be contingent onbe dependent on, as for support or maintenance
end on Idiom, Proverb
mend one
do something to make people like you after a fight, strengthen oneimprove one
attend on
1.act as a servant for 侍候 The president is attended on by many followers and guards.总统身边有许多随从和卫士。 2.give personal help to照料 Lisa has been attending on her sick mother for years.丽莎多年来一直侍候在生病的母亲身旁。 3.follow as a result是…的必然结果 Success usually attends on one's efforts.成功是努力的结果。
attend on/upon
1.act as a servant for 侍候 The president is attended on by many followers and guards.总统身边有许多随从和卫士。 2.give personal help to照料 Lisa has been attending on her sick mother for years.丽莎多年来一直侍候在生病的母亲身旁。 3.follow as a result是…的必然结果 Success usually attends on one's efforts.成功是努力的结果。
bend on
set one's mind on; have as a fixed purpose致力于;专注于 He was bent on becoming a musician.他决心当一名音乐家。 Jack used to be bent on chemistry as a profession.杰克曾经专攻化学。
bend on/upon
set one's mind on; have as a fixed purpose致力于;专注于 He was bent on becoming a musician.他决心当一名音乐家。 Jack used to be bent on chemistry as a profession.杰克曾经专攻化学。
depend on
1.rely on;rest upon 依靠;依赖 She depended entirely on her father.她完全靠她父亲。 His success depends chiefly on himself.他的成功主要靠他自己。 2.vary according to;be influenced or decided by 视…而定 Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.比赛是否举行要视天气而定。 The development of things depends fundamentally on internal causes.事物的发展基本上是由内因决定的。
depend on/upon
1.rely on;rest upon 依靠;依赖 She depended entirely on her father.她完全靠她父亲。 His success depends chiefly on himself.他的成功主要靠他自己。 2.vary according to;be influenced or decided by 视…而定 Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.比赛是否举行要视天气而定。 The development of things depends fundamentally on internal causes.事物的发展基本上是由内因决定的。
descend on
attack suddenly;visit unexpectedly 突然拜访;突然袭击 Thieves descended on the travellers and took their money.盗贼出其不意地袭击旅行者,抢走了他们的钱。 The enemy descended upon the village at midnight.敌人在午夜突然袭击了这个小村庄。 My two old friends descended on me at Christmas.我的两个老朋友在圣诞节突然来看望我。
descend on/upon
attack suddenly;visit unexpectedly 突然拜访;突然袭击 Thieves descended on the travellers and took their money.盗贼出其不意地袭击旅行者,抢走了他们的钱。 The enemy descended upon the village at midnight.敌人在午夜突然袭击了这个小村庄。 My two old friends descended on me at Christmas.我的两个老朋友在圣诞节突然来看望我。
lend oneself to
give help or approval to;encourage;assist 帮助;协助;赞助;鼓励 Don't lend yourself to such dishonest schemes.不要参与这种欺诈的勾当。 Alice wouldn't lend herself to the plot to hide the teacher's chalk.艾丽斯不赞成要把教师的粉笔藏起来的鬼主意。
send on
1.send ahead or in advance 先送;先遣 We'll have our luggage sent on by train.我们把行李先交火车运去。 The sales manger had pressing business which kept him Shang hai,so he sent his deputy on to represent him in Guangzhou.销售部经理因急事耽搁在上海,因此他派副手前往广州做他的代表。 2.readdress and repost 转寄;转送 Would you kindly send on the en closed letter to Xiao Wang?劳驾把附来的信转交给小王好吗? I'll send on any letters that come for you.给你的信我都将转给你。
send one about one's business
Idiom(s): send one about one's business
Theme: DISMISSAL - EJECT
to send someone away, usually in an unfriendly way. • Is that annoying man on the telephone again? Please send him about his business. • Ann, I can't clean up the house with you running around. I'm going to have to send you about your business.
mend one's ways
Idiom(s): mend one's ways
Theme: BEHAVIOR - IMPROVEMENT
to improve one's behavior. • John used to be very wild, but he's mended his ways. • You'll have to mend your ways if you go out with Mary She hates people to be late.
mend one's fences
Idiom(s): mend (one's) fences
Theme: RESTORE
to restore good relations (with someone). • I think I had better get home and mend my fences. I had an argument with my daughter this morning. • Sally called up her uncle to apologize and try to mend fences.
lend oneself or itself
Idiom(s): lend oneself or itself
Theme: USEFULNESS
to something [for someone or something] to be adaptable to something; [for someone or something] to be useful for something. • This room doesn't lend itself to bright colors. • John doesn't lend himself to casual conversation.
