[真] 利用 To take advantage of this tool, some impoverished countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices with respect to foreign investment.

2、take in

收留(尤指无家可归者或逃难者)欺骗；领会；(一下子)看清；观看；参观；吸收；容纳；将(衣物)改小；(商店、饭店、剧院等商业机构)收入，进账

[真] (商店、饭店、剧院等商业机构)收入，进账 For retailers, who last year took in 24 percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time.

3、take pride in

自豪；以……为傲

[真] 以……为傲 Straitford's briefs don't sound like the usual Washington back-and-forthing, whereby agencies avoid dramatic declarations on the chance they might be wrong. Straitford, says Friedman, takes pride in its independent voice.

4、tend to

往往会；照顾；伺候

[真] 往往会 The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family members, and they tend not to be one-shot deals.

5、thirst for

渴望

[例] 渴望 Canada has historically sent almost all its exports of oil south by pipeline to help quench America's thirst for energy. 【quench 消灭】

6、trade with

与……进行贸易(交换)

[例] 与……进行贸易(交换) There is no doubt that the British could do more to improve trade with the rest of the world.

7、trifle with

玩弄；视同儿戏；心不在焉地做

[例] 玩弄 I do not trifle with religious matters, and I really want to lead a religious life. 【ritualization 仪式感】

8、turn out

(以某种方式)发生；结果是；(尤指天气突然)变得(晴好)；结果发现；熄灭(电灯、煤气等)

[真] 结果是 It turns out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental workouts can significantly improve our basic cognitive criterion. 【criterion 评判标准】

必背词组——其他词组

9、take efforts

花费力气；努力

[真] 努力 It is stated in paragraph 1 that construction of a new education system. [A] challenges economists and politicians [B] takes efforts of generations [C] demands priority from the government [D] requires sufficient labor force

10、take measures

采取措施

[真] 采取措施 According to Paragraph 4, McCreevy objects to the IASB's attempt to ___ . [A] keep away from political influences [B] evade the pressure from their peers [C] act on their own in rule-setting [D] take gradual measures in reform

11、take one's stand

表明立场

[例] 表明立场 This is the end of the story. I think everyone of us should learn to take our stand like the boy in the story.

12、take place

(尤指在控制或组织下)发生，进行,举行

[真] (尤指在控制或组织下)发生，进行,举行 Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

13、take the lead

占主要地位；领先；带头

[真] 带头 It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that . [A] data leakage is more severe in Europe [B] FTC's decision is essential to data security [C] California takes the lead in security legislation [D] legal penalty is a major solution to data leakage

14、take ... to extreme

走极端；使……至极端

[真] 使……至极端 In physics, one approach takes this impulse for unification to its extreme, and seeks a theory of everything--a single generative equation for all we see.

识记词组——短语动词

15、take account of

考虑到；顾及

[例] 考虑到 We must take account of the interests of others.

16、take a delight in

以……为乐；喜爱

[例] 喜爱 He takes a delight in teasing his little sister.

17、take a fancy to

喜欢上；爱上

[例] 喜欢上 I've taken a fancy to that silly hat.

18、take after

(面貌、性格方面)像

[例] (面貌、性格方面)像 The boy takes after his father

19、take against

反对；不喜欢；不赞成

[例] 反对 I'm sure someone will take against the idea in the meeting.

20、take/have a hand in

参加；介入

[例] 参加 I take a hand in helping the children who are unable to go to school.

21、take apart

拆开；仔细剖析(以指出不足或缺点)

[例] 拆开 He took apart the watch to repair it.

22、take … as

把……看作；认为

[例] 把……看作 He took my patience as a sign of weakness.

23、take away

带走；拿走；从……扣除；抓走(送去监狱、医院等)

[例] 拿走 Take away these books. I don't need them any more.

24、take back

收走，拿回；收回(所说的话或想法)；使回忆起

[例] 收走，拿回 Alan's car was taken back because of her failure to meet payments.

25、take care of

负责照顾；照管；处理

[真] 负责照顾 It's the hardest thing to take care of a teenager, have a job, pay the rent, pay the car payment and pay the debt. I lived from paycheck to paycheck.

