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WORDS AND USAGE

時間:2016-06-03 04:00:06來源:大公網

Not get anywhere (idiom)

●Used to say that a particular action or type of behaviour does not help someone to achieve anything.(成不了事,毫無進展,於事無補)

Examples:

1.Losing your temper won't get you anywhere.  

2.Look, we've been discussing this issue all day and we haven't gotten anywhere. Let's take a break and start again tomorrow.

Socialite (noun)

●A socially prominent person.(社會名流,社會人士,社交名士/名媛)

Examples:

1.She'd always wanted to be a financial planner, and the thought of becoming a socialite with no real responsibilities made her gut sink.

2.An American socialite once said "you can never be too rich or too thin".

Hold/stand fast (to sth) (idiom)

●To firmly remain in the same position or keep the same opinion.(堅守,堅持)

Examples:

1.It is important that we hold fast to the policies.

2.The rebels are standing fast and refuse to be defeated.

Have one's head screwed on (the right way) (idiom)

●To be wise, practival or sensible; to have good judgment.(保持頭腦清醒,有理智)

Examples:

1.If someone has their head screwed on the right way, they do not do stupid things.

2.I often wonder whether you have your head screwed on.

Lay bare sth (idiom)

●To make something known.(揭露,公開)

Examples:

1.Her story lays bare the conflicts between two ambitious brothers.

2.The trial was the first to lay bare the secrets of the organization.

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