5．make ends meet使收支相抵

　　　 Being out of work and having two young children, the couple found it impossible to make ends meet.

4．consult vt.&vi.向……咨询，查阅

　　　 to consult a dictionary/a lawyer/a doctor

　　　 consult with与……交换意见，与……协商

　　　 Before I make up my mind I?d better consult with my parents.

3．lay off解雇；不理会，使下岗

　　　 During the recession they laid ten of us off for three months.

　　　 The doctor told me to lay off for a week

2．to make things worse更糟的是

　　　 To make things worse, he refused to apologize.

　　　 You are only making things worse.

　　　 同义词组有：what’s worse, worse still, even worse

　　　 类似结构有：to tell the truth说实话；to be exact确切说来；to be honest说实话；to be fran坦率地讲等

1．abuse n.滥用；虐待；辱骂vt.滥用；虐待；辱骂

　　　 It’s easy to abuse one?s power.

　　　 I won’t abuse your trust.

　　　 a much abused wife一位备爱虐待的妻子

　　　 the dangers of drug abuse滥用药物的危险