26、take down

拿下；记下；拆毁；(从)高处拿下

[例] 记下 Anything you say will be taken down, and may be used in evidence. Miranda Warning · You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. · Anything you say may be used against you in a court of law. · You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future. · If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish. · If you decide to answer questions now without an attorney present, you will still have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to an attorney. · Knowing and understanding your rights as I have explained them to you, are you willing to answer my questions without an attorney present?

27、take exception to

反对；对……不悦；反感，厌恶

[例] 反对 He took exception to what I said.

28、take for

认为；误以为

[例] 认为 What do you take me for?

29、take hold

开始起作用；开始影响；固定下来

[真] 开始起作用 Those measures, he said, should begin to take hold by early next year.

30、take note (of)

留意，注意

[例] 留意，注意 Please take note how he operates it.

31、take off

拿去；脱去；起飞；(产品、活动、事业等)突然成功；取消(服务或娱乐)；(为逗乐)模仿

[例] 脱去 Take off your clothes; they’re very wet. [例] 起飞 The plane will take off at 3:00 pm.

32、take on

呈现；采用；采纳；接受(尤指艰巨工作或重大责任)；接受……挑战

[例] 呈现 The city took on a festive air.

33、take over

接任；接收；接管；(武力)占领；取代，代替

[例] 接任 The new department head took over yesterday.

34、take part in

参与，参加

[例] 参与，参加 It is necessary for college student to take part in some social activities.

35、take the place of

代替；接替

[例] 代替 It is hard to find a person to take the place of Tom.

36、take to

开始从事；(尤指短时间接触后)喜欢上

[例] (尤指短时间接触后)喜欢上 The first series was really bad. But for some reason the public took to it.

37、take up

拿起；开始从事；占去；占用；答应(提议或挑战)；继续

[例] 拿起 He took up a book and began to read. [例] 开始从事 John took up writing poetry while at school. [例] 占用 The work took up all of the Sunday.

38、talk back

回嘴；顶嘴

[例] 顶嘴 The boy dares to talk back to his mother.

39、talk down to

以居高临下的口气时候

[例] 以居高临下的口气时候 When he becomes rich, he talks down to his poor friends.

40、talk into

说服(某人)做……；(通过谈话)取得

[例] 说服(某人)做…… He talked me into coming here.

41、talk out of

说服(某人)不做……；(通过谈话)摆脱

[例] 说服(某人)不做…… He talked me out of going there.

42、talk over

商量；讨论；说服

[例] 商量 We'd better sit down and talk over it.

43、tangle with

与……打架；争执

[例] 与……打架 I shouldn't tangle with Peter.

44、team up

(使)结成一队；(使)合作

[例] (使)合作 They teamed up in this match.

45、tear apart

把……批评得体无完肤；彻底搜查(某处)；使分裂；使痛苦

[例] 把……批评得体无完肤 The critics tore his novel apart. [例] 彻底搜查(某处) The police has torn the house apart, looking for evidence.

46、tear at

撕扯；撕开；使痛苦

[例] 使痛苦 The sobs wrenched and tore at her.

47、tear … away

使(某人)依依不舍地离开；忍痛舍去

[例] 使(某人)依依不舍地离开 The little girl looked at the doll and couldn't tear herself away.

48、tear away from

被迫离开

[例] 被迫离开 The G.I. was the common man grown into hero, the poor farm kid torn away from his home.

49、tear down

扯下；拆除；诋毁

[例] 扯下 He tore down the paper from the wall. [例] 诋毁 He is such a shameless person as to build himself up by tearing others down.

50、tear into

戳穿；猛攻；向……猛扑；对……进行口头攻击

[例] 戳穿 A bullet tore into the door. [例] 对……进行口头攻击 The teacher tore into him for being late.

51、tear up

撕成碎片；撕毁；毁坏(公路、铁路、地面等)

[例] 撕成碎片 She tore up the letter after reading it.

52、tell apart

区分；辨别

[例] 辨别 Can you tell the twins apart?

53、tell from

辨别；识别

[真] 辨别 Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good information from bad.

54、tell off

分派；指派；斥责；责备

[例] 分派 They were mustered every morning and told off to different tasks. [例] 斥责 His boss told him off for being five minutes late.

55、think about

考虑；回想

[真] 考虑 Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don't always think about the emotional significance of the day's events until, it appears, we begin to dream.

56、think back (to)

回想；回忆

[例] 回想 He thought back to last night.

