look up to . admire;respect highly尊敬
Mr. Smith had taught for many years, and all the students looked up to him.史密斯先生执教多年,他的学生都非常尊敬他。
He was always taught to look up to older people.他接受的教育总是要尊敬老人。
lose contact with . lose track of与…失去联系
We have lost contact with him since he left last summer.自他去年夏天离开后,我们就与他失去了联系。
I was friendly with many people at college, but I've lost contact with most of them now.我上大学时有许多朋友,但现在我已和大多数人失去了联络。
lose heart . feel discouraged气馁;失望
The committee lost heart when money given by supporters fell by fifty percent in three months.当赞助者的钱在三个月以内减少了百分之五十时,委员会失去了信心。
The team had won no games and it lost heart.球队一场未赢,球员们很失望。
lose one's head . become upset; lose one's self-control惊慌失措;失去控制
He is liable to lose his head.他容易发脾气。
If the politician hadn't gotten angry and lost his head,he never would have slandered his opponent.如果那个政治家不是生气并且失去控制的话,他是决不会诽谤他的反对者的。
Seeing the other car coming toward him at such speed,John lost his head and drove up over the curb into a tree.看见另一部小汽车飞速向他开过来,约翰惊慌失措把车子开到路边的镶边上,撞到树上去了。
She lost her head when she found the house on fire.她发现房子着火时惊慌失措。
lose one's tongue . be too embarrassed or surprised to talk张口结舌
He lost his tongue when he was introduced to the audience.当他被介绍给观众时,他不知说什么是好。
lose one's way . go in a wrong direction and become lost while trying to find a place迷路
I'm sorry to be so late but I lost my way;I went right instead of left on Fifth Street.很抱歉我这么迟才来,我迷路了,在第五大街应向左拐,但我向右拐了
lose oneself . lose one's way迷路
We lost ourselves in the dark.黑暗中我们迷了路。
lose oneself . hide隐藏
The pickpocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the police.小偷躲进人群,逃过了警察的追捕。
lose oneself . become absorbed in耽于…
Sometimes Harry would lose himself in a book for an afternoon.有时哈里整个下午都泡在书中。
lose sight of . fail to see看不见
I watched the plane go higher and higher until I lost sight of it .我看着飞机越飞越高,直到看不见为止。
lose sight of . forget ; overlook忘记;忽略
Johnny was so interested in the game that he lost sight of the time.乔尼对比赛兴趣特浓,连时间也忘记了。
No matter how rich and famous he became,he never lost sight of the fact that he was born in the slums.无论他多么富有和有名气,他从不忘记他出生于贫民窟。
lose sight of . lose contact with;do not hear from不得音讯;失去联络
I have lost sight of my old friend for many years.我已多年得不到我的老朋友的音讯了。
We have lost sight of him since he went abroad.他出国以后,我们就和他失去了联系。
lose track of . forget about忘记
John lost track of the money he spent.约翰忘了他花了多少钱。
Tom's work was so interesting that he lost track of the time.汤姆的工作十分的有趣,以至于他忘了时间。
lose track of . be unable to find; misplace找不到;错放
She lost track of her umbrella at the office,so she borrowed her friend's.她把伞丢在办公室了,因此她借了她朋友的。
I was so bored that I lost track of what he was saying.我烦透了,忘了他讲了些什么。
loyal to . faithful to忠于
He is loyal to the people.他忠于人民。
make do,(with, without) . manage凑合;对付
This motel isn't what we wanted,but we must make do.这家汽车旅馆不是我们想住的,但我们只好将就一下。
She'll make do with the old typewriter until the new one arrives.新打字机到之前她将凑合着用旧的。
If you don't have the right tool for the job, we'll have to make do without it .假如你没有干这活的适当工具,咱们只得对付着干。
made up of . composed of; consisting of;comprising由…组成
The committee is made up of seven members.委员会由七人组成。
major in . specialize in the study of专业是…
Are you majoring in English literature? 你的专业是英国文学吗?
make both ends meet .make ends meet . earn what it costs to live收支相抵
He could not make both ends meet.他入不敷出。
However much money you earn,it,is,still difficult to make ends meet.不管你挣多少钱,若要收支平衡仍有困难。
make a journey . take a journey . travel旅行
We made a journey from Paris to Berlin.我们从巴黎旅行到柏林