msn 2007-5-7 21:47
英语关键表达法！
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All walks of life 生活的各个层面
In line with 跟……一致,符合
The national university entrace exam 全国高校入学考试
In the first place 甚至 ,例如
As a whole 总体上
Akin to 同类,近似
In other words 也就是说, 换句话说
Plunge into 投入, 投身于
Above all 首先
Regardless of 不关心,不顾
In addition to 除……之外
Letter of recommendation 推荐信
In an instant 立刻,霎时
BA = Bachelor Of Arts 文学士
BS = Bachelor Of Science 理学士
After all 要知道
One-day problems 简单的问题
Buoy up 鼓励,支持
By accident 偶然
Safe and sound 安然无恙
Take place 发生,产生
Point up 加强,强调
Slow down 慢下来
Day in and day out 一天天的
Live under one roof 生活在同一屋檐下
Four generations living under one roof 四世同堂
Make full use of(sth) 充分利用
Dote on 溺爱,喜欢
Lock horns 难分难解地争斗
In great contentment 巨大的满足
Of the same make 样式一样
A registered resident 有户口的居民
In the nude 裸体
To a halt 停止
Gain ground 普及
A wide range of 大范围的
To everyone's taste 适合每个人的口味,符合每个人的要求
To tell the truth 说实话
On sale 削价出售,大减价
A savings account 活期存款
Housing Loans 住房贷款
Cab driver 出租车司机
On the spot 当场,立即
Feel guilty for 对……感到有犯罪感
Simply put 简言之,简单的说
Thanks to 幸亏,由于
Be used to something 习惯于某事
Survive the perils of life 脱离生命危险,大难不死
By no means 决不,并没有
Rely on 依靠,依赖
Cease to matter 不再重要
Write checks 开支票
A quick fix 速成法
Figure out 领会到,找出
Follow the trail 顺着足迹
In particular 特别,尤其
Be shocked at sth 对……感到震惊
Feel free to do sth 随便做……,任意做……
In contrast 相反的,形成对比
To work overtime 加班加点工作
Silicon Valley 硅谷
Be aware of 知道,意识到
Time difference 时差
Keep on with 跟上,赶上
To the point 中肯,扼要
Knock off 把……敲掉(落)
A limited range of vision 有限的视力范围
Scenic spots 观光胜地
A heaven on earth 人间天堂
Head off 离开,转移方向
Recover from the stress 从压力中恢复过来,摆脱压力
Call off 放弃,取消
Take pity on 同情……,怜悯……
Be on alert(for sth.) 对……警觉
Tune in 调谐,收听
Catch on(to sth.) 理解……
Feel at ease 感到安心,自在
In a sense 在某种意义上说
Let off steam 放掉蒸气
Stand out 突出,显现
Became accustomed to sth 对……变得习惯起来
On the contrary 正相反
Propose marriage 求婚
Be content with sth 以……为满足
The leap year 闰年
Get tired of doing sth 厌烦做某事
Dress up 穿上盛装,乔装打扮
Take the risk of doing sth 冒险做某事
Do sth.at the risk of one's life 冒生命危险做某事
Carry on 继续开展,进行下去
Not to mention 更不必说
On the other hand 另一方面
Financial situation 经济状况
Have impact on sth. 对……造成影响
Fight one's way 打出道路,奋斗前进
Wear (oneself) out 疲乏,耗尽
Feel worn out 感到困乏
Be worn out with age 衰老
At stake 在危险中,存亡攸关.
