221 ~ 230

221.take…. for granted 視…為理所當然
……take 把…當作…/ for 代表 / granted 被許可的
……John always took his wife for granted until
......her left him.
……約翰總是把他太太所做的一切視為理所當然, 直
......到她 離開了他

222.play up to 討好
……play 表演 / up 徹底地 / to 向…
……She played up to her art teacher, and
......suddenly they were a couple.
……她對她的美術老師示好,不久他們就成雙成對了。

223.put up with 忍受
……put 保持…up 向上 (put up撐著) / with 和…
……She could hardly put up with that fellow
......any longer.
……她再也不能忍受那傢伙。

224.once and for all 僅此一次;永遠地
……once 一次/ and 而且 / for all 永遠
……John's back home once and for all.
……約翰回到家,再也不走了。

225.keep one’s head 保持冷靜
……keep 保持 / one’s head 某人的理性
……She was able to keep her head in the crisis.
……她在這次危機中保持了清醒的頭腦。

226.by all means 務必
……by 藉著/ all 全部的 / means 方法
……I want you to bring John here by all means.
……我要你務必把約翰帶來這裡
......by no means 絕不

227.turn down 拒絕
……turn 轉變 / down 徹底地
……Jane turned down John’s offer to help.
……珍拒絕約翰的幫忙

228.keep one’s fingers crossed 祈求好運
……keep 保持../one’s fingers ..的手指
......crossed 交叉的
……Let’s keep our fingers crossed that you
......will pass the exam.
……讓我們祈求你們考試能過關

229.see eye to eye 意見一致
……see 看見 / eye to eye 大家的眼睛
……John and Jane see pretty well eye to eye on
......most things.
……約翰與珍在大部分事情上看法很一致。

230.take at one’s word 相信…的話
……take 接受 / at 對.. / one’s word 某人的話
……I don’t know whether to take at John’s word
......(or not).
……我不知道到底要不要相信約翰的話