【Collocations大集合】#9『put a bug in sb's ear』把蟲蟲 ? 放進某人的耳朵?! put 的 7 個搭配詞用法 (進階篇)！

My daughter has made great progress in tennis.
我女兒的網球大有進步。

It was hard for us to make progress because of the heavy snow.
因為下大雪，我們很難前進。

My sister works in the sales department of this company.
我姊姊在這公司的銷售部門工作。

Irene is a professor in the History Department at this university.
艾琳是這所大學歷史系的教授。

Sharon works as a marketing manager in a department store.
雪倫在一間百貨公司擔任行銷經理。

Several students missed the exam and had to do a make-up.

有幾個學生缺考，所以必須補考。

Several of the cars were damaged in the accident.

有幾輛車在這起事故中毀壞了。

Frank studied auto repair at a technical school.
法蘭克在一所技術學校學汽車修護。

Do you have any difficulty understanding spoken Chinese?
你聽口語中文有困難嗎？

The famous actress gave a great performance in the play last night.
那位知名的女演員昨晚在舞臺劇中有精彩的演出。

I'm pleased that my son's academic performance is very good.
我兒子的功課很好，這令我滿意。

= I'm pleased that my son does well in school.
我兒子的功課很好，這令我滿意。

The boxer knocked his opponent out in the second round.
拳擊手在第二回將他的對手擊倒。

Shane’s father grows many roses in the yard.
夏恩的父親在院子裡種了許多玫瑰。

The boat was fifty yards away.
那艘船在 50 碼外處。

Howard has the potential to become one of the best centers in the basketball league.
霍華德有潛力成為該籃球聯盟裡其中一位頂尖的中鋒。

The earlier you identify potential problems, the sooner you can take action to avoid them. 
你越早發現那些潛在的問題，就能越快採取行動去避免它們發生。

My trip to the US was a benefit of my job.
我的美國之旅是工作上的一項福利。

The doctor said a long rest would benefit the patient.
醫生說長時間休息將會有益於該病患。

Everyone will benefit from the new road.
那條新路會造福每個人。

We’ve expanded our business by opening two more restaurants lately.
我們最近擴大營業，新開了兩家餐廳。

Thanks to teamwork and sound strategies, our sales expanded by 20% last year.
由於團結合作且策略得當，我們的業績去年增加了20%。

The general manager fired two employees for stealing.
總經理將 2 位偷竊的員工開除了。

Katie is very experienced in marketing.
凱蒂在行銷方面很有經驗。

All employees are covered under the insurance plan.
這項保險計畫涵蓋了所有的員工。

The central government has promised to cut taxes.
中央政府已承諾要減稅。

Which do you prefer―democratic or communist government?
你比較喜歡哪一種 — 民主還是共產政體？

Our business has been prosperous over the past three years.
過去 3 年來，我們的生意蒸蒸日上。

Arthur is currently on business in Japan.
亞瑟目前正在日本出差。

It’s none of your business.
不關你的事。

I’m not joking. I mean business.
我可不是在開玩笑。我是認真的。

Despite Andy’s pay cut, he won’t reduce his standard of living.
儘管安迪被減薪，他仍不願降低他的生活水準。

Bankruptcy reduced Bruce to begging.
布魯斯破產後淪為乞丐。

Bruce was reduced to begging after he went bankrupt.
布魯斯破產後淪為乞丐。

Robert was one of the main suspects in the murder case.
羅伯特是這宗謀殺案的主嫌之一。

A suspect package was delivered to the government minister’s office.
一件可疑的包裹被送到部長辦公室。

It’s the weekend, and I can finally relax.
週末到了，我終於可以放鬆了。

Julia confessed that she broke the vase on purpose.
茱莉亞坦承她故意把花瓶打破。

Peter confessed to his mom that he had stolen her money.
彼得向他媽媽坦承他偷了她的錢。

The suspect confessed to stealing the money.
這名嫌犯坦承他偷了錢。

The suspect admitted (to) stealing the money.
這名嫌犯坦承他偷了錢。

The suspect owned up to stealing the money.
這名嫌犯坦承他偷了錢。

The suspect refused to confess to the crime.
這名嫌犯拒絕認罪。

Zoe and her family had a picnic in the park.
柔伊和她的家人在公園裡野餐。

Rena didn’t go on a picnic because it was raining.
因為下雨，所以芮娜沒去野餐。

Tammy picnicked at the beach on Sunday.
譚美星期天到海邊野餐。

The troops were suffering from low morale, which is why they were easily defeated. 
部隊士氣低落，這就是為什麼他們這麼容易就被打敗的原因。

The most effective way to boost staff morale is to provide a good working environment. 
提振員工士氣最有效的辦法就是提供他們好的工作環境。

There were 300 competitors in the marathon.
那場馬拉松共有 300 名參賽者。

We proposed that the concert be held indoors.
我們提議把演唱會辦在室內。

Duke proposed to Betty last night.
杜克昨晚向貝蒂求婚了。