【词组搭配积累】第七轮
1. brawl at 打斗，闹事
2. face-offs n. 对峙，面对面会议
3. be afoot 在计划中，进行中；There are plans afoot to increase taxation. 正在拟定增税方案。
4. sth won’t/dosen’t wash (with sb) 借口、解释等对某人来说站不住脚，令人不能接受；eg: That excuse simply won’t wash with me. 那种托辞根本不能令我信服。
- wash your dirt linen in public 公开谈论个人事情；（尤指）家丑外扬
- wash your hands of sb/sth 拒绝对...负责；脱离关系；洗手不干；eg: When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him.
5. political spectrum 政治派别；spectrum n. 范围，各层次；系列，幅度；a broad spectrum of interests 广泛的兴趣范围
6. nudge into 推动；nudge his way to...；数字达到，接近；eg: Inflation is nudging 20%. 通货膨胀即将达到20%。
7. flag sth up 引起...的注意；eg: The report flagged up the dangers of under-age drinking. 引起未成年人饮酒危害的关注；flag v. 标记...
8. highest-grossing film 最卖座的；票房最高的电影
9. action flick 动作电影；climactic scene 高潮情节
10. be/come on stream 投产；投入使用；The new computer system comes on stream. 新的计算机系统下月投入使用。
11. full speed steam ahead 全速前进，全力
- get up/ pick up steam 声势逐渐强大，渐成气候；慢慢活跃起来；逐渐提速
- let off steam 释放精力；发泄怒气；宣泄情感
- run out of steam 精疲力尽，丧失热情
- get somewhere under your own steam 靠自己的力量去某处
- be/get all steamed up (about/over sth) 变得非常生气，激动
- steam sth up 使蒙上水汽；
- steam v. 快速行走，疾行；（比喻）抓紧做sth；eg: He spotted her steaming down the corridor towards him. 疾速走来；（比喻）The Company is steaming ahead with its investment programme. 公司正抓紧实施自己的投资方案。
13. That puts to rest the concern that... 这打消了人们的担忧，即...
14. a chink of light 一缕，一束，一线光；chink n. （光线可进的）裂口，裂缝；v. 使叮当响；We chinked glasses and drank to each other’s health. 我们互相捧杯，祝对方身体健康。
15. That clinches it. 板上钉钉了，就这么定了。
16. be on hold 暂停的
17. in high dudgeon 一怒之下，非常恼怒；dudgeon /dadgen/ eg: He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon. (stomp v.迈着沉重的步子走，跳，移动）
18. high noon 正午；high summer 盛夏
- a high-fat diet 高脂肪的饮食
- be/get on your high horse 趾高气昂，自命不凡，自以为了不起
- have a high old time 玩得开心
- high and dry （船）高出水面，搁浅；处境艰难，无依无靠，身无分文
- high and mighty 趾高气昂、自高自大
- high as a kite （酗酒/吸du）异常兴奋，精神恍惚
- in high dudgeon 怒气冲冲
- smell,stink to high heaven 难闻头顶；不诚实，不道德
- adv. high and low 到处；各地； I’ve searched high and low for my purse. 到处找我的钱包
- run high 激愤；激昂；Feelings ran high as the elections approached.
19. in all likelihood 十有八九 ; 很可能 ; 极有可能
20. cooped up 被拘束的，被禁锢的；coop sth up把...关起来，禁闭
21. at/on the altar of sth 为了sth值得为之受苦的事情）eg: He was wiling to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame. 为了名声，他心甘情愿牺牲幸福。altar n. 祭坛，圣坛
22. hold dear 珍视，看重，爱护
23. in the nutshell 简而言之
24. put paid to sth结束，了结；sth put paid to fears that.... sth消除了恐惧
25. play a bad hand 打出一首坏牌；
26. play a lone hand 独自经营，单枪匹马的干
27. with the benefit of hindsight 事后诸葛；it’s easy to do sth with hindsight. 事后再...，这自然容易。
28. chop and change 变化无常，反复变换；the chops and changes of petty politics
- a pork/lamb chop 羊排，猪排
- get / be given the chop 被解雇，被撤职
- be for the chop 可能遭裁员的人；Who’s next for the chop
- not much chop 不算好的，不太有用的（澳）
- lick one’s chops (over) 垂涎欲滴；幸灾乐祸；高兴地等待
- chop in 插嘴，插话
29. be in the vanguard of 作为先驱，处于前列
30. in a bid to... 为了，试图，力求
31. be at pains to do sth 费尽力气，想尽办法
32. a bevy of （同类人/物）一群，一批，一堆；a bevy of beauties
33. in the aftermath of 在（战争/事故）时候的（后果，创伤）
34. at sb’s behest 受到某人的吩咐，要求；on the behest of 应...的要求
35. 炒作，夸张，Play things up
36. international presence 国际存在，国际影响力；presence 仪态，风度；make your presence felt 突显自己，对（人群/局势）发挥作用
37. No one is casting aspersions on you. 没有人中伤你
38. reel sth off 一口气说出，滔滔不绝地讲（重复） She immediately reeled off several names.
