and shuts its jaws quickly near you, as if it were going to bite you.
His teeth clicked as he snapped at my ankle...
它猛地朝我的腳脖子咬下去，牙齒還咔咔直響。
The poodle yapped and snapped.
卷毛狗又吠又咬。
⑦ (ADJ) (決定、行動等)突然的，倉促的，魯莽的 A snap decision or action is one that is taken suddenly, often without careful thought.
I think this is too important for a snap decision...
我認為，這件事非常重要，不能倉促作決定。
It's important not to make snap judgments...
不要急于作出判斷——這一點很重要。
⑧ (N-COUNT) 照片 A snap is a photograph.
...a snap my mother took last year.
我母親去年拍的照片
⑨ (VERB) 給…拍照 If you snap someone or something, you take a photograph of them.
He was the first ever non-British photographer to be invited to snap a royal.
他是有史以來第一個應邀為王室成員拍照的非英籍攝影師。
⑩ (N-UNCOUNT) “捉對兒”(一種簡單的撲克牌游戲，參加者輪流亮牌疊成一疊，爭取在出現同點數或同人頭的兩張牌時，先喊snap以贏得整疊牌) Snap is a simple British card game in which the players take turns to put cards down on a pile, and try to be the first to shout 'snap' when two cards with the same number or picture are put down.
? (EXCLAM) “喲！”(對兩件物品相似之極發出的驚嘆) You can say 'Snap!' as an expression of surprise when you realize that two things are the same or very similar, for example if you meet a friend wearing the same shirt as you.
? (N-COUNT) 同 snap fastener A snap is the same as a snap fastener .
spray,
英 [spre?] ? 美 [spre]
vt.& vi. ?噴; 噴射;
n. ?噴霧; 噴霧器; 浪花; （用作裝飾的）小樹枝;
變形 過去分詞: sprayed 復數: sprays 過去式: sprayed 現在分詞: spraying 第三人稱單數: sprays
Spray
[人名] [英格蘭人姓氏] 斯普雷綽號，瘦子，來源于中世紀英語，含義是“細樹枝”(slender branch); [地名] [美國] 斯普雷;
① (N-VAR) 水花;飛沫 Spray is a lot of small drops of water which are being thrown into the air.
The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall...
月亮在瀑布濺起的水霧上照出了一道彩虹。
The rope whipped clear of the water, throwing up a spray of droplets.
繩子猛地甩過水面，帶起一片水珠。
② (N-MASS) 噴劑 A spray is a liquid kept under pressure in a can or other container, which you can force out in very small drops.
...hair spray.
噴發膠
...a can of insect spray.
一罐噴霧殺蟲劑
③ (V-ERG) 噴,噴灑（液體） If you spray a liquid somewhere or if it sprays somewhere, drops of the liquid cover a place or shower someone.
A sprayer hooked to a tractor can spray five gallons onto ten acres...
用拖拉機牽引的噴霧器可以將 5 加侖藥水噴灑在 10 英畝田地上。
Two inmates hurled slates at prison officers spraying them with a hose...
兩名囚犯朝著用水管向他們噴水的獄警們扔石板瓦。
④ (V-ERG) （使）飛濺;(使)飛散 If a lot of small things spray somewhere or if something sprays them, they are scattered somewhere with a lot of force.
A shower of mustard seeds sprayed into the air and fell into the grass...
許多芥子撒向空中，然后落進了草叢里。
The intensity of the blaze shattered windows, spraying glass on the streets below...
熊熊烈火灼裂了玻璃窗，碎玻璃飛濺到了下面的街道上。
⑤ (VERB) 大量射出，掃射（子彈) If someone sprays bullets somewhere, they fire a lot of bullets at a group of people or things.
He ran to the top of the building spraying bullets into shoppers below...
他跑到樓頂上，向下面的購物人群開槍掃射。
The army lorries were sprayed with machine gun fire from guerrillas in the woods.
