make an excellent case for sth: 認為……有理由

wardrobe: 全部衣物

seasonable advice:及時的建議

drowse: 半醒半睡

pollutant:污染物

immune system: 免疫系統(tǒng)

nausea: 惡心

euthanasia: 安樂死

cardiology: 心臟病學

pager: 尋呼機

cybercrime: 電腦犯罪

acid rain: 酸雨

biosphere: 生物圈

conservationist: 自然資源保護主義者

gale: 狂風

gust: 陣風

cyclone: 旋風

hurricane: 颶風

sleet: 雨加雪

makeshift house: 臨時房屋

cult: 邪教

nose to nose: 面對面

mediate: 調(diào)停

be entitled: 具有……權(quán)利

other than: 除…… 之外

fumble around: 摸索

breach of conventions: 違反習俗

figure out: 想出,領(lǐng)悟

commute: 經(jīng)常長途來往

allergy: 過敏

a better buy: 較便宜

call- in show: 訪談節(jié)目

car – talk program:維修保養(yǎng)汽車節(jié)目

take – into account: 考慮到

drag: 另人厭倦

pits: 很糟糕

compulsory: 強迫的,必須的

stewardess: 空姐

crack sb up: 捧腹大笑

hit it off:合得來

add up to: 等于

nothing but: 只是,僅僅

at best: 頂多,充其量也不過

at worst: 最壞也就是

at intervals: 時常

travel (in style): 舒適,體面

sibling:兄弟,姐妹

conformist: 循規(guī)蹈矩的人

temperament 氣質(zhì),性格

odds and ends: 零星東西

watch out: 小心謹慎,留意提防

worse off: (經(jīng)濟狀況)更不好;更

ring off: 掛到電話

rule out: 打消,排除,防止

shut down 關(guān)閉,停業(yè)

stay up/sit up: 晚睡,熬夜

go through with sth: 做到底

go with: 與 匹配

hang about/ hang around: 閑逛

in the light of: 根據(jù)

knock out: 使人昏迷

lay out: 設(shè)計,鋪開

leak out: 走漏,泄露

leave out: 刪去

live up to: 不辜負

lose one’s head: 恐慌失措

lose track of: 不知下落

make away with: 搶走

make a face: 做鬼臉

make no difference: 無所謂,沒關(guān)系

make little of: 輕視

make room for: 讓機會給誰

off and on: 時而,斷斷續(xù)續(xù)

on end: 連續(xù)不斷

on sb’s guard: 警惕,提防

on the understanding that: 以什么為條件

pull off: 將車??吭诼放?/p>

pull up: 減速停車

out of condition: 不健康

pave the way for: 為鋪平道路

pay off: 成功

tear up: 毀壞

well off: 富有的