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| hold out against [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (continue to resist) | 持续抵抗
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| | | 持续抵制
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| | The remote mountain village held out against the foreign armies. I'm holding out against joining Facebook. |
| hold out for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (wait) (以便得到自己想要的) | 坚持…，拖延…
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| hold out hope (of (doing) [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (stay optimistic) | 抱希望
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| | | 心存希望
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| | Police do not hold out much hope of catching the culprits. |
| hold [sth] over 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 (postpone) | 推迟
tuī chí |
| hold [sb] responsible for [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (consider accountable) | 要求…对…负责，要求…为…负责
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| hold [sb] responsible for [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (consider legally accountable) | 要求…对…承担责任
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| hold [sth] steady vtr + adj | (thing: secure) | 使…稳住
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| | | 使…保持稳定
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| | This chain will hold the post steady against the wind. |
| hold [sth] against [sb]⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (hold a grudge) | 因某事而对某人有怨气
yīn mǒu shì ér duì mǒu rén yǒu yuàn qì |
| | I won't hold it against you if you don't want to join me. |
| hold [sth] tight vtr + adv | (grasp firmly) | 紧紧抓住
jǐn jǐn zhuā zhù |
| | The woman held her bag tight as she hurried along the dark street. |
| hold [sb] to [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." | (expect [sb] to honour [sth]) | 使某人遵守某事
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| | He said he would come and see me and I'll hold him to that. You made a promise and we will hold you to your word. |
| hold [sth] together vtr + adv | (stick) | 将…粘到一起
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| | Car manufacturers are increasingly using glue to hold parts together. |
| hold [sth] together vtr + adv | figurative (maintain unity of) | 使…团结在一起
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| | The military sees itself as the sole force capable of holding the country together. |
| hold [sth] up 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 (delay) | 延误
yán wù |
| | | 耽搁
dān gē |
| hold [sth/sb] up 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." | (rob at gunpoint) | 持枪抢劫…
chí qiāng qiǎng jié |
| hold with (doing) [sth] vi + prep | (agree) | 同意
tóng yì |
| | | 赞同
zàn tóng |
| 备注: used in negatives and where there is doubt |
| | I'm sorry, but I just don't hold with that attitude. |
| holder (of [sth]) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb]: owns [sth]) | 持有者
chí yǒu zhě |
| | | 拥有者
yōng yǒu zhě |
| | The holder of the deed technically owns the house. |
| | 契约的持有者严格说来拥有房子的主权。 |
| holler [sth] at [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US, informal (shout, call out) | 抱怨
bào yuàn |
| hollow [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." | (scoop, dig: a hole, etc.) | 在...里挖洞
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| | | 在...中凿洞
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| hollow [sth] out 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." | (scoop, dig: a hole, etc.) | 在...中凿出
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| | | 在...中挖出
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| | He hollowed out a place in the earth to bury the treasure. |
homogenize [sth],
also UK: homogenise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (blend, fuse together) | 调匀
tiáo yún |
| | | 调合
tiáo hé |
homogenize [sth],
also UK: homogenise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make [sth] similar) | 使类似
shǐ lèi sì |
| | | 使类同
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| hone [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (refine: skills) | 研习，练习，磨练
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| | Jane worked as an intern to continue to hone her skills before she applied for graduate school. |
| | 在申请研究生院前，简曾参加实习以继续磨练技能。 |
| hone [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (sharpen: a blade) | 磨
mó |
| | | 用磨刀石磨
yòng mó dāo shí mó |
| | The butcher honed his knife while he talked to a customer. |
| | 屠夫一边和客人说话一边磨刀。 |
honor [sb/sth] (US),
honour [sb/sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (show respect) (给予尊重) | 尊重，尊敬
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| | The university honoured the professor because of his groundbreaking research. |
| | 由于他的开创性研究，该大学对该教授表示尊敬。 |
honor [sb/sth] with [sth] (US),
honour [sb/sth] with [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (do [sth] to show respect) | 很荣幸…
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| | She was honored with a special dinner at the school. |
