make off
匆忙離開;(通常指) 逃走
The burglars made off before the police arrived. (竊賊在警方趕到前逃走了)
make towards +
走向,向...走去
Peter made towards the door, but stopped and turned to face me. (彼得向門口走去,但又停了下來,轉身面對我)
man down
欠缺男子氣概;沒有勇氣
He manned down and didn't come with us. (他欠缺男子氣概,不敢跟我們一起來)
man up
拿出男子氣概;鼓起勇氣
You need to man up and admit you were wrong. (你必須拿出男子氣概承認你錯了)
The politician told his anonymous critics to man up and speak publicly. (這位政治人物對匿名批評他的人說,勇敢地站出來公開批評他)
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