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 [ˈsʌmhaʊ] 美 [ˈsʌmˌhaʊ]
adv. 以某种方式，用某种方法; <非正>不知怎么地，不知道怎样，不晓得什么缘故; 设法，想办法，想个方法; 莫明其妙地;
① (ADV) 不知怎样;用某种方法;不知什么缘故;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，我们总能应付过去的。我知道我们会的。
Channel 4 arrived and somehow created a different role for television...
第四频道开播了，它在某种程度上为电视创造了一个不同的角色。
considerate,
英 [kənˈsɪdərət] 美 [kənˈsɪdərɪt]
adj. 体贴的，体谅的; 深思熟虑; 到; 慎重;
① (ADJ-GRADED) 替人着想的;体贴的 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...
我觉得他是我所认识的最有魅力并且最为体贴的男士。
I've always understood one should try and be considerate of other people.
我一直认为一个人应该尽量为他人着想。
pinch,
英 [pɪntʃ] 美 [pɪntʃ]
vt. 捏，掐; 挤痛，夹痛; 使（植物）枯萎，凋谢; 使紧缺，节制;
vi. 挤痛，压痛; 吝惜，节约;
n. 匮乏; 少量，一撮; 困苦;
变形 过去分词: pinched 过去式: pinched 现在分词: pinching 第三人称单数: pinches
Pinch
[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 平奇绰号，快活的人，来源于中世纪英语，含义是“苍头燕雀”(chaffinch);
① (VERB) 捏；拧；掐；夹 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...
她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。
We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.
我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。
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.
把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。
...a pinch of nutmeg.
一撮肉豆蔻
③ (VERB) 偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品） To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it.
Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？
...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
偷走他钱包的扒手
④ (PHRASE) 必要时；在紧要关头 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.
这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人，而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。
⑤ (PHRASE) 感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩 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.
消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。
⑥ (PHRASE) 身处困境；处境艰难 If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.
I'd trust her in a pinch...
身处困境时，我信任她。
Everyone knew he was in a pinch.
每个人都知道他境况艰难。
rummage,
英 [ˈrʌmɪdʒ] 美 [ˈrʌmɪdʒ]
v. 翻查; 搜出; 翻箱倒柜;
n. 翻查，搜查; 杂物，七零八碎的东西;
变形 过去分词: rummaged 复数: rummages 过去式: rummaged 现在分词: rummaging 第三人称单数: rummages
① (VERB) 搜寻;翻找;乱翻 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...
他们在一堆堆的二手衣服里翻找着合身的衣服。
Marianne went to rummage in the refrigerator.
玛丽安娜在冰箱里翻了翻。
② (N-UNCOUNT) 捐赠品;捐赠物 Rummage is old or unwanted things that people give away to charities.
...loads of pitiful rummage.
大量慈善捐赠品
snap,
英 [snæp] 美 [snæp]
vt.& vi. 猛地咬住; 呵斥; 折断;
vt. 拍照; 用子母扣扣; [棒球]快速传（球）; 拍…的快照;
n. （树枝等的）突然折断; 严厉的话; 突然的撕咬; 尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声;
vi. 啪啪作响; （目光）闪耀; （牙齿等）咯咯作响; （精神）突然崩溃;
adj. 容易的; 喀嗒一声扣下的; 仓促的;
adv. 噼啪作响地; 啪嗒一声; 猛然;
变形 过去分词: snapped 过去式: snapped 现在分词: snapping 第三人称单数: snaps
SNAP
abbr. Satellite Navigation Alert Plotter 卫星导航警戒标绘仪;
① (V-ERG) (使)咔嚓一声折断;(使)啪的一声绷断 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...
他挪了一下身体的重心，一根树枝咔嚓一声断了。
The brake pedal had just snapped off...
刹车踏板刚刚啪的一声绷断了。
② (V-ERG) (使)发出吧嗒一声(合上或打开) 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...
他啪的一声合上了笔记本。
He snapped the cap on his ballpoint...
他吧嗒一声把笔帽扣在了圆珠笔上。
③ (VERB) (打拍子、下指示等时)打响指 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...
百万听众和着她第一首歌的节拍打着响指。
He snapped his fingers, and Wilson produced a sheet of paper...