部隊的運貨卡車遭到了樹林中游擊隊機關槍的掃射。
⑥ (VERB) 在…上噴涂料(或油漆) If something is sprayed, it is painted using paint kept under pressure in a container.
The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.
裸露的金屬上被噴上了幾層底漆。
⑦ (VERB) 噴農藥 When someone sprays against insects, they cover plants or crops with a chemical which prevents insects feeding on them.
He doesn't spray against pests or diseases...
他并不噴藥防蟲祛病。
Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower...
只在晚間使用殺蟲劑，而且不要對正在開花的植物噴藥。
⑧ (N-COUNT) (尤指用于植被的)噴水器，噴霧器 A spray is a piece of equipment for spraying water or another liquid, especially over growing plants.
⑨ (N-COUNT) (一根枝條上的)花簇(或葉片) A spray of flowers or leaves is a number of flowers or leaves on one stem or branch.
...a small spray of freesias.
一小簇小蒼蘭
ashamed,
英 [???e?md] ? 美 [???emd]
adj. ?慚愧的，羞恥的，害臊的; 難為情;
Ashamed
[電影]真丟人;
① (ADJ-GRADED) 慚愧的；羞恥的；害臊的 If someone is ashamed, they feel embarrassed or guilty because of something they do or they have done, or because of their appearance.
I felt incredibly ashamed of myself for getting so angry...
我對自己發那么大的火而深感慚愧。
She was ashamed that she looked so shabby...
她因為自己衣衫襤褸而感到無地自容。
② (ADJ-GRADED) （為…）感到羞恥的，感到難為情的 If you are ashamed of someone, you feel embarrassed to be connected with them, often because of their appearance or because you disapprove of something they have done.
I've never told this to anyone, but it's true, I was terribly ashamed of my mum.
這件事我從來沒告訴過別人，但是我真的為我媽感到很害臊。
③ (ADJ-GRADED) 羞于…的；因尷尬而不愿…的 If someone is ashamed to do something, they do not want to do it because they feel embarrassed about it.
Women are often ashamed to admit they are being abused.
婦女對受到的侵犯常常羞于承認。
demonstrate,
英 [?dem?nstre?t] ? 美 [?d?m?n?stret]
vt. ?證明，證實; 論證; 顯示，展示; 演示，說明;
vi. ?示威游行;
變形 過去分詞: demonstrated 過去式: demonstrated 現在分詞: demonstrating 第三人稱單數: demonstrates
① (VERB) 證明;論證;表明;說明 To demonstrate a fact means to make it clear to people.
The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality...
該研究還表明了肥胖癥和死亡率之間存在直接的聯系。
You have to demonstrate that you are reliable...
你得證明自己是靠得住的。
② (VERB) 顯示;表露 If you demonstrate a particular skill, quality, or feeling, you show by your actions that you have it.
Have they, for example, demonstrated a commitment to democracy?...
例如，他們是否已表現出會致力于民主？
The government's going to great lengths to demonstrate its military might.
該政府正不遺余力地展示其軍事力量。
③ (VERB) 示威;進行示威游行（或集會） When people demonstrate, they march or gather somewhere to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
30,000 angry farmers demonstrated against possible cuts in subsidies...
3萬名憤怒的農場主示威抗議可能對農產品補貼進行的削減。
In the cities vast crowds have been demonstrating for change...
在城市里，大批的人群舉行示威游行，要求進行變革。
④ (VERB) 示范;演示 If you demonstrate something, you show people how it works or how to do it.
The BBC has just successfully demonstrated a new digital radio transmission system...
英國廣播公司剛剛成功地演示了一套新的數字無線電傳輸系統。
He flew the prototype to West Raynham to demonstrate it to a group of senior officers...
