固定表达，在语境中理解。

这次；这一次；这次；这回

Let's take the marked trail this time so we don't miss the waterfall again.

这样；走这边；以这种方式；这样做

Walk this way, and I'll show you where the pottery class is held.

我就这么想；我就猜是这样

I thought so when I saw the empty parking lot before sunrise.

威胁要起诉

The customer threatened to sue after the company refused to replace the damaged equipment.

三天

The repair took three days because the replacement part arrived late.

三小时

The gallery stayed open for three hours after the evening lecture.

三次；三倍

I checked the address three times before leaving the apartment.

无论顺境逆境；同甘共苦

We have been friends through thick and thin since our first year at school.

大发脾气；大吵大闹

The toddler began to throw a fit when the toy broke.

举办派对；开派对庆祝

The crew threw a party after the final scene wrapped on schedule.

额外赠送；顺便加入

The shopkeeper threw in a sturdy canvas bag when we bought the two lamps.

扔掉；驳回；逐出

The committee threw out the first proposal because it did not include a safe route for children walking to school.

呕吐；吐出来（口语）

The passenger felt sick during the rough ferry ride and had to throw up into a paper bag.

一次又一次；反复地

The audit report stresses time and again that missing records make oversight difficult.

时间机器

The students built a cardboard time machine for the school play.

死亡时间

The examiner recorded the time of death after comparing the witness statements.

休假；休息时间

He took time off to care for his father after surgery.

该走了；到了出发的时候；该走了；到出发的时候了

Time to go; the last ferry leaves the island in fifteen minutes.

针锋相对；以牙还牙

Instead of trading tit for tat, the neighbors agreed to discuss the fence calmly.

在一定程度上

To a certain extent, the quieter street has made the cafe more attractive to families.

在一定程度上

I agree with the proposal to a degree, but the cost estimate still needs work.

在很大程度上

May I point out that sprawl is to a large extent the fault of our current local tax system?

在较小程度上；相对较少地

The new rule affected large suppliers and, to a lesser extent, family-owned shops.

为保险起见；谨慎起见

To be safe, I saved a copy of the address before the phone battery died.

为确保；为了确定；诚然；确实（用于让步或强调）

To be sure that the garage is locked, pull the handle before you drive away.

首先；起初；一开始；首先；本来

To begin with, let's agree on the time before we decide where to meet.

截至目前；迄今

To date, the pilot has helped 43 teams cut the time needed to process claims.

与……有关；涉及

I don't want anything to do with their argument, so I'm staying out of it.

为了确保；确认

She photographed the locked office door to make sure everyone knew the room was unavailable.

徒劳；毫无效果

Rafi searched every drawer to no avail; the spare key was still missing.

更不用说；何况

The proposal would require more staff time, to say nothing of the extra equipment.

至少可以说；说得轻一些

The first estimate was optimistic, and the final cost was surprising, to say the least.

在某种程度上；多少；在某种程度上

In other words, the political spectrums of the two countries are, to some extent, different.

（常用于否定句）值得一提的；称得上的

There was no rain to speak of during the entire month.

首先；起初

To start with, let's agree on where we'll meet before we invite everyone else.

为此；为了达到这一目的

The report calls for clearer labels; to that end, the department has drafted a new standard.

相反；与此相反

The early report suggested that the new rule would reduce access, but later evidence pointed to the contrary.

在……程度上；以至于

The figures support the proposal only to the extent that they include the latest quarter.

显露出来；变得突出

When the budget tightened, questions about fairness came to the fore.

严格按照；一丝不苟地

She followed the recipe to the letter, so every cake came out the same.

到极限；逼到极限

The long shift pushed the nurses to the limit.

切题的；简明扼要的；切中要点的；简明扼要的；切题；简明扼要

Please keep your summary brief and to the point.

达到……的程度；以至于……

The stream rose to the point where the footbridge had to be closed.

直到今天；至今

The dog still runs to the gate whenever it hears a van, and to this day we do not know why.

为此；为达到这个目的

The clinic wanted to shorten its waiting list; to this end, it added two evening sessions each week.

卫生纸

We need more toilet paper, so I'll add it to the shopping list.

明天晚上

The museum is hosting a late tour tomorrow night.

真遗憾；可惜

The ferry was canceled? That's too bad; the island festival starts at noon.

太晚；来不及；太晚；为时已晚

We arrived too late to pick up the order before the store closed.

太多；过量

Too much noise from the street made it hard for the baby to sleep, so we closed the windows.