【詞組搭配積累】第七輪
1. brawl at 打斗，鬧事
2. face-offs n. 對峙，面對面會議
3. be afoot 在計劃中，進行中；There are plans afoot to increase taxation. 正在擬定增稅方案。
4. sth won’t/dosen’t wash (with sb) 借口、解釋等對某人來說站不住腳，令人不能接受；eg: That excuse simply won’t wash with me. 那種托辭根本不能令我信服。
- wash your dirt linen in public 公開談論個人事情；（尤指）家丑外揚
- wash your hands of sb/sth 拒絕對...負責；脫離關系；洗手不干；eg: When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him.
5. political spectrum 政治派別；spectrum n. 范圍，各層次；系列，幅度；a broad spectrum of interests 廣泛的興趣范圍
6.? nudge into 推動；nudge his way to...；數字達到，接近；eg: Inflation is nudging 20%. 通貨膨脹即將達到20%。
7. flag sth up 引起...的注意；eg: The report flagged up the dangers of under-age drinking. 引起未成年人飲酒危害的關注；flag v. 標記...
8. highest-grossing film 最賣座的；票房最高的電影
9. action flick 動作電影；climactic scene 高潮情節
10. be/come on stream 投產；投入使用；The new computer system comes on stream. 新的計算機系統下月投入使用。
11. full speed steam ahead 全速前進，全力
- get up/ pick up steam 聲勢逐漸強大，漸成氣候；慢慢活躍起來；逐漸提速
- let off steam 釋放精力；發泄怒氣；宣泄情感
- run out of steam 精疲力盡，喪失熱情
- get somewhere under your own steam 靠自己的力量去某處
- be/get all steamed up (about/over sth) 變得非常生氣，激動
- steam sth up 使蒙上水汽；
- steam v. 快速行走，疾行；（比喻）抓緊做sth；eg: He spotted her steaming down the corridor towards him. 疾速走來；（比喻）The Company is steaming ahead with its investment programme. 公司正抓緊實施自己的投資方案。
13. That puts to rest the concern that... 這打消了人們的擔憂，即...
14. a chink of light 一縷，一束，一線光；chink n. （光線可進的）裂口，裂縫；v. 使叮當響；We chinked glasses and drank to each other’s health. 我們互相捧杯，祝對方身體健康。
15. That clinches it. 板上釘釘了，就這么定了。
16. be on hold 暫停的
17. in high dudgeon 一怒之下，非常惱怒；dudgeon /dadgen/ eg: He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon. (stomp v.邁著沉重的步子走，跳，移動）
18. high noon 正午；high summer 盛夏
- a high-fat diet 高脂肪的飲食
- be/get on your high horse 趾高氣昂，自命不凡，自以為了不起
- have a high old time 玩得開心
- high and dry （船）高出水面，擱淺；處境艱難，無依無靠，身無分文
- high and mighty 趾高氣昂、自高自大
- high as a kite （酗酒/吸du）異常興奮，精神恍惚
- in high dudgeon 怒氣沖沖
- smell,stink to high heaven 難聞頭頂；不誠實，不道德
- adv. high and low 到處；各地； I’ve searched high and low for my purse. 到處找我的錢包
- run high 激憤；激昂；Feelings ran high as the elections approached.
19. in all likelihood 十有八九 ; 很可能 ; 極有可能
20. cooped up 被拘束的，被禁錮的；coop sth up把...關起來，禁閉
21. at/on the altar of sth? 為了sth值得為之受苦的事情）eg: He was wiling to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame. 為了名聲，他心甘情愿犧牲幸福。altar n. 祭壇，圣壇
22. hold dear 珍視，看重，愛護
23. in the nutshell 簡而言之
24. put paid to sth結束，了結；sth put paid to fears that.... sth消除了恐懼
25. play a bad hand 打出一首壞牌；
26. play a lone hand 獨自經營，單槍匹馬的干
27. with the benefit of hindsight 事后諸葛；it’s easy to do sth with hindsight. 事后再...，這自然容易。
28. chop and change 變化無常，反復變換；the chops and changes of petty politics
- a pork/lamb chop 羊排，豬排
- get / be given the chop 被解雇，被撤職
- be for the chop 可能遭裁員的人；Who’s next for the chop
- not much chop 不算好的，不太有用的（澳）
- lick one’s chops (over) 垂涎欲滴；幸災樂禍；高興地等待
- chop in 插嘴，插話
29. be in the vanguard of 作為先驅，處于前列
30. in a bid to... 為了，試圖，力求
31. be at pains to do sth 費盡力氣，想盡辦法
32. a bevy of （同類人/物）一群，一批，一堆；a bevy of beauties
33. in the aftermath of 在（戰爭/事故）時候的（后果，創傷）
34. at sb’s behest 受到某人的吩咐，要求；on the behest of 應...的要求
35. 炒作，夸張，Play things up
36. international presence 國際存在，國際影響力；presence 儀態，風度；make your presence felt 突顯自己，對（人群/局勢）發揮作用
37. No one is casting aspersions on you.? 沒有人中傷你
38. reel sth off 一口氣說出，滔滔不絕地講（重復） She immediately reeled off several names.
