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| above and beyond prep | figurative (more than expected) | SCSimplified Chinese 超过 chāo guò
TCTraditional Chinese 超過 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 超出 chāo guò ，chāo chū
TCTraditional Chinese 超出 |
| | She always goes above and beyond what is expected of her. |
| | 她总是超出人们对她的期待。 |
above and beyond the call of duty,
beyond the call of duty expr | (more than required) | SCSimplified Chinese 超出职责范围 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 超越工作要求 |
| | He was honored for performing above and beyond the call of duty. |
| be accepted and agreed to v expr | (terms: be legally agreed) (条款) | SCSimplified Chinese 认可并接受 |
Accident and Emergency Unit,
Accident and Emergency Department n | UK (emergency room) | SCSimplified Chinese 意外与急诊室 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 急诊室 jí zhěn shì
TCTraditional Chinese 急診室 |
| aches and pains npl | (minor ailments) | SCSimplified Chinese 疼痛 téng tòng
TCTraditional Chinese 疼痛 |
| | I have a lot of aches and pains; it's part of growing older! |
| action and reaction n | (physics: opposing forces) | SCSimplified Chinese 作用力和反作用力 zuò yòng lì hé fǎn zuò yòng lì |
| add [sth] and/to [sth]⇒ vtr | (mathematics: calculate total) (数学) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…与…加起来 |
| | If you add one and six, the total is seven. |
| | 如果你将一与六加起来，总和就为七。 |
add [sth] together,
add together [sth] and [sth] vtr + adv | (calculate the total) | SCSimplified Chinese 将...与...相加 |
| | Add these numbers together and divide the total by three. |
add [sth] together,
add together [sth] and [sth] vtr + adv | (combine) | SCSimplified Chinese 将...与...组合 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 把...和...混合起来 |
| | Add together the eggs and milk and whisk them until thoroughly mixed. |
| after all is said and done expr | (ultimately) | SCSimplified Chinese 最后 zuì hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 最後 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一切落定后 zuì hòu，yí qiè luò dìng hòu |
| | After all is said and done, the decision to have a baby is a personal one. |
| again and again adv | (repeatedly) | SCSimplified Chinese 再三地 zài sān de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一再地 zài sān de，yí zài de |
| | When you practice you must do the same thing again and again. |
aged from [sth] to [sth],
aged between [sth] and [sth] adj + prep | (in a given age range) | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄范围
TCTraditional Chinese 年齡範圍 |
| | This program is designed for young people aged from 18 to 25. |
| | 这个项目专为18至25岁的青年人设计。 |
| aid and abet [sb/sth] v expr | (be accomplice) | SCSimplified Chinese 同谋 tóng móu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 伙同作案 tóng móu，huǒ tóng zuò àn |
| | This type of crime will no longer be tolerated and those who aid and abet the perpetrators will face the full force of the law. |
| | 我们不再容许这种类型的犯罪，任何伙同罪犯作案的人将面临法律的严厉惩罚。 |
| aiding and abetting expr | (assisting a crime) | SCSimplified Chinese 协助与教唆 |
| | He was found guilty of aiding and abetting the murder. |
| airs and graces npl | (pretensions) | SCSimplified Chinese 装腔作势 zhuāng qiāng zuò shì
TCTraditional Chinese 裝腔作勢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做作 zhuāng qiāng zuò shì，zuò zuò |
| alive and kicking adj | colloquial, figurative (in good health) | SCSimplified Chinese 活蹦乱跳的，生气勃勃的 huó bèng luàn tiào de，shēng qì bó bó de |
| | It's my father's 98th birthday, and he's still alive and kicking. |
| alive and well adj | (person: still alive and healthy) | SCSimplified Chinese 健在 |
| alive and well adj | figurative (industry, program: still active) (指行业等) | SCSimplified Chinese 活跃 huó yuè |
| all and sundry n | (everyone, no matter who) | SCSimplified Chinese 所有人，各色人等 suǒ yǒu rén |
| | The lord complained that since he'd opened the castle to the public, he'd had to put up with all and sundry tramping through his home every weekend. |
all over with,
over with,
over and done with adj | informal (finished, over) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束 jié shù
TCTraditional Chinese 結束 |
| | Thank goodness that ordeal is all over with. |
