<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;1. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;question<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to ask someone a lot of
questions, in order to get information or find out what they think<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例:<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;We all wondered where she got the money,
but no one dared question her. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(我们都想知道她的钱是哪来的,就是没人敢去问她。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;question somebody closely<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">; (=carefully, asking a lot of difficult questions)<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The interviewer questioned Miss White
closely about her computer experience. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(面试官细细询问了怀特小姐的计算机资历。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;2. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;fire/shoot questions at<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to ask
someone a lot of questions very quickly in order to confuse them or make them
admit to something<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例:<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The lawyer fired questions at me so quickly
I didn't have time to think. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(律师连珠炮似的向我发问,我根本没时间思考。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The teacher kept shooting questions at the
frightened girls until they confessed everything. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;(这些女孩子都吓坏了,老师不停地盘问,直到她们招认一切。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;3. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;grill<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to ask someone a lot of
difficult questions in order to make them explain their actions, plans, or
opinions<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;备注:英式英语中常用<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;''give
somebody a grilling''<;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;,<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;''grill''<;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;原意是“烧烤”。<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例:<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;I stood in the hall and listened as the
interviewers grilled the next candidate. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(我站在大厅里,听着面试官们询问下一个面试者。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Her teacher gave her a real grilling about
why she'd missed so many classes. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(老师细细询问她为什么缺了这么多课。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;grill somebody about/on something<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/b>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Max started grilling me on why I'd been
spending so much time alone. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(马克思开始连珠炮似的问我为什么不合群。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;4. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;give somebody the third degree<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to
ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to make them explain their
actions, plans, or opinions<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;备注:<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;''give
somebody the third degree''<;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;常用于非正式场合。<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例:<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;I was just out with friends—you don't have
to give me the third degree. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(我就是跟朋友出去了一趟,你不用对我问东问西的。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Whenever one of my boyfriends came to the
house, Dad would give him the third degree. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:
宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(我的历任男友一来我家,我爸就会问东问西。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;5. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;pump somebody for<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to ask someone
a lot of questions about a particular subject or event in order to get as much
information as possible<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例:<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;pump somebody for information/details<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/b>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Viktor sat with me and pumped me for
information about hockey teams. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(维克多坐在我身边,向我问了很多有关冰球队的事。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;He wants to pump Jody for the details of
some job her company is advertising. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(他想向周迪打听有关她公司要招人的细节。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;6. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;quiz<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to ask someone a lot of
questions, especially because you want to find out what they have been doing,
and often in a way that annoys them<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例:<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;When Stan eventually came home from the
party, his wife quizzed him for hours. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(斯坦从派对上回到家,他老婆盘问了他好几个小时。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;quiz somebody about/on something<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/b>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;My parents never stop quizzing me about
where I go at night. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(我爸妈一直盘问我晚上去哪。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Reporters quizzed the President on tax
policy in Central America. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(记者们向总统提了一系列有关中美洲税务政策的问题。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;7. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;pick somebody's brains<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to ask
someone for information about something because you think they know more about
it than you<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例:<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;You know all about tax law—can I pick your
brains for a minute? <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;(你很了解税务法,我能不能占用你一点时间问你一些问题?)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p>;
<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The workshop is designed so that new
managers can pick the brains of managers with more experience. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;(新任经理可以在这个研讨会上向资深经理讨教。)<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;