英汉词典查不到（之三十五）

武夷山

1．大概有好几个小时吧，他就站在那儿。

For what seemed like hours he stood there.

（虞左俊博主指出，我的理解有误，并提供了原文：

For what seemed like hours he stood there and stared at me with many mixed expressions, it seemed as if one emotion was morphing into another.

如果我当年看的也是这一段，那确实理解有误。

博主记于2月2日晚）

2. 把饭菜消灭掉的“消灭”，可以表达为

Dispose of

3. 封炉子

Bank up the fire

4. I ‘m just about ready to collapse.

我累的骨头都要散架了。

5．告谁的状

Lodge a complaint against

6. 一定要穿暖了。

Be sure to wrap up well.

7. （离开排队的对列一会儿，返回时对别人说）我刚才排在您前面的。

I was before you in the queue.

8. I’m really past caring.

我不管了。

9．弹尽粮绝

Be down to their last cartridge

10. 赶紧的，该你上台（演节目）了。

Hurry up, you’re on.

11. What’s she on about?

她在唠叨什么？

12． 出毛病

Develop trouble

13. That was a stiff climb.

刚才那一段好陡。

14．力所不及

Outside competence

15. It’s all over the office.

这件事办公室谁都知道了。

16．我俩吹了。

We are through.

17．争夺席位

Scramble for seats

18. 年假

Annual leave

19. The game was up.

胜局已定。

20．待处理的文件堆得齐耳高，忙死了。

I was up to ears in paperwork.