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| stump up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK, informal (pay: cash for [sth]) (非正式用语) | 为…支付现金
wèi zhī fù xiàn jīn |
| | If he wants me to book him a ticket for the concert he had better stump up the cash first. |
| stump up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | UK, informal (pay for [sth]) (非正式用语) | 掏腰包，付钱
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| suck it up v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang, figurative (resign yourself to [sth]) | 忍着
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| | | 忍着点
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| | I know you don't want to sit next to her, but you'll just have to suck it up and try to make conversation! |
| suck [sth] up vtr + adv | (ingest by sucking) (水、饮料等) | 吸，吸出
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| | You can use a straw to suck up the water. |
| suck [sth] up vtr + adv | (draw upwards) | 吸起
xī qǐ |
| | Vacuum cleaners suck up the dust particles from carpets and other surfaces. |
| suck up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be obsequious, fawn) | 奉承
fèng cheng |
| | | 拍马屁
pāi mǎ pì |
| | The man sucks up to his boss because he wants a raise. |
| suck up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang, figurative (be obsequious to [sb]) | 奉承…
fèng chéng |
| | | 巴结…
bā jié |
| | The man sucks up to his boss because he wants a raise. |
| suit up 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." | (put on uniform) | 穿上全套制服
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| | The forensics team suited up before entering the crime scene. |
sum [sth] up,
sum 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." | (summarize) | 概括
gài kuò |
| | | 总结
zǒng jié |
| | I would like to sum up my position by saying I'm right and you're wrong. To sum up the situation, we're in big trouble! |
| | 我的立场概括来说就是：我是对的，你错了。 |
| | 将情形总结一下就是：我们有大麻烦了！ |
| sum up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (give a summary) | 概括一下
gài kuò yí xià |
| | | 总而言之
zǒng ér yán zhī |
| | | 总结
zǒng jié |
| summed up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (summarized) | 总结的
zǒng jié de |
| | | 经概括的
jīng gài kuò de |
| | Your goal is summed up in these papers. |
| summing up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (act of summarizing) | 总结
zǒng jié |
| | | 概括
gài kuò |
| | In his summing-up the judge reminded the jury that the defendant was under age at the time of the crime. |
summing-up,
plural: summings-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (concluding synopsis) | 总括性陈述
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| summon up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (call to action) (本义) | 鼓起，振作
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| summon up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (call upon, gather) (比喻) | 号召
hào zhào |
| | She finally summoned up the courage to tell her boss that he was wrong. |
| summon up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (call to mind, evoke) (比喻) | 唤起，使想起，使浮现
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sunny-side up,
also US: sunnyside up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (eggs: fried on just one side) (煎蛋) | 只煎一面的
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sunup,
sun up,
sun-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (dawn, sunrise) | 日出
rì chū |
| | | 清晨
qīng chén |
swallow [sth] up,
swallow 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 (envelop completely) | 吞并，侵吞，吞没
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| | | 用尽，花光
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| | The jungle vines completely swallowed up the temple ruins. |
| sweep up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (clear with a broom or brush) | 清扫
qīng sǎo |
| | If you are going to allow dogs in the house you need to sweep up the dog hair. |
| sweep up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (clean with a broom or brush) | 清扫
qīng sǎo |
| swell up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (become enlarged) | 膨胀
péng zhàng |
| | | 肿起
zhǒng qǐ |
| | My hands swelled up after I took the medication. |
| swell up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative, informal (be very proud) (比喻，非正式用语) | 自我膨胀，自满
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| | Just look at him swell up when somebody asks him about his girlfriend. |
| swept-up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (hair: styled high on head) (头发) | 朝头顶梳起的
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| | Swept-up hairstyles are all the rage this season. |
| swept-up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (cleared using a broom or brush) | 清扫的
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| | | 清扫到一起的
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| | There were piles of swept-up leaves in the garden. |
| swot up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (study [sth] hard) (尤指考试前) | 刻苦学习
kè kǔ xué xí |
| take up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (start: a hobby) (兴趣爱好) | 开始培养
kāi shǐ péi yǎng |
| | He took up woodworking after inheriting his grandfather's tools. |
| take up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (accept: offer or challenge) | 接受
jiē shòu |
| | You'll do the work for just £20? Great - I'll take you up on that offer! |
| take up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (use: time, resources) | 占用
zhàn yòng |
| | | 占去
zhàn qù |
| | That project will take up most of your time. |
| take [sth] up vtr + adv | (hem, etc.: raise) (下摆等) | 调高
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| take up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (become friendly with) | 和某人交往
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| | | 和某人密切来往
