第 24 篇
新-旧 篇
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新- 旧- 开拓创新- 守旧 1.1
新 1.1.1
like new;
as good as new
【英语解释】as it was when it was new; in excellent condition 【中文解释】像/跟新的一样，差不多是新的，完好如新
I’ve had your coat cleaned—it’s as good as new now. Your watch just needs cleaning and it’ll be as good as new. I’ve had your coat cleaned—it’s as good as new now. I’ve just had the bike serviced, and it looks as good as new. They’ve fixed the car and it’s as good as new. When the car was repaired, it looked good as new. We polished the car till it looked like new.
1.1.2
brand new
【英语解释】completely new;
new and completely unused 【中文解释】崭新的，全新的，新出笼的；未用过的 When did you buy this sofa? It looks brand new. She bought her car brand new. Baron spent several thousand dollars on his 1945 Ford to make it look brand new. The Smiths sold their old living room furniture and bought a brand-new set. Be careful with that record—it’s brand new! This car is brand new, I only bought it yesterday. The boy bought a pair of brand new football shoes. My brother’s just bought a brand new BMW. When did you buy this sofa? It looks completely brand new.
1.1.3
spanking new
【英语解释】very new 【中文解释】崭新的 This boat is spanking new. The Browns have a spanking new baby.
1.1.4
a brave new world 【英语解释】a situation or society that changes in a way that is meant to improve people’s lives
【中文解释】美好的新世界，由于社会革命和变革而生产的新纪元 She promises us a brave new world of high salaries and good working conditions after the reforms.
1.1.5
a/ the new kid on the block 【英语解释】a person who is new to a place ,organization 【中文解释】新成员，新手 Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.
1.1.6
new/ fresh blood
【英语解释】new members in a group or organization who bring new ideas and energy 【中文解释】新鲜血液，新成员，新生力量，生力军 It’s good to have some new blood in the department What we need in this company is some new blood. We’re trying to get some new blood in the club. Our membership is falling. We need some new blood in the company. We’re trying to get some new blood in the club. Our membership is falling. What this committee really needs is some new blood. They seem to be expecting everyone over 50 to step aside and make way for new blood. After its membership halved in the past year, leaving mainly diehard right-wingers behind, the party now desperately needs new blood. This company needs some new blood on its board to bring in new ideas.
We’re trying to get some new blood in the club. Our membership is falling.
Our club needs new blood. It has become boring.
The firm’s management has at last got a little new blood. Things should improve now. This firm needs some fresh blood on its board to bring new ideas.
1.1.7
a breath of fresh air
【英语解释】sth that is new and different n a way you find exciting and enjoyable 【中文解释】一股新风，新的活力；令人愉快/令人耳目一新的人/事物/地方 Osborne’s play brought a breath of fresh air to the British theatre. When Amy moved in, she was like a breath of fresh air. And we became close friends in no time. I’m just going outside for a breath of fresh air. Having these young people living with us is like a breath of fresh air after years on our own. Sally, with all her wonderful ideas, is a breath of fresh air.
New furniture in this room is like a breath of fresh air. The young child was like a breath of fresh air to its grandparents.
1.1.8
breathe new life into 【英语解释】change a situation so that people feel more excited or interested 【中文解释】给…注入新的生命，注入活力，带来起色，带来生气 His enthusiasm breathed new life into the department. Let’s hope Jane can breathe a bit of life into these rather dull people. Invite Tome to the party. He’ll help to breathe life into it if it gets boring.
1.1.9
start/ make a new life
【英语解释】completely change your life, for example by moving to another place 【中文解释】开始新生活 They emigrated to Australia to start a new life there.
1.1.10
in mint/ perfect condition
【英语解释】new or as good as new;
in perfect condition 【中文解释】崭新；完好无缺，完美的 A copy in mint condition would fetch about $2000. The books were 30 years old but they were in mint condition. My bicycle isn’t exactly in mint condition so I really can’t ask much for it. I can’t believe it. She’s selling me her car for only $800 and it’s still in mint condition. This is a fine car. It runs well and is in mint condition.
We went through a house in mint condition and decided to buy it.
We put our house into mint condition
before we sold it. The book is over 100 years old, but it’s still in perfect condition.
