phr. at term 到期终时；到期
be on speaking terms 1. (常在争吵以后)关系好，友好
I'm not on speaking terms with him at the present time. 现在我同他的关系不好。(或：我现在同他不讲话。)
2. 只是泛泛之交，仅仅相识而已
3. 相适应
Solid food and myself are not on speaking terms just now. 目前我还不宜吃固体食物。
bring sb. to terms (尤指用武力)迫使某人同意(或接受条件)，迫使某人屈服
Hitler thought that by the ceaseless bombings over England, he would bring the English to terms, but he was mistaken. 希特勒想用连续不断的轰炸使英国人就范，但他打错主意了。
The war won't end until we bring the terrorists to terms. 除非我们使恐怖分子屈服，战争不会结束。
come to terms 达成协议；妥协；和解；让步；屈服
You should try to help them to come to terms. 你应该努力帮助他们取得和解。
We need to come to terms with reality. 我们必须屈服于现实。
She has come to terms with her fate. 她已听天由命了。
He managed to come to terms with his illness. 他设法忍住了疾病的痛苦。
eat one's terms 〈英〉读法律，准备当律师
in terms 明确地；用确切的词语
in terms of 1. 用…的话，用…的字眼(或措辞)
She condemned the protest in strong terms. 她以激烈的措辞谴责这场抗议。
express in terms of science 用科学术语表达
Give the answer in terms of a percentage. 以百分数回答这个问题。
2. 根据，按照；用…的思想方法；在…方面，从…方面(说来)
These events are not to be explained in terms of what happened last week. 不能按照上星期发生的情况来解释这些事件。
measure the value of material goods in terms of money 用金钱计量有形物的价值
It has been a terrible year in terms of business. 就生意而论，这是很糟糕的一年。
In terms of art treasures, Italy is one of the richest countries in the world. 就艺术宝藏而言，意大利是世界最富有的国家之一。
keep terms with sb. 与某人保持友好关系，同某人交往
make terms 达成协议
not on borrowing terms 无相互借贷的交情；没有交情(尤指邻居之间)
on easy terms (商业用语)以优厚的条件；以分期付款方式
buy furniture on easy terms 以分期付款方式买进家具
on one's own terms 1. 按照自己的主张；根据自己的条件
Do it on your own terms. 按照你自己的主张干吧。
2. 按照自己的定价
think (或 talk) in terms of (doing sth.) 计划(做某事)，打算(做某事)
You should be thinking in terms of paying off your debts. 你应该考虑偿还债务了。