someone [ 'sʌmwʌn] pron.某人，有人
someone ['sʌmwʌn] pron. 某一个人
暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly
感谢款待的信 a bread and butter letter (a letter sent as thanks for being treated well as someone's guest)
leave someone alone ! 不干涉; 听其自然
A: Isn't it about time Jane visited her hairdresser? Her bangs are hanging all over her face now.
A: Jane 该去见她的美发师了吧! 她的浏海都(长到)垂到脸上了。
B: Leave her alone. Maybe she likes to have her eyes covered so she doesn't have to see your face.
B: 妳管她! 也许她希望(头发长到)把眼睛盖住, 好看不见妳的脸啊!
- "leave me alone"有要求别人「不要管」的意思。"hairdresser" 是花时间整理你头发的「美发师」; "barber" 则是收费低廉, 5分钟就把你的头发剪好送出门的「理发师」。
brown-nose 奉承/巴结的人
它的动词也是"brown-nose", 是形容一个人爱巴结讨好人家。美语里形容奉承巴结的词语除了"brown-nose" 外, "kiss someone's feet" 「亲某人的脚」 和 "lick someone's boots" 「舔某人的靴」等也都是蛮常用的。
浪漫植根于幻觉之上，而当我们爱上某个人时，我们也爱上他为我们营造的幻觉。
Romance is built on illusion, and when we love someone, we love the illusion they have created for us.
There must be someone who had put him up to that.
肯定有人唆使他去干那件事。
consultant — someone who will take your watch off your wrist and tell you what time it is
顾问——把你的手表从你手腕上摘下来，然后告诉你时间的人。
We can define a radical as someone who has very different opinions.
我们可以把激进派界定为观点极端的人。
The cost of heating a home does not matter to someone with a lot of money, but for families with low incomes, it is a matter of great importance.
对于有钱人来说，家庭取暖的费用算不了什么，但对于低收入的家庭来说，却是一件大事。
To give someone credit for a good quality means to believe that they have it.
称赞某人的好品质意味着相信他具有这种好品质。
The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him.
迷路的人大声叫喊，希望树林里有人能听到。
Someone who has little official education may show ignorance of history, but be very knowledgeable about practical matters.
有的没有受过正式教育的人可能对历史一无所知，但对于实际的事情却知道得很多。
If you hand something over to someone, you pass it to him.
如果你将什么东西递交给什么人，那你就是将它交给他了。
I can't attend the meeting in person, but I'm sending someone to speak for me.
我不能亲自出席会议，但我将派人代表我发言。
Someone threw an apple core.
有人扔了颗苹果核。
To give someone credit for a good quality means to believe that he has it.
称赞某人的好品质意味着认为他具备这种好品质。
sell out (to): let down one's cause, one's side (to someone)
背叛事业或立场
help someone out of pity
出于同情而帮助某人
shower someone with gifts
送给某人很多礼物
undermine someone’s name
损害某人的声誉
If there is suspicion of someone, people do not trust him or consider him to be reliable.
如果有人涉嫌，人们便不信任他，或认为他不可靠。
If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
如果你欺骗他人，就是使他认假为真，通常是为了让自己得到好处。
It helps to share your sorrow with someone else.
与人分担自己的悲伤有助于减轻痛苦。
Someone is ringing the bell． 有人在按门铃。
You should always depend on yourself rather than someone else.你应该是依靠你自己，而不足别人。
We may be able to decide whether someone is white only by seeing if they have none of the features that would mark them clearly as a member of another race.
只要一个人没有属于其他人种的明显的特征，我们就可以判断他是否属于白色人种。
And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.
比起那些头脑不活跃的人来说，年轻时喜欢尽量从事更多工作的人年老后更有认识力。
Someone is knocking at the door.
有人在敲门。
Since you can't answer the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else.
既然你无法回答这个问题，我们最好再问问别人。
Someone has sticked a label on the crate.
有人在板条箱上贴了标签。
你现在有朋友吗?
Are you seeing anyone now? *see 除了表示“看见”之外，还可表示“与……交往”。
Are you seeing anyone now? (你现在有朋友吗?)
Yeah, kind of. (嗯，怎么说呢……)
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend now? (你现在有男/女朋友吗?)
Are you dating anyone now?
Do you have a partner?
Are you going steady with someone? *比较旧的说法。
我老婆有外遇。
My wife's cheating on me. *cheat on...“在男女关系上表现的不忠”。
My wife's a two-timer.
My wife's secretly dating someone else.
My wife's having an affair.
你现在是不是和谁交往呢?
Are you seeing someone now?
Are you seeing someone now? (你现在是不是和谁交往呢?)
Actually, no. (没有，谁也没有。)
她正在接电话。
Her line is busy now. *busy表示“正在打电话”，而不是“忙”。
Sorry, her line is busy now. (对不起，她正在打电话。)
Alright. I'll try again later. (好的。那我过一会儿再打。)
She's on another line now.
Ms. Kane is talking to someone else now. (凯恩先生正在打电话。)
I'm afraid she's on the other line now.
他亲自来看我。
He came to see me himself.
Did he send someone to see you? (他让谁来看你了?)
No, he came to see me himself. (不，他亲自来看我了。)
He came to see me personally.
嗯，我听说了。
Yeah, I heard about it.
Jeff got married. (杰夫结婚了。)
Yeah, I heard about it. (啊，我听说了。)
Yeah, someone told me.
Yes, I've been told.
Yeah, I know.
谢谢你约我出来。
Thanks for asking me out. *ask someone out 一般是“约会”的意思。
Thanks for inviting me. (谢谢您邀请我。)
对不起，我认错人了。
Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. *错向陌生人打招呼时。
Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. (对不起，我认错人了。)
That's all right. (没关系。)
Sorry, I thought you were someone else.
You're not who I thought you were. Sorry.
Oops. My mistake. (不好，我弄错了。)
我可以坐这儿吗?
May I sit here?
Is this seat taken?
Is someone sitting here?
Is this seat free?
我对他恨之入骨。
I hate his guts. *guts “肠子”。hate someone's guts是“连……的肠子都讨厌、憎恨”，表达强烈的厌恶、憎恨之情。
He's so rude. (他如此野蛮。)
I agree. I hate his guts. (就是，我对他恨之入骨。)
I despise him. (我真看不起他。)
Give me someone who can speak English.
找一位能讲英语的人来。
I would like to talk with someone in charge.
我想请你们负责人讲话。
Someone is using the phone.
有人在用电话。
I'm not familiar with that part. Let me call someone who is more knowledgeable.
那部分我不熟悉，让我找专业人士来说明。
to marry （someone）与 to be married to（someone）： marry 当做及物动词时，多用主动语态（active voice）。
* She married a man ten years younger（或older）. （她嫁给一位比她小或大十岁的男人）
= She married a man ten years her junior（或senior）.
但是 marry 用在被动语态时（passive voice），後面要用介系词 to。
* She is（was）married to a man ten years younger（older）.
= She is （was）married to a man ten years her junior（senior).（假如用 is，指目前还是夫妻，如用 was，可能已经不是夫妻了）
然而，在 married 後面用介系词 by 时，又有「牧师证婚」的意思。
* She was married by a man ten years younger. (是指为她证婚的牧师，比她小十岁。)
* She was married by my father.（为他证婚的牧师是我老爸。）(因为牧师证婚已成过去，所以要用过去式 was。）
肯定有人唆使他去干那件事。
There must be someone who had put him up to that.(正式：唆使＝instigate)
Go with someone 与固定的人约会
Have a crush on someone 爱上某人
Push someone's buttons 惹火对方
Come down on someone 责备；责骂；批评
Rag on someone 责怪；责骂
Let someone down 令人失望
Make yourself necessary to someone.
使你有益于人。
If you want clarification or extra explanation of something someone has said, you can ask What do you mean? / What do you mean?
如果你想进一步明确某人说过的事情或者需要他进一步的解释， 你可以问What do you mean? /你的意思是？
If you agree partially but not completely with something someone has said, you can respond: To some degree . . . / To some degree . . .
