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| slip out 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 (leave discreetly) | 悄悄溜走
qiāo qiāo liū zǒu |
| | | 悄悄溜出去
qiāo qiāo liū chū qù |
| | She waited until no one was looking, then quietly slipped out through the back door. |
| | 她趁没人注意，悄悄从后门溜了出去。 |
| slip out of [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 (place: leave discreetly) | 悄悄地从…溜走
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| | He slipped out of the meeting and headed home. |
| | 他悄悄地从会议中溜走，回家去了。 |
| slip out 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." | (fall out unnoticed) | 滑出
huá chū |
| | | 滑落
huá luò |
| | The $100 bill must have slipped out of my pocket; I don't have it anymore. |
| slip out 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." | (be mentioned unintentionally) | 无意中泄露
wú yì zhōng xiè lù |
| | | 不慎说出
bú shèn shuō chū |
| | I didn't want to spoil the surprise, it just slipped out. |
| slip out of [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 (clothing: remove quickly) (衣服) | 快速脱掉
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| | Let me slip out of this monkey suit. |
| smell out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (dog: detect by sniffing) (本义，狗) | 嗅出…，闻出…味道，凭嗅觉查出…
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| | Pigs are very good at smelling out truffles. |
| smell out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (detect: identify or locate) (比喻) | 发现，察觉，查出
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| smoke out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (drive out of hiding) (本义) | 用烟把…熏出
yòng yān bǎ xūn chū |
| | We're setting up an hourly watch, trying to smoke out the person who keeps leaving the coffee pot empty. |
| smoke out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (expose, reveal) (比喻) | 揭露…，使…公之于众
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| smooth out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (remove creases or bumps from) (本义) | 抚平（褶皱，突起等），弄平…
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| | He smoothed out the sheets. |
| smooth out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (ease, resolve: disagreements) (比喻) | 平息…，缓和…
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| | Arbitration is one way that different parties can smooth out their differences. |
| smuggle [sth] out vtr + prep | figurative (take [sth] out against rules) | 将…偷运出去，将…偷带出去
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| | Dan liked the beer glass so he smuggled it out under his jacket. |
| | 丹喜欢那个啤酒杯，所以将其藏在夹克下面偷带了出去。 |
| snap out of it v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (return quickly to normal) | 迅速恢复过来
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| | | 重新振作起来
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| | The teacher caught James daydreaming, but he soon snapped out of it. |
| snap out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (quickly end, stop [sth]) | 快速停止
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| | | 迅速停止
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| sneak out vi + adv | (exit unseen) | 偷偷溜出
tōu tōu liū chū |
| | Rick used to sneak out through the window after his parents went to sleep. |
| sneak [sth] out vtr + adv | (remove secretly) | 将…偷偷拿走
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| | The shoplifter sneaked the CDs out in his pockets. |
| sneak out of vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (leave secretly) (非正式用语) | 悄悄地避开…，偷偷地溜出…
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| | The boys sneaked out of the dormitory and went to meet their friends. |
| sniff [sth] out 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, figurative (detect) | 发觉
fā jué |
| | | 察觉到
chá jué dào |
| | A good auditor can sniff out the problems an accountant has disguised. |
| sniff [sth] out 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." | (locate by smell) | 嗅出
xiù chū |
| | The K9 corps really does a great job of sniffing out hidden drugs. |
| snuff out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (extinguish: a flame) (本义) | 熄灭（火焰）
xī miè huǒ yàn |
| | You should snuff out any candles before you go to bed, or they could start a fire. |
| snuff out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (end: [sb]'s life) (比喻) | 结束（某人的生命），杀掉…，扼杀…，杀死…
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sold out,
sold-out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (tickets, goods: all sold) | 售罄
shòu qìng |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes a noun |
| | We couldn't go to the concert because the tickets were sold out. |
sold out,
sold-out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (event: fully booked) (活动) | 订满，预订一空
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| | The band are playing three sold-out dates in London. The festival was sold out within an hour of tickets being made available online. |
| sort out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (organize, plan) | 整理
zhěng lǐ |
| | | 理清
lǐ qīng |
| | Julia intended to go home early in order to sort out the dinner arrangements. |
sort [sth] out,
sort out [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." | (arrange, put in order) | 把…分门归类，分门别类地放
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| | | 使井井有条
shǐ jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo |
| | | 整理
