cats and dogs：傾盆大雨
Are you sure you want to go out now? It's raining cats and dogs outside.
你確定要出門嗎？現在外面可是傾盆大雨。
替換短語：torrential rain：傾盆大雨
Are you sure you want to go out now? It's having a torrential rain outside.
你確定要出門嗎？現在外面可是傾盆大雨。
off：因下雨延期
The outdoor opening ceremony was rained off last week, and will be held on the following Sunday.
上週的戶外開幕式因下雨延期了，將改在下週周天舉行。
替換短語：be rained out：因下雨延期
The outdoor opening ceremony was rained out last week, and will be held on the following Sunday.
上週的戶外開幕式因下雨延期了，將改在下週周天舉行。
among：屬於……之間
I think she should be ranked among the best singers of the time.
我覺得她是當代最棒的歌手之一。
混淆短語：rank above：高於
I think she should be ranked above all the other singers of the time.
我覺得她是當代最棒的歌手。
t against：反抗
He reacted against his father's order by running away from home.
他用離家出走的方式反方他父親的.命令。
ize one's dream：實現夢想
She realized her dream of becoming a famous movie starin he youth.
她在很年輕的時候就實現了成為電影明星的夢想。
ive from：收到……來信
I haven't received from John since he moved to London.
自從約翰搬去倫敦後，我還沒收過他的信。
替換短語：hear from：收到……來信
I haven't heard from John since he moved to London.
自從約翰搬去倫敦後，我還沒收過他的信。
nize as：認為是……，承認
The woman reconized the man with a scar on his face as the robber.
女人認出那個臉上有傷疤的男人是搶匪。
rd A as B：把A視為B
He regarded Peter as his brother since kindergarten.
從幼兒園起，他就一直將彼得視為自己的兄弟。
混淆短語：with regard to：關於
The reporter asked the singer a question with regard to her personal life.
記者問了歌手一個關於她私生活的問題。
