O
of course当然
off and on断断续续地,间歇地,有时
off duty下班
on a large scale大规模地
on a small scale小规模地
on account of因为,由于
on average平均;通常;一般
on behalf of代表,为了
I paid the money on your behalf.
我替你付了钱。
Don't trouble to do it on my behalf.
不要为了我去麻烦了。
on board 在船(车、飞机)上
on business办事;因公出差
on condition that如果;在…条件下
on duty值班,当班
on earth地球上,世界上;究竟;到底
on foot步行
on guard站岗,值班
on hand在手边;临近
on occasion(s)有时,间或地
on (the) one hand一方面
on one’s guard警惕,提防
on one’s own独自,独立地
on purpose故意,有意
on sale上市,出售;减价,贱卖
on schedule按时间表,准时
on second thoughts经重新考虑
on the average平均,通常
on the contrary正相反
on the grounds of根据,以…为理由
on the other hand另一方面
on the point of即将…的时候
on the side作为兼职,作为副业;私下
an evening job to bring in a little money on the side.
He makes a little money on the side by not reporting all his income to the taxman.
on the spot在现场,当场
on the whole总的看来,大体上,基本上
on time准时
once again / more再一次
once for all永远地,一劳永逸地
once in a while偶尔,有时
one another互相
or else否则,要不然
or so大约
other than除…之外,除非
There's nobody here other than me.
除了我这里没别人。
out of越出…之外;从…里面(=from);离开;由于;没有
out of breath喘不过气来,上气不接下气
out of date过时的,落后的
out of doors在户外
out of order发生故障,失调,(工作)不正常
out of place不适当的,不相称
out of practice 久不练习,荒疏
out of question无疑 =beyond question
out of sight看不见
out of the question不可能的,办不到的
Their victory is out of the question: they’ve lost too many man.
out of touch不联系,不接触
over and over反复,再三
owing to由于;因为
They could not cross the river owing to the flood. 由于洪水,他们不能过河。
Owing to the immediate danger of war, there will be an extraordinary meeting of Parliament tonight. 由于即将发生的战争危险,今晚议会将召开特别会议。
P
pass away去世;死了
George’s mother had passed away three years earlier.
pass on通过,传给,传递
pay attention to注意