中英慣用短語:
  •   他聲稱他遭到搶劫.   He made out that he had been robbed
  • adj.  他聲創造了新紀錄, 那可大有爭議.   He made some very disputable claims about his record
  • n.  他聲在他傢中發現的那些失竊的珠寶是有人給他栽贓.   He claimed that the stolen jewellery found in his house was a plant
  • v.  他聲對他們的計劃一無所知.   He denied any knowledge of their plans, ie claimed to know nothing about them
  • v.  他聲對該陰謀毫不知情.   He professed that he knew nothing about the plot
  • n.  他聲稱視財富為糞土.   He claims to despise riches
  •   他聲稱這是他的主意.   He claims it was `his idea
  • v.  他宣誓自己當時不在犯罪現場.   He testified under oath that he had not been at the scene of the crime
  • n.  他當過教師, 卻不職.   He was a failure as a teacher
  • n.  他很怪, 把自己的妻子作史密斯夫人.   He had a strange quirk of addressing his wife as Mrs Smith
  • adj.  他是以直率著的評論傢.   He has a reputation for being a forthright critic
  • adj.  他有羅密歐之是名不副實的.   His reputation as a Romeo is quite undeserved
  • v.  他的失利結束了美國在該項運動中霸的地位.   His defeat ended American domination of the sport
  • n.  他的職稱是財務總監.   His official designation is Financial Controller
  • adj.  他的能力和他擔負的任務不相.   His abilities are incommensurate to the task
  • adj.  他病缺席, 但誰都知道他去看足球賽了.   The ostensible reason for his absence was illness, but everyone knew he'd gone to a football match