57、think better of

对……有更高的评价

[例] 对……有更高的评价 We all think better of him for his present conduct.

58、think highly of

尊重；重视；高度评价

[例] 高度评价 People will think highly of you for your honesty and professionalism that way.

59、think of

想起；记起

[例] 想起 I can't think of anything in my life that's going right.

60、think of … as …

认为……是……；以为……是

[真] 认为……是…… Rather than concluding that children make parents either happy or miserable, Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness: instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured by moment-to-moment joy, we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition.

61、think out

仔细考虑；想出

[例] 仔细考虑 I need time to think out the problem. [例] 想出 They tried to think out a perfect plan.

62、think over

仔细考虑

[例] 仔细考虑 Fishing gives people a good chance to think things over.

63、think through

充分考虑；全盘考虑

[例] 充分考虑 We've thought the matter through.

64、think up

想出；设计出

[例] 想出 The director was asked to think up a scheme that would save the situation.

65、throw away

扔掉；错过(机会)；浪费(机会、优势或好处)

[例] 扔掉 He threw an old TV away. [例] 错过(机会) I will never throw away a chance like this.

66、throw in

扔进；插入(话语)；免费赠送，额外奉送

[例] 插入(话语) “It's simply disgraceful of you, Peter,” threw in Betty.

67、throw off

扔掉；匆匆脱掉；摆脱掉；甩掉；(向空中)释放，散发出

[例] 扔掉 I threw off all the things that I didn't want any more. [例] 匆匆脱掉 He threw off his clothes and jumped into the water. [例] 甩掉 Run fast and throw the police off.

68、throw oneself into

投身于；积极从事

[例] 投身于 He threw himself into the development of new products.

69、throw out

投身于；积极从事

[例] 投身于 The chimneys were throwing out huge plumes of black smoke.

70、throw up

举起；呕吐；激起(尘土、石子或水)；匆匆建成；凸显

[例] 呕吐 She awoke with a stomachache and threw up.

71、tide over

(使)渡过；(使)克服

[例] (使)渡过 The five dollars tided him over until payday.

72、tidy away

收拾起来

[例] 收拾起来 Tidy away these things after you use them.

73、tie down

拴住；束缚

[例] 束缚 Young children do tie a woman down.

74、tie in with

(使)协调；(与……)相一致

[例] (与……)相一致 This witness' information doesn't tie in with the facts.

75、tie up

捆绑；包扎；阻碍

[例] 阻碍 The traffic was tied up by the accident.

76、tire out

使疲惫不堪

[例] 使疲惫不堪 A day's work tired him out.

77、top up

装满；加满

[例] 装满 He just topped up the water in the vases. [例] 加满 Let me top up your car.

78、toss out

丢弃；扔掉

[真] 扔掉 And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either tossed her own token at the researcher or out of the chamber, or refused to accept the slice of cucumber.

79、touch down

(飞机)着陆

[例] (飞机)着陆 An aircraft is touching down.

80、touch off

使爆发；触发；引起

[例] 引起 The news touched off a debate.

81、touch on/upon

提起；谈到

[例] 谈到 The conversation was about educational problems for children, and the speaker also touched on/upon sources of finance.

82、touch up

润色；改进

[例] 润色 He is touching up an article.

83、trace to

上溯

[真] 上溯 As the interaction between organism and environment has come to be understood, however, effects once assigned to states of mind, feelings, and traits are beginning to be traced to accessible conditions, and a technology of behavior may therefore become available.

84、track down

跟踪找到；追查到

[例] 跟踪找到 He tracked down a giant panda to its lair.

85、trade in

做交易；以(旧物)换同类新物

[例] 做交易 The firm trades in textile goods.

86、trade off

换掉；卖出；交替换位

[例] 换掉 He traded off his bicycle for a radio. [例] 交替换位 They trade off with each other for first place in the exams.

87、trade on/upon

利用（某事）谋取私利

[例] 利用（某事）谋取私利 She shouldn't trade on/upon my sympathy. 【should = be supposed to】

88、transform into

把……转变成……

[例] 把……转变成…… The vitamins are needed for transforming foods into energy and body maintenance.

89、treat of

探讨；论述

[例] 探讨 The essay treats of the progress in cancer research

90、triumph over

击败；成功；得胜

[真] 得胜 In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft.

