rather than
而不, 非
例句1, She chose to walk rather than drive to work.
她选择步行而不是开车去上班。
例句2, I would rather stay home than go to the party.
我宁愿待在家里也不愿去参加派对。
例句3, He is known for his kindness rather than his wealth.
他以善良而非财富闻名。
例句4, The meeting was postponed rather than canceled.
会议被推迟而不是取消。
例句5, She prefers tea rather than coffee in the morning.
她早上更喜欢喝茶而不是咖啡。

refer to
提到, 涉及, 有关
例句1, The professor mentioned the importance of critical thinking in his lecture.
教授在讲座中提到了批判性思维的重要性。
例句2, This book refers to the historical events of the 20th century.
这本书涉及了20世纪的历史事件。
例句3, The new policy is related to environmental protection.
新政策与环境保护有关。

regard… as
把……看作
例句1, We regard him as a trustworthy friend.
我们把他看作值得信赖的朋友。
例句2, She regards her job as a way to help others.
她把她的工作看作帮助他人的一种方式。
例句3, The ancient Greeks regarded the sun as a god.
古希腊人把太阳看作一个神。
例句4, He regards the challenge as an opportunity to grow.
他把这个挑战看作成长的机会。

ring back
回电话
例句1, I’ll ring you back as soon as I finish this meeting.
我开完会就马上给你回电话。
例句2, She forgot to ring back her friend after the call got disconnected.
电话断线后，她忘了给朋友回电话。
例句3, Please ring back the customer service if you have any further questions.
如果您还有任何问题，请回电给客服。
例句4, He promised to ring back with the details of the plan.
他承诺会回电话告知计划的细节。
例句5, Don’t forget to ring back your mother; she’s been waiting for your call.
别忘了给你妈妈回电话；她一直在等你的电话。

ring off
挂断电话, 停止讲话
例句1, After a heated argument, she decided to ring off and take some time to cool down.
在一场激烈的争论后，她决定挂断电话，花点时间冷静下来。
例句2, The teacher asked the students to ring off their conversations and focus on the lesson.
老师要求学生们停止讲话，专注于课程。

ring up
打电话给
例句1, I will ring up my friend to invite her to the party.
我会打电话给我的朋友邀请她参加派对。
例句2, The cashier will ring up your purchases at the counter.
收银员会在柜台为你结账。
例句3, She decided to ring up her parents to share the good news.
她决定打电话给她的父母分享这个好消息。
例句4, The store clerk rang up the wrong price for the item.
店员给这件商品结错了账。

right away
立即, 马上
例句1, I need you to come here right away.
我需要你马上过来。
例句2, She decided to leave the party right away.
她决定立即离开派对。
例句3, The doctor told him to take the medicine right away.
医生告诉他马上吃药。
例句4, He started working on the project right away.
他立即开始着手这个项目。
例句5, The teacher asked the students to hand in their assignments right away.
老师要求学生们立即交作业。

right now
立即, 马上
例句1, We need to act right now to save the environment.
我们必须立即采取行动来拯救环境。
例句2, The doctor said the patient needs surgery right now.
医生说病人需要马上进行手术。
例句3, Right now, I can’t think of a better solution.
目前，我想不出更好的解决办法。
例句4, She wants to leave right now, without any delay.
她想马上离开，没有任何耽搁。

run away
逃跑, 失控
例句1, The thief decided to run away when he heard the police sirens.
小偷听到警笛声后决定逃跑。
例句2, Her emotions run away with her during the heated argument.
在激烈的争论中，她的情绪失控了。

run out of
用完
例句1, We ran out of milk, so I had to go to the store.
我们用完了牛奶，所以我不得不去商店。
例句2, Her patience finally ran out after hours of waiting.
在等待了几个小时后，她的耐心终于耗尽了。
例句3, The car ran out of gas in the middle of the highway.
汽车在高速公路中间没油了。
例句4, He ran out of ideas for the project and needed help.
他对这个项目没有想法了，需要帮助。
例句5, The printer ran out of ink, so we couldn’t finish the report.
打印机没墨了，所以我们无法完成报告。