某事

send sb. doing sth

使得(引起)某人做某事

15 have sb doing sth 让某人做某事 | 16 send sb doing sth. 使得(引起)某人做某事 | 17 set sb doing sth 使(引起)某人做某事

set about doing sth

开始做某事或着手解决某事

break up把......分裂成碎片;分开 | break up with 和某人分手 | set about doing sth.开始做某事或着手解决某事

set one's heart on sth

下决心做某事

pride oneself on/upon sth. 自夸能做某事 | set one's heart on sth. 下决心做某事 | sympathize with sb. on sth. 就某事向某人表示同情

set one's mind to do sth

一心要做某事

seem to do sth. 似乎要做某事 | set one's mind to do sth. 一心要做某事 | tell sb. to do sth. 告诉某人做某事

set sb. off doing sth

使某人开始干某事

set off 出发,使(地雷,炸弹等)爆炸 | set sb. off doing sth. 使某人开始干某事 | set about sth./doing sth. 开始做某事,着手干某事

sleep on sth.: not decide about sth. until the next day

将某事拖到明天,推迟对某事做出决定

1. sleep on sth.: not decide about sth. until the next day 将某事拖到明天,推迟对某事做出决定 | Don't say now if you will take the job: sleep on it first. 你... | I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorr...

make something of

利用(某事)从中得到好处;以(某事)为借口而吵架

have something on sb.(美国通俗英语)可以要挟某人,因某人在他手里有把柄. | make something of 利用(某事)从中得到好处;以(某事)为借口而吵架 | or something=something like this or that表示不能十分肯定时用....

spend sth doing sth

花(时间)做某事

have sb do sth 让某人做某事 | spend sth doing sth花(时间)做某事 | observe sb do sth注意到某人做某事

spend st on sth

在某事上花费一段时间

18. 告诉某人别作某事 tell sb not to do sth | 19. 在某事上花费一段时间 spend st on sth | 20. 花费一段时间做某事 spend st in doing sth

to squeeze/steal time to do sth

挤时间做某事(由于太忙)

18 to spare time to do sth 抽时间做某事(由于太忙) | 19 to afford time to do sth 抽时间做某事(由于太忙) | 20 to squeeze/steal time to do sth 挤时间做某事(由于太忙)

overturned：倒转的

倒转的 inverted | 倒转的 overturned | 倒转点 inversion point

remind sb of/about sth：使某人想起

9. on the go 忙碌, (整天)奔忙 | remind sb. of / about sth. 使某人想起... | have fun 取乐