如果你部分同意而不是完全同意某人说过的事情，你可以回答：To some degree . . . / 在某种程度上 . . .
A You have chosen a beautiful bowl. It's hand-made, traditional lacquer.
A 你选了一只漂亮的碗。这是手工制作的，传统瓷器。
B Thank you. I think it's exquisite.
B 谢谢你。我认为它很贵。
A Is it a present for someone?
A 是送给谁的礼物吗？
B Yes, it's for my wife. Could you gift-wrap it for me?
B 是的，是给我妻子的。你能帮我把礼物包装起来吗？
A Certainly, sir. Your wife is a lucky lady!
A 当然可以，先生。你的妻子是个幸运的女士！
B And I'm a lucky man!
B 而我是个幸运的男人！
A Good evening, madam. Can I help you?
A 晚上好，女士。您需要什么？
B Hello. I have a reservation for four nights.
B 你好。 我预订了四个晚上。
A And your name is . . .
A 您的名字是 . . . ?
B Mrs Baker. Mrs Jenny Baker.
B 贝克夫人，詹妮·贝克夫人。
A Ah, yes. Mrs Baker. You're on the fourth floor. Someone will show you up in a moment. Can I have your passport, please?
A 啊，是的。贝克夫人。您的房间在四楼。过一会将有人带您上楼。我能看一下您的护照吗？
B Thank you very much. Here’s my passport.
B 非常感谢你。这是我的护照。
A OK. Dinner tomorrow night – I’ll see you at six.
A 好的。明天晚上一起吃晚饭——我六点见你。
B That’s good. Can I bring a friend? There’s someone I’d like you to meet.
B 好。我能带个朋友来吗？我想让你见个人。
A Certainly. Who is he? Or she?
A 当然可以。他是谁呀？或者她是谁？
B She’s a colleague from my work. She said she would be interested to meet you. Perhaps you can do business together.
B 她是我的同事。她说她有兴趣见你。也许你们可以一起做生意。
A She works in the same business as you?
A 她和你从事同一行业吗？
B Yes. And I thought it would be good to put you two together.
B 是的，而且我认为让你俩合作是件好事。
A I’ve got another friend coming in about 10 minutes. He’s coming direct from work, but he’ll be here soon.
A 10分钟以后我还有一个朋友要来。他下班以后直接过来，但是他很快就会到了。
B Who is he? Have we met him before?
B 他是谁？我们以前见过他吗？
A No, I don’t think so. He’s someone who works with me. A German guy.
A 不，我想你们没见过。他是我的同事。一个德国人。
B It’s always good to meet your friends.
B 见到你的朋友总是很高兴。
A Look, here he is – he’s early. Let me introduce him. This is Karl. He’s from Frankfurt.
A 看，他来了——他早到了。让我来介绍他。这是卡尔。他从法兰克福来。
If you agree with someone, you can respond to their statement by using too / too, eg: I like it too / I like it too; Me too / Me too.
如果你同意某人的意见，你可以用too /也来回应对方的说法。例如：I like it too / 我也喜欢 ; Me too /我也是。
You can tell someone about your plans giving details of dates and activities. For example: I'm taking some time off for the Olympics. / I'm taking some time off for the Olympics. My friends are coming next July. / My friends are coming next July. They're staying for the first two weeks of August. / They're staying for the first two weeks of August.
你可以告诉某人有关你的计划的详细日期和活动。例如：I'm taking some time off for the Olympics. /我将停止工作一段时间去看奥运会。My friends are coming next July. /我的朋友们明年7月来。They're staying for the first two weeks of August. /8月份的头两个星期他们将呆在北京。
When you talk about someone’s language skills, you can say various things, eg: She can speak basic Chinese / She can speak basic Chinese: She speaks French and a little Spanish / She speaks French and a little Spanish.
当你谈论某人的语言技能时，你可以说不同的方面。例如：She can speak basic Chinese /她能讲一些基本的汉语。She speaks French and a little Spanish /她讲法语和一点西班牙语。
Despite all the life danger, with one selfless act from one common person, someone is saved, A hero is made.
Norman Stephens, USA writer
不管一切危险，由于一个普通人的无私行动，有人得救了，英雄就应运而生。
美国作家斯蒂芬斯.N.
There's someone else.
我有了别人。
Sorry, I must end the conversation. There's someone on the other line.
Are you expecting your friends? / Are you waiting for someone?
你在等朋友吗？/你在等人吗？
Do you need someone to talk to?
你需要找个人聊聊吗？
I've met someone else.
我已另结新欢了。
play hard-to-get 欲擒故纵
A: So she stood you up last night.
A: 结果, 她昨晚放你鸽子啦?
B: Well, I guess she's trying to play hard-to-get.
B: 嗯, 大概想跟我玩「欲擒故纵」的游戏吧!
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"stand someone up" 是「放某人鸽子」的意思。
"play hard-to-get" 也可以说成 "play tough-to-get"。
leave someone alone !不干涉;听其自然
A: Isn't it about time Jane visited her hairdresser? Her bangs are hanging all over her face now.
A: Jane该去见她的美发师了吧!她的刘海都(长到)垂到脸上了。
B: Leave her alone. Maybe she likes to have her eyes covered so she doesn't have to see your face.
B:你管她!也许她希望(头发长到)把眼睛盖住,好看不见你的脸啊!
"leave me alone"有要求别人「不要管」的意思。"hairdresser"是花时间整理你头发的「美发师」; "barber"则是收费低廉, 5分钟就把你的头发剪好送出门的「理发师」。
scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了
Don't sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
fix someone up 撮合某人
I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them
up. (Haha,just kidding:)
我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩
笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）
put someone on the spot 让某人为难
Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you
confidential information.
别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。
pick someone's brains请教某人
I don't understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you're so knowledgeable in this area?
我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？
hit someone with a problem让某人面对问题
I'm sorry to hit you with this problem. I don't know who else to turn to.
很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。
sell someone on 以...说服某人
She sold me on her idea. I think it will work.
她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通。
screw someone over欺负某人
After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that?
爱丽斯工作了十年之后，无缘无故被炒鱿鱼。他们怎么可以这样欺负她呢？
put someone up留宿某人
I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people.
你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。
have someone's number清楚某人的底细，看穿某人
She dare not do anything to me, I have her number.
她不敢对我怎么样的，因为我对她的底细一清二楚。
let someone have it让某人好看
Next time I see Rick, I'm going to let him have it.
下次我看到李克时要他好看。
burn someone up激怒某人
It burns me up when people don't do their job right.
有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。
deal someone in让某人参加
Deal me in. I want to play too.
让我参加，我也要玩。
give someone a break让某人松口气
The boss gave her a break and let her try again.
老板让她松口气，让她再试一次。
push someone's button惹火某人，激怒某人
Nobody makes me as mad as Dave does. He really knows how to push my buttons.
没有人象戴夫那样惹我生气。他真知道怎样惹我发火。
chew someone out责骂某人；谴责某人
Follow the rules and you won't get chewed out.
遵守规定你就不会挨骂。
feel someone out探听某人的意向
John asked Dave to feel Jane out about whether she'd be interested in going out with him.
约翰要求戴夫探听简是否有兴趣和他出去。
set someone back使某人破费
That dinner set be back sixty dollars.
那顿晚饭花了我60美元。
fake someone out骗过某人
The quarterback faked the other team out by keeping the ball instead of passing it.
四分卫持球不传，骗过了敌队。
put someone out 给某人添麻烦
Please don't go to so much trouble. I don't want to put you out.
请不要非那么多工夫，我不想给你添麻烦。
gross someone out让某人觉得恶心
Mike grossed Sue out when he waved a snake in front of her face.
麦克在苏前面摇晃着一条蛇，使她恶心死了。
To give someone the cold shoulder
冷落某人
If someone says something unkind about you, you must live so that no one will believe it.
照样生活，谣言自破。
There's no use going back for a lost opportunity - someone else has already found it.
机会错过不再有，有人已捡走。
- Take someone to the cleaners 使人囊中如洗，一贫如洗
Don't ask me to play in a crap game. I don't want to be the cleaners.
