save one's breath 不必白费唇舌
常用口语句子
You can save your breath： you'll never persuade her.
别白费唇舌了，你绝说服不了她。
Save your breath， the boss will never give you the day off.
省点口舌吧，老板不会给你一天假的。
I don't care about what you think； save your breath to cool your porridge！
我不在乎你怎么想，你省点力气，别白费口舌了！
常用英语短语
say nothing of 更不用说
常用口语句子
She can ride a motorcycle， to say nothing of a bicycle.
她摩托车都会骑，自行车更不在话下了。
The yard is a mess， to say nothing of the house.
院子里已经是一团糟，更不用说家里了。
He knows no English， to say nothing of French or German.
他连英语都不懂，更不用说法语和德语了。
常用英语短语
search me 我不知道
常用口语句子
Where's the newspaper？
报纸在哪儿呢？
Search me， I haven't seen it.
不知道，我没看见。
Search me， I really don't know what you are talking about.
我哪里知道，我真的不明白你在说些什么。
Search me why the show has been cancelled.
我不知道为什么演出被取消了。
常用英语短语
second thoughts 重新考虑
常用口语句子
On second thoughts I think I'd better gonow.
我又一想，认为最好是立刻就走。
On second thoughts he changed his mind.
进一步考虑后，他改变了主意。
We had second thoughts about buying the house when we discovered the price.
我们知道了房价以后，对买这所房子一事又另有想法了。
常用英语短语
see about 处理，注意；查看；留意
常用口语句子
I must see about lunch soon.
我得马上去做午饭了。
I'll have to see about getting the roofmended.
我得去照料修理屋顶这件事。
He says he won't co-operate， does he？ Well，we'll soon see about that！
他说他不愿意合作是吗？好，我们非办办这件事不可！
常用英语短语
see sb. off 为某人送行；强迫某人离开某处
常用口语句子
We all went to the airport to see her off.
我们都去飞机场为她送行了。
Please don't trouble to see me off at the station.
请不用麻烦到车站送我了。
The farmer saw the boys off with a heavy stick.
农场主拿着大棍子把那些男孩子赶跑了。
常用英语短语
see to it that 确保
常用口语句子
See to it that you're ready on time！
到时候你千万要准备好！
See to it that you are here punctually tomorrow.
明天你务必要准时到这里。
Can you see to it that the fax goes this afternoon？
你保证今天下午就把传真发出去行吗？
常用英语短语
sell out 卖完；售空；出卖
常用口语句子
The next day the bookshops sold out.
第二天书店就卖断了货。
Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes.
演出门票在70分钟内即告售罄。
We would rather die than sell out our comrades.
我们宁死也不出卖自己的同志。
常用英语短语
sensitive to 对……敏感
常用口语句子
Photographicpaper is highly sensitive tolight.
感光纸对光十分敏感。
A writer mustn't be too sensitive to criticism.
作家不可对批评意见反应过激。
She is sensitive to what people think of her.
她很敏感人们对她是怎么想的。
常用英语短语
set forth/out 动身；陈列；公布；阐明
常用口语句子
We set forth immediately after breakfast.
吃过早饭，我们马上就出发。
They set out on the last stage of their journey.
他们开始了旅行的最后一程。
He set out his objections to the scheme.
他阐明了他反对该计划。
常用英语短语
set on fire 点燃，纵火；使情绪激动
常用口语句子
The building was set on fire yesterday.
这座大楼昨天着火了。
Two passenger cars were set on fire outside the hotel.
酒店外面，两辆轿车烧了起来。
The orator set the audience on fire.
演讲者使听众情绪激昂。
常用英语短语
shake hands 握手
常用口语句子
They shook hands with each other and then sat down.
他们握了握手，然后坐了下来。
I thought for a moment he was going to shake hands.
有一会儿工夫我还以为他想跟我握手呢。
Aren't you going to shake hands with me？
你不打算和我握手吗？
常用英语短语
short of 缺少
常用口语句子
Their company was short of funds.
他们公司缺少资金。
The hospital is getting short of clean linen.
这所医院现在缺少干净的被服用品。
We can't lend you any sugar. We're a bit short of it ourselves.
我们无法借给你糖，我们自己的糖也不太够。
常用英语短语
show off 卖弄，夸示；展览；吸引大家注意
常用口语句子
Do stop showing off. It's embarrassing.
快别卖弄了，太难为情了。
The child danced around the room， showing off to everybody.
那个孩子满屋子跳舞，向大家显派一番。
She was showing off her new husband at the party.
她在聚会上吸引着大家注意她的新郎。
常用英语短语
show up 显眼；暴露；出席，露面
常用口语句子
The dust on the shelf shows up in the sunlight.
在阳光照射下能看见架子上有灰尘。
It was ten o'clock when he finally showed up.
十点钟时他终于到了。
We were hoping for a full team today but only five players showed up.