| | 谢天谢地，艰难的考验终于结束了。 |
ally [sth/sb],
ally [sth/sb] and [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (join together) | SCSimplified Chinese 使联盟 shǐ lián méng
TCTraditional Chinese 使聯盟 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使联合 shǐ lián méng，shǐ lián hé
TCTraditional Chinese 使聯合 |
| | The continuing crisis allied the two nations and strengthened their relationship. |
| | 持续危机让两国联合起来，加强了彼此的合作关系。 |
| alternate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (switch between options) | SCSimplified Chinese 时而...时而... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在...和...中交替进行 |
| | In some spas, people alternate between hot and cold baths. |
| | 在有的水疗中心，客人会反复在冷水和热水浴间切换。 |
| alternate [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to change by turns) | SCSimplified Chinese 轮流 lún liú
TCTraditional Chinese 輪流 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使交替 |
| | In this part of the song, we will alternate playing loudly and and playing softly. |
| | 我们将刚柔交替地演奏歌曲的这个部分。 |
| always and forever adv | (for all time) | SCSimplified Chinese 直到永远 zhí dào yǒng yuǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 直到永遠 |
| | I will love you, always and forever. |
amalgamate [sth],
amalgamate [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (blend, mix) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…混合在一起 |
| | Brass is obtained by amalgamating copper and zinc. |
amalgamate [sth],
amalgamate [sth] and [sth] vtr | (combine) (组织、机构) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…合并 shǐ hé bìng
TCTraditional Chinese 使…合併 |
| | We workers will have greater power if we amalgamate our two main unions. |
amalgamate [sth],
amalgamate [sth] and [sth] vtr | (business, etc.: merge) | SCSimplified Chinese 合并 hé bìng
TCTraditional Chinese 合併 |
| an arm and a leg n | slang, figurative (high price, high cost) | SCSimplified Chinese 昂贵，大价钱 áng guì，dà jià qián
TCTraditional Chinese 昂貴，超便宜 |
| | No, the price is too high - he wants an arm and a leg for that old car. |
| | 不，价格太高了。他那辆旧车要价太贵了。 |
an eye for an eye,
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth n | figurative (revenge) (报复) | SCSimplified Chinese 以牙还牙，以眼还眼 yǐ yá huán yá，yǐ yǎn huán yǎn |
| | He destroyed his rival's creation, saying it was an eye for an eye. |
| | 他毁掉了他对手的作品，说这是以牙还牙。 |
an eye for an eye,
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth n | figurative (justice) (公正的惩罚) | SCSimplified Chinese 以牙还牙，以眼还眼 yǐ yá huán yá，yǐ yǎn huán yǎn |
| | For murder, I believe an eye for an eye is fair punishment. |
| | 对于谋杀，我认为以牙还牙是对其公平的惩罚。 |
| and a half expr | (plus 0.5) | SCSimplified Chinese 加半个，加0.5 |
| | If you divide three oranges equally between two people, each person will have one and a half oranges. |
and a half,
a [sth] and a half n | informal (extreme example) | SCSimplified Chinese 不得了的事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 了不起的东西 |
| | You have to do all of that by Sunday? That's a task and a half! |
| and all adv | informal (including everything) | SCSimplified Chinese 等等 děng děng
TCTraditional Chinese 等等 |
| | I managed to stuff everything into my suitcase, clothes, shoes, souvenirs, and all. |
| and all adv | UK, slang (as well) | SCSimplified Chinese 也是
TCTraditional Chinese 也是 |
| | The dog bit my leg, then it attacked my brother, and all. |
| and all that adv | informal (etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 所有一切 suǒ yǒu yí qiè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 诸如此类 suǒ yǒu yí qiè，zhū rú cǐ lèi
TCTraditional Chinese 諸如此類 |
| and all that goes with it adv | (and everything it entails) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 连同其所包含的一切 lián tóng qí suǒ bāo hán de yí qiè |
| | She gave her sister a birthday party, with cake, ice cream, and all that goes with it. |
| and all that jazz adv | informal (and the like, etc.) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese ...之类的事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 云云
TCTraditional Chinese 云云 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese ...之流 |
| | Ross is really into fitness, going to the gym, and all that jazz. |
| | 罗斯特别喜欢锻炼啦，去健身房了之类的事。 |
