002.words and phrases
| words or phrases | parts of speech | meanings |
|---|---|---|
| be greedy of/for/after | - | 贪心于… |
| in the heat of the moment | - | 一时激动之下，盛怒之下 |
| put/turn the heat on | - | 威逼，强迫（…）付款/干活 |
| pretty soon | - | 不久 |
| pretty much | - | 几乎 |
| take no prisoners | - | 不留俘虏赶尽杀绝 |
| merry killing | - | 安乐死 |
| merry-go-round | n | 旋转木马 |
| highway robbery | - | 拦路抢劫，敲竹杠 |
| the highways and byways | - | 大街小巷 |
| a dot of | - | 少量 |
| on the dot | - | 准时地 |
| family planning | - | 计划生育 |
| accumulate strength for a take-off | - | 厚积而薄发 |
| be grateful to sb for sth | - | 为了某事感谢某人 |
| beyond description | - | 难以形容 |
| thin gruel | - | 稀饭 |
| a large eastern country | - | 东方大国 |
| impress sth in/on one’s memory | - | 使…铭记在心 |
| be bent on | - | 专心于 |
| bend to sth/sb | - | 屈服于 |
| bend one’s conviction | - | 改变某人的信念 |
| not only…but also | - | 不但…而且 |
| owing to / due to / attribute to | - | 因为，由于 |
| ground A in B | - | 把A建立在B的基础上 |
| have grounds for | - | 有…的理由 |
| on the grounds that | - | 以…为依据 |
| be indifferent to/with/for sb/sth | - | 对什么不在乎 |
| be in contact with sb | - | 与某人联系，与某人交往 |
| establish contact | - | 建立联系 |
| take a chance | - | 冒险 |
| by chance | - | 碰巧 |
| on the chance of/that | - | 也许能够，希望能够 |
| be ambitious to do have an ambition to do | - | 有野心去做… |
| a lack of ambition | - | 胸无大志 |
| be full of ambition | - | 野心勃勃 |
| in the category | - | 在一定程度上 |