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come up for air v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (rise to water's surface) | 浮上水面吸口气
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| He had to come up for air after being underwater for two minutes. |
come up for air v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (take a break) | 休息片刻
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| We worked straight through for 24 hours without even a break to come up for air. |
make up for vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (compensate for) | 补偿 bǔ cháng |
| | 弥补 mí bǔ |
| He made up for his absence by working overtime. |
make up for [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] | (counter, outweigh) | 弥补 mí bǔ |
| He'll never be able to make up for his lack of natural ability. |
make up for lost time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (compensate for past inaction) | 弥补失去的时间 mí bǔ shī qù de shí jiān |
| Her father made up for lost time by buying her lots of presents. |
put up for auction vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (offer for sale at auction) | 把…交付拍卖 bǎ jiāo fù pāi mài |
| | 将…拿出来拍卖 jiāng ná chū lái pāi mài |
| We put our house up for auction, but we didn't get nearly as much as we'd hoped for. |
put up for hire v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (make available to rent) | 将…招贴出去以招租
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| Owners can put their caravans up for hire on the website. |
put [sth] up for rent v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (make available to lease, hire) | 将…张贴出去以招租
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| I don't know whether to sell my house or put it up for rent. |
put up for sale vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (offer for sale) | 将…出售 jiāng chū shòu |
| He put his house up for sale because it had become too small for his family. |
speak up for [sb/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 (defend) | 发言支持 fā yán zhī chí |
| | 为…辩护 wèi … biàn hù |
| My big brother spoke up for our sister when Mom was scolding her. |
stand up for vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (defend the rights of) | 支持… zhī chí … |
| | 拥护… yōng hù |
| | 拥护… yōng hù |
| Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for the rights of African Americans. |
stand up for [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (advocate [sth]) | 捍卫… hàn wèi |
| | 维护… wéi hù |
| Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for the rights of African Americans. |
stick up for vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (defend, support) (非正式用语) | 维护…,支持…,为…辩护
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| When the bullies came around, he stuck up for his little sister. |
up for consideration adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (being considered) | 在考虑中的 zài kǎo lǜ zhōng de |
| | 提起以考虑的 tí qǐ yǐ kǎo lǜ de |
| The next topic up for consideration is the new bridge. |
up for discussion adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (open to debate) | 提出来讨论 tí chū lái tǎo lùn |
| The subject of you going to the party is not up for discussion. |
up for grabs adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (available) | 待价而沽 dài jià ér gū |
| | 供人争夺
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| I don't want this bag of chips any more - it's up for grabs. |
up for grabs adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal, figurative (available) | 可得的
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| | 可争取的
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| | 待人获取的
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| The championship title is up for grabs at this final race of the season. |