1.1.11
up to the minute
【英语解释】having the latest information;
very modern or fashionable
【中文解释】包含最新信息的；时时更新的，最新式的；时髦的，流行的 I want to hear some up-to-the-minute news on the hostage situation.
I just got an up-to-the-minute report on Tom’s health. The traffic reports are up to the minute. He keeps her clothes up to the minute. His knowledge about our plans is fresh and up to the minute. Our reporters will keep you up to the minute with the latest developments in Florida. Visit www.sportsfanatic.com for up-to-the-minute results and sports news. A computer link with wall Street gives traders up-to-the-minute market data worldwide.
1.1.12
up to date 【英语解释】modern and fashionable
【中文解释】直到最近的，现代的，目前；及时的，最新式的，时新的，时髦的 I’d like to see a more up-to-date report on Mr. Smith. This is not an up-to-date record of the construction project. I’m having my living room redecorated to bring it up-to-date.
I don’t care if my rooms are up-to-date. I just want them to be comfortable. Is this map up-to-date? It doesn’t seem to show the new road. Foreign embassies or consulates in the United States can provide up-to-date information on their countries. When we remodelled our house, we purchased up-to-date appliances and furnishings. This newspaper is a week out of date: can I recycle it? What I want is up-to-date information, not something that everyone knew about twenty years ago. To my surprise, his grandfather is quite up to date in his thinking. We have to bring our equipment and facilities up to date.
All the data are kept right up to date on our computer. This technology is bang up to date. Her clothes are always up to date. This book is excellent, it’s right up to date.
I’m not really up to date on John and Mary. Are they still together? His kitchen is bang up to date. He’s got all the latest technology in it. Let’s buy some new furniture and bring this room up-to-date. John tried to bring himself up-to-date by changing his hairstyle, but he still looked like the same old John. A: you’ve been very busy this week. B: At least now I’m up to date on all of my laboratory experiments. A: Is this your most up-to-date report on the situation, Mrs. Banks? B: Yes, the information in there was compiled over the last week. A: Excellent. A: This book is too out-of-date! I want to learn modern Chinese, not the Chinese that was spoken twenty years ago! B: We have a more up-to-date issue over this way, sir, if you’d like to follow me.
1.1.13
move on 【英语解释】become more modern, advanced, or complicated than before 【中文解释】变得更现代/先进/复杂；有了新发展 In my day you could only get then in black-and-white, but things have moved on since then.
1.1.14
(be) (a)new one on sb 【英语解释】be sth you have not heard before and that you are not ready to believe 【中文解释】初闻乍见的东西，初次听说的事物 jack’s poverty is a new one on me. He always seems to have plenty of money. The firm’s difficulties are a new one on me. I thought that they were doing very well. Jack’s poverty is a new one on me. He always seems to have plenty of money.
The city’s difficulties are a new one on me.
1.1.15
modern-day 【英语解释】of the present time, especially in the sense of being similar to sth /sb from the past 【中文解释】现代的，当代的 She’s a modern-day Joan of Arc, always finding a cause to martyr herself for.
1.1.16
state of the art 【英语解释】using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods;
the most advanced type 【中文解释】应用最先进技术/方法（的），最先进（的）（水平）
The company is very proud of the equipment in its computer room. It"s state of the art." The system was state of the art. The movie was made with state-of-the-art computer graphics. I was interested not in the lowest common denominator, but in the furthest advance of the state of the art of journalism. The security system we’re using is state of the art. This new computer uses state-of-the-art technology. The system was state of the art.
1.1.17
leading-edge 【英语解释】the most modern and advanced 【中文解释】最现代的，最先进的，前沿的，尖端的 It uses leading-edge voice-recognition software.
1.1.18
all singing, all dancing [BrE] 【英语解释】having a lot of advanced technical features and therefore able to perform many different functions 【中文解释】技术先进；功能多样 With these extras your PC will become the all singing, all dancing box the salesman claimed it would be.
1.1.19
the last word (in sth) 【英语解释】the most recent, most fashionable of its type 【中文解释】（同类事物中）最新的，最时髦的；最先进的 They say that this new car is the last word in luxury. This is the last word in computer technology.