91、try on

试穿

[例] 试穿 Lucy tried on the skirt and found it was too tight.

92、try out

试验

[例] 试验 The director wanted to try out the new actor for the part.

93、try to

设法；尝试

[真] 设法 Visualize how you would like it to end; the next time it occurs, try to wake up just enough to control its course.

94、turn away

把……打发走；回绝

[例] 回绝 We can not turn away those who need help.

95、turn back

(使)折回；(使)返回

[例] (使)返回 The rain is getting heavier, we'd better turn back.

96、turn down

(把收音机等)开小，调低；拒绝(某人或其请求、提议等)

[例] (把收音机等)开小，调低 Please turn the radio down a little. [例] 拒绝(某人或其请求、提议等) Her proposal was turned down.

97、turn in

交还；上交；上床睡觉；检举，自首

[例] 上交 Please turn in your composition. [例] 上床睡觉 He turned in at 9:30 last night.

98、turn into

(使)变成；(使)成为

[真] (使)变成 This turned shopping into a public and democratic act.

99、turn off

关掉；转弯；离开(……转入另一条路)；使丧失兴趣

[例] 关掉 Each time he heard the approaching footsteps of his mother, he would turn off the light and feigned sleep. 【feign death 装死】

100、turn on

接通；打开；突然装出；反对；取决于

[例] 关掉 She turned on the TV set.

101、turn one's back on

背弃；不理

[例] 背弃 Under no circumstances should you turn your back on your country. 【Those who challenge China' resolve will have no safe place to hide. 犯我中华者，虽远必诛】

102、turn over

翻过来，翻倒；仔细考虑；交，移交；转台

[例] 翻过来，翻倒 She turned over all night and couldn't go to sleep. [例] 仔细考虑 She turns the new plan over in her mind. [例] 交，移交 They turned the thief over to the police.

103、turn round

(使)转身；(使)转换方向；(使)好转

[例] (使)转身 She turned round to face him. [例] (使)好转 The government tries hard to turn the economy round.

104、turn to

求助于；求教于；查阅

[例] 求助于 He was in great trouble and hard to turn to his parents.

105、turn up

(把收音机等)开大；出现；来到；注意到

[例] (把收音机等)开大 Please turn up the radio a little; I can hardly hear the song. [例] 出现 Susan promised to come, but so far she has not turned up.

识记词组——其他词组

106、take a chance

冒险；碰运气

[例] 冒险 We will take a chance on the weather and go hiking together.

107、take action

采取行动；提出诉讼

[例] 采取行动 The nation is beginning to take action to stop the flow of dangerous materials across its borders.

108、take a loss

亏损

[真] 亏损 This alone demonstrates that the television business is not an easy world to survive in, a fact underlined by statistics that show that out of eighty European television networks, no less tan 50% took a loss in 1989.

109、take … by surprise

使吃惊；使感到意外；袭取；突然袭击

[例] 使感到意外 The question took me by surprise. [例] 袭取 The fort was taken by surprise.

110、take care

小心

[例] 小心 Take care not to drop the glass.

111、take cover

找掩护所；寻找保护

[例] 找掩护所 The rain came down suddenly so we had to take cover in a farmer's house.

112、take effect

实行；奏效；起作用

[例] 奏效 The pill soon took effect.

113、take ... for granted

想当然；认为理所当然

[真] 想当然 During most of his walking life he will take his code for granted, as the businessman takes his ethics.

114、take heart

鼓起勇气；振作起来

[例] 振作起来 Take heart, I'm sure you will be successful in the future.

115、take ... into account

考虑到；顾及

[真] 考虑到 Dr. Myers and Dr. Worm argue that their work gives a correct baseline, which future management efforts must take into account.

116、take ... into consideration

考虑到；顾及

[例] 考虑到 It is high time that we enhanced people's awareness to rectify this by taking the environmental protection into consideration.

117、take one's time

不着急，慢慢来

[例] 不着急，慢慢来 You can take your time about it.

118、take pains

尽力；下苦功

[例] 尽力 He took great pains to control his anger. 【make painstaking efforts to 付出艰苦卓绝的努力】

119、take root

生根；扎根；(想法、信念或风俗)深入人心

[例] 扎根 His ideas have taken root in the mind of his followers.

