Dixon - 226~240

226.by all means 務必
……by 藉著/ all 全部的 / means 方法
……I want you to bring John here by all means.
……我要你務必把約翰帶來這裡

227.turn down 拒絕
……turn 轉變 / down 徹底地
……Jane turned down John’s offer to help.
……珍拒絕約翰的幫忙

228.keep one’s fingers crossed 祈求好運
……keep 保持../one’s fingers 某人的手指
......crossed 交叉的
……Let’s keep our fingers crossed that you will pass
......the exam.
……讓我們祈求你們考試能過關

229.see eye to eye 意見一致
……see 看見 / eye to eye 大家的眼睛
……John and Jane see pretty well eye to eye on most
......things.
……約翰與珍在大部分事情上看法很一致。

230.take at one’s word 相信…的話
……take 接受 / at 對.. / one’s word 某人的話
……I don’t know whether to take at John’s word
......(or not).
……我不知道到底要不要相信約翰的話

231.come across 巧遇:
……come 來 / across 穿越
……I came across an old friend yesterday.
……我昨天碰見一位老朋友。

232.fall for 迷戀
……fall 陷落 / for 為了…
……She fell for him at first sight.
……她對他一見鐘情。

233.let on 洩露
……let 讓 / on 開著的
……Don’t let on to Tim that I told you the secret.
……別讓提姆知道我跟妳說過這個秘密

234.take care of 照顧; 處理
…... take 承擔 / care 照顧 / of 對…
……Please take care of the baby for me for a while,
......will you?
……請替我照顧一下這孩子,好嗎?
……Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it.
……別擔心。我會處理的

235.make up with 和…重修舊好 (復合)
……make 製做/ up 完成 / with 和
……Dan is trying to make up with Jenny.
……丹正試著和珍妮復合
……反: break up with 和…分手

236.break off 斷交; 分手
……break 斷裂 / off 完全地
……Senegal broke off diplomatic relations with
......Taiwan.
……塞內加爾與台灣斷交

237.think over 仔細考慮
……think 思考 / over 從頭到尾
……Tina asked me to think over her proposal.
……蒂娜要我仔細考慮她的提議

238.take into account 把…列入考慮
……take 採取 / into 進入 / account 重要性
……They had to take the baby into account when
.......they wanted to go out.
……每當要外出時,他們總得考慮如何將嬰孩安頓好。
…….同: take…into consideration

239.rule out 排除; 不予考慮
……rule 作出裁決 / out 出去
……That idea can be completely ruled out.
……那種看法可以完全不必考慮(排除)。

240.in advance 事先
……in 在… / advance 前進 (預先)
……We should do most of the preparation in
......advance.
……我們應該把大部分的工作事先做好