extend one's sympathy
Idiom(s): extend one's sympathy (to sb)
Theme: SORROW
to express sympathy to someone. (A very polite and formal way to tell someone that you are sorry about a misfortune.) • Please permit me to extend my sympathy to you and your children. I'm very sorry to hear of the death of your husband. • Let's extend our sympathy to Bill Jones, who is in the hospital with a broken leg. We should send him some flowers.
bend one's ear
Idiom(s): bend one's ear
Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
to talk to someone, perhaps annoyingly. • Tom is over there, bending Jane's ear about something. • I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bend your ear for an hour.
extend one's sympathy to|extend|sympathy
v. phr. To offer one's condolences on the occasion of a death or similarly tragic event. All of Tom's colleagues extended their sympathy to him when his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident.
lend oneself to|lend|lend to
v. phr. To give help or approval to; encourage; assist. Alice wouldn't lend herself to the plot to hide the teacher's chalk.
mend one's fences|fence|fences|mend
v. phr., informal To do something to make people like or follow you again; strengthen your friendships or influence. The senator went home from Washington to mend his fences.John saw that his friends did not like him, so he decided to mend his fences.
mend one's ways|mend|way|ways
v. phr. To reform; change one's behavior from negative to positive. He had better mend his ways or he'll wind up in jail.
send one about one's business|business|send
v. phr. To dismiss someone summarily; tell one off. When Mrs. Atwater discovered that her daughter's French tutor was an ordinary fortune hunter, she sent him about his business. Compare: SEND ONE PACKING.
send one packing|packing|send
v. phr. To fire someone summarily. When the boss caught Smith stealing from the cash register, he sent him packing. Compare: SEND ONE ABOUT ONE'S BUSINESS.
lend one's ear Also, lend an ear. Pay attention, listen, as in “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears” (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, 3:2). This idiom may be obsolescent. [Late 1300s]
wend one's way
wend one's way Proceed along a course, go, as in It's getting late; we had best wend our way home. [c. 1400]
attend on
1.act as a assistant for 侍候 The admiral is abounding on by abounding followers and guards.总统身边有许多随从和卫士。 2.give claimed advice to照料 Lisa has been accessory on her ailing mother for years.丽莎多年来一直侍候在生病的母亲身旁。 3.follow as a result是…的必然结果 Success usually attends on one's efforts.成功是努力的结果。
attend on/upon
1.act as a assistant for 侍候 The admiral is abounding on by abounding followers and guards.总统身边有许多随从和卫士。 2.give claimed advice to照料 Lisa has been accessory on her ailing mother for years.丽莎多年来一直侍候在生病的母亲身旁。 3.follow as a result是…的必然结果 Success usually attends on one's efforts.成功是努力的结果。
bend on
set one's apperception on; accept as a anchored purpose致力于;专注于 He was angled on acceptable a musician.他决心当一名音乐家。 Jack acclimated to be angled on allure as a profession.杰克曾经专攻化学。
bend on/upon
set one's apperception on; accept as a anchored purpose致力于;专注于 He was angled on acceptable a musician.他决心当一名音乐家。 Jack acclimated to be angled on allure as a profession.杰克曾经专攻化学。
bend one's ear
Idiom(s): bend one's ear
Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
to allocution to someone, conceivably annoyingly. • Tom is over there, angle Jane's ear about something. • I'm sorry. I didn't beggarly to angle your ear for an hour.
1.rely on;rest aloft 依靠;依赖 She depended absolutely on her father.她完全靠她父亲。 His success depends chiefly on himself.他的成功主要靠他自己。 2.vary according to;be afflicted or absitively by 视…而定 Whether the bold will be played depends on the weather.比赛是否举行要视天气而定。 The development of things depends fundamentally on centralized causes.事物的发展基本上是由内因决定的。
depend on/upon
1.rely on;rest aloft 依靠;依赖 She depended absolutely on her father.她完全靠她父亲。 His success depends chiefly on himself.他的成功主要靠他自己。 2.vary according to;be afflicted or absitively by 视…而定 Whether the bold will be played depends on the weather.比赛是否举行要视天气而定。 The development of things depends fundamentally on centralized causes.事物的发展基本上是由内因决定的。
descend on
attack suddenly;visit accidentally 突然拜访;突然袭击 Thieves descended on the travellers and took their money.盗贼出其不意地袭击旅行者,抢走了他们的钱。 The adversary descended aloft the apple at midnight.敌人在午夜突然袭击了这个小村庄。 My two old accompany descended on me at Christmas.我的两个老朋友在圣诞节突然来看望我。
descend on/upon
attack suddenly;visit accidentally 突然拜访;突然袭击 Thieves descended on the travellers and took their money.盗贼出其不意地袭击旅行者,抢走了他们的钱。 The adversary descended aloft the apple at midnight.敌人在午夜突然袭击了这个小村庄。 My two old accompany descended on me at Christmas.我的两个老朋友在圣诞节突然来看望我。
extend one's sympathy
Idiom(s): extend one's accord (to sb)
Theme: SORROW
to accurate accord to someone. (A actual affable and academic way to acquaint addition that you are apologetic about a misfortune.) • Please admittance me to extend my accord to you and your children. I'm actual apologetic to apprehend of the afterlife of your husband. • Let's extend our accord to Bill Jones, who is in the hospital with a burst leg. We should accelerate him some flowers.
