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| a great one for doing [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (person: does [sth] frequently) | 擅长做某事者
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| | He's a great one for telling stories. |
| absorbed in doing [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: engrossed in) (人) | 全神贯注于，全神贯注地做某事
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| | Fiona was absorbed in painting a portrait. |
| adept at doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (skilled) | 内行的
nèi háng de |
| | | 专业的
zhuān yè de |
| | | 专业的
zhuān yè de |
| | She's very adept at helping people develop their strengths. |
| admonish [sb] for doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (reprimand for doing) | 责备
zé bèi |
| | The teacher admonished the student for being late to class yet again. |
| afraid of doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (scared to do [sth]) | 害怕做某事的
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| | Joanne is afraid of trying new things in case she fails. |
| | 乔安妮因为担心失败而不敢尝试新事物。 |
| afraid of doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (worried about [sth] happening) | 担心做某事的
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| | | 害怕做某事的
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| | Sam was afraid of losing his job. |
| | 山姆担心丢了自己的饭碗。 |
agonize over doing [sth],
also UK: agonise over doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (struggle with decision) | 为…而挣扎
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| | | 为…而困扰
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| | The tickets were expensive, so I agonized over going on the trip for months. |
| aid [sb] in doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (help) | 帮助某人做某事
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| | Rosa aided her brother in starting his business. Her parents' financial contribution aided Joy in buying the house. |
| akin to doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (comparable to doing [sth]) | 与做...相似
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| | Wearing these new shoes is akin to walking on a cloud. |
| | 穿这些新鞋就像在云上行走一样。 |
| amenability (to (doing) [sth]) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (willingness) | 服从
fú cóng |
| amenable to doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (willing to do) | 乐意做某事的
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| | | 愿意做某事的
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| | Ben is amenable to changing the date of the party. |
| | 本很乐意改变聚会的日期。 |
angry with [sb] for doing [sth],
angry at [sb] for doing [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (cross with [sb]) | 为某事生某人气
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| | I am angry with my sister for taking my book. |
| | 妹妹拿了我的书，我很生气。 |
| anticipate doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (expect to do) | 期望做某事，盼望做某事
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| | | 预料做某事，预期做某事
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| | I never anticipated retiring at age 59. |
| | 我从未盼望59岁退休。 |
apologise to [sb] for doing [sth],
also UK: apologise to [sb] for doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (say sorry to [sb] for doing [sth]) | 因为做…向…道歉
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| | Jane apologized to me for calling me a liar. |
| appear to be doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | ([sth]: seem) | 看起来正在
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| | The rain appears to be easing off. |
| assist in doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (participate, help with) | 帮助做...，协助做...
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| assist [sb] in doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (help to do [sth]) | 帮助...做...，协助...做...
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| avoid doing [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (not do [sth]) | 逃避
táo bì |
| | | 避开
bì kāi |
| | | 躲避
duǒ bì |
| | Ruth has avoided speaking to Chris since yesterday morning. |
badger [sb] into doing [sth],
badger [sb] to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (pester to do [sth]) | 缠着...做...
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| | | 纠缠...做...
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| | My children badgered me into taking them to the playground. |
| | 孩子们缠着要我带他们去游乐场。 |
balk at doing [sth],
also UK: baulk at doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (refuse to go on or do) | 拒绝做...