他打了个响指，威尔逊便递过一张纸来。
④ (VERB) 恶声恶气地说;声色俱厉地说 If someone snaps at you, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way.
'Of course I don't know her,' Roger snapped...
罗杰恶声恶气地说：“我当然不认识她。”
I'm sorry, Casey, I didn't mean to snap at you like that.
对不起，凯西，我不是有意要跟你凶的。
⑤ (VERB) 突然精神崩溃;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...
当她不准孩子们在某个周末去看他的时候，他终于控制不住自己了。
For the first and only time Grant's self-control snapped...
生平第一次也是唯一的一次，格兰特失控了。
⑥ (VERB) (狗等动物)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...
它猛地朝我的脚脖子咬下去，牙齿还咔咔直响。
The poodle yapped and snapped.
卷毛狗又吠又咬。
⑦ (ADJ) (决定、行动等)突然的，仓促的，鲁莽的 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...
我认为，这件事非常重要，不能仓促作决定。
It's important not to make snap judgments...
不要急于作出判断——这一点很重要。
⑧ (N-COUNT) 照片 A snap is a photograph.
...a snap my mother took last year.
我母亲去年拍的照片
⑨ (VERB) 给…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.
他是有史以来第一个应邀为王室成员拍照的非英籍摄影师。
⑩ (N-UNCOUNT) “捉对儿”(一种简单的扑克牌游戏，参加者轮流亮牌叠成一叠，争取在出现同点数或同人头的两张牌时，先喊snap以赢得整叠牌) 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.
⑪ (EXCLAM) “哟！”(对两件物品相似之极发出的惊叹) 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.
⑫ (N-COUNT) 同 snap fastener A snap is the same as a snap fastener .
spray,
英 [spreɪ] 美 [spre]
vt.& vi. 喷; 喷射;
n. 喷雾; 喷雾器; 浪花; （用作装饰的）小树枝;
变形 过去分词: sprayed 复数: sprays 过去式: sprayed 现在分词: spraying 第三人称单数: sprays
Spray
[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 斯普雷绰号，瘦子，来源于中世纪英语，含义是“细树枝”(slender branch); [地名] [美国] 斯普雷;
① (N-VAR) 水花;飞沫 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...
月亮在瀑布溅起的水雾上照出了一道彩虹。
The rope whipped clear of the water, throwing up a spray of droplets.
绳子猛地甩过水面，带起一片水珠。
② (N-MASS) 喷剂 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.
喷发胶
...a can of insect spray.
一罐喷雾杀虫剂
③ (V-ERG) 喷,喷洒（液体） 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...
用拖拉机牵引的喷雾器可以将 5 加仑药水喷洒在 10 英亩田地上。
Two inmates hurled slates at prison officers spraying them with a hose...
两名囚犯朝着用水管向他们喷水的狱警们扔石板瓦。
④ (V-ERG) （使）飞溅;(使)飞散 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...
许多芥子撒向空中，然后落进了草丛里。
The intensity of the blaze shattered windows, spraying glass on the streets below...
熊熊烈火灼裂了玻璃窗，碎玻璃飞溅到了下面的街道上。
⑤ (VERB) 大量射出，扫射（子弹) 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...
他跑到楼顶上，向下面的购物人群开枪扫射。
The army lorries were sprayed with machine gun fire from guerrillas in the woods.
部队的运货卡车遭到了树林中游击队机关枪的扫射。
⑥ (VERB) 在…上喷涂料(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.
裸露的金属上被喷上了几层底漆。
⑦ (VERB) 喷农药 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...
他并不喷药防虫祛病。
Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower...
只在晚间使用杀虫剂，而且不要对正在开花的植物喷药。
⑧ (N-COUNT) (尤指用于植被的)喷水器，喷雾器 A spray is a piece of equipment for spraying water or another liquid, especially over growing plants.
⑨ (N-COUNT) (一根枝条上的)花簇(或叶片) A spray of flowers or leaves is a number of flowers or leaves on one stem or branch.
...a small spray of freesias.
一小簇小苍兰
ashamed,
英 [əˈʃeɪmd] 美 [əˈʃemd]
adj. 惭愧的，羞耻的，害臊的; 难为情;
Ashamed
[电影]真丢人;
① (ADJ-GRADED) 惭愧的；羞耻的；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...