1.2
旧 1.2.1
old-fashioned 【英语解释】once usual or fashionable but now less common 【中文解释】旧式的，老式的，过时的 Mr griffiths is a real old-fashioned teacher who still believes that learning lessons by heart is the best method. My Dad was very old-fashioned and didn’t approve of me going to nightclubs with my friends.
Wireless’ is an old-fashioned word for ‘radio’. I don’t wear that skirt now—it looks so old-fashioned. ‘Wireless’ is an old-fashioned word for radio. Aalbert was a tall, gangling man with long blond hair, like an old-fashioned rock star’s. Her clothes are quite old-fashioned.
A lot of the machines at the factory are very old-fashioned. Old-fashioned ceiling fans have been making a comeback as a cheap and reliable alternative to air conditioning. In those days, people believed that divorce was morally wrong, but this now seems very old-fashioned. He has some very old-fashioned ideas about women. In many ways the village is a very old-fashioned sort of place. Cromer is a charmingly old-fashioned resort that has changed little over the years. The town has a lovely old-fashioned charm about it. He was a nice, old-fashioned gentleman who would hold open the door for you or offer to carry your bags. Good old-fashioned home cooking.
1.2.2
out of the Ark;
sth went out with the ark [BrE] 【英语解释】very old or old-fashioned 【中文解释】极陈旧的，极古老的；过时的
Some of the school’s computer equipment is out of the Ark. That table is straight out of the Ark. She was using a dictionary that was straight out of the ark. Their washing machine looks like it came out of the ark. Her views on social policy are embarrassing—really out of the ark.
1.2.3
ready for the knacker’s yard 【英语解释】too old to be useful or work properly 【中文解释】旧得不能用
1.2.4
clapped-out [BrE];
beat/ beaten up [AmE] 【英语解释】(of a machine or vehicle) )so old that is does not work properly;
old and damaged or worn out 【中文解释】破旧的，破损的，破烂的，残损的 Of course the carpet’s a mess—all we’ve got is a clapped-out old vacuum cleaner. She drives an old beat-up Ford. The van’s totally clapped out.
1.2.5
be (as) old as the hills
【英语解释】be extremely old;
ancient 【中文解释】极，非常老旧；古老的；悠久的，老掉牙的 That joke’s as old as the hills! That story is as old as the hills! The children think their mother’s as old as the hills, but she’s only forty.
That song’s not new. It’s old as the hills. That building is as old as the hills. I don’t know how old Mr. Fisher is, but he must be as old as the hills. Everybody knows that story. It’s as old as the hills. Lem knows lots of jokes but most of them are old as the hills.
1.2.6
be old hat
【英语解释】sth that is old-fashioned and no longer interesting 【中文解释】陈腐的，老套的，过时的，旧式的；现在不算什么了 That’s a silly idea. It’s old hat.
Nobody does that any more. That’s just old hat. The aging rock group says that touring has become old hat.
Violence in American movies and TV programs is rapidly becoming old hat. I’ve been listening to jazz all my life, so it’s old hat to me. Today’s hits rapidly become old hat. Most of this is probably old hat to you, isn’t it? When I first became famous, all the attention was a real ego trip. Now it’s old hat. Nowadays putting satellites into orbit is old hat to space scientists. I don’t care to go to see a magician pull rabbits out of a hat. That’s old hat. His ideas are all terribly old hat. That’s a silly idea. It’s old hat. Nobody listens to the Rolling Stones any more, Dad. They’re old hat. Nobody does that anymore. That’s just old hat.
You should buy some new shoes. Those are too old hat.
When I first became famous, all the attention was a real ego trip. Now it’s old hat. My children say loud rock ‘n’ roll is old hat. This is supposed to be a new method of learning English, but frankly, it’s a bit old hat.
1.2.7
an old chestnut 【英语解释】a joke or story that has been repeated many times 【中文解释】老掉牙的笑话/故事/音乐，陈词滥调，老生常谈 My uncle is full of jokes and stories, but unfortunately they’re all chestnuts. His speeches are always full of old chestnuts. My father says that the music I like gives him headaches. He’s always listening to the old chestnuts he liked when he was young. A: He told us all about the police arresting him for climbing into his own house.
B: Oh, no, not that old chestnut again. A: Have you heard the story about the salesman and the farmer’s daughter?
