1.Do a double take
Definition: look twice at someone or something because you are surprised
定義:因驚訝而再看一眼
She did a double take when he walked into the room.
他走進(jìn)房間時(shí),她驚訝地又看了他一眼。
Did you see that man do a double take as he looked at the price?
你有沒(méi)有看到,那個(gè)男人又驚訝地看了一眼價(jià)格?
2.Do a number on someone
Definition: trick someone, cheat someone, hurt someone very badly
定義:捉弄、欺騙某人,深深地傷害某人
I'm afraid she did a number on him when she broke up.
我擔(dān)心她提出分手對(duì)他傷害很深。
That guy did a number on John to the tune of $500!
那個(gè)家伙騙了約翰500美元!
3.Do an about face
Definition: turn around, return to where someone came from
定義:轉(zhuǎn)身,轉(zhuǎn)向來(lái)的地方
I'd like you to do an about face and go clean your room!
我想你還是回去打掃下房間!
As soon as I got to work I realized I'd have to do an about face because I'd left my briefcase at home.
我一到上班的地方就想起來(lái)我得回去一趟,因?yàn)槲野压陌诩伊恕?/p>
4.Do away with something
Definition: prohibit something, make something not available
定義:禁止某事,使其無(wú)效。
They tried to do away with coffee in some cultures to little success.
他們嘗試在一些地方禁止咖啡,效果卻不如人意。
Anytime they do away with something people want it even more.
任何時(shí)候,他們?cè)绞墙?,人們反而越是貪婪?/p>
5.Do justice to something
Definition: do successfully and with honor, complete in a befitting manner
定義:成功完成,適當(dāng)處理
I think that painting doesn't do justice to him.
我覺(jué)得那幅畫(huà)不適合他。
Alice really did justice to the presentation.
愛(ài)麗絲的陳述做得很棒。
6.Do one's duty
Definition: complete a responsibility, do something that is expected of you
定義:盡職盡責(zé),完成別人對(duì)你的期望。
Remember to do your duty by honoring your parents.
記住,孝敬父母是你的職責(zé)。
I'll do my duty but nothing more.
我只會(huì)做我職責(zé)范圍之內(nèi)的事。
7.Do one's part
Definition: do something that is required of you, join in doing something that requires many people
定義:完成被要求做的事,加入需要多人完成的某事。
He feels that volunteering is doing his part.
他覺(jué)得志愿活動(dòng)是他的責(zé)任。
Do you part and get along and you'll have no problems here.
做好你的事,保持下去,就沒(méi)問(wèn)題了。
8.Do or die
Definition: complete a task or utterly fail
定義:非做不可,背水一戰(zhàn)。
It's do or die time now. We're getting married!
現(xiàn)在非做不可了,我們結(jié)婚了!
Well John, it's do or die. Let's go!
好吧,約翰,背水一戰(zhàn)的時(shí)候到了,上吧!
9.Do someone good
Definition: be beneficial for someone
定義:對(duì)某人有好處
I think taking the week off will do you good.
我覺(jué)得休息一周對(duì)你有好處。
She told me a massage would do me good.
她告訴我做個(gè)按摩對(duì)我有好處。
10.Do something over
Definition: repeat an action often because of a poor start
定義:由于不好的開(kāi)頭而重復(fù)某個(gè)動(dòng)作
Let's do that over! I wasn't concentrated enough!
再做一次!我還不夠?qū)W?
I'd love to do college over if I had the chance.
如果有機(jī)會(huì),我真想再上一次大學(xué)。
11.Do someone proud
definition: do something so well that another person is proud of you
定義:因某事做得出色使得別人為你驕傲。
David did his father proud throughout his successful life.
大衛(wèi)為他父親成功的一生而感到驕傲。
I think you'll do your family proud this year.
我認(rèn)為你今年會(huì)給你們家族帶來(lái)榮耀的。
12.Do someone's heart good
Definition: be good for someone emotionally
定義:使某人高興
I think listening to some classical music would do your heart good.
我覺(jué)得聽(tīng)一點(diǎn)古典音樂(lè)會(huì)使你感到愉悅。
13.Do something by hand
Definition: build something on one's own
定義:親自做某事
He built his house by hand.
他親自建造了自己的房子。
I created that desk by hand.
我親手做的這個(gè)桌子。
14.Do something in vain
Definition: do something with no reason or chance at success
定義:徒勞地做某事
Peter feels his doing the job in vain.
皮特覺(jué)得自己做的工作是徒勞無(wú)效的。
Never feel you're doing something in vain. There's always a reason.
不要覺(jué)得你在徒勞地做某件事。事情總是有其存在的理由的。
15.Do something on the fly
Definition: do something quickly without thinking
定義:快速而不加思考地做某事。
I did it on the fly, it's nothing special.
我不假思索地飛快去做了,它也沒(méi)什么特別的。
Let's do it on the fly. It won't take long.
快點(diǎn)動(dòng)手干吧,不會(huì)耗費(fèi)多久的。
16.Do something on the run
Definition: do something while on the way to somewhere else
定義:在去別地時(shí)做某事。
We did it on the run while on the way to Arizona.
我們是在去亞利桑那州的途中完成這個(gè)的。
You can do it on the run. Let's go!
我們可以在途中完成的,出發(fā)吧!
17.Do something on the sly
Definition: do something without having other people notice
定義:秘密地做某事。
She did it on the sly. Her husband never had a clue.
她偷偷地做這件事,她丈夫絕不會(huì)有線索。
He made lots of money by doing it on the sly.
他偷偷地掙了很多錢(qián)。
18.Do the honors
Definition: do something like cutting a cake, or giving a speech that is an honor
定義:做一些類似于切蛋糕,或做演講之類的被視為榮譽(yù)的事。
I'd like to let your father do the honors.
我想讓你的父親執(zhí)行這份榮耀。
I'll do the honors and toast to happy and long life!
我會(huì)執(zhí)行這份榮耀,為快樂(lè)長(zhǎng)壽干杯!
19.Do the trick
Definition: complete the task, function as a solution
定義:完成任務(wù),找到解決方案。
I think this pen will do the trick.
我覺(jué)得這只鋼筆很耐用。
You'll come up with something to do the trick.
你要想辦法來(lái)完成這件事。
20.Do you read me?
Definition: question asked usually in a stern manner to ask if someone understands
定義:通常是嚴(yán)厲地問(wèn)某人是否理解自己的意思
We'll have no more talk! Do you read me?!
我們沒(méi)什么好談的,懂我的意思嗎?
That's enough. Do you read me?
夠了。你懂我的意思嗎?