我对自己发那么大的火而深感惭愧。
She was ashamed that she looked so shabby...
她因为自己衣衫褴褛而感到无地自容。
② (ADJ-GRADED) （为…）感到羞耻的，感到难为情的 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.
这件事我从来没告诉过别人，但是我真的为我妈感到很害臊。
③ (ADJ-GRADED) 羞于…的；因尴尬而不愿…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.
妇女对受到的侵犯常常羞于承认。
demonstrate,
英 [ˈdemənstreɪt] 美 [ˈdɛmənˌstret]
vt. 证明，证实; 论证; 显示，展示; 演示，说明;
vi. 示威游行;
变形 过去分词: demonstrated 过去式: demonstrated 现在分词: demonstrating 第三人称单数: demonstrates
① (VERB) 证明;论证;表明;说明 To demonstrate a fact means to make it clear to people.
The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality...
该研究还表明了肥胖症和死亡率之间存在直接的联系。
You have to demonstrate that you are reliable...
你得证明自己是靠得住的。
② (VERB) 显示;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，他们是否已表现出会致力于民主？
The government's going to great lengths to demonstrate its military might.
该政府正不遗余力地展示其军事力量。
③ (VERB) 示威;进行示威游行（或集会） 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...
3万名愤怒的农场主示威抗议可能对农产品补贴进行的削减。
In the cities vast crowds have been demonstrating for change...
在城市里，大批的人群举行示威游行，要求进行变革。
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...
英国广播公司刚刚成功地演示了一套新的数字无线电传输系统。
He flew the prototype to West Raynham to demonstrate it to a group of senior officers...
他将原型空运到西雷纳姆，向一批高级军官作演示。
tone,
英 [təʊn] 美 [toʊn]
n. [语]声调，语调; [画]色调，色泽，明暗; [乐]乐音，全音，全音程; [医]（正常的）健康状态;
vt. 使更健壮; 定调; 使变调子; [摄影术]给…上色;
vi. 带有某种腔调; 呈现某种色彩; （颜色）调和（与 with 连用）;
变形 过去分词: toned 复数: tones 过去式: toned 现在分词: toning 第三人称单数: tones
Tone
abbr. 托恩（姓氏）;
TonE
abbr. tonicity enhancer 张力增强剂;
TONE
abbr. trial of nonpharmacologic interventions in the elderly 老年人非药理学介入试验;
① (N-COUNT) 音质;音色;音调 The tone of a sound is its particular quality.
Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah.
克罗斯听得到他对萨拉低声说话。
...the clear tone of the bell.
清亮的铃音
② (N-COUNT) 语气；口气；腔调 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...
我还是不喜欢他说话的语气。
Suddenly he laughed again, this time with a cold, sharp tone…
突然他又笑了，这次笑得冷漠、刺耳。
③ (N-SING) (演讲、文章的)语气，调子，基调 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...
发言人说信函的语气非常友好。
His comments to reporters were conciliatory in tone...
他对记者们的讲话带着安抚的口吻。
④ (N-SING) 气氛;氛围;格调 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…
十几位富有资助人的出席确保了仪式的高格调。
The service desk at the entrance, with its friendly, helpful and efficient staff, sets the tone for the rest of the store.
入口处设有服务台，加之友好、热心与高效的服务人员，营造了这家商店的整体氛围。
⑤ (N-UNCOUNT) （身体的）强健状况；(尤指肌肉的)紧实度，结实度 The tone of someone's body, especially their muscles, is its degree of firmness and strength.
...stretch exercises that aim to improve muscle tone...
旨在提高肌肉结实度的伸展锻炼
Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems.
保持肌肉强健有力有助于避免背部疾病。
⑥ (VERB) 使结实；使强健 Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong.
This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves...
这一动作舒展脊椎，使脊神经更加强健。
Try these toning exercises before you start the day.
在开始一天的活动之前，试着做做这些强身健体的体操。
⑦ (N-VAR) 色调;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...
每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。
I'm a cheery sort of person, so I like cheerful tones.
我是个活泼类型的人，因此喜欢明亮的色调。
⑧ (VERB) (与…)协调(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.
玛格丽特公主那条青绿色的印花裙子与她很相配。
⑨ (N-SING) 电话提示音 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.
