书城外语英语常用短语大全集
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第45章 R

常用英语短语

rain cats and dogs 瓢泼大雨,倾盆大雨

常用口语句子

It's raining cats and dogs outside.

外面正下着倾盆大雨。

I was about to leave, when it began to raincats and dogs.

我正要离开,这时候下起了倾盆大雨。

When we were on the way, it began to raincats and dogs.

我们正走到半路上,天下起大雨来了。

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rather than 不是……而是……

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I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.

我想喝冷饮,不想喝咖啡。

It's management that's at fault rather than the work-force.

错在资方而不在劳方。

I prefer to walk there rather than take a bus.

与其坐公共汽车去,还不如走路去。

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reach an agreement 达成协议

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Finally we reached an agreement.

我们最终达成了协议。

After much hard bargaining we reached an agreement.

经过激烈的讨价还价,我们终於达成了协议。

It's a pity if we can't reach an agreement on that.

如果我们不能在这点上达成一致,那太可惜了。

常用英语短语

read over 读一遍,浏览一遍

常用口语句子

Read over that list of names for me, please.

请把那份名单给我念一遍吧。

Read over your written work before handing it in.

书面作业先看一遍再交。

Let me read that over. I must have mistaken the name.

让我再读一遍,我准是把名字搞错了。

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regardless of 不顾,不惜

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She is determined to do regardless of all consequences.

她不顾一切后果,决心这样做。

I shall go regardless of the weather.

无论天气好坏我都要去。

Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.

他不顾危险地爬上了高塔。

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relative to 与……有关

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Supply is relative to demand.

供应要与需求保持一定比例。

These are the facts relative to the problem.

这些都是与这问题有关的事实。

Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated.

与其面积相比,这个城市的人口是稀少的。

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remove from 从……除去;移到别处;免去某人的职务

常用口语句子

She removed her make-up with a tissue.

她用纸巾擦掉脂粉。

They were removed from the English class.

他们已从英语班转走。

He was removed from his position aschairman.

他被撤去主席的职务。

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responsible for 负责,是……原因;应归咎或归功

常用口语句子

I am wholly responsible for the confusion.

我对此混乱情况负有全部责任。

Who's responsible for this mess?

是谁弄得这么乱?

Smoking is responsible for many cases oflung cancer.

吸烟是许多人患肺癌的致病因素。

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result in 导致,引起

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Our efforts resulted in success/failure.

我们的努力终于成功/失败了。

A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence.

失之毫厘,谬以千里。

The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.

这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

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result from 由于

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Nothing had resulted from our efforts.

我们的努力没有产生什么结果。

His failure resulted from not working hard enough.

他的失败是工作不够努力造成的。

Many illnesses result from lack of exercise.

许多疾病是由于缺少锻炼所致。

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rich in 富于

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Oranges are rich in vitamin C.

橙子含有丰富的维生素C。

The country is rich in oil and coal.

这个国家石油和煤的资源丰富。

We should eat more green vegetables rich incellulose.

我们应该多吃一些富含纤维素的绿色蔬菜。

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right away 立刻,马上

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I want it typed right away, please.

请立刻把它打印出来。

I will be there right away.

我马上就到。

Did you get dressed right away?

你马上就穿衣服了吗?

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right here 就在这里

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Your glasses are right here on the table.

你的眼镜就在这儿桌子上。

My left leg hurts. It hurts right here.

我的左腿疼,就在这儿疼。

You can take the No.9 bus right here.

你可以就在这乘九路公共汽车。

常用英语短语

right now 现在,目前;刚刚

常用口语句子

Do it right now.

现在马上做。

Let's go right now before it gets too late.

我们马上就去,不然就太晚了。

I want to drink a cold beer right now!

我真想马上喝一杯冰啤酒。

常用英语短语

ring off 挂断电话

常用口语句子

I'd better ring off now.

我该挂电话了。

He rang off before I could explain.

我还没来得及解释,他就把电话挂上了。

I'll have to ring off now, I have a train tocatch.

我现在不得不把电话挂上了,我要赶火车去。

常用英语短语

ring up 打电话给……

常用口语句子

I'll ring you up later.

我以后再给你打电话。

I will ring up to see if he is there.

我去打个电话,看他在不在那里。

Ring up the airport and find out when the plane leaves.

给机场打个电话,问清楚什么时候起飞。

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run across 遇见,碰到

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We ran across some old friends in the village.

我们在村里偶然碰见了一些老朋友。

One day I happened to run across her.

有一天我碰巧见到她了。

I ran across an old friend of mine in the library.

我在图书馆里与一位老朋友不期而遇。

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run away 逃跑;控制自己

常用口语句子

Don't run away. I want your advice.

请不要走,我需要你的意见。

He ran away from home at the age of thirteen.

他十三岁那年就离家出走了。

Don't let your temper run away with you.

要控制住自己,不要发脾气。

常用英语短语

run down 耗尽能源或失去作用;衰退,衰减;撞倒

常用口语句子

My car battery has run down; it need srecharging.

我的汽车电池没电了,需要充电。

The company is running down its sales force.

这家公司正在裁减推销人员。

The cyclist was run down by a lorry.

卡车把骑自行车的人撞倒了。

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run errands 为别人跑腿,办事常用口语句子

I have no time to run errands for you.

我现在没有时间替你跑腿。

He used to run errands for his boss.

他过去时常为老板跑腿。

He was tired of running errands for his sister.

他已厌烦给姐姐当跑腿了。

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run into 跑进;碰到;撞上

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The project is running into financial difficulties.

这一项目遇到了财务困难。

Guess who I ran into today.

你猜我今天碰见谁了。

The bus went out of control and ran into ashop front.

那公共汽车失去控制,撞到了一家商店的门脸。

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run out of 用光;缺乏

常用口语句子

We are running out of petrol.

我们的汽油快用光了。

We are running out of time.

我们剩下的时间不多了。

Could I have a cigarette? I seem to have run out of them.

给我一支烟好吗?我的烟已经抽完啦。

常用英语短语

run over 溢出;辗过;略一过目,温习一遍

常用口语句子

The bath water is running over.

浴缸的水溢出来了。

I ran over a cat last night.

我昨晚开车轧着了一只猫。

She ran over her notes before giving the lecture.

她讲课前把讲稿匆匆看了一遍。

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run up to 跑到,匆忙去;(数目)达到

常用口语句子

The child ran up to the mother to ask forhelp.

小孩跑到妈妈身边求助。

On seeing me, he ran up to me, smiling.

一看到我,他笑着跑上来。

The hotel bill might run up toā500.

旅馆账单也许高达500英镑。

常用英语短语

rush hour 上下班高峰

常用口语句子

I got caught in the rush hour traffic.

我遇上了高峰时刻,寸步难行。

During the evening rush hour it was often solid with vehicles.

在交通的晚高峰时段,这里通常被车辆堵得水泄不通。

Try to avoid rush-hour traffic.

尽量避开交通高峰时间。