- Get hot under the collar 发怒，怒气冲天
Make someone hot under the collar
He got hot under the collar when he found his bicycle was missing.
- have a crush on someone 迷恋某人
Some teenager girls got a crush on the film star
- be completely in the dark 一无所知，仍蒙在鼓里
keep someone in the dark ; be left (kept) in the dark
He is a dictator. Though I'm the production manager, I'm completely in the dark as what to do next.
- give someone a dose of his own medicine 以其人之道还制其人之身
On April Fool's Day, my classmates made me an April Fool. Next year, I'll give him a dose of his own medicine.
- play dumb with someone 装聋作哑
It's no use playing dumb with teachers. They know very well their students.
- egg someone on to do something 怂恿，鼓动某人干某事
Haven't you seen him through ? He can help you nothing but egg you on to do illegal things.
- rub elbows with someone 和某人没有很深的交情
I suppose Jack doesn't know me well. We have only rubbed elbows with other for several times.
- build a fire under someone 紧催促某人……
That guy is a slowpoke. I wish there were some way to build a fire under him.
put a fire under someone 其主语一般是物，而不是人。
- make fun of someone 取笑某人
It is not right to make fun of the disabled.
- gang up on someone 结伙对付某人
The local ruffians ganged up on the policemen.
- get someone's goat 使人恼怒，惹人生气
The way he boasted that he was an authority got my goat.
- have the goods on someone 有某人犯罪的证据
Fred was sure that he would win the case. He had the goods on the culprit.
- catch someone off guard 乘虚而入
Within three days, the run-away was exhausted. He fell asleep in a basement. The police caught him off guard.
- have someone eating out of one's hand 使人完全服从某人的摆布
Money can let him eating out of your hand.
- play into someone's hand 正中某人下怀
Think it over. If we reduce the price, I'm sure we're playing into his hand.
- one's heart in one's mouth 吓得要命
My heart was in my mouth when I heart someone tapping on my window one raining night.
have one's heart in one's mouth ; with one's heart in one's mouth
- have the lots for someone 迷恋某人
You have to stop her. She has the lots for a married man.
- give someone an inch and he'll take a mile 得寸进尺
Give my roommate an inch and he'll take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream.
- take kindly to something /someone 愿意接受
Don't you feel that people in the lab don't take kindly to a nosy reporter ?
- kill someone with kindness 好得让人受不了
The old lady almost killed me with kindness when I lived at her home.
- pull someone's leg 开某人的玩笑
Never ever pull his leg. He is a man without a sense of humor. He takes everything seriously.
- keep someone at arm's length 与某人保持距离
My boss is my uncle. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I'd better keep him at arm's length in company.
- let someone down 使某人失望
Joe really let me down by having broken his promises for several times.
- steal a march on someone 抢在他人前面，暗渡陈仓
We stole a march on our rivals by reducing 5% of our price and got back our market.
- blow someone's mind 把某人搞得晕晕乎乎
Readers had rather high opinion of his new book, which blew his mind.
- weigh on someone's mind 心事重重
The failure of signing the contract has been weighing on his mind. He couldn't sleep at night.
- call someone names 辱骂某人
The neighbors keep dropping litter in front of her door. She couldn't bear it any more and call them names.
- get on someone's nerves 使某人心烦
There is an airport in the vicinity. The noise gets on my nerves.
- lead someone around by the nose 牵着别人的鼻子走
All nations should exercise their own judgment. They shouldn't be led around by some big countries.
- be a notch above someone 略胜一筹
In study, we are neck and neck ; but in sports, he is a notch above me.
- sit up and take notice of something /someone 对……刮目相看
He used to know nothing about chemistry. Now he talks like a chemist, I have to sit up and take notice of him...
- have someone's number 知道某人的底细
Don't waste your tongues with him. I've got his number. What he is trying to do now is to set a trap and let us jump into it.
- be on the outs with someone 与……失和
For some reason, the two countries have been on outs for a long time.
- grease someone's palm 贿赂，给某人好处
It is reported that Sydney has greased the palms of someone members of IOC for the right to hold 2000 Olympic Games.
- play up to someone 拍某人的马屁
The young actress played up to the director, hoping to get a role in the TV series.
- sing someone's praises 颂扬某人
The lawyer is quite successful. His clients sing his praises to others.
- put someone up to...唆使某人去……
How dare you to have lodged a complaint against me with the director ? Who put you up to it ?
- break ranks with someone 与……分道扬镳
反义词为：close ranks with someone
People within one party gradually had conflicts on some political issues. Some of them decided to break ranks with others and set up a new party.
- take someone for a ride 欺骗某人，玩弄某人的感情
They were taking us for a ride. I turned out that the tickets they sold us with low price were invalid.
- rip someone off 敲某人竹杠
The local villain rips us off by collecting 100 yuan for protection charge every month.
- give someone the runaround 敷衍搪塞
My washing machine broke down, When I went to the repair shop, they gave me the runaround.
- throw someone off the scent 转移某人的视线
The murder wrote a last letter for the victim and left it in the site, hoping to throw the police off the scent.
- talk sense into someone 开导某人
I've tired to talk sense into him, but he still chose to work in the countryside.
- take a shine to someone 一见就中意
She is an animal-lover. She takes a shine to whatever animal she meets.
- give someone the shirt off one's back 为某人慷慨解囊，毫不吝啬的接济某人
He works in the charity organization and strongly believes that he who gives others the shirt off his back will be blessed by the God.
- give someone the cold shoulder 冷待某人
I hate going to expensive hotels. The receptionist always gives me the cold shoulder when she sees my plain clothes.
- side with someone 与某人站在一起，支持某人
I'm your friend, but I'm afraid I won't side with you on that issue.
- sound someone out 试探某人的意见
Have you sounded the principal out on postponing the final examination ?
- put the squeeze on someone 对某人施加压力
The new situation is putting the squeeze on all companies engaged in this business.
- stand up to someone 与某人大胆对抗
The soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement.
- go steady with someone 与异性稳步发展关系
Mary and Tim got married after going steady with each other for two years.
- turn someone's stomach 令人作呕
Her sweet voice turned my stomach.
- have someone dancing on a string 任意摆布某人
Betty is a housewife and no income. Her husband has her dancing on a string.
- pull strings for someone 为某人走后门，幕后操作
In the material world, money pulls the strings.
- be stuck on someone 迷恋上某人
Tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date.
- to sweet-talk someone into (out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）……
The accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account.
- drink someone under the table 把某人灌醉
He has a hollow leg. He can drink all of us here under the table.
- keep tabs on something /someone 掌握情况,密切关注
He has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management.
- keep someone down a notch 挫某人的傲气
The monitor likes to order us around. He needs to be kept down a notch.
- Take it out on someone 拿别人出气
The boy was reprimanded by his father. He took it out on his ball.
- Leave a bad taste in someone's mouth 给人留下坏印象
Once I went to a famous university. But the untidy campus left a bad taste in my mouth.
- Jump down someone's throat 严厉训斥某人
The boy saved a girl from the river and went back home. Seeing him all through, his mother jumped down his throat.
- Beat someone's time with someone 勾引别人的女朋友
He is strange. He doesn't go steady with any girl, but enjoys beating others' time with their girlfriend.
- On the tip of someone's tongue 就早嘴边上
A man in black came to ask about my son's whereabouts. My words were on the tip of someone's tongue when I found the man had a gun inside his pocket.
- Blow one's top 勃然大怒
My neighbor blew his top when he saw his hedges were cut by someone.
- Carry a torch for someone 单方想念某人
Though Jane has been engaged with Mr. Hall, Jimmy still carries a torch for her.
- Keep track of someone /something 掌握……的情况
He is keeping track of all my old friends.
- Not give someone a tumble 不理睬某人
Though Jackson has asked May to marry him for many times, she just won't give him a tumble.
- Walk all over someone 任意欺负某人
My neighbor walked all over me. He left rubbish in my door, stamped on my grass and wax my windows. I decided to fight back.
- Drive someone to the wall 把某人逼得走投无路
He hates learning foreign languages. But the challenging situation drives him to the wall. He decides to go to an evening class.
