复合形式: in | IN |
contribution in kind nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (donation: not money) | 实物捐献
|
| The organization donated a contribution in kind to the project of staff time. |
converse in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (have a conversation in: a given language) | 用(某种语言)交谈 yòng mǒu zhǒng yǔ yán jiāo tán |
| He did not speak Italian and her Spanish was poor so they conversed in English. |
couch [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (propose indirectly) | 用…表达
|
| | 用…表述
|
| I couched my proposal in flattering terms. |
count [sb] in vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (include) | 算上…
|
| | 包括… bāo kuò |
| | 把…算进去
|
course through [sth], course in [sth] vi + prep | (water, blood: move quickly) | 奔流于
|
| | 在…中奔流
|
| The water coursed through the canals. Terrified, Neil could feel the blood coursing in his veins. |
cousin-in-law nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cousin's spouse) | 姻堂兄妹
|
| I'd like you to meet my new cousin-in law, Estelle. |
covered in [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (coated) | 沾满…的
|
| My children came home covered in mud from head to toe after the school outing. |
| 参加学校出游后,我的孩子们从头到脚沾满泥巴,回到家来。 |
covered in [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (having all over) | 满是 mǎn shì |
| | 扔满了
|
| Tom's bedroom floor was covered in dirty laundry. |
cram [sth] in, cram in [sth] vtr + adv | informal (fit in: a large amount) | 勉强塞入 miǎn qiǎng sāi rù |
| | 将…挤进去 jiāng jǐ jìn qù |
| | 把…塞进去 bǎ sāi jìn qù |
| I was able to cram in another few hours of work before I had to leave. Martin's stomach was full, but he managed to cram in another cookie. |
cram [sth] in, cram in [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (fit [sth] into limited time) (有限时间内) | 把…塞进,塞进
|
| I only had a four-hour stopover in Tokyo, but I managed to cram a lot in. |
| 虽然我在东京只停留四个小时,但是在此期间我还是加进了许多活动。 |
creep in vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (move stealthily inside) (本义) | 偷偷潜入,悄悄混进
|
| Arriving home drunk again, he tried to creep in unnoticed. |
creep in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (thought emotion: slowly enter) (比喻,思想、感情等) | 渐渐融入 jiàn jiàn róng rù |
| The idea slowly began to creep into his head that he could in fact make a living from his art. |
crowbar [sth] in⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (introduce forcibly) (观点、意见等) | 强行引入,有气势地提出
|
| Jack always manages to crowbar his opinions on religion in. |
crowd in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | literal (people: gather round) (本义,人) | 拥入,挤入,涌入
|
| There's no need to crowd in; another train is right behind this one. |
crowd in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (thoughts, etc.: rush in all at once) (比喻,想法等) | 涌上心头 yǒng shàng xīn tóu |
crown jewel, jewel in the crown nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative ([sth] impressive, valued) (比喻) | 最重要的东西,最有价值的东西,至宝
|
| India was the crown jewel of the British Empire. |
cut in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (vehicle: move suddenly in front) (车) | 插队,忽然超车
|
| The vehicle cut in front of me. |
cut in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (interrupt) | 插嘴 chā zuǐ |
| She cut in while I was speaking. |
cut in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (give [sb] a share) | 分一杯羹给 fēn yì bēi gēng gěi |
| After she won the money, she said she would cut me in for some of it. |
cut in two vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (slice into two parts) | 分成两半 fēn chéng liǎng bàn |
| | 切成两块 qiē chéng liǎng kuài |
| | 劈开 pī kāi |
| The magician appeared to cut his beautiful assistant in two. |
dabble in [sth] vi + prep | informal (do [sth] occasionally) | 偶尔涉猎
|
| Although on occasion she would dabble in poetry, her literary reputation is based entirely on her work as a novelist. |
