Nghĩa là gì: abides

abide /ə'baid/

nội động từ (abode; abode, abide)
- tồn tại; kéo dài
  - this mistake will not abide for ever: sai lầm này sẽ không thể kéo dài mãi được
- (+ by) tôn trọng, giữ, tuân theo, chịu theo; trung thành với
  - to abide by one's friend: trung thành với bạn
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) ở, ngụ tại
  - to abide with somebody: ở với ai

ngoại động từ
- chờ, chờ đợi
  - to abide one's time: chờ thời cơ
- chịu đựng, chịu
  - we can't abide his fits of temper: chúng tôi không thể chịu được những cơn nóng giận của hắn
- chống đỡ được (cuộc tấn công)

DES Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

choose sides

help one side or team, take sides Some of the students will dislike you if you choose sides.

choose up sides

choose people to play on two or more teams Let's choose up sides and play a game of volleyball.

deserve credit

deserve praise or thanks, give her credit David deserves credit for finding the lost keys. Thank you, boy.

have designs on

want to take away from, envy, covet I have no designs on your job. Believe me. I don't want it.

jack-of-all-trades

a person who can do many things We gave him a job because we needed a jack-of-all-trades around the factory to look after the many repairs.

on a pedestal

in the position of a hero, in a high place If you put your girlfriend on a pedestal, she won't respect you.

one good turn deserves another

if someone helps you it is fair to help them in return One good turn deserves another so we made a great effort to help those people who had helped us in the past.

place on a pedestal

(See on a pedestal)

put on a pedestal

(See on a pedestal)

shades

sunglasses, tinted glasses Erica looks cool in her shades. She looks like a model.

shades of

like, similar to That building looks familiar - shades of our old school.

take sides

support one side on the other You should not take sides in the argument or both sides will hate you.

there are two sides to every story

two people tell different stories of the same event, compare notes If you compare Mary's story with Sam's, you'll know there are two sides to every story.

try your darndest

try very hard, bend over backwards, go the extra mile I try my darndest to be fair to customers, but some are never satisfied.

two sides to every story

(See there are two sides to every story)

what did I do to deserve this

why am I being punished? no rest for the wicked "Working in the sewers, I thought, ""What did I do to deserve this?"""

bat for both sides

to be bisexual

beat seven shades of shit out of someone

to thoroughly beat up

blades

20 inch chrome car wheel rims: "Big pimpin' on B.L.A.D.'s" -- Jay Z. (Big pimpin')

desk piano

typewriter

E.Z. Wides

extra wide rolling paper for marijuana cigarettes

St. Ides

a specific brand of maly liquor. Ice Cube and Scarface have done radio commercials for St. Ides.

worship the porcelain goddess

to vomit

beyond description

wonderfully good；not possible to describe 难以形容的；难以描述的
The grand sight of the Yellow Mountain is beyond description．黄山的美景非笔墨所能描述。
The film is dull beyond description．这部电影单调极了。

by design

on purpose；as planned 故意地；有意地
I don't know whether he did it by accident or design．She told me that he did it by design．我不知道他做这事是偶然的还是故意的，她说他是故意的。

descend from

1．go or come down from 从…下来；传下来；遗传
He descended from the tower．他从塔上下来。
The ring has descended from her grandmother．这枚戒指是她祖母传下来的。
The sword descends from the Tang dynasty．这把剑是从唐朝传下来的。
2．have one's family origin in；originate from 是…的后裔
He claimed to have descended from the royal family．他自称是王族之后。
According to the Bible，we have all descended from Adam．按照《圣经》上的说法，我们都是亚当的后裔。

descend on

attack suddenly；visit unexpectedly 突然拜访；突然袭击
Thieves descended on the travellers and took their money．盗贼出其不意地袭击旅行者，抢走了他们的钱。
The enemy descended upon the village at midnight．敌人在午夜突然袭击了这个小村庄。
My two old friends descended on me at Christmas．我的两个老朋友在圣诞节突然来看望我。

descend on/upon

descend upon

desirous of

having a desire for 渴望
She is desirous of comfort and understanding．她渴望安慰和理解。
He is desirous of fame and gain．他追求名和利。
He is desirous of obtaining a position in the management．他渴望在经理部谋得一个职位。

despair of

1．be without hope of 绝望；丧失信心
Don't despair of success；where there is a will，there is a way．别对成功悲观失望，有志者事竟成。
He despaired of winning the game．他丧失了赢得这场比赛的信心。
The patient's life was despaired of．这个病人没有救活的希望。
2．feel very anxious about 非常担忧
She despairs of her son．她为她儿子担心。

