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時間:2017-12-05 03:15:07來源:大公網

Strip sb of sth (phrasal verb)

●To take something, such as status or property, away from someone.(剝奪某人的財產、頭銜等)

Examples:  

1.The court stripped him of all his property.  

2.He was stripped of his knighthood after he was convicted of stealing from the company.

Muddle through (phrasal verb)

●To manage to get through something awkwardly.

(蒙混過關,胡亂應付過去)

Examples:  

1.We hadn't practiced the song enough, so we just muddled through it.  

2.We didn't know what we were meant to do, so we muddled through.

Sophistry (noun)

●The use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.(詭辯)

Examples:  

1.Political selection is more dependent on sophistry and less on economic literacy.  

2.His argumentation is pure sophistry.

Slip away (phrasal verb)

●To escape quietly or in secret, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint.(溜走)

Examples:  

1.When no one was looking, the thief quietly slipped away.

2.The suspect slipped away from the police.

Run amok/amuck (idiom)

●To behave without control in a wild or dangerous manner.(橫衝直撞,橫行無忌)

Examples:  

1.We tried to have some organized games for the kids, but they all started running amuck as soon as they got here.  

2.The villagers were cleaning up debris for days after the bulls ran amuck through the streets.

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