276. make way 开路,让路 **make one’s way 前进,行进 277. mark time 原地踏步,停止不前,拖延时间 278. mix up [1]搅匀,拌和; [2](with)混淆,弄乱。 EG:Dinner will be ready as soon as I finish mixing up this salad dressing. The teacher always mixed me up with another student of the same name. 老师总是把我和另一个与我同名的学生弄混。 279. occur to 被想到,被想起 EG: It suddenly occurred to him that he hadn’t locked the door. 280. pass away 去世,逝世(die的婉转语) EG: I’m sorry to hear that your grandmother has passed away. 281. pass off 停止,中止[stop (doing sth) ;give up] EG: Has your toothache passed off yet?你牙痛好了吗? 282. pass out 失去知觉,昏倒(另:knock out击倒,击昏; 类例lay out; 反义come to苏醒,复原; bring to 使苏醒,使复原) EG: I thought I was going to pass out.我想我要昏倒了。 283. pay attention to 注意,照顾,招待(?) EG: Pay courteous attentions to the guests. 殷勤待客 284. pay back [1]偿还,还钱给(某人); EG: Will you lend me $10? I will pay you back next month.能借给我10美元吗?我下个月还你。 [2]回报。 EG: How can I pay you back for all your kindness? 我该怎样报答你的好意呢? 285. pay off [1]还清(债),给清工资后遣散; EG: It took him six years to pay off the loan. [2]得到好结果,(使)有报偿,使…得益(be successful)。 EG: We worked away for months in all weathers, and the hard work at last pay off very much.我们不论天气好坏,连续干了三个月,艰苦的劳动终于有了很好的结果。 286. pay up 全部付清 EG: If you don’t pay up, I’ll take legal action. 如果你不还钱,我就要起诉。 287. pick out [1]选出,挑出,拣出; [2]辨认,辨别出。 288. pick up [1]拿起,拣起; [2](车辆等中途停下来)把(人或东西)带走,取走; EG: People usually stop and pick up a fisherman. 人们常让渔夫搭车。 [3](偶然)获得,(偶然或非正规地)学会; EG: I may pick up a couple of useful ideas for my book.我或许偶尔获得几个对我这本书有用的想法。 EG: Did you pick up any Swedish? 你学会了一点瑞典语吗? [4]好转,改进,增加(速度)。 EG: The economy is picking up. 经济在好转。 EG: The car pulled slowly away, then gradually picked up speed until it was out of sight. 轿车慢慢启动,然后逐渐加速,消失在视线之外。 289. play a part (in) (在…中)起作用 EG: She played a major part in the success of the scheme. 她对该计划的成功起了重要作用。 290. play with 以…为消遣,玩弄 |