每日英语短语分享(三).doc

常见短语 hand down把…传下去、颁布 eg: The conference is going to hand the decision down tonight. 2. hang on握住不放、坚持不放、（打电话时）不挂断 eg: Try to hang on and everythimg will be ok. 3. have sb. at one’s back有…支援、有…作后台 eg: He has his family at his back. 4. heart and soul热心地、全心全意地 eg: She devoted herself heart and soul to her work. 5. hold back隐瞒、抑制 eg: She couldn’t hold back her tears. 6. in a sense ( in one way ) 从某一方面来说 7. in accordance with ( according to ) 与…一致、依照 8. in any event ( anyhow ) 无论如何 9. in bulk ( in large quantity ) 大量 10. in consequence of （ as a result of ） 由于 11. in honor of ( showing respect to ) 向…致敬、纪念 12. in itself本身、本质上 13. in focus （ clearly ）清晰的 eg: The key question is in focus, so we can reach a decision. 14. in principle原则上 15. in the case of ( as regards ) 至于、就…来说 16. in the air ( not yet decided ) 未决定 17. in the mass ( in general ) 整体而言 18. jot down ( to write down ) 匆匆记下 19. jump at急切地接受 20. jump to conclusions太早下结论 eg: Let’s not jump to conclusions. 21. keep down蹲下、压缩、限制 eg: The company should keep down spending. 22. keep one’s head保持镇静 eg: The president can keep his head in any emergency. 23. keep one’s word守信用 eg: I’ll keep my word. 24. keep pace with齐头并进、并驾齐驱 25. lag behind落后 26. last but one倒数第二 eg: He was the last but one to come. 27. lay off解雇 28. leak out ( to make something to be known ) 泄露 29. lend oneself to ( to be suitable for ) 适合于 30. make a fuss大惊小怪、小题大做 31. make for ( to head for ) 走向