[12-15]
“verge on sth.” 意思是 “接近(某个状态、程度或数量),近乎于”[12-14]
at a venture意思是“随意地,未经考虑地,碰运气地”[12-13]
a vein of sth.意思是“某种风格/特质”[12-12]
in vain意思是“徒劳地,白费力气”[12-11]
try one's utmost意思是“竭尽全力,全力以赴”[12-10]
as usual意思是“像往常一样,照例”[12-09]
make oneself useful意思是“让自己派上用场,帮忙做点事”[12-08]
put sth. to good use意思是“善用某物,充分利用”[12-07]
use up意思是“用完,耗尽”[12-06]
urge sb. on意思是“鼓励某人,催促某人前进”[12-05]
be on one's uppers意思是“穷困潦倒,一贫如洗”[12-04]
“get the upper hand over sb.”意思是“占上风”、“取得优势”[12-03]
“ups and downs”意思是“盛衰沉浮”、“起起落落”[12-02]
“up for sth.”意思是“有兴趣参与”和“被提名、被考虑中”[12-01]
“up and doing”意思是“积极活跃的”、“忙个不停的”[11-30]
“up against it”意思是“面临巨大困难”[11-29]
“up against sth.”意思是“面临(困难或挑战)”[11-28]
“be up to sb.”意思是“由某人决定”或“是某人的责任”[11-27]
be on the up-and-up 意思是“光明正大”和“蒸蒸日上”[11-26]
"come unstuck"意思是“失败、出问题、陷入困境”[11-25]
"on the understanding"意思是“以……为条件”[11-24]
"make oneself understood"意思是“让别人明白自己”[11-23]
"in no uncertain terms"意思是“直截了当地”[11-22]
“an ugly customer”意思是“难对付的家伙”[11-21]
two a penny 意思是“很常见,不值钱”[11-20]
that makes two of us 意思是“我也一样”[11-19]
twiddle one's thumbs 意思是“无所事事”,“无聊”或“焦急等待”[11-18]
“in twos and threes” 的意思是 “三三两两;零零星星”[11-17]
“twist sb. round one's little finger” 意思是 “轻易地操控某人;把某人玩弄于股掌之间”[11-16]
“twist sb.'s arm”意思为 “向某人施加压力;强迫某人做某事”