复合形式: in | IN |
rub [sth] in, rub in [sth] 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 (remind of [sth] unpleasant) | 反复提...事
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| | 哪壶不开提哪壶
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| | 触人...的痛处
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| My colleagues kept rubbing in the fact that I'd made a huge mistake. |
run in circles v | figurative, informal (make no progress) (比喻,非正式用语) | 原地打转,没有进展
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| I've been running in circles all day so I haven't had a chance to get any work done. |
run-in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (quarrel, disagreement) | 争吵,吵架
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run-in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (printing: text added without indenting) (印刷) | 接排部分
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run-in adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (printing: added without indenting) (印刷) | 接排的
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run in [sb], run [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 (arrest) | 逮捕,抓捕
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run 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." | (visit quickly) | 短暂访问,短暂拜访
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| | 顺便探访,顺道探访
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run in [sth], run [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." | (printing: add without indenting) (印刷) | 接排
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rush in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (enter in a hurry) | 冲入 chōng rù |
| | 冲进来 chōng jìn lái |
| He rushed in before we could stop him. |
screw in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (twist into place) | 拧进 níng jìn |
| The light bulb broke as he was screwing it in. |
scribble on [sth], scribble in [sth] vi + prep | (make marks, doodle) | 在…上乱画
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| | 在…上乱写
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| I scribbled on my notebook while listening to the lecture. |
| 我一边听讲,一边在笔记本上乱画。 |
second in command, second-in-commant nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (deputy) | 副指挥 fù zhǐ huī |
| He was second in command after the commander in chief. |
second-in-command nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (responsible if boss absent) | 副主管
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| The second-in-command was in charge while the boss was away on a business trip. |
see in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (greet) | 迎来 yíng lái |
| How did you see in the New Year? |
see in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (welcome and show in) | 迎进来 yíng jìn lái |
see [sth/sb] in a new light v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (fresh perspective) | 从一个全新的角度看
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| Since they repainted the town hall I'm seeing it in a new light. |
seep in vi + adv | (trickle, drip in) (本义) | 渗入,渗漏入
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| Water seeps in through cracks in a roof. |
seep in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (enter gradually) (比喻) | 渗入 shèn rù |
send in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (post, mail) | 邮寄 yóu jì |
set [sth] in [sth], set [sth] against [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (story: locate, place) (故事、电影等) | 以…为…的背景
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| Helena set her story against the backdrop of the Second World War. The novel is set in 19th-century Paris. |
set in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (become established) | 开始 kāi shǐ |
| | 来临 lái lín |
set in motion v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (prompt, cause to begin) | 开动 kāi dòng |
| | 使…开始运转 shǐ … kāi shǐ yùn zhuàn |
| They have set in motion the official procedures for emigrating to Canada. |
set [sth] in order v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (arrange properly) | 使井井有条 shǐ jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo |
| My grandmother set all her affairs in order shortly before she died. |
set your house in order v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (arrange affairs properly) | 把个人事务安排妥当
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| You'll need to set your house in order before you embark on something so ambitious. |
settle 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." | (make yourself at home) | 安顿下来 ān dùn xià lái |
| | 适应新环境 shì yìng xīn huán jìng |
| It took me a few months to settle in to my new job. |
settle [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." | (help to feel at home) | 帮助…安顿下来
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| | 帮助…适应新环境
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| The other students were very friendly and helped to settle Julia in. |
share in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (benefit from, receive part of) | 分享 fēn xiǎng |