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| | He's taken up with a very undesirable crowd, and I fear they will lead him astray. |
| take [sb] up on [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (accept offer of) | 接受你关于…的提议
jiē shòu nǐ guān yú de tí yì |
| | You'll do the work for just £20? Great - I'll take you up on that offer! |
| take-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (action of taking up) | 接受，录取
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| take-up n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (relating to a take-up) | 接受的，录取的
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| take up arms v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (prepare for war) | 拿起武器
ná qǐ wǔ qì |
| | After Pearl Harbor, many American men and women were ready to take up arms. |
| take up residence v | (move in, start living in a place) | 定居
dìng jū |
| | | 居住
jū zhù |
| | Clarence finally took up residence in Denver, where he was very happy. |
| take up residency v | (start a work placement) | 开始作住院实习医
kāi shǐ zuò zhù yuàn shí xí yī |
| taken up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (offer: accepted) (挑战、职位等) | 被接受的
bèi jiē shòu de |
| talk up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (speak more loudly) (非正式用语) | 大声说话
dà shēng shuō huà |
| talk up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (promote) | 大肆宣传
dà sì xuān chuán |
| tally up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (add up, calculate total of) | 加
jiā |
| | | 加上
jiā shàng |
| | The judges will now tally up the scores. |
| tally up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (calculate total) | 结算
jié suàn |
| | | 总计
zǒng jì |
| | | 合计
hé jì |
| tangle up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (become knotted or intertwined) | 缠在一起
chán zài yì qǐ |
| | The kitten was playing with the string and eventually was tangled up in it! |
| tangle up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make knotted or intertwined) | 使缠在一起
shǐ chán zài yì qǐ |
| | I tangled up the wool to annoy my mother. |
tangled up,
tangled-up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (entwined) | 缠绕在一起的
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| | | 交缠的
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| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The computer cables under my desk are tangled up. |
| | 我桌子下面的电脑线全都缠绕在一起。 |
| tangled up in [sth] adj + prep | figurative, informal (implicated) | 陷在...中
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| | | 被卷入...
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| | The principal is tangled up in a dispute with the teachers. |
| tank up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (refuel) (非正式用语) | 灌满一油箱的油
guàn mǎn yì yóu xiāng de yóu |
| tank up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (refuel: a vehicle) (非正式用语) | 给…加满一油箱的油
gěi jiā mǎn yì yóu xiāng de yóu |
| tank up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | slang (get drunk) (俚语) | 喝醉
hē zuì |
tape,
tape (up) vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (apply elastic tape) (常作tape up) | 用绷带包扎
yòng bēng dài bāo zā |
| tart up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK, slang (make more glamorous) (俚语) | 将…打扮得妖里妖气
jiāng dǎ bàn de yāo lǐ yāo qì |
| | She spent an hour tarting herself up before going out. |
| tart up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US (adorn in a flashy way) | 将…装饰得花里胡哨
jiāng zhuāng shì dé huā lǐ hú shào |
| team up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (join forces) | 协作
xié zuò |
| | | 合力
hé lì |
| | The two councils have teamed up to launch a joint investment plan. |
| team up with vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (join forces with) (非正式用语) | 与…联手，与…合力
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| | The US teamed up with Britain to defeat Germany in Word War II. |
tear [sth] up,
tear 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." | (rip to pieces) | 撕碎
sī suì |
| | I'm going to tear up the letter you wrote me. |
| | 我要撕碎你写给我的信。 |
| tear up 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 (become teary-eyed) | 泪眼朦胧
lèi yǎn méng lóng |
| | | 流泪
liú lèi |
| | | 热泪盈眶
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| | If he sings a sad song, I'm going to tear up for sure. |
| | 如果他唱一首悲伤的歌，我一定会流泪的。 |
| tense up vi + adv | (muscle: become taut or clenched) (肌肉) | 绷紧，变得紧绷
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| | Rick could feel his neck muscles tensing up, as he became more and more stressed. |
| tense up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | ([sb]: become tense) (人) | 紧张起来，变得紧张
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theatrical makeup,
theatrical make-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cosmetics worn by stage performer) | 舞台化妆
wǔ tái huà zhuāng |
| | Unlike normal makeup, theatrical makeup exaggerates the contours of the face. |
| think [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." | (invent, devise) | 发明出
fā míng chū |
| | | 想出
xiǎng chū |
| | Hey Jane, I just thought up a solution to your problem! |
| | 嘿，简！我刚想出你那个问题的解决方案了！ |
| thought up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (devised, invented) (非正式用语) | 设计出的，发明的
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| throw up 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 (vomit) | 呕吐
ǒu tù |
| | I always have to throw up after drinking too much. |
| | 每次喝多，我都会吐。 |
| throw [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 (eject by vomiting) | 吐出
tǔ chū |
| | | 呕吐
ǒu tù |
| | When I'm sick, I throw everything up. |
| | 我生病的时候，吃什么吐什么。 |
| throw [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 (build) | 建起
jiàn qǐ |
| | The builder threw up the house in less than two months. |
| throw 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." | informal, figurative (generate, produce) | 产生，发生
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| | Our new computer system has thrown up a few problems. |
