日期：2008-08-21 monopoly 垄断权，专利权 例句： An inventor has a monopoly on his invention for a certain number of years. 发明者对他的发明享有若干年的专利权。 rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 例句： It's raining cats and dogs, so we can't go out to play right now. 外面... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 dwarf 矮子 例句： Most of the children love to read the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 大多数小朋友都喜欢读白雪公主和七个小矮人的故事。 salt away 储存，积蓄（金钱） 例句： Every month John salts away half of his salary. 约翰每个月都要把他... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 optimisim 乐观 例句： The candidate's optimisim about his chances of winning encouraged his supporters. 候选人对于获胜机会的乐观态度，鼓励了他的支持者。 rack one's brain 绞尽脑汁，努力思索 例句： Mr. Brown racked his brain trying to remember where h... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 adjust 调节 例句： You can adjust your chair to make it more comfortable. 你可以调节一下椅子，使它更舒服一点。 fall behind 落后 例句： Students who are falling behind their peers at middle school may not necessarily lag behind them at college. 在中... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 impolite 不礼貌的 例句： It is impolite behavior to smoke in public. 在公共场所吸烟是不礼貌的。 know one's beans 熟悉（精通）自己的业务 例句： Though she is very clumsy at doing housework, she knows her beans in working. 虽然她在做家务方面笨手笨脚的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 summit 绝顶，最高点 例句： The summit of her ambition is to be an actress. 她的最高志向是当一名演员。 be in the bag 十拿九稳的，已到手的 例句： The General Manager was excited because he knew he had already had several major contracts in the bag. 总... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 perfection 尽善尽美，完整无缺 例句： She aims at perfection in everything she does. 她做任何事都希望尽善尽美。 head and shoulders 大大地，远胜于 例句： This coffee is head and shoulders above the brand we had last week. 这种咖啡远比我们上星期喝的那... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 recall 回忆起 例句： Mother could recall stories that she had heard years ago. 妈妈能回忆起很多年前她听过的故事。 give a ring 打电话给（某人） 例句： Please give me a ring about six o'clock if you can go to the party. 如果你能参加舞会，请在六点左右... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 sculpture 雕刻 例句： There are many famous sculptures in the museum. 这个博物馆有很多著名的雕刻品。 gift of the gab 口才，伶牙俐齿 例句： Jack's gift of the gab helped him get a good job. 杰克的口才使他得到了那份工作。 Don't miss the boat! 不要坐失... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 probe (v.) 探查，调查 例句： The police probed into the causes of the crime. 警方仔细调查了犯罪的原因。 pop the question 求婚 例句： After the dance party, he popped the question. 舞会过后，他提出求婚。 Hold on a moment, please! 请稍等。 对话： A: H... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 riddle 谜，谜语 例句： That painting is still a riddle to us. 那幅画对我们来说仍然是个谜。 play it by ear 随机应变 例句： Facing his enemy, he had to play it by ear. 面对敌人，他只有随机应变了。 Thank you for having us. 谢谢你请我们做客。 对话： A:... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 ponder (v.) 思考，沉思 例句： Laura pondered upon the meaning of life. 劳拉思考着生活的意义。 in one's glory 得意，踌躇满志 例句： When John won the race, he was in his glory. 当约翰赢得比赛时，他非常得意。 It's up in the air. 尚未决定 对话： A: Jac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 purse 钱包，钱袋 例句： She put her purse in her handbag. 她把钱包放进手提袋里。 hit parade 流行歌曲排名 例句： Tom was overjoyed when his new song was named on the hit parade on the local radio station. 当汤姆得知他的新歌被列入当地电台的流行歌曲榜... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 wallet 钱包，皮夹 例句： He always keeps a lot of money in his wallet. 他总是在钱包里放很多钱。 give oneself away 露马脚，露破绽 例句： Laura played a joke on her father and gave herself away by laughing. 劳拉想和父亲开个玩笑，可是她一笑就露了马脚。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 beckon 招手或点头示意 例句： The visitor's guide beckoned us to follow her. 导游招手叫我们跟着她。 with flying colors 非常成功地，胜利地 例句： Rose came through the examination with flying colors. 露丝考得非常好。 It's really something. 真棒！ 对话... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 worried 烦恼的，担心的 例句： The old man felt worried about how to live in the cold winter. 这位老人为如何度过寒冷的冬天而担心。 try one's hand 尝试，试身手 例句： I thought I would try my hand at bowling, although I had never bowled before. 我虽然... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 latent 潜在的 例句： A good education will help you discover and develop your latent talents. 好的教育能帮你发现潜在的才能。 talk big 吹牛；夸口 例句： He always talked big, but never amounted to anything. 他老是夸夸其谈，丝毫没有实质性内容。 I wish... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 rash 冲动的 例句： Don't do anything rash. 不要卤莽行事。 in a tight spot 处于窘境；在困难中 例句： Whenever she was in a tight spot, she'd write to her father and he'd send her a check. 她一没钱了就写信给她的父亲，于是他就给她寄一张支票。 I'm all e... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 worth 值的价值 例句： What is it worth? / How much is it worth? 它值多少钱？ have a ball 过得很快活，玩得很高兴 例句： The picnic was fantastic, we had a ball! 野餐棒极了，我们玩得真痛快！ What are you up to? 你在忙什么呢？ 对话： A: Jack, I can't g... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 unusual 不寻常的，奇特的 例句： Do you smell anything unusual? 你闻到异味了吗？ drown one's sorrows (troubles) 借酒浇愁 例句： John is in the bar drowning his sorrows. 约翰在酒吧里借酒浇愁。 That will do. 那样就可以。 对话： A: Can I have some sugar... 阅读全文>>