be tired of 厌烦

get rid of 摆脱，去除

be covered with 被…盖满，充满着…

be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事

in the middle of 在…中间，正在做某事

accompany sb. 陪伴某人

hand in 提交，呈送

think of 记起，想起

have to do 不得不做某事

a waste of time 浪费时间

chat with sb. 和某人聊天

at least 至少

compare with 与…相比较

vary from 不同

look after 照顾

inherit from 从…继承；从…得到

be mean with sth. 在某方面吝啬

a big fortune 一大笔钱

carry on 继续，参与

fail to do sth. 未能做某事

take care of 照顾

encourage sb. to do 鼓励某人做某事

the same as 和…一样

wear out 耗尽，磨损

be ready to do 准备好做某事

be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事

be equal to 相等，合适

be familiar with 和…熟悉

believe in 相信

take charge 负责，主持

at hand 在手边，即将到来

resort to 依靠，求助于

concentrate on 集中精力于…;全神贯注于…

face with 面对，面临

start a business of one’s own 某人自主创业

be too particular about 对……很挑剔

keep one’s promise 遵守承诺

spend one’s time doing 某人花费时间在某事上

inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事

be responsible for 对某事承担责任

have a good appetite 胃口好

instead of 代替；而不是

be trained as 被训练成

be stuck in a traffic jam 遭遇堵车

be qualified for 可以胜任

put off 推迟

be out of stock 脱销了

be arrested for doing sth. 因为犯……罪而被逮捕

take revenge on 向某人复仇

be divided into 被分成

play an active role in 在……方面起到积极作用

devote oneself to something/doing sth 致力于；投身于

aim at 瞄准；目的在于

in addition 此外

by contrast 与……相反的是

general public 公众

free market 自由市场

military spending 军费开支

be crazy about sth. 对某事痴迷

view… as … 把……看作

not simply… but also… 不仅……而且……

step away from 离开

be split on 意见有分歧

hold sway over 对……有影响力，控制

be able to do sth. 有能力做某事

make a living by 通过……谋生

be prepared for 为……做准备

be passionate about 对……充满热情

have no choice but to do 没有其他选择而不得不做某事

prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事

be saddled with 背负

student loan 助学贷款

credit history 信用记录

safe bet 稳赢

knock back 喝下

to a large extent 在很大程度上

hold true 对……适用

in the right way 适当的，有效的

take picture 拍摄照片

be fond of 爱好，喜爱