1. Across the board/across-the-board; applying in all cases; affecting everybody or everything. 全面；全部的

　　Examples:

(1) The civil servants were given annual bonuses across the board.

(2) Because of bad business, some companies have announced an across-the-board cut in development spending.


　　2. Act as someone/something: do the work or duties of someone/something. 代替

　　Examples:

(1) In the director's absence, Mary will act as the director.

(2) This sofa can act as a bed at night.


　　3. Act as a brake on/upon/ to someone's activity:

make someone act with more caution; play the role of deterring someone or something. 遏制

　　Example: The rise in bank interest rate acted as a brake on people's unnecessary loans.


　　4. Bear a/no resemblance to someone: (not) look like someone. 看起来像／不像……

　　Examples:

(1) Helen bears a resemblance to a famous singer.

(2) Though they are sisters, they bear no resemblance to each other.


　　5. Bear no relation to something:

be very different from something. 与……无相似之处

　　Example: What Jack has just said bears no relation to the actual fact.


　　6. Bear out: support or confirm. 支持；证实

　　Example: I will bear you out if you lodge a complaint against that rascal.


　　7. Capable of doing something: able to do something. 能够

　　Examples:

(1) Is you company capable of handling such a large order?

(2) Be careful! That person is capable of playing tricks.


　　8. Capitalise on something: take advantage of something. 利用

　　Example: Our team capitalised on its opponent's obvious weakness and won the game in the end.


　　9. Decide / determine on / upon someone / (doing) something: choose someone/(doing)something. 考虑后作出决定

　　Examples:

(1) Has the committee decided on the finalists of the game?

(2) After some contemplation, the couple determined on spending the holiday abroad.


　　10. Decline and fall, the: the sequence leading to a final and complete loss of power, etc. 衰亡

　　Example: Nothing is commoner than the decline and fall of an empire.


　　11. Dedicate something to someone/(doing) something:

(i) give something completely to someone; devote. 献身于

　　Example: Dr Lin dedicated his life to finding a cure for AIDS.

(ii) declare something in honour of someone. 献给……

　　Example: He dedicated his first book to his late mother.