Sue sb for sth,file a lawsuit against sb. 起诉

She sued her boss for sexual harassment and got 3000yuan.

Accept a lawsuit 受理案件

The court said it could accept the lawsuit only if the woman was clear who the man she would file the lawsuit against.

Hear a case 审理（案件）

The court is hearing the case of a woman show accuses her boss of harassing her.

Appeal 上诉

If she doesn't get justice she'll appeal.

Be in limbo 忐忑不安，没有着落的状态

The doctors have left us in limbo.The yhaven't yet told us whether Dad's tumor is malignant.

Cook up 策划筹备

I've cooked up a great plan for next week's party. Just wait and see -you'll have the time of your life.

Root someone on 声援，捧场

Dressed in their national colors,they came from all over the world to root their countrymen on.

To rain fire 火辣辣的热，像在下火一样

When it's so hot that you feel like you're trapped in a furnace(熔炉).

Stifling 令人窒息的闷热

When it's so hot that it becomes difficult to breathe,I late having to work in such a stifling office.

Africa-hot 像非洲一样热

Here,Africa is used as an adjuective meaning extremely hot weather.

It's Africa-hot out there!I wouldn't step outside if you paid me 100yuan.

Thermometer-breaker 温度计要热爆了

When the weather is so hot that it feels like the thermometer could break.

I didn't want to run today,It's a thermometer-breaker(day).

Shuffle 随机音乐播放功能

I like listening to my music on shuffle because i often hear songs that i would have skipped over (略过，遗漏，做短期旅行)otherwise. 我喜欢用随机播放模式听歌，因为这样我常常能够听到那些我本来会跳过的歌曲。

Splitter iPod 专用耳塞分线器，能让两个耳机插进同一个机器

I bought splitters so that you and i can listen to my iPod at the same time.

Widget 苹果店网站的免费下载的实用小软件，可以在OS，X操作系统使用，从字典，天气到股票。

Hey,check out this new widget that translates any word from English into Chinese!

Jailbreak 破解

Without the tool that can jailbreak phones running the 2.0 software ,we cann't use them in this country.如果没有破解2.0软件的工具，我们就无法在这个国家使用这种电话。

Make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大作

He's just got so much work on today!you are making a mountain out of a molehill if you think that means he ignores you.他仅踢确实很忙，如果你认为他有意忽视你，那你就是小题大作了。

Throw sth into the mix 把...加入已有的品质或因素

She is smart,intelligent and kind-hearted.Throw her good-looks into the mix and the girl's almost perfect.她聪明善良，再加上她的美貌，她简直就是完美的。

Brick-and-mortar 实物的

After the success of an online shop,she is considering starting a brick-and-mortar store.她的网上店铺非常成功，现在她在考虑开个实体店。

Culminate in 达到定点

Everything seemed to go wrong yesterday and my bad luck culminated with a phone call from my ex telling me he is getting married.昨天事事不顺，最糟的是我的前男友给我打电话说他要结婚了。

Ferret out 挑出

It's hard to feeret out decent clothes during the big sale.All the things are either out of season or out of fasion.大甩卖中很难挑出什么像样的衣服，所有的东西要么过季，要么过时。

A passport to 通向....的途径

The only passport to success is hard work. 通往成功的唯一途径是努力奋斗。

Pain in the neck 让人头疼得人或事

I don't want to be a pain in the neck,son.But i've reminded you a dozen of times already t oclean up your room.儿子，我并想让你讨厌。可我已经提醒你几十次了，让你把我房间整理干净。

Wear down 使疲劳，使厌烦

She was worn down with all the hard work. 繁重的工作搞得疲惫不堪。