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| | The passenger balked at having to change seats because of the train company's error with her booking. |
| ban [sb] from doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | often passive (prohibit) | 禁止某人做某事
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| | Students are banned from chewing gum in class at this school. |
| bar [sb] from doing [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (exclude, ban from doing [sth]) | 禁止某人做某事
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| | The judge barred Lewis from driving for a year. |
| | 法官禁止路易斯开车一年。 |
| be used to doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (accustomed to doing) | 习惯于做某事
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| | I'm used to skipping lunch because I'm always so busy. |
| beat doing [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (be preferable) | 比…好
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| | | 胜过
shèng guò |
| | Playing in a band as a professional musician beats doing a boring office job. Sitting here in the coffee shop with you sure beats working! |
| begin doing [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (start: doing) | 开始做某事
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| | In any discussion, Wendy is always first to begin disagreeing. |
| | 不管讨论什么，温迪总是第一个开始提反对意见的。 |
| begin by doing [sth] vi + prep | (do first) | 从做…开始
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| | When learning a new recipe, it is best to begin by reading all the way through. |
| believe in doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (advocate doing) | 相信做某事的好处，相信做某事的效用
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| | | 支持做…
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| | I believe in giving to charities that keep their administrative costs to a minimum. |
| bent on doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (be determined to do [sth]) | 一心要做…的
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| | | 决意要做…的
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| | That cousin of yours is bent on doing as much damage as he can. |
| bluff [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (deceive, fool) | 骗某人做某事
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| | | 虚张声势糊弄某人做某事
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| | Steve bluffed Joe into doing the laundry all week. |
| | 史蒂夫骗乔洗了整整一个星期的衣服。 |
| boast of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (speak proudly) | 炫耀
xuàn yào |
| | | 夸耀
kuā yào |
| | She always boasts of having the largest house in the street. |
| | 她总是夸耀自己的房子是整条街最大的。 |
| boast about doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (speak proudly about achieving [sth]) | 炫耀做过（某事）
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| | | 夸耀取得过（某种成就）
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| | Marcus often boasts about running the Boston Marathon last year. |
| | 马库斯去年参加了波士顿马拉松赛，时常炫耀。 |
| boast of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (claim to have done [sth]) | 自称做过某事
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| | | 自夸做过某事
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| | | 吹嘘某事
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| | He boasted of once catching the biggest trout ever recorded. |
| | 他自称曾经抓到过破纪录的大鳟鱼。 |
| boast of doing [sth] vi + prep | (claim) | 吹嘘做…
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| boast of doing [sth] vi + prep | (speak proudly) | 炫耀做…
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| the bother (of (doing) [sth]) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (effort) (做某事) | 所费的心力
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| | Is applying for a permit really worth the bother? |
| | 劳神费力去申请许可真值得吗？ |
| brainwash [sb] into doing [sth] vtr + prep | (indoctrinate into doing) | 给…洗脑
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| | The cult brainwashed Brian into leaving his family. |
| bully [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (force using threats) | 威胁某人做某事
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| | | 威逼某人做某事
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| buttonhole [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to do) | 强迫…做
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| | The interviewer buttonholed me into making comments I later regretted. |
| by doing advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (by practising, on the job) (非正式用语) | 通过做某事，通过某种方式
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| | I've never been great at tests and exams: learn best by doing. |
| cajole [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (coax, persuade) | 说服
shuō fú |
| | Ron cajoled his parents into allowing him to borrow their car. |
can stand doing [sth],
also US: can stand to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be able to tolerate) | 能忍耐
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| | | 能忍受
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| 备注: Often used in negative sentences. |
| | If you can stand to wait another 10 minutes, I'll walk you home. I can't stand seeing you so unhappy. |
| | 如果你能再忍上十分钟，我就走路送你回家。看到你如此难过，我无法忍受。 |
can't help [sth],
can't help doing [sth],
cannot help v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (feel compelled to do [sth]) | 不禁…
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| | | 禁不住…
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| | I can't help wondering if she really knows what she's doing. |
capable of doing [sth],
capable of [sth] adj + prep | (able to do [sth]) | 有能力做
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| | | 能够做到
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| | My little boy isn't capable of tying his own shoelaces yet. |
careful to do [sth],
careful about doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (making sure to do [sth]) | 小心做…的
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| | | 对…很谨慎
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| | He is careful about locking the doors before he goes out. |
| catch [sb] doing [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (discover unexpectedly) | 意外发现某人做某事
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| | Alice caught her boyfriend eating cookies in the middle of the night. |
be charged with [sth],
be charged with doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (with crime) | 被指控犯有…的
