英语讲义(115)三合一动词组及副词组
● Chop and change: 变化无常
“Our boss is fickle, chopping and changing so much.”
● Make or break:可以成功或失败
“What book reviewers say may sometimes make or break a new publication.”
● Do or die:不是成功便是失败死亡
“All must forge ahead and fight to a finish! Do or die, you know!”
● Hum and haw: 踌躇
“when I asked James about his future plan, he just hummed and hawed.”
● Rant and rave: 大声责怪
“The two hawkers pointed at each other, ranting and raving non- stop.”
● Sink or swim: 不论好歹
“Sink or swim, you have to go to the job interview to try your luck.”
● Toss and turn: 辗转难眠
“As something important was on her mind, Janet tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep.”
● Wait and see: 耐心等待
“It is too early to say whether the new political system will work; we will just have to wait and see.”
● Wine and dine : 吃吃喝喝
“After a day's hard work, the construction workers wined and dined at a coffee shop.”
● Scrimp and scrape: 尽量节省
“The couple bought an apartment at a high price and had to scrimp and scrape for the next 20 years.”
● Bow and scrape: 打躬作揖
“It is right to be polite to your superior, but it is wrong, and even contemptible, to bow and scrape to him or her.”
●As and when:当
“Newsletters will be posted to all members as and when they are ready.”
● By and large: 大体上
“Though our govern-ment has not performed remarkably well, by and large, it is a good year for all of us.”
● In and out: 进进出出
“Jane should have something urgent to see her boss, as she has been in and out looking for him.”
● More or less: 或多或少；差不多
“Such an explanation has more or less dispelled the staff's misgivings.”
● Now and then: 偶尔
“I go to book shops now and then, not as often as I used to.”
● On and off : 断断续续地
“As a student, you must read regularly, not on and off.”
● To and fro: 来来往往地
“What happens to that stranger? He has been walking to and fro along the corridor for hours.”
● Up and about: 恢复健康
“After a few days' recuperation, Henry looks good and is up and about again.”
● By and by: 不久之后
“When I first learned English vocabulary, I remembered a few words every day. By and by, the number of words and expressions increased very rapidly.”
● Little by little: 渐渐地
“As long as we work hard, we will make progress little by little.”
● Through and through: 从头到尾地；彻底
“Some pupils were caught in the rain and got drenched through and through.”
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