used to be 过去曾经是
bachelor’s degree 学士学位
be involved in 被卷入……中;涉及到……
be trapped in 被困在
fail to 未能
be guilty of 犯有…罪
out of one’s mind 疯了;发疯;精神不正常;失去理智
be unworthy of 不值得
be suitable for 适合于…的
soak up 汲取(知识等)
be responsible to 对…负责
strive to 努力做某事
at the rear of 在…的后面
be named after 以…名字命名have difficulty doing 做某事有困难
more or less 或多或少
draw conclusion from 从…得出结论
be noted for 以…而闻名
up-to-date 最新的
refrain from 克制;抑制;忍住
afford to (有条件)做;能承担
have ... in common 有共同之处
wind its way to 蜿蜒而行
speed up 加速;使加速by any means 无论如何
be strict with 对…要求严格
pull through 渡过难关
place emphasis on 重视;强调
give top priority to 优先考虑
be addicted to 对…上瘾;沉溺于
have no sense of 不知道
run away from 逃跑，逃离;从…逃出
bring ...to an end 使结束
be bound to 必然bring about 引起
break down 瓦解
talk someone out of 说服某人不做某事
keep one’s distance from 与…保持一定距离
burn down 烧毁
blow up 爆炸
close down (工厂、企业等)停业;关闭
a scarcity of 缺乏，缺少
be bored with 对…感到厌烦
blame for 责备，责怪
hold back 抑制; 控制
to what extent 在何种程度上
in accordance with 依照;与…一致
be bent on 专心致力于
accommodate with 向…供应;提供
turn out to be 结果是;原来是
take part in 参加，参与
pick up 开走，取(车)
try out 试验
tidy up 收拾，整理sort out 分类，整理
figure out 想出
devote… to 把…用于
major in 主修
secondary education 中等教育
find out 弄清
provide easy access to 提供通往…的便捷途径
opposite to 与…相反
to the minimum 至最低限度
on the site 现场
a couple of 几个
lie in 在于
deal with 处理
tend to 倾向于
bring in 请来，带来
set up 建立
be confined to 仅限于
compete with 与…一较高下
add to 增加
specialize in 专门研究…
attach importance to 予以重视
be tolerant of 对…宽容，能够容忍…
civil servant 公务员
get a degree (in administration) 取得(管理学的)学位
participate in 参与be impressed with 对…印象深刻
square with 与…协调或一致
go wrong with 出毛病
third-party insurance 第三方责任保险
value-added tax 增值税
make a hasty decision 做出草率的决定
take advantage of 利用
on bad terms with 与…关系不好
admit to 承认
break with 和…决裂，和…断绝关系
focus on 关注于
be capable of 能够
interpersonal relationship 人际关系
broaden the scope (of knowledge) 扩展(知识的)范围
liberate sb. from the burden 让某人从负担中解脱
be essential to 对…是必不可少的
warn against 警告不要(做…)
push… into 使陷入
be faced with 面对
meet the needs of 满足…的需求
make a fuss about 小题大做
share one’s viewpoint 同意某人的观点
leave sb. alone 让…一个人呆着，不打扰某人
give up 放弃
reflect on 反思，回顾
write down 记下来，写下来
arouse the interest 激起兴趣
serve as 充当…，起…作用
be suitable for 适合于…
build up 建立
up-to-date information 最新信息
find an ideal solution to 找到对…理想的解决办法
join hands with 与…携手联合
result in 导致，结果是
on one’s own 靠自己
in case 免得，以防
be admitted to 加入;获准做某事
lay the foundation of 打下……的基础;奠定了……的基础
be concerned about 关心，担忧，挂念
rely on 依靠，依赖
