31 FIX: 修理,整理;准备
词组讲解
1. fix one's wagon ** 教训某人;(作为报复)伤害某人
解 〈口〉习语;词义溯源:修理某人的[马车(wagon)]
例 Greg threatened to fix Joshua's wagon if he didn't stop bothering him.
2. fix sb. or sth. up *** 修理,修补,重新装饰;打扮
解 短语动词;词义溯源:对某人或某物进行[彻底地(up)]修理
例 We're planning to fix up that old house and sell it.
Diane is at the beauty parlor getting fixed up for tonight's dance.
3. fix sb. up with sb. or sth. *** 提供;安排
解 〈口〉短语动词;词义溯源:为某人[全面地(up)]准备某物
例 Can I fix you up with a beer?
I already have a boyfriend, but my mother keeps trying to fix me up with one of her friends' sons.
参考译文
1. 格雷格威胁乔舒亚,如果继续骚扰他,他就让他吃点苦头。
2. 我们决定修缮一下那栋老房子,然后把它卖掉。
戴安娜正在美容院为今晚的舞会打扮呢。
3. 我能请你喝杯啤酒吗?
我已经有男朋友了,但是我妈妈总是安排我跟她朋友的儿子见面。