| | 她很荣幸在学校吃了一顿特别的晚餐。 |
honor [sb/sth] with [sth] (US),
honour [sb/sth] with [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (treat with honour) | 使荣耀
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| | | 以…给予…荣耀
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| | The princess honored us with her presence. |
| | 公主以她的现身给予我们荣耀。 |
honor [sb] by doing [sth] (US),
honour [sb] by doing [sth] (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (treat with honour) | 用…来纪念…
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| | The army honoured the officer by giving him a special medal for bravery. |
| | 军队通过给予他一个特殊的勇敢奖章来纪念军官。 |
honor [sth] (US),
honour [sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (show courtesy) | 礼待
lǐ dài |
| | We hope to honour all requests for advice. |
| | 我们希望礼待所有的建议请求。 |
honor [sth] (US),
honour [sth] (UK) vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (uphold: promise) | 遵守（承诺等）
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| | Joe honoured his promise to pay for the meal. |
| | 乔履行了遵守支付这顿饭钱的承诺。 |
honor [sth] (US),
honour [sth] (UK) vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (revere) | 崇敬
chóng jìng |
| | | 敬畏
jìng wèi |
| | | 尊敬
zūn jìng |
| | One should honour one's national flag. |
| | 一个人应该尊敬一面国旗。 |
| hood [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (put head covering on) | 以头巾覆盖，用头巾包
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| hook [sth] in vtr + adv | (attach, link up) | 用钩子钩住
yòng gōu zi gōu zhù |
| | | 用钩子挂在
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| hook [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, informal (persuade) | 吸引…涉足，使…涉足
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| hook [sb] into doing [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, informal (persuade to do) | 使计让...做...
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| | | 设法让...做...
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| | Max hooked his friend into driving him to the airport. |
hook on [sth],
hook [sth] on vtr + prep | (put a hook into [sth]) | 用钩钩住
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| hook [sth/sb] up to [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." | (connect, attach) | 将…连接到…
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| | I had to hire an expert to hook up my computer to the office network. |
| be hooked on [sth] adj + prep | slang, figurative (on drug: addicted to) (毒品) | 对…成瘾
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| be hooked on [sth/sb] adj + prep | slang, figurative (on hobby, etc.: keen on) | 迷上
mí shàng |
| | | 喜欢
xǐ huān |
| hooked on [sth] adj + prep | figurative, slang (drug: addicted to) | 着迷于…
zháo mí yú … |
| | | 对…无法自拔
duì … wú fǎ zì bá |
| | Jan became hooked on heroin. |
| hooked on [sth] adj + prep | figurative, slang (hobby: keen on) | 迷上，痴迷于
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| | | 醉心于
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| | Dave has been hooked on computer games since he was eight years old. |
| Hooray for [sth]! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (appreciation) | 为…欢呼
wèi huān hū |
Hoover [sth],
hoover [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK, ® (clean by vacuuming) | 用吸尘器吸
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| hop [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (jump over) | 跳过
tiào guò |
| | | 跃过
yuè guò |
| | Jim hopped the fence and was in his neighbor's yard in a flash. |
| | 吉姆跳过篱笆，一瞬间就在他邻居的院子里了。 |
| hop [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US, informal (board: a train, bus) (火车、公共汽车等交通工具) | 跳上，搭上
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hop [sth] up,
hop up [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." | US (improve [sth], increase power) | 改进
gǎi jìn |
| | | 改善
gǎi shàn |
| | He acquired his skills in bodywork while hopping up his car in high school. |
hope [sth],
hope that⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (expect) | 期望，希望，预期
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| | We hope that we'll be able to move house before the end of next year. |
| | 我们希望能在明年年底前搬家。 |
| hopeful of doing [sth] adj + prep | (optimistic of doing [sth]) | 有望
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| | | 大有希望
dà yǒu xī wàng |
| | Smith, the current champion, is hopeful of winning today's race. |
| | 现任冠军史密斯大有希望赢得今天的比赛。 |
| hose [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (water a garden, lawn) (用软管) | 浇水，喷水
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| | (用软管喷水的方式) | 清洗
qīng xǐ |
| | Ken hosed the lawn to keep it from drying out. |
| | 肯给草坪浇水，以防它变干。 |
| hose [sth/sb] down 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." | (spray [sth] clean) | 用软管浇，淋
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| | | 用软管冲洗
yòng ruǎn guǎn chōng xǐ |
| | Sailors hosed down the decks with seawater. |
| host [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (event: hold) | 举办
jǔ bàn |
| | | 举行
jǔ xíng |
| | Which country is hosting the next Olympic Games? |
