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| numerate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (enumerate, count) | 数
shǔ |
| | | 列举
liè jǔ |
| | Let me numerate the reasons why I don't want to date you: you're lazy, stupid, and ugly. |
| a nursery for [sb/sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (nurturing place) (比喻) | 温床，温室
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| | The school was a nursery for the greatest minds in the country. |
| nurture [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (plants, animals) (动植物) | 培育，养育
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| | A good gardener nurtures and cares for his plants. |
| | 一位好的园丁会培育、照顾自己的植物。 |
| nurture [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (support: arts, etc.) (艺术等) | 支持，扶持
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| | The city nurtured its education system and it now has the best students in the state. |
| | 这座城市扶持教育系统，现在全州最好的学生都在这里。 |
| nurture [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cultivate: a feeling) (某种情感) | 培养，滋长
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| | The more you nurture a feeling of calm, the happier you will be. |
| | 你越是培养平静感，就会越开心。 |
nuts about [sth],
UK: also nuts on [sth] adj + prep | slang (activity, thing: like intensely) (对物) | 热爱，狂热迷恋
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| | I do like peanut butter, but I'm nuts about chocolate! |
| nuzzle [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (nudge with the nose) | 用鼻子轻轻蹭
yòng bí zi qīng qīng cèng |
| | | 鼻子轻碰
bí zi qīng pèng |
| | | 用鼻子爱抚
yòng bí zi ài fǔ |
| | Chelsea likes to nuzzle her kitten's neck. |
| obey [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (do as told) | 服从，听…的话
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| | | 顺从
shùn cóng |
| | | 遵守
zūn shǒu |
| | Children should obey their parents. |
| | 孩子应该听父母的话。 |
| obey [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (comply with: [sth]) (法律等) | 遵守
zūn shǒu |
| | | 遵从
zūn cóng |
| | Everyone should obey the law. |
| | 每个人都应当遵守法律。 |
| obey [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (follow, correspond with) | 受…控制，遵循
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| | Everything in the universe obeys the laws of physics. |
| | 宇宙万物都要遵循物理规律。 |
| obey [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (respond quickly) | 对…反应迅速
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| | This sports car obeys the slightest touch on the wheel. |
| | 这辆运动跑车对方向盘最轻微的转动都反应迅速。 |
| object to [sth] vi + prep | (disagree with) | 不赞成
bú zàn chéng |
| | | 不同意
bù tóng yì |
| | Ann objected to Ben's participation in the project. |
| | 安不同意本参加这个项目。 |
| object to [sth] vi + prep | (oppose) | 反对
fǎn duì |
| | | 不赞成
bú zàn chéng |
| | Helen objects to the plan for a new road. |
| | 海伦反对修新路的计划。 |
| object to doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be opposed to, disagree with [sth]) | 反对做…
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| | | 不同意做…
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| | The worker objected to having to work late since he wouldn't get paid for the extra hours. |
| | 工人没有加班工资，所以不同意加班加点工作。 |
| obligate [sb] to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | formal (oblige morally, legally) | 使…负责
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| | | 使…承担义务
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| | The court obligated the father to pay child support every month. |
| obligate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | formal (money: pay as security) | 预留
yù liú |
| be obligated to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be morally or legally bound to do) | 有义务做
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| | Parents are obligated to provide food and shelter for their children. |
| feel obligated to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (feel morally or legally bound to do) | 感觉有义务做
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| oblige [sb] to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (force, obligate [sb] to do [sth]) | 使某人负有义务做某事，使某人（在道义或法律上）负有做某事的责任，迫使
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| | Daniel's behaviour obliged his mother to apologise on his behalf. |
| | 丹尼尔的行为让他妈妈不得不代他道歉。 |
| be obliged to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be forced, bound to do) | 有责任，义不容辞
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| | | 必须做某事
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| be obliged to [sb] for [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be grateful, indebted) | 对...感激
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| | | 对...感恩
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| oblivious to [sb/sth] adj + prep | (not conscious of [sb], [sth]) | 没有察觉到…的，没有意识到…的，没有注意到…的
