每天两个常用短语( TWO COMMON PHRASES EVERY DAY) 欢迎大家踊跃翻译 短语, TWO, EVERY, COMMON, PHRASES

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1)  "A"  for effort
   
   Ginving recognition for having  tried to do something but not being very successful at  it

  eg:  *  you didn't do very well, but   I'll give you an "A" for effort.

         * Her grades showed that she failed a class, but an "A" for effort was given anyhow.
2)  Abide by

   To obey orders; to follow rules

  eg: * All drivers have to abide by the rules of the country.
      
         * Children need to abide by parents wishes.

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183) At someone’s earliest convenience

As soon as it can be arranged; as soon as possible

按排；尽快

eg:  * Please stop by my office at your earliest convenience.

      请按排顺路拜访我的办公室。   

* Make sure the oil gets changed in the car at your earliest convenience.

     一定要确保车里的汽油燃烧起来。

184) At someone’s request

Being asked to do something

要求

Eg:   * At his mother’s request, he stopped playing and came inside.

       按照他妈妈的要求，他停止玩耍，进屋来了。

* At the request of the police officer, he got out of the car.

在警官的要求下，他从里爬出来了。

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181) At random

   Without sequence or order

    随意

eg:  * I like to pick books at random off the shelf to read.

          我喜欢随意的从书架上抽出书来看。

        * Sally picked four names at random from the phone book.

           SALLY 任意从电话本上找出4个人的名字。

182) At risk

      In danger; where is risk or hazard

        有危险

  eg:   * Your whole future is at risk if you continue to smoke.

            你要是持续抽烟的话，对你的身体是很不利的。

         * He was at risk of falling off the mountain.

            在掉下山的时候他已经就有危险了。

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179) At peace

     Peaceful; relaxed; happy; dead

      安宁的,不拘束的,高兴的,去世的

eg:  * When the sun sets, i am at peace.

          当太阳下山的时候一切是那么的平静.

        * After being so ill, he finally died and in now at peace.

           经过一场大病,他终于平静的走了.

180)  At present

          Now; at this point in time

          现在,这个时候

eg:   * we are not able to do more at present.

           我们现在除了等待外, 没有其他的什么事可做的.

         * we may be able to lend you money later, but not at present.

           我以后可能会给你借钱,但不是现在这个时候.

johnson1

thnak you for your support.
you got a wrong guess, i can't learn every phrase by heart.
these idiom is coming one book, but there is just English sentence,
i just spare some time to translate them into Chinese.
my only aim is to want more people know them, and know how to use them.

happyangel0331

I just come here the first time. Finding here has so much  good material,I am delighted. Thank you for your hard effort for suppling so much useful sort phrases,although put them in heard is so difficult!

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177)  At loggerheads with someone

          In opposition; in a quarrel

         敌对的,吵架

eg:   * The neighbors were always at loggerheads with each other.

            邻居很常吵架的.

        * The two political parties were at loggerheads for the entire year.

            这两个政治党整年处于对峙状态.

178)  At loose ends

   Restless and unsettled; unemployed

   无所适从,失业的.

eg:  * When Tom is at home on the weekends, he is at loose ends.

            当汤姆在家的时候总是无所事事.

        * Jane has been at loose ends since she lost her job.

            简自从丢了她的工作后就失业了.

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175 )  At leisure

      Resting; not working;at one's convenience

      空闲着,从容地

eg:  * During the summer when you are at leisure, you should play golf.

           你在暑假期间的空闲时间可以尝试打打高尔夫球.

       * Choose something at your leisure.

           选择一些你在空闲的时间做的事.

176) At length

  After some time; finally; for quite a long time

  最后,详细地,很长的时间

eg:  * He spoke on and on at length.

          他不停的说了好长时间的话.

       * At length the flowers bloomed. They were so pretty!

          最终花还是开了，而且开得很艳丽的.

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173) At home

  At or in one's dwelling

  在家

eg:  * She was at home by the fireplace.

          她在家里的火炉旁坐着呢!

      * The old man felt at home when he was at his daughter's house.

          这个老人呆在自己女儿家里,就感觉和在自己家一样.

174) At it again

      Doing something again

      在一次做某事

eg:   * I asked Tom to stop playing his trumpet, but he is at it again.

           我叫汤姆停止吹喇叭,可是他又一次吹起了.

          * The dogs are barking loudly, they are at it again!

            这些狗又一次大声叫起来了.

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171) At half-mast
   
          Halfway up or down

      下半旗;半途

eg:    * The flag was flying at half-mast because someone important had died.

            因为有个很重要的人物去世了,所以降半旗致敬.

          * The little boy ran out of the house with his pants at half-mast.

           这个小男孩连短裤都没有提上去就跑到屋外去了.

172) At hand

       Close by

       在手边,在附近

eg:  * I don't happen to have your passport at hand. Let me find it.

             刚巧你的护照不在我手头,我给你找找.

