多益閱讀技巧：多益常考英文片語慣用語Idioms

A：What's the price of this product?
B：I can't tell you the exact number right now.
A：Well, just give me a ballpark figure.

ballpark當名詞的意思是「棒球場」；當形容詞的意思是「約略的、大致上準確的」
有些英文片語沒遇過就很難推測它的意思，所以建議正在準備多益的考生，平常除了練習題目也可以多接觸其他英文讀物！

corner當動詞時，有把人逼到困境的意思， 因此corner the market可以聯想成「把市場上其他競爭對手逼到困境」，也就等於壟斷了市場。

They've more or less cornered the athletic footwear market , they're in every big city in the world.
他們或多或少壟斷了運動鞋市場，因為他們遍布世界上的每一個大城市。

bail out 有4個不同的意思，背片語的時候可以一次記起來！

1. bail out 放棄；退出
   The actress has bailed out of the film after only four weeks' shooting.
   這位女演員在拍攝僅四個星期後就退出了這部電影。
2. bail out (對個人或企業)紓困
   The government can't bail out every unprofitable state-owned enterprise.
   政府沒辦法對每個不盈利的國營企業進行紓困。
3. bail out (因飛機失事)跳傘
   The plane's engine failed and the flight attendant was forced to bail out.
   飛機引擎發生了故障，空服員被迫跳傘。
4. bail sb. out 把某人從監獄中保釋出來
   Bailing my daughter out from jail was the low point of the year.
   把我女兒從監獄裡保釋出來是今年的低潮。

可視為cancel的片語版。值得注意的是 call off 常用來指體育賽事的取消！

Tomorrow's show has been called off because of the icy weather. 由於天氣寒冷，明天的演出取消了。

bail out 有4個不同的意思，背片語的時候可以一次記起來！

1. break down 故障
   My car broke down and I had to push it off the road.
   我的汽車拋錨了，我只好把它推到路邊。
2. break down 崩潰
   When we gave Susan the bad news, she broke down and cried.
   當我們告訴蘇珊這個壞消息時，她崩潰地哭了起來。
3. break down 仔細地分析
   I'm not really familiar with these concepts, can you help me break down some of them?
   我對這個概念不是很熟悉，你能幫我分析其中的一些嗎？