full of beans . in high spirits 兴致高昂；精神饱满；愉快

The football team was full of beans after winning the tournament．足球队赢了决赛后兴致高昂。

You seem full of beans today；you must have got good marks in the examinations．你今天精神愉快，一定是考试取得了好成绩。

full of beans . being foolish and talking nonsense无稽之谈；胡说八道

You are full of beans ；that man isn't one hundred years old．你简直是无稽之谈,那人不是一百岁。

fuss about . fuss around .  move about or behave in a nervous， excited way忙乱；紧张不安地来回走动

Stop fussing about；the taxi will arrive on time， and we shan't miss the train．别慌，出租车会准时来的，我们不会误火车的。

She fussed around all the time． 她一直是忙忙乱乱的。

Stop fussing about and sit down．别瞎忙了，坐下来休息吧。

She has been fussing about since morning， something must be bothering her．她从早到现在一直局促不安地踱来踱去，肯定有什么心事缠绕着她。

fuss about . fuss around . unsettle or irritate somebody by giving too much attention to him过分关心；过分操心

She fusses too much about her health；she's always trying some new medicine ．她过分担心她的健康，总是试用一些新药。

She does fuss the children about and always worries about their minor illnesses．她对孩子过分操心，他们有点小毛病，她就提心吊胆。

gabble away . talk rapidly and possibly indistinctly急促地不清楚地说个不停；吱吱喳喳地叫

The guests at the cocktail party were gabbling away when the clock struck ten．时钟敲十点时，鸡尾酒会上的客人们还在嘈杂地谈论着。

Listen to those foreigners gabbling away．听那些外国人在叽哩咕噜地说个不停。

The geese were gabbling away furiously．鹅群嘎嘎直叫。

gad about. gad around . go from place to place， usu．for pleasure闲荡；欢乐地、轻快地游逛

The way Tom gads about， I can't see how he will ever pass his finals．汤姆这样闲荡，我看他期终考试怎么也过不了关。

They gab about a lot， going to expensive restaurants and shows ．他们下高级馆子，享受高级娱乐，玩得好痛快。

My son always gads about with his school friends after they have left school．我儿子放学后总要和他的同学们到处游荡。

gain ground . go forward ；move ahead向前 ；占领阵地

The soldiers fought hard and began to gain ground．战士们奋力作战，开始占领了阵地。

The rumour is so silly， I don't see how it can gain much ground． 这谣言大荒唐，我相信它不会有市场。

gain ground .become stronger； make progress； improve变强壮；取得进展；好转

The sick man gained ground after being near death．这位病人差点死去，现在病情又好转了。

Under Lincoln， the Republican party gained ground．在林肯的领导下，共和党大有进展。

gain on . gain upon .  draw closer to ； catch up with逼近；接近；赶上

The horsemen were rapidly gaining on their enemy．骑士们很快就追上了敌人。

The runner was catching up with his rival， gaining on him with every step．那位赛跑运动员正在追赶他的对手，一步步向他逼近。

The company is gaining upon its rivals in the volume of sales．这家公司在销售额上快要赶上它的竞争者了。

gain on . gain upon .move further ahead of跑得比…快；超过

The leading group of three continued to gain on the rest of the runners and were soon half a mile clear of them．领先的三个人继续拉大同其他选手的距离，不久就把他们抛在半英里之后了。

The days are gaining on the nights．白昼正越来越长，黑夜正越来越短。

gain on . gain upon .consume part of；erode蚕食；侵蚀

Year by year the ocean gained upon the shore，and finally took a toll on the houses that had once been pride of the town．年复一年海水侵蚀着海岸，终于把这个城市曾一度引以为荣的那些房子冲垮了。

Solid embankments have been constructed to prevent the river from gaining on the land．人们修筑坚固的堤岸，以防止河水对土地的侵蚀。

gather round . form a crowd near聚集在…周围；环绕

A small crowd gathered round the speaker to hear what he had to say．一小群人围在演讲者周围听他讲什么。

gather up . collect all one's power of a strong effort鼓起勇气；打起精神

After he had been hit， he got up，gathered himself up and ran off．他被击倒后又爬了起来，振作一下就跑掉了。

You'd better gather yourself up to try again．你最好鼓起勇气再试一下。

He gathered up his strength for a hard job．他集中精力去干一项艰苦的工作。

gather up .pick up and place together；accumulate集拢；收集；概括

Gathering up his scattered papers，he pushed them into his case．他将散落的文件收拢起来，放入箱子里。

Gathering up the thread of his story，he set about writing．他收集整理了故事的线索，开始写作。

The title best gathers up the subject．这个标题把问题很好地概括起来了。

We gathered up a great amount of firsthand data．我们收集了大量的第一手资料。

 gaze at . gaze upon . look steadily at； set eyes on； let one's eyes remain on凝视；注视；盯着看

The climbers stood on top of the mountain， gazing at the splendid view．登山者站在山顶，凝视美丽的景色。

Never in his life had he gazed on such beautiful scenes．他生平从未见到过如此美丽的景色。

What are you gazing at? 你在盯着看什么?

  Gazing at the poor man for some time， she finally recognized him．她对那个可怜的男子凝视了一会儿，最后终于认出了他。

gaze away . look continuously连续看

I love this painting， and could gaze away at it for hours．我爱看这幅画，可以盯着看几个小时。

gaze away . gaze into the far distance眺望

She stood on a rock， gazing away at the sea．她站在一块岩石上，眺望着大海。