against the grain 逆着潮流,与众不同
accuse sb of doing 控告某人
all but 几乎=almost;相当于
at large 一般的
attach to... 把...放在;对...赋予
be accustomed to 习惯于...
be applied to 被用于...
be at home in 熟悉
be committed to 致力于
by no means 决不
by one's own right by oneself
can't help but 不能防止做
cast off 抛弃
cater to 满足...的需要
cling to 坚持
cope with 处理(=take care of,deal with,handle)
correspond to 与...相应
dedicate oneself to 致力于
deprive of 剥夺...
dispose of 处理,处置
every walk of life 各行各业
fall into 陷入,进入
first rank 一流的
follow one's lead 听某人的话,跟某人行事
follow one's standpoint 从某人的立场
from one's point of view 从某人的观点
get rid of 消除
get...in tune 使和谐
give way to 让步于
graze on (牛羊等)吃(草)
have...in common 有共性,有共同点
hold back 阻止
in addition to 除...外
in advance 预先
in favor of 倾向于
in harmony with 与...协调一致
in high gear 高速的
in one's own right by oneself
in significant measure 在很大程度上
in so far as 再...的范围内
in the strictest sense 在最严格的意义上
jibe with 与...一致
keep abreast with 跟上(keep up with)
make a tribute to 对...做贡献
make an impact on 对...产生影响
make one's way to 转向
make way for 让步于
notwithstanding 虽然,尽管
on the whole 总体上
only that... 因为
per capita 人均
pick up 沿着...;拣起
play an part in 再...中扮演角色;在...中起作用
preside over 管理,监控
prior to 在...前
provided with 提供...
put an end to 结束
regardless of 不管,不顾
shoot up 迅速成长,增长
subject to 取决于...,受...控制
subsist on 依靠
take advantage of 利用
take on 呈现,承担
take sth for granted 想当然的认为...
tip the scale at 称重...,体重...
to the extreme 达到极点
to the point of 到...的程度
to the extent of 到...的程度
up to 达到
usher in 带来,开始
wipe out 消除
with respect to 考虑到(编辑:雨巷)