fight one's way out . struggle to leave打开一条生路；杀出一条活路

Having been surrounded by the enemy，we must fight our way out．我们已被敌人包围，必须杀出一条活路。

figure on . depend on；count on依赖；指望

Don't figure on the weather being fine for your garden party．不要指望花园聚会有好天气。

I was figuring on your support．我指望你的支持。

We can figure on him to be on time．我们能指望他按时来。

figure on .expect打算；期待；估计

If you figure on success，you stand a better chance of winning．如果你想成功，你就有了取胜的较大可能。

We figured on his coming and he came．我们估计他要来，他真来了。

It was something we had not figured on．这是我们料想不到的事。

We did not figure on having so many people at the picnic．我们没有料到会有这么多人参加野餐。

figure out . calculate；work out；estimate 计算（出）；估计

It would be difficult to figure out the losses at this time．目前很难对损失作出估计。

I can't figure out how much money I owe them．我算不出欠他们多少钱。

I have figured out most carefully the time and the materials needed to complete the job．我已经很仔细地算出了完成这项工作所需的时间和材料。

He couldn't figure out the last problem on the arithmetic test．他解不出算术考试卷上的最后一道题。

figure out . understand with difficulty理解

I couldn't figure out what he was hinting at．我不理解他的用意何在。

It's difficult to figure out why she said those things at the meeting．很难理解她为什么要在会上讲那些事情。

Have you figured out how to succeed without trying? 你有没有想出怎样才能不试而能成功?

I wish I could figure out how their minds work．我要是能摸透他们的心事就好了。

figure up . reach or make a total of an amount；total总计

If you'll figure up exactly how much I owe you，I'll pay you right away．如果你能算出我欠你多少，我马上就付给你。

Ask the waiter to figure our bill up；we want to go．请服务员结账，我们要走了。

 fill…in on . inform in full；give current information about向某人详尽告知；介绍最新情况

I missed the meeting．Fill me in on what happened．我没有去开会。请告诉我发生了什么事情。

Would someone please fill me in on this point? 请哪一位给我详细讲讲这一点，好吗?

Please fill me in on what's been happening while I've been away．请把我不在时所发生的情况详细告诉我。

The assistant filled his boss in on the details of the conference．助理把会议的详细情况向老板作了汇报。

The President had his adviser fill him in on the latest development in the financial crisis．总统要他的顾问向他通报财政危机的最新发展。

If the new employee doesn't know about his duties，fill him in．如果新的雇员不知道自己的职责，就要告诉他。

fill in . fill completely填满

The workman dug a hole，mended the pipe， and then filled the hole in again．这位工人挖了一个洞，修好了管道，又将洞填了起来。

The ruts must be filled in so that traffic can pass．这些车辙必须填平，以便车辆能够通过。

fill in . write what is necessary on something such as a paper填写

You got the date wrong when you were filling in the check．你填写支票时，把日期弄错了。

When you get the application form，fill it in．当你拿到申请表时，要填好。

Fill in your name and address here．在这里写上你的姓名和地址。

fill in . pass time消磨时光

How am I going to fill in this afternoon now that he's not coming? 既然他不来，今天下午我该怎么度过呢?

fill in . act as a replacement for；substitute暂时代替

I can't go to the meeting．Will you fill in for me? 我无法参加那个会，你能代替我去吗?

while our teacher was ill， Mr．Wang filled in for him．当我们的老师生病时，王先生来代替了他。

I'll fill in if absolutely necessary．如果绝对有必要，我来补缺。

fill in .  provide in full详尽提供

Can you fill in the details for us? 你能向我们提供详细情况吗?

fill one's shoes . substitute satisfactorily for；take the place of somebody  and do as well成功地代替

When Jack got hurt，the coach had nobody to fill his shoes．杰克受伤时，教练找不到能代替他的好球员。

It will be difficult to find someone to fill the old professor's shoes．要找个能胜任的人来替代这位老教授的工作是很困难的。

fill out . complete something such as blanks，forms，填写（空格、表格等）

Please fill out the answers to the following questions．请填写下述问题的答案。

When she applied for her passport，Grace had to fill out a half dozen different forms．格蕾丝申请护照时得填写许多表格。

fill out . （cause to） grow fatter（使）长胖

John stopped growing taller last year，and now he's filling out．约翰去年不再长高了，而现在正在长胖。

The baby has filled out a lot under the care of the nursery．这婴儿在托儿所的照料下长胖了许多。

You have filled out a lot since I last saw you．自我上一次看到你以后，你胖多了。

The girl was pale and thin after her sickness，but in a few months she filled out．这女孩病后面黄肌瘦，但几个月后又长胖了。

fill out . make fuller， more substantial by adding material充实；增补

The chief editor said they'll publish your paper if you can just fill it out a little．主编说，只要你把论文内容稍加充实，他们就刊登。