Boat people 船民,经常特指偷渡者
CITS = China International Tourist Service 中国国际旅行社
Multiple-choice test 多项选择测验
Join the throng of people 加入到人群中
Break down 倒塌,坏掉
Light refreshments 点心和饮料
Serve refreshments 供应点心与饮料
In doubt 感到怀疑的,拿不准的
Parking lots 存车处
Rent out 租出
On the spur of the moment 一时冲动之下,不假思索的
Alien to(sth.) 与……相异的,不相容的
Analogous to…… 与……类似
Result in 终归,导致
As is well known 众所周知,正如人们所知道的
Social context 社会环境,社会背景
Be characterized as 被刻画为……的性格,成为……的性格
Spring forth 生长,发展
Differ sharply from…… 与……大不相同
In contrast to(sth.) 与……形成对照
In point 恰当的
A case in point 恰当的例子
Heroin addict 海洛因成瘾者
Contribute to 出一份力,起一份作用
On a par(with) (与……)同等(或同价)
refer to 涉及,提到
To sb's face 当着某人的面,坦白的,公开的
Criticize sb. to his face 当面直率的批评某人
Be inclined to do sth 想要干……,倾向于干……
Conjure up 凭幻想做出
Survive(from) 幸存,残存
Be far beyond 远远不及
In support of 支持,拥护
In defence of 保护,防护
Beijing Foreign Studies University 北京外国语大学
Production capacity 生产能力
Out of control 失去控制
Run short of 短缺,不足
On schedule 准时,按计划
Pick up 恢复活力,振起精神,改进,捡起
Pick up and leave 卷起铺盖走人
Pick up on 了解,领悟
Pick up the pieces 收拾残局
Pick-pocket 扒手
The faintest idea 一点概念都没有
Stay up late at night 熬夜,很晚才睡觉(也可以写成Stay up late)
Regardless of 不顾,不关心
Regardless of wind or rain 风雨无阻,不顾风雨
Regardless of the consequences 不顾后果
Be related to 与……有关的,相关连的
Adapt to 适应(适合)……
Adapt to new situations 适应新形势
Miss the whole point 全然不得要领
On many accounts 无论如何
On on account 决不
On account of 因为
Date back to(from) 属于(起始于)某一历史时期
Rub off 消除(羞怯等)
Draw a laugh 引人发笑
Come under question 受到质疑
On the whole 总的来看,大体上
For the first time ever 有史以来第一次
Mutual benefit 共同利益,互利
In sum 简而言之
To sum up 总而言之
Do somebody's sums 慎重考虑,盘算
At high velocity 以高速
On behalf of 代表……,为了……
On sb's behalf 代表某人,为了某人
Complain about 抱怨,抗议
Official language 官方语言
Specialize in 专政,专门研究
Shoot the breeze 闲聊,空谈
Burst into tears 泪流满面
Catch sb's eye(s) 引起某人的注意
Be used up 精疲力尽的,消耗完的
To deal with 解决,处理
The great majority 很大一部分
Be concerned about sth 担心……,挂念……
Day-to-day problems 日常生活问题
Laugh at sb. 嘲笑某人
Come to terms(with) 达成协议,让步,勉强接受
Be about to 即将,马上就
Be above doing something 不屑于做某事,不至于做出某事
Be crucial to sth. 对……来说是至关重要的.
After a fashion 勉强,马虎,拙劣
After a sort 有几分,可算是
After all is said and done 归根究底
Where it's at (重要活动,发展等的)中心点,最大型活动的中心地带
With a flourish 一挥手
With a flourish of trumpets 大肆鼓吹,大肆宣扬
With a grain of salt 持保留或怀疑态度
What if analysis 假设分析
Whee up 使兴奋,使热情洋溢
Far be it from me 我决不会,我绝不认为
Far from 决不,决非
Far gone 深深的,已经到了很深的地步
Jump all over 扑向,袭击,攻击
Jump in at the deep and 新手遇到大难题
As big as you please 大胆的,无拘无束的
As clean and shiny as the day 明亮的像白昼一样,崭新的
As clear as a bell 非常清楚,显而易见
Think a great deal of 非常看重,对……评价很高
Think highly of 认为……很了不起
Over and done with 完成,结束
Over the barrel 处于受支配地位,唯命是从
Be(become) stopped up 堵塞,阻塞
Be advanced in years 上了年纪,年迈
Be all ears 洗耳恭听
Have a ball 开心的时刻
Have a bug about 热衷于,酷爱
PRC = People's Republic Of China
At a draught 一口气,一饮而尽
At a glance 一眼看过去,一瞥
The chances are that…… 很可能
The cream of the crop 最好的部分,精华
All in 疲乏到极点
All in a day's work 司空见惯
Way out 出口,出路,太新潮,怪诞
So what(if) 那又怎么样呢
What's more 更重要的是,更有甚者
Be after 寻找,寻求
Be bad at 不擅长
