考试网整理:大学英语四级常考短语解析(12)
A in debt 欠债,欠情 I'm heavily in debt at the moment but hope to be out of debt when I get paid.
I take (a) delight in 以...为乐 =delight in : He takes delight in annoying me.
A derive from 从...中得到,由...而来,
源出于.. 1.He derives a lot of pleasure from meeting new people. 2.The word "deride" derives from Latin.
I in detail 详细地 We'll talk about the plan in more detail later.
A die down 渐渐消失,平息 The fire is dying down.
A die out 消失,灭绝 The practice of children working in factories has nearly died out.
A make a/the difference 有影响,很重要 Flowers make a lot of difference to a room.
I in difficulties 处境困难 He is in difficulty with his school work.
I do away with 废除,消灭,去掉 We should do away with those customs.
I do without 没有...也行, 将就 I haven't enough money to buy a car, so I just have to do without (one).
E have something / nothing to do with 和...有(点)/ 毫无关系 Their job has something to do with computers.
E next door 隔壁的,在隔壁 My brother lives next door (to us).
E out of doors 在户外 =outdoorswww.examw.com
: It 's rather warm out of doors.
A double up 弯腰,把...折起来 They all doubled up (with laughter) when I told my joke.
I no doubt 无疑,必定,很可能 No doubt she means to help, but in fact she just gets in the way.
A draw in (火车,汽车)到达,到站 The bus drew in to let the cars pass.
A draw up 1.写出,画出,草拟;
2.(使)停住 1.to draw up a plan/contract 2.The car drew up (at the gate) and three men got out.