| Level
- Hard |
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Word
/ Phrase |
Meaning
|
Translation |
Example
sentence |
Audio |
| 1 |
Any
word on Chloe? phr |
Have you heard from Chloe? (usually used when someone has a problem or is away from home) |
某人怎么样(通常这个人有些难处或是离家很久) |
Any
word on Sam? He's been away for a week and hasn't called! |
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2 |
check
it out phr |
look at this |
看一看、留意一下 |
I
read on the Internet that Michael Jackson is coming to Hong
Kong. Check it out! |
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| 3 |
deputy
sheriff n |
assistant to the senior policeman, police are called sheriffs in small towns in America |
副警官 |
My
sister is the first female deputy sheriff in Smallville. |
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| 4 |
dusting
fields phr |
flying over fields to spray chemicals |
从上空向田地喷化学品 |
Some
people think that dusting fields causes pollution and
makes farmers sick. |
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| 5 |
I'll
sleep on it. id |
I'll think about an issue and decide later |
考虑一下再决定 |
I
asked Dad if I could go on the school trip to China. He said
he'd sleep on it. |
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| 6 |
Out of the blue id |
something surprising comes up |
令人感到意外 |
Our
Maths teacher gave us a test today. It was out of the blue
so many students did badly. |
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| 7 |
Spring formal n |
a dance in American schools, everyone dresses smartly. |
在美国,学校举办的舞会,参加的人会盛装出席 |
Clark
has invited Chloe to the Spring Formal. Lana looks
a little jealous. |
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| 8 |
take your mind off id |
stop thinking about something |
不再为某事情担忧 |
Let's
go and see a film. It'll take your mind off your exams. |
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