and so on
A2 phrase together with other similar things: schools, colleges, and so on 學校、學院等等
and all
phrase and everything else: She bought the whole lot - house, farm, horses, and all. 她把全部東西都買下來了——房屋、農場、馬匹等等。
and such like
phrase informal and similar things: There's a big sports hall for tennis and badminton and such like. 那裡有一個可供網球、羽毛球等比賽用的大型體育館。
(and) all the rest
phrase informal used at the end of a phrase or list to refer to other things or people that belong to the same set or group and that you have not had time to mention: Karen and Laura and all the rest are coming to dinner tonight. 凯伦、劳拉和其他人今晚來參加晚宴。
(and) that sort of thing
B1 phrase informal used to show that what you have just said is only an example from a much larger group of things: They sell souvenirs, postcards, that sort of thing. 他們賣紀念品、明信片之類的東西。
wait a minute/moment/second
B1 phrase said in order to interrupt someone or to get their attention, or when you have suddenly thought of something important: Now, wait a moment - I don't agree with that. 喂，等等——我不同意那樣做。
et al.
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/et ˈæl/us
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/et ˈæl/ abbreviation for et alia: and others. It is used in formal writing to avoid a long list of names of people who have written something together. The method is described in an article by Feynman et al. 該方法在費曼等人的一篇文章中有所介紹。
etc.
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/ɪtˈset.ər.ə/us
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/etˈset̬.ər.ə/ abbreviation for et cetera: and other similar things. It is used to avoid giving a complete list: We saw lots of lions, tigers, elephants, etc. 我們看到了很多獅子、老虎、大象等動物。
et cetera
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/ɪt ˈset.ər.ə/us
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/ɪt ˈset̬.ɚ.ə/ adverb and other similar things
whatevs
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/ˈwɒt.evz/us
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/ˈwɑːt̬.evz/ pronoun informal short for : used to mean that it is not important what something is: You can put in what you fancy: onions, peas, carrots, whatevs. 你可以加入自己喜歡的東西：洋蔥、豌豆、胡蘿蔔什麼的。
yada yada yada
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/ˌjæd.ə ˌjæd.ə ˈjæd.ə/us
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/ˌjæd.ə ˌjæd.ə ˈjæd.ə/ exclamation US informal blah blah blah