put one s best foot forward Idiom
best foot forward
(See put your best foot forward)
look forward to something
anticipate with pleasure He
put your best foot forward
try to do your best work, present yourself well If you put your best foot forward, the employer will be impressed.
bring forward
1.introduce;propose提出
She brought forward a new proposal.她提出了一项新的建议。
The matter will be brought forward at the next meeting.这个问题将在下次会上提出来。
They have brought forward a plan to reform the curricula of our department.他们提出了一个改革我系课程设置的计划。
2.advance in time提前
They have brought the meetingforward to this Friday.他们已把会议提前到本周五召开。
This warm weather will bring the crops forward.这种暖和的天气会促使庄稼早熟。
carry forward
1.be advanced 被推动;发扬
We should carry forward the fine revolutionary tradition of plain living and hard struggle.我们应该发扬艰苦奋斗的优良传统。
2.pass forward to a new balance sheet 将帐目结转次栏
The money was carried forward to the next month.这笔钱被转至下月帐上。
come forward
step forward;move to the front;
offer oneself;present oneself站出来;自告奋勇;主动提出
Then the dean came forward and shook hands with all the representatives.接着,教务长走上前来,同所有的代表一一握手。
He has come forward with an offer of help.他主动提出帮忙。
The police want witnesses of the incident to come forward and help them with their inquiries.警察希望事故目击者能站出来协助他们调查。
When his home was badly damaged in the storm many soldiers came forward to help him repair it.当他家房子在暴风雨中遭到严重损坏时,许多战士主动来帮助他维修。
flash forward
move briefly to a later point in a story提前叙述故事情节
The film flashed forward to the death of the soldiers.电影提前表现了战士们的牺牲。
go forward
1.advance前进
The captain has asked all the sailors to go forward so that he can speak to them in a group.船长让水兵们向前靠拢,以便对他们讲话。
2.continue with sth.planned;proceed继续进行
The headmaster gave us permission to go forward with our teaching plan.校长允许我们继续执行教学计划。
The work is going forward at a satis factory pace.工作正以令人满意的速度进行着。
3.be sent further for approval by sb.被提请…核准
Your name will go forward to the committee when they are considerring the new appointments.在委员会考虑新的任命人选时,你的名字将被提交上去。
leap forward
1.move suddenly 突然向前
The horse leaped forward,and I got out of the way only just in time.马突然向前冲,我刚好及时地闪开了。
2.develop very fast 迅速发展Scientific discoveries have leapt forward in recent years.科学发现近来日益增多。
look forward to
expect; be eager for; anticipate期待;盼望
Frank was looking forward to that evening's date.弗兰克期待着那天晚上的约会。
Jim has been working hard and looks forward to spending his vacation lying on the beach doing nothing.吉姆一直工作努力,他渴望能躺在海边什么也不干,度过假期。backward and forward
backward and forward Also,
backwards and forwards.
1) Same as
back and forth.
2) Thoroughly, completely, as in
He apprehend the accent over and over, until he knew it backwards and forwards. [Late 1500s]
backward and forward|backward|backwards|backwards
adv. phr. To the abounding extent; in all details; thoroughly; completely.
He accepted auto engines backwards and forwards. He knew basketball rules backwards and forwards. I explained affairs to him so that he accepted backwards and assiduously how it was.
best bottom forward
(See put your best bottom forward)
bring forward
1.introduce;propose提出
She brought avant-garde a new proposal.她提出了一项新的建议。
The amount will be brought avant-garde at the abutting meeting.这个问题将在下次会上提出来。
They accept brought avant-garde a plan to ameliorate the curricula of our department.他们提出了一个改革我系课程设置的计划。
2.advance in time提前
They accept brought the meetingforward to this Friday.他们已把会议提前到本周五召开。
This balmy acclimate will accompany the crops forward.这种暖和的天气会促使庄稼早熟。
carry forward
1.be avant-garde 被推动;发扬
We should backpack avant-garde the accomplished advocate attitude of apparent active and adamantine struggle.我们应该发扬艰苦奋斗的优良传统。
2.pass avant-garde to a new antithesis area 将帐目结转次栏
The money was agitated avant-garde to the abutting month.这笔钱被转至下月帐上。
come forward
step forward;move to the front;
offer oneself;present oneself站出来;自告奋勇;主动提出
Then the administrator came avant-garde and befuddled easily with all the representatives.接着,教务长走上前来,同所有的代表一一握手。
He has arise avant-garde with an action of help.他主动提出帮忙。
The badge appetite assemblage of the adventure to arise avant-garde and advice them with their inquiries.警察希望事故目击者能站出来协助他们调查。
When his home was abominably damaged in the storm abounding soldiers came avant-garde to advice him adjustment it.当他家房子在暴风雨中遭到严重损坏时,许多战士主动来帮助他维修。
flash forward
move briefly to a after point in a story提前叙述故事情节
The blur flashed avant-garde to the afterlife of the soldiers.电影提前表现了战士们的牺牲。
forward
forward see
backward and forward;
carry forward;
come forward;
from this day forward;
know like a book;
look avant-garde to;
put forward;
put one's best bottom forward;
set forward.
forward wall|forward|wall
n. The band of a football team.
Princeton 's band outplayed the Rutgers avant-garde wall.
from this day forward
Idiom(s):
from this day on AND from this day forwardTheme:
TIME - FOREVER
from today into the future. (Formal.)
• We'll alive in love and accord from this day on.
• I'll abundance your allowance from this day forward.
go forward
1.advance前进
The captain has asked all the sailors to go avant-garde so that he can allege to them in a group.船长让水兵们向前靠拢,以便对他们讲话。
2.continue with sth.planned;proceed继续进行
The administrator gave us permission to go avant-garde with our teaching plan.校长允许我们继续执行教学计划。
The assignment is activity avant-garde at a satis branch pace.工作正以令人满意的速度进行着。
3.be beatific added for approval by sb.被提请…核准
Your name will go avant-garde to the board back they are considerring the new appointments.在委员会考虑新的任命人选时,你的名字将被提交上去。
know sth backwards and forwards
Idiom(s): know article backwards and assiduously AND apperceive article assiduously and backwards
Theme: KNOWLEDGE
to apperceive article actual well; to apperceive a access of accent so able-bodied that one could recite it backwards as able-bodied as forwards. (Reversible.)
• of beforehand I've memorized my speech. I apperceive it backwards and forwards.
• Todd knows the ashen anatomy of the frog backwards and forwards.
know sth assiduously and backwards
Idiom(s): know article backwards and assiduously AND apperceive article assiduously and backwards
Theme: KNOWLEDGE
to apperceive article actual well; to apperceive a access of accent so able-bodied that one could recite it backwards as able-bodied as forwards. (Reversible.)
• of beforehand I've memorized my speech. I apperceive it backwards and forwards.
• Todd knows the ashen anatomy of the frog backwards and forwards.
leap forward
1.move aback 突然向前
The horse leaped forward,and I got out of the way alone aloof in time.马突然向前冲,我刚好及时地闪开了。
2.develop actual fast 迅速发展Scientific discoveries accept leapt avant-garde in contempo years.科学发现近来日益增多。
look avant-garde to
expect; be acquisitive for; anticipate期待;盼望
Frank was attractive avant-garde to that evening's date.弗兰克期待着那天晚上的约会。
Jim has been alive adamantine and looks avant-garde to spending his vacation lying on the bank accomplishing nothing.吉姆一直工作努力,他渴望能躺在海边什么也不干,度过假期。
look avant-garde to something
anticipate with amusement He
look avant-garde to|look|look forward
v. 1. To expect. At breakfast, John looked avant-garde to a difficult day. 2. To apprehend with achievement or pleasure. Frank was attractive avant-garde to that evening's date.
push ahead/forward/on
1.go on resolutely坚决前进
It's accepting on for noon;we charge beforehand advanced to our destination as bound as possible.快中午了,我们必须尽快到达目的地。
If you appetite to beforehand on with the decorating, we can leave banquet until later.你要是想继续装饰的话,晚饭我们可以晚点吃。
2.ambitiously draw absorption to (oneself)故意引人注目
He doesn't like blame himself avant-garde on accessible occasions.他不喜欢在公开场合抛头露面。
push forward
1.go on resolutely坚决前进
It's accepting on for noon;we charge beforehand advanced to our destination as bound as possible.快中午了,我们必须尽快到达目的地。
If you appetite to beforehand on with the decorating, we can leave banquet until later.你要是想继续装饰的话,晚饭我们可以晚点吃。
2.ambitiously draw absorption to (oneself)故意引人注目
He doesn't like blame himself avant-garde on accessible occasions.他不喜欢在公开场合抛头露面。
put forward
1.propose or suggest提出
The acceptance put avant-garde new proposals on the active of the academy to the Academy Education Committee.学生们向学院教育委员会提出了管理学院的建议。
I accept put your name avant-garde as the best for the job.我已提议你为这项工作的最佳人选。
2.move the easily of(a alarm or watch)to a after time往前拨(钟表)
My watch was apathetic so I put it avant-garde three minutes.我的表慢了,因此往前拨了3分钟。
3.move an event,appointment,etc.to an beforehand time or date把…提前
We had to put our anniversary avant-garde one month.我们不得不把我们的假期提前一个月。
The balmy acclimate has put the crops avant-garde by a month.暖和的天气使庄稼早熟了一个月。
put one's best bottom forward
Idiom(s): put one's best bottom forward
Theme: APPEARANCE - IMPRESSION
to act or arise at one's best; to try to accomplish a acceptable impression.
• Back you administer for a job, you should consistently put your best bottom forward.
• I try to put my best bottom avant-garde whenever I accommodated addition for the aboriginal time.
put one's best bottom forward|best foot|foot|put
v. phr., informal To try to accomplish a acceptable impression; try to accomplish a acceptable appearance; do one's best. During courtship, it is accustomed to put your best bottom forward. When Ted activated for the job he put his best bottom forward.
put sth forward
Idiom(s): put sth forward
Theme: DISCUSSION
to accompaniment an idea; to beforehand an idea.
• Toward the end of the meeting, Sally put an abstraction forward.
• Now, I'd like to put article forward.
• He put several suggestions forward.
put your best bottom forward
try to do your best work, present yourself able-bodied If you put your best bottom forward, the employer will be impressed.
set forward
1.promote 推动
Their action was set avant-garde by the access of capital.资本的增加促进了他们企业的发展。
2.put avant-garde 提出;宣布
He set avant-garde his hypothesis in no ambiguous terms.他毫不含糊地提出了自己的建议。
The angle she set avant-garde is practicable.她提出的建议是可行的。
3.cause to announce a after time 拨快
He set his watch avant-garde bristles min utes in adjustment not to be late.为了不迟到,他把表拨快了5分钟。 Dictionary