dangle [sth] in front of [sb], dangle [sth] before [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (offer as incentive) | 拿某物来诱惑某人
|
| | 用某物来吊某人的胃口
|
| Dangle a raise in front of him and see what happens. The boss dangled extra overtime pay before the employees for working on the holiday. |
| 用加薪来吊他的胃口,看看会怎样。为了让雇员节假日上班,老板拿额外加班费来诱惑大家。 |
daughter-in-law, plural: daughters-in-law nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (son's wife) | 儿媳 ér xí |
| My daughter-in-law's casual attitude infuriates me. |
day in, day out advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (day after day, every day) (非正式用语) | 每天地,日复一日地
|
| It must be really boring working in a factory, doing the same thing day in, day out. |
deal [sb] in vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (include [sb] in card game) (扑克游戏中) | 算...一个,让...一起玩
|
| I want to play this hand; can you deal me in? |
deal in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (include [sb]) (比喻) | 包括某人,把某人算在里面
|
deal in [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (be concerned with [sth]) | 关心 guān xīn |
| | 操心 cāo xīn |
deal in [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (trade) | 做…的生意
|
| | 买卖 mǎi mài |
| He made his fortune dealing in illegal weapons. |
deep down in his heart advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (his conscience) | 在他的内心深处 zài tā de nèi xīn shēn chù |
| Deep down in his heart he knew what he had done was wrong. |
deep in debt adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (in extreme financial debt) | 负债累累 fù zhài léi léi |
| She was so deep in debt that the only solution appeared to be bankruptcy. |
deep in thought, in deep thought exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (thinking intensely) | 陷入沉思
|
| Deep in thought, she didn't hear him call her name. |
deficient in [sth] adj + prep | (lacking) | 缺乏 quē fá |
| | 缺少 quē shǎo |
| A person deficient in social skills should not seek a career in diplomacy. |
delight in [sth] vi + prep | (enjoy) | 喜爱 xǐ ài |
| | 喜欢 xǐ huān |
| | 享受 xiǎng shòu |
| Stefan delights in simple pleasures since his heart attack. |
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...
|
| | 喜欢做...
|
| | 享受做...
|
| The children delight in tormenting their babysitter. |
dig in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | slang (start a meal) (俚语) | 开饭,开吃
|
| My mouth watered when I smelled my mom's homemade apple pie and I was ready to dig in. |
dig in vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (establish defensive position) | 固守 gù shǒu |
| | 驻扎 zhù zhā |
| | 驻守
|
| The troops dug in and prepared themselves for the long battle ahead. |
| 军队展开固守姿态,做好今后长期作战的准备。 |
dig in vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative (refuse to change opinion) | 固执己见,一意孤行
|
| He has always been stubborn, picking a side and digging in. |
| 他总是固执己见,选定自己的观点后就一意孤行。 |
dip [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (immerse in liquid) | 把...浸泡到...里
|
| Emily dipped the shirt in the hot water. |
direct [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (guide, instruct) | 在(某个方面)为…提供指导
|
| The trainer directed her in the best way to lift weights. |
be disappointed in [sb] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (dissatisfied with [sb]) | 对某人失望的
|
| I was disappointed in her, she had promised to help us, but she did nothing. |
discriminate in favor of [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (show prejudice in favor of [sb]) | 歧视 qí shì |
| The referee seems to be discriminating in favor of the home team. |
dissolve [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (substance: in liquid) | 溶解 róng jiě |
| Dissolve the powder in a cup of cold water. The powder dissolves readily in cold water. |
dissolve into [sth], dissolve in [sth] vi + prep | figurative (break down emotionally) (情绪) | 溶入...,融入...