120、take shape

成形；形成

[例] 成形 Her new plan will soon take shape.

121、take steps

设法；采取措施

[例] 采取措施 We should take steps to prevent war.

122、take … to heart

对……耿耿于怀；为……感到不快

[例] 对……耿耿于怀 She took what the boss said to heart.

123、take turns

依次；轮流

[例] 轮流 They took turns doing the driving on the way up to a health resort.

124、talk nonsense

胡说八道

[真] 胡说八道 An argument made by supporters of smoking was that antismoking people were usually talking nonsense.

125、talk sense

[口]说话有理(=speak sense)

[例] [口]说话有理 He was talking sense for once.

126、tell a white lie

说无恶意的谎言

[例] 说无恶意的谎言 He told a white lie just not to let his mother worry.

127、tell the truth

说实话；实话实说

[例] 说实话 One should always tell the truth.

128、thanks to

幸亏；由于

[例] 幸亏 It was thanks to John that we won the game.

129、that is (to say)

那就是说；换句话说

[例] 那就是说 Susan is a good student; that is to say, she gets good grades in school.

130、the advent of

(重要事件、人物、发明等的)出现；到来

[真] (重要事件、人物、发明等的)出现 Even after the advent of widespread social media, a pyramid of production remains, with a small number of people uploading material, a slightly larger group commenting on or modifying that content, and a huge percentage remaining content to just consume.

131、the bulk of

大部分；多半

[真] 大部分 Even when homeless individuals manage to find a shelter that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day wandering the street.

132、the hell

[用以加强语气]究竟；到底

[例] 到底 What the hell are you doing!

133、the moment (that)

一……就

[例] 一……就 The moment she saw me, she would tell me her pitiful story.

134、the more ... the more

越……，越……

[真] 越……，越…… The more ventures, the more chances.

135、then and there

当场；立即；当时

[例] 当场 We turned down his proposal then and there. 【be there or be square 不见不散】

136、the same as

与……相同

[例] 与……相同 Your shirt is the same as mine.

137、the small hours

凌晨时分

[例] 凌晨时分 He always comes home in the small hours.

138、think-tank

智囊团

[真] 智囊团 “It makes me proud to be an American just to see how our businesses are improving their productivity,” says Stephen Moore of the Cato Institute, a think-tank in Washington, D.C.

139、thousands of

几千；成千上万

[真] 几千 With thousands of career-related sites on the Internet, finding promising openings can be time-consuming and inefficient.

140、time after time

屡次；再三；反复

[例] 屡次 He made the same mistake time after time.

141、time and (time) again

屡次；一再

[例] 一再 I have told you time and time again that I don't like eggs.

142、time out

暂停；休息

[例] 休息 It's very beneficial to take time out and relax each day.

143、to a certain extent

在一定程度上

[例] 在一定程度上 His success was owed to good luck to a certain extent.

144、to a/the day

恰好；一天不差

[例] 一天不差 He has been working with the school for 20 years to the day.

145、to all appearances

就外表看来；看起来；显然地

[例] 就外表看来 He fell into a deep swoon, and to all appearances ceased to breathe. 【swoon ①昏迷 ②n. = rapture 狂喜 swoonsome a.欣喜若狂的】

146、to be fair

平心而论

[例] 平心而论 To be fair, this blunt summary does not do justice to the complexity of the issue.

147、to begin with

首先

[例] 首先 To begin with, one's individual income does not wholly reflect the extent to which one's self-value and social value are realized.

148、to be sure

确实；当然

[真] 确实 To be sure, he performs an impressive variety of interesting compositions, but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestral music.

149、to date

迄今为止

[例] 迄今为止 This is the best novel have ever read to date.

150、to death

极度；以至死亡

[例] 以至死亡 I began to realize the certainty of freezing to death if I remained where I was.

151、to excess

过度；过分

[例] 过度 Don't carry your grief to excess.

152、to ... extent

在……的程度上

[例] 在……的程度上 Personality is to a large extent inherent—A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring.

153、together with

同……一起；连同

[真] 同……一起 Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only suggests that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about.

154、to hell with

让……见鬼去吧

[例] 让……见鬼去吧 To hell with your husband!

155、to my mind

依我看

[例] 依我看 To my mind, it is too easy.