| host [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (provide internet server) (计算机) | 托管，提供网络托管服务
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| | Which computer is hosting the connection? |
| a hotspot for [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (place: center of activity) | 活动中心
huó dòng zhōng xīn |
| | This street was once a hotspot for new music. |
| house [sth/sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (keep in a dwelling) | 让某人住在
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| | | 为某人提供...样的住处
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| | The university houses its students in very old buildings. |
| | 这所大学安排学生住在很旧的楼中。 |
housebreak,
housebreak [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (burglary of [sb]'s home) | 入室盗窃
rù shì dào qiè |
housebreak,
housebreak [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (toilet-train: a pet) | 对（宠物）进行便溺培训
duì chǒng wù jìn xíng biàn nì péi xùn |
houseful,
a houseful of [sth/sb] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (enough to fill a house) | 满屋…
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| housewife [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (manage resources skilfully) | 精明能干地安排（资源）
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| hover over [sth/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] | (float, be suspended above) | 盘旋于
pán xuán yú |
| | | 在…上空盘旋
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| | A police helicopter hovered over the building in which the terrorists had taken refuge. |
| hover over [sth] vi + prep | (computing: mouse) (电脑鼠标指针) | 悬停于
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| | You can hover over a link to see the full URL. |
hover your mouse over [sth],
hover your cursor over [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (computing) | 将鼠标停留在
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| | | 将光标停留在
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| | Hover your mouse over the image for more information. |
| huff [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (inhale drug vapours) | 吸入
xī rù |
| | The teacher caught the teenagers huffing glue. |
| hull [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (shell: a seed, fruit, grain) | 剥去...的壳
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| | | 除去...的壳
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| | A thresher is a piece of agricultural machinery that hulls grain. |
| | 脱粒机是一种用于剥去谷物的壳的农业机械。 |
| hum [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (tune, music: sing with closed lips) | 哼唱
hēng chàng |
| | Helen hummed a song while she watered her plants. |
| | 海伦在给她的植物浇水时哼唱了一首歌。 |
humanize [sb/sth],
also UK: humanise [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make appear more sympathetic) | 使…显得更为人道
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| | | 使…显得仁慈
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humanize [sth/sb],
also UK: humanise [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make more humane) | 使…人格化
shǐ rén gé huà |
| | | 赋予…人性
fù yǔ rén xìng |
humidify,
humidify [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (add moisture to: air) (为空气) | 加湿，增湿
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| hump [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (bend outward) | 弓起
gōng qǐ |
| | | 驼起
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| | The boxer humped his back to protect his head. |
| | 拳击手驼起他的后背以保护他的头部。 |
| hump [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (heave) | 背起
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| | | 扛起
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| | | 举起
jǔ qǐ |
| | The worker humped the box into the back of the truck. |
| | 工人扛起箱子放到卡车后部。 |
| hundreds of [sth/sb] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (amounting to hundreds) (人、物) | 几百个的
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| | Hundreds of people called in during the first hour. |
| | 几百人在第一个小时内打来电话。 |
| hung up on [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative, slang (preoccupied) | 全神贯注于某事
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| | | 纠结于某事
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| | There's no need to get hung up on details - I just want a general overview of the situation. |
| hunger for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (feel strong desire) | 渴望
kě wàng |
| | Dan hungered for a vacation after being at work on a fishing boat for a month. |
| | 丹在渔船上工作了一个月后，渴望休假。 |
| hunt for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (search for [sth]) (比喻) | 搜索，追寻，寻找
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| | Dan was late for work because he had to hunt for his keys. |
| hunt [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (kill for sport or food) | 猎取
liè qǔ |
| | | 捕猎
bǔ liè |
| | Jon went to the mountains every year to hunt bears. |
| hunt [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (animal: chase prey) | 猎捕
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| | | 猎取
liè qǔ |
| | Wolves hunt prey in packs. |
| hunt for [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (animal: chasing prey) | 狩猎