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| | Henry wandered through the crowd, lost in his own thoughts, oblivious to others. |
| | 亨利沉浸在自己的思绪中，在人群中穿行，完全没有意识到别人的存在。 |
| observe [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (watch [sth], [sb]) | 看到，察觉到，注意到
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| | I observed a man walking along the street. |
| | 我看到有个男人在街上行走。 |
| observe [sth/sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (study [sth], [sb]) | 观察
guān chá |
| | | 观测
guān cè |
| | The doctor observed her patient for twenty-four hours to make sure he was cured. |
| | 医生观察了病人24小时，确保病人已痊愈。 |
| observe [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (comment on: [sth] noticed) | 评论
píng lùn |
| | | 评价
píng jià |
| | "That was very brave," John observed. |
| | “那个行为非常勇敢。”约翰评价道。 |
| observe [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (custom: keep, respect) (某种习俗等) | 遵守，奉行
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| | People often observe a minute's silence on Armistice Day. |
| | 在停战日，人们常常会默哀一分钟。 |
| observe [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (date: commemorate) | 庆祝（节日）
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| | Americans observe Columbus Day. |
| | 美国人庆祝哥伦布节。 |
obsess over [sth],
obsess about [sth] vi + prep | (be overly preoccupied with sthg) | 不断想着…而深受困扰
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| | | 太过沉迷于
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| | She's constantly obsessing about her weight. |
| be obsessed with [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be fixated on [sth/sb]) | 着迷于
zháo mí yú |
| | | 痴迷于
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| obsolete [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make obsolete) | 淘汰
táo tài |
| | | 废弃
fèi qì |
| obstruct [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (block, hinder) | 妨碍
fáng ài |
| | | 阻挠
zǔ náo |
| | The law will not allow money to obstruct justice. |
| obstruct [sb] from doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (hinder, prevent) | 阻挡
zǔ dǎng |
| | | 阻碍
zǔ ài |
| | Fear should not obstruct an officer from doing his duty. |
| obtain [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (get, acquire [sth]) | 获得
huò dé |
| | | 取得
qǔ dé |
| | | 弄到
nòng dào |
| | After four years at Oxford, Lisa obtained a doctorate. |
| | 丽莎在牛津大学攻读四年后，获得了博士学位。 |
obtrude,
obtrude [sth] on [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (impose, thrust: [sth] on [sb]) | 强加
qiáng jiā |
| | | 强迫
qiǎng pò |
occlude,
occlude [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (close off, block) | 堵塞
dǔ sè |
| | | 阻塞
zǔ sè |
| | | 闭塞
bì sè |
| occupy [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be employed in: a post) (职位，职务) | 担任，从事
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| OD on [sth] vi + prep | informal, initialism (overdose on [sth]) (缩略词) | 用药过量
yòng yào guò liàng |
| of a mind to do [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (disposed to do [sth]) | 有做某事的想法
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| | | 有意做某事
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| | I'm of a mind to give you a spanking! |
| be off to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (leaving for somewhere) | 动身去...
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| | | 前往...
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| | | 去...
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| | I'm off to work now. See you tonight! |
| be off to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (leaving to do [sth]) | 离开去做…
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| | She tells me she's off to make her fortune in the world of modelling. |
| offend against [sth] vi + prep | (rule, law: break) | 违反法律、规则等
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| offend [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be disagreeable) | 使不愉快
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| | | 使不舒服
shǐ bù shū fú |
| | That smell offends my nose. |
| offend [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (violate, transgress) | 违反
wéi fǎn |
| | | 触犯
chù fàn |
| | This book offends the morals of our community. |
| offer [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make [sth] available) | 给予
jǐ yǔ |
| | | 提供
tí gōng |
| | We are offering a huge reward for the safe return of our dog. |
| offer [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (propose to give [sth]) | 主动提议将某物给某人
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| | | 将某物让给某人
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| | You should offer your last sweet to your sister. |
| | 你应该把你最后的糖果让给妹妹。 |
| offer [sb] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make available to) | 向某人提供某事
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| | | 给予某人某物