| It's unfair that taxpayers cannot share in the huge banking profits. |
shoo-in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person: certain winner) | 稳超胜券的人
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| | 长胜将军
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| The other candidates are so terrible, Samantha is surely a shoo-in. |
shoo-in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (easy-to-win contest) | 十拿九稳的比赛
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| The pie-eating competition was a shoo-in for Jake, who had won several eating contests already. |
shot in the arm nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, literal (injection) (非正式用语,本义) | 手臂注射 shǒu bì zhù shè |
| The doctor decided to give him a shot in the arm. |
shot in the arm nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, figurative (boost, [sth] revitalizing) (非正式用语,比喻) | 强心剂 qiáng xīn jì |
| The additional money was a real shot in the arm for us. |
shot in the dark nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, figurative (wild guess) (非正式用语,比喻) | 瞎猜,乱猜
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| He took a shot in the dark and guessed the correct answer on the test. |
show in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (guide into a place) | 把…领进 bǎ lǐng jìn |
shroud [sth/sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (cover [sth], [sb] with [sth]) | 用…遮住
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| | 覆盖 fù gài |
| Tim shrouded Daisy in a hooded cloak, so that she could pass unseen through the town. |
| 提姆用一件带兜帽的斗篷遮住黛西,好让她不被发现地穿过镇上。 |
shroud [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (obscure, cover [sth]) (比喻) | 用…将…掩盖起来,将…笼罩在…里
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| Her disappearance was shrouded in mystery. |
| 她的失踪笼罩在一层神秘的迷雾里。 |
shrouded in mystery exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (unexplained, unclear) | 笼罩在神秘之中 lǒng zhào zài shén mì zhī zhōng |
| The details behind the merger are shrouded in mystery. |
shut [sth/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." | (enclose, confine) | 把…关起来 bǎ … guān qǐ lái |
| We always shut the cat in when she's eating so that the dog doesn't disturb her. |
shut-in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person confined to a place) | 闭门独居者
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| | 宅居不出者
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| Bob led a reclusive life as a shut-in, barring himself from society. |
shut-in adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (confined to a place) | 闭门独居的
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| | 宅居不出的
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| The charity delivers meals and groceries to shut-in people such as senior citizens who are sick. |
sign 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." | (register arrival) | 注册 zhù cè |
| | 签到 qiān dào |
| Please sign in when you arrive. |
sign 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." | (computing: log in) (计算机) | 登录 dēng lù |
sign in to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing: log in) (计算机) | 登录到
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sink in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | literal (be absorbed) (本义) | 被吸收 bèi xī shōu |
sink 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 (be understood) (比喻) | 逐渐被充分理解 zhú jiān bèi chōng fèn lǐ jiě |
| He paused to allow the complex information to sink in. |
sister-in-law nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (spouse's female sibling) | 姑子 gū zǐ |
| | 姨妹 yí mèi |
sister-in-law nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (brother's wife) | 嫂子 sǎo zi |
| | 弟妹 dì mèi |
| | 弟媳 dì xí |
| My sister-in-law treats my brother as if he was a child. |
sit in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (attend as an observer) | 列席 liè xí |
| | 旁听 páng tīng |
| I could not participate, but I was able to sit in as a silent observer. |
sit 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." | US (occupy a place in political protest) | 参加静坐示威 cān jiā jìng zuò shì wēi |
| To protest the changes, the students will sit in at the administration building today. |
sit in on [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] | informal (observe, be present at) | 列席(会议) liè xí ( huì yì ) |
| | 旁听 páng tīng |
| I was allowed to sit in on the meetings, but with neither voice nor vote. You may sit in on university courses if you pay an auditor's fee. |
sit-in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (occupying a place in protest) | 静坐示威 jìng zuò shì wēi |
| The students staged a sit-in to protest about the increase in tuition fees. There were sit-ins at several universities to protest the Vietnam War. |
skeleton in the closet (US), skeleton in the cupboard (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (secret from the past) | 不可告人的秘密
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| Everyone has a few skeletons in their cupboard that they wouldn't like other people to find out about. |
