promise
promise sth to sb
promisesb sth
to tell sb that you will definitely do or not do sth, or that sth will definitely happen
许诺;承诺;答应;保证
The college principal promised to look into the matter.
学院院长答应研究这个问题。
'Promise not to tell anyone!' 'I promise.'
"你要保证不告诉别人!" "我保证。"
occur to sb
(of an idea or a thought)
to come into your mind
被想到;出现在头脑中
The idea occurred to him in a dream.
这个主意是他在梦中想到的。
It didn't occur to him that his wife was having an affair.
他没有想到自己的妻子有婚外情。
look out for sb
look out for sth
to try to avoid sth bad happening or doing sth bad
当心;提防;留心防备
同义词:watch out
You should look out for pickpockets.
你应当提防扒手。
Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work.
一定要当心你作业中的拼写错误。
search
search for sb
search for sth
an attempt to find sb / sth, especially by looking carefully for them / it
搜索;搜寻;搜查;查找
a long search for the murder weapon
长时间搜寻杀人凶器
Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.
侦探对那栋大楼进行了彻底的搜查。
She went into the kitchen in search of (= looking for) a drink.
她进了厨房,想找点喝的。