- Drive someone up the wall 把某人搞得心烦意乱
Would you please turn down that Rap music ? It has driven me up the wall.
- Have a way with something /someone 有应付……的办法
She will make a good teacher. She seems to have a way with even the most disobedient boy.
Hi! is an informal way of saying Hello! If someone says Hi! to you when greeting you, you can say Hi! in return.
Hi!是Hello! 的非正式用法。如果某人对你说Hi!，你也可以反过来对他说Hi!
How are you? is also a way of saying Hello! It can be used formally and informally, when meeting a friend or meeting someone for the first time. The usual response is Fine, thank you.
How are you?也是一种问候方式，相当于说Hello!它即可以用在正式的场合，也可以用在非正式的场合，在见到朋友或者初遇某人时使用。一般用Fine, thank you.来回答。
My name is . . . is often used in introductions to tell someone else your name. You can also use a shorter form --- My name’s . . .
My name is . . .经常用于向别人介绍你自己。你也可以使用它的简略形式--- My name’s . . .
When someone introduces him or herself to you for the first time and tells you his or her name, you can say: Pleased to meet you / It’s good to meet you / Glad to meet you.
当某人初次向你介绍他自己并且告诉你他的名字时，你可以说: Pleased to meet you / It’s good to meet you / Glad to meet you.
You can agree with someone’s comment about the weather with a simple response: Yes, it is. / Yes, it is.
你可以简单地回答 Yes, it is. /是的，来对某人对天气的评论表示赞同。
If you meet someone you know, someone you have already met, you can say: Good to see you again / Good to see you again.
如果你遇到你认识的人或者是你以前见过的人，你可以说：Good to see you again /很高兴再次见到你。
When you want to introduce someone else --- a friend or a colleague --- you can say: Let me introduce you to . . . / Let me introduce you to . . .
当你想介绍别人时，如你的朋友或者同事，你可以说Let me introduce you to . . . / 请允许我把你介绍给……
A simple way of introducing someone is just to say: This is David / This is David.
要简单地介绍某人可以这样说：This is David / 这是大卫。
Again, when you meet someone you can reply to their introduction by saying: Pleased to meet you / Pleased to meet you --- or - Nice to see you / Nice to see you.
当你被介绍给某人时，你可以说Pleased to meet you / 很高兴认识你。或者 Nice to see you /很高兴认识你。
To help someone politely, you can ask: Can I help you? / Can I help you?
要礼貌地帮助某人，你可以问：Can I help you? / 我能帮忙吗？
When someone arrives at a hotel check-in or reception, they can say their name then: I have a reservation / I have a reservation.
当某人来到宾馆登记时，他可以先说自己的 名字，然后说I have a reservation / 我预订了房间。
To greet someone at the reception, it is polite to say: Welcome to the hotel: Welcome to Beijing Hotel / Welcome to Beijing Hotel.
在服务台处问候客人，可以礼貌地说：Welcome to Beijing Hotel /欢迎您入住北京饭店。
When you give someone something, you can say: Here’s your . . ., eg Here’s your key / Here’s your key.
当你给某人某物时，你可以说Here’s your . . ., 如Here’s your key / 这是您的钥匙。
You can introduce someone, eg a family member or friend, by saying: This is my . . . / This is my . . . . For example: This is my wife. / This is my wife; This is my friend. / This is my friend.; This is my colleague. / This is my colleague.
你可以这样介绍你的家人或者朋友，This is my . . . / 这是我的 . . . . 例如：: This is my wife. /这是我的太太; This is my friend. / 这是我的朋友.; This is my colleague. / 这是我的同事。
When you greet someone you have already met, for instance in a hotel the following day, you can say: How are you this morning? / How are you this morning ?
当你问候你见过的人时，比如第二天在旅馆中遇到了某人，你可以说：你今天早晨好吗？
To politely ask someone if they want help or assistance or advice, you can say: Can I help you? / Can I help you?
要礼貌地问某人他是否需要帮助或者建议，你可以说：Can I help you? / 我能帮忙吗？
Another way to introduce a friend or colleague to someone is: I’d like you to meet my friend / I’d like you to meet my friend.
另一种介绍朋友或者同事的方法是：I’d like you to meet my friend / 我希望你见一见我的朋友。
If you want to ask someone how they are enjoying their time in Beijing, you can say: How do you like Beijing? / How do you like Beijing ?
如果你想问某人在北京过得如何，你可以说：你觉得北京怎么样？
If you want to ask someone where they come from, you can say it in several ways: Where do you come from? / Where do you come from?; What country do you come from? / What country do you come from? You can also use the question word Which? / Which?: Which country do you come from? / Which country do you come from?
如果你想问某人来自哪里，你可以用几种说法来问：Where do you come from? / 你从哪里来？; What country do you come from? /你从哪个国家来？ 你还可以用疑问词 Which? /哪个？: Which country do you come from? /你从哪个国家来？
When you say goodbye to someone, you can say Bye-bye / Bye-bye or Goodbye / Goodbye.
当你跟某人道再见时，你可以说：Bye-bye / 再见。或者 Goodbye / 再见。
When you ask someone what they are planning to do today, you can say: What are you doing today? / What are you doing today?
当你问某人今天计划做什么时，你可以说：What are you doing today? / 你今天要做什么？
If you want to ask someone where they are going, the simplest way is: Where are you going? / Where are you going?
如果你想问某人要去哪里，最简单的说法是：Where are you going? /你去哪里？
If you think someone will have a good time doing something, you can say: I think you will really enjoy it / I think you will really enjoy it.
如果你认为某人做某事将会很愉快，你可以说：I think you will really enjoy it / 我想你会很愉快。
If you will probably see someone again soon, eg later today, you can say: See you later / See you later.
如果你可能将很快再见到某人，比如今天的晚些时候，你可以说：See you later / 回见。
Are you busy today? / Are you busy today? You can ask someone this to find out what their plans are for today or to find out what they are doing.
Are you busy today? /你今天忙吗？你可以这样问某人今天的计划是什么或者某人正在做什么。
When you want to ask if someone will be free, you can say: Are you free . . ? / Are you free . . ? For example, Are you free at 3? (3pm) / Are you free at 3 (3pm)?
当你想问某人是否有空时，你可以说：Are you free . . ? /你有空吗？例如：Are you free at 3? (3pm) / 你（下午）3点有空吗？
If you want to ask someone how they are enjoying something, you can say: How are you enjoying . . .? / How are you enjoying . . . ?
如果你想问某人做某事是否愉快，你可以说：How are you enjoying . . .? / 做 . . . 你感觉如何?
If you want to ask someone if they have done something yet, you can say: Have you been shopping yet? / Have you been shopping yet?
如果你想问某人是否已经做了某事，你可以说：Have you been shopping yet? / 你去购物了吗？
You can offer to show someone something by saying: I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street. / I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street.
当你主动提出带某人看某物时可以这样说：I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street. / 我可以带你逛王府井大街上的商店。
To ask if someone is busy, simply say: Are you busy? / Are you busy?
要问某人是否忙，可以简单地说：Are you busy? /你忙吗？
To ask if someone has the free time to do something, you can say: Are you free? / Are you free?
要问某人是否有空做某事，你可以说：Are you free? / 你有空吗？
If you would like someone you meet to address you by your first name, you can say: Please call me David / Please call me David.
如果你想让某人直接称呼你的名字，你可以说：Please call me David / 请叫我大卫。
You can ask someone where they are staying by saying: What hotel are you staying at? / What hotel are you staying at?
你可以这样问某人住在哪里：What hotel are you staying at? /你住在哪家酒店？
If you want to ask someone what their hotel is like, i.e. to describe it, you can say: What’s your hotel like? / What’s your hotel like?
如果你想问某人住的酒店是什么样的，也就是让他对酒店进行描述，你可以说：What’s your hotel like? /你住的酒店什么样？
To offer to help someone, you can say: Can I help you? / Can I help you?
要主动帮助别人，你可以说：Can I help you? /我可以帮您吗？
If you want to ask someone where something is, you can say: Can you tell me where . . . is? / Can you tell me where . . . is?