他將原型空運到西雷納姆，向一批高級軍官作演示。
tone,
英 [t??n] ? 美 [to?n]
n. ?[語]聲調，語調; [畫]色調，色澤，明暗; [樂]樂音，全音，全音程; [醫]（正常的）健康狀態;
vt. ?使更健壯; 定調; 使變調子; [攝影術]給…上色;
vi. ?帶有某種腔調; 呈現某種色彩; （顏色）調和（與 with 連用）;
變形 過去分詞: toned 復數: tones 過去式: toned 現在分詞: toning 第三人稱單數: tones
Tone
abbr. ?托恩（姓氏）;
TonE
abbr. ?tonicity enhancer 張力增強劑;
TONE
abbr. ?trial of nonpharmacologic interventions in the elderly 老年人非藥理學介入試驗;
① (N-COUNT) 音質;音色;音調 The tone of a sound is its particular quality.
Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah.
克羅斯聽得到他對薩拉低聲說話。
...the clear tone of the bell.
清亮的鈴音
② (N-COUNT) 語氣；口氣；腔調 Someone's tone is a quality in their voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking.
I still didn't like his tone of voice...
我還是不喜歡他說話的語氣。
Suddenly he laughed again, this time with a cold, sharp tone…
突然他又笑了，這次笑得冷漠、刺耳。
③ (N-SING) (演講、文章的)語氣，調子，基調 The tone of a speech or piece of writing is its style and the opinions or ideas expressed in it.
The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly...
發言人說信函的語氣非常友好。
His comments to reporters were conciliatory in tone...
他對記者們的講話帶著安撫的口吻。
④ (N-SING) 氣氛;氛圍;格調 The tone of a place or an event is its general atmosphere.
The high tone of the occasion was assured by the presence of a dozen wealthy patrons…
十幾位富有資助人的出席確保了儀式的高格調。
The service desk at the entrance, with its friendly, helpful and efficient staff, sets the tone for the rest of the store.
入口處設有服務臺，加之友好、熱心與高效的服務人員，營造了這家商店的整體氛圍。
⑤ (N-UNCOUNT) （身體的）強健狀況；(尤指肌肉的)緊實度，結實度 The tone of someone's body, especially their muscles, is its degree of firmness and strength.
...stretch exercises that aim to improve muscle tone...
旨在提高肌肉結實度的伸展鍛煉
Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems.
保持肌肉強健有力有助于避免背部疾病。
⑥ (VERB) 使結實；使強健 Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong.
This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves...
這一動作舒展脊椎，使脊神經更加強健。
Try these toning exercises before you start the day.
在開始一天的活動之前，試著做做這些強身健體的體操。
⑦ (N-VAR) 色調;明暗 A tone is one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour.
Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size...
每塊磚在色調、質地與大小上也都略有不同。
I'm a cheery sort of person, so I like cheerful tones.
我是個活潑類型的人，因此喜歡明亮的色調。
⑧ (VERB) (與…)協調(或相配) If one thing tones with another, the two things look nice together because their colours are similar in quality or brightness.
Princess Margaret toned with her in a turquoise print dress.
瑪格麗特公主那條青綠色的印花裙子與她很相配。
⑨ (N-SING) 電話提示音 A tone is one of the sounds that you hear when you are using a telephone, for example the sound that tells you that a number is engaged or busy, or no longer exists.
⑩ (N-COUNT) 音;全音 A tone is a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones.
? (PHRASE) 降低格調 If you say that something lowers the tone of a place or event, you mean that it is not appropriate and makes the place or event seem less respectable.
Councillors say plastic-framed windows lower the tone of the neighbourhood.
市政會委員說塑料框架的窗戶讓這個社區掉份兒了。
? (PHRASAL VERB) 使(顏色)柔和；使(味道)變淡;調和 If you tone down a colour or a flavour, you make it less bright or strong.
When Ken Hom wrote his first book for the BBC he was asked to tone down the spices and garlic in his recipes.