destined for

1．intended for 预定；指定
The book is destined for the firstyear students．这本书是指定给一年级学生读的。
That room is destined for the reception of foreign visitors．那间房被指定作为接待外宾用。
2．bound for；headed for （船等）开往
The ship is destined for Hong Kong．这艘船开往香港。

destitute of

lacking in；without 无；缺乏…的
The cruel ruler was destitute of human feeling．那个暴君毫无人性。
He found himself destitute of all means of subsistence．他发现自己缺乏任何谋生的手段。

take sides with

favor one party over another袒护My brother always takes sides with my sister．我哥哥总是袒护我妹妹。

throw one's hands up in despair

Idiom(s): throw one's hands up in despair

Theme: ENDINGS

to give up; to raise one's hands making a sign of giving up.
• John threw his hands up in despair because they wouldn't let him see his brother in the hospital.
• There was nothing I could do to help. I threw up my hands in despair and left.

split one's sides with laughter

Idiom(s): split one's sides (with laughter)

Theme: LAUGHTER

to laugh so hard that one's sides almost split. (Always an exaggeration.)
• The members of the audience almost split their sides with laughter.
• When I heard what happened to Patricia, I almost split my sides.

sink into despair

Idiom(s): sink into despair

Theme: DEPRESSION

[for someone] to grieve or become depressed.
• After losing all my money, I sank into despair.
• There is no need to sink into despair. Everything is going to be all right.

put sb on a pedestal

Idiom(s): put sb on a pedestal

Theme: RESPECT

to respect, admire, or worship a person.
• He has put her on a pedestal and thinks she can do no wrong.
• Don't put me on a pedestal. I'm only human.

play-by-play description

Idiom(s): play-by-play description

Theme: DESCRIPTION

a detailed description of an event given as the event is taking place. (Usually in reference to a sporting event.)
• And now here is Bill Jones with a play-by-play description of the baseball game.
• John was giving me a play-by-play description of the argument going on next door.

leave a lot to be desired

Idiom(s): leave a lot to be desired

Theme: LACKING

to be lacking something important; to be inadequate. (A polite way of saying that something is bad.)
• This report leaves a lot to be desired.
• I'm sorry to have to fire you, Mary, but your work leaves a lot to be desired.

get one's just deserts

Idiom(s): get one's just deserts

Theme: CONSEQUENCES

to get what one deserves.
• I feel better now that Jane got her just deserts. She really insulted me.
• Bill got back exactly the treatment that he gave out. He got his just deserts.

desert a sinking ship

Idiom(s): desert a sinking ship AND leave a sinking ship

Theme: ABANDONMENT

to leave a place, a person, or a situation when things become difficult or unpleasant. (Rats are said to be the first to leave a ship that is sinking.)
• I hate to be the one to desert a sinking ship, but I can't stand it around here anymore.
• There goes Tom. Wouldn't you know he'd leave a sinking ship rather than stay around and try to help?

cease and desist

Idiom(s): cease and desist

Theme: STOP

to stop doing something and stay stopped. (A legal phrase. Fixed order.)
• The judge ordered the merchant to cease and desist the deceptive practices.
• When they were ordered to cease and desist, they finally stopped.

beggar description

Idiom(s): beggar description

Theme: DESCRIPTION

to defy description; to be unable to be described
• The house was a mess. The place beggared description.
• Our reaction to the proposal beggars description. We were deeply disturbed for days.

away from one's desk

Idiom(s): away from one's desk

Theme: ABSENCE

not available for a telephone conversation; not available to be seen. (Sometimes said by the person who answers a telephone in an office. It means that the person whom the caller wants is not immediately available due to personal or business reasons.)
• I'm sorry, but Ann is away from her desk just now. Can you come back later?
• Tom is away from his desk, but if you leave your number, he will call you right back.

blow-by-blow description

Idiom(s): blow-by-blow account AND blow-by-blow description

Theme: DESCRIPTION

a detailed description (of an event) given as the event takes place. (This referred originally to boxing.)
• I want to listen to a blow-by-blow account of the prizefight.
• The lawyer got the witness to give a blow-by-blow description of the argument.

One good turn deserves another.

You should be helpful to someone who helps you.

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride

If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc, they crave.

Hot as Hades

If something's as hot as Hades, it's extremely hot.

In spades

(UK) If you have something in spades, you have a lot of it.