e.g. There was a little rioting but the police soon had the situation in hand.
hand in:递交,交给
e.g. He handed in his resignation in protest against it.
35) in one's honor:向……表示敬意或感谢
e.g. The day was kept as a holiday in honor of victory.
on one's honor:用人格担保
e.g. We were on our honor not to cheat on the exam.
36) in possession of:占有
e.g. He is in possession of this house.
in the possession of:被占有
e.g. The keys are in the possession of the door keeper.
37)in spirit:在内心,在精神上
e.g. In spirit at least these laws were very fair.
in spirits:情绪或心情(好、坏等)
e.g. He is in poor spirits because of his failing in the exam.
38)keep up:继续,保持
e.g. They entered into a correspondence which was kept up for almost ten years.
keep up with:与……齐步前进,跟上
e.g. With their help he has kept up with the class.
39)look about:环视
e.g. He looked about him with great interest.
look about for:四处寻找
e.g. She was looking about for the key she had just lost.
40)look up:向上看
e.g. He looked up and nodded to me.
look up to:尊敬
e.g. It must be rewarding to be looked up to by so many people.
41) make one's way:开路
e.g. As soon as he saw us the teacher made his way through the crowd to greet us.
make one's way to:向……走去
e.g. In the evening we made our way to the appointed meeting place.
42)measure to:测量到某一精度
e.g. Measure this part to mm. measure
up to:够得上,可以匹敌
e.g. The new techniques measure up to advanced world standard.
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43)more than:很,非常
e.g. He was more than upset by the accident.
more…than:比……更
e.g. I regarded her more highly than me.
44) much as:虽然
e.g. Much as I should like to go I can't go right now.
as much:同样的或同样多少的
e.g. You have always helped me and I will always do as much for you.
45) no less than:不亚于,竟达……之多
e.g. There were no less than one hundred people at the meeting.
not less than:不比……差,至少
e.g. There were not less than one hundred people at the meeting.
请大家注意区分以上两句的差别,第一句是指"竟达100人之多",第二句则是"至少有100人",要明白no less than是一种强调说法,它和not less than的区别在于事先假定的程度或是数量有所不同,no less than在某种意义上说来没有超过的意思,而not less than可能会超过,这种表达方式正好与no more than以及not more than相反。
46) no more than:同样不;仅仅,只有
e.g. This book is no more interesting than that one. It is no more than empty talk.
not more than:不比……更,不如;至多
e.g. He is not more clever than you are. There were not more than 5 factories in our city before liberation.
47)on sale:出售的;廉价出售
e.g. Many new farm tools are on sale in this store. I got this book on sale it was very cheap.