习语集锦【4】

1. Hail someone or something as someone else/something else

　　— recognise or welcome someone/something as someone else/something else.

　　— 热情地承认某事或招呼某人

　　Examples: ① Because of having a good voice, Sharon has been hailed as singing queen in her school.

　　② The recent scientific discovery was hailed as breakthrough.

　　2. I couldn't agree more

　　— I agreed completely.

　　—（与某人意见）完全一致

　　Example: A: I think our country is well-developed.

　　B: I couldn't agree more.

　　3. I dare say

　　— I suppose.

　　— 我相信；可能

　　Example: In your quarrel with Jason this time, I dare say you were in the wrong.

　　4. I hate to disturb/bother/trouble you, but……

　　— I am sorry for disturbing/bothering/troubling you, but……

　　— 我不愿麻烦你，但……

　　Example: I hate to bother you when you are so busy, but there is something important I have to tell you before it is too late.

　　5. Jack up

　　— lift with a jack.

　　— 顶起

　　Example: You have to jack up your car before you can remove the tyre.

　　— （of prices） increase.

　　— 增加；提高

　　Example: During festive seasons, some shops have jacked up the prices of some goods.

　　6. Oddities and absurdities

　　— something odd and absurd.

　　— 稀奇古怪

　　Example: Sometimes, we have to accept the oddities and absurdities of certain aspects of a language which cannot be logically explained.

　　7. Odds and ends

　　— small objects of different kinds.

　　— 琐碎物品

　　Example: Where there are children, there are odds and ends lying here and there.

　　8. Pack up

　　— stop doing something.

　　— 不再做某事；放弃……

　　Example: It is late now. Let's pack up and go to bed.

　　9. Packed like sardines

　　— pressed very tightly together.

　　— 拥挤（如罐中的沙丁鱼）

　　Example: The bus was full of passengers who were packed like sardines.

　　10. Queue up （for something）

　　— stand in a queue.

　　— 排队等候

　　Examples: ① People queue up one after another outside the theatre.

　　② All have to queue up for tickets for the musical concert.

　　11. Quibble about/at something or a quibble over something

　　— argue about small unimportant points.

　　— 因小事而争论

　　Examples: ① Don't quibble with her about the money.

　　② She quibbled at the small price.

　　③ There was a quibble cver a few dollars.