B: Oh, no! Not that old chestnut.
1.2.8
olde worlde [BrE] 【英语解释】too consciously old fashioned 【中文解释】古老奇趣的；属于历史过去的，与过去时代相似的；刻意保守/守旧的 I like your kitchen—it’s very olde worlde. A picturesque village with an ancient church, and plenty of olde worlde tea rooms This village has a real olde worlde feel to it—it all looks straight out of the 17 th
century!
1.2.9
long in the tooth 【英语解释】too old 【中文解释】太旧了 Some of our vehicles are getting a bit long in the tooth.
1.2.10
down at the heels
【英语解释】shabby;
poorly dressed 【中文解释】破旧的 You should have your shoes fixed. They’re getting pretty down at the heels.
At the end of the war , everyone looked down at the heels. Mary dresses nicely, but her brother is always down at the heels. We should have the house painted. It’s beginning to look down at the heels.
Somehow the town had a down-at-the-heels look about it. The hobo was really down-at-the-heels.
Tom’s house needs paint. It looks down-at-the-heels.
1.2.11
it’s an ancient history;
that’s past / ancient history 【英语解释】t sth is not important any more 【中文解释】这不是什么新闻，这是大家早都知道的事儿，这有什么新鲜的，这是八辈子的事了，那已是陈年旧事了（表示…已不再重要了）
Yes, I do know Pamela has been married before—it’s ancient history. A: Did you know that Pamela married a foreigner? B: Yes, it’s ancient history.
1.2.12
dog-eared 【英语解释】worn, well-used 【中文解释】用旧的，折角的 This paperback novel is quite dog-eared. You must have read it several times. The student reached for his dog-eared dictionary to find the definition. Professor Smith walked into the lecture hall with a pile of dog-eared notes under his arm. On the other wall was a dog-eared calendar with faded pictures
1.2.13
a back number/ issue 【英语解释】not the most recent magazine 【中文解释】旧的/过期的刊物 For four long hours I was deep in back numbers of that old journal.
1.2.14
second-hand 【英语解释】not new, and used by sb else before you 【中文解释】旧的，二手的
When I was a kid I hated wearing second-hand clothes. They get all their furniture second-hand.
1.2.15
backward-looking 【英语解释】old fashioned in your ideas or methods, and having a negative attitude towards anything modern 【中文解释】（思想/方式）过时的；（对现代事物）态度消极的
1.2.16
out of date;
out of style;
out of fashion 【英语解释】not modern;
old fashioned 【中文解释】过时的，废弃的 A lot of new words go out of date very quickly. This atlas is out of date. I’m afraid you must have been using an out-of-date catalogue. The map we had with us was completely out of date. Are you aware that your passport is out of date? He tried to get on the train using a pass that was months out of date. Isn’t that suit sort of out-of-date?
John’s clothes are really out of style.
He doesn’t care if his clothes are out of fashion. A: Could I look at your bus schedule? I don’t want to drive to work tomorrow if it’s snowing. B: You’d better call the terminal. It’s been a long time since I’ve used my schedule and I’m sure it’s out of date.
1.2.17
(as) dead as a/ the dodo 【英语解释】no longer in existence;
very old-fashioned 【中文解释】灭绝的，早就不存在的，完全过时的，完全不合乎时尚的 Old business practices are as dead as a dodo in the computer age. Fashion experts say that long skirts are as dead as a dodo this year. Yes, Adolf Hitler is really dead—as dead as a dodo.
That silly old idea is dead as a dodo. Yes, the cruel dictatorship is really dead-as dead as a dodo. That silly old idea is dead as a dodo.
1.2.18
the (same) old story/ excuses/ songs 【英语解释】what usually happens ;
sth unpleasant or bad which happens again and again 【中文解释】又是老一套，（仍旧是）那么回事，老故事，还是跟过去一样，每年都是老一套说辞，惯常的事情 He says we haven’t got enough money to go on holiday. It’s the same old story every year. You say you’ll pay next week—the same old story! It’s the same old story of a badly managed project with inadequate funding. It’s the same old story—too much work and not enough time. Jim’s got no money. It’s the same old story. He’s spent it all on clothing.
