(1) tide over意为“(帮某人)渡过(困难)”,over可作副词,也可作介词(后接宾语),仅用主动语态。
- I will lend you the money enough to tide you over the rest of the month until payday.
我会借给你足够的钱,让你度过这个月,直到下个月拿工资。 - How much money do you need to tide you over until you are paid?
发工资前你需多少钱渡过难关? - We gave him the money that would tide him over the worst difficulties.
我们给了他一些钱,使他渡过最严重的困难。 - You could hardly imagine how people were worrying along to tide over those three years of misfortune.
你很难想象人们为渡过那三年的灾难是多么发愁。
(2) ①bridge over意为“(帮助某人或自己)设法对付(某项困难)”,用法及意思与tide over相同。
- We have to find a way to bridge/tide over the difficulties we're now facing.
我们得想法渡过目前我们面临的困难。 - This money should bridge you over your period of unemployment.
这笔钱应该能帮你度过失业的这段时期。
②bridge over还可作“弥合(分歧)”解。
- We can do nothing to bridge over their differences since there is such a great deal of bad feeling between them.
我们无法弥合他们之间的分歧,因为他们之间的嫌恶太深了。
(3) pull through意为“(使从重病中)康复;(使)摆脱(困境)、恢复元气”,短语中的pull可作及物动词,也可作不及物动词,through可作副词,也可作介词。
- By a near-miracle, he managed to pull through after the doctor had almost given him up.
在医生都几乎放弃他了之后,他却奇迹般地康复了。 - A powerful man will be needed to pull Russia through the present chaos.
将需要一个强有力的人物来使俄罗斯摆脱目前的混乱状态。 - We were indeed in dire straits. But we pulled through .
那时我们真是处境艰难,但我们还是摆脱了困境。
(4) pull round意为“使恢复健康、知觉、元气等”,其中的round为副词。
- Our teacher was very ill for a time, but she is pulling round nicely.
我们的老师一度病得很重,但现在恢复得很好了。 - Careful nursing and the skill of her doctor have miraculously pulled her round after the operation.
经过精心护理,加上医生的技术,手术后她奇迹般地恢复了健康。
(5) help through意为“帮某人渡过(难关)”。
- We're counting on you to help us through .
我们指望你帮我们渡过难关。
(6) help out (of) 意为“帮某人摆脱(困境);克服(困难)”。
- Will you be so kind as to help me out of a difficulty?
你能帮我克服一个困难吗? - Can you help me out with my English homework?
你能帮我做英语作业吗? - I'm not really hired/employed here; I'm just helping out until the new secretary arrives.
我不是这里的职员;只是临时帮个忙,直到新秘书的到来。
(7) help over意为“帮助克服、渡过(困难)”。
- We must do something to help them over their difficulties.
我们一定要做些事帮他们克服困难。 - Thank you for helping over that difficult matter.
谢谢你帮助解决这个难题。
(8) bring through意为“使得救、使渡过(危机)、使脱离(危险)”,其中,through可以是副词,也可是介词。
- She was very ill for a time, but the very finest treatment has brought her through .
她一度病得很重,但一流的治疗使她脱离了危险。 - I believe that our unity and courage will certainly bring us through the crisis.
我相信我们的团结和勇气一定能使我们渡过危机。
(9) carry through意为“使渡过(困难、危险等)”,through可以是副词,也可是介词。
- Perseverance and pluck are very important in carrying a man through difficulties.
毅力和勇气是使人渡过难关的非常重要的因素。 - We'll certainly do what we can to carry you through .
我们一定尽一切努力帮你渡过难关。
