with a will . with willingness and zeal;with all one's heart or strength;earnestly;heartily甘心情愿;热切;尽心尽力
She threw herself into the work with a will.她全身心地投入了这项工作。
Whatever he does,he does it with a will.他不论干什么,都尽心尽力。
with all one's heart . with a will;most willingly甘心情愿;十分愿意
I love her with all my heart.我全心全意地爱她。
with all one's might . as much as one can尽全力;全力以赴地
They battled the drought with all their might.In the end,they were rewarded with a bumper harvest.他们全力以赴地与干旱作斗争,终于获得了大丰收。
with an eye to . having reference to;intending or purposing目的在于;着眼于
He reads English every morning with an eye to improving his pronunciation.他每天早晨朗读英语,目的在于改进自己的发音。
He constructed his house with an eye to architectural beauty.他建造房屋时着眼于建筑之美。
with an ill grace . reluctantly勉强地
He accepted the job with an ill grace.他勉强地接受了这工作。
with bells on . with enthusiasm;eager or ready and in the best of spirits for an event热烈地;热情地;兴高采烈地
—Will you come to our English evening? —I'll be there with bells on.—你来参加我们的英语晚会吗? 很乐意参加。
with flying colors . with great or total success;victoriously非常成功;取得好的成绩
He came through the examination with flying colors.他考试取得了优异的成绩。
Our team won the game and returned with flying colors.我们的球队比赛获胜而凯旋。
with good grace . politely;willingly;without complaining有礼貌地;心甘情愿地;毫不埋怨地
He accepted the principal's criticism with good grace.他很有礼貌地接受了校长的批评。
with half an eye . at a glance;without effort看一眼;一瞥;不费劲
Anyone with half an eye could see that the young teacher was in love with the girl.任何人一看就知道那位青年教师已爱上那位女孩了。
with one's eyes open . knowing all the circumstances or consequences(usu.used in an unfavorable sense)明知(故犯)
We punished him because he had made the mistake with his eyes open.因为他是明知故犯,所以我们惩罚了他。
with reference to . concerning关于;说到
I have nothing to say with reference to this question.关于这个问题我没有什么话要讲。
with respect to . concerning;with regard to至于;关于
I have something to say with respect to our business.关于我们的业务,我想说几句。
We must plan with respect to the future.我们订计划时必须考虑到未来。
with the exception of . except除了
They passed the examination with the exception of two.除了两人外,他们考试都通过了。
within reach of . within practicable traveling distance;near在近处
Our house is within reach of the school.我们家在学校附近。
within reason . within the limits of good sense;in reasonable control or check;moderate合情合理;有节制的;适度的
Your demands are within reason.你的要求是合情合理的。
It is quite within reason for them to be late today.今天他们来迟了是情有可原的。
without color . without disguise不隐瞒;无掩饰
Tell me directly without color,whether it be so or not.不管情况是否如此,都请直率地告诉我。
word for word . in exactly the same words一字不差地,原话
Please tell me what the teacher said,word for word.请把老师的原话告诉我。
word for word . one word at a time逐字地
It is a mistake to translate the sentence word for word.一个字一个字地翻译这个句子就错了。
work at . be engaged in 致力于;从事于;钻研
He is working at a new subject.他正在研究一门新的学科。
You will have to work at the weak points if you want to pass the examination.你要想考试过关就得在你的薄弱环节上下功夫。
work at . do something with effort 在…上下功夫
You'll crack this problem if you really work at it .只要你下功夫就能解决这个问题。
work away . keep on working 继续干;一个劲地干下去
He has been working away without a rest ever since breakfast.他从早饭后就一直在忙个不停。
She is still working away at her homework.她还在做作业。
work in . bring or put in;insert;penetrate带进去;插进;引进
The author worked in a few lines about his own life.作者插进了几笔自己的经历。
When he wrote his essay, he worked in several quotations of Chairman Mao.他写文章时引用了几句毛主席的话。
He worked in the key and opened the room.他把钥匙插进去,打开了房门。
work in . arrange a time for 为…安排出时间
The doctor might be able to work you in between his other appointments,if you will just wait a while.你如果愿意稍等片刻,医生或许能把你插在其他预约的病人中间给你看病。
work in with . fit in with;cooperate with;work harmoniously with与…合拍;与…协调
My plans did not work in with his.我的计划跟他的计划不协调。
I'll try to work my timetable in with yours.我将设法把我的作息时间与你的协调起来。
work off . lose or dispose of something by exercise or labor;get rid of(通过运动或劳动)去掉;消除掉;发泄
Dick's digging the garden.He's trying to work his lunch off.狄克在花园里挖地,他在设法把吃的午餐消化掉。
He worked off his anger by chopping wood.他用砍木头来发泄他的怒气。
work off . pay or fulfil by working 通过工作来抵偿(债务等)
He worked off his debt by doing odd jobs.他用打零工的方式来抵偿债务。
He has no money,but he is willing to work off his check by washing dishes.他没有钱,但他愿意以洗盘子来付清债务。
work off . finish up;complete 干完;完成
He has worked off these urgent letters.他已经把这些急信处理完毕。