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on schedule
within the dates on the plan, on target They arrived on Mars on June 11, which means they're on schedule.
reduce to tears
ask hurtful questions until someone cries The lawyer's hurtful questions soon reduced Karla to tears.
behind schedule
later or slower than planned or expected比计划(预料)要晚(慢)
The train was in an hour behind schedule.火车误点一小时到达。
They are behind schedule in building the library.他们建造这座图书馆的进度比预定的要慢。
deduce from
arrive at(knowledge,a theory,etc.)by reasoning 推理;推想;演绎出(知识理论)
We can deduce the development of a culture from archaeological remains.我们可以根据古迹推断出一种文化的发展。
Reduce to ashes
If something is reduced to ashes, it is destroyed or made useless. His infidelities reduced their relationship to ashes.
higher education|education|higher
n. Schooling after graduation from high school, especially in a college or university.
Tom plans to get his higher education at the state university.
on schedule|on|schedule
on schedule1 adv. phr. As planned or expected; at the right time.
The school bus arrived at school on schedule. The four seasons arrive on schedule each year. Compare: ON TIME.
on schedule2 adj. phr. Punctual; as planned.
The new airline claims to have more on schedule arrivals than the competition.
educated guess, an
educated guess, an A speculation based on past experience or knowledge, as in
I'm not sure how much meat we need to feed twelve, but I'll make an educated guess and say six pounds. [Mid-1900s]
schedule
schedule see
on schedule.
tweedledum and tweedledee
tweedledum and tweedledee Two matters, persons, or groups that are very much alike, as in
Bob says he's not voting in this election because the candidates are tweedledum and tweedledee. This term was invented by John Byrom, who in 1725 made fun of two quarreling composers, Handel and Bononcini, and said there was little difference between their music, since one went “tweedledum” and the other “tweedledee.” The term gained further currency when Lewis Carroll used it for two fat little men in
Through the Looking-Glass (1872). For a synonym, see
six of one, half a dozen of the other,
six of one, half a dozen of the other.