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If you ... you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do. 开始学习
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I need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
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to kill people, usually in large numbers, by shooting them or driving a vehicle into them: 开始学习
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Three shoppers were mown down this afternoon when a drunken driver lost control of his car.
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to get away from someone or something that will not stop following you: 开始学习
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A policeman was chasing me but I managed to shake him off.
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to remove someone or something, such as a name, from a list by drawing a line through it: 开始学习
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cross something off (out) Did you cross her name off the guest list?
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to disappoint someone by not meeting them or not doing something that you had arranged to do together: 开始学习
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She was supposed to go to that party with me, but she blew me out.
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When something unpleasant..., it begins and seems likely to continue in a serious way: 开始学习
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This rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day.
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If a number of different people or things are ......, they are considered as a group rather than separately. 开始学习
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Police officers, bankers and butchers are all lumped together in the service sector.
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If you ........ a drink, you put some of it in a cup or glass. 开始学习
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Carefully and slowly he poured the tea out
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When you ........ an amount of liquid, you finish it completely. 开始学习
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Drink up your sherry and we'll go
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If you ........ a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly. 开始学习
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If you ... a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning. 开始学习
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(of a tyre) to puncture suddenly, esp at high speed 开始学习
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If you ... an object or a situation, it remains after you have left a place. 开始学习
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I'm afraid I've left my wallet behind.
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If you ... someone or something ..., you go away permanently from them. 开始学习
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I hated it at first because it meant leaving behind all my friends.
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If you ... strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry. 开始学习
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Be assertive rather than bottle up your anger.
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to remove clothing quickly and easily: 开始学习
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She slipped off her gloves.
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If you ... something that you see or hear, you pay a lot of attention to it and enjoy it. 开始学习
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She stood drinking in the glittering view.
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If a person or animal ... you, they move towards you in a threatening way and try to attack you. 开始学习
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He came at her with a knife.
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If people ......, they try to stop that person revealing information which they want to keep secret. 开始学习
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The star shot him with an air rifle, then offered him money to hush it up.
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to finish a supply of something: 开始学习
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Don't use up all the milk - we need some for breakfast.
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to make a price or amount rise to a higher level 开始学习
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The government’s policies are driving up interest rates.
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If you ... a lie or trick, you believe it or are deceived by it. 开始学习
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It was just a line to get you out here, and you fell for it!
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If you ... someone, you are strongly attracted to them and start loving them. 开始学习
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He was fantastically handsome–I just fell for him right away.
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If you ..., you continue with a task or activity in a determined way, and do not allow any problems or difficulties to delay you. 开始学习
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Poland pressed on with economic reform.
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to do something because you have been advised or told to do it or because of findings/information 开始学习
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There have been concerns as to why the Board didn't act on a recommended pay raise.
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If someone, especially a child, ......, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them. 开始学习
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She was punished by teachers for answering back.
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to be liable or responsible for (a person's actions, behaviour, etc) 开始学习
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If you say that you can ... someone or for a quality that they have, you mean that you know from experience that they can be trusted, or that they have that quality: 开始学习
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I can certainly answer for her professionalism, and whole-heartedly recommend her to any employer.
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to take orders from, obey, and explain your actions to someone: 开始学习
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The great thing about working for yourself is that you don't have to answer to anyone.
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If someone ... you, they ask someone how you are. 开始学习
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I had a letter from Jane. She asks after you.
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to behave in a provocative manner that is regarded as inviting (trouble) 开始学习
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to invite someone to come with you to a place such as the cinema or a restaurant, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship: 开始学习
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She's asked Steve out to the cinema this evening.
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If the sky ..., the air becomes less clear, especially because of heat: 开始学习
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The sky began to haze over in the afternoon.
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Invite them to come from their house to your house 开始学习
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To take something out (of something or some place) and present it with great alacrity or flourish. 开始学习
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Bob whipped out his notebook.
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If you ... a piece of writing or a speech with unnecessary words or pieces of information, you include them in it to make it longer and hide the fact that you have not got very much to say. 开始学习
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The reviewer ... his review with a lengthy biography of the author.
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If something is..., it has been destroyed or damaged in some way. 开始学习
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... rebels who are now chewing up Government-held territory
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to show how much you admire and like someone, in a way that shows little control 开始学习
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Ted was slobbering over the pretty new assistant in marketing.
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to touch someone sexually, especially someone you do not know, for your own excitement: 开始学习
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feel somebody up 🇺🇸 /touch somebody up 🇬🇧 That's the second time she's been felt up on the Metro.
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to switch allegiance, as from one political party to another 开始学习
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If something...+...., it is very noticeable. 开始学习
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Every tree, wall and fence stood out against dazzling white fields.
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If you...+...., you find, discover, or notice it. 开始学习
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If you ...+..... a prize or a trophy, you win it frazal 开始学习
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He succeeded in carrying off the most important prize.
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to bring or take something with one; to have something with one and have it handy at all times. frazal 开始学习
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She is carrying her umbrella along because it's going to rain.
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When a vehicle or driver... +..., the vehicle slows down and stops. Frazal 开始学习
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The cab pulled up and the driver jumped out.
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If you...+..... a chair, you move it closer to something or someone and sit on it. 开始学习
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He pulled up a chair behind her and put his chin on her shoulder.
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If someone...+.... or if you...+..... yourself...+..., you improve your situation or your skill at something. frazal 开始学习
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We had a very good mathematics mistress who pulled me up.
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To cause someone to falter, hesitate, or make an error 开始学习
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Oh, you totally tripped me up with that question
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To prank, trick, or deceive one. Often used sarcastically to indicate indignation or incredulity. Usually used in the continuous tense. Primarily heard in 🇬🇧 开始学习
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He had me on for years./ £200 for a tee shirt? Are you having me on?
