make the best/most of？充分利用
例句
We should make the most of our time.
我们应该充分利用时间。
make up？弥补；打扮；构成或组成；捏造；排解（争吵、纠纷等）例句
She spent an hour making up before the party.
她在聚会前化妆用了一个小时。
make up one’s mind？打定主意，下定决心
例句
Have you made up your mind about it？
关于这件事，你拿定主意了吗？
make use of？利用
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We must make use of our spare time.
我们必须善用我们的业余时间。
many a time？许多次
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I met him many a time in the bus.
我在公共汽车上见过他多次。
meet sb. halfway？迁就，妥协
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I am willing to meet him halfway.
我愿意对他作出让步。
meet up （with）？遇见，偶遇
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I met up （with） him at the supermarket.
我们在超级市场偶然相遇。
mess up？搞糟；粗暴地处理；陷入困境
例句
Who messed up my clean kitchen？
谁把我干净的厨房弄得这么脏？
might as well？不妨
例句
You might as well tell her the truth.
你倒不如把真相告诉她。
mind one’s own business？注意你自己的事，少管闲事例句
You’d better mind your own business.
你最好少管闲事。
mix up？混淆，混合，使搞混
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Mix up the salt with the pepper.
把盐和胡椒粉混合在一起。
more and more？越来越，越发
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I like you more and more every day.
我一天比一天更加喜欢你了。
more or less？或多或少，将近，差不多
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It’s 500 kilos， more or less.
差不多500公斤。
most of all？最重要的……，尤其是
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It’s your happiness that matters most of all.
最重要的是你能够快乐。
my treat？我请客
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It’s my treat. What would you like to drink？
我请客，你想喝什么？
N
name after？按……命名
例句
She was named after her grandmother.
她是根据她祖母的名字命名的。
narrow escape？九死一生
例句
You were lucky to have a narrow escape.
你能够虎口余生，真是幸运。
necessary to /for？必要的
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Sleep is necessary to/for one’s health.
睡眠对健康是必不可少的。
neither...nor？既不……也不
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He neither knows nor cares what happened.
他对发生的事情不闻不问。
neither of？两者都不
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Neither of my sisters drinks coffee.
我的两个姐妹都不喝咖啡。
never mind？不必担心；没关系，不必介意；别做某事了例句
Never mind. Accident will happen.
没关系。难免会有意外。
next door？隔壁的，在隔壁
例句
The manager’s office is just next door.
经理办公室就在隔壁。
next to？在……的旁边，靠近；其次
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The seat next to him was vacant.
他旁边的座位空着。
no doubt？无疑地，很可能
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There is no doubt that we will be successful.
毫无疑问我们会成功的。
no less than？不少于……；不亚于……
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No less than ten people have told me so.
不下十个人已经告诉我了事情是这样的。
no longer？不再
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She doesn’t work here any longer.
她不再在这里工作了。
no matter？不管，不论
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Don’t open the door no matter who calls！
无论谁来，都不要开门！
no more than？至多，同……一样不，仅仅，只是例句
It’s no more than a misunderstanding.
这只是个误会。
no more？不再；也不
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He promised to drink no more.
他答应不再饮酒了。
no one？没有人
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No one likes being criticized.
没有人喜欢受批评。
none but？仅，只
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None but fools have ever believed it.
只有傻瓜才相信那事。
none of？没有，（三个或以上）都不
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None of this money is mine.
这笔钱没有一点是我的。
none other than？不是别的，正是
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It was none other than the professor.
不是别人，正是教授本人。
nonetheless？尽管如此，依然，然而
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He is poor. Nonetheless， I love him.
即使他穷，我还是爱他。
not on your life？决不，绝对不行
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Can you tell me the truth？ Not on your life.
你能告诉我事实真相吗？决不。
nothing but？只有，只不过
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At present I can do nothing but wait.
目前，我只好等待。
nothing if not？极，非常，很
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The holiday was nothing if not varied.
假日活动极其丰富多彩。
nothing less than？完全，全部
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It was nothing less than a miracle.
那完全是个奇迹。
nothing like？丝毫不像，完全不像；绝对不
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It looks nothing like a horse.
这完全看不出像马。
nothing more than？仅仅，只不过
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It was nothing more than a shower.