Good for nothing 毫无价值
Good will 有好,善意
With all one's might 竭尽全力,全力以赴
With an iron hand 强硬的,以铁腕,苛严的
Quite a few 有相当的数量
How matters stand 情况怎么样,怎么回事
When it comes to…… 当谈到……时候
All up with 完蛋了
Cut sb. to the quick 触及某人的痛处,刺痛某人的心
Quick off the mark 行动敏捷
In deep sorrow 深深地感到悲哀
To a degree 在某种程度上
To a dot 丝毫不差地,正确地
To a fraction 完全地,百分之一百地
To a man 全体,一致,没有一个人例外
Day after the fair 为时过晚
Day before the fair 为时过早
Day by day 逐日
Day in and day night 每天,整天,一天到晚
In deep sorrow 深深地感到悲哀
To a degree 在某种程度上
To a dot 丝毫不差地,正确地
To a fraction 完全地,百分之一百地
To a man 全体,一致,没有一个人例外
Day after the fair 为时过晚
Day before the fair 为时过早
Day by day 逐日
Day in and day out 每天,整天,一天到晚
Learn by heart 记住,背诵
Learn the hard way 费一番苦功才学会
Rote learning 死记硬背
Fall in love 爱上,相爱
A ray of hope 一线希望
Ask sb. round 邀请某人到家里来
At a clip 一次
At a loose end 无事可做,无所适从,不知所措
At a loss 不知所措
At a minimun 至少,起码
At a time 每次,一次
At an early age 早年,年轻时
At any rate 无论如何,至少
Hope and pray 热切期盼，衷心祈求
All out 竭尽全力
Ins and outs 里里外外，详情，内幕
Out in left field 驴头不对马嘴，发疯，精神失常
Out of season 过时，不合时令
Clear the gangway 让路
Clear up 放晴，解释，澄清
Whatever = whatso = Whatsoever
Bring an end to 结束，使完结
Come to a bad end 遭遇不测
End or mend 首尾相接，首尾相对
From the beginning to the end 自始至终，从头到尾
End of the road 死的，退休的，被遣散
Close/Shut one's ears to... 不听（坏的或不愉快 的东西）
Turn a deaf ear to... 对…充耳不闻
Catch one's eye 引起注意
Make one's mouth water 使人流口水
Turn up one's nose at... 对…嗤之以鼻
Pull a long face 愁眉苦脸
Let's face it 面对现实
On-off 断断续续，有时
Riff-raff 乌合之众,地痞流氓
Knick-knack 小摆设，小玩艺儿
Ding-dong 争吵，争辩
Flip-flops 平底人字拖鞋
Higgledy-piggledy 紊乱的，杂乱无章的
armpit 脏而令人不舒服的地方
msn 2007-5-7 21:48
have a cow 非常生气
--to be very angry or surprised or very un pleasant
1.Head Start
如果这两个字开头的字母是大写，则连在一起是一个专有名词，指的是美国政府为贫穷或弱智的儿童设立的一种训练机构，帮助他们，希望他们在进小学之前能赶上教学进度。
但是如果head start的字母是小写，那么就是普通名词了，是指比别人早着手，或领先、有利
2.blue blood
是指有钱人或出身富家的人 (rich or wealthy people)
3. bed of roses
意思是称心如意的境遇；美好、理想的"安乐窝"(everything seems to be wonderful)
4. from soup to nuts
意思是从头到尾，自始至终；或是一应俱全，完整详尽（多半是指物品方面）。
5.off-limits
意思是禁止入内；限制进出或不准使用，也就是关闭 (closed or not available)
6. real bomb
在口语里是指在公众场所或舞台上表演失败或表现欠佳。通常与 real用在一起。
the positions of feet (芭蕾的站位)
positions of feet and arms (站位和手位)
cross feet（双脚交叉）
basic ballet turns(芭蕾的基本旋转动作)
barre warm-up (把杆训练)
Have a crush on someone 迷恋、喜欢某人
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 情人眼里出西施
Two-time somebody 一脚踏两船
Fall in love at the first sight 一见钟情
Quality Education 素质教育
Taiwan compatriots 台湾同胞
Cross-straits relation 台海关系
defensive referendum 台湾防卫性公投
Taiwan independence 台独
dutch uncle 铁公鸡
meet trouble half way 杞人忧天
in door girl 大家闺秀
What is a big idea? 有何高见
Give me a face. 给个面子
As easy as pie 太简单了
Dial-a-cheat confidential hotline 投诉热线
Jumped-up people 暴发户
Fly a flag at half-mast 降半旗
Taiwan's pro-independence 台独分子
Make their deeds square with their words 言行一致
Good thing... 还好，幸好…
Spy on... 跟监（某人）
Stand someone up 放（某人）鸽子
Development of the West Regions 西部大开发
Sustainable development 可持续性发展
Every Jack has his Jill. 天涯何处无芳草
Overseas-funded enterprises 外资企业
Laid-off workers 下岗职工
