point up . show clearly清楚地表明

Johnny's report card points up his talent for math．约翰尼的成绩单显示他在数学方面很有才华。

His rudeness just points up her good manners．他的鲁莽更显出她的彬彬有礼。

poke about . poke around . search about寻找

Those people are poking about for the lost child．那些人正在寻找丢失的孩子。

What are you doing poking about my private papers? 你在我私人文件里乱翻些什么?

poke about . poke around . move slowly or aimlessly；do little things闲逛；做些小事

We've poked about for an hour in the secondhand bookstore looking at all kinds of English books．我们在旧书店里转了一个小时，翻看各种英语书籍。

poles apart . poles asunder . completely different相差甚远

They were in agreement on most world issues，but they were poles apart about the war．他们对于多数世界大事意见是一致的，但对于战争的看法却截然相反。

Their opinions are poles asunder．他们的意见截然相反。

The two brothers are poles apart in character．这兄弟二人性格迥异。

polish off . finish quickly很快用完

They were so hungry that it took them only a few minutes to polish off the pie and chips．他们太饿了，只用了几分钟就吃完了馅饼和炸土豆片。

He polished off his work before leaving．他在离开前，匆匆干完了自己的活。

The fighter polished off his opponent in the first round．那拳击手在第一回合就把对手打倒了。

polish off . complete the decorating work of 装饰竣工

It is a delight for him to polish off every room．将每间屋子都装修一新对他来说是件乐事。

polish the apple . try to win favor by flattery逢迎；拍马

Henry has been polishing the apple too much．I think the boss knows that his enthusiasm for the project is not sincere．亨利的拍马奉承太过火了，我认为老板知道他对这方案的热心并不是真诚的。

polish up . become bright and clean with polishing擦亮

He polished up the silverware till it shone．他把银器擦得铮亮。

polish up . improve改善；润色

I'll have to polish up my French before the holidays．度假前我得温习一下法语。

I think this article needs polishing up before we print it ．我认为这篇文章还需润色一下才能复印。

pooped out . worn out；exhausted精疲力尽

Everyone was pooped out after the hike．徒步旅行以后大家都精疲力尽了。

pop along . pop in . pop over . pay a visit casually 顺便经过；顺道来访

I'll pop along to the post office and mail the package for you．我顺便去邮局帮你把包裹寄走。

I may pop in to see you next month．我也许下个月来看你。

 pop off . go away hurriedly赶紧离开

I must pop off now．我得走了。

Where has he popped off to? 他匆忙去哪里了?

pop off .  die死

I'm not going to pop off just now，so you needn't worry．我还不会死，你不用着急。

He popped off at the age of twenty．他在20岁时突然死去。

pop off . fire放（枪、炮等）

The children were running about popping off their toy guns．孩子们奔跑着，劈哩啪啦地放玩具枪。

pop out . go out hurriedly匆匆出去

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting；I just popped out for a few moments．抱歉，劳你久等了。我刚才匆匆出去了一会儿。

pop out . come out with a sharp explosive sound砰地一声出来

The cork popped out and the champagne gushed from the bottle．软木塞扑地一声跳出来，香槟酒从瓶里涌了出来。

pop out . protrude from the sockets突出

His eyes popped out in surprise．他惊讶得眼睛瞪得大大的。

pop the question . ask somebody to marry one求婚

After the dance， he popped the question．舞会后，他向她求婚。

pop up . rise or appear suddenly or unexpectedly；show up突然出现

I haven't seen him for weeks， but I'm sure he'll pop up one of these days．我好几个星期没见他了，不过我肯定他这几天会来的。

He pops up all over the place， so you never know where to look for him．他什么地方都去，所以你不知道去哪里找他。

pore over . study carefully仔细研究

I have been poring over my new scheme．我一直在仔细推敲我的新方案。

He pored over the book the whole morning and made careful notes．整个上午他都在钻研那本书，并仔细地做笔记。

possessed of . in possession of拥有

He is possessed of great natural ability．他天赋很高。

He was possessed of a big vocabulary．他的词汇量很大。

potter about . potter around . move about from one little job to another鬼混；闲逛

I'm afraid you've spent too much time pottering about in the garden．你在花园里东摸西逛，恐怕花的时间太多了吧。

pounce upon . pounce on . make a sudden attack on突然袭击

The wolf pounced savagely on the lamb．狼凶残地扑向小羊。

Field was walking in the street when he was pounced on by some ruffians．菲尔德在街上行走时，突然遭到几个歹徒的袭击。

pounce upon . pounce on . grasp（a chance） eagerly紧紧抓住（机会）

The children pounced on the chance of visiting the television studios．孩子们抓住了去电视演播室参观的机会。

This is the kind of careless mistake on which her teacher loves to pounce．她的老师喜欢抓这一类粗枝大叶造成的错误。