| | 我们的新电脑系统已经出了好几个问题。 |
thumbs up,
thumbs-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (hand gesture: approval) | 竖起大拇指
shù qǐ dà mǔ zhǐ |
| | As soon as you're ready, give me a thumbs-up. |
thumbs up,
thumbs-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, informal (approval) | 批准
pī zhǔn |
| | | 认可
rèn kě |
| | The business plan was given the thumbs up by the company manager. |
| tidy up 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." | (put things in order) | 整理好
zhěng lǐ hǎo |
| | | 打扫
dǎ sǎo |
| | I want to tidy up before the guests arrive. |
| | 我想在客人到来前整理好。 |
| tidy up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (organize, put in order) | 把…整理好
bǎ zhěng lǐ hǎo |
| | It took me three hours to tidy that room up. |
| tidying up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (reordering, making neater) | 整理好
zhěng lǐ hǎo |
| | Is this your idea of tidying up? - it looks worse than it did before! |
| tie up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fasten or secure with rope) | 用绳子将…捆好
yòng shéng zi jiāng kǔn hǎo |
| tie up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (keep occupied) | 将…占住
jiāng zhàn zhù |
| | | 使无法分身
shǐ wú fǎ fēn shēn |
| tie up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (end, bring to a conclusion) (比喻) | 完成
wán chéng |
| tie-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (traffic hold-up) | 拥堵
yōng dǔ |
| | | 阻塞
zǔ sè |
| tied up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | literal (restrained with rope) (本义) | 被捆住的，被系住的
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| | The ferocious dog was no threat because he was securely tied up. |
| tied up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (busy) (比喻) | 被（工作等）缠住的，无法分身的
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| | Due to the project I'm working on I'll be tied up until next week. |
| tighten up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (fasten more securely) (本义) | 将...固定好
jiāng gù dìng hǎo |
| tighten up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (make stricter, more restricting) (比喻) | 使更严厉，使更严格
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| | We need to tighten up the rules, so this can never happen again. |
| tighten up 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." | (become more taut or tense) | 绷紧
bēng jǐn |
| | | 拉紧
lā jǐn |
| | The rope tightened up as Peter gathered in the slack. |
| tightening up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (fastening more securely) (本义) | 系紧，栓紧
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| tightening up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (making firmer) (本义) | 使变得更紧，使绷得更紧
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| tightening up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (becoming stricter) (比喻) | 更加严格
gèng jiā yán gé |
Time up,
Time's up interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (end of allotted time) | 时间到了！
shí jiān dào le |
| tip up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (overturn, cause to topple) | 推翻
tuī fān |
| toil up [sth] vi + prep | (struggle up slope) | 艰难地往…上爬
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| | | 艰难地爬上…
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| | The hikers toiled up the hill. |
| tone up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (muscles: make more defined) | 使肌肉轮廓鲜明
shǐ jī ròu lún kuò xiān míng |
| | I don't really need to lose weight, I just need to tone up my abs. |
| tone up 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." | (become more muscular) | 使更健壮
shǐ gèng jiàn zhuàng |
| | Let's go tone up at the gym. |
| top up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (refill, replenish) | 再加满
zài jiā mǎn |
| | | 注满
zhù mǎn |
| | | 灌满
guàn mǎn |
| top-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (refill) (饮料等) | 重新斟满的一杯
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| top-up n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (in addition) | 额外的
é wài de |
| | | 附加的
fù jiā de |
| torn up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (ripped to pieces) | 被撕碎的
bèi sī suì de |
| torn up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (emotionally upset) | 心碎的
xīn suì de |
| | I'm torn up with my boss for not increasing my salary. |
| toss up 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." | (throw a coin to decide) | 掷硬币决定
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toss-up,
tossup nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (coin throw: decides [sth]) (非正式用语，本义) | 抛硬币
pāo yìng bì |
| | Before almost every sporting match there's a toss-up between the two teams. |
| toss-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, figurative (fifty-fifty chance) (非正式用语，比喻) | 百分之五十的机会，均等机会
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| total up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (calculate combined amount of) | 计算总数
jì suàn zǒng shù |
| | | 总计
zǒng jì |
| | After adding the price of the house, the interest, and the escrow, the bank finally totalled up the mortgage payment for the applicant. |
| touch up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (grope sexually) (俚语) | 爱抚
ài fǔ |
| | She found her boyfriend at the bar touching up another girl. |
| touch up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (improve by making minor changes) | 润色
rùn sè |
| | I touched up my English paper right before turning it in. |
| touch-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (minor changes to improve [sth]) | 补
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| | | 润色
rùn sè |
| | After the meal, Jennifer gave her lipstick a touch-up. |
| toughen up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (get stricter or harsher) (非正式用语) | 变严厉，更为严厉
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| | We are going to toughen up the rules around here, no more goofing off. |