(1) any old how 1.随随便便的；马马虎虎的 2.不管怎样；无论如何；反正

1. He was all dressed up in his Sunday best, but his hair was any old how.

他全身穿着节丑的盛装，可是他的头发却是乱蓬蓬的。

2. It's something private. Well, any old how, I have to tell you.

这是件私事。哎，不管怎样，我得告诉你。

(2) anything but 绝对不；一点也不

1. The hotel was anything but satisfactory.

这家旅馆太不令人满意了。

2. He is anything but a scholar.

他决不是一个学者。.

3. I will do anything but that.

我决不会做那种事。

(3) like anything 非常地；无比地；全力地；拼命地

1. The thief ran like anything when he heard the alarm.

那贼听到警报声就飞快地逃走了。

2. His nose is bleeding like anything.

他的鼻子出血了，血流得很厉害。

(4) keep up appearances 维持体面；装门面；虚饰外表

1. There is no point in keeping up appearances when everyone knows we're nearly bankrupt.

既然人家都知道我们快破产了，何必还打肿脸充胖予。

2. She would rather go hungry and keep up appearances than eat properly and wear last year's fashions.

她宁可为了穿着时髦而挨饿，也不愿意为了吃的好一点而穿去年款式的衣服。

(5) an/the apple of discord 不和的种子；祸根；争端

Profit is generally the apple of discord among coutries.

利益通常是国家之间争端的根源。

(6) the apple of sb.'s eye 心爱的人或物；掌上明珠

1.She is the apple of her father's eye.

她是父亲的掌上明珠。

2. The two-party system is the apple of the capitalists' eye, so far as maintaining their political control of the workers is concerned.

就资本家维护对工人的政治控制而言，两党制是他们的宝贝。

(7) armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿

We are not afraid of the enemies even though they are armed to the teeth.

敌人即使武装到牙齿，我们也不怕他们。

(8) be around 在某一领域或行业中活跃而突出

1. She is a new tennis champion who could be around for next few years.

她是一个在以后几年可能大显身手的新网球冠军。

2. He has been around as a film director since the 1960's.

从60年代起，他就一直是个很活跃的电影导演。

(9) have been around 阅历广；有见识；世故深

1. He pretends he's been around, but he's really very immature.

他装作老于世故，而实际上却很不成熟。

2. You won't fool her - she's been around, you know.

你骗不了她的-—你知道她可是个见多识广（的人）。

3. I'm four years older than you, and I've been around, but you do have a very unnerving effect on me sometimes.

我比你大4岁，阅历比你广，但有时候你确使我自愧不如。

(10) I ask you （用于表示怀疑、惊奇、烦恼等）

They're thinking of taxing textbooks--I ask you, we'll have to pay to go to bed next.

教料书也快要上税了——好家伙，接着连睡觉都得付钱了。

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