语言的积木：解析日常短语：able to take a joke

able to take a joketo be able to accept ridicule good-naturedly; to be able to be the object or butt of a joke willingly.(Able to can be replaced with can.)能善意地接受玩笑；愿意成为玩笑的对象或笑柄。（able to 可替换为 can。）Better not tease Ann. She can’t take a joke.最好别逗安，她开不起玩笑。able to take just so muchand able to take only so muchable to endure only a limited amount of discomfort or unpleasantness.(Able to can be replaced with can.)只能忍受有限的不适或不愉快；忍耐力有限。（able to 可替换为 can。）Please stop hurting my feelings. I’m able to take just so much.别再伤害我的感情了，我只能忍这么多。able to take only so muchGo to previous.见上一条。abound in somethingto be rich and abundant in something; to have plenty of something. (A bit formal.)富于某物；盛产某物；某物十分丰富。（稍正式）The entire area abounds in game and fish.这一整片地区盛产猎物和鱼类。abound with someone or somethingto be plentiful with particular persons, other living beings, or objects.充满、到处都是特定的人、生物或事物。The world abounds with talented people who are too shy to develop their talents.世界上到处都是有才华却因害羞而不敢施展的人。about as exciting as watching (the) paint dryGo to exciting as watching (the) paint dry.见 exciting as watching (the) paint dry。*about one’s businessbusy doing something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; go ~.)忙于自己的事；专心做事。（典型搭配：be ~; get ~; go ~。）Why are you still in the house? It’s time to be about your business.你怎么还在家里？该去忙你的事了。Why are you just standing there? You’d better get busy doing something!你怎么就站在那儿？赶紧去做点事！*about to do somethingin the process of doing something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.)正要去做某事；着手做某事。（典型搭配：be ~; get ~。）I’d better be about my yard work.我最好去打理院子里的活了。*an about-face (on someone or something)Fig. a reversal of attitude or action. (*Typically: do ~; have ~.)【喻】态度或行为的彻底转变、180 度大转弯。（典型搭配：do ~; have ~。）She did an about-face on her rule about not eating in the living room.Now we can do it if we want.她对 “不能在客厅吃东西” 的规定来了个 180 度大转弯，现在我们想吃就可以吃了。