|
dive in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | literal (plunge into water) (本义) | 头朝下跳入水中 tóu cháo xià tiào rù shuǐ zhōng |
| The water was very cold here, and it took a few seconds to prepare myself mentally before I could dive in. |
dive in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (undertake [sth] enthusiastically) (比喻) | 热切地着手做某事 rè qiè de zhuó shǒu zuò mǒu shì |
| With all of the homework Matt had, once he got home, he decided to just dive in to working on it. |
divide in two viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (split into halves, cut in half) | 切成两半 qiē chéng liǎng bàn |
| | 分成两半 fēn chéng liǎng bàn |
| I only have one but we'll divide it in two and share it. |
do in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (kill) (俚语) | 杀害 shā hài |
| Trotsky's assassin did him in with an ice axe. |
do in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (exhaust, make very tired) (俚语) | 累垮 lèi kuǎ |
| This heat will do me in. |
do [sth] in vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | UK, slang (injure) | 在...时伤到了
|
| | 在...中...受伤
|
| I did my ankle in playing tennis. |
dob [sb] in vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | UK, slang (inform on [sb]) | 检举 jiǎn jǔ |
| | 告…的密
|
dodge in and out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (weave in and out) | 在...里穿梭
|
| | 在...里穿进穿出
|
| The car was speeding along the busy road, dodging in and out of the traffic. |
douse [sth] in [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (drench) | 浸泡 jìn pào |
| The chicken is doused in a spicy tomato sauce. |
down in the dumps adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, informal (miserable) | 愁眉苦脸
|
| | 闷闷不乐 mèn mèn bú lè |
| Kate has been down in the dumps since failing her exam. |
drag in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (cat: bring indoors) (本义) | 把…拖进来 bǎ tuō jìn lái |
| Last night Tiddles dragged in three voles, a mouse, and half a downy woodpecker. |
drag in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (involve [sb] unwilling) (比喻) | 把…强扯进去 bǎ qiáng chě jìn qù |
draw [sb] in, draw in [sb] vtr + adv | (interest, captivate) | 吸引人卷入 xī yǐn rén juǎn rù |
| | 诱使人加入 yòu shǐ rén jiā rù |
| | 招揽 zhāo lǎn |
| We need a beautiful sign for our shop to draw customers in. |
| 我们需要一块美观的标牌来招揽客人入店。 |
draw in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (move closer) (车辆等) | 到站,慢慢进站
|
| As he drew in closer, John could see more and more detail. |
draw [sth] in, draw in [sth] vtr + adv | (inhale: smoke, breath) | 吸 xī |
| | 吸进
|
| | 吸入 xī rù |
| He would often cough after drawing in a breath of smoke. |
draw in vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK (night: get darker earlier) (天色) | 渐晚,逐渐黑下来
|
| Now that the nights are drawing in, there's no better place to be than in an armchair by the fire. |
| 现在天色渐晚,没有比坐在壁炉边的摇椅里更舒服的了。 |
be dressed in [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (wear particular clothes) | 穿着 chuān zhe |
| | 身穿 shēn chuān |
| Colin was dressed in a suit for his job interview. |
dressed up in [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (in costume) | 用(戏装等)装扮起来的
|
| Charles is dressed up in a clown's outfit. |
drill [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (bore: a hole) | 在…上钻(孔)
|
| | 给…打(孔)
|
| Alison drilled a hole in the wall. |
drill [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (train) | 在…方面对…进行训练
|
| The teacher drilled the students in French grammar. |
drink in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (absorb attentively) (比喻) | 陶醉于,沉醉于
|
| The lecture was fascinating and the audience drank in every word. |
drive in, drive-in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (arrive by car) | 驱车到达 qū chē dào dá |
| | (把车)开进 bǎ chē kāi jìn |
备注: hyphen used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun 短语作名词或用于名词前作形容词时需用连字符连接 |
| If we take the train we don't have to drive in and face all that traffic. |
drive in, drive-in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (serves people in their cars) | 免下车餐馆(银行等) miǎn xià chē cān guǎn yín háng děng |
| When my father met my mother she was a roller-skating car-hop at the drive-in |
drive in, drive-in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (movie: venue for watching film from parked cars) | 汽车影院 qì chē yǐng yuàn |
| There are very few drive-in theaters left in North America. |
drive-in adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US (cinema, restaurant) (影院、餐厅等) | 露天的,汽车的,免下车的
|
备注: 指顾客不必下车即可享受的服务 |
| There are very few drive-in theaters left in North America. |
drive-in theater nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (car-park cinema) | 可以驶进的剧院 kě yǐ shǐ jìn de jù yuàn |
drop in vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (visit casually) (非正式用语) | 顺便拜访 shùn biàn bài fǎng |
| I just dropped in to tell you about the party on Saturday. |
drop in on [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (visit) | 拜访 bài fǎng |
| | 造访 zào fǎng |
| Matilda enjoys dropping in unannounced on her friends. |
drown, drown in [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be overwhelmed) | 沉浸于
|
| | 淹没于
|
| I'm drowning in work; I can't cope! |
drum [sth] in vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (instill by repetition) | 将…反复灌输进去
|
| | 填鸭般灌输
|
| The teacher made her pupils recite their seven times table over and over to drum it in. |
dunk [sth] in [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (biscuit: dip into drink) | 浸入 jìn rù |
| Sherry loves to dunk cookies in milk. |
dyed-in-the-wool adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (confirmed, thorough) | 彻底的 chè dǐ de |
| He'll never vote for a Democrat, he's a died-in-the-wool Republican. |
ease [sth] in vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (install or insert gently) | 使(新人)逐渐熟悉工作等 shǐ ( xīn rén ) zhú jiàn shú xī gōng zuò děng |
| | 潜入 qián rù |
| | 悄悄进入 qiāo qiāo jìn rù |
| Open the battery compartment and ease the battery in. |
eat in vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (dine at home) | 侵蚀,腐蚀
|
| | 开始消耗,吞噬
|
| (比喻) | 令人不安或尴尬 lìng rén bù ān huò gān gà |
| We decided to eat in rather than go out to a restaurant. |
editor-in-chief nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (head editor of a publication) | 总编辑 zǒng biān jí |
| | 主编 zhǔ biān |
| To have an opinion letter published, please contact the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. |
educate [sb] in [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (instruct) | 在…方面教育某人
|
| Who will educate the children in the proper care of their textbooks? |
| 谁来教孩子们爱护教科书? |
elbow in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (force one's way in) | (用肘推开人群)挤过去 yòng zhǒu tuī kāi rén qún jǐ guò qù |
| He elbowed his way to the front of the crowd to get the autograph. |
embed [sth] in [sth], embed [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (insert deeply) | 把...埋入...