ABOUT: be crazy about be happy about be mad about be sad about be upset about be sorry about be modest about sth be worried about 为…担忧 be particular about 对…挑剔 获悉;读到…的文章 be concerned about 对…影响
AGAINST: offend against冒犯 lean against 倚靠在..上
AT: be good at be amazed at be puzzle at be surprised at be gifted at doing sth clever at 擅长aim at be shocked at at length at leisure 从容的 at the time at (time) sharp几点种
By: see sth by chance be cause by由…引起
FOR: answer for 为…负责 ask for 请求 ask about 查询… be fit for 适合于 be famous for以…著名 praise…for be ready for be important for be late for be sorry for necessary for be on a hurt for be bad for 不利的 be suitable for check for 从事于 head for 出发去 send for 派人去请 make a dive for 向…猛冲 thank for 感谢… have a genius for (doing ) sth 有…天分 in return for 作为回报 qualifications for …的条件 leave for 出发去某地have a vacancy for 有空的 support for vital for responsible for desire for 对…愿望 love for 对…热爱 account for 说明 be mistaken for被误以为 make up for 补偿=compensate for substitute for以..替身 sign up for 报名参加 thanks for 多亏了 provide for赡养 make up for 补偿 mourn for 追悼 thirsty for 渴望
FROM : protect…from apart from…除…以外 be absent from 缺席 depart from离开 far from 远离 freedom from result from 因,,,而发生 suffer from 遭受… steal from sb distract from data from 从…时起
IN: be located in be rich(poor) in disappointed in interested(interest) in persevere in /with successful in doing sth believe in active in absorbed in play a role in be dressed in diligent in sth/doing sth have confidence in take the initiative in doing result in persist (persistence) in 坚持 indulge(indulgent) in耽于 specialize in 专政 be wrapped in 裹住 have important applications in有..用武之地 take in 接纳 invest in 投资 major in sth 主修 be engaged in从事… A is different from B in (领域) take pride in=be proud of 以…自豪 be divided into 被..分成 absorbed in 全神贯注
OF: remind sb of sth hurrah of sb be out of be sure of in the center of 在…中部 in the front of 在…前部 be proud of 以…自豪 be fond of 喜欢,爱好 be tired of 厌倦 catch sight of 突然看见 word come of 消息传来 run out of 用完be (un)aware of (不)知道 be afraid of take advantage of branch of give a description of make a list of be confident of sth/doing sth the world of assure of in the form of 以…形式 at the cost of 以…为代价 in honor of 为向..致敬 be in danger of 有危险 beg a favour of 求助于what’s the price of 值多少钱 with the help of be full of 充满着 be driven out of被排挤出 some form of 多种形式 independent(independence) of 独立于 die of / from 死于 guilty of 犯(罪等) run the risk of 冒…风险 by means of 用…手段 keep sb informed of 把…不断告诉某人 learn of 获悉 meet the need of 满足…需要 free of没有,摆脱 at the rear of 在…后面 win the hearts of深受喜欢 in favour of 赞同 by force of 凭借 be ignorant of 无知 in spite of 不顾 the cause of …的原因 knowledge of 有关…(学科)知识 lack of 缺乏 a source of …的来源 speaking of 谈及,提及 a species of 一种 be informed of 通知 in the field of 在某领域 consisted of 由…组成 the value of 价值 be capable of warm of 警告 rob of sth in pursuit of 追求 review of 回顾,重新考虑 make use of 利用 a variety of 多种多样的
OFF: see off 送行 give off 散发 shut off / turn off 关闭 throw off 打发掉 kick off踢球 get off 下车 drive off 赶走 show off 夸耀 pay off 付清 take off 脱下 switch off 关掉 right off 立刻 lift off抬起
gain power over获得 look over 检查