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If something such as war, fighting, fire (natural disaster) or disease...... +......., it begins suddenly. 开始学习
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I was in a nightclub in Brixton and a fight broke out.
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[for a car or other vehicle] to roll backwards over someone or something 开始学习
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back over somebody/ something Sandy backed over her brother's bicycle. She almost backed over her brother.
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To ... +... a building or statue means to deliberately destroy it. 开始学习
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pull something down/ knock down They pulled the building down./ They knocked the house down and built a new one.
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... +... means to earn a particular amount of money 开始学习
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How much do you pull down in this business?
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to make a figure or an amount of the cost/price/value of sth etc. lower: 开始学习
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The store decided to pull down the prices
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to become gradually smaller or weaker, or happen less often: 开始学习
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The storm is beginning to taper off now
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to give something, especially money to someone, especially when you do not want to: 开始学习
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We had to fork over ten bucks to park near the stadium.
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to encourage someone to do something stupid or dangerous 开始学习
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put somebody up to something She put him up to something dangerous
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to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something: 开始学习
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We have to factor in everything if we want to make a correct estimation.
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to swallow a liquid (e. g. beer, drink) completely without stopping to breathe: 开始学习
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Chugging down the last of her margarita, she tried to remember if she'd had two or three.
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If you ... +... a particular thing, you choose it after considering other possible choices. 开始学习
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I can't settle on anything.
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If something ... +... it is successful or effective. 开始学习
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My sister's birthday party came off pretty well
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If you ... +... a drug or medicine, you stop taking it. 开始学习
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She came off drugs a long time ago.
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If a discussion, relationship, or system..., it fails because of a problem or disagreement. 开始学习
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1. Talks with business leaders broke down last night. 2. Paola's marriage broke down.
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If a machine or a vehicle..., it stops working 开始学习
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If you... +... to something, you understand it or realize it, especially without people telling you about it. 开始学习
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She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared
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When a vehicle or driver... +..., the vehicle moves out into the road or nearer the centre of the road. 开始学习
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1. She pulled out into the street. 2. He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him.
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If troops... +... of a place or if their leader... them..., they leave it. 开始学习
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Economic sanctions will be lifted once two-thirds of their forces have pulled out.
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If a country... +... of recession or if someone... it..., it begins to recover from it. 开始学习
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What we want to see today are policies to pull us out of this recession
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If you... +... of an agreement, a contest, or an organization, you withdraw from it. 开始学习
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The World Bank should pull out of the project
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the train pulled out of the station
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To cause someone to become calmer. 开始学习
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If you insist on talking to your mother that way, I think a punishment is the only thing that will cool you out.
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If people... +... a wall, building, tent, or other structure, they construct it so that it is upright. 开始学习
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He was putting up a new fence at his home.
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If you... +... a poster or notice, you fix it to a wall or board 开始学习
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They're putting new street signs up.
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To... +... resistance to something means to resist it. 开始学习
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He'd put up a real fight to keep you there
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If you... +... money for something, you provide the money that is needed to pay for it. 开始学习
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The state agreed to put up $69,000 to start his company.
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To... +... the price of something means to cause it to increase. 开始学习
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Their friends suggested they should put up their prices.
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If a person or hotel... you... or if you... +... somewhere, you stay there for one or more nights. 开始学习
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He decided that he would drive back to town instead of putting up for the night at the hotel
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If a political party... +... a candidate in an election or if the candidate... +..., the candidate takes part in the election. 开始学习
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He put up as a candidate.
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If you... +... for something, you spend a lot of money on it. 开始学习
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You won't have to shell out a fortune for it.
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If something is ...+...., it is not working properly. 开始学习
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She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
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If a child is ...+..., they are behaving badly. 开始学习
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I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
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If facts or events do not ...+.... they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done ..., it is reasonable and sensible. 开始学习
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Police said they arrested Olivia because her statements did not add up.
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If you...+....., you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do. 开始学习
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Wells was supposed to put up half the money, but later ...+....
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If someone or something ...+..... a statement, they supply evidence to suggest that it is true. 开始学习
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Her views are backed up by a Home Office report on crime.
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If an idea or intention is ...+..... by action, action is taken to support or confirm it. 开始学习
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The Secretary General says the declaration must now be backed up by concrete and effective actions
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If you ... someone ..., you show your support for them. 开始学习
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His employers, Norfolk Social Services, backed him up
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If you ... someone ..., you help them by confirming that what they are saying is true. 开始学习
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The girl denied being there, and the man backed her up.
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If you ...+...., the car or other vehicle that you are driving moves back a short distance. 开始学习
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If vehicles ...+...., they form a line of traffic which has to wait before it can move on. 开始学习
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Traffic into London on the M11 was backed up for several miles
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If you ...+..., you move backwards a short distance. 开始学习
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She backed up a few steps.
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If someone ... you ..., they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong. 开始学习
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Do you think I'm just going to bawl you out and that'll be an end of it?
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If someone or something ...+.... on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way 开始学习
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A group of half a dozen men entered the pub and bore down on the bar.
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take strong measures against 开始学习
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The U.S.A. is bearing down on drug traffickers.
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to affect, relate to, or have connection with; be relevant to 开始学习
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This information may bear on the case
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If you ask someone to ...+.... you, you are asking them to be patient. 开始学习
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Please bear with me while I fill out the paperwork.
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to arrive or enter suddenly informal 开始学习
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My cousin blew in unexpectedly with his entire family.
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If something such as trouble or an argument ...+...., it ends without any serious consequences. 开始学习
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Wait, and it'll all blow over.
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If an alarm bell..., it makes a sudden loud noise. 开始学习
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