【初中英语语法时态】几个特殊意义的动词短语(2)10.todrag（one's）feet：toprocrastinateorpostpone（慢慢的拖延，行动迟缓，拖拖拉拉）Itisnotagoodideatodragyourfeetwhentheworkneedstobedone.(拖延工作是不好的。)Noemployerslikefortheiremployeestodragtheirfeetonanyproject.(工作拖拖拉拉的员工总是不受欢迎的。)11.topaint（someoneoroneself）intoacorner：totraponeselforsomeone;tobeintrouble（使自己或某人陷入困境,应该注意的是即使主语是复数形式，corner仍然用单数）Don'ttrytopaintyourselfintoacorner.(不要让自己身陷困境，无法脱身。)Afteraheateddebatewithhisboss,Mr.Chenhaspaintedhimselfintoacorner.(和老板激烈的争辩之后，陈先生处境十分不妙。)12.toask(someone)for(one's)hand:toaskgirl'sparentsformarriageapproval（指男人请求女方家长应允将女儿嫁给他，这里的"someone"是指女方的家长，"one"则是指要求婚的对象，hand只能用单数形式）Mr.Suaskedmeformydaughter'shand.(苏先生到我家来向我女儿提亲。)Hehasaskedherparentsfortheirdaughter'shand.(他请求她的父母应允他们的婚事。)13.tomoveonwardandupward：tobepromoted;fromgoodtobettersituation（情况得以改善，或往更好的情況发展）Hehopestomoveonwardandupwardwithhiscurrentcompany.(他希望能在现在就职的公司里顺利发展，步步高升。)Manyyoungcouplestrytomoveonwardandupwardduringtheirmarriage.(许多年轻夫妇都希望能够婚姻美满幸福。)14.tocallaspadeaspade:tobehonest,bluntorfrank（直言不讳，有啥说啥）Mywifealwayscallsaspadeaspadeaboutherworksituation.(我妻子对别人谈起她的工作时，总是直言不讳。)Callingaspadeaspadeonforeignaffairssometimesseemsdifficultfordiplomats.(外交官在处理外交事务的时候很难做到直言不讳。)15.toplaycatandmouse：toplaygameswithaggressiveandpassiveattitude（玩猫戏老鼠的把戏，欲擒故纵）Inbusinessnegotiations,therearealwayscat-and-mousegames.(在商业谈判中，常会有一些猫戏老鼠的把戏。)Thepolicehaveplayedcatandmousewiththemurderer.(警察对凶犯采用的是欲擒故纵的策略。)16.togoonthedole：(oftheunemployed)toliveonpublicwelfare（失业人员依靠政府救济金生活。）ThousandsofAmericansareoutofjobsandmaygoonthedole.(美国成千上万的失业者靠领取政局救济金生活。)Somepeoplehavegoneonthedoleforyears.(有些人多年来就是靠政府救济生活的。)17.tobeinthehotseat：tobeunderlotsofpressureorinadifficultposition（处于困境，面对很多压力）Hehasresignedfromhisjobbecausehehasbeeninthehotseatforyears.(由于不堪多年的工作压力，他终于辞职了。)WhentestifiesbeforeCongress,hewillbeinthehotseat.(在国会作证的时候，他将面临巨大的压力。)18.tomakewaves：tomaketrouble（惹是生非，与"rocktheboat"意思相近）Manypoliticiansliketomakewavesinordertobekeptinthemedia.(许多政客为了能在媒体上路脸儿而不惜哗众取宠。)Teenagerstendtomakewaveswiththeirparentsandteachers.(一些青少年总是会给父母和老师惹麻烦。)19.tokeep(one's)noseclean：tokeepawayfromtrouble（远离是非，少惹麻烦）