如果要问某人某场所在哪里，你可以说：Can you tell me where . . . is? / 你能告诉我…在哪里吗？
If you want to ask someone for help, a polite way is to say: I wonder if you could help me? / I wonder if you could help me.
如果你要请某人帮忙，你可以礼貌地说：I wonder if you could help me. / 请问你能帮忙吗？
And if you want to offer someone your help or assistance, you can respond by saying: What can I do for you? / What can I do for you?
如果你愿意帮助某人，你可以这样回答：What can I do for you? /我能为您做什么？
If you want to ask someone about what they would like to do, e.g. today (or tomorrow, or the weekend, or next week), you can say: What would you like to do today? / What would you like to do today?
如果你想问某人想做什么，比如今天（明天，周末或者下周），你可以说：What would you like to do today? /你今天想做什么？
If you want to ask someone about their plans, e.g. for today (or for tomorrow, or the weekend, or next week), you can say: What are your plans for tomorrow? / What are your plans for tomorrow?
如果你想问某人的计划，例如今天（明天、周末或者下周）的计划，你可以说：What are your plans for tomorrow? / 你明天的计划是什么？
To ask someone about the time of a meeting in the future, e.g. tomorrow, you can say: What time shall we meet tomorrow? / What time shall we meet tomorrow? (You can also use will / will instead of shall / shall).
要问和某人见面的时间，比如明天，你可以说：What time shall we meet tomorrow? /我们明天什么时候见面？（你也可以用will /将要来代替shall / 将要)。
If you want to ask someone what is the best time for them, you can simply say: What time is best for you? / What time is best for you?
如果你想问什么时间对某人最合适，你可以简单地问：What time is best for you? /什么时间对你最合适？
To pick someone up, or collect them, to go somewhere else, you can say:
Shall I pick you up at the hotel? / Shall I pick you up at the hotel? (Remember you can also use will / will instead of shall / shall, e.g. Will I pick you up at seven? / Will I pick you up at seven?)
要接某人去某地，你可以说：Shall I pick you up at the hotel? /我到饭店接你好吗？（记住你也可以用will / 将要来代替shall / 将要，例如, Will I pick you up at seven? / 我7点接你好吗?）
If you want to ask someone about the weather in their city or country, you can say: What’s the weather like in London / New York / Sydney? / What’s the weather like in London / New York / Sydney?
如果你想问某人的城市或者国家的天气状况，你可以说：What’s the weather like in London / New York / Sydney? /伦敦 / 纽约 /悉尼的天气怎样?
When you meet some one, you can say: Good to see you/ Good to see you: Good to meet you / Good to meet you. If it’s someone you’ve met before you can add again / again, e.g.: Good to see you again / Good to see you again.
当你见到某人时，你可以说：Good to see you/ 见到你很高兴: Good to meet you /见到你很高兴。 如果是你以前见过的人，你还可以加上again / 再次。例如： Good to see you again / 很高兴再次见到你。
Remember you can ask about someone’s plans by saying: What are your plans for the weekend? / What are your plans for the weekend? What is your plan for tonight? / What is your plan for tonight? (What are you doing this weekend? / What are you doing this weekend?)
记住你可以这样问某人的计划：What are your plans for the weekend? / 你周末的计划是什么？ What is your plan for tonight? / 你今晚的计划是什么？ (What are you doing this weekend? / 你这个周末做什么？)
To invite someone to go somewhere or to do something, you can begin your sentence by saying: Would you like to . . . ? / Would you like to . . . ? e.g.: Would you like to come to dinner tonight? / Would you like to come to dinner tonight?; Would you like to go shopping ? / Would you like to go shopping?; Would you like to see the football match? / Would you like to see the football match?
要邀请某人去某处或者做某事，你可以这样开头：Would you like to . . . ? / 你愿意 . . . 吗? 例如: Would you like to come to dinner tonight? / 今晚你愿意和我共进晚餐吗?; Would you like to go shopping? / 你愿意去购物吗?; Would you like to see the football match? /你愿意去看足球比赛吗?
To ask someone politely about their day, you can say several things: Have you had a nice day? / Have you had a nice day?; Did you have a nice day? / Did you have a nice day?
要礼貌地询问某人一天过得如何，你可以用几种说法：Have you had a nice day? / 你今天过得愉快吗?; Did you have a nice day? / 你今天过得愉快吗?
To ask for someone to sign something, e.g. a credit card bill, or a hotel form, you ask: Can you sign here? / Can you sign here?
要请某人签名，例如在刷卡帐单上或者在饭店入住表上签名，你可以问：Can you sign here? / 你能在这里签名吗?
To ask someone if they would like something, simply say: Would you like . . .? / Would you like . . . ? e.g.: Would you like some coffee? / Would you like some coffee? ; Would you like to go shopping? / Would you like to go shopping? ; Would you like to go to the restaurant? / Would you like to go to the restaurant?
要问某人是否愿意做某事，可以简单地说：Would you like . . .? / 你愿意 . . .吗 ? 例如: Would you like some coffee? / 你想喝杯咖啡吗? ; Would you like to go shopping? / 你想去购物吗? ; Would you like to go to the restaurant? / 你想去餐馆吗?
You can make a suggestion to someone, using Try . . . / Try . . . e.g.: Try some green tea / Try some green tea; Try the chicken dish / Try the chicken dish; Try some Chinese wine / Try some Chinese wine.
你可以给某人提出建议，用Try . . . / 尝试 . . . 例如: Try some green tea / 尝尝绿茶; Try the chicken dish / 尝尝鸡肉; Try some Chinese wine / 尝尝中国酒。.
To ask someone what is best for them, e.g. about a time or a place, you can say: When’s the best time for you? / When’s the best time for you? ; What’s the best place to meet? / What’s the best place to meet?
要问对某人最合适的时间或者地点是什么，你可以说：When’s the best time for you? / 什么时候对你最合适? ; What’s the best place to meet? /在哪里见面最合适 ?
To arrange to telephone someone, you can say: I’ll call you tomorrow / I’ll call you tomorrow; I’ll call you later / I’ll call you later; I’ll call you this evening / I’ll call you this evening.
要安排给某人打电话，你可以说：I’ll call you tomorrow / 我明天给你打电话; I’ll call you later / 我过一会给你打电话r; I’ll call you this evening / 我今晚给你打电话。
You can also say, as an informal goodbye, if you are going to call someone or talk to them later: Speak to you tomorrow / Speak to you tomorrow; Speak to you later / Speak to you later.
如果你将给某人打电话或者晚些时候跟他谈话，作为非正式道再见的方式，你也可以说，Speak to you tomorrow / 明天通话; Speak to you later /过一会跟你谈。
To ask someone how something is spelt, you can say: How do you spell that? / How do you spell that?
要问某人如何拼写，你可以说：How do you spell that? / 怎么拼写?
If someone asks for help, you can say How can I help you? / How can I help you?
如果某人要求帮助，你可以说How can I help you? /您需要什么?
Remember polite ways of wishing someone a pleasant time: Have a nice day / Have a nice day; Have a good evening / Have a good evening.
记住祝愿某人愉快的礼貌说法：Have a nice day / 祝你今天愉快！Have a good evening /祝你今晚愉快！
If someone phones and asks to speak to someone who isn’t there, you can say: I’m sorry, he’s not here just now / I’m sorry, he’s not here just now.
如果某人打电话要和某人通话，但是那个人不在，你可以说：I’m sorry, he’s not here just now /对不起，他现在不在。
If you want to ask someone about the past, you can use did / did: e.g.: Did you see the 2004 Olympics in Athens? / Did you see the 2004 Olympics in Athens? Did you watch the football on television last night? / Did you watch the football on television last night?
如果你要问某人有关过去发生的事，用did帮助提问 ，例如：Did you see the 2004 Olympics in Athens? /2004在雅典召开的奥运会你看了吗？Did you watch the football on television last night? /你看了昨晚的电视足球赛了吗？
To ask someone how long they have done something, you can use the phrase: How long have you . . . ? / How long have you . . .? e.g.: How long have you lived in Beijing? / How long have you lived in Beijing?