當肯·霍姆為英國廣播公司寫第一本書的時候，他被要求在菜譜里少用些香料和大蒜。
Clear
英 [kl??(r)] ? 美 [kl?r]
adj. ?清楚的，明白的; 清晰的，明亮的; 清澈的; 明確的;
adv. ?完全地; 清晰地; 整整;
vi. ?變明朗; 變清澈;
vt. ?掃除，除去; 消除（嫌疑）; 使清楚; 使干凈;
n. ?空隙，空間;
變形 過去分詞: cleared 過去式: cleared 現在分詞: clearing 第三人稱單數: clears
① (ADJ-GRADED) 易懂的;明白的;清楚的 Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
The book is clear, readable and adequately illustrated...
這本書明白易懂，可讀性強，插圖豐富。
The space telescope has taken the clearest pictures ever of Pluto...
太空望遠鏡拍攝到了迄今為止最清晰的冥王星的照片。
② (ADJ-GRADED) 明顯的;顯然的;明白無誤的 Something that is clear is obvious and impossible to be mistaken about.
It was a clear case of homicide...
這顯然是一宗殺人案。
The clear message of the scientific reports is that there should be a drastic cut in car use...
那些科學報告清清楚楚地告訴人們應該大幅削減汽車使用量。
③ (ADJ-GRADED) 完全了解的;明白的;清楚的 If you are clear about something, you understand it completely.
It is important to be clear about what Chomsky is doing here...
很有必要搞清喬姆斯基在這兒干什么。
He is not entirely clear on how he will go about it...
他還沒完全搞清楚該如何處理這件事。
④ (ADJ-GRADED) (頭腦或思路)清楚的，清晰的，清醒的，不糊涂的 If your mind or your way of thinking is clear, you are able to think sensibly and reasonably, and you are not affected by confusion or by a drug such as alcohol.
She needed a clear head to carry out her instructions.
她需要一個頭腦清醒的人來執行自己的指令。
⑤ (VERB) 理清(思路);使(頭腦)清醒 To clear your mind or your head means to free it from confused thoughts or from the effects of a drug such as alcohol.
He walked up Fifth Avenue to clear his head...
他沿著第五大道走了走，好讓大腦清醒清醒。
Our therapists will show you how to clear your mind of worries.
我們的治療師會教你如何消除心中的憂慮。
⑥ (ADJ) 透明的;清澈的 A clear substance is one which you can see through and which has no colour, like clean water.
...a clear glass panel...
透明的玻璃板
...a clear gel...
透明的凝膠
⑦ (ADJ-GRADED) (顏色)明艷的，鮮亮的 A clear colour is bright and strong.
He has clear blue eyes and a dazzling smile.
他有一雙明亮的藍眼睛和一臉燦爛的微笑。
⑧ (ADJ) (表面)收拾干凈的;(地方)暢通的;(視野)無阻礙的 If a surface, place, or view is clear, it is free of unwanted objects or obstacles.
The runway is clear — go ahead and land...
跑道暢通無阻，開始著陸吧。
All exits must be kept clear in case of fire or a bomb scare...
所有出口必須保持暢通，以防有火災或炸彈威嚇發生。
⑨ (VERB) 清除;清理 When you clear an area or place or clear something from it, you remove things from it that you do not want to be there.
To clear the land and harvest the bananas they decided they needed a male workforce...
為了清理那片地和收割香蕉，他們決定雇請男勞力。
Stewart was trying to clear a path for the stretcher...
斯圖爾特在努力給擔架開路。
⑩ (VERB) (為…)清理道路;(為…)掃清障礙 If something or someone clears the way or the path for something to happen, they make it possible.
The Prime Minister resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government...
首相今天的辭職為新政府的組建掃清了道路。
A court in Berlin has dropped the charges against him, clearing the way for him to leave Germany.
柏林的一個法庭今天撤銷了對他的指控，這樣他就可以離開德國了。
? (ADJ-GRADED) (天氣或天空)晴朗的 If it is a clear day or if the sky is clear, there is no mist, rain, or cloud.
On a clear day you can see the French coast...
天氣晴朗時可以望見法國海岸。
The winter sky was clear.
冬天的天空萬里無云。
? (VERB) (霧靄)消散，退去 When fog or mist clears, it gradually disappears.
