act on 奉行,按照…行动; act as 扮演; act for 代理
adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于
adapt…(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need) 改编, 改写(以适应新的需要)
in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之
in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外
adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist on, persist in, observe, opinion, belief ) 粘附; 坚持, 遵循
adjacent(=next to, close to) 毗邻的, 临近的
adjust..(to) (=change slightly)调节; 适应;
admit of (=be capable of, leave room for) …的可能,留有…的余地.
in advance (before in time) 预告, 事先.
Plastic operation 整形手术
Poet laureate 桂冠诗人
Police dog 警犬
Police post 派出所
Pony report 每日要闻报道
Ponytail 马尾辫
Prime 银行贷款的超低利率
Principal 本金,可生息
Profiteer 投机商,奸商
Protestant 新教徒
Pulitzer Prize 普利策奖
Q-boat 伪装成商船或渔船的武装船只
Rat race 激烈的竞争
Reader’s Digest 读者文摘
Ready money 现钞
Red ink 赤字,亏损
Red-light district 红灯区
Repeated offender 惯犯
Riot corps 防暴部队
Rock-bottom 超低的
Runner-up 亚军
Russian roulette 俄罗斯轮盘赌