把值得记住的表达，慢慢收集。

烧尽；燃烧殆尽

The dry leaves burned up in the fire before the rain reached the garden.

突然开始（某种情绪或活动）

The audience burst into applause as the curtain rose.

突然开始（大笑、哭泣等）

The audience seemed ready to burst out laughing when the actor dropped his hat.

照常营业；一切照旧

Despite the renovation, the library remained open, and it was business as usual for visitors.

名片

At the conference, I exchanged a business card with the architect.

不过话说回来；可是随后

We were ready to leave, but then the last train was canceled.

不过话说回来；但另一方面

The train is faster, but then again, the bus stops closer to our hotel.

插嘴；打断别人说话

I do not mean to butt in, but your microphone is still on.

回购；买回

The company plans to buy back its shares after the merger.

相信并接受（某种观点或说法）

It is hard to buy into the new schedule until managers explain how it will reduce weekend shifts.

相信；接受（某种说法）

The excuse sounded polished, but I didn't buy it because the details kept changing.

贿赂；收买以换取沉默或顺从

The mayor refused an offer to buy off the inspector and reported it immediately.

买下（合伙人的股份或权益）

Mina hopes to buy out her business partner by December.

大量买进；悉数买下

A housing group tried to buy up every vacant lot near the station.

意外地；无意中；意外地；并非故意地

The toddler opened the music app by accident while reaching for the picture book on the table.

据各方所说；据大家所知

By all accounts, the restoration has preserved the building's original character.

当然可以；务必；尽管；当然可以；务必（用于表示同意或鼓励）

By all means, borrow the folding table if it helps you set up the neighborhood book swap.

总体上；大体而言；总的来说；大体上

By and large, the neighbors have been great; they even take in our packages.

碰巧；不知道是否……

Do you have the caretaker's number by any chance, or should I ask the front desk to call him?

一点也不；绝不（常与否定连用）

The repair wasn't cheap by any means, but it kept the old van on the road.

偶然；碰巧

The two researchers met by chance at a conference and discovered that they were studying the same archive.

相比之下；通过比较来看

By comparison, the new route cuts the trip by twenty minutes and requires no transfer.

相比之下；相较而言

Azzam, by contrast, favored continuing to fight in Afghanistan until it had a true Islamist government.

按定义；顾名思义

A square has four equal sides by definition, so no measuring is needed.

远远；明显地（用于强调比较）

Of the three routes, the coastal road is by far the most scenic.

手工；人工地

The conservators labeled each fragment by hand because the old ink could not be scanned safely.

熟记；凭记忆

Before the recital, Lila learned the opening poem by heart and practiced its rhythm each morning.

通过；借助

Blood samples are collected from all enrolled patients and control subjects by means of a one-time venipuncture.

错误地；无意中

I sent the draft to the wrong mailing list by mistake, so I quickly asked everyone to delete it.

独自；靠自己

I assembled the desk by myself using the instructions and one small screwdriver.

绝不；一点也不

The states described here are by no means the only ones that have made progress.

到现在；此刻应该已经

By now, the soup should be warm enough to serve, but taste it once before bringing it to the table.

严格按规章办事；照章行事

The inspector handled the complaint by the book and documented each step before closing the case.

到……结束时；在……结束之前

By the end of the month, every apartment should have a working smoke detector in the hallway.

同样地；出于同样的理由

We should make the route safer for cyclists; by the same token, drivers need clearer signs.

等到……的时候；在……之前；到……的时候；当……时已经；到……的时候；等到……时

By the time we reached the theater, the previews had already started.

到铃响时；当……的时候

By the time the bell rang, everyone had found a seat and opened their books.

顺便说一下；对了；顺便说一句；另外；顺便说一句；用于补充相关信息

By the way, the neighborhood library closes an hour earlier on Sundays.

到那时；在那之前

The electrician expects to finish the repair by then, so we should be able to reopen the studio at noon.

最迟到明天；明天之前

Please send the signed form by tomorrow so the office can process the request.

凭借；由于

By virtue of her years of field experience, she was asked to lead the rescue team.

作为；通过……的方式

The report opens with a brief case study by way of introducing the broader issue.

独自；靠自己

You do not have to move the heavy bookshelf by yourself; I can help after my shift.

回电话；稍后再打来

The clinic promised to call back once the test results were ready.

需要；要求；呼吁；要求；呼吁

The sudden drop in temperature called for warmer clothes, so the guide lent us extra jackets.

请来；召来；打电话报告

The landlord called in a plumber when water began leaking through the kitchen ceiling.

收工；结束当天的工作或活动

Yet its average depth is less than 3 metres (10 feet); in winter it freezes over completely, while in summer the shallow water is subject to wind-driven waves, and when a storm blows up even the ferries call it a day.

给我回电话；再打给我

If the clinic has an earlier appointment, call me back before noon.

取消；停止（搜索、计划等）

The UAE government then told the Hamburg police they could call off the search.

请求；号召；拜访

The mayor called on residents to conserve water while crews repaired the main pipe.