81.keep up with
向……看齐,跟上
Don't run — I can't keep up with you.
别跑了,我赶不上你了。
82. lay aside
把……搁置在一边;储蓄
He
laid aside his book and stood up.
他把书放在一边站了起来。
They had laid money aside for their old age.
他们存钱防老。
83. lay off
休息;(临时)解雇
The doctor advised the managing director to lay off for a couple of
days.
医生劝总经理休息几天。
84.lay out
布置,安排;设计,制定
The gardens were laid out with lawns, flower beds and
fountains.
花园的布局有草坪,花坛和喷泉。
All the terms and conditions are laid out in the contract.
所有的条款和条件在合同中均已列明。
85.let
alone听其自然,
不要去管;更不用说
I’ve told you before—leave my things alone!
我告诉过你——别碰我的东西!
He hasn't enough money for food, let alone amusements.
他连吃饭钱都不够,就更不用说玩儿的钱了。
86.let down
放下,降低;使失望
We let the bucket down by a rope.
我们用绳子把吊桶放下去。
I
thought I could rely on him, but he let me down.
我原以为能依赖他,可他却使我大失所望。
87.live on(动物)以……为食;(人)靠……生活
Giraffes live on the leaves of tall trees.
长颈鹿靠吃树上的树叶维持生命。
He’s been living on his brother for nearly a year; it hardly
seems fair when he is able to work.
他靠他弟弟生活快一年了;既然他能干活这就不怎么公平了。
88.look after
照顾,照料;负责,关心
My friend looked after my cat while I was on holiday.
在我去度假的时候,我的朋友照料我的猫。
We’ll send an experienced expert over to look after the
matter.
我们将派一个有经验的专家来负责此事。
89.look back
回顾,记忆
I
like to look back on my high school days, which were among the
happiest in my life.
我喜欢回顾我的中学时代,那是我一生中最幸福的日子。
90.look down on/upon
看不起,轻视
When she married a lawyer, she looked down on the office girls she
had worked with.
她嫁给一位律师后就看不起办公室里与她一起工作的姑娘们了。
91.look forward to
盼望,期待
We are all looking forward to our holiday.
我们都盼望着假期。
92.look into
调查,研究,了解
They often came to the plant to look into our difficulties.
他们常到厂里来了解我们的困难。
His complaint is being looked into.
他的诉讼正在研究之中。
93.look out
留神,注意
Look out! There’s a mad bull coming for us.
当心!一头发狂的公牛朝我们奔来。
94.look through
仔细查看;浏览
She looked through her
notes before exam.
她考试前匆匆看了一下笔记。
95.make out
辨认出;理解,明白
I
cannot make out whether this figure is a three or an eight.
我辨不出这个数字是3还是8。
I
can’t make out what she wants.
我不明白她想要什么。
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