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| | I offered him my help. |
| | 我向他提供自己的帮助。 |
| offer to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (propose) | 提议做某事
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| | | 建议做某事
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| | I offered to carry the old lady's shopping bags for her. |
| | 我提议为那位老妇人提购物袋。 |
| offer [sb] [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (propose to pay) | 给某人报某种价格
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| | | 给某人开出某种价格
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| | They've offered us three hundred thousand on the house. |
| | 他们开出30万元的价格来买我们的房子。 |
| offer [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." | (present as a sacrifice) | 奉献给（上帝）
fèng xiàn gěi （ shàng dì ） |
| | Agamemnon offered up his daughter as a sacrifice to Zeus. |
officially recognize [sth/sb],
also UK: officially recognise [sth/sb] adv + vtr | (confer legal status) | 正式承认
zhèng shì chéng rèn |
| | Many Western countries have officially recognised Kosovo. |
| | 许多西方国家都已正式承认了科索沃。 |
officially recognize [sth/sb] as [sth],
also UK: officially recognise [sth/sb] as [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (confer specific legal status) | 将…正式承认为
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| | British Sign Language was officially recognised as a language of the UK in 2003. |
offload,
offload [sth],
offload [sth] onto [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (get rid of: cargo) (本义，指货物) | 卸下
xiè xià |
offload,
offload [sth],
offload [sth] onto [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (divulge: [sth] troubling) (比喻) | 倾吐，吐露
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offload [sth] onto [sth],
off-load [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (cargo: unload) | 卸货
xiè huò |
| | The workers were offloading the cargo onto the waiting trucks. |
| offload [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal, figurative (get rid of) | 摆脱
bǎi tuō |
| | | 解除
jiě chú |
offload [sth] onto [sb],
off-load [sth] onto [sb],
offload [sth] on [sb],
off-load [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | informal, figurative (pass something unwanted on to) | 转手
zhuǎn shǒu |
| | I managed to offload that awful project onto Audrey. |
offload [sth] onto [sb],
off-load [sth] onto [sb] vtr + prep | figurative ([sth] worrying: tell [sb]) | 减轻
jiǎn qīng |
| offset [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (counterbalance [sth]) | 弥补
mí bǔ |
| | | 补偿
bǔ cháng |
| | The gains offset the losses. |
| | 收益弥补了损失。 |
| offset [sth] against [sth] vtr + prep | (counterbalance [sth] with [sth]) | 使…和…互相抵消
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| offset [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (printing: transfer) | 把…胶印出来
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| | | 平版印刷
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| | We need to offset this printing job. |
| the offspring of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (result) | 后果
hòu guǒ |
| | | 产物
chǎn wù |
| | That machine is the offspring of Amanda's creative mind. |
OK [sth],
O.K.,
okay⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (approve, agree to) | 批准
pī zhǔn |
| | | 许可
xǔ kě |
| | Has the boss OK'd the proposal yet? |
| | 老板已经批准了这份提议了吗？ |
| an old hand at [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, informal (experienced person) | ...的老手
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| | | ...技能熟练的人
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| | | ...经验丰富的人
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| | You'll do well to follow his advice; he's an old hand at this business. |
| omit to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (fail to do [sth]) | 没有做
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| | | 忘记做
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| | Angela omitted to send David an invitation to the party. |
| be on to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have a promising idea) | 对…有头绪了
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| on a par with [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (equivalent) | 与…同等，和…一样
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| on account of [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (because of, due to) | 因为
yīn wèi |
| | The picnic is canceled on account of the rain. |
| on board with [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, informal (in agreement, support) | 赞同
zàn tóng |
| | | 同意
tóng yì |
| | | 支持
zhī chí |
| | Make sure your whole team is on board with this before you go ahead. |
| on the basis of [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (on given grounds) | 基于...
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| | | 根据...
