(1) dance attendance (up) on sb. 传候某人，听其差使

1. She loves to have servants dance attendance (up) on her.

她喜欢仆人前呼后拥地侍候她。

2. He had for a long time danced attendance on the great, though without obtaining any special privileges in return.

虽说他曾长时间地奉承大人物们，但并没有得到任何特殊优惠作为回报。

(2) get sb.'s/one's dander up 使某人发怒

1. It really got my dander up when she began accusing me of dishonesty.

她指责我不诚实，可真把我惹火了。

2. The children got the teacher's dander up when they made a lot of noise.

孩于们大吵大闹，把教师弄得生气了。

(3) on the danger list 病危；病入膏盲

She was on the danger list, but is much-better now.

她曾一度病危，现在好多了。

(4) for a dare 因受到激将

He only entered the competition for a dare.

他只是受到别人激将才参加竞赛。

(5) keep it/sth. dark (from sb.) 保密

1. I'm getting married again, but keep it dark, will you?

我要再婚了，可要保密呀，行吗?

2. The details of the proposal were kept dark.

这一建议的细节还未公开。

(6) darken sb.'s door 不受欢迎的人到访

Go! And never darken my door again!

走吧！下次不要再到我家来了!

(7) cut a dash（外表或举止）神气，有气派，帅，摆阔

1. He really cuts a dash in his smart new uniform.

他穿着漂亮的新制服真是神气十足。

2. He cut a dash while his fortune lasted, but that was not for very long.

他有戗时便大讲排场，可是那种日于维持不了多久。

(8) dash sth. off 匆匆地写或画某事

1. She dashed off a letter to her mother.

她给母亲匆匆写了一封信。

2. She took out her drawing pad and pencil and dashed off a sketch of the child.

她拿出她的绘画本和铅笔，急急忙忙地画了一张这孩子的速写画。

(9) (be/go) out of date 1. 不再流行的；过时的 2. 过期的；失效的

1. Will denim jeans ever go out of date?

粗布牛仔裤会过时吗?

2. My passport is out of date.

我的护照已经过期了。

(10) (be/bring sb./sth.) up to date 1. 现代的；时新的 2. 据目前所知或所要求的

1. She wears clothes that are right up to date.

她穿着最时新的衣服。

2. The list is up to date now that we've added the new members’names.

我们把新成员的名字已经加进去了，这份名单是最全的了。

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