The early morning mist had cleared.
晨霧散去了。
? (ADJ-GRADED) (眼睛)清澈的，有神的，明亮的 Clear eyes look healthy, attractive, and shining.
...clear blue eyes...
清澈的藍眼睛
Her eyes were clear and steady.
她的眼神清澈而堅定。
? (ADJ-GRADED) (皮膚)光潔的，無斑點的 If your skin is clear, it is healthy and free from spots.
? (ADJ) (良心)無愧的，不內疚的 If you say that your conscience is clear, you mean you do not think you have done anything wrong.
Mr Garcia said his conscience was clear over the jail incidents...
加西亞先生說他對監獄中發生的事件問心無愧。
I can look back on things with a clear conscience. I did everything I could.
我可以問心無愧地回首過去，我已經盡力了。
? (ADJ) 不接觸的;遠離的;在安全距離以外的 If something or someone is clear of something else, it is not touching it or is a safe distance away from it.
As soon as he was clear of the terminal building he looked round...
他一離開機場大樓，就環顧了一下四周。
She placed a towel on a cluster of rocks just clear of the tidemark...
她把一條毛巾放在剛沒過漲潮線的一堆石頭上。
? (ADV) (尤指開車到遠處)一直，徑直 If you drive clear to a place, especially a place that is far away, you go all the way there without delays.
After that they drove clear over to St Paul.
之后，他們一口氣開到圣保羅。
? (VERB) 跳過;越過 If an animal or person clears an object or clears a certain height, they jump over the object, or over something that height, without touching it.
Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high jump record, cleared 2.36 metres.
古巴的世界跳高紀錄保持者索托馬約爾跳過了2.36米。
? (V-ERG) 兌現(支票)；（支票）結算 When a bank clears a cheque or when a cheque clears, the bank agrees to pay the sum of money mentioned on it.
Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque...
在波蘭，銀行兌現支票可能還需要兩三個星期。
Allow time for the cheque to clear.
留出時間兌現支票。
? (VERB) 批準，準許(行動) If a course of action is cleared, people in authority give permission for it to happen.
Linda Gradstein has this report from Jerusalem, which was cleared by an Israeli censor...
琳達·格拉德斯坦的這份報道來自耶路撒冷，它已經通過了以色列方面的審查。
Within an hour, the helicopter was cleared for take-off...
不到一個小時，直升機獲準起飛。
⑴ (VERB) 證明無罪；證實無過錯 If someone is cleared, they are proved to be not guilty of a crime or mistake.
She was cleared of murder and jailed for just five years for manslaughter...
她被判謀殺罪名不成立，僅以過失殺人罪判處5年監禁。
In a final effort to clear her name, Eunice has written a book.
尤妮斯寫了本書,最后一次試圖證明自己的清白。
⑵ (CONVENTION) (用于確定自己的話被理解以及強調權威性)聽懂了嗎？我說明白了嗎？ You can say 'Is that clear?' or 'Do I make myself clear?' after you have told someone your wishes or instructions, to make sure that they have understood you, and to emphasize your authority.
We're only going for half an hour, and you're not going to buy anything. Is that clear?
我們只去半個小時，而且你什么都不能買。聽清楚了沒有？
⑶ (PHRASE) 沒有危險的;不受責備的;不受懷疑的 If someone is in the clear, they are not in danger, or are not blamed or suspected of anything.
The Audit Commission said that the ministry was in the clear.
審計署稱該政府部門沒有問題。
⑷ (PHRASE) 把…表達清楚;把…說明白 If you make something clear, you say something in a way that makes it impossible for there to be any doubt about your meaning, wishes, or intentions.
Mr O'Friel made it clear that further insults of this kind would not be tolerated...
奧弗里爾先生明確表示，絕不容忍這樣的侮辱行為再次發生。
The far-right has now made its intentions clear.
極右勢力已經清楚地表明了其意圖。
⑸ (PREP-PHRASE) 高出，超出，多出（競爭對手） If something or someone is a certain amount clear of a competitor, they are that amount ahead of them in a competition or race.