| and all that sort of thing expr | informal (and similar) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 以及所有类似的事物 yǐ jí suǒ yǒu lèi shì de shì wù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 那一类东西 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese ...什么的 |
| | They found sea shells, driftwood, and all that sort of thing at the beach. |
| and all the rest of it expr | informal (etc.) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 诸如此类，等等 zhū rú cǐ lèi，děng děng
TCTraditional Chinese 諸如此類，等等 |
| | For Christmas dinner we had roast turkey, Brussels sprouts, and all the rest of it. |
| and also conj | informal (and in addition) | SCSimplified Chinese 此外，也，还 cǐ wài，yě
TCTraditional Chinese 此外，也，還 |
| | Could you buy some bread...? Oh, and also some milk. |
| | 你能买一些面包吗？哦，再买一些牛奶。 |
| and back expr | (returning) | SCSimplified Chinese 回来 huí lái
TCTraditional Chinese 回來 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 返回 huí lái，fǎn huí
TCTraditional Chinese 返回 |
| | How long does it take to get to Maryland and back? |
| and change expr | US, informal (money: plus a bit more) | SCSimplified Chinese 零头 |
| | This cost me twenty bucks and change. |
| and change expr | US, informal, figurative (plus a bit more) | SCSimplified Chinese ...多 |
| | Tom had half an hour and change to wait for his connecting flight. |
| and counting expr | (still increasing) | SCSimplified Chinese 还在增加 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 仍在上升 |
| and everything else adv | (etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 诸如此类 zhū rú cǐ lèi
TCTraditional Chinese 諸如此類 |
| and God knows what adv | informal (and [sth] unknown) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 鬼才知道，天知道 guǐ cái zhī dào，tiān zhī dào |
| | I sent him out to do the shopping and he came back with a new TV and God knows what. |
| and how! interj | US (emphatic agreement) | SCSimplified Chinese 的确！ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对！ |
| And now interj | (next) | SCSimplified Chinese 接下来 jiē xià lái
TCTraditional Chinese 接下來 |
| | "And now," said the magician, "I will make a rabbit appear from this empty hat!" |
| And now for interj | (presenting [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 那么现在 |
| | "And now for our flagship product," said the salesman, moving on to the next slide. |
| and so adv | (therefore) | SCSimplified Chinese 所以… suǒ yǐ |
| | The student did not turn in his final research paper, and so he earned a failing grade for the course. |
| | 那名学生没有上交最终的研究论文，所以这门课他挂掉了。 |
| and so forth adv | (et cetera) | SCSimplified Chinese …等等 děng děng |
| | I had to fill in a form with my name, address, and so forth. |
| and so on adv | (et cetera) | SCSimplified Chinese …等等 děng děng |
| | Victims of the disaster urgently need drinking water, food, medical supplies, and so on. |
| | 灾难的受害者急需饮用水、食物、医疗补给，以及其他等等。 |
| and so on and so forth adv | (et cetera) | SCSimplified Chinese 等等 děng děng
TCTraditional Chinese 等等 |
| | First we preheat the oven, and then we measure the ingredients; mix the eggs with the sugar, and so on and so forth. |
| and the like expr | (and similar) | SCSimplified Chinese 之类 zhī lèi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 诸如此类的 |
| | There are a lot of waterfowl out on the lake—mergansers, geese, coots, and the like. |
| and the rest adv | (etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 诸如此类 zhū rú cǐ lèi
TCTraditional Chinese 諸如此類 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等等 zhū rú cǐ lèi，děng děng
TCTraditional Chinese 等等 |
| | Elaine wants to be a rich woman living in a mansion with servants, a swimming pool, and the rest. |
| | 伊莱恩希望成为一名贵妇，住在别墅中，配备仆人和泳池等。 |
| and the rest is history expr | (what happened is well known) (习语) | SCSimplified Chinese 余下的就众所周知了 yú xià de jiù zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī le |
| | I met your mum in a bar, and the rest is history! |
| and then conj | (immediately afterwards) | SCSimplified Chinese 然后 rán hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 然後 |
| | We'll finish painting, and then we'll eat dinner. |
| | 我们先要完成绘画，然后我们会进晚餐。 |