要问某人做某事已经多长时间了，你可以用这个短语：How long have you . . . ? / 做 . . .已经多长时间了?例如: How long have you lived in Beijing? / 你在北京已经住了多久了?
To meet someone and collect them, you can use pick up / pick up: I can pick you up at the hotel at 9 / I can pick you up at the hotel at 9.
要去见并且接某人，你可以用pick up / 接: I can pick you up at the hotel at 9 / 我可以9点到饭店去接你。
To ask if someone has the time to do something, you can say: Are you free? / Are you free?; Are you free this weekend? / Are you free this weekend?
要问某人是否有时间做某事，你可以说：Are you free? / 你有时间吗?; Are you free this weekend? / 你这个周末有时间吗?
To ask someone what they are doing at anytime in the near future, you can say: What are you doing on Saturday? / What are you doing on Saturday? : What are you doing this evening? / What are you doing this evening?
要问某人在不久的将来要做什么，你可以说：What are you doing on Saturday? /你周六做什么? : What are you doing this evening? /你今晚做什么?
Remember – to ask if someone has the time to do something, you can say: Are you free on Saturday? / Are you free on Saturday?
记住——问某人是否有时间做某事，你可以说：Are you free on Saturday? /你周六有时间吗?
If you want to ask someone if they have done something, you can begin your sentence with Have you . . . ? / Have you . . . ? e.g.: Have you had a busy week? / Have you had a busy week? Have you had a nice day / / Have you had a nice day?
如果要问某人是否已经做了某事，你可以这样开始：Have you . . . ? / 你已经 . . .了吗 ?例如：Have you had a busy week? / 你这周很忙吗? Have you had a nice day / 你今天过得愉快吗?
How are things? / How’ are things? Is an informal way of saying How are you? / How are you? You would use it informally with someone you know well.
How are things? /你怎么样？是How are you? /你好吗？得非正式说法。对你非常熟悉的人可以使用这种说法。
To ask someone about where they are going, or where something is, begin the sentence with the question word Where . . . ? / Where . . . ? e.g.: Where are you going? / Where are you going? ; Where is the restaurant? / Where is the restaurant?
要问某人在做什么，或者某地在何处，你可以用疑问词Where . . . ? / . . .在哪里 ?例如：Where are you going? / 你要去哪里? ; Where is the restaurant? /餐馆在哪里?
To ask someone what something is like, you can say: What’s your hotel like? / What’s your hotel like? ; What’s London like? / What’s London like? ; What’s the weather like in New York? / What’s the weather like in New York?
要问某人某事如何，你可以说：What’s your hotel like? / 你的饭店什么样? ; What’s London like? / 伦敦怎么样? ; What’s the weather like in New York? /纽约的天气如何?
To ask someone if they have done something in the past, you can say: Have you been to Beijing before? / Have you been to Beijing before? ; Have you seen the Great Wall? / Have you seen the Great Wall?
如果问某人在过去是否做过某事，你可以说：Have you been to Beijing before? /你以前去过北京吗? ; Have you seen the Great Wall? / 你见过长城吗?
To ask someone’s age, you can say: What age is your son? / What age is your son? Or: How old is your daughter? / How old is your daughter?
要问某人的年龄，你可以说：What age is your son? /你的儿子多大? 或者: How old is your daughter? / 你的女儿几岁?
To describe what someone is studying, or learning, you can say: She’s studying History / She’s studying History: I’m learning English / I’m learning English.
要描述某人在学什么或者研究什么，你可以说：She’s studying History / 她在学历史: I’m learning English /我在学英语。
To ask about someone’s family, you can ask: Do you have any brothers or sisters? / Do you have any brothers or sisters? ; Do you have any children? / Do you have any children?
要问某人的家庭情况，你可以问：Do you have any brothers or sisters? /你有兄弟姐妹吗? ; Do you have any children? / 你有孩子吗?
To ask if someone is married or single, or to talk about your status, you can say: Are you married? / Are you married? I’m single / I’m single: I’m married / I’m married.
要问某人是否结婚了，或者谈论你的婚姻状况，你可以说：Are you married? / 你结婚了吗? I’m single / 我是单身: I’m married / 我结婚了。
To ask someone about a place, you can say: Do you know where . . . ? / Do you know where . . .? e.g.: Do you know where I can find a good bookshop? / Do you know where I can find a good bookshop?
向某人询问某地，你可以问：Do you know where . . . ? / 你知道在 . . 吗? 例如: Do you know where I can find a good bookshop? /你知道我在哪里可以找到好书店?
You can ask someone about his or her favourite things by saying: What’s your favourite sport? / What’s your favourite sport?: What’s your favourite food? / What’s your favourite food?
你可以这样问某人最喜欢的是什么：What’s your favourite sport? / 你最喜欢的运动是什么?: What’s your favourite food? /你最喜欢吃什么?
If you want to ask someone exactly what sports they like or play, you can say: What sports do you play? / What sports do you play?
如果你想问某人喜欢或者做具体什么运动，你可以说：What sports do you play? /你做什么运动？
Another simple way to ask someone about what they like is: What sports do you like? / What sports do you like?
另一种问某人喜欢什么的简单方法是：What sports do you like? / 你喜欢什么运动?
If you want to ask someone if they play certain sports, you can say: Do you play basketball? / Do you play basketball? ; Do you play golf? / Do you play golf?
如果你想问某人是否做某项运动，你可以说：Do you play basketball? / 你打篮球吗? ; Do you play golf? / 你打高尔夫球吗?
To invite someone somewhere you can say: Would you like to come to the opera? / Would you like to come to the opera?: Would you like to go shopping? / Would you like to go shopping?
要邀请某人到某地，你可以说：Would you like to come to the opera? / 你想去戏院吗?: Would you like to go shopping? /你想去购物吗?
If you want to ask someone about their plans or what they are doing, you can say: What are you doing this afternoon? / What are you doing this afternoon?
如果你要问某人的计划是什么或者要做什么，你可以说：What are you doing this afternoon? / 你今天下午做什么？
Remember how to ask how much time someone has spent living somehere: How long have you lived in New York? / How long have you lived in New York?
记住怎样问某人在某地已经住了多久：How long have you lived in New York? /你在纽约已经住了多久?
If you want to ask someone where they were born, you can ask: Where were you born? / Where were you born?
如果你要问某人出生在哪里，说：Where were you born? /你在哪里出生?
You can ask someone if they are on holiday or visiting on business, by saying: Are you on holiday? / Are you on holiday? : Are you on business? / Are you on business?
你可以这样问某人是在度假还是在出差：Are you on holiday? / 你在度假吗? : Are you on business? / 你在出差吗?
Again, remember how to ask someone about how much time they are spending: How long are you here for? / How long are you here for?
再次请大家记住问某人做某事有多长时间的说法：How long are you here for? / 你在这里呆多久？
Remember how to ask someone how long they have done something: How long have you lived here? / How long have you lived here? : How long have you worked here? / How long have you worked here?
记住怎样问某人做某事做了多久：How long have you lived here? / 你在这里住了多久? : How long have you worked here? / 你在这里工作了多久?
To ask someone how often they have done something, you can say: How many times . . . ? / How many times . . . ? e.g.: How many times have you been to Beijing? / How many times have you been to Beijing.
要问某人做某事做了多少次，你可以说：How many times . . . ? / 多少次 . . . ? 例如: How many times have you been to Beijing? / 你去过北京几次？
To praise someone’s language ability, you can say: Your English is very good / Your English is very good.
要赞扬某人的语言能力，你可以说：Your English is very good /你的英语非常好 。
Remember how to ask where someone did something, using Where . . . ? / Where . . . ? e.g.: Where did you learn English? / Where did you learn English?
记住怎样问某人在何处做某事，用Where . . . ? / 在哪里 . . . ? 例如: Where did you learn English? /你在哪里学的英语？
If you want to ask someone how they do something, use the question word How . . . ? / How . . . ? e.g. How do you practice? / How do you practice? ; How do you travel to work? / How do you travel to work?