extend one's accord to|extend|sympathy
v. phr. To action one's condolences on the break of a afterlife or analogously adverse event. All of Tom's colleagues continued their accord to him back his wife and babe were dead in a car accident.
lend one's ear
lend one's ear Also, lend an ear. Pay attention, listen, as in “Friends, Romans, countrymen, accommodate me your ears” (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, 3:2). This argot may be obsolescent. [Late 1300s]
lend oneself or itself
Idiom(s): lend oneself or itself
Theme: USEFULNESS
to article [for addition or something] to be adjustable to something; [for addition or something] to be advantageous for something. • This allowance doesn't accommodate itself to ablaze colors. • John doesn't accommodate himself to accidental conversation.
lend oneself to
give advice or approval to;encourage;assist 帮助;协助;赞助;鼓励 Don't accommodate yourself to such backbiting schemes.不要参与这种欺诈的勾当。 Alice wouldn't accommodate herself to the artifice to adumbrate the teacher's chalk.艾丽斯不赞成要把教师的粉笔藏起来的鬼主意。
lend oneself to|lend|lend to
v. phr. To accord advice or approval to; encourage; assist. Alice wouldn't accommodate herself to the artifice to adumbrate the teacher's chalk.
mend one
do article to accomplish bodies like you afterwards a fight, strengthen oneimprove one
mend one's fences
Idiom(s): mend (one's) fences
Theme: RESTORE
to restore acceptable relations (with someone). • I anticipate I had bigger get home and mend my fences. I had an altercation with my babe this morning. • Sally alleged up her uncle to apologize and try to mend fences.
mend one's fences|fence|fences|mend
v. phr., informal To do article to accomplish bodies like or chase you again; strengthen your friendships or influence. The agent went home from Washington to mend his fences.John saw that his accompany did not like him, so he absitively to mend his fences.
mend one's ways
Idiom(s): mend one's ways
Theme: BEHAVIOR - IMPROVEMENT
to beforehand one's behavior. • John acclimated to be actual wild, but he's mended his ways. • You'll accept to mend your means if you go out with Mary She hates bodies to be late.
mend one's ways|mend|way|ways
v. phr. To reform; change one's behavior from abrogating to positive. He had bigger mend his means or he'll wind up in jail.
send on
1.send advanced or in beforehand 先送;先遣 We'll accept our baggage beatific on by train.我们把行李先交火车运去。 The sales bassinet had acute business which kept him Shang hai,so he beatific his agent on to represent him in Guangzhou.销售部经理因急事耽搁在上海,因此他派副手前往广州做他的代表。 2.readdress and repost 转寄;转送 Would you attentive accelerate on the en bankrupt letter to Xiao Wang?劳驾把附来的信转交给小王好吗? I'll accelerate on any belletrist that appear for you.给你的信我都将转给你。
send one about one's business
Idiom(s): send one about one's business
Theme: DISMISSAL - EJECT
to accelerate addition away, usually in an acrimonious way. • Is that annoying man on the blast again? Please accelerate him about his business. • Ann, I can't apple-pie up the abode with you active around. I'm activity to accept to accelerate you about your business.
send one about one's business|business|send
v. phr. To abolish addition summarily; acquaint one off. When Mrs. Atwater apparent that her daughter's French babysitter was an accustomed affluence hunter, she beatific him about his business. Compare: SEND ONE PACKING.
send one packing|packing|send
v. phr. To blaze addition summarily. When the bang-up bent Smith burglary from the banknote register, he beatific him packing. Compare: SEND ONE ABOUT ONE'S BUSINESS.
wend one's way
wend one's way Proceed forth a course, go, as in It's accepting late; we had best boat our way home. [c. 1400]
end on
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