156、to one's knowledge

据……所知

[例] 据……所知 To the best of my knowledge, he is honest and reliable.

157、too … to

太……以至于不能

[例] 太……以至于不能 Don't end up regretting what you did not do because you were too lazy or too frightened to soar.

158、to perfection

完美地；尽善尽美地

[例] 完美地 The meat is done to perfection.

159、to say nothing of

更不用说；而且还

[真] 更不用说 Both the Romanow commission and the Kirby committee on health care, to say nothing of reports from other experts, recommend the creation of a national drug agency.

160、to say the least

至少可以说；最起码

[例] 至少可以说 It is not a very good idea, to say the least of it.

161、to sb.'s credit

为某人带来荣誉；在某人名下；值得赞扬

[例] 在某人名下 She is only ten, and already has 6 poems to her credit.

162、to some degree

有点；稍微；在一定程度上

[例] 在一定程度上 We must depend on our own efforts in finishing the task. To some degree, self-reliance is the final solution.

163、to some extent

在某种程度上

[例] 在某种程度上 It is important to recognize that if you are going to be a student again, you will, to some extent, have to live like a student.

164、to the contrary

相反的；相反地

[例] 相反的 I will come on Sunday unless you write me to the contrary. [真] 相反地 But despite some claims to the contrary, laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness.

165、to the core

十分地；彻底地

[例] 彻底地 He is African to the core.

166、to the effect that

大意是；有……的意思

[真] 大意是 Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.

167、to the extent of

到……的程度

[例] 到……的程度 Food imports could rise, but not to the extent of shaping monetary policy.

168、to the letter

精确地；严格按照字句；丝毫不差地

[例] 严格按照字句 All the laws must be obeyed to the letter.

169、to the limit of

达到……的极限

[例] 达到……的极限 If Jesus' teachings seem too lofty for everyday public affairs, we should at least hold our government to the limit of "an eye for an eye.”

170、to the point

中肯；切题

[例] 切题 His argument is quite to the point.

171、to the point of

达到……强度

[真] 达到……强度 It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers.

172、train of thought

思路

[真] 思路 But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks.

173、turn a blind eye to

视而不见；听之任之

[例] 视而不见 As the schoolmaster, you shouldn't turn a blind eye to crimes committed by the students.

174、turn a deaf ear (to)

不愿听；充耳不闻

[例] 充耳不闻 The boy turned a deaf ear to his parents' warning.

175、turn the corner

在街角转弯；好转；渡过难关

[例] 在街角转弯 Turn the corner and you'll see the store. [例] 好转 He was very ill but he's turned the corner now. [例] 渡过难关 “I was miserable, l had so much anxiety that l would wake up in the middle of the night and stare at the ceiling. I had no money and needed the job. Everyone said, ‘Just wait, you'll turn the corner, give it some time.’”

176、turn the tables

扭转局面

[例] 扭转局面 Fortune turned the tables and we won.

加分词组——短语动词

177、tag along

(通常指未经邀请)尾随

[例] (通常指未经邀请)尾随 The boys tagged along behind the procession.

178、tail off

变少；缩小；变弱

[例] 变弱 His voice tailed off into silence.

179、take aback

[常用被动语态]使吃惊

[例] [常用被动语态]使吃惊 I was quite taken aback by his attitude.

180、take stock of

估量；观察

[例] 观察 We must take stock of the situation.

181、thrash out

通过反复讨论解决

[例] 通过反复讨论解决 A new economic strategy is being thrashed out.

182、thumb through

快速翻阅；浏览

[真] 快速翻阅 It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA Cars has a big advantage over Zodiac Cars when customers thumb through their phone directories.

183、tick away/by

(时间、事情等)过去，结束

[例] (时间、事情等)过去，结束 Seconds ticked away before he replied.

184、tip sb. off

向某人透露消息；暗中通知某人

[例] 向某人透露消息 Someone has tipped me off about the change.

185、tone down

(使)降低；(使)柔和；(使)缓和

[例] (使)降低 Please tone the TV down; it's too loud. [例] (使)缓和 The manager asked us to tone down our remarks, for we are giving offence to some of our visitors.

186、trail along

没精打采地(跟在后面)走

[例] 没精打采地(跟在后面)走 He trailed along to home behind his brother.

