Dixon - 156~165

156-165

156.now that 既然; 因為
……now 既然
……You ought to have a good rest now that you've
.......finished the work.
……既然已完成了工作,你就應該好好休息一下。
157.live it up 盡情享樂
…….live 生活/ it 它 / up 完全地…….It’s your birthday. Let’s live it up!
…….今天是你的生日, 讓我們盡情享受一下
158.call …up打電話給…
……I will call you up this week to tell you my decision.
……我這禮拜會打電話給你告訴你我的決定
159.beat around the bush 拐彎抹角
……beat 拍打 / around 在…周圍 / the bush 灌木叢……Tim kept beating around the bush because he didn’t want to
……tell us the truth.
……提姆一直支吾其詞, 不想告訴我們事實
160.take over接管; 接替
……take 承擔 / over 轉移
……Mary can take over until we hire somebody.
……瑪莉可以接替, 直到我們找到人
161.stand out顯著;突出
……stand 豎立 / out 顯露……Because he was so tall, Jim really stood out from the crowd.
……因為長得高, 吉姆在人群中顯得很突出
162.lead to 導致; 通往
……lead 引導 /to 到……Smoking leads to cancer.
……抽菸會引起癌症
……All roads lead to Rome.
……條條到路通羅馬
163.buy up全部買下
….. buy 買/ up 完全地……They bought up all the sugar in London.
……他們把倫敦所有的糖如數購進
164.hang up 掛電話 ; 懸掛
……hang 懸掛 / up 上去
……She hung up on me.
……她不等我說完便掛了電話。
165.hear of 聽說;得知
….. hear 聽到 / of 關於……I’ve never heard of that movie star.
......我從未聽過那位電影明星