【英语词组】恋恋不忘Day5-1

drop back to

It is difficult for me to drop back to business after a 7-day foreign holiday.
我去国外度了7天假后，很难回归到工作状态中。

go against

The jury’s verdict went against her.
陪审团的裁定对她不利。
verdict =ver（每一个）dict（说）=每一个人都指责两句=verdict裁定

make the best of

He made the best of the opportunity and finally succeeded.
他充分利用了这次机会，最终取到了成功。

by all means

You should by all means tell him the truth before he leaves for America.
你一定要在他去美国之前告诉他事情的真相。

be bound to do sth

Someone is bound to point out that it amounts to the bare,bare minimum necessary to keep the Postal Service afloat,not comprehensive reform.
一定会有人指出这充其量也就是保持邮政业务运转的基本条件，而不是全面改革。
bare 空的
afloat 漂浮的；刚刚可以运行下去的
拓 have an obligation to do sth 有义务做某事

keep away (from)

McCreevy objects to the IASB’s attempt to keep away from political influences.
xxx反对国际会计委员会远离政治影响的意图。

along with

Along with Singapore,other governments and mega-corporations are beginning to establish their own guidelines.
和新加坡一样，其他国家的政府和大型企业也开始制定他们自己的指导方针。

拓 get along with 与…和睦相处

at large

The chances of getting reforms accepted by the community at large remain remote.
让整个社会普遍都接受改革的希望任然缥缈。
remote 缥缈
large 自由的；在逃的

in detail

It was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered.
各大报纸的评论员对所报道的事件进行详尽的评述是理所当然的事情。
take for granted 理所当然

lose faith in

It has more or less lost faith in markets.
它已经或多或少地对市场失去了信心。

拓 lose confidence in 失去对…的信心

under fire

Ms.Simmons was under fire for having sat on Goldman’s compensation committee.
西蒙斯女士因就职于高盛的薪酬委员会而受到猛烈抨击。

work out

Yet the new system has worked out any cheaper for the universities.
然而，新体系系统并没有找到为大学提供更便宜的服务。

adapt to

The original purpose of grade forgiveness is to help freshmen adapt to college learning.
“分数宽恕”的初衷是为了帮助大学生适应大学的学习。

look at

In adulthood,looking at someone else in a pleasant way can be a complimentary sign of paying attention.
成年后，以一种愉快的方式看着别人可能是一种表示关注的赞美信号。

complimentary=com（所有）pli（扑你）men(门)=所有人扑你家门=compliment 恭维；赞美

be representative of

The Superme Court extended the requirement that juries be representative of all parts of the community to the state level.
最高法院要求陪审团要代表社会的各个阶层。
community 社区；团体

on that count

The firm has compared some of its other products favorably with Google’s on that count before.
在这方面，该公司曾经将其一些其他产品与谷歌的产品进行过比较。

function as

The second half of the 20th century saw a collection of geniuses,warriors,entrepreneurs and visionaries labour to create a fabulous machine that could function as a typewriter and printing press,studio and theatre,paintbrush and gallery,piano and radio,the mail as well as the mail carrier.
20 世纪下半叶出现了一批天才、勇士、企业家和畅想家，他们合力创造了一台不可思议的神奇机器，它集打字机和印刷机、摄影室和剧院、画笔和美术馆、钢琴和收音机、邮件以及邮递员等诸多功能为一体。
warrior=war（战争）rior（prior优先的）=打仗时候冲在前面的=warrior勇士
studio 收音机
visionary 畅想家
gallery=盖了=gallery美术馆

(be) eligible for sth

It was not until the 1940s that a majority of states made women eligible for jury duty.
直到20世纪40年代，大多数州才让女性有资格加入陪审团。
拓 be eligible to do sth 有资格做某事

be qualified to

The renowned author is eminently qualified to explore the topic.
那位著名的作家非常有资格探讨这一主题。

eminent=易米能，非常能干=eminent 非常