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| | Tom is charged with robbery. |
| | 汤姆被指控抢劫。 |
| chastise [sb] for doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (reprimand [sb] for doing [sth]) | 责备
zé bèi |
| | The boss chastised me for speaking out. |
| chicken out of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (not be brave enough to do) | 临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō |
| coax [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (persuade, entice into doing) | 劝说某人做某事
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| | | 哄某人做某事
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| | Jessica tried to coax her daughter into eating the oatmeal. |
| | 杰西卡试着哄女儿吃燕麦片。 |
| coerce [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (force, compel) | 迫使
pò shǐ |
| | The government was coerced into accepting the treaty. |
| commence doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | formal (begin an activity, action) | 开始做
kāi shǐ zuò |
| | | 着手做
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| | As soon as the music started, the crowd commenced dancing. |
| | 音乐一开始，人们就跳起舞来。 |
commit to [sth],
commit to doing [sth] vi + prep | (be dedicated to) | 致力于
zhì lì yú |
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| | You must be willing to commit to the program for at least three months. I committed to working on the project for the next six months. |
| committed to doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (person: dedicated to doing) | 致力于
zhì lì yú |
| | | 献身于
xiàn shēn yú |
| | | 奉献给
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| | Rachel is committed to bettering the lives of animals. |
| compensate for doing [sth] vi + prep | (make amends) | 为…而补偿
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| | | 为…进行弥补
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| | He booked a table at her favourite restaurant to compensate for forgetting their wedding anniversary. |
| | 作为忘记结婚纪念日的补偿，他预定了她最喜欢的餐厅。 |
| con [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (trick [sb] into doing [sth]) | 骗某人做某事
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| | My friends conned me into going to see a musical. |
| confess to doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (admit doing [sth]) | 承认做了某事
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| | | 供认做了某事
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| | Jim confessed to making a mess in the office kitchen. |
| | 吉姆承认自己弄乱了办公室厨房。 |
| Congratulations on doing [sth] interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (expressing joy for [sb]'s success) | 祝贺
zhù hè |
| | Congratulations on winning the marathon! |
| conscious of doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (aware of your actions) | 意识到…的
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| | | 感觉到…的
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| conscious of doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (mindful of your actions) | 谨慎
jǐn shèn |
| | | 小心
xiǎo xīn |
| | Be conscious of how you step, because the rocks are slippery. |
| consider doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (think about doing [sth]) | 考虑做某事
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| | Henry is considering taking up a sport. |
| | 亨利正在考虑参加一项体育运动。 |
| consist in doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be essentially) | 主要在于
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| | | 主要是
zhǔ yào shì |
| constrain [sb] from doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (hold [sb] back legally) | 限制 （某人）做（某人）
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| | | 约束（某人不准其）做（某事）
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| | The contract constrained the author from hiring a new agent. |
| | 作者受到合同约束，不能雇佣新经纪人。 |
| contemplate doing [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (consider a course of action) | 考虑
kǎo lǜ |
| | | 仔细琢磨
zǐ xì zuó mo |
| | Brenda contemplated getting a guard dog. |
| | 布兰达考虑养一只护卫犬。 |
content to do [sth],
content with doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (satisfied) | 满足于…的，对做…感到心满意足的
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| | She was content to hear about his promotion. |
| | 听说他升了职，她很满足。 |
| cut out for doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal, figurative (person: able, suited) | 是...的料，有...的天赋
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| | | 天生适合...
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| | Some people aren't cut out for dealing with the public. |
| deceive [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (fool into doing) | 误导
wù dǎo |
| | | 蒙蔽
méng bì |
| | The positive feedback I was getting from my boss deceived me into thinking I would get the promotion. |
| decide on (doing) [sth] vi + prep | (opt for) | 决定
jué dìng |
| | | 选定
xuǎn dìng |
| | They decided on a cruise for their holiday. |
| decide against (doing) [sth] vi + prep | (choose not to) | 决定不做
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| | | 选择不做
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| | I decided against going on holiday this year, since I had just lost my job. |
| decoy [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (trick into doing) | 诱骗某人做某事
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| | The enemy decoyed the fighter pilots into shooting at unarmed missiles. |
| dedicate [sth] to doing [sth] vtr + prep | (devote) | 把...用于做某事
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| | | 把...奉献给某事
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| | I'm going to dedicate my weekend to finishing a speech I'm writing. |
| | 我要把周末的时间用于撰写发言。 |
| dedicated to doing [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (devoted to one task) | 被用于做（一件事）
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| | | 专注于...
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| | | 专门用来...
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| | My evenings are dedicated to practising the piano. |
| | 我的傍晚时间专门用来练钢琴。 |
| dedicated to doing [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (person: committed to a task) | 致力于
zhì lì yú |
| | | 一心一意地做
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| | Harry is a conscientious employee, dedicated to doing his best. |
| | 哈利是一位一丝不苟的雇员，一心一意要做到最好。 |
| delight in doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (enjoy doing) | 喜爱做...