ON: be keen on operate on sb have a impression on have a good effect on touch on涉及 do sth on one’s own initiative perform on sth(乐器) give advice about/on call on拜访 carry on进行下去 depend on依靠 have on穿上 have a pity on 同情 keep on 继续 look on 旁观 spy on窥探 wait on 服侍 move on 继续向前移动 live on sth 靠…生活 walk on继续走 put label on 贴标签 push on 推动 try on 试穿 outlook on对..展望 from then on 从那时起 focus on 集中在 rely on 依赖 feed on 以…为主食 feed…to 喂…吃 a great drain on 对..大量消耗 make (have) comments on 评论某事 concentrate on 专心于 make an attack on 对…进行抨击 congratulate sb on sth sign on (name)署名: make an impact on 影响 test (examine)on 测试… sheet on books on 谈…论… speech on live on 靠…生活 bring on 引起 emphasis on agree with sb on sth drop in on sb 顺便拜访 severe on sb with sth
OUT: search out 搜寻 stamp out 踩出 lay out 展示 put out 熄(灯、火) drive…out 把…驱赶 get sth out 取出
TO: be up to 忙于；取决于 be useful to be available to sb 使人能得到的 be essential to 必要的 belong to come to 苏醒 point to 指着 get to 到达 refer to 谈到,涉及 stick to 坚持 write to 写信给 lead to 导致 devote(devotion) oneself to 献身于 turn to 翻到…页enough to 足够 attention to 对…注意 contribution to 对…贡献 object(objection) to 对…反对 similar(similarity) to 与…相似 amount to 合计 refer to 归于 averse to 不喜欢 equal to 与…平等 faithful to 对…忠实 hostile to对…有敌意 opposite to 与…对面 partial to 偏爱 owing to 由于 according to 依照 in addition to除…之外 go（think）back to 追溯,回忆 parallel to 平行于… monument to 纪念…keep to 遵循 answer to答案with reference to 关于 be eager to be visible to close to intend to 打算…be able(unable) to go back to 追溯 get down to 着手做 be limited to …的限制 be reluctant to 不情愿 be beneficial to 有利的 be obliged to sb 感激… entertain to sb 用..款待 be loyalty to 忠于 due to 由于 be content to 甘愿….
UP: pick up 拾起 speed up加快速度 build sb up 建立起来 get up 起床 come up 走近 hurry up 赶紧 give up 放弃 look up 查阅 send up 发财 make up 组成,化妆 sit up stay up 熬夜 rise up 起义 set up 建立 dry up 使干涸 keep up 保持 clear up 消除,澄清 cheer sb up 使..高兴 take up占去,从事 end up结束 block sth up 阻碍 eat up 吃光 grow up 成长 heat up 使…变得
WITH: be crowded with be popular with be thrilled with be decorated with be satisfy with be angry with be bored with be annoyed with be agree with be pleased with stay with keep in touch with 与…保持联络 be filled with identify with be delighted with be/ come down with 由于…病倒 equip sb with sth 用…装备某人 play with sth 玩… make friends with 交朋友 play with sb 与…玩 begin with 由…开始 be poplar(popularity) with people 受人们的欢迎 bother sb about /with sth用某事打扰某人 have a talk with 与…谈心 to do with 对待 invite sb to have dinner with 邀请某人吃饭 acquaintance with 与…相识 make contact with 和…接触 equality with 与…平等 sympathy(sympathetic) with 对…同情 cooperate with 与…合作 go with 与..相配 along with …一起 together with 与…一起 keep up with跟上 what to do with meddle with 乱动(别人之物) communicate with sb be linked with有…联系 combine with 结合起来 in combination with 与…结合 be threaten with 受到..威胁 entertain with 招待 contact with接触 deal with 处理… catch up with 赶上 provide with share with 有共同之处 associate with 与…有联系 be fed up with 厌倦,讨厌 be obsessed with 沉溺于 compare with 与…相比
independence of Taiwan 台独
Taiwan authorities 台湾当局
Taiwan compatriots 台湾同胞
msn 2007-5-7 21:49
缘分 predestined relationship
