to say nothing of 更不用说…
同义替代:=not to mention
造句:
He had to support his seven children, to say nothing of his wife and parents.
他要养活自己的七个孩子,更不必说还有妻子和父母了。
do sth. at short notice 只给很少时间准备
造句:
They are ready to start at short notice.
他们已准备好,一接到通知就立即出发。
until further notice 在另行通知前
造句:
That library will open only in the morning untill further notice.
在另行通知以前,那个图书馆只在上午开放。
take notice of 注意
同义替换:=pay attention to
造句:
Don't take any notice of others' comments.
不要理会别人的议论。
object to 反对
同义替换:=be opposed to
object原始涵义:
n. 1. 物体
I don't know the names of the objects in this lab. 我不知道这个实验室里物件的名称。
2. 对象;目标 [(+of)]
3. 目的,宗旨
What is the object of his visit? 他这次访问的目的是什么?
4. 【语】宾语[C]
vi. 1.
反对[(+to)]
vt. 1. 反对说[+(that)]
Mother objected that Jimmy was too weak to take up the job.
母亲反对说,吉米身体虚弱,不可承担那份工作。
造句:
No one objected to the plan.
没有人反对这项计划。
be) ready for 准备好做…
ready原始涵义:
adj. 准备好的,现成的,乐意的,情愿的
The letter is ready for the post.信已准备好,可以寄出了。
同义替换:= be prepared for
造句:When can the contract be ready for signature?
请问合同什么时候能签字?
in reality (=in fact, really) 事实上
reality原始涵义:
n. 现实,实际,真实
His plans were transformed overnight into reality.
他的计划迅速变为现实。
同义替换:= actually
造句:One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.
人们的学校生活回想起来要比实际上的快乐。
beyond all reason 没有道理的
reason原始涵义:
n. 理由,原因,理性 v. 推理,论证,劝说
It stands to reason that nobody will work without pay.
做工作不能白做,这是明摆著的事。
同义替换:=unreasonable
造句:Their demands are beyond all reason.
他们的要求完全是不合理的。
by reason of 由于,因为
同义替换:= because of
造句:The plan failed by reason of bad organization.
由于组织不健全,这计划失败了。
it stands to reason that …理所当然
同义替换:= To be consistent with reason
造句:It stands to reason that if we leave late, we will arrive late.
当然是如果我们离开晚了,我们就会晚到。