只不过下了场阵雨。
nothing much？少量，价值不大，不
重要
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There’s nothing much in the post.
邮件中没什么要紧的东西。
nothing the matter？没毛病
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There’s nothing the matter with it.
这没有问题。
now and then？时常，不时
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I like to go to the opera now and then.
我喜欢偶尔去看歌剧。
now that？ 由于，既然，因为
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Now that I am free， I can enjoy music for a while.
既然有空，我可以享受一下音乐。
O
off and on？断断续续，间歇地
例句
It rained off and on all day.
整天断断续续地下着雨。
off chance？微小的可能性
例句
There is an off chance of finding him at home.
在家里找到他的可能性很小。
off duty？下班，不上班
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I was off duty yesterday.
昨天我不当班。
on （an/the） average？平均，通常
例句
One student fails per year on average.
我们平均每年有一个学生不及格。
on a large/small scale？大/小规模地
例句
This district grew cotton on a large scale.
这个地区过去大量种棉花。
on account of？由于
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The flight was postponed on account of bad weather.
因为天气不好，航班延迟了。
on behalf of sb./on sb’s behalf？代表某人；为了某人的利益例句
He spoke on behalf of the company.
他代表公司发言。
on board？在船（车/飞机）上
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Have the passengers gone on board yet？
旅客已经上船/上飞机了吗？
on business？因公
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I’ll be away on business next week.
下星期我要出差。
on condition that？如果，在……条件下
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You can use the bicycle on condition that you return it tomorrow.
只要你明天归还，自行车你可以拿去用。
on duty？上班，值班
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I go on duty at 8：00 am.
我早晨8点钟上班。
on earth？究竟，到底
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What on earth do you mean？
你到底是什么意思？
on fire？起火，着火
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The house was on fire last night and was burned down.
那幢房子昨晚着火了，被烧为平地。
on foot？步行
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We’re going on foot， not by car.
我们走着去，不坐汽车。
on hand？在场，在手边
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He had to make a shift with what was on hand.
他只好用现有的东西将就应付。
on loan？出借的，暂借的
例句
I have the book on loan from the library.
我从图书馆借来这本书。
on no condition？一点也不，决不
例句
You must on no condition climb that high wall！
你绝不能去爬那高墙。
on occasion（s）？有时，间或
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You have on occasion surprised people.
你有时使人们感到诧异。
on one’s own？独立；独自
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He can be left to work on his own.
工作可交给他一个人去做。
on purpose？有意地，有目的地
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Did he break it accidentally？
他是无意中损坏的吗？
on sale？出售，廉价出售
例句
These gloves were on sale for only $9.
这些手套减价卖9美元。
on schedule？按时间表，准时
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I have accomplished the task on schedule.
我按时完成了任务。
on the contrary？正相反
例句
It isn’t hot ； on the contrary it’s cold.
天气并不热，正相反，天气很冷。
on the double？迅速地，很快地
例句
Send a doctor here， on the double！
派个医生来，要快！
on the grounds of？根据，以……为由
例句
He refused to adopt the plan on the grounds of its high cost.
他拒绝采纳这个计划，原因是成本太高。
on the one hand？一方面
例句
One the one hand， I have no time； on the other hand， I have no money.
一则，我没有时间；二则，我没有钱。
on the point of？即将……的时刻
例句
It started raining when I was on the point of leaving home.
我正要离开家的时候开始下雨了。
on the road？在旅途中，在路上；巡回演出
例句
There were loads of cars parked on the road.
路上停了很多车子。
on the side？作为兼职/副业；私下
例句
He is a mechanic who sells cars on the side.
他是一个兼营买卖汽车的技工。
on the spot？在场，马上
例句
Luckily there was a doctor on the spot.
幸亏当时有位医生在场。
on the whole？总的来说，大体上
例句
On the whole， I’m in favour of the proposal.
总的说来，我赞成这个提议。
on time？准时
例句
He will come on time even though it rains.
即使下雨，他还是会准时来的。
once （and） for all？一劳永逸地；最后
一次
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I’m warning you once and for all.
我给你最后一次警告。
once again/more？再一次
例句
Amanda is home from college once again.
阿曼达又从学校回到家中。
