at the thought of  一想到。。。
* He cheered up at the thought of seeing her again.
一想起又可见到她, 他便兴奋起来。 
at the sight of   一看到。。。
at a glance of一看到。。。
read between the lines  体会言外之意
^^ Reading between the lines, I would say that the Government is more worried than they will admit. 从政府的讲话中可以体会出,他们比承认的更加担忧。
pay attention to  注意  = pour attention into
draw one's attention  吸引。。的注意

put emphasis on  对。。强调
focus on = concentrate on = center on  集中精力到。。。上面
* He thinks he can focus on the things he likes after retirement.
agree with同意某人或某人的意见、想法、分析、解释等
^ I agree with you. 我同意你的观点、意见、想法。
agree toweight的搭配同意或接受某事,尤其指别人提出的某事,有时可能是自己不喜欢的事
^ I agree to your arrangement. 我同意你的安排。
agree on主要指双方通过协商而取得一致意见或达成协议
^ Can we agree on a price (a date)? 我们能不能商定一个价格(日期)?
in search of 
in honor of  为了向。。。表示敬意
in memory of  作为对。。。的纪念
in hopes of  希望
in pursuit of  追求
in favor of  支持,赞成
in support of  支持
^^ He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.  他兴办那个慈善机构以纪念他已故的妻子。
^^ Charlie Chaplin is a person in pursuit of perfection.  查理·卓别林是个追求完美的人。
* All in favor of this proposition will please say “Aye”.  请所有赞成这项提议的人讲一声“赞成”。
* A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.  宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
be sensitive to  对。。敏感
* Some plants are so sensitive to pollution that they can only survive in a perfectly clean environment. 有些植物对污染非常敏感, 。。。
in season  旺季
* Vegetables are usually rather cheap in season. 蔬菜在旺季时价格非常便宜。
in the light of = in view of = considering sth  鉴于,由于
^^ In the light of these changes, we must revise our plan.  鉴于这些变化, 我们必须重新修订我们的计划。
* He decided to make further improvements on the computer’s design in the light of the requirements of customers.
be in relation to = be related to = be relevant to  和。。有关
^^关于人工智能的一些疑虑与计算机能否独立思考密切相关。Some doubts about artificial intelligence are closely related to whether computers can think independently.
fill in = fill out  填。。
* Many people find it difficult to fill in a form.  许多人发现表格填写困难。

in contrast = on the contrary  相反地
in excess of  == more than 超过   
His expense is in excess of his income. 他入不敷出。

in favor of  支持,赞成
in one's favor = to one's advantage  对。。有利
at ease  自在
with ease  容易地
put sb at his/her ease  使某人感到无拘束
* She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their ease. 她安排一个派对来让陌生人之间不再拘束。
under pressure / construction  / repair /  situation /  circumstances / way
压力 / 建设中  / 修理中  /情况下 / 情况下 / 继续,在进行中
be keen on  热衷于(程度稍强)
be fond of  喜欢
take to doing  开始喜欢
be good at maths  擅长
be good to his cousin 

版权声明:本站内容均来自互联网,仅供演示用,请勿用于商业和其他非法用途。如果侵犯了您的权益请与我们联系QQ:729038198,我们将在24小时内删除。