It’s the same old story—his wife didn’t really love him They always come up with the same old excuses for why they can’t deliver on time. They still sing the same old songs, but the audiences love it! It’s always the same old story. They’re two or three goals up, and then they relax and end up losing.
1.2.19
the worse for wear 【英语解释】in poor condition because of being used a lot 【中文解释】破旧不堪的，用旧的，用坏的，被用坏的，被穿破的 The living room carpet is looking the worse for wear. My coat is the worse for wear after sleeping in it. Your dictionary is looking a bit the worse for wear. Isn’t it time you bought a new one? The defeated challenger looked somewhat the worse for wear after the big fight. I lent my car to John. When I got it back, it was none the worse for wear. I had a hard day today, but I’m none the worse for wear.
1.2.20
be in disrepair;
fall into disrepair/ decay 【英语解释】(of a building, structure or machine) becomes worse because no one looks after it 【中文解释】年久失修，破损，破败不堪 Dave and Sally couldn’t afford to get anything done to the house and it fell into disrepair. Standing in the fields were pieces of farm machinery that had long since fallen into disrepair. The old house had fallen into disrepair. The stonework of the
tower was crumbling, and the great clock had fallen into disrepair. The station quickly fell into disrepair after it was closed.
Over the years the old palace had fallen into decay.
1.2.21
in tatters
【英语解释】(of clothes) old and torn in many places;
in torn pieces of cloth
【中文解释】破烂/破旧不堪的，破破烂烂的 His clothes were in tatters. The poor man’s clothes hung
in tatters .
The flag was in tatters
after the storm.
1.2.22
museum piece 【英语解释】a very old-fashioned piece of equipment 【中文解释】陈旧过时的设备，老古董 Some of the weapons used by the rebels are museum pieces. The car of his is a real museum piece.
1.3
开创开拓 1.3.1
break fresh/new ground
【英语解释】do sth completely new and different;
make a new development/discovery or find out new information about a subject 【中文解释】开创，开拓，创新；开创/开拓/开辟新天地、/新领域、/新事业、/新局面；引进或发现新方法、制度等；有所发现
Dr. Anderson was breaking new ground in cancer research. They were breaking new ground in consumer electronics. Roosevelt’s social reform program broke new ground. The album is enjoyable, but breaks no new ground. There’s a lot of new ground being broken in the field of genetic research. Our firm is breaking new ground with this project. The scientist broke a new ground in his book about rare minerals. His discovery has broken new ground in this field. Companies in the electronics field must be continually breaking new ground or they’ll fall behind the competition. Companies in the information technology field must be continually breaking new ground or they will fall behind the competition. Companies in the electronics field must be continually breaking new ground or they will fall behind the competition. She hopes to break new legal ground by convincing the court the verbal harassment constitutes a wrongful act under Japanese civil law. Researchers claim they are breaking new ground and are getting closer to discovering the causes of the disease. Lu Xun broke new ground in Chinese literature by writing his novel The True Story of A Q in conversational style. The school broke new ground with reading lessons that taught students to guess the meaning of new words. Dr. Anderson was breaking new ground in cancer research. They were breaking new ground in consumer electronics. With our new farm equipment, we’ll be able to break new ground and expand our cultivated acreage. Alaska has broken new ground by paying its citizens oil royalties instead of collecting state income taxes. His architectural design broke new ground in the field. We’re breaking fresh ground with our new freezing methods. Medical science has broken vast acres of fresh ground in the field of genetics over the past five years. →ground-making----adj. 开创性的，开拓性的；创新的，革新的 The impact of Professor Smith’s declaration at this ground-breaking conference has already been substantial. He won praise as governor for his ground-breaking educational reforms.
1.3.2
break through 【英语解释】make new and important discoveries 【中文解释】作出新的重大发现，取得突破，作出重要新发现 Scientist think they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer. Scientists hope to break through soon in their search for a cure for this type of caner. The biologists claim to have broken through in a new area of genetics. Now that women have broken through in the field of medicine, we can expect more women doctors. breakthrough—n. an important new discovery in sth （突破，重大进展）
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of cancer. The negotiators have achieved/ made a dramatic breakthrough in the arms control talks.