187、trail away/off

逐渐减弱；逐渐消失

[例] 逐渐减弱 When she saw that her pleas were disregarded, her voice trailed off in sobs.

188、trip up

把……绊倒；失足；(使)犯错误；(使)失误

[例] 把……绊倒 He tripped the robber up by his right leg. [例] (使)失误 A few confusing questions tripped up the suspect.

189、tuck away/by

把……隐没在；把……藏起来；大吃

[例] 把……隐没在 The cottage was tucked away behind the trees. [例] 大吃 He tucked away a huge plate of spaghetti.

190、tuck in

痛快地吃；给……盖好被子；把……塞好

[例] 痛快地吃 There's plenty of food, so please tuck in. [例] 给……盖好被子 You tuck her in and turn out the lights. [例] 把……塞好 Your handkerchief is out; you'd better tuck it in.

191、tuck up

给……盖好被子

[例] 给……盖好被子 She tucked the children up in bed.

192、tumble to

突然明白；领悟；了解；浑然不觉地进入(某种状态)

[例] 突然明白 At last I tumbled to what he was speaking at. [例] 浑然不觉地进入(某种状态) He was really tumbling to the army wonderfully well.

193、tune in (to)

收听；收看

[例] 收听 They tune in to Radio 2 to listen to the 12 o'clock news every day.

加分词组——其他词组

194、take in one's stride

一跨而过；轻易地解决

[例] 轻易地解决 The doctors took the emergency in their stride.

195、take into one's confidence

向……说知心话；和……推心置腹

[例] 向……说知心话 The person he can take into his confident is Jack.

196、take its toll

造成损失；毁坏

[真] 造成损失 The growth in public money for academic research has speeded the process: federal research grants rose fourfold between 1960 and 1990, but faculty teaching hours fell by half as research took its toll.

197、take one's cue from

照……的样子去做

[例] 照……的样子去做 I'm a newcomer, so I have to take my cue from others.

198、take one's leave of

向……告辞；告别

[例] 告别 She took her leave of us after lunch.

199、take sb.'s breath away

令(某人)惊叹

[例] 令(某人)惊叹 The beauty of the lake took my breath away.

200、take sb. to task

责备某人，批评某人

[例] 责备某人，批评某人 I was taken to task for being late again.

201、take/have someone by the threat

牢牢控制

[真] 牢牢控制 But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.

202、take the initiative

带头；采取主动；率先行动

[例] 采取主动 He is shy and does not take the initiative in making friends. [真] 采取主动 If the Administration won't take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures.

203、take the plunge (of)

(经过踌躇)决定冒险一试

[例] (经过踌躇)决定冒险一试 He took the plunge of taking the examination without any preparation.

204、take ... with a grain/pinch of salt

对……半信半疑

[例] 对……半信半疑 I took what he said with a grain of salt.

205、talk through one's hat

[俚]胡说八道；吹牛；说蠢话

[例] [俚]胡说八道 Don't talk through your hat.

206、the other way around/round/up

相反；颠倒

[真] 相反 Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles reacted more enthusiastically to funny cartoons than did those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, suggesting that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around. 【 , and vice versa 反之亦然】

207、the rank and file

普通士兵；普通成员

[例] 普通成员 She was just among the rank and file.

208、through and through

完全地；彻底地

[例] 完全地 Those boards are rotten through and through.

209、through thick and thin

不顾艰难险阻；在任何情况下

[例] 在任何情况下 We'll stand by you through thick and thin.

210、throw one's weight about/around

滥用权势；耀武扬威

[例] 耀武扬威 John was older than other boys, and he threw his weight around.

211、to be on the safe side

为了安全起见

[例] 为了安全起见 To be on the safe side, you should not leave here until your father comes back.

212、to one's heart's content

尽情地；心满意足地

[例] 尽情地 John wanted a week's vacation so he could go to the lake and fish to his heart's content.

213、to the fore

在前面；在近处；在(或取得)显著的地位；引人注目

[例] 在前面 He is never to the fore when there is work to be done.

214、to the tune of

达到……之多；共计

[例] 达到……之多 The city government had financed the new building to the tune of over 5 million pounds.

215、turn over a new leaf

翻开新的一页；改过自新

[例] 改过自新 He decided to turn over a new leaf and study harder.