⑪ (PHRASE) 降低格调 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.
市政会委员说塑料框架的窗户让这个社区掉份儿了。
⑫ (PHRASAL VERB) 使(颜色)柔和；使(味道)变淡;调和 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.
当肯·霍姆为英国广播公司写第一本书的时候，他被要求在菜谱里少用些香料和大蒜。
Clear
英 [klɪə(r)] 美 [klɪr]
adj. 清楚的，明白的; 清晰的，明亮的; 清澈的; 明确的;
adv. 完全地; 清晰地; 整整;
vi. 变明朗; 变清澈;
vt. 扫除，除去; 消除（嫌疑）; 使清楚; 使干净;
n. 空隙，空间;
变形 过去分词: cleared 过去式: cleared 现在分词: clearing 第三人称单数: 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...
这本书明白易懂，可读性强，插图丰富。
The space telescope has taken the clearest pictures ever of Pluto...
太空望远镜拍摄到了迄今为止最清晰的冥王星的照片。
② (ADJ-GRADED) 明显的;显然的;明白无误的 Something that is clear is obvious and impossible to be mistaken about.
It was a clear case of homicide...
这显然是一宗杀人案。
The clear message of the scientific reports is that there should be a drastic cut in car use...
那些科学报告清清楚楚地告诉人们应该大幅削减汽车使用量。
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...
很有必要搞清乔姆斯基在这儿干什么。
He is not entirely clear on how he will go about it...
他还没完全搞清楚该如何处理这件事。
④ (ADJ-GRADED) (头脑或思路)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.
她需要一个头脑清醒的人来执行自己的指令。
⑤ (VERB) 理清(思路);使(头脑)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...
他沿着第五大道走了走，好让大脑清醒清醒。
Our therapists will show you how to clear your mind of worries.
我们的治疗师会教你如何消除心中的忧虑。
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...
透明的凝胶
⑦ (ADJ-GRADED) (颜色)明艳的，鲜亮的 A clear colour is bright and strong.
He has clear blue eyes and a dazzling smile.
他有一双明亮的蓝眼睛和一脸灿烂的微笑。
⑧ (ADJ) (表面)收拾干净的;(地方)畅通的;(视野)无阻碍的 If a surface, place, or view is clear, it is free of unwanted objects or obstacles.
The runway is clear — go ahead and land...
跑道畅通无阻，开始着陆吧。
All exits must be kept clear in case of fire or a bomb scare...
所有出口必须保持畅通，以防有火灾或炸弹威吓发生。
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...
为了清理那片地和收割香蕉，他们决定雇请男劳力。
Stewart was trying to clear a path for the stretcher...
斯图尔特在努力给担架开路。
⑩ (VERB) (为…)清理道路;(为…)扫清障碍 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...
首相今天的辞职为新政府的组建扫清了道路。
A court in Berlin has dropped the charges against him, clearing the way for him to leave Germany.
柏林的一个法庭今天撤销了对他的指控，这样他就可以离开德国了。
⑪ (ADJ-GRADED) (天气或天空)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...
天气晴朗时可以望见法国海岸。
The winter sky was clear.
冬天的天空万里无云。
⑫ (VERB) (雾霭)消散，退去 When fog or mist clears, it gradually disappears.
The early morning mist had cleared.
晨雾散去了。
⑬ (ADJ-GRADED) (眼睛)清澈的，有神的，明亮的 Clear eyes look healthy, attractive, and shining.
...clear blue eyes...
清澈的蓝眼睛
Her eyes were clear and steady.
她的眼神清澈而坚定。
⑭ (ADJ-GRADED) (皮肤)光洁的，无斑点的 If your skin is clear, it is healthy and free from spots.
⑮ (ADJ) (良心)无愧的，不内疚的 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...
加西亚先生说他对监狱中发生的事件问心无愧。
I can look back on things with a clear conscience. I did everything I could.
我可以问心无愧地回首过去，我已经尽力了。
⑯ (ADJ) 不接触的;远离的;在安全距离以外的 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...
他一离开机场大楼，就环顾了一下四周。
She placed a towel on a cluster of rocks just clear of the tidemark...