1.3.3
push back the frontiers 【英语解释】discover new things
【中文解释】开拓新领域
1.3.4
branch out 【英语解释】do sth different from what you usually do;
add to the range of your interests or activities 【中文解释】扩大（兴趣/活动）范围，开辟新的领域，拓展 The bookshop has decided to branch out into selling records and tapes. The company has now branched out into selling insurance. I decided to branch out on my own. Don’t be afraid to branch out and try new ideas. Profits were falling until the bookstore branched out into selling CDs and cassettes. The company began by specializing in radio but has now decided to branch out into computers. She’s leaving the company to branch out on her own. He’s left the firm, to branched out into more varied sports these days. He’s left his firm, to branch out his own. When you don’t allow employees to branch out, they become bored. The clothing designer has branched out and now has his name on a line of perfume. Many businesses are unwilling to branch out into new and unfamiliar areas. Our firm is trying to branch out into other interests.
1.3.5
open up 【英语解释】make (an area of land) easier to reach an ready for development;
start a new business 【中文解释】开发，开拓，开辟；开张，开业 They saw the new railroad as a means of opening up the far west of the country. The building of the new road has really opened up the distant areas. A new butcher is opening up on the corner. The opened the country up (to trade). A move to New York would open up all kinds of exciting new possibilities. There’s a new Thai restaurant opening up in town. New roads and railways paved the way for the opening-up of the interior of Australia. The opening up of new land brought a rush of immigrants.
1.3.6
break the mould/ mold 【英语解释】do sth in a way that is new, different and better than usual 【中文解释】打破常规/模式，标新立异，彻底改变格局 In the sixties, bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Who really broke the mould. There are always some risks in breaking the mould and introducing a new style to a long-established publication, but for the Los Angeles Times it has been the right decision. The winners of the Blue Ribbon Education Awards displayed many of the qualities that will be necessary for the mould-breaking schools of the future. The governor urged teachers to break the mold in establishing new ways of teaching. The new party promised to break the mould of British politics.
1.3.7
make inroads in/ into sth 【英语解释】advance successfully into a new area 【中文解释】成功进入新领域；开拓；进展 Doctors are making great inroads in the fight against cancer. Their products are already making inroads in these new markets.
1.3.8
keep/ have an open mind (about) 【英语解释】be willing to think about and accept new idea or ways of doing things 【中文解释】思想开放，能接受新事物，很开明 My parents have a very open mind about sex before marriage.
1.3.9
set the trend;
set a new trend 【英语解释】start doing sth that other people copy 【中文解释】（在风尚上）开个头；（在式样上）领个头，开创潮流，开新风 he claims that it was he who set the trend towards long hair. Young backpackers set the trend, and now people of all ages are looking for cheap ways to travel around Southeast Asia. To save the planet we must set the trend of caring for the environment. ‘Rambo’ set the trend for a whole wave of violent action movies. You seem to have set a new trend.
1.3.10
avant-garde 【英语解释】the writers, painters, musicians etc whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods
【中文解释】（作家/画家/音乐家等中的）先锋派，前卫派 Although she lies avant-garde music, Lydia also plays classical guitar and piano. His paintings are rather too avant-garde for my tastes. An exhibition of work by avant-garde artists and sculptors.
1.3.11
a pathfinder 【英语解释】a person who discovers new ways of doing things 【中文解释】先驱，先锋；开拓者；探索者 The company s a pathfinder in computer technology.
1.3.12
the (founding) father(s) of sth 【英语解释】the people who found or start a country, an organization, a branch of science 【中文解释】奠基者，创始人 Charles Babbage, the founding father of computer science. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was born in 1856. Lowe was the real father of modern computing and a very important figure in IBM’s ranks.
1.3.13
the moving spirit 【英语解释】a person who makes sth start to happen
【中文解释】发起人，策动者，创始人，倡导者，领军人物 Mr Arkwright was the moving spirit behind the founding of the union. She was the moving spirit behind the scheme.
He was one of the moving spirits in the establishment of the United Nations. He was the moving spirit in planning for the party.
1.3.14
prime mover 【英语解释】a person or a thing that starts sth and has an important influence on its development 【中文解释】最初的发起人，发动者；原动力，主导因素 The assistant manager was the prime mover in getting the manager fired. Discontent with his job was the prime mover in John’s deciding to emigrate. The prime mover in setting up the group was ex-lawyer James Stanley. Economic factors are the prime mover of change. The manager was the prime mover in getting the clerk fired.
