cook up . prepare by cooking quickly 匆匆烹调
She cooked up an omelette and chips when he arrived unexpectedly.当他出乎意料地到来时,她很快就做好了一个炒鸡蛋和油煎土豆片。
cook up . invent;devise;concoct 造出;想出;捏造;虚构
The absentee cooked up some excuse about being ill.那位缺席者编造了一个有病的借口。
I don't like cooking up stories just to help you out of a difficult situation.我不愿为你摆脱困境而虚构事实。
cool down . become cool 变冷
The soup has cooled down.汤凉了。
cool down . become calmer or less excited冷静下来
I won't talk to her until she has cooled down.她冷静下来我才会同她谈。
The situation has cooled down a lot since yesterday.形势从昨天起已平静了许多。
He cooled the situation down by offering mediation between the disputing parties.他主动提出在争执双方斡旋,从而使形势缓和。
cool down . become less attracted or enthusiastic 对…冷淡(尤用于比喻)
Their friendship seems to have cooled down.他们的友谊似乎已经冷淡了。
His affection for her gradually cooled down.他对她的爱情逐渐冷淡了。
cope with . find a way to deal with;manage successfully 处理;有效地对付
I can't cope with such a pile of work this week.我本周处理不了这么一大堆工作。
The mayor should take steps to cope with the holiday rush.市长应采取措施解决假日食宿交通繁忙的问题。
cope with . match 与…相匹敌
She can't cope with him in maths.她在数学方面不如他。
correspond to . match;be equal to;be similar to相当;相称;相似
In this firm,the manager corresponds to the general in the army.在这家公司里,经理相当于军队里的将军。
Find a word in your mother tongue which corresponds to the English word“noble”.从你的母语中找到一个同英语“noble”相对应的词。
American Congress corresponds to British Parliament.美国的国会相当于英国的议会。
His expenses do not correspond to his income.他的花费与他的收入不相称。
Her answer corresponds to my expectation.她的回答如我所料。
correspond with . write letters to and receive letters from;exchange letters 与…通信
He is still corresponding with his former girlfriend.他现在仍同他从前的女友通信。
correspond with . be in agreement with;be in harmony with 与…相符;与…调和
The picture does not correspond with the description the witness has given.这张照片与目击者所描述的不符。
His actions do not correspond with his words.他言行不一。
Her white hat and shoes correspond with her white dress.她的白帽、白鞋和她的白色衣服十分协调。
count for . be worth;be of importance 有价值;有重要性
He seems to count for quite a lot in the firm.他在公司内似乎举足轻重。
In our factory,quality counts for as much as quantity.在我们厂里,质量和数量同等重要。
The dam project counted for much in promoting agricultural production in our county.这个水坝工程对发展我县农业生产起很大作用。
count in . include 包括
If you are going out for a picnic,please count me in.如果你们出去野餐的话,请把我也算进去。
Have you counted in those who are absent?你把缺席的人也算进去了吗?
count off . count aloud from one end of a line of men to the other 报数
The soldiers counted off from right to left.战士们从右向左报数。
Count off!(口令)报数!
count off . select 挑选
He counted off three men to help with the job.他选出了三个人来帮助做这件事。
count on . depend on;trust 依靠;信赖
You can count on Mr.Li.He will never fail you.你可以依靠李先生,他决不会让你失望的。
The team was counting on me to win the race.运动队指望我赢这场赛跑。
Don't count on going abroad this summer;we may not have enough money.别指望今年夏天能出国,我们可能钱不够。
count out . count one by one 一个一个地数出(数目)
The boss is counting out his money.老板正在数钱。
The old lady counted out fifteen pence and passed it to the salesgirl.那老太太慢吞吞地数了十五便士给女店员。
count out . exclude 排除
You can count me out of your plan.你们的计划可以不把我包括进去。
count up . enumerate;count;find the total of 清点;数;算出…的总数
They began to count up their losses after the battle.他们在战役之后清点伤亡损失。
Please count up all the days that he has been absent and let me know the result.请把他缺席的天数加起来并把结果告诉我。
Count up to ten before you open your eyes.数到10再睁开眼睛。
cover in . fill up;complete the covering of 填满;装好…顶或盖
They have covered in the whole market.他们给整个商场盖上了一个顶篷。
We decided to cover in the passage between the main building and the annex.我们决定在主楼和建筑物之间的过道上加盖屋顶。
With everybody helping,they had the ditch covered in in no time.由于大家帮忙,他们一下子就把那条沟填满了。