276. make way 开路,让路
**make one’s way 前进,行进
277. mark time 原地踏步,停止不前,拖延时间
278. mix up
[1]搅匀,拌和;
[2](with)混淆,弄乱。
eg:dinner will be ready as soon as i finish mixing up this salad 1.
the teacher always mixed me up with another student of the same name. 老师总是把我和另一个与我同名的学生弄混。
279. occur to 被想到,被想起
eg: it suddenly occurred to him that he hadn’t locked the door.
280. pass away 去世,逝世(die的婉转语)
eg: i’m sorry to hear that your grandmother has passed away.
281. pass off 停止,中止[stop (doing sth) ;give up]
eg: has your toothache passed off yet?你牙痛好了吗?
282. pass out 失去知觉,昏倒(另:knock out击倒,击昏; 类例lay out; 反义come to苏醒,复原; bring to 使苏醒,使复原)
eg: i thought i was going to pass out.我想我要昏倒了。
283. pay attention to 注意,照顾,招待(?)
eg: pay 2 attentions to the guests. 殷勤待客
284. pay back
[1]偿还,还钱给(某人);
eg: will you lend me $10? i will pay you back next month.能借给我10美元吗?我下个月还你。
[2]回报。
eg: how can i pay you back for all your kindness? 我该怎样报答你的好意呢?
285. pay off
[1]还清(债),给清工资后遣散;
eg: it took him six years to pay off the 3.
[2]得到好结果,(使)有报偿,使…得益(be successful)。
eg: we worked away for months in all weathers, and the hard work at last pay off very much.我们不论天气好坏,连续干了三个月,艰苦的劳动终于有了很好的结果。
286. pay up 全部付清
eg: if you don’t pay up, i’ll take legal action. 如果你不还钱,我就要起诉。
287. pick out
[1]选出,挑出,拣出;
[2]辨认,辨别出。
288. pick up
[1]拿起,拣起;
[2](车辆等中途停下来)把(人或东西)带走,取走;
eg: people usually stop and pick up a fisherman. 人们常让渔夫搭车。
[3](偶然)获得,(偶然或非正规地)学会;
eg: i may pick up a couple of useful ideas for my book.我或许偶尔获得几个对我这本书有用的想法。
eg: did you pick up any swedish? 你学会了一点瑞典语吗?
[4]好转,改进,增加(速度)。
eg: the economy is picking up. 经济在好转。
eg: the car pulled slowly away, then gradually picked up speed until it was out of sight. 轿车慢慢启动,然后逐渐加速,消失在视线之外。
289. play a part (in) (在…中)起作用
eg: she played a major part in the success of the scheme. 她对该计划的成功起了重要作用。
290. play with 以…为消遣,玩弄