a run short 用完,耗尽,不足,不够
a for short 简称,缩写 my name is alexander, "al" for short.
i in short 简而言之,总之 you can't make me! i won't do it. in short-no!
e show in 领入
i show off 炫耀,卖弄 don't look at him! he's just showing off!
i show up 使显现,使醒目;
来到,露面 1.this bright sunlight really shows up the cracks in the wall. 2.=make known the esp. unpleasant truth about 3.did everyone show up for the party? 4.my husband always shows me up at parties;he always gets drunk.
e shut out 关出,把……关在外面
e shut off 关掉（煤气等）;切断,脱离 shut off the radio please.
i sick of 厌烦 i'm sick of listening to your complaints;be quiet!
a on the side 作为兼职,正事以外 he's a teacher, but he makes a little money on the side by repairing cars in his free time.
i side by side 肩并肩,一个挨一个 the lined up side by side for the photograph.
i side walk 人行道 =pavement
a at first sight 乍一看,初看起来 =at the first time of seeing or meeting
a in/out of sight 看见/看不见,在视野以外 he never lets his children out of his sight.
i catch sight of 发现,突然看见 i caught sight of her hurrying away.
i sit up 迟睡,熬夜 1.the loud noise made her sit up in bed. 2.don't sit up for me if i'm late.
a sit for 参加 to sit （for） one's a levels
a sit in 列席,旁听 the president is ill so the secretary is sitting in for her at meeting.
a on the sly 偷偷地,冷不防地 =secretly
i ever so 非常,极其 it's ever so cold.
a or so 大约,左右 five dollars or so
i on the spot 当场,立即,马上,在现场 wherever she's needed she's quickly on the spot.
a （go） on the stage 上舞台,做演员 when she was five years old, she decided that she wanted to go on the stage.
a at stake 在危险中,利害攸关 =at risk
i stand by 站在旁边,袖手旁观; 作好准备;站在一起,支持,帮助 1.how can you stand by and watch the country go to ruin? 2.stand by to receive a message.
i stand for 1是……的缩写,代表,意味着;
2.主张,支持;
3.容忍,接受 1.what does "pto" stand for? 2.before we elect her to parliament, we want to know what she stands for. 3.i won't stand for such treatment!
i stand out 1.清晰地显出,引人注目;
2.杰出,出色 1.the road sign is easy to read; the word stand out well. 2.she stood out as the best in the class.
i.a stand up （to） 勇敢地面对,抵抗,经得起
i stand up for 维护,支持,保卫 you must stand up for your rights.
a in step / out of step 齐步,合拍（with）与……一致,
协调 /不~ =stepping with the left and right leg at the same time as
a different time than the others
i step up 加快,加速; 增加,逐步提高 to step up the work
a step in 插入,介入 mother stepped in and forbade me to go camping.
i stick out 突出,伸出,坚持到底,继续 1.her ears stick out. 2.it sticks out a mile that we aren't welcome here.
i stick to 坚持,忠于,信守 to stick to one's plans
a in stock 现有,备有 have you any blue shirts in stock?
e all of a sudden 突然 =unexpectedly : he left home all of a sudden.
a in sum 简言之.一言以蔽之
i sum up 总结,概括 i can't sum up his whole philosophy in one sentence.
a take …… as 把……认为是 i took his smile as meaning yes.
i take after 在外貌,性格上与……相像 mary takes after her mother; she's always cheerful.
a take away 减去
i take down 1.拆,拆卸;2.记下,写下 1.to take down a dangerous bridge 2.she took down my phone number.
i take for 认为,以为 do you take me for a fool?
i take in 1.2.3接受,容纳,吸收;
4.领会,理解;5.诈骗,欺骗 1.he had nowhere to live, so we took him in.2.this is the total cost of the holiday, taking in everything.3.the dress was too big, so i took it in.4.i didn't take in what you were saying.5iam aftaid that you have been taken in, this bank note is a forgery
i take off 1.脱下;2.起飞;3. 1.take your coat off. 2.=rise into the air 3.to take off members of the royal family
i take on 1.2呈现,具有,装出;3.承担,从事;4.开始雇用;5同……较量,接受……挑战 1.the firm took on a new clerk. 2.his face took on a new expression. 3.why don't take on someone your own size?
i take over 接管,接收 our chairman has left, so peter will take over （his job）.
i take up 1.开始从事;2.占去,占据,
3.着手处理,论及; 1.john took up writing poetry while at school. 2.the work took up the whole of sunday. 3.i'll take up the story where i finished yesterday. 4.can i take up on your offer of a meal? 5.i will take this matter up with a lawyer.
a take to 1,对……产生好感,开始喜欢;
2.形成……习惯,开始从事 1.jean took to paul as soon as they met. 2.john's taken to drinking a lot. 3.father's ill, so he has taken to his bed.