如果你想问某人如何做某事，用疑问词How . . . ? / 怎么 . . . ?例如How do you practice? / 你怎样练习? ; How do you travel to work? / 你怎么上班?
传递 [chuán dì] /(v) transmit on; pass on to someone else/
挫败 [cuò bài] /thwart/defeat/foil (someone's plans, etc)/
登门 [dēng mén] /pay a visit to someone's house/
定罪 [dìng zuì] /convict (someone of a crime)/
恩人 [ēn rén] /(n) prson who has significantly helped someone else; benefactor/
呼唤 [hū huàn] /call out (someone's name, etc)/shout/
呼吁 [hū yù] /call on (someone to do something)/appeal/to appeal (to)/
话 [huà] /dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said/
怀抱 [huái bào] /(within someone's) embrace/cherish/
会不会 [huì bù huì] /(posing a question: whether someone, something) can or not/is able to or not/
会见 [huì jiàn] /to meet with (someone who is paying a visit)/
寄托 [jì tuō] /(v) have someone look after sb; entrust the care of/
见面 [jiàn miàn] /meet/see (someone)/
交锋 [jiāo fēng] /cross swords/have a confrontation(with someone)/
叫醒 [jiào xǐng] /to call awake/to wake up (someone)/to awaken/
教训 [jiào xun ] /(teach someone or learn a) lesson (i.e. obtain wisdom from an experience)/
解除 [jiě chú] /remove/relieve (someone of their duties)/
解职 [jiě zhí] /dismiss someone from an office/discharge/
敬祝 [jìng zhù] /to respectfully offer (written at the end of letter from someone of lower status to higher status)/
拘留 [jū liú] /detain (prisoner)/keep (someone) in custody/
扣押 [kòu yā] /detain/keep (someone) in custody/
利益 [lì yì] /benefit/(in someone's) interest/
令人 [lìng rén] /cause someone to (be, feel, etc)/reader/
矛头指向 [máo tóu zhǐ xiàng] /target someone or something (for attack, criticism, etc.)/
名义 [míng yì] /titular/(do something) in (someone's) name/
闹着玩儿 [nào zhe wán er ] /(v) play games/(v) joke around/(v) play a joke on someone/
弄虚作假 [nòng xū zuò jiǎ] /(saying) to cheat someone/
迫使 [pò shǐ] /force (someone to do something)/
歧视 [qí shì] /discrimination (against someone)/
气人 [qì rén] /to get someone angry/to get someone annoyed/
亲近 [qīn jìn] /get close to someone/get intimate/
取而代之 [qǔ ér dài zhī] /substitute/remove and replace (someone)/
劝导 [quàn dǎo] /try to convince/advise (someone to do something)/
让 [ràng] /to ask/to let/permit/have (someone do something)/to yield/to allow/
让座 [ràng zuò] /give up one's seat for someone/
人身 [rén shēn] /personal/(on someone's) person or body/
人物 [rén wù] /characters (in a play, novel, etc.)/figure/someone who plays a part/
日子 [rì zi ] /a (calendar) date/days of (someone's) life/day/date/
杀鸡给猴看 [shā jī gěi hóu kàn] /"kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others/
审判 [shěn pàn] /put (someone) to trial/
手里 [shǒu lǐ] /(a situation is) in (someone's) hands/
说法 [shuō fa ] /statement/statement/wording/(someone's) version (of events)/
送人 [sòng rén] /to see (or walk) someone home/to see someone off/
送行 [sòng xíng] /to see someone off/
他人 [tā rén] /other person/someone else/
同谋 [tóng móu] /to conspire with someone/(be an) accomplice/to plot/(co)conspirator/partner in crime/
喂 [wèi] /(interjection) hello/to feed (someone or some animal)/hey/telephone greeting/
问候 [wèn hòu] /give someone one's respects/send a greeting/
想法 [xiǎng fǎ] /idea/what (someone) is thinking/to think of a way (to do sth)/
信心 [xìn xīn] /confidence/faith (in someone or something)/
悬念 [xuán niàn] /(n) suspense in a movie, play, etc/(n) concern for the welfare of someone else/
栽赃 [zāi zāng] /to frame someone (by planting sth on them)/
责备 [zé bèi] /blame/be critical of (someone)/
嘱托 [zhǔ tuō] /(v) entrust a ask to someone else/
走狗 [zǒu gǒu] /(n) lackey; running dog; a person who helps someone harm people/
Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers.
单独旅行时，如果挨饿、受伤或生病，通常只能向最近的小屋或村落求助。对旅行者来说，这不是一个选择的问题；而对当地居民来说，这也并非是行善的一时冲动。
It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn't take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation.
它反映了日常生活的严酷：如果你不收留他，那他便无处求助了。请记住，有一天你也可能处于相同的境遇。
And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns.
Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions.
当然，会讲一种语言并不意味着就理解该语言的社会和文化模式。不能正确“诠释”文化含义的旅行者往往得出错误的结论。
For example, when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor's language and culture.
例如，美国人所说的“朋友”一词，其文化含义可能与旅行者语言和文化中的“朋友”大相径庭。
It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest.
要想正确区分礼貌是出于文化习俗还是个人兴趣，单凭一次公共汽车上的偶遇是不够的。
{adj: accountable} liable to account for one's actions
"governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"
"fully accountable for what they did"
"the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"
"he was answerable to no one"
{adj: afraid} feeling worry or concern or insecurity
"She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"
"terribly afraid of offending someone"
"I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
{adj: amenable, conformable} disposed or willing to comply
"someone amenable to persuasion"
{adj: beholden} under a moral obligation to someone
{adj: cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away} thrown away
"wearing someone's cast-off clothes"
"throwaway children living on the streets"
"salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
{adj: confusing, perplexing, puzzling} lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
"sent confusing signals to Iraq"
"perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"
"a puzzling statement"
{adj: congratulatory, gratulatory} expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
"a congratulatory telegram"
"the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent"
"a gratulatory address"
{adj: divorced} of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
{adj: impervious, imperviable} not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
"a material impervious to water"
"someone impervious to argument"
<-> pervious
{adj: in-person, in the flesh} an appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence
"he carried out the negotiations in person"
"a personal appearance is an appearance by a person in the flesh"
{adj: incumbent} necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
"it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"
{adj: indebted} under a legal obligation to someone
{adj: indulgent} characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
"indulgent grandparents"
<-> nonindulgent
{adj: inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering} showing curiosity
"if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"
"raised a speculative eyebrow"
{adj: literary} appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
"when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"
{adj: mateless} of someone who has no marriage partner
{adj: ministering, ministrant, attending} serving attendance on someone
"a ministering angel"
"the angels ministrant sang"
"the attending physician"
{adj: naked, raw} devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
"naked ambition"
"raw fury"
"you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
{adj: nestled, snuggled} drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
"saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside"
"like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms"
{adj: new} unfamiliar
"new experiences"
"experiences new to him"
"errors of someone new to the job"
{adj: nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart} characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
{adj: rejected} something or someone judged unacceptable
"rejected merchandise"
{adj: resourceful} having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
"someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"
"an able and resourceful politician"
"the most resourceful cook in town"
{adj: self-balancing} of someone or something that balances himself or itself
{adj: serflike} like someone in servitude
{adj: tactful, kid-glove} showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
"by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"
"a tactful way of correcting someone"
"the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill"
{adj: terrorist} characteristic of someone who employs terrorism (especially as a political weapon)
"terrorist activity"
"terrorist state"
{adj: unconditional} not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else
{adj: unfaithful} having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
"her husband was unfaithful"
<-> faithful
{adj: unreleased} not (or not yet) made available for distribution or publication
"someone leaked the unreleased announcement"
"a film that remained unreleased for years"
{adj: unwed, unwedded} of someone who has not been married
"unwed mother"
{adj: well-behaved, well behaved} (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct
"a well-behaved child"
{adj: yawning} gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
"the yawning mine shaft"
"a yawning abyss"
{adv: about, around} to or among many different places or in no particular direction
"wandering about with no place to go"
"people were rushing about"
"news gets around (or about)"
"traveled around in Asia"
"he needs advice from someone who's been around"
"she sleeps around"
{adv: at arm's length} at some distance
"keep someone at arm's length"
{adv: badly, disadvantageously} in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
"the venture turned out badly for the investors"
"angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"
<-> advantageously, well
{adv: guiltily} in the manner of someone who has committed an offense
"she blushed guiltily as she spoke"
{adv: hungrily, ravenously} in the manner of someone who is very hungry
"he pounced on the food hungrily"
{adv: pantingly, gaspingly} as someone winded and out of breath
"he came running after us pantingly"
{adv: rebukingly} in the manner of someone delivering a rebuke
{adv: sidelong} with the side toward someone or something
"seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
{adv: unbeknown, unbeknownst} without someone's knowledge
"unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements"
{n: Clifford trust, grantor trust} a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more
{n: Edwardian} someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII
{n: English teacher, English professor} someone who teaches English
{n: French teacher} someone who teaches French
{n: Heimlich maneuver, Heimlich manoeuvere} an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
{n: Jekyll and Hyde} someone with two personalities - one good and one evil
{n: Job's comforter} someone whose comfort is actually discouraging
{n: Judas} someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
{n: Mugwump} someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884
{n: NIMBY} someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
{n: Socratic irony} admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning
{n: Svengali} someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
{n: Teuton} someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language
{n: Wally} a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
{n: abandoned person} someone for whom hope has been abandoned
{n: absolver} someone who grants absolution
{n: abstainer, ascetic} someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
{n: abuser, maltreater} someone who abuses
{n: academician} someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
{n: accessory after the fact} a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony
{n: accessory, accessary} someone who helps another person commit a crime
{n: account executive, account representative, registered representative, customer's broker, customer's man} someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business
