on speaking terms

1. 友好
   After the quarrel, they were no longer on speaking terms with each other.

   争吵之后，他们之间的关系就不好了。

bring sb. to terms

1. 使