Gather up the thread
接续前功,继续做下去,持续下去
🧩 词语组成解析
gather
['ɡæðɚ]
vt. 收集;聚集，搜集;收紧，收缩;采集;
vi. 逐渐增加，积聚;
n. 聚集;衣褶;
up
[ʌp]
adv. 在上面，在高处;起床，起来;向上;由低到高;
adj. 向上的;上升的;竖立的，垂直的;举起的;
vt.& vi. 增加;加速;提高;举起，拿起;
prep. 在…的上端;向高处;沿…而去;向…上游;
n. 上升，升高;兴旺，繁荣;上坡;（价格等）上涨;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
thread
[θrɛd]
n. 线;线索;线状物;螺纹;
vt. 穿成串;将（针、线等）穿过…;用…线缝;给…装入（胶片、狭带、绳子）;
🗣️ 情景例句
Time moved at a snail's pace before the holiday.
假期之前时间过得非常缓慢。
I try to be punctual in getting dinner on the table.
我一向设法让晚餐菜肴准时上餐桌。
when she remembered that she had gone shopping after the home help had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks,
但突然记起来了，帮手是在她出去买东西之前走的，她还记得曾用了两把钥匙把大门锁上了。