        * With the holiday season at hand, everyone was excited.

            眼看假日将止,每个人都很兴奋.

baobab

there will be no articles for a long time ??
sad to hear that .....

jeanchen

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johnson1

hello, my friends who always keep an eye on my articles , tell you a good news,
i can go home this sunday, so there will be no aricles to appear for a long time.maybe after
25days  i will continue it.

in the end, hope every body have a wonderful during the new year.

happy new years to everybody in the tingroom.

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169) At face value
   
    From outward appearance; from what something first appears to be.

        从表面看;

eg:    * Joan seems to take people at face value.

            琼似乎以貌取人的.

         * Don't accept her offer at face value. Ask questions!

          不要看到她的报价,就接受她的报价.问她一些问题.

170)  At first glance

      When first examined; at an early stage

       乍看

eg:  * He appeared very healthy at first glance.

         乍一看他很健康.

       * First glance, the problem appeared quite simple.

           乍看这个问题不是很难.

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167)At close range

     Very near; close proximity

      接近地

  * The hunter fired at the deer at close range.

      这个猎人在走近这只鹿后向那只鹿开枪.

  *  She was in close proximity of the huge dog.

      她和那只狗走得很亲近.

168) At every turn

    Everywhere; everywhere one looks

    事事,经常

eg:  * There is a new problem at every turn.

           经常会有新的问题出现.

        * Life holds new adventures at every turn.

                 生活充满了冒险.

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165)   At a snail's pace

        Very slowly

           很慢地

eg:  * When you watch a clock, time moves at a snail's pace.

          当你看表的时候,时间过得很慢的.

      * I'm tired of waiting for you because you eat at a snail's pace.

            我已经厌烦等你了,你吃得太慢了.

166) At a stretch
     
           Continously; without stopping

       一口气

  eg:   * My baby didn't sleep more than foure hours at a stretch.

              我的小孩一连四个多小时不睡觉.

         * They ran twenty miles at a stretch.

                他们一口气跑了20公里.

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163) At a set time
   
    At a particular time; at an assigned time

            在特殊的时间;在指定的时间

eg:  * Each person has to show up at a set time.

          每个人必需在指定的时间中表演.     

       *  Do I have to be there at a set time, or can I come whenever I want?

          我是可以随时到哪儿,还是必须在指定的时间内到那里.

164)  At a sitting

       At one time; during one period

        一口气
   
eg:  *  She can eat ten hotdogs at a sitting!

         她一口气吃了十个热狗.         

       * The restaurant could only feed 60 people at a sitting.

           这个餐厅一次容纳60个人.

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161) At all times

   Constantly; continuously
      
          一直

eg:  * You must keep your passport handy at all times.

            你必须随身带着你的身份证.

      * When you are in a crowd, you must watch your child at all times.

         当你在人郡中的时候,一定要看好你的孩了.

162) At any rate

     Anyway

     无论如何,至少

eg:   * At any rate, we had a good time at the party.

          不管怎么样,我在这个聚会上玩得很开心.

        * At any rate, it's the best we can do.

             至少我是尽我最大的能力来做的.

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159) Asleep at the switch

    Not attending to one's job; failing to do one's duty at the proper time

        玩忽职守;错过机会

eg:  * After sitting here typing for a long time, I feel asleep at the switch. ( or wheel)

        坐在这里打发很长时间的字后,我有点心不在焉了.   

        *  The guard was asleep at the switch when robber broke in.

            这个强盗进来时,这个守卫却没有看见.

160) At all costs

   Reguardless of the difficulty or cost; no matter what
  
   不惜任何代价;无论如何

eg:  * I intend to have that car at all cost!

         我打算不惜一切代价弄到这部汽车.

      * I'll get there by six at all cost.

        无论如何我会在六点钟到那里的.

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155) As  well  as

   In addition to someone or something; as much as

    也; 又

eg:  * Mary and Jane are coming to the party, as well as John.

        玛丽和简要去参加这个聚会,约翰也去的.      

       * I had as much as you before the fire.

         我和你差不多都在火的早跟前.

156)  As pale as a ghost

   Very Pale

      面无人色

eg:  *His face is as white as a ghost.

         他的脸很苍白.

        * He turned as pale as a ghost when he saw his injured leg.

           当他看到受伤的腿的时候,他的脸一下子变白了.

157)As white as a sheet

        Very pale

          面无血色

eg:  * Mary went as white as a sheet when she heard the bad news.

          玛丽听到这个坏消息,就变得面无血色.

       * Her skin was as white as a sheet until she ast in the sunshine for a while.

          直到她坐到太阳底下一会儿,皮肤才不那么白了.

158) As wise as an owl

    very wise

      很是聪明

eg:  * my grandfather was as wise as an owl.

         我的爷爷很有智慧的.

       *With those new glasses, she looked as wise as an owl.

         由于戴新的眼镜,她看起来聪明的多了.