她把一条毛巾放在刚没过涨潮线的一堆石头上。
⑰ (ADV) (尤指开车到远处)一直，径直 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，他们一口气开到圣保罗。
⑱ (VERB) 跳过;越过 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.
古巴的世界跳高纪录保持者索托马约尔跳过了2.36米。
⑲ (V-ERG) 兑现(支票)；（支票）结算 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...
在波兰，银行兑现支票可能还需要两三个星期。
Allow time for the cheque to clear.
留出时间兑现支票。
⑳ (VERB) 批准，准许(行动) 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...
琳达·格拉德斯坦的这份报道来自耶路撒冷，它已经通过了以色列方面的审查。
Within an hour, the helicopter was cleared for take-off...
不到一个小时，直升机获准起飞。
⑴ (VERB) 证明无罪；证实无过错 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...
她被判谋杀罪名不成立，仅以过失杀人罪判处5年监禁。
In a final effort to clear her name, Eunice has written a book.
尤妮斯写了本书,最后一次试图证明自己的清白。
⑵ (CONVENTION) (用于确定自己的话被理解以及强调权威性)听懂了吗？我说明白了吗？ 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?
我们只去半个小时，而且你什么都不能买。听清楚了没有？
⑶ (PHRASE) 没有危险的;不受责备的;不受怀疑的 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.
审计署称该政府部门没有问题。
⑷ (PHRASE) 把…表达清楚;把…说明白 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...
奥弗里尔先生明确表示，绝不容忍这样的侮辱行为再次发生。
The far-right has now made its intentions clear.
极右势力已经清楚地表明了其意图。
⑸ (PREP-PHRASE) 高出，超出，多出（竞争对手） 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...
基冈率领的球队现在领先西汉姆联队7分。
He crossed the line three seconds clear of Tom Snape.
他领先汤姆·斯内普3秒冲过终点线。
⑹ (PHRASE) 避开;绕开 If you steer clear or stay clear of someone or something, you avoid them.
The rabbis try to steer clear of political questions.
拉比们努力避开政治问题。
all things considered,
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adv. 全面地考虑;
双语例句
1. All things considered, I think you have behaved marvellously in coming here.
从各方面考虑，我认为你来这儿是一个非常明智的举动。
2. All things considered, he is the right person for the job.
从各方面考虑, 他做这工作最合适.
be at it,
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双语例句
1. The police force is 200 men below strength, but next year It'should be at full strength.
警力不足,还差200人, 不过明年会达到编制规定的人数.
2. You will be clear about it as soon as you look at it.
你一看就会清楚的.
come to sb.’s aid,
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伸出援助之手
break up,
英 [breik ʌp] 美 [brek ʌp]
结束; （使）破碎; 放假; （使）散开;
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...
如果国家分裂就会爆发内战。
There was a danger of the ship breaking up completely...
这艘船有彻底解体的危险。
② (PHR-V-RECIP) （恋人）分手；（夫妻）结束关系 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.
他被结婚的想法吓住了，因此我们分了手。
③ (PHRASAL VERB-ERG) （婚姻关系）破裂；结束（婚姻关系） 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...
国会议员们声称他们工作过于辛劳，因而导致他们当中很多人婚姻破裂。
Fred has given me no good reason for wanting to break up our marriage.
弗雷德没能给我一个想要结束我们婚姻的正当理由。
④ (PHRASAL VERB-ERG) 散（会）；（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...
因为一个邻居要求把音乐音量调低，聚会便散了。
Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration...
警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
⑤ (PHRASAL VERB) （学校或学生）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.
这是放假前的最后一周，他们正在为圣诞节作各种准备。
⑥ (PHRASAL VERB) （因信号受到干扰）声音断断续续 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.
掉线了；我听不清你说什么。
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.
这关爱使我不能自制，令我失声痛哭。
might as well,
英 [mait æz wel] 美 [maɪt æz wɛl]
还是…的好，不妨; 莫如; 何妨;
双语例句
1. I'll come with you if you like. I might as well.
如果你想的话，我会和你在一起来。我无所谓。
2. Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay.
反正你已经在这儿了，那就留下来吧。
Make it up to sb.
补偿;
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① make it up to sb
对谁进行弥补
good luck 告别时可以这么说make it up to sb 对谁进行弥补what i can do to make it up to you 我怎么弥补你
