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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 drag on
释义：
drag on 拖延
例句：
The satellite acts as a drag on the shuttle.
卫星是对航天飞机发展的阻碍。
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 hold off
释义：
hold off 拖延；不接近；不使…接近
例句：
Could you hold off making your decision for a few days?
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 hold good
释义：
hold good 仍然有效；适用
例句：
The same argument does not hold good in every case.
同样的...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 put in force
释义：
put in force 施行，使生效
例句：
At the place where she lived the cruel law could not be...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 on balance
释义：
on balance 总而言之，总的来说
例句：
"I think on balance it will be positive in the sense&nb...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 as a whole
释义：
as a whole 总的来说
例句：
"As a whole," she muses, "the `organized church' turns me&...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 by and large
释义：
by and large 大体上，总的来说
例句：
By and large, these people are peace-loving, law-abiding citizens....
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 in principle
释义：
in principle 大体上，原则上
例句：
Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context. ...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 in gross
释义：
in gross 大体上；大批地；以批发方式（等于by the gross）；整体地；全盘地
例句：
The goods are valued in gross profit&n...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 hundreds and thousands
释义：
hundreds and thousands 成千上万的；撒在糕饼上做装饰的蜜饯
例句：
We make it with bread, butter, and&nbs...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 by the hundreds
释义：
by the hundreds 大批地；数以百计
例句：
He kills men by the hundreds.
他杀的人数以百计。
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 be centered on
释义：
be centered on 集中于
例句：
European activity will be centered on the German ZEW.
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 centre around
释义：
centre around 集中于；围绕着；以…为中心
例句：
Small talk at the start of a meeting may centre around...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 focus on
释义：
focus on 集中于
例句：
He prefers to focus on the positive.
他更愿意关注积极面。
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 out of focus
释义：
out of focus 焦点没对准的；模糊不清的
例句：
In some of the pictures the subjects are out of ...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 in focus
释义：
in focus 清晰；焦点对准
例句：
We want to keep the real issues in focus.
我们要让真正的问题受到关...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 in force
释义：
in force 有效的；大批地；大规模地
例句：
Police are out in force to prevent a recurrence of the&nbs...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 in a big way
释义：
in a big way 大规模地，彻底地
例句：
He's into surfing in a big way.
他迷上了冲浪运...
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 in so far as
释义：
in so far as 至于
例句：
That's the truth, in so far as I know it.
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考研英语大纲常考词组短语 so far
释义：
so far 到目前为止，迄今为止
例句：
I'm not sure I can walk so far.
我没有把握能步行这么远。
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