把值得记住的表达，慢慢收集。

一两个；一两件

Give me one or two minutes to find the address, and then we can head out.

一个人；某一个人

Only one person can enter the archive at a time.

胜过；比……更占上风

The company tried to one-up its rival with a cheaper version.

一种方法；一个方向

One way to keep the herbs fresh is to wrap their stems in a damp cloth.

无论如何；总会想办法

We'll get the replacement part to the island one way or another before the weekend.

无论如何；不管怎样

We have to decide one way or the other before the shop closes tonight.

唯一的原因

The only reason I took the early bus was to meet the repair crew.

唯一的事情；唯一的东西

The only thing I forgot was a bottle of water.

开火；开始射击

The guards were ordered not to open fire unless someone was in immediate danger.

愿意考虑；乐于接受（建议或可能性）

The landlord is open to lowering the rent if we sign a longer lease.

开门营业；打开；敞开心扉；开始坦诚交谈

The shop opened up early so customers could cool off during the heat wave.

向……敞开心扉；向……倾诉

After a few weeks, the new neighbor opened up to me about why she had moved.

给……做手术

The surgeon will operate on the injured runner tomorrow after the swelling has gone down.

否则；要不然（有时带警告语气）

Leave the side gate unlocked, or else the delivery driver will leave the boxes outside.

不然呢？（用于带挑战意味的反问）

Are you going to help me carry these boxes or what?

橙汁

He poured orange juice into two glasses for breakfast.

另一个；另外那个

This charger is damaged, so let's try the other one.

其他人；别人

Please wait until the other people have left before moving the display.

除……之外；除了；除了；不同于

Other than one late shipment, the project stayed on schedule through the final review.

外出活动；四处走动

My grandparents were out and about all afternoon, exploring the new market and the riverside park.

大声地；出声地

Please read the instructions out loud so everyone can follow along.

没有；用完（常见于 run out of）

We ran out of clean cups before the guests arrived, so I washed another stack.

越界的；超出允许范围的

The contractor marked the protected wetland out of bounds, so the crew moved its equipment elsewhere.

停业；倒闭；停业；破产

The small repair shop went out of business after the landlord raised the rent.

不像某人平时的样子；不符合一贯表现

It was out of character for Leila to cancel without a word.

脱离上下文；断章取义地

The quote sounds harsh out of context, but the full interview shows she was joking.

失去控制；无法控制

The kids were excited, but the party never got out of control.

出于好奇；好奇地

Out of curiosity, I checked the old map to see whether the footpath still crossed the orchard.

过时；陈旧

Maybe I was out of date with my understanding of frontispiece , so I looked it up in the Writer's Guide itself.

汽油耗尽；精力或资源用尽

We ran out of gas two miles from the station and had to call for roadside help.

失去控制；变得过火；失控；变得难以处理；失去控制；难以应付

"Those Buchanan family reunions are getting a little out of hand."

离开这里；从这里出去

We should get out of here before the road closes for the parade.

迷糊的；不在状态的

After two overnight flights, the normally sharp analyst felt completely out of it.

出狱；离开监狱

Her brother was out of jail by Friday, but he still had to attend the hearing.

不妥当；言行过分

That joke was out of line, so he apologized before the meeting ended.

运气不好；没有机会或办法

If you missed the sign-up deadline, you are out of luck until next term.

从我面前让开；别挡我的路

Please get out of my way so I can carry these hot trays to the kitchen.

突然；不知从哪里冒出来；突然出现；毫无来由地冒出来；突然；出乎意料地

A dog ran out of nowhere and crossed the path, so the cyclist braked and waited for its owner.

不在办公室；外出办公

Her automatic reply says she is out of office until Monday, so urgent requests should go to the front desk.

发生故障；不能正常使用

The elevator is out of order, so please use the stairs.

不合适；显得格格不入

The bright poster looked out of place in the quiet reading room.

不相称；过度；与实际情况不成比例

The reaction was out of proportion to a small typo in the schedule.

无法达到；够不着

Without public funding, the equipment would remain out of reach for smaller schools.

身体状况不佳；缺乏锻炼

I'm a little out of shape after a winter indoors, so I started with short walks.

看不见；在视线之外

Keep the medicine out of sight and reach of small children.

缺货；暂无库存

The blue notebooks are out of stock until the next delivery arrives.

突然地；出乎意料地；突然；出乎意料地

Out of the blue, my former classmate called to ask whether I still had the photographs from our school trip.

在国外；不在本国

The ambassador was out of the country when the agreement was signed.

不在家；离开屋子

We spent most of the afternoon out of the house while the floors were being refinished.

不同寻常；不平常

The night guard noticed nothing out of the ordinary until the museum's motion sensor sent an alert.