- reel at / from / with sth 感到震惊，心烦意乱；eg: I was still reeling from the shock.
39. iron sth out 把衣服熨平；解决影响...的问题，困难；There are still a few details need ironing out.
40. in exceptional circumstances 在特殊情况下
41. sb’s pet peeve 不能容忍的事，经常抱怨的问题
42. bust sb for sth 警方突击逮捕某人，eg: He’s been busted for drugs.
- bust a gut doing sth / to do sth 努力做，拼命地做
- ... or bust （表示将全力以赴）eg: For him it’s the Olympic or bust. 他将全力以赴参加奥林匹克运动会。“不成功，便成仁”
- bust up （夫妻，朋友，合伙人）吵翻，分手；It’s his drinking that bust up his marriage.
43. go on a ~ spree 狂欢；a shopping spree 狂购一气；He’s our on a spree. 他去外面潇洒了！Trump went on a Twitter spree. 川普又没少发推特。
44. nip at sth 咬住，夹住；（寒气、风）伤害，损害；eg: He winced as the dog ripped his ankle. 狗咬了他的脚踝，他疼的龇牙咧嘴。eg: The icy wind nipped at our faces. 寒风刺痛我们的脸。
- nip v. 快速去某处，急忙赶去；eg: He’s just nipped out to the bank. A car nipped in ahead of me.
- nip n. 啃咬，掐；n. 少量的烈酒；n. 寒冷，冷意；There was a real nip in the air.
- nippy adj. 灵巧的，敏捷的；a nippy air；adj. 天气寒冷的
45. clamp A to B; clamp A and B together 用夹具夹紧，固定；
- clamp down (on sb/sth) 严厉打击（犯罪等）；clampdown n. 压制，取缔
- clamp sth on sb 强制sb接受（限制/法律）eg: The army clamped a curfew on the city.
46. rail at/against sb 抱怨，斥责；= rage, berate
47. news outlet 大型新闻机构；权威通讯社
48. hoover up v. 获得大量的...；吸收
49. fall through 落空；失败
50. technical glitch 技术故障
51. pious hope 难以实现的愿望，可望而不可及的希望
52. trifle with sb/sth （用于否定）怠慢，小看；eg: He is not a person to be trifled with. 他这个人可怠慢不得。
53. under-age girl 未成年女性
54. beat earning estimates 超出盈利预期
55. whisk away 匆匆带走，迅速走掉；Trump whisked away after shooting outside WH.
56. at full throttle 以最高速度；油门大开地
57. meet the eyes 呈现在眼前；显而易
58. foot the bill 支付费用
59. slop through （水，泥泞区域）蹚来蹚去，走动； they were slopping through the paddy fields.
60. come to the fore 涌现；崭露头角 ～ be at the fore
61. bring sth to the fore 凸显sth，突出
62. double take 反应迟钝，过后才恍然大悟
63. be on the take 受贿，为自己捞油水 ; 中饱私囊
64. gobble up 狼吞虎咽；贪婪地抓住；The Company gobbles up $200 million.
65. garner v. 获得；把...存入谷仓；n. 谷仓
66. pip one’s rival 以微弱优势战胜对手；eg: He was pipped at/to the pair for the top award. 他到终点时，以些微之差被超越，失去冠军。（post n. 比赛，尤其是赛马比赛的终点）
67. move the goalposts 改变规则；改变条件（使人为难）
68. in sync 同步；一致；out of sync不同步，不一致；lip-sync 对口型，对嘴配音；synchronize with 同步进行
69. rake in 赚大钱（轻而易举地）；eg: The Company raked in 28 million downloads in quick time.