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| | | 喜欢做...
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| | | 享受做...
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| | The children delight in tormenting their babysitter. |
| delude yourself into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (think, believe, etc. mistakenly) | 自欺欺人地去做...，自己欺骗自己去做...
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| | Don't delude yourself into thinking that your life would be better in another city. |
| desist from doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (stop doing) | 打消念头…
dǎ xiāo niàn tou … |
| | The court ordered the company to desist from trading completely. |
| despair of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (lose hope of doing [sth]) | 对...不抱希望
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| | | 对...感到绝望
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| | I despair of ever making Julie see my point of view. |
| | 我对让朱莉理解我的看法不抱希望。 |
| detect [sb] doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (catch [sb] in the act of) | 当场发现
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| | | 当场抓住
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| | I couldn't understand why I kept losing, then I detected my partner cheating. |
| deter [sb] from doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (discourage from doing) | 吓得...不敢做...
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| | | 使...不敢做...
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| | The large dog deterred trespassers from entering the property. |
| | 那条大狗吓得侵犯者不敢进这处房地。 |
| devote yourself to doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (put all your energy into) | 献身于
xiàn shēn yú |
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| | After his wife's death from cancer, he devoted himself to fundraising for cancer charities. |
| discourage [sb] from doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (dissuade) | 劝阻...不要做...
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| | | 阻止...做..
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| | Jane did her best to discourage her friend from drinking too much. |
| | 珍尽全力劝阻自己的朋友，不要喝太多酒。 |
| dissuade [sb] from doing [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (persuade [sb] against doing [sth]) | 劝诫
quàn jiè |
| | Please dissuade him from taking that rash course of action. |
do me the favor of doing [sth] (US),
do me the favour of doing [sth] (UK) interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (please would you) | 请帮我做…
qǐng bāng wǒ zuò |
| | | 请帮我一个…的忙
qǐng bāng wǒ yí gè de máng |
| be doing well v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (thrive) | 情况不错
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| | | 状态良好
zhuàng tài liáng hǎo |
| | Sarah and Jim are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Grace. Both mother and baby are doing well. |
| be doing well v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (recover) | 康复得不错
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| | A month after her car accident, Mary is doing well. |
| be done with doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (have finished [sth] undesirable) | 受够了
shòu gòu le |
| | | 干够了
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| | I'm a college graduate now; I'm done with waiting on tables! |
| be done doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (have finished doing [sth]) | 完成了
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| | | 做完了
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| | I'm done stacking the shelves; what should I do next? |
| be done with doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (had enough, stop) | 受够了…
shòu gòu le … |
| | I'm done with trying to explain it to you - do what you like, I don't care! |
down with [sth],
down with doing [sth],
down to do [sth],
down for [sth],
down for doing [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | slang (keen to do [sth]) | 支持
zhī chí |
| | Sure, I'm down for going hiking this weekend. |
draw the line at [sth],
draw the line at doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (set a limit or restriction) | 划界限
huà jiè xiàn |
| | | 拒绝做
jù jué zuò |
| | I went out for a few beers, but I drew the line at doing shots. |
| dread doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (feel daunted by doing) | 惧怕做某事
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| | | 害怕做某事
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| | I always dread giving speeches. |
| dream of doing [sth] vi + prep | figurative (aspire) (比喻) | 梦想做某事
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| | Many teenagers dream of becoming pop stars, but few have the talent to make it happen. |
| dream of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (conceive) | 设想
shè xiǎng |
| | | 想象
xiǎng xiàng |
| 备注: used especially where there is a doubt or a negative |
| | They wouldn't dream of going to Paris without seeing Michel! |
| duck out of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (avoid obligation) | 避开
bì kāi |
| | | 躲避
duǒ bì |
| | | 逃避
táo bì |
| | He always tries to duck out of talking to my parents. |
| dupe [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (deceive, trick [sb] into doing [sth]) | 欺骗
qī piàn |
| | They duped me into thinking I would get the cheque today. |
| end up doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (eventually have to do) | 最终
zuì zhōng |
| | | 到头来
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