zhěng lǐ |
| | My son needs to sort out the clothes in the closet. |
| | 我儿子需要将衣柜里的衣物分门别类地放好。 |
| sorted out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (organized, arranged) (非正式用语) | 整理好的，分过类的
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| sorted out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (resolved) (非正式用语) | 解决了的
jiě jué le de |
| sought out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (searched for) | 所寻找的
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| | | 所追寻的
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| | | 所追求的
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| sound out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (elicit the opinion of) | 打听
dǎ tīng |
| | | 探听
tàn tīng |
| | | 探听
tàn tīng |
| | He said he wanted to sound me out about his latest business idea. |
| sound out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (measure the depth of) | 探测（深浅）
tàn cè shēn qiǎn |
| sound [sb] out about [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (elicit [sb]'s opinion about [sth]) | 探寻某人对某事的看法
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| | | 打探某人对某事的观点
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| | He said he wanted to sound me out about his latest business idea. |
space,
space [sth],
space [sth] out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (organize at intervals) | 分隔开
fēn gé kāi |
| | | 间隔开
jiàn gé kāi |
| | She spaced her appointments throughout the day. |
| | 她将各种约见间隔排开，填满一日。 |
space,
space [sth],
space [sth] out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (separate) | 以某种间隔排列
yǐ mǒu zhǒng jiàn gé pái liè |
| | He spaced the papers evenly on his desk. |
| space [sth] out 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." | (set apart) | 使…均衡地间隔开
shǐ … jūn héng de jiàn gé kāi |
| | The exam desks must be spaced out. |
| space [sb] out 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." | slang (drug: daze) (用了药物或毒品后) | 令人昏昏沉沉
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| | The doctor gave Jim some medication that spaces him out, but it does not seem to improve his condition. |
space out,
space 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." | slang (daydream) | 做白日梦
zuò bái rì mèng |
| | I always space out in chemistry class; it's so boring! |
spaced-out,
spaced out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (at intervals) | 留出间隔的
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| | | 隔开的
gé kāi de |
spaced-out,
spaced out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, slang (stupefied by drugs, as if stupefied by drugs) (因吸毒) | 精神恍惚的
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| | | 昏昏沉沉的
hūn hūn chén chén de |
| spat out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (ejected from the mouth) | 吐出的
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| | | 啐出的
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| spat out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal, figurative (decisively rejected) | 驳回的
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| | | 反对的
fǎn duì de |
| speak out 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." | (state one's opinion publicly) | 大声说出
dà shēng shuō chū |
| | | 坦率发表自己的看法
tǎn shuài fā biǎo zì jǐ de kàn fǎ |
| | | 大胆地说出
dà dǎn de shuō chū |
| | Speak out if you're concerned about it. |
| speak out against [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (state one's opposition to) | 坦率地发言反对
tǎn shuài de fā yán fǎn duì |
| | Many people speak out against domestic violence. |
spell [sth] out,
spell out [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." | (say how to write: a word) | 口头拼出
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| | Please spell your name out for me. Is it "s-m-i-t-h" or "s-m-y-t-h-e"? |
spell [sth] out,
spell out [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." | (form: a word) | 拼出
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| | | 拼写出
pīn xiě chū |
| | The child proudly read the word by spelling it out: "C-A-T... Cat!". |
spell [sth] out,
spell out [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." | figurative (say explicitly) | 解释清楚
jiě shì qīng chǔ |
| | | 说明白
shuō míng bái |
| | I had to spell out exactly how to do his job for him. |
spew,
spew out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (gush out) | 涌出
yǒng chū |
| | Hot water spewed out of the hole in the ground. |
| spew out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (eject, emit) | 喷出…
pēn chū |
| | | 吐出…
tǔ chū |
| | | 吐出…
tǔ chū |
| | Vesuvius spewed out lava and gas. |
| spew out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative, pejorative (produce in great quantity) (比喻，轻蔑语) | 喷出
pēn chū |
| spill out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (overflow) | 溢出
yì chū |
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yǒng chū |
| | | 涌出
yǒng chū |
| | She fell over and everything spilled out of her purse. |
| spin out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (prolong) (非正式用语) | 延长…，拖延…
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| | The children tried to spin out their supper in an effort to stay up longer. |
| spin out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (vehicle: to skid, rotate, out of control) (车辆) | 打转，失控打滑
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| | Attempting to turn at high speed while on ice will cause a car to spin out. |
spit,
