初中生必备短语：L（2）

　　1. little by little：一点点地，渐渐地

　　His fortune is accumulated little by little.他的财富一点点地积累起来了。

　　混淆短语：make little of：不重视

　　Young people nowdays make little of traditional festivals.现在的年轻人都不重视传统节日。

　　2. live on：靠hellip;hellip;生活

　　To be honest, I can barely live on my slender salary.老实说，我微薄的薪水只能勉强维持生计。

　　3. live up to：达到，遵循

　　In order to live up to his reputation, he decided to run for Governor.为了不负众望，他决定参选州长。

　　4. lock...out：把hellip;hellip;关在外面

　　Mark locked himself out because he left the key in the house.马克把钥匙忘在家里，把自己关在了门外。

　　混淆短语：lock one#39;s fingers together：紧扣手指

　　The locked their fingers together and made a lifelong vow.他们紧扣手指，许下了终身的誓约。

　　5. long for：渴望

　　Longing for a family of his own, he asked Jane to marry him.因渴望有个家庭，他向简求婚了。

　　替换短语：be anxious for：渴望

　　Being anxious for a family of his own, he asked Jane to marry him.因渴望有个家庭，他向简求婚了。

　　6. look down upon：看不起

　　He never looks down upon anyone even though he was born with a silver spoon in mouth.即使他出身富贵家庭，也从未看不起任何人。

　　替换短语：turn one#39;s nose up at：对hellip;hellip;嗤之以鼻，看不起

　　He never turns his nose up at anyone even though he was born with a silver spoon in mouth.即使他出身富贵家庭，也从未看不起任何人。

　　7. look for an needle in a haystack：大海捞针

　　Looking for your lost dog in Shanghai is like looking for an needle in a haystack.要在上海找回你丢失的狗，好比大海捞针。

　　替换短语：fish for an needle in the ocean：大海捞针

　　Looking for your lost dog in Shanghai is like fishing for an needle in the ocean.要在上海找回你丢失的狗，好比大海捞针。

　　8. lose control of：失控

　　If we don#39;t cut the office expenses, we will definitely lose control of our budget.如果不减少办公室开销，我们的预算肯定会失控。

　　替换短语：out of control：失控

　　If we don#39;t cut the office expenses, our budget will definitely be out of control.如果不减少办公室开销，我们的预算肯定会失控。