托福100條必備習(xí)語(3)(1)

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51. as luck would have it
    不巧
    As luck would have it there was no one home so I had to wait another 45 minutes for the next bus.
    52. as sth go
    就...而言
    Often called the wanderer流浪者, it is tough and powerful as butterflies go and is capable of long flights at speeds of 20 miles per hour or more.
    53. aside from
    除...以外
    Aside from this course, I’m taking modern Asian politics and advanced Japanese.
    54. ask for
    ask for a loan
    borrow money from
    55. assume sth to be true
    56. at an angle / remain rigid and still
    有一定角度 /僵硬不動
    The worm stretches its body away from the branch at an angle and remains rigid and still, until the danger has passed.
    57. at hand
    near in place or time
    58. at home
    感到自在
    I certainly hope that most of you will soon feel right at home with our group.
    59. at intervals
    斷斷續(xù)續(xù)
    Homer worked on畫 Breezing Up 微風(fēng)習(xí)習(xí) at intervals over a period of three years.
    60. at one’s pleasure
    These advisers serve at the President’s pleasure and can be fired at any time.
    61. at sb’s service
    willing to help sb
    W: Phil, could you give me a hand with this file cabinet幫我搬文件柜? It belongs against the wall應(yīng)該靠墻放next to the bulletin board.
    M: At your service.
    62. at the crack of dawn
    I’m getting up at the crack of dawn (破曉).
    63. at the dedication of
    Abraham Lincoln delivered his most famous address at the dedication of the soldiers cemetery in Gettysburg.
    64. at the mercy of
    Without any protection against; helpless before
    They are drifting in an open boat, at the mercy of the elements.
    65. at the spanking rate
    急速
    As the Sun grows older, and uses up its hydrogen fuel氫燃料-which it is now doing at the spanking rate of half a billion tons a second-it will become steadily colder and redder.
    66. at the suggestion of sb
    在…建議下
    It was at the suggestion of her acting coach表演教練 that the youngster, who was, by her own admission, clumsy笨拙, shapeless無體形, and on the heavy side, enrolled被收入 in a dancing class.
    67. at the tip of
    at the pointed end of
    68. at the top of
    We’re almost at the top of the hill.
    69. at times
    The planning function may at times be less comprehensive.
    70. at will
    任意
    On the contrary, individuals move about at will, alone or in small groups best described as bands伙, which sometimes form into large aggregations (groups).