- reel at / from / with sth 感到震驚，心煩意亂；eg: I was still reeling from the shock.
39. iron sth out 把衣服熨平；解決影響...的問題，困難；There are still a few details need ironing out.
40. in exceptional circumstances 在特殊情況下
41. sb’s pet peeve 不能容忍的事，經常抱怨的問題
42. bust sb for sth 警方突擊逮捕某人，eg: He’s been busted for drugs.
- bust a gut doing sth / to do sth 努力做，拼命地做
- ... or bust （表示將全力以赴）eg: For him it’s the Olympic or bust. 他將全力以赴參加奧林匹克運動會。“不成功，便成仁”
- bust up （夫妻，朋友，合伙人）吵翻，分手；It’s his drinking that bust up his marriage.
43. go on a ~ spree 狂歡；a shopping spree 狂購一氣；He’s our on a spree. 他去外面瀟灑了！Trump went on a Twitter spree. 川普又沒少發推特。
44. nip at sth 咬住，夾住；（寒氣、風）傷害，損害；eg: He winced as the dog ripped his ankle. 狗咬了他的腳踝，他疼的齜牙咧嘴。eg: The icy wind nipped at our faces. 寒風刺痛我們的臉。
-? nip v. 快速去某處，急忙趕去；eg: He’s just nipped out to the bank. A car nipped in ahead of me.
- nip n. 啃咬，掐；n. 少量的烈酒；n. 寒冷，冷意；There was a real nip in the air.
- nippy adj. 靈巧的，敏捷的；a nippy air；adj. 天氣寒冷的
45. clamp A to B; clamp A and B together 用夾具夾緊，固定；
- clamp down (on sb/sth) 嚴厲打擊（犯罪等）；clampdown n. 壓制，取締
- clamp sth on sb 強制sb接受（限制/法律）eg: The army clamped a curfew on the city.
46. rail at/against sb 抱怨，斥責；= rage, berate
47. news outlet 大型新聞機構；權威通訊社
48. hoover up v. 獲得大量的...；吸收
49. fall through 落空；失敗
50. technical glitch 技術故障
51. pious hope 難以實現的愿望，可望而不可及的希望
52. trifle with sb/sth （用于否定）怠慢，小看；eg: He is not a person to be trifled with. 他這個人可怠慢不得。
53. under-age girl 未成年女性
54. beat earning estimates 超出盈利預期
55. whisk away 匆匆帶走，迅速走掉；Trump whisked away after shooting outside WH.
56.? at full throttle 以最高速度；油門大開地
57. meet the eyes 呈現在眼前；顯而易
58. foot the bill 支付費用
59. slop through （水，泥濘區域）蹚來蹚去，走動； they were slopping through the paddy fields.
60. come to the fore 涌現；嶄露頭角 ～ be at the fore
61. bring sth to the fore 凸顯sth，突出
62. double take 反應遲鈍，過后才恍然大悟
63. be on the take 受賄，為自己撈油水 ; 中飽私囊
64. gobble up 狼吞虎咽；貪婪地抓住；The Company gobbles up $200 million.
65. garner v. 獲得；把...存入谷倉；n. 谷倉
66. pip one’s rival 以微弱優勢戰勝對手；eg: He was pipped at/to the pair for the top award. 他到終點時，以些微之差被超越，失去冠軍。（post n. 比賽，尤其是賽馬比賽的終點）
67. move the goalposts 改變規則；改變條件（使人為難）
68. in sync 同步；一致；out of sync不同步，不一致；lip-sync 對口型，對嘴配音；synchronize with 同步進行
69. rake in 賺大錢（輕而易舉地）；eg: The Company raked in 28 million downloads in quick time.
