中英惯用短语:
  • n.  今年我工作得不可开交.   I've been swamped with work this year
  • vt.  从事, 着手, 于, 约束, 约定, 使订婚, 与…订婚, 保证, 担保, 允诺, 雇用, 聘, 定, 吸引, 引起, 占用, 接战, 与...交战, 使参加, 使...卷入其中, 使咬合, 衔接, 使附墙, 使碌, 雇佣, 预定, 使从事于   engage
  •   从事于..., 于..., 专心于...   occupy oneself in
  •   从事于..., 于..., 专心于...   occupy oneself with
  • adj.  仓促的, 慌的, 匆的   hurried
  • vi.  仓皇奔逃, 匆匆跑走, 急促地跑, 急撤退   scuttle
  • v.  他为不能到会而道歉, 推说是工作太.   He apologized for not coming to the party, pleading pressure of work
  • n.  他主动帮起来, 我怀疑其中另有文章.   I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful
  •   他仍忙著做维修工作.   He is still at work on the restoration
  • adv.  他从未[根本没]主动提出帮.   He didn't once offer to help
  • adj.  他匆从我身边走过, 连停都没停.   He hurried past me without stopping
  •   他匆忙向车站跑去.   He took off for the station at a run
  • n.  他可能帮不了, 但是求他一下倒也无妨.   He may not be able to help but there's no harm in asking him
  • adj.  他於照料三个小孩儿.   with three small children
  • v.  他忙著擦鞋.   He was busily employed in cleaning his shoes
  • v.  他急伸出手臂把她扶住, 她才没有跌倒.   He flung his arm out just in time to stop her falling