skilled in [sth], skilled at [sth], skilled at doing [sth] adj + prep | (dexterous, practised) | 在…方面技术熟练的
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| My mother is skilled in the crafts of sewing and baking. |
| 我母亲对缝纫和烘焙很在行。 |
skilled in preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (good at, adept at) | 擅长 shàn cháng |
| | 精于 jīng yú |
| I'm skilled in team building and motivating staff. |
slap in the face nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (smack on the cheek) (本义) | 掌掴,打耳光
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slap in the face nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (insult, rejection) (比喻) | 侮辱,拒绝,打击,羞辱
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| His refusal to accept my apology was a slap in the face. |
sleep 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." | (get up late) | 睡到很晚 shuì dào hěn wǎn |
| | 睡懒觉 shuì lǎn jiào |
| It's Saturday, so I don't have to get up for work. I can sleep in. |
slip in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (insert, interject) (非正式用语) | 插入…,进入…,滑入……
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| I can slip you in this afternoon between my other appointments. |
slip [sth] in, slip in [sth] vtr + adv | informal, figurative (activity, event: fit into schedule) (指计划或日程) | 把...加进去,把...插进去
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slip in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (enter quietly) | 溜入 liū rù |
| | 悄悄进入 qiāo qiāo jìn rù |
| She waited until no one was looking, then quietly slipped in through the back door. |
slip [sth] in, slip in [sth] vtr + adv | (insert, interject) | 插入 chā rù |
| | 塞入 sāi rù |
slosh in [sth] vi + prep | (splash through: mud, etc.) | 涉水而行
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| | 溅出 jiàn chū |
| The children sloshed in the puddles after the rain. |
slot 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." | (slide into place) | 嵌入适当的位置
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| The last jigsaw piece slotted in and the picture was complete. |
slot [sth/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." | figurative (find time for) | (寻找机会)以让…插入 xún zhǎo jī huì yǐ ràng chā rù |
| | 为…安排时间 wèi … ān pái shí jiān |
| I can slot you in between lunch and my afternoon class. |
slump in prices nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (economic decline) | 价格下跌 jià gé xià diē |
| | 物价猛跌 wù jià měng diē |
| | 价格猛降 jià gé měng jiàng |
smack in the middle advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (right in the centre) | 正好在中间 zhèng hǎo zài zhōng jiān |
| The golfer's shot landed smack in the middle of the lake. |
smash in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (destroy, break) (非正式用语) | 打破…,把…砸坏
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| A vandal smashed in my windshield. |
smuggle [sth] in vtr + adv | (bring [sth] in against rules) (违反规则) | 悄悄带进,将…偷偷带入
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| Janice was in hospital and the doctors had put her on a strict diet, so she asked her husband to smuggle in some chocolate. Despite the security measures at prisons, people still manage to smuggle in drugs. |
| 珍妮丝在住院,医生让她严格控制饮食,所以她让老公偷偷给她带点巧克力进来。尽管监狱的安保措施很严格,但人们还是设法将毒品偷偷带进去。 |
snake in the grass nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative ([sb] deceitful, traitor) | 潜在危机,隐患
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| | 背后搞鬼的人,潜伏的敌人
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| Herbert's just a snake in the grass: he's having dinner with our rivals now! |
sneak in vi + adv | (enter unseen or stealthily) | 偷偷溜入 tōu tōu liū rù |
| The teenagers weren't allowed in the bar, but they sneaked in anyway. |
sneak [sb/sth] in vtr + adv | ([sb], [sth]: bring in unseen) | 将…偷偷带入
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| He hid the file in a birthday cake to sneak it in to the prisoner's cell. |
soak in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | literal (liquid: be absorbed) (本义) | 浸泡,泡在(液体)中
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| Wipe up that stain quickly, before it soaks into the carpet. |
soak in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (information, experience: take in) (比喻) | 吸收(信息、知识等) xī shōu xìn xī zhī shí děng |
| That's a lot of new information, so I'll give you a moment to let it all soak in. |
son-in-law, plural: sons-in-law nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (daughter's husband) | 女婿 nǚ xù |
specialize in [sth], also UK: specialise in [sth] vi + prep | (study [sth] as main subject) | 把…作为专业 bǎ zuò wéi zhuān yè |
| | 专修 zhuān xiū |
| Tina decided she wanted to specialize in education. |
specialize in [sth], also UK: specialise in [sth] vi + prep | (be an expert) | 专攻 zhuān gōng |
| | 专门研究 zhuān mén yán jiū |
| As a lawyer he specialized in trademark law. |
specialize in doing [sth], also UK: specialise in doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be an expert in doing [sth]) | 专门研究 zhuān mén yán jiū |
