English notes for Commonly Used Phrases

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解决: Solve, deal with, cope with, handle, resolve, address, tackle
损害: Damage, hurt, injure, harm, impair, undermine, jeopardize
给与: Give, offer, render, impart, provide, supply, afford
培养: Develop, cultivate, foster
优势: Advantage, merit, virtue, benefit, upside, strength
缺陷: Disadvantage, demerit, drawback, downside, weakness
使迷惑: Puzzle, bewilder, perplex, baffle
重要的: Key, crucial, critical, important, significant, vital, substantial, indispensable, imperative
认为: Think, believe, insist, maintain, assert, conclude, deem, hold, argue, be convinced, be firmly convinced, be fully convinced
保护: Protect, conserve, preserve
确保: Assure, ensure, guarantee, pledge
有害的: Bad, baneful evil, harmful, detrimental
要求: Request, demand, needs, requisition
消除: Eliminate, clear, remove, clear up, take away, smooth away
导致: Lead to, bring about, result in, cause, spark off, conduce to, procure, induce, generate
因此: So, therefore, thus, hence, consequently, as a consequence, accordingly, as a result, because of this, as a result of this
增长至: Grow to, rise to, increase to, go up to, climb to, ascend to, jump to, shoot to
降低至: Dip to, fall to, decline to, decrease to, drop to, go down to, reduce to, slump to, descend to, sink to, slide to
保持稳定: Level out, donot change, remain stable, remain still, remain steady, be stable, maintain the same level, remain unchanged, be still, remain the same level, stay constant, keep at the same level, level off, stabilize, keep its stability, even out
急剧地: Dramatically, drastically, sharply, hugely, enormously, steeply, substantially, considerably, significantly, markedly, surprisingly, strikingly, radically, remarkably, vastly, noticeably
平稳地: Steadily, smoothly, slightly, slowly, marginally, gradually, moderately, mildly
宣称: Allege, assert, declare, claim
发生: Happen, occur, take place
原因: Reason, factor, cause
发展: Development, advance, progress
有益的: Useful, helpful, beneficial, profitable, rewarding, advantageous
影响: Influence, impact, effect
明显的: Clear, obvious, evident, self-evident, manifest, apparent, crystal-clear
占: Comprise, take up, account for, constitute, consist of, make up, occupy, hold, compose
与…相比: Compared with, compared to, in comparison with, in comparison to, by comparison with, by comparison to
对比而言: By contrast, in contrast, on the other hand, on the contrary, conversely
展示: Show, reveal, illustrate, demonstrate, depict, present, represent, describe
大约: Approximately, almost, about, around, nearly, roughly
波动: Fluctuate, go ups and downs, display a fluctuation, demonstrate a fluctuation
事实上: Practically, in practice, essentially, in essence, in reality, in effect, in fact, as a matter of fact, it is a fact that
换言之: Namely, that is to say, in other words, to put it like this, to put it differently, to put it from another way, to put it from another angle
最后: Eventually, finally, in the end, end with...
睡懒觉: Lie in; sleep in; lie-in. E.g. (1) Enjoying a lie-in at the weekend makes you sleepier during the week, according to new research. (2) Experts say that contrary to popular belief, sleeping in on the weekends does not help catch up on sleep lost during
the week, but rather makes you even dozier come Monday morning. (3) It's a holiday tomorrow, so you can lie in.
bone up (on sth. ) v. 刻苦钻研，加紧练习，强化学习. e.g. I have to bone up. 我得加紧练飞。I have to bone up on my English.
Cause a stir. v. 引发争议. e.g. Yahoo's former CEO Scott Thompson caused a stir in the headlines when it was revealed that he lied on his resume, but he isn't the only one fibbing to get a job. (fib v. 撒小谎)
Thousand times no! 绝对办不到！
Easy does it. 慢慢来。
Don't push me. 别逼我。
Have a good of it. 玩的很高兴。
What is the fuss? 吵什么?
Still up? 还没睡呀?
It doesn't make any differences. 没关系, 没什么差啦
Don't let me down. 别让我失望。
God works. 上帝的安排。
Don't take ill of me. 别生我气
Does it serve your purpose? 对你有用吗?
Big mouth! 多嘴驴！
Sure thing! 当然！
Don't over do it. 别太过分了。
Can you dig it? 你搞明白了吗?
You want a bet? 你想打赌吗?
What if I go for you? 我替你去怎么样?
Who wants? 谁稀罕?
Follow my nose. 凭直觉做某事