Keegan's team are now seven points clear of West Ham...
基岡率領的球隊現在領先西漢姆聯隊7分。
He crossed the line three seconds clear of Tom Snape.
他領先湯姆·斯內普3秒沖過終點線。
⑹ (PHRASE) 避開;繞開 If you steer clear or stay clear of someone or something, you avoid them.
The rabbis try to steer clear of political questions.
拉比們努力避開政治問題。
all things considered,
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adv. ?全面地考慮;
雙語例句
1. All things considered, I think you have behaved marvellously in coming here.
從各方面考慮，我認為你來這兒是一個非常明智的舉動。
2. All things considered, he is the right person for the job.
從各方面考慮, 他做這工作最合適.
be at it,
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苦干;
雙語例句
1. The police force is 200 men below strength, but next year It'should be at full strength.
警力不足,還差200人, 不過明年會達到編制規定的人數.
2. You will be clear about it as soon as you look at it.
你一看就會清楚的.
come to sb.’s aid,
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伸出援助之手
break up,
英 [breik ?p] ? 美 [brek ?p]
結束; （使）破碎; 放假; （使）散開;
① (PHRASAL VERB-ERG) （使）分裂；（被）拆分；(使）破碎 When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
Civil war could come if the country breaks up...
如果國家分裂就會爆發內戰。
There was a danger of the ship breaking up completely...
這艘船有徹底解體的危險。
② (PHR-V-RECIP) （戀人）分手；（夫妻）結束關系 If you break up with your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, your relationship with that person ends.
My girlfriend had broken up with me...
我的女朋友已跟我分手了。
He felt appalled by the whole idea of marriage so we broke up.
他被結婚的想法嚇住了，因此我們分了手。
③ (PHRASAL VERB-ERG) （婚姻關系）破裂；結束（婚姻關系） If a marriage breaks up or if someone breaks it up, the marriage ends and the partners separate.
MPs say they work too hard and that is why so many of their marriages break up...
國會議員們聲稱他們工作過于辛勞，因而導致他們當中很多人婚姻破裂。
Fred has given me no good reason for wanting to break up our marriage.
弗雷德沒能給我一個想要結束我們婚姻的正當理由。
④ (PHRASAL VERB-ERG) 散（會）；（使）解散 When a meeting or gathering breaks up or when someone breaks it up, it is brought to an end and the people involved in it leave.
A neighbour asked for the music to be turned down and the party broke up...
因為一個鄰居要求把音樂音量調低，聚會便散了。
Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration...
警察使用催淚瓦斯驅散示威人群。
⑤ (PHRASAL VERB) （學?；驅W生）放假 When a school or the pupils in it break up, the school term ends and the pupils start their holidays.
It's the last week before they break up, and they're doing all kinds of Christmas things.
這是放假前的最后一周，他們正在為圣誕節作各種準備。
⑥ (PHRASAL VERB) （因信號受到干擾）聲音斷斷續續 If you say that someone is breaking up when you are speaking to them on a mobile telephone, you mean that you can only hear parts of what they are saying because the signal is interrupted.
The line's gone; I think you're breaking up.
掉線了；我聽不清你說什么。
⑦ (PHRASAL VERB) 使（某人）失控 If something breaks someone up, it causes them to lose control and begin to laugh or cry.
Kindness breaks me up; it makes me cry.
這關愛使我不能自制，令我失聲痛哭。
might as well,
英 [mait ?z wel] ? 美 [ma?t ?z w?l]
還是…的好，不妨; 莫如; 何妨;
雙語例句
1. I'll come with you if you like. I might as well.
如果你想的話，我會和你在一起來。我無所謂。
2. Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay.
反正你已經在這兒了，那就留下來吧。
Make it up to sb.
補償;
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① make it up to sb
對誰進行彌補
good luck 告別時可以這么說make it up to sb 對誰進行彌補what i can do to make it up to you 我怎么彌補你