spit (out) vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (words: speak angrily) | 愤恨地说
fèn hèn de shuō |
| | | 尖刻地说
jiān kè dì shuō |
| | | 口出恶言
kǒu chū è yán |
| 备注: 有时后跟 out |
| spit it out! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | slang (say it) (俚语) | 说吧，说出来吧，尽管说
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| | How on earth did you get that black eye? Come on, spit it out! |
spit [sth] out,
spit out [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." | (eject by spitting) | 吐出
tǔ chū |
| | His mother made him spit out the gum so he wouldn't swallow it. |
| | 妈妈让他把口香糖吐出来，以免他吞下去。 |
spit [sth] out,
spit out [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." | figurative, informal (bring yourself to say) (比喻说出信息，非正式用语) | 吐出，吐口
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| | He knew she would spit out the truth sooner or later. |
| | 他知道她迟早会吐出真相。 |
| splash out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | slang, figurative (spend extravagant sum of money) (俚语，比喻) | 挥霍，大笔花钱
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| | We splashed out last night and went to a fancy restaurant. |
| splash out on vi phrasal + prep | slang, figurative (spend extravagant sum of money on) | 在…上花一大笔钱
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| | We've just splashed out on a luxury holiday. |
spread,
spread out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (move farther apart) | 使散开
shǐ sàn kāi |
| | | 使分散开
shǐ fēn sǎn kāi |
| | The coach spread the players across the field. |
| spread [sth] out vtr + adv | (extend, splay) | 张开
zhāng kāi |
| | | 展开
zhǎn kāi |
| | Spread your fingers out as wide as you can. |
| spread out 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." | (lie down, sprawl) | 四肢摊开躺着
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| | The cat spreads out on the blanket like a lion in the sun. |
| spread out vi + adv | (be separated) (人员) | 散开，分散开
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| | The players spread out. |
| spread out vi + adv | (split up to search) | 分头搜索
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| | | 分散搜索
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| | Let's spread out so we can cover a larger area. We don't have much time. |
| spread out adj + adv | figurative (extended) | 延展的
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| | | 延长的
yán cháng de |
| | The payments were spread out over three years. |
| spread out adj + adv | (scattered) | 散布的
sàn bù de |
| | | 疏疏落落的
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| | Where I live, people's houses are so spread out that we never hear our neighbors. |
| spread out adj + adv | (splayed, apart) (四肢) | 张开的，伸开的
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| | Max was sleeping with his legs spread out on the huge bed. |
| spread out adj + adv | (lying down, sprawled) | 四肢张开躺着的
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| | Natasha's body was spread out on the couch in deep sleep. |
| squeeze out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (extract by squeezing) | 压榨出…
yā zhà chū |
| | | 榨出…
zhà chū |
| | | 榨取…
zhà qǔ |
| | He squeezed the last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. |
| squeeze [sth] out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (extract) | 从...中挤出，从...中压出
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| | | 从...中榨出
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| | Tom squeezed the last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. |
| squeeze out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (exclude, push out) | 挤出…
jǐ chū |
| | | 压出…
yā chū |
| | | 排出…
pái chū |
| | My grandfather was squeezed out of his job when the new boss took over. |
| squeeze [sb] out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (exclude, push out) | 将...排挤出
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| | My grandfather was squeezed out of his job when the new boss took over. |
squirm out of [sth],
squirm free of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (get free by wriggling) | 扭动着挣脱
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| | The little girl squirmed out of her mother's embrace and ran off to play with her friends. |
| stake out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (watch over, keep under surveillance) | 监视…
jiān shì |
| | The police staked out the suspect's house, hoping to catch him unawares. |
stake [sth] out,
stake out [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." | (assert a claim to) | 占有
zhàn yǒu |
| | | 主张拥有
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stake out,
stakeout,
stake-out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (surveillance) | 监视
jiān shì |
| | | 监控
jiān kòng |
stamp [sth] out,
stamp out [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." | figurative (eradicate, banish) | 消灭，消除
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| | | 清除，根除
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| | The priests of the Spanish Inquisition hoped to stamp out any heresy. |
| | 西班牙宗教法庭上的牧师希望根除所有的异端邪说。 |
| stamp out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (walk out angrily) | 愤然离开
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| | | 生气地离开
shēng qì de lí kāi |
| | She was so angry with her husband after their argument that she stamped out of the house. |
| | 和丈夫争吵后，她十分气愤，生气地离开了家。 |