| and then some adv | informal (even more) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 远不止此 yuǎn bù zhǐ cǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 遠不止此 |
| | If you will sell me your car, I will give you your price and then some. |
| and what have you expr | informal (and the like, and similar) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 诸如此类，等等 zhū rú cǐ lèi，děng děng
TCTraditional Chinese 諸如此類，等等 |
| and what not adv | informal (and similar) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 诸如此类，等等 zhū rú cǐ lèi，děng děng
TCTraditional Chinese 諸如此類，等等 |
| and whatnot adv | informal (etc., and things of that kind) | SCSimplified Chinese 等等 děng děng
TCTraditional Chinese 等等 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 诸如这类 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 之类 děng děng，zhī lèi |
| | The museum displays items relating to the local fishing industry, such as nets, anchors and whatnot. |
| and/or conj | informal (either or both) | SCSimplified Chinese 和/或 |
| any and all adj | (every) | SCSimplified Chinese 每一个 měi yí gè
TCTraditional Chinese 每一個 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 所有 měi yí gè ，suǒ yǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 所有 |
| | Please send any and all complaints to the manager. |
| anything and everything n | (all manner of things) | SCSimplified Chinese 任何事情 rèn hé shì qíng |
| | We need to do anything and everything to stop global warming. |
| armed and ready adj | (prepared for battle) | SCSimplified Chinese 作好战斗准备 zuò hǎo zhàn dòu zhǔn bèi |
| | I'm armed and ready to prevent my home from being invaded. |
| arts and crafts npl | (fine arts, handicrafts) | SCSimplified Chinese 手工艺 shǒu gōng yì
TCTraditional Chinese 手工藝 |
| | Being a mother of ten children, Madeline learned to love arts and crafts. |
arts and crafts,
Arts and Crafts n as adj | (of fine arts, handicrafts) (源于19世纪后期英国) | SCSimplified Chinese 工艺美术运动 gōng yì měi shù yùn dòng |
| | William Morris was a prominent textile designer of the Arts and Crafts movement at the end of the nineteenth century. |
| assault and battery n | (crime: direct physical assault) | SCSimplified Chinese 暴力伤害袭击（罪） bào lì shāng hài xí jī zuì |
| assets and liabilities npl | (finance, accounting) (财务、会计) | SCSimplified Chinese 资产与负债 zī chǎn yǔ fù zhài |
| at sixes and sevens adj | UK, figurative (confused) | SCSimplified Chinese 丈二和尚摸不着头脑 |
at [sb]'s beck and call,
at the beck and call of [sb] expr | (available to serve you at any time) | SCSimplified Chinese 随叫随到 suí jiào suí dào |
| | I will be at your beck and call. |
B and B,
B&B,
B & B n | abbreviation (bed and breakfast) | SCSimplified Chinese 住宿加次日早餐 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 提供住宿加次日早餐的旅馆 |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW n | written, abbreviation (black and white) | SCSimplified Chinese 白纸黑字，以书面形式 bái zhǐ hēi zì，yǐ shū miàn xíng shì |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW adj | written, abbreviation (black and white) | SCSimplified Chinese 黑白的，黑白相间的 hēi bái de，hēi bái xiāng jiān de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 简单明了的，非黑即白的 fēi hēi jí bái de |
| back and forth adv | (move: to and fro) | SCSimplified Chinese 来回地 lái huí de
TCTraditional Chinese 來回地 |
| | The little girl rocked back and forth on the swing. |
| | 小女孩在秋千上来回摇晃。 |
back and forth,
back-and-forth adj | (movement: to and fro) | SCSimplified Chinese 来回的
TCTraditional Chinese 來回的 |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| | It is relaxing to sit on the beach and watch the back-and-forth motion of the waves. |
| | 坐在沙滩上看海浪回来起伏，让人能放松心情。 |
back and forth,
back-and-forth n | informal (conversation) | SCSimplified Chinese 对话 duì huà
TCTraditional Chinese 對話 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 谈话 duì huà，tán huà
TCTraditional Chinese 談話 |
| | Rebecca could hear the back and forth of a conversation outside her window. |
| | 丽贝卡能听到窗外的谈话。 |
backwards and forwards,
backward and forward adv | (to and fro) | SCSimplified Chinese 来来回回 lái lái huí huí
TCTraditional Chinese 來來回回 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 反反复复 |
| | I've spent the whole day rushing backwards and forwards. |