|
| | 把...插入...
|
| The gardener dug a hole and embedded the plant in it. When the wall was built, the builder had embedded a decorative stone into it, just above the window. |
embed [sth] in [sth], imbed [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, usually passive (implant, integrate) | 把...深埋在...
|
| | 使...在...生根
|
| John's love of children is deeply embedded in his personality. |
embodied in adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (represented by) | 体现在 tǐ xiàn zài |
| Freedom of speech is a right embodied in the US Constitution. |
enclose [sth/sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (shut in, close off) | 将…封闭在
|
end in v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (result in) | 以…收场
|
| | 以…告终 yǐ … gào zhōng |
engage [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (involve in) | 使参与 shǐ cān yù |
| | 使加入
|
engage in [sth] vi + prep | (be committed, involved in) | 忙于
|
| | 从事 cóng shì |
| | 投入于
|
engage in [sth] vi + prep | formal (do) | 做出 zuò chū |
| | 做下
|
| I trust you will no longer engage in such childish behaviour. |
engrossed in [sth] adj + prep | (absorbed, involved in) | 专心于 zhuān xīn yú |
| | 全神贯注于 quán shén guàn zhù yú |
| Rosa doesn't notice anything when she's engrossed in a book. |
enmeshed in [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (tangled up) | 陷入…中的
|
| | 被…缠住的
|
| The dolphin became enmeshed in a fishing net. |
enmeshed in [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (involved) | 卷入…中的
|
| | 陷入…中的
|
| The senator became quickly enmeshed in the scandal. |
enroll in [sth] (US), enrol in [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (education: enlist, register) (课程) | 报名,注册
|
| (学校) | 进入 jìn rù |
| She didn't enroll in college till the age of twenty-two. |
| 她直到22岁才上大学。 |
enroll [sb] in [sth] (US), enrol [sb] in [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (enter into register) | 把…的名字记入
|
enshrine [sth] in [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (values: in law, etc.) | 铭记 míng jì |
| These rights are enshrined in our constitution. |
be entangled in [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (involved in: a complicated situation) | 被卷入 bèi juǎn rù |
| | 被牵连 bèi qiān lián |
| | 陷入 xiàn rù |
enter [sth] in/into [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (data: type, key into [sth]) | 将...输入
|
| | 将...录入
|
| The analyst entered the data into the database. |
| 分析员将数据录入数据库。 |
error in judgment, UK: judgement nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (mistaken opinion) | 判断错误 pàn duàn cuò wù |
| Giving a mortgage to somebody who cannot make payments is an error in judgment. |
every once in a while exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (occasionally) | 每隔一段时间
|
| | 偶尔 ǒu ěr |
| | 有时 yǒu shí |
| Every once in a while, Paula goes to the gym. |
excel in [sth] vi + prep | (subject: be very good at) | 对...擅长
|
| | 在...方面优于别人
|
| Martha isn't very good at languages, but she excels in chemistry. |
| 玛莎在语言上面表现不佳,但对化学十分擅长。 |
an exercise in [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (project, endeavor) | …训练
|
| Writing short stories was an exercise in technique for the author. |
| 对作者来说,写短篇小说是一种技能训练。 |