| stand out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (be remarkable, noticeable) | 突出
tū chū |
| | | 醒目
xǐng mù |
| | | 醒目
xǐng mù |
| | Wow, those bright colors really stand out. |
| stand out 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." | (be remarkable) | 出色
chū sè |
| | | 脱颖而出
tuō yǐng ér chū |
| | Of all the applicants for the job, there was one who really stood out. |
| start out 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." | (begin career) (事业) | 起步，开始立业
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| | His father owned the company so he didn't have to start out in the mail room. |
| start out 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." | (begin) | 开始
kāi shǐ |
| | Let's start out by introducing ourselves. |
| stay out 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." | (not return home at night) | 不回家过夜
bù huí jiā guò yè |
| | | 夜不归宿
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| | Students often stay out all night partying. |
| | 学生经常通宵在外聚会狂欢。 |
| stay out of the way of [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (avoid) | 离…远点
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| | | 躲…远点
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| | You should stay out of the way of our boss today - he's in a bad mood. |
| step out 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, dated (go out for the evening) | 出去娱乐
chū qù yú lè |
| | | 过夜生活
guò yè shēng huó |
| | It's nice to dress up and step out for an evening on the town. |
| | 好好打扮一下，去城里过过夜生活，感觉很不错。 |
| step out of vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (exit, walk from) (本义) | 从…走出去，从…离开，走出…
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| | He stepped out of the elevator and went down the hall. |
| step out of vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (leave or renounce) (比喻) | 放弃…，脱离…，离开…
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| | Once her husband returned, she stepped out of her role of primary breadwinner. |
| stick [sth] out 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." | (project, cause to protrude) | 伸出
shēn chū |
| | If you stick your tongue out again, a bird may come and roost on it. |
| stick out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (project, protrude) | 突出
tū chū |
| | | 凸起
tū qǐ |
| | If you stick your tongue out again, a bird may come and roost on it. |
| stick out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (be conspicuous) (比喻) | 明显，显著，显眼
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| | The young man's blue Mohawk stuck out like a sore thumb in the corporate offices. |
| stick [sth] out 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." | slang (endure to the end) | 坚持完成
jiān chí wán chéng |
| | | 坚持到底
jiān chí dào dǐ |
| | By the twentieth mile of the marathon, Adam was exhausted, but he stuck the race out and finally made it to the finish line. |
| sticking-out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (protruding) | 突出的
tū chū de |
| | | 伸出的
shēn chū de |
| | It breaks my heart to see those poor children with their sticking-out ribs. |
| stop out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | UK (not come home at night) | 待在外边
dāi zài wài biān |
| | | 在外留宿
zài wài liú sù |
| | | 晚上不回家
wǎn shàng bù huí jiā |
| | Don't worry if I stop out all night, the party won't finish till late. |
| storm out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (exit angrily) | 拂袖而去
bì xiù ér qù |
| | | 怒冲冲地离开
nù chōng chōng de lí kāi |
| | He stormed out of the building after arguing with his boss. |
| straight out advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (without hesitating) | 直接地
zhí jiē de |
| | | 一上来就...
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| | The minute we met, the guy asked me straight out if I had a boyfriend. |
| straight out advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in plain speaking) | 坦白地
tǎn bái de |
| | | 率直地
lǜ zhí de |
| | My boss told me straight out that I wasn't suited to the job. |
| straighten [sth] out 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." | (make straighter) | 把…弄直
bǎ … nòng zhí |
| | The edge of the flower bed curves too sharply; can we straighten it out? |
| straighten [sth] out 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, informal (matter: settle) | 理顺
lǐ shùn |
| | | 厘清
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| | We need to straighten out this disagreement before we go any further. |
| straighten out 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, informal (improve behaviour) | 改正
gǎi zhèng |
| | | 改过自新
gǎi guò zì xīn |
| | You either straighten out or you find someplace else to live. |
| stress out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (be tense and anxious) (非正式用语) | 承受极大的压力
chéng shòu jí dà de yā lì |
| stress [sb] out 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 (make tense and anxious) | 使…紧张焦虑
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| | Work is really busy at the moment and it's stressing me out. |
stressed out,
stressed-out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (anxious, tense) | 紧张的，不安的，压力大的
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| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | I'm stressed out about all the work I have at the moment. "Quit fighting, the three of you!" yelled the stressed-out mother to her children. |
| | 我手头这些工作让我压力很大。“你们三个别闹了！“那位紧张的母亲对自己的孩子大喊。 |