| | 专门从事
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| Pediatricians are doctors who specialize in treating children. |
split [sth] in two⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (halve, divide in half) | 一分两半 yì fēn liǎng bàn |
| | 一分为二 yì fēn wéi èr |
| If we split the cake in two, we can have half each. King Solomon ordered that the baby be split in two to find out who its real mother was. |
sprinkle [sth] in [sth], sprinkle [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (liquid: put in lightly) | 零零星星地将…洒到…中
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| Harry sprinkled a few drops of vanilla essence into his cake mix. |
squash in, squash into vi + prep | (fit into tight space) | 硬塞入
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| The crowd of people squashed into the small room to hear what the politician had to say. |
squeeze in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (manage to fit into) | 硬塞进… yìng sāi jìn |
| The doctor's schedule was full but they managed to squeeze me in for an appointment. |
squeeze in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (manage to fit inside) | 没有提供翻译
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| The box was beginning to bulge but he managed to squeeze in two more books. |
squeeze in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (manage to fit in) | 设法插入 shè fǎ chā rù |
| | 设法在…空挡安排 shè fǎ zài kōng dǎng ān pái |
stab [sb] in the [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (injure with [sth] sharp) | 刺在…的(某个部位)上
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| The young man stabbed his victim in the leg. |
stab [sb] in the back v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (wound [sb] in back with [sth] sharp) (本义) | 在某人背后捅刀子 zài mǒu rén bèi hòu tǒng dāo zi |
| There was a fight outside the bar and a man was stabbed in the back. |
stab [sb] in the back v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (betray [sb]) (比喻) | 背叛某人,出卖某人,在某人背后捅刀子
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| After all I've done to help him, he's stabbed me in the back. |
stand in viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (replace temporarily, substitute for) | 代替,替代
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| | 作替身,当替身演员
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| She is standing in for the usual secretary while she is ill. |
stand in for [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (replace [sb] temporarily) | 代替… dài tì … |
| | 替代… tì dài |
| Your teacher had an emergency so I will stand in for her for this class. |
stand in for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be a substitute for [sth]) | 代表… dài biǎo |
| Trying to explain the accident to his friends in the bar, Gavin used the beer glass to stand in for the car and the mat to stand in for the pedestrian. |
stand-in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] who replaces [sb], substitute) | 替身 tì shēn |
| | 替代者 tì dài zhě |
| I'm glad our normal teacher is back; the stand-in wasn't very good. |
stand in line viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (queue, wait on line) | 列队 liè duì |
| | 排队 pái duì |
| They had to stand in line to be served. |
stand in the way, stand in [sb]'s way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be an obstruction) | 挡住去路 dǎng zhù qù lù |
| | 妨碍 fáng ài |
| If that's what you've decided, go ahead. I won't stand in your way. |
stand in the way of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (obstruct, impede [sth]) | 妨碍 fáng ài |
| | 阻挠 zǔ náo |
| By refusing to sell this land you're standing in the way of progress. I won't stand in the way of your marriage. |
star in [sth] vi + prep | (play a leading role) (电影、电视等) | 领衔主演 lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn |
| The famous actress stars in a new drama. |
| 那位著名女演员在一部新剧中是领衔主演。 |
start 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 (begin, commence) | 在...开始
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stave [sth], stave in [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (break a barrel from the outside in) | 在…上凿孔
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stay 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." | (remain at home) | 待在家里 dāi zài jiā lǐ |
| It was cold and windy so we decided to stay in. |
| 外面寒冷多风,所以我们决定待在家里。 |
stay in vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (continue to participate in) | 继续留在 jì xù liú zài |
| I realised to stay in the competition, I had to work harder. |
stay in line viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (adhere to rules) | 遵守规则 zūn shǒu guī zé |
| | 守规矩 shǒu guī ju |
stay in shape v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (keep fit) | 保持体形 bǎo chí tǐ xíng |
| Exercising will help you stay in shape. |
stay in touch viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (keep in contact) | 保持联系 bǎo chí lián xì |
| | 保持联络 bǎo chí lián luò |
| I still stay in touch with my best friend from childhood. |