- rake over sth 重提舊日往事；She has no desire to take over the past.
- rake sth up 重翻舊賬
- rake sb over the coals 譴責，申斥，責備 = haul sb over the coals 嚴厲訓斥sb
70. interplay between A and B 互相影響，作用
71. hinge on 取決于…；以…為轉移
72. in an instant 瞬間，馬上；
73. in any instance 在任何情況下
74. poster child n.（公益廣告中的）海報兒童；（幽默用法）榜樣，典型人物
75. wise up to sth 意識到，覺察到（令人不快的實情）；eg: They can wise up to what’s going on here.
76. be on edge 緊張不安，激動，煩躁
- on the edge of one’s seat 異常興奮，激動
- take the edge off sth 使sth變弱，挫傷...的銳氣；The sandwich took the edge off my appetite.
- edge sb/sth out of sth 把...擠出去；She was edged out of the company by the new director.
77. get your wires crossed 誤會別人的意思 = get the wrong end of the stick
- go/come right down the wire 直到最后才見分曉
- a live wire 活躍精力充沛的人，生龍活虎的人
- go live （計算機系統）推出，啟動，上線
78. throw one’s weight 仗勢欺人；橫行霸道；擺架子
79. saddle sb with sth 使某人負擔，be saddled with 被迫負擔
80. keep/leave sb dangling （不言明而）使對方心里沒底，拿不準；心里忐忑；He sat on the edge with his legs dangling over the side.
- dangle sth before / in the front of 誘惑，吊胃口
81. loop sb in 把某人拉進圈子，如寫郵件時
82. As things stand 就目前的情況來看，
83. as per normal/usual 照常，按慣例，一如既往
84. in limbo 處于不穩定（或中間過渡）狀態
85. Don’t hold your breath. 別期望太高。
86. hidden agenda （語言/行為背后的）隱藏意圖，隱藏秘密
87. at the hands of 由某人或通過某人的機構完成
88. the due date 到期日，付款日；become due 到期
89. plow through 費力地堅持讀 ; 刻苦鉆研；下決心完成……
90. ad hoc adj./adv. 特別的；臨時；專設
91. inter alia 尤其，除其他事情之外
92. in furtherance of... 為促進...的延長；eg: He took these actions purely in furtherance of his own career.
93. take a gander 看一看
94. latch n. 門閂，插銷；v. 鎖上，拴上；
- latch on (to sb/sth); latch onto sth; 理解，懂得，領會（想法/某人的話）；eg: It was a difficult concept to grasp, but I soon latched on.
- latch on (to sb/sth) / latch onto sb/sth; 變得依附于... eg: antibodies that latch onto germs; 纏住；對...產生濃厚興趣；eg: She always latches on to the latest craze.
95. leave no stone unturned to do sth 千方百計，竭盡全力
96. at/from the outset (of sth) 從開始...；I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved.?
97. on the ground that 基于，以…為理由 ; 根據
98. As luck would have it 碰巧；真走運或不走運
99. within the ambit of （權利，影響）在...范圍內
100. lose ground 退卻，后退；股市下跌；處于不利的地位
101. in extenso 完整地，充分地，詳盡地；The paper covered their speeches in extenso.?
102. pull the plug on 突然中斷
103. help a lame dog over a stile 助人度過難關，雪中送炭
- lucky dog 幸運兒
- top dog 優勝者
- clever dog 聰明人
- Like a dog with tow tails 非常高興
- yellow dog 無賴
- going to dogs 完蛋
- die like a dog 死的很慘
104. haul sb over the coals 嚴厲訓斥sb
105. teething problems/troubles 初期困難；暫時困難；創業階段的困難
106. sth should be taken with a pinch of salt. sth不可完全相信，應保留，謹慎對待
107. any time soon 近期內（不用加in）；eg: It’s hard to see Harmony becoming an acceptable alternative to Android for customers any time soon.
108. flog a dead horse 鞭策死馬；
- flog sth to sb; flog sth off 出售sth給sb
- floh sth to death 多次重復（某想法、故事）而使人失去興趣
109. win sb over 把sb爭取過來，贏得支持
110. slew of sth 大量，許多
111. paucity of 缺少，少量，貧乏
112. run counter to 違反；與…背道而馳
113. roll of the dice 擲骰子，造化弄人