无缘无故地 for no reason at all
血缘 blood relationship
人缘 relations with people
姻缘 predestined marriage
He that will not work shall not eat. 不劳动者不得食
He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟,不进则退
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion. 经常诉苦,没人同情
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯错误,就一事无成
He who risks nothing gains nothing. 收获与风险并存
History repeats itself. 历史往往重演
Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算
Fed up with 极厌恶
Quiet down 安静下来
Up in arms 生气；激烈地抗议
Not on your life 决不
Show someone to the door 将……赶出
five stresses and four points of beauty 五讲四美
foreign exchange revenue and spending 外汇收支
jerry-built projects 豆腐渣工程
exam-oriented education 应试教育
dancing outreach 摇头丸
中国人民银行 People\'s Bank of China
中国人民建设银行 People\'s Construction Bank of China
中国工商银行 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
中国农业银行 Agricultural Bank of China
中国银行 Bank of China
交通银行 Bank of Communications
Holiday Economy 假日经济
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Cell Phone 手机的利与弊
Cyber Crimes 网上犯罪
Computer Viruses 电脑病毒
Reduction of Students'Study Load 减负
前世因缘 predestination
天赐良缘 a godsent marriage; a good marriage arranged in Heaven
天缘巧合 a luck coincidence
投缘的街坊们 congenial neighbors
化缘 beg for alms
二十四节气 The 24 Solar Terms:
立春 Spring begins.
雨水 The rains.
惊蛰 Insects awaken.
春分 Vernal Equinox
清明 Clear and bright.
谷雨 Grain rain.
立夏 Summer begins.
小满 Grain buds.
芒种 Grain in ear.
夏至 Summer solstice.
小暑 Slight heat.
大暑 Great heat.
立秋 Autumn begins.
处暑 Stopping the heat.
白露 White dews.
秋分 Autumn Equinox.
寒露 Cold dews.
霜降 Hoar-frost falls.
立冬 Winter begins.
小雪 Light snow.
大雪 Heavy snow.
冬至 Winter Solstice.
小寒 Slight cold.
大寒 Great cold
artistic value 艺术价值
The Jade Buddha Temple 玉佛寺
time-table 时刻表
rear stalls 戏院正方后座
dress circle戏院的二楼厅
room charge sheet 房价表
live broadcast 直播
insider dealing 内幕交易
foreign exchange agreement 外汇协议
deputy chairman 副主席
market value 市值
cry one's eyes out 痛哭
Ballon D'Or [法语]，字面意义为"金球"，是颁给年度最佳足球运动员的奖项.
Strong leadership skills 有极强的领导艺术
Ability to work well with others 能够同他人一道很好地工作
With good analytical capability 有较强的分析能力
mutton dreeses as lamb (装嫩,有点带讽刺意味)
eternal love between us two,shall withstand the time apart (两情若是久长时,又岂在朝朝暮暮. 写情书可用.)
jump out of one's skin 欣喜若狂
fairyland 乐园
rub sb's nose in it 揭伤疤
rub salt into the wound 在伤口上抹盐；雪上加霜
on your bike 滚开，走开．（语气叫强，慎用）
fair enough （指想法，建议）有道理；说的对；行．
the Renaissance 文艺复兴时期
one man,no man . 孤掌难鸣
caesarean section剖腹产
It's terrific 了不起
what of it? （承认谋事属实，想知道为何重要）那又怎样呢？
attention ! 立正！
halt! 稍息(or "at ease"）（大１军训时教官从早叫到晚，那时我就很八卦的在查用英语怎么说这个了：）
air event 星象
blood tie=kinship = consanguinity(血液关系，骨肉联系，血亲) 右易到难记．．．
the marginalization of the elderly.对老年人的忽视（常指不孝年轻一代）
burglar alarm 防盗铃
euthanasia 安乐死（有一段时间这个词最常听到，查贪时．．．）
sexual harassment 性骚扰
many happy returns (of the day) 长命百岁
Ｅxtra Terrestorisl (ET) 外星人
Good thing... 还好，幸好… (在美语当中若要表达中文里"还好，幸好…"的语气，你就可以用Good thing...做开头。只要在Good thing后面加上完整的句子就可以)
stand someone up 放（某人）鸽子
So that explains it. 原来如此
let someone off 放某人一马 (也就是let someone off the hook)
spy on... 跟监（某人）