i dress up 穿上盛装,
打扮得漂漂亮亮 1. 2. he dressed the facts up to make them more interesting.
i drop by / in 顺便来访,非正式访问 drop in when you are next in london.
drop in on sb
e due to 由于 her success is entirely due to hard work.
i.a drop off 1.减少,下降;2.入睡;
3.下车;4.把……放下 interest in the game has dropped off.
a drop out 退出,退学,弃权,放弃 he dropped out of college after only two weeks.
i on / off duty 下班/值班,当班 when i'm off duty i play tennis.
a dwell on 凝思,详述 don't dwell so much on your past.
a carry/bring/put into effect 实行,生效 the plans will soon be carried into effect
a come/go into effect 实行,实施 the new tax regulations came into effect last week.
i in effect 1.生效;
2.实际上,事实上 1.the rules will remain in effect until october. 2.although he is her employer, she has, in effect, full control.
a take effect 生效,奏效,起作用 =to come into operation;start to have results
i or else 否则 he must pay $100 or else go to prison.
i in the end 最后,终于 =at last
i on end 连续地 two hours on end
e enjoy oneself 过得快乐 did you enjoy yourself of the party?
a in essence 本质上,实质上,精华 =essentially
e even if / even though 即使,纵然 even if we win the game, we should not be conceited.
e even now/ then 到这/那时,虽然情况如此 even then he would not admit his mistake.
i at all events 无论如何,在任何情况下 i hope to go tomorrow, at all events , i shall go before sunday.
in any event/case 无论如何 i'll probably see you tomorrow, but in any event 'll telephone.
a in the event of 如果……发生,万一 in the event of rain, the party will be held indoors.
a in excess of 多余,超过 never spend in excess of your income;changchun
has a population in excess of one million.
i catch one's eye 引人注目 you really catch my eye.
i keep an eye on 注意,监视,留意,照看
i face to face 面对面地 i've often talked to him on the telephone,but i've never met him face to face.
i face up to 大胆面向 to face up to one's responsibilities
i in the face of 1.在前面;
2.不顾,即使 1.=in opposition to;
2=in spite of
i make a face 做鬼脸
i in fact 实际上,事实上 he doesn't mind. in fact,he's very pleased.
e matter of fact 实际情况,真相
e fall behind 落后 to fall behind with one's work
i fall back on 求助于,转而依靠 even if he is not successful as a singer,he
has his training as a teacher to fall back on
a fall in with+sb/sth 1.偶遇;2. 同意 1.=happen to meet; 2=agree to : he fell in with my views at once.
a fall out 吵架,失和 jean and paul have fallen out with each other again.
i fall through 落空,失败 the plan felt through.
e as far as
/ so far as 到……程度; 远至
i by far ……得多 by far the smallest/heaviest
e far from 决不,与非 =rather than; instead of
i so far 1.到目前为此; 2. 至某一指明地点 1.=until now : so far we have learned five lessons.
2.=up to a certain point
a find fault 埋怨,挑剔,找毛病 she's always finding fault with the way i do things.
i.a in favor of 赞成,支持;
a有利于 are you in favor of worker's control of companies?
a feed in 输入,进（料）
i feed on 靠吃……维持生命 the horse feeds on grass.
a be fed up with 对……感到厌烦 i am fed up with your empty promises.
i feel like 想要 do you feel like a coffee?feel like doing sth
i figure out 算出,估计,推测
e find out 发现,查明,找出
e at first 最初,首先
a flare up 突然烧起来,突然发怒
a catch fire 着火,烧着 the pile of papers caught fire.
a set fire to 使燃烧,点燃 someone must have set fire to it/ set it on fire.
i on fire 起火,着火 the house is on fire!
i in force 大批地 the police were out in force to stop any trouble