shòu liè |
| | | 捕猎
bǔ liè |
| | The hunt for fish takes up most of a seal's day. |
| hunt for [sb/sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (search) | 搜寻
sōu xún |
| | | 寻找
xún zhǎo |
| | The hunt for the killer took several years. |
| hunt [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | dated (direct dogs) | 利用...狩猎
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| | | 利用...打猎
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| | The nobleman went out to hunt his hounds. |
| hunt [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (patrol area for game) | 在...狩猎
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| | | 在...捕猎
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| | The wolves hunted their territory for centuries. |
| hunt [sb/sth] down 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." | (find criminal) | 搜寻
sōu xún |
| | | 搜索
sōu suǒ |
| | The cop swore he would hunt down the murderer. |
| hurdle [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (leap over [sth]) (栏架，障碍物) | 跳过，跨过
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| | Jaime hurdled the fence and ran away. |
| | 杰米跨过篱笆逃跑了。 |
| hurdle over [sth] vi + prep | (leap over [sth]) (本义) | 越过，跳过
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| | (比喻义) | 克服
kè fú |
| hurl [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (throw) | 猛投，用力扔，力掷
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| | Dan angrily hurled the broken computer down the stairs. |
| | 丹怒气冲冲地将坏了的电脑扔下楼梯。 |
| hurl [sth] at [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (words, insults: aim at [sb]) | 冲着…气势汹汹地叫骂…
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| | Old Larry always sat on his front porch and hurled insults at the schoolchildren walking by. |
| | 老拉里总是坐在前廊上，气势汹汹地冲着路过的学童们叫骂。 |
| hurry to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (make haste) | 匆忙做某事
cōng máng zuò mǒu shì |
| | He hurried to clean his apartment before his date arrived. |
| hurry [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (hasten [sth]) | 赶紧完成，加快完成，仓促完成
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| | I can't hurry this task. You'll have to be patient. |
| | 我没法仓促完成任务。你必须耐心点。 |
| hurry [sth] along 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." | (speed [sth] up) | 尽快…
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hurry [sb/sth] away,
hurry away [sb/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." | (quickly make [sb/sth] leave) | 让…迅速离开
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| | The bride was hurried away so her fiance wouldn't see her in her wedding gown before the ceremony. |
| hurt [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (injure a body part) | 弄伤
nòng shāng |
| | | 使受伤
shǐ shòu shāng |
| | He hurt his leg and had to leave the game. |
| | 他伤了腿，不得不离开赛场。 |
| hush [sth] up 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 (suppress mention of [sth]) | 保密
bǎo mì |
| | | 隐瞒
yǐn mán |
| husk [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (remove husk from) | 去皮
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| | | 去壳
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hustle [sb],
hustle [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (coerce, urge [sb]) | 哄骗
hǒng piàn |
| | The strange man on the corner was trying to hustle passers-by to buy cocaine. |
| | 拐角处的陌生男子正试图哄骗路人购买可卡因。 |
| hustle [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (sell [sth]) | 兜售
dōu shòu |
| | | 售卖
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| | Jon hustled life insurance for a living after he lost his job working as a real estate agent. |
| | 乔恩在失去作为房地产经纪人的工作后，以售卖生命保险为生。 |
hybridize [sth],
also UK: hybridise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (produce a cross-breed) | 使杂交
shǐ zá jiāo |
hydrogenate,
hydrogenate [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (process with hydrogen) | 使氢化
shǐ qīng huà |
hydrolyze [sth],
also UK: hydrolyse [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (chemistry: dissolve [sth]) | 使水解
shǐ shuǐ jiě |
hype [sth],
hype [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (promote) | 大肆宣传，炒作，为…大做广告
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| | The company went on the radio to try to hype their big event. |
| | 该公司上电台大肆炒作他们的重大活动。 |
| hype [sth] up 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 (promote enthusiastically) | 宣传…
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hyphenate,
hyphenate [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (insert a hyphen in or between) | 用连字符连接
yòng lián zì fú lián jiē |
hypothesize [sth],
also UK: hypothesise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (with object: make a hypothesis) (后接宾语) | 假设，假定
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| | The scientist hypothesized a way to remove salt from ocean water. |
| ice [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | mainly UK (cake: add thin sugary coating) (糕饼) | 给…覆糖衣，给…滚上糖霜
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| | Will you ice my wedding cake, please? |