今天我们希望全体队员都到齐，但结果只到了五个人。
常用英语短语
shut off 阻断；关上
常用口语句子
His deafness shuts him off from the lives of others.
他耳聋阻碍了他与别人的交往。
The village is shut off from the world by lakes and marshes.
这个村子周围有湖泊与沼泽地，隔断了与外界的联系。
You must shut the gas supply off if there's aleak.
煤气泄漏时，必须把阀门关上。
常用英语短语
shut up 关上；不许开口
常用口语句子
We shut up the house before going on holiday.
我们去度假之前把所有门窗都关好了。
Oh， shut up， you fool！
喂，住嘴，你这个傻瓜！
Tell her to shut up.
叫她不要再说了。
常用英语短语
sick of 厌恶，厌倦
常用口语句子
I'm sick of waiting around like this.
我腻烦像这样在一旁等着。
She has had the same job for years and is heartily sick of it.
她做这一工作已多年，因此从心底里感到厌烦。
Get out！ I'm sick of the sight of you！
滚出去！一见到你我就觉得讨厌！
常用英语短语
side by side 肩并肩，一起；相互支持
常用口语句子
The two children are walking side by side.
那两个孩子肩并肩地走着。
The two boys play side by side all afternoon.
这两个男孩整个下午都在一起玩。
We stand side by side with you in this dispute.
在这场辩论中我们与你们相互支持。
常用英语短语
sit down 坐下
常用口语句子
She sat down on the chair and took hershoes off.
她坐在椅子上，把鞋脱了。
We must sit down together and settle our differences.
我们得坐下来解决分歧。
Would you care to sit down for a while？
你要不要坐一会呢？
常用英语短语
slow up/down 减低速度；松弛下来
常用口语句子
Slow up/down before you reach the crossroads.
到达十字路口前你要减速。
You must slow down your car.
你必须慢点儿开车。
Slow up a bit， or you'll make yourself ill.
别这么卖力气，不然你要累出病来的。
常用英语短语
so far 到目前为止
常用口语句子
So far， so good.
到目前为止，一切顺利。
I can only trust him so far.
我至今还信赖他。
I have had no reply from her so far.
我至今没有得到她的答复。
常用英语短语
somewhere around大约
常用口语句子
The journey will take some where aroundten days.
这次旅行大约要用十天时间。
I have some money some where around me.
我身上带着些钱。
The post office is somewhere around there.
邮局就在这附近。
常用英语短语
sooner or later 迟早，早晚
常用口语句子
You should tell her， because she'll find out sooner or later.
你还是告诉她吧，因为她迟早会发觉的。
If you drive like that， sooner or later you'll have an accident.
你如果那样开车，迟早会出事的。
His dream will come true sooner or later.
他的理想迟早会实现。
常用英语短语
sore throat 嗓子哑，嗓子疼
常用口语句子
This medicine should soothe your sore throat.
这种药会减轻你的喉痛。
Mary has a bad cold and sore throat.
玛丽患了重感冒而且咽喉痛。
I feel shivery and I have gotten a sore throat.
我觉得冷得发抖，而且喉咙疼痛。
常用英语短语
stand a chance 有希望，有成功可能
常用口语句子
I don't think they stand a chance of winning.
我看他们没有打赢的希望。
His opponent did not stand a chance.
他的对手毫无取胜的机会。
You don't stand a chance of getting the job.
你没有可能得到这份工作。
常用英语短语
stand for 代表；支持，拥护；忍受
常用口语句子
What do the letters UN stand for？
字母UN代表什么？
He hates us and everything we stand for.
他仇恨我们以及我们的任何主张。
I won't stand for this in solence.
我决不容忍这种傲慢无礼的行为。
常用英语短语
stand out 突出，显着；远远超过；坚持到底
常用口语句子
He played the violin， and he stood out fromall the other musicians.
他演奏了小提琴，把其他所有乐师都比了下去。
Her work stands out from the rest as easily the best.
她的工作成绩远比其他人都好。
We managed to stand out against all attempts to close the company down.
我们竭力顶住了要关闭公司的一切做法。
常用英语短语
stand up 站起来；失约
常用口语句子
Stand up， please！
请起立！
We stood up to see better.
我们站了起来，好看得清楚些。
He was in a foul mood because he had been stood up.
他因女友爽约而心情不好。
常用英语短语
stand up for 拥护，支持；扞卫；经得起
常用口语句子
Always stand up for your friends.
要永远维护朋友的利益。
You must stand up for your rights.
你一定要维护自己的权利。
Will this car stand up to winter conditions here？
这汽车经得起这儿冬天的气候条件吗？
常用英语短语
stay away 远离
常用口语句子
Tell him to stay away from my sister！
叫他离我妹妹远点儿！
Tell the noisy boys to stay away.
叫那些吵闹的男孩子们走开。
I wonder why she is staying away.
