a necessary or important part, something necessary to a larger thing The house that he bought was part and parcel of a much larger piece of land.
bracelets
handcuffs
Celo
a dice game also called "4-5-6", because you need to roll 4-5-6 to win in this game."Like shootin' Celo, and always hittin' head cracks" -- A Tribe Called Quest (Low end theory [??])
worship the porcelain goddess
to vomit
cancel out
1.delete 消去 You should cancel out all the noughts.你应该消去所有的零。 2.neutralize 抵消 The extra payment has cancelled out all his debts.那笔额外收入把他所有的债务都抵消了。 These two arguments actually cancel each other out.那两个论点实际上互相抵消。
excel at
be very good at 优于;擅长 He excelled at tennis as a young boy.他在少年时就擅长网球。 David excels in history.戴维的历史成绩最好。
excel at/in
be very good at 优于;擅长 He excelled at tennis as a young boy.他在少年时就擅长网球。 David excels in history.戴维的历史成绩最好。
excel in
be very good at 优于;擅长 He excelled at tennis as a young boy.他在少年时就擅长网球。 David excels in history.戴维的历史成绩最好。
hardly/scarcely any
almost no or almost none;very few很少;几乎没有 Hardly any of the students did well on the test,so the teacher explained the test paper in detail.几乎没有一个学生考得好,所以老师把考卷详细讲解了一遍。
hardly/scarcely ever
very rarely;almost never;seldom很少;稀少 We hardly ever get to see him nowadays;he must be very busy with his business.近来我们很少看到他;他一定忙于他的事务。 In New England,the month of September hardly ever passes without a frost.在新英格兰,9月很少不降霜的。 He hardly ever goes to bed before midnight.他很少在午夜之前睡觉的。
parcel out
divide sth.into parts, shares or portions把…分成几份 After his death, his land was parcelled out among his family.他死后,他的土地分成了几份给了他的家人。 He parcelled out the remaining food to the workers.他将剩余的食物分给工人。
parcel up
make into a parcel把…包起来 He parcelled up some games and toys to take to the Children's Home.他包起一些游戏用具和玩具,拿到儿童之家去。 They parcelled up the books and posted them.他们把书包好寄出去了。 pare down reduce or minimise sth.,esp.costs, expenditure,etc.削减;削掉 If we're going on holiday,we must pare down all our other expenses.如果要去度假,我们就得削减其它一切开支。 With less money coming in they had to pare down their household expenses.收入减少了,他们不得不紧缩家庭开支。 With a knife he pared down the stick.他用刀子把那根木棒削细。
scarcely any
almost no or almost none;very few很少;几乎没有 Hardly any of the students did well on the test,so the teacher explained the test paper in detail.几乎没有一个学生考得好,所以老师把考卷详细讲解了一遍。
scarcely ever
very rarely;almost never;seldom很少;稀少 We hardly ever get to see him nowadays;he must be very busy with his business.近来我们很少看到他;他一定忙于他的事务。 In New England,the month of September hardly ever passes without a frost.在新英格兰,9月很少不降霜的。 He hardly ever goes to bed before midnight.他很少在午夜之前睡觉的。
scarcely…when
as soon as 刚…就 Scarcely had be gone out when it began to rain.他刚出去,天就开始下雨了。
cancel sth out
Idiom(s): cancel sth out
Theme: ENDINGS
to destroy the effect of something; to balance something. • This last payment cancels out my debt. • Yes, your last payment cancels it out. • Bob's two good grades canceled out his two failing grades.
Grey cells
'Grey cells' means 'brain' Eg Use your grey cells to understand it
cancel out|cancel
v. To destroy the effect of; balance or make useless. The boy got an "A" in history to cancel out the "C" he got in arithmetic.Our track team won the mile relay to cancel out the other team's advantage in winning the half-mile relay.Tom's hot temper cancels out his skill as a player.
hardly any|hardly|scarcely|scarcely any
Almost no or almost none; very few. Hardly any of the students did well on the test, so the teacher explained the lesson again.Charles and his friends each had three cookies, and when they went out, hardly any cookies were left.
hardly ever|hardly|scarcely|scarcely ever
adv. phr. Very rarely; almost never; seldom. It hardly ever snows in Florida.Johnny hardly ever reads a book.
parcel out|parcel
v. To give out in parts or shares; divide. He parceled out the remaining food to the workers.
part and parcel|parcel|part
n. phr. A necessary or important part; something necessary to a larger thing. Usually followed by "of". Freedom of speech is part and parcel of the liberty of a free man.
cellar
cellar the cellar â Informal the lowest position, as in the relative standing of competing teams
parcel
parcel In addition to the idiom beginning with parcel, also see part and parcel.
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