- rake over sth 重提旧日往事；She has no desire to take over the past.
- rake sth up 重翻旧账
- rake sb over the coals 谴责，申斥，责备 = haul sb over the coals 严厉训斥sb
70. interplay between A and B 互相影响，作用
71. hinge on 取决于…；以…为转移
72. in an instant 瞬间，马上；
73. in any instance 在任何情况下
74. poster child n.（公益广告中的）海报儿童；（幽默用法）榜样，典型人物
75. wise up to sth 意识到，觉察到（令人不快的实情）；eg: They can wise up to what’s going on here.
76. be on edge 紧张不安，激动，烦躁
- on the edge of one’s seat 异常兴奋，激动
- take the edge off sth 使sth变弱，挫伤...的锐气；The sandwich took the edge off my appetite.
- edge sb/sth out of sth 把...挤出去；She was edged out of the company by the new director.
77. get your wires crossed 误会别人的意思 = get the wrong end of the stick
- go/come right down the wire 直到最后才见分晓
- a live wire 活跃精力充沛的人，生龙活虎的人
- go live （计算机系统）推出，启动，上线
78. throw one’s weight 仗势欺人；横行霸道；摆架子
79. saddle sb with sth 使某人负担，be saddled with 被迫负担
80. keep/leave sb dangling （不言明而）使对方心里没底，拿不准；心里忐忑；He sat on the edge with his legs dangling over the side.
- dangle sth before / in the front of 诱惑，吊胃口
81. loop sb in 把某人拉进圈子，如写邮件时
82. As things stand 就目前的情况来看，
83. as per normal/usual 照常，按惯例，一如既往
84. in limbo 处于不稳定（或中间过渡）状态
85. Don’t hold your breath. 别期望太高。
86. hidden agenda （语言/行为背后的）隐藏意图，隐藏秘密
87. at the hands of 由某人或通过某人的机构完成
88. the due date 到期日，付款日；become due 到期
89. plow through 费力地坚持读 ; 刻苦钻研；下决心完成……
90. ad hoc adj./adv. 特别的；临时；专设
91. inter alia 尤其，除其他事情之外
92. in furtherance of... 为促进...的延长；eg: He took these actions purely in furtherance of his own career.
93. take a gander 看一看
94. latch n. 门闩，插销；v. 锁上，拴上；
- latch on (to sb/sth); latch onto sth; 理解，懂得，领会（想法/某人的话）；eg: It was a difficult concept to grasp, but I soon latched on.
- latch on (to sb/sth) / latch onto sb/sth; 变得依附于... eg: antibodies that latch onto germs; 缠住；对...产生浓厚兴趣；eg: She always latches on to the latest craze.
95. leave no stone unturned to do sth 千方百计，竭尽全力
96. at/from the outset (of sth) 从开始...；I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved.
97. on the ground that 基于，以…为理由 ; 根据
98. As luck would have it 碰巧；真走运或不走运
99. within the ambit of （权利，影响）在...范围内
100. lose ground 退却，后退；股市下跌；处于不利的地位
101. in extenso 完整地，充分地，详尽地；The paper covered their speeches in extenso.
102. pull the plug on 突然中断
103. help a lame dog over a stile 助人度过难关，雪中送炭
- lucky dog 幸运儿
- top dog 优胜者
- clever dog 聪明人
- Like a dog with tow tails 非常高兴
- yellow dog 无赖
- going to dogs 完蛋
- die like a dog 死的很惨
104. haul sb over the coals 严厉训斥sb
105. teething problems/troubles 初期困难；暂时困难；创业阶段的困难
106. sth should be taken with a pinch of salt. sth不可完全相信，应保留，谨慎对待
107. any time soon 近期内（不用加in）；eg: It’s hard to see Harmony becoming an acceptable alternative to Android for customers any time soon.
108. flog a dead horse 鞭策死马；
- flog sth to sb; flog sth off 出售sth给sb
- floh sth to death 多次重复（某想法、故事）而使人失去兴趣
109. win sb over 把sb争取过来，赢得支持
110. slew of sth 大量，许多
111. paucity of 缺少，少量，贫乏
112. run counter to 违反；与…背道而驰
113. roll of the dice 掷骰子，造化弄人