我不知道她为什么还不来。
常用英语短语
stay in 待在家里，不外出
常用口语句子
The doctor advised me to stay in for a few days.
医生嘱我在家休息几天。
It is out of the question for him to stay in office so late.
他不可能这么晚还呆在办公室。
It was raining， they had to stay in the inn the whole day.
下雨了，他们不得不在旅馆里待了一整天。
常用英语短语
stay out 在外头，不在家；不干涉，不插手；继续罢工
常用口语句子
I don't like you staying out so late.
我不喜欢你在外面呆到这么晚。
His father told him to stay out of trouble.
他父亲叫他避开是非之地。
The miners stayed out for a whole year.
矿工罢工已整整一年了。
常用英语短语
stay up 熬夜，醒着，不去睡；不倒；不沉
常用口语句子
My trousers only stay up if I wear a belt.
我这条裤子要是不系皮带就往下掉。
The poster only stayed up a few hours before it was stolen.
那张海报贴上去没几个小时就让人给偷走了。
She promised the children they could stay up for their favourite TV programme.
她答应孩子们可以晚点儿睡，看他们最喜爱的电视节目。
常用英语短语
step by step 逐步地，一步一步地
常用口语句子
He learnt the rules of the game step by step.
他逐步学会了游戏的规则。
He will be promoted step by step.
他将被逐步提升。
Clutch stair armrest， move carefully step by step.
抓紧楼梯扶手，一步步谨慎地移动。
常用英语短语
step down 走下，下（车）；辞退；退出
常用口语句子
The old man hardly stepped down from the bus when it started.
这位老人刚下汽车，汽车就开走了。
He is not ready to step down yet.
他还不准备辞职。
Jimmy has stepped down from the band.
吉米已从该乐队辞职了。
常用英语短语
stick out 突出，伸出；坚持到底
常用口语句子
Don't stick your head out of the car window.
不要把头伸出汽车窗外。
He hates the job but he's determined to stick it out because he needs the money.
他讨厌那工作，但因为需要钱，只好横下心来干下去。
They're sticking out for higher wages.
他们坚持要求提高工资。
常用英语短语
stick to 坚持，不放弃；忠于，拥护到底
常用口语句子
Would you like some wine？
你喝点葡萄酒吗？
No， I'll stick to beer， thanks.
不，谢谢，我还是喝啤酒吧。
We don't want to hear your opinions， stickto the facts！
我们不想听你的想法，只讲事实！
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
我说的就是这些，句句实情。
常用英语短语
stick up 突出，竖立；支持或维护
常用口语句子
The branch was sticking up out of the water.
树枝直挺挺地伸出水面。
Stick up for the principles.
请遵守原则。
Don't allow those big boys to bully you； stickup for yourself！
别让那些大孩子欺负你，要保护你自己！
常用英语短语
stir up 搅拌；煽动，激励，惹起
常用口语句子
You should stir up the coffee.
你要把咖啡拌匀。
Bob often stirs up a fight between the two boys.
鲍勃经常煽动这两个孩子打架。
Don't stir up trouble between them.
不要在他们之间惹麻烦。
常用英语短语
subject to 受制于，易于
常用口语句子
She was repeatedly subjected to torture.
她不断地受到折磨。
As a test the metal was subjected to great heat.
这种金属经过了高温试验。
The area is subject to devastating seasonal winds.
这个地区常遭破坏性季风的袭击。
常用英语短语
such as 例如，诸如；凡是
常用口语句子
We dislike people such as him.
我们不喜欢像他这号人。
Wild flowers such as orchids and primrosesare becoming rare.
兰花和报春花之类的野花越来越少了。
Such as remains after tax will be yours whenI die.
我死以后全部财产除了交税以外都给你。
常用英语短语
sufficient for 足够的
常用口语句子
Is ā10 sufficient for your expenses？
10英镑够你用的吗？
The food is sufficient for a week.
食物足够一周用。
The money I have saved is sufficient for buying a car.
我所存的钱足以买一辆汽车。
常用英语短语
suitable for/to 适合于
常用口语句子
I don't think I should be suitable for thepost.
我认为这个岗位对我不合适。
The simplicity of the book makes it suitable for children.
这本书简单易懂，适合儿童。
What time is suitable for us to meet？
我们什么时候会面合适？
常用英语短语
superior to 优于，级别高于
常用口语句子
This cloth is superior to that.
这种布比那种好。
The book is superior to that.
这本书比那本书好。
She works well with those superior to her in the firm.
她与公司中的那些上级主管合作愉快。
常用英语短语
sure of /about 对……有信心，确信
常用口语句子
Are you sure of your facts？
你能肯定你的资料属实吗？
Jane is reliable， but I'm not so sure about Jim.
简是信得过的，至于吉姆，我就不敢说了。
You're sure of passing the exam if you workhard.
只要用功，就一定能考及格。
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