短语词组积累

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as sth. Goes / to be sure / bring… to tears / bring down / rise to the challenge / in the line of duty / owe… to / on behalf of / let go of / set oneself against

1. as sth. goes

compared with the average disasters of this type

Examples:

●As disasters go, this one was horrible, but not unique, certainly not among the worst U.S. air crashes on record.

●As businessmen go, he is pretty honest.

2. to be sure

●indeed, certainly

Example:

●To be sure, most people are law abiding, but crime remains a problem.

必须承认，绝大部分的人是遵纪守法的，但违法活动依然是个问题。

3. bring… to tears

●to make sb. cry

Example:

●The happy news brought all of the people

●in the room to tears.

4. bring down

v. a. to cause to fall or collapse

b. to reduce the rate, level, or amount

Examples:

●Strong wind brought down the power lines across the region.

●Our principal responsibility is to bring down the level of unemployment.

●Major spending is required to bring about substantial improvements in housing. (to make sth. happen)

●The various departments have not yet brought forward their spending plans. (to present, produce)

●If they can bring off he deal, they will be able to retire. (to succeed in doing sth. difficult)

5. rise to the challenge

●to deal successfully with a problem or a

●situation that is especially difficult

Example

●It’s not an easy task, but I’m sure John will

●rise to the challenge.

6. in the line of duty

●while working

Example:

●The police officer was killed in the line of duty.

7. owe… to

●to be indebted or obliged for

Example:

●She owes her good health to diet and exercise.

8. on behalf of

●as the agent of; on the part of

Examples:

●A solicitor issued a statement on behalf of the family.

●He intervened with the immigration service on his behalf.

9. let go of

●to stop holding sb. or sth.

Example:

●She refused to let go of her bag and kicked her attackers several times.

10. set oneself against

●to cause people or groups to fight each other although they were in a friendly relationship before

Example:

●It is a bitter industrial dispute that had set workers against workers.

●set sth. against sth.: to compare one thing with another

●This season’s results have been disappointing set against last year’s.