中英慣用短語:
  • n.  (地區、 嚮等)東北.   midway between north and east
  • n.  (地區、 嚮等)西北.   midway between north and west
  • n.  (學科中)較次要或較冷僻的面   less important or well-known areas (of a subject)
  • n.  (對一事業, 針, 政策等的)支持者, 擁護者, 鼓吹者, 提倡者   person who supports or speaks in favour of a cause, policy, etc
  • v.  (對事情、 處理問題等)有獨特的思想法   cooked for exactly the right length of time (指肉等)火候恰當. have, etc an enquiring, etc turn of `mind have, etc a particular way of thinking about things, tackling a problem, etc
  • n.  (對事物)粗略但實用的估計法(通常指憑經驗而不作精確的計量等, 故並非時時處處均可靠)   As a rule I'm home by six. 我通常六點鐘到傢. bend the rules => bend1. the exception proves the rule => exception. a rule of `thumb rough practical method of assessing or measuring sth, usu based on past experience rather than on exact measurement, etc (and therefore not completely reliable in every case or in every detail)
  • n.  (屬於某大公司或機構的)地辦事處或分店   local office or shop belonging to a large firm or organization
  • adj.  (工會等的)地分會.   branch of a trade union, etc
  • vt.  (常與off連用)用抽彩式出售, 抽彩售貨   raffle
  • vt.  (常與of連用)治愈, 治療(疾病), 去除, 整治, 消除, (用曬、腌等法)加工處理, 保存(食物、獸皮等)   cure
  • vt.  (常與towards連用)為…定, 為…定位, 把…興趣引嚮, 使朝東, 使適應, 確定嚮   orient
  • n.  (建築物的), 位   side of a building that faces a particular direction
  • n.  (徑賽場上的)直綫部分,成直綫的地,直綫跑道   straight
  • v.  (指兩人)交換(位置、 地等)   exchange (positions, places, etc)
  • adj.  (指人)(在財務或性關係面)企圖奴役他人的   wishing to exploit others for financial or sexual reasons
  • n.  (指人)(精神、 身體面)崩潰, 失去自製力   have a breakdown; lose control of oneself