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| | | 以...为基础
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| | Candidates will be judged on the basis of their performance at interview. |
| on the dot of [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (time: precisely at) | 准时在...点
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| | | ...准点
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| | The garage promised my car would be ready by 4 pm and they rang me on the dot of 4 to confirm that I could pick it up. |
| go on the hunt for [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (look for [sth], [sb]) | 搜寻
sōu xún |
| | | 寻找
xún zhǎo |
| | When he turned 18, Ron went on the hunt for his biological parents. |
| be on the hunt for [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (look for [sth], [sb]) | 搜寻
sōu xún |
| | | 寻找
xún zhǎo |
| | My cat is always on the hunt for mice and birds. |
| on the point of [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (close to [sth]) | 面临，濒临
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| | | 几近，接近
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| | The country's largest bank is on the point of collapse. |
| on the verge of doing [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (about to do) | 即将，将要
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| | | 濒临，在...的边缘
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| | Imogen was on the verge of going out, when the phone rang. |
| on the watch for [sth/sb] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (looking for) | 提放
tí fàng |
| | | 小心警惕
xiǎo xīn jǐng tì |
| | The park ranger was always on the watch for poachers and forest fires. |
| on the way to [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (heading, going) | 在去…的路上
zài qù … de lù shàng |
| | We were on the way to Manchester when we heard the news on the car radio. |
| on the way to doing [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | figurative (progressing) | 正在，正逐渐
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| | (比喻说法) | 在...的路上
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| | Roger is on the way to becoming a successful entrepreneur. |
| on top of [sth/sb] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (with [sth/sb] beneath) | 在…上面
zài shàng miàn |
| | | 在…上方
zài shàng fāng |
| on track for [sth] adj + prep | figurative, informal (heading for [sth]) | 进入
jìn rù |
| | | 走向
zǒu xiàng |
| be on your way to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be traveling to a place) | 在去往…的路上
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| | Rachel is on her way to Oxford to attend a business meeting. |
| be on your way to doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (make progress towards [sth]) | 在…的过程中
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| | The research team is on its way to completing the first stage of the project. |
give [sb/sth] the once-over,
give [sb/sth] a once-over nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (inspect quickly) | 草草打量，粗略查看
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give [sth] the once-over,
give [sth] a once-over nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (clean [sth] quickly) | 迅速清洁
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| | | 迅速打扫
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| only too ... to do [sth] advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (especially) | 非常…做某事
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| 备注: Followed by an adjective. |
| | He is only too keen to leave school. |
onto [sth],
on to [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | slang (aware: of [sb]'s plans, etc.) | 察觉到
chá jué dào |
| | | 意识到
yì shí dào |
| | | 对…了解
duì … liǎo jiě |
| | Tom thinks he's being clever, but his mother is onto his little scheme. |
| opaque [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make opaque) | 使…不透明
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| opaque [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (photography: cover blemishes) | 使(底片)遮光
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| open [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (unfasten) | 解开
jiě kāi |
| | | 松开
sōng kāi |
| | Open your shirt buttons. It's too hot to wear it all closed up to the neck. |
| | 把你的衬衣扣子解开。一直系到脖子那里太热了。 |
| open with [sth] vi + adj | (start by saying) | 以…做开场白
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| | The plaintiff's lawyer opened with a statement for the jury. |
| open with [sth] vi + prep | (cards: make a bid) (纸牌) | 首局下注
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| | He opened with a three of clubs. |
| open [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (commence by doing, saying [sth]) | 使开始
shǐ kāi shǐ |
| | I would like to open the meeting with an apology for the lack of refreshments. |
| open to [sth] adj + prep | (without cover) | 没有盖子的
méi yǒu gài zi de |
| | | 敞开的
chǎng kāi de |
| | The back of the pickup truck is open to the sky. |
| open to [sth] adj + prep | (exposed, vulnerable) | 暴露在…之下的
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| | | 容易受到（攻击、批评等）的
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| | If you don't use an antivirus program, your computer will be open to attack. |
| open out onto [sth] 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." | (lead to wider area) | 通向一片更为开阔之地
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| | The doors open out onto a beautiful garden. |
| open out to [sth] 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 unfolded) | 展开
zhǎn kāi |
| | The foldaway bed opens out to full size. |
| open [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." | (unfold) | 打开
dǎ kāi |
| | | 展开
zhǎn kāi |
| | Lisa put the map on the table and opened it out. |
| open the way for [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (enable) | 为…大开方便之门
wèi … dà kāi fāng biàn zhī mén |
| | The government has opened the way for energy firms to explore for shale gas. |
open [sth] up,
open 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." | figurative (make more accessible) | 开放
kāi fàng |
| | | 放开
fàng kāi |
| open your eyes to [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (become aware of) | 开阔眼界
kāi kuò yǎn jiè |
| | | 增长见识
zēng zhǎng jiàn shí |
| | You need to open your eyes to the beauty around you. Open your eyes to how deceitfully she has behaved. |
| open your mind to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (accept possibility) | 开阔心胸
kāi kuò xīn xiōng |
| | | 使人心胸开阔
shǐ rén xīn xiōng kāi kuò |
| | Immersing yourself in a different culture can open your mind to new ways of thinking. |