书城外语英语常用短语大全集
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第17章 C(5)

Keep your fingers crossed!

祈求好运吧!

I didn't get a ticket this year.Cross my fingers.

今年我都没有收到罚单,算我好运。

常用英语短语

cross one's mind (想法等)出现,掠过

常用口语句子

It never crossed my mind that she mightlose.

我从未想到她会失败。

A sudden thought crossed my mind.

我突然有个想法。

How did that fantastic idea cross your mind?

你是怎么想到那个妙计的?

fantastic [f?n't?st?k] adj.了不起的,极好的

常用英语短语

cry out 痛哭;大声呼喊;需要

常用口语句子

Even the smallest movement made him cry out in pain.

即便是最小的动作也会让他痛得大哭。

"Why are you doing this?"she cried out suddenly.

“你为什么做这样的事?”她突然大声喊起来。

This system is crying out for reform.

这种制度急需改革。

reform [r?'f??m] n.改革

常用英语短语

cry over spilt milk 为已经发生而无法补救的事懊悔

常用口语句子

You've broken it now;it's no use crying overspilt milk!

你现在既已把它损坏了,后悔是没有用的!

You have lost the game but don't cry overspilt milk.

比赛失败了,但伤心也是徒劳的。

Don't cry over spilt milk.Let's by gones bebygones.

不要为不可挽回的失误难过了,过去的就让它过去吧。

bygones ['ba?g?nz] n.过去,过去的事情

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curious about 好奇,想知道

常用口语句子

She's always so curious about my work.

她总爱打听我的工作。

The boy was curious about everything hesaw.

那男孩对所见的一切都感到好奇。

Don't be so curious about my affairs!

不要老是打听我的事!

常用英语短语

cut away 切掉,切除;迅速离开

常用口语句子

They cut away all the dead branches from the tree.

他们把树上的枯枝通通砍掉了。

He cut away the material which he didn't need.

他把不需要的材料剪裁掉了。

As soon as he saw the policeman, he cut away.

他一看见警察,就赶紧溜掉了。

常用英语短语

cut back 修剪;削减;急忙返回

常用口语句子

Rose bushes shoot again after being cut back.

玫瑰丛修剪后还能再长出新枝。

If we don't sell more goods, we'll have tocut back (on) production.

我们若不能增加货物的销售量,就必须大幅度降低产量。

The manager cut back to his company for the meeting to be held.

经理为参加即将举行的会议而匆匆赶回公司。

production [pr?'d?k?n] n.产量

常用英语短语

cut down 削减;缩短

常用口语句子

He was asking ā400 for the car, but we cut him down to ā350.

这辆汽车他要价400英镑,但是我们把价杀到350英镑。

Your article's too long - please cut it down to 1000 words.

你的文章太长——请把它删减到1000字。

I won't have a cigarette, thanks - I'm trying to cut down.

谢谢,我不抽烟——我正在尽量少抽。

常用英语短语

cut in 插入;插嘴

常用口语句子

The lorry overtook me and then cut in on me.

那辆卡车超越我的车后,突然插入我前方的位置。

She kept cutting in on our conversation.

我们谈话时她老是插嘴。

I think I ought to cut in on what they are doing.

我想我应该对他们所做的事情进行干预。

lorry ['l?r?] n.卡车

overtake[,?uv?'te?k] v.追上,超越

常用英语短语

cut off 切断;断绝;妨碍

常用口语句子

We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.

我们正交谈时,线路被切断了。

Our water supply has been cut off.

我们断水了。

She feels very cut off living in the country.

她生活在乡间感到很闭塞。

The fence cuts off our view of the sea.

篱笆挡住了我们观望大海的视线。

fence [fens] n.栅栏,篱笆

常用英语短语

cut out 切除,删去;停止,(两人)相当,相配

常用口语句子

I'm sick of you two squabbling-just cut itout!

你们两个吵来吵去真烦人,快打住吧!

You can cut out the unimportant details.

你可以删掉不重要的细节。

Sally and Michael seem to be cut out for each other.

萨莉和迈克尔看起来很相配。

squabble ['skw?bl] v.大声争吵

常用英语短语

cut short 缩短;突然结束;打断;简而言之

常用口语句子

His hair has been cut short.

他的头发已剪短了。

Sorry, the line was cut short just now.

对不起,刚才电话断了。

He was told to speak briefly;accordingly he cut short his remarks.

人家叫他说话简短,于是他就长话短说了。

briefly ['bri?fli] adv.简短地,简略地

accordingly [?'k??d??li] adv.于是

remark [r?'mɑ?k] n.评论,评述

常用英语短语

cut through 抄近路;克服;刺穿

常用口语句子

He cut through a forest to get home.

他穿过树林抄近路回家。

He was determined to cut through the difficulties.

他下决心要克服困难。

The cold wind cut through his thin clothes.

寒风穿透他的单薄衣衫。

常用英语短语

cut up 切碎;歼灭;使伤心;谴责

常用口语句子

Please cut up the vegetables very fine.

请把蔬菜切成碎末。

He was badly cut up by the death of his son.

他因儿子死了极为悲伤。

I hope he doesn't cut up rough when I tell him what I've done.

我把我做的事情告诉他,但愿他别发火。