Discontent with his job was the prime mover in John’s deciding to go to Alaska. She’s one of the prime movers in the Republican movement.
1.4
领先 1.4.1
a/ one step ahead (of sb/sth) 【英语解释】achieve sth more quickly than sb else do 【中文解释】领先…一步，先于，比…更快 A good teacher should always be one step ahead of his students. I would like to stay one step ahead of the lectures. One of the reasons why they’re so successful as a business is because they always seem to be one step ahead of the competition.
1.4.2
keep/stay one jump ahead of sb 【英语解释】keep your advantage over the people you are competing with by always being the first to do sth new or better 【中文解释】保持对…的领先优势；（比…）优先/超前/领先一步；（比…）略胜一筹 For years he has managed to stay one jump ahead of the police. People who are successful in business are always one jump ahead of the competition. Try to stay one jump ahead of the customer.
1.4.3
get/ keep/ go/ ahead (of) 【英语解释】make progress (further than others have done) 【中文解释】走…前面，领先，胜过，脱颖而出，居领先地位，渐渐超过 She wants to get ahead in her career. He soon got ahead of the others in his class. I find it hard to keep ahead of the housework. I have to stick to my notes or I will get ahead of myself in my lecture. When he bought a new little bicycle before the baby was born, he was getting ahead of himself. Tom is going ahead of me in class. I cannot catch him up
1.4.4
pull/ move ahead (of sb/sth) 【英语解释】move in front of sb/sth; get in front of sb/sth by moving faster 【中文解释】领先，超前，抢先； 加速超越，加快速度赶到前面 The cyclists were together until the bend, when Tyler pulled ahead. I turned around and saw that, out of the dust and the crowd, another car was pulling ahead to join us. With the finish line in sight, Wallace pulled ahead of the pack and drove to victory. .Both of the candidates are close together in the polls. It is not until closer to the election that one will pull ahead of the other. The horse that we had chosen to win began to pull ahead halfway through the race. Our team were bottom of the local competition, but now they are pulling ahead. If you’re one move ahead, you’re well prepared to deal with problems. Then, nothing is a surprise.
1.4.5
go-ahead [BrE] 【英语解释】active in using new methods;
progressive 【中文解释】进取的，前进的，有创业精神的 It’s a very go-ahead company, they were among the first to introduce profit-sharing.
1.4.6
ahead of/ before/ in advance its/sb’s time 【英语解释】having or using the newest or advanced ideas and method, which are later used or copied by many other people;
having ideas or attitudes that are too advanced to be acceptable to or appreciated by the society 【中文解释】领先于时代，走在时代之前，超越…那个时代，超前；很现代化，很先进，具有前瞻性 She was a feminist before her time. The Beatles were a bit before my time. There used to be fields behind this house, but that was before your time. People buy that artist’s work now, but his paintings were laughed at when he was alive. He was ahead of his time.
Mary’s grandmother was ahead of her time in wanting to study medicine. Ashton’s educational theories were way ahead of their time. The car, which featured a turbo-charged engine and disc-brakes, was way ahead of its time. Her educational theories were way ahead of their time. His ideas were way ahead of his time. Jim was well ahead of his time in his use of colour. People buy that artist’s work now, but his paintings were laughed at when he was alive. He was ahead of his time. Mary’s grandmother was ahead of time in wanting to study medicine. Women were expected to stay at home. Bonner’s research in particle physics was ahead of its time and widely misunderstood. He was sure that it was possible to fly to the moon, but he was ahead of his time and people laughed at him. Waylan was ahead of Miller by three shots. Damon Hill is now 14 points ahead of his nearest rival. By the final lap, Molly was way ahead of all Houston was ahead by 3 points at half-time. A: They say the Wright brothers were really ahead of their time. B: Yes—even before the first plane flew, they were thinking about the future when commercial air travel would be as common as taking a bus.
1.4.7
be ahead of the pack 【英语解释】be better or more successful than their rivals 【中文解释】领先于周围的人们或你的商界同行们 Our products will have to be more innovative if we are to stay ahead of...
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