P
Pandora’s box 灾祸之源
part-time job 打工的活儿,兼职工作
pay off 还清债务,成功,起作用
pennies from the heaven 天上掉馅饼
perfect grade 满分
pick up 拾起,开车接,顺便去买,(无意地)学会
pig out 狼吞虎咽,大吃
polish the apple 拍马屁, 讨好
pot luck 家常便饭, 现成饭菜
prior to 在…之前
pull one’s weight 尽职
pull through 痊愈,恢复健康,帮忙渡过难关
put away 收拾起来
put it this / another way 这么说吧,换句话说
put one's cards on the table 摊牌,公布自己的打算
put out with… 生…的气,发怒
put through 接通电话
R
rack one’s brains 绞尽脑汗
rain cats and dogs 瓢泼大雨
read between the lines 明白言外之意
red-letter day 喜庆的日子,吉日
resign one’s post 辞职
resort to 凭借,求助于
roll up one’s sleeves 卷起袖子准备工作
round the clock 24小时不停
round the corner 快到了,将要来临
rubber check 空头支票
run for 竞选
run into 偶然碰到
run off 印出,打印出
rush hour 高峰时间
S
safe and sound 安然无恙
say … 比如说
save one’s breath 别白费口舌,省点力气
second thoughts 重新考虑
see eye to eye with 与…意见一致
serious about 对…认真
serve sb. right 活该,罪有应得;做得对
set aside 留出时间(钱)专门做某事
set one’s mind on sth. 下决心…
settle down 定居,安家,安定下来
share the expense 分摊费用
sheep and goats 善人与恶人
shoot the breeze 闲聊
show one’s cards 表明态度
show sb. to the door 将某人赶出去
shut up 闭嘴,不出声,静下来
sit around 无所事事
skin game 骗局
sleep in 迟起床, 睡过头
sleep like a log / top 睡得很香,酣睡
sleep on it 把问题留到第二天解决
slip one’s mind 忘记
smell the flowers 轻松一下
smooth going 令人满意,顺利
somewhere around / something like 大约,大概
speak evil of sb. 说某人坏话
specialize in 专门从事
stand a chance of 很有可能
stand by 袖手旁观
stand in one’s way 阻拦,阻碍
stand on one’s own feet 自食其力
stand the test of time 经得起时间的考验
stay on top of… 知道,掌握
stopping train 慢车
Sunday driver 不常开车的生手
来源:考试大-MPA考试
责编:lili 纠错
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