{n: accountability, answerability, answerableness} responsibility to someone or for some activity
{n: accountant, comptroller, controller} someone who maintains and audits business accounts
{n: accusation, charge} an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
"the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
{n: accuser} someone who imputes guilt or blame
{n: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz} someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
{n: acid head} someone who takes LSD
{n: acknowledgment, acknowledgement} a statement acknowledging something or someone
"she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"
"the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
{n: acolyte} someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
{n: acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy} personal knowledge or information about someone or something
{n: addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky} someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
"a golf addict"
"a car nut"
"a bodybuilding freak"
"a news junkie"
{n: addict} someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
{n: adjuration} a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
{n: administrator, decision maker} someone who administers a business
{n: administrator, executive} someone who manages a government agency or department
{n: administrator} the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
{n: admirer, adorer} someone who admires a young woman
"she had many admirers"
{n: admirer} a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves
{n: admission, admittance} the act of admitting someone to enter
"the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
{n: admonisher, monitor, reminder} someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
{n: adolescence} in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
{n: adoptee} someone (such as a child) who has been adopted
{n: adulterer, fornicator} someone who commits adultery or fornication
{n: advancer} someone who advances
{n: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister} someone who offers opposition
{n: advertiser, advertizer, adman} someone whose business is advertising
{n: advisee} someone who receives advice
{n: affidavit} written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
{n: affusion} the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
{n: agnostic, doubter} someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
{n: agonist} someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
<-> antagonist
{n: agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser} someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
{n: aide, auxiliary} someone who acts as assistant
{n: air traveler, air traveller} someone who travels by airplane
{n: alienee, grantee} someone to whom the title of property is transferred
{n: alienor} someone from whom the title of property is transferred
{n: allegorizer, allegoriser} someone who communicates in allegories
{n: amateur} someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
{n: amicus curiae brief} a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
{n: amicus curiae, friend of the court} an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
{n: amnesty, pardon, free pardon} the formal act of liberating someone
{n: amoralist} someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid
{n: amphibology, amphiboly} an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
{n: amputee} someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
{n: analogist} someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy
{n: analyst} someone who is skilled at analyzing data
{n: anathematization, anathematisation} the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed
{n: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root} someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
<-> descendant
{n: angler} a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
{n: announcer} someone who proclaims a message publicly
{n: annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation} the act of troubling or annoying someone
{n: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass} something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
"washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"
"a bit of a bother"
"he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
{n: anomalist} someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases
{n: anti-Semite, Jew-baiter} someone who hates and would persecute Jews
{n: antifeminist} someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women
{n: antipope} someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
"the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism"
{n: aphakic} someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes
{n: aphasic} someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language
{n: aphorist} someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms
{n: apology} an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
"he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
{n: appeaser} someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last"--Winston Churchill
{n: appellation, denomination, designation, appellative} identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
{n: apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler, truckler, ass-kisser} someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
{n: applecart} the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'
{n: appraisal, assessment} the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
{n: appropriator} someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)
{n: approval} a feeling of liking something or someone good
"although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
<-> disapproval
{n: arbiter, arbitrator} someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
{n: arbiter, supreme authority} someone with the power to settle matters at will
"she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"
{n: arbitrageur, arbitrager, arb} someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential)
{n: architect, designer} someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
{n: argonaut} someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
{n: arithmetician} someone who specializes in arithmetic
{n: arms manufacturer} someone who manufactures arms and munitions
{n: arraignment} a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
{n: arrival, arriver, comer} someone who arrives (or has arrived)
{n: art student} someone studying to be an artist
{n: art teacher} someone who teaches art
{n: articulator} someone who pronounces words
{n: ascender} someone who ascends
{n: assault} a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
{n: assemblyman} someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
{n: asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower} someone who claims to speak the truth
"a bold asserter"
"a declarer of his intentions"
"affirmers of traditional doctrine"
"an asseverator of strong convictions"
"an avower of his own great intelligence"
{n: assignee} (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
{n: astrologer, astrologist} someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
{n: atheist} someone who denies the existence of god
{n: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter} someone who attacks
{n: attendant, attender, tender} someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
{n: attestation service, attestation report} a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
{n: attester, attestant} someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
{n: audience} a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
"the audience applauded"
"someone in the audience began to cough"
{n: authentication, certification} validating the authenticity of something or someone
{n: authority figure} someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else
{n: autobiographer} someone who writes their own biography
{n: automaton, zombi, zombie} someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
"only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
{n: automobile mechanic, auto-mechanic, car-mechanic, mechanic, grease monkey} someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
{n: avenger, retaliator} someone who takes vengeance
{n: aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer} someone who operates an aircraft
{n: avower} someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly
{n: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness} the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
{n: awkwardness, clumsiness} the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
<-> gracefulness
{n: baby farmer} someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee
{n: baby} a project of personal concern to someone
"this project is his baby"
{n: bachelor's degree, baccalaureate} an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
{n: backboard} a board used to support the back of someone or something
{n: backscratcher} someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage
{n: backslapper} someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality
{n: backstroker} someone who swims the backstroke
{n: badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment} the act of harassing someone
{n: baker, bread maker} someone who bakes bread or cake
{n: baker} someone who bakes commercially
{n: balloonist} someone who flies a balloon
{n: banishment, proscription} rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
{n: banker} someone who owns or is an executive in a bank
{n: bankrupt, insolvent} someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
{n: barker} someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
{n: barnburner} someone who burns down a barn
{n: barrator, barrater} someone guilty of barratry
{n: barring, blackball} the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
{n: basketweaver, basketmaker} someone skilled in weaving baskets
{n: bastinado} a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
{n: baton twirler, twirler} someone who twirls a baton
{n: batting coach} (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better
{n: beard} a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
{n: beautician, cosmetician} someone who works in a beauty parlor
{n: beauty consultant} someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance
{n: beauty treatment} enhancement of someone's personal beauty
{n: bedwetter, bed wetter, wetter} someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed
{n: beer drinker, ale drinker} someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale
{n: behalf} as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of")
"the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"
"this letter is written on behalf of my client";
{n: behalf} for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive)
"in your behalf"
"campaigning in his own behalf"
"spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"
{n: bell ringer} someone who plays musical handbells
{n: bell ringing} the sound of someone playing a set of bells
{n: bellboy, bellman, bellhop} someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
{n: bellwether} someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
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