【初中英语语法时态】几个特殊意义的动词短语(3)Thenewlyreleasedinmatesaretryingtokeeptheirnosesclean.(刚刚获释的犯人总是尽量少惹是非。)Alaw-abidingpersonneedstokeephis(her)noseclean.(奉公守法的人应该避免制造麻烦。)20.todrive(someone)upthewall：toannoyorupsetsomeone（惹人生气或者不高兴）Theboyisdrivinghismotherupthewallbecauseofhisillbehavior.(这个不听话的孩子让他妈妈大为头痛。)Ifyouasktoomanyquestions,youmaydriveyourbossupthewall.(假如你的问题太多也会让你的老板很反感。)21.towrite（someoneorsomething）off：tothrowawayortodiscard（抛弃或者丢弃）；todeductabusinessloss（在经商失败时，也用于报销、注销或扣除损失的数额中）Afterahotargument,shewroteoffherboyfriend.(她和男朋友大吵了一架之后，就把他甩了。)Hewillwriteoffthecharitablecontributionsfromhisincometaxes.(他从所得税中扣除了慈善募捐的金额。)22.totakeupwith(someone)：todatesomeoneortofallinlovewithsomeone（对某人产生兴趣，或与某人开始亲密交往）Afterhemetheratthebar,hetookupwithher.(自从在酒吧见过一面之后，他对她产生了兴趣。)Assheissuchaprettywoman,manymenwouldliketotakeupwithher.(像她这么漂亮的女人，许多男人都对她有兴趣。)23.topavethewayto(orfor)：tomakethepathortolayagroundworkofsomething（为……铺平道路或为……做好准备）Agoodeducationwillpavethewaytofindingadecentjob.（好的教育是好的工作的基础。）Earlyspaceexplorationhaspavedthewayforthecurrentspacestation.（早期的太空探索为如今的太空站建设奠定了基础。）24.topaintthetownred：toenjoyoneself;tohaveagoodtime（尽情享受）Heisgoingouttonighttopaintthetownred.（他今天晚上要玩个痛快。）MissChenreallypaintedthetownredlastweekwithherfriends.（陈小姐上周和朋友玩得很尽兴。）