backwards and forwards,
backward and forward adv | US, figurative (thoroughly) | SCSimplified Chinese 彻彻底底
TCTraditional Chinese 徹徹底底 |
| | Ed searched the records backwards and forwards. |
| bacon and eggs n | (breakfast dish) | SCSimplified Chinese 培根煎鸡蛋 |
| 备注: Used with a singular or plural verb. |
bacon and eggs,
eggs and bacon n | UK, colloquial (plant) | SCSimplified Chinese 百脉根 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 牛角花 |
bait and switch,
bait-and-switch n | (fraudulent sales tactic) | SCSimplified Chinese 诱饵推销法 |
bait and switch,
bait-and-switch n | (nice offer later replaced) | SCSimplified Chinese 偷换 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 调包 |
| bait-and-switch n as adj | (scheme, etc.: fraudulent) | SCSimplified Chinese 诱导转向的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 偷换的 |
| ball and chain n | (ball chained to prisoner's leg) | SCSimplified Chinese 铁球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 铁链 tiě liàn |
| ball and chain n | figurative (restraint, obstacle) | SCSimplified Chinese 束缚 shù fù
TCTraditional Chinese 束縛 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 累赘 shù fù，léi zhuì |
| ball and chain n | slang (wife) | SCSimplified Chinese 妻子 qī zǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 妻子 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老婆 qī zǐ ，lǎo pó
TCTraditional Chinese 老婆 |
| ball-and-socket joint n | (anatomy: type of joint) (人体) | SCSimplified Chinese 球窝关节 qiú wō guān jié
TCTraditional Chinese 球窩關節 |
| ball-and-socket joint n | (joint connecting rods, pipes etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 杵臼接头 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 球窝接头 qiú wō jiē tóu |
| be all fingers and thumbs v expr | figurative, informal (be clumsy) | SCSimplified Chinese 笨手笨脚 bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 笨手笨腳 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 笨拙 bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo ，bèn zhuō |
| | Victor was all fingers and thumbs because he felt very nervous. |
| be [sb]'s eyes and ears v expr | figurative (gather information) (比喻义) | SCSimplified Chinese 做某人的耳目 |
be the life and soul of [sth],
be the heart and soul of [sth] v expr | figurative (be the source of animation, vitality) | SCSimplified Chinese ...的灵魂人物 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese ...的核心人物 |
the be-all and end-all of [sth],
the be-all end-all of [sth] expr | (most important part or goal) | SCSimplified Chinese 最重要的 zuì zhòng yào de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最核心的 |
| | Helping kids to make the best of themselves should be the be-all and end-all of education. |
the be-all and end-all,
the be-all end-all expr | (the very best) | SCSimplified Chinese 顶尖的 dǐng jiān de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最好的 dǐng jiān de，zuì hǎo de |
| | When it comes to books about Appalachian history, that professor's work is the be-all and end-all. |
| bed and board n | (living quarters and meals) | SCSimplified Chinese 食宿 shí sù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 食宿服务 |
| bed and board n | dated (marital home) | SCSimplified Chinese 婚后住宅 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 婚房 |
| | Henry said that what his wife did was no longer his concern, as she had left his bed and board. |
| bed and breakfast n | (small guesthouse) | SCSimplified Chinese 提供住宿加早餐的旅馆 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 简易旅馆 |
| | I like to stay in a bed and breakfast instead of in a big hotel. |
| | 我喜欢住简易旅馆，不喜欢住大酒店。 |
| bed and breakfast n | uncountable (lodging with morning meal) | SCSimplified Chinese 提供住宿加次日早餐 |
| | Several houses in this village offer bed and breakfast. |
| | 这个村子有几家人提供住宿和早餐。 |
| beginning and end n | (totality of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 始末 shǐ mò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从头到尾 shǐ mò，cóng tóu dào wěi
TCTraditional Chinese 從頭到尾 |
| | That's the beginning and end of the matter, I won't discuss it further. |
| bells and whistles npl | figurative, informal (extras) | SCSimplified Chinese 华丽的装饰 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 花俏的点缀 |