新视野大学英语

短语搭配

1.       night after night: every night 一夜又一夜地，连夜地.

    He goes out drinking night after night. 他一夜又一夜地外出喝酒。

    Night after night she sat by the bed of the sick child. 她连夜守侯在生病的孩子的床边。

2.       no matter what: whatever 不论什么　

    I’ll post that letter no matter what Wilson says. 无论威尔逊说什么，我都要把那封信寄走。

    No matter what happened I must be calm and quiet. 无论发生什么，我都要保持镇静。

3.       drive sb. / sth. off: defeat or beat back ( an enemy or an attack ) 击退，赶走

    They drive their attackers off. 他们击退了进攻者。

    A crowd was driven off. 一群人被赶跑了。

4.       be sure of sth.: certain to receive, win, etc. sth. 确信会获得，赢得

    You may always be sure of a welcome at my house. 欢迎你随时来我家。

    Fight no battle you are not sure of winning. 不打无把握之仗。

5.       in broad daylight: in the full light of day 大白天，光天化日之下

    They robbed him in broad daylight. 他们在光天化日之下抢劫了他。

    We expect to see bats in the evening, not in broad daylight. 我们想着会在晚上看到蝙蝠而不是在大白天。

6.       carry on: continue doing sth. 继续

    The doctor told her to carry on with the treatment. 医生吩咐她要继续治疗下去。

    He’ll carry on with his plan. 他要把计划继续执行下去。

7.       bring under control: manage to control over 控制，使就范

    It took the teacher months to bring his class under control. 这位教师花了几个月才管住了他的班级。

    The police brought the violence under control in less than a half-hour. 不到半个小时警方就控制住了暴乱。

8.       take in: bring in 把（某物）拿进来

    Please take these things in. 请把这些东西拿进来。

    We should get rid of the stale and take in the fresh. 我们应该吐故纳新。

9.       on the air: broadcasting on radio or television 开始广播（或电视转播）

    The Prime Minister will be on the air at 9:15 p.m. 首相将于晚上9时15分发表广播演说。

    Most radio stations are on the air from six in the morning to midnight. 大多数电台从早上六点播放到午夜。

10.   keep sb. from doing sth.: prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止

    The rain kept us from going out. 这场雨使我们不能外出。

    We must do something to keep the roof from falling in. 我们必须设法防止屋顶坍塌下来。

11.   watch for: look attentively for sth. 留意，当心

    Watch for fires! 当心火灾！

    You had better wait and watch for a better chance. 你还是等着找更好的机会。

12.   put out: cause sth. to stop burning 扑灭，熄灭

    You’ll have to put your cigarette out. 你得把香烟灭掉。

    They put out the fire with water. 他们用水把火浇灭了。

13.   mark down: write down 记下来，写下来

    I marked down the date of the party on my calendar. 我把宴会的日期记在了日历上。

    I marked down the address that she gave me over the telephone, and took care not to lose it. 我记下了她打电话时告诉我的地址，注意把它保管好。