lay sb. off 暂时解雇某人

lay aside 储蓄，把某物放在一边

lay out 展示，安排，布置

lay down 制定、规定

call on 号召

call for 要求，需要

call forth¹ 唤起，引起

call in 召集，召来

When workers push together to organize themselves in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them off. 当工人们以工会的形式自发组织起来，雇主要解雇他们变得困难。?

The medical report contains a multitude of(许多，大批) words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. ?这份医学报告包涵了许多在日常对话中相对使用很少的单词。?

As a matter of fact, Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves are second only to(仅次于)those of Kuwait. ?

实际上，沙特阿拉伯的石油储量仅次于科威特。?

blow one’s top 发脾气见到丈夫又喝醉了，玛莉大发脾气。?

Mary blew her top when she found her husband drunk again.?

cut off 切断

cut short 中断

cut into 侵犯(利益)

cut up 切碎

revel² in 着迷，十分爱好

relate to with 与…相联系

revert³ to 回到，恢复到

revive in 在……上复活

sit on 开会讨论

sit in 旁听

sit down 坐下

sit up 端坐

The owner of the auto⁴ plant refused to raise the workers’ wages, saying that it would cut into the profit. 车厂老板拒绝涨工人工资，说那会减少公司利润。?

at the mercy of 在……支配中

a coat of 一层…涂层

a story of 一层……楼

a film of 一薄层……

a pad of一层……垫层

bring forth 使产生

bring forward 提出

bring up 教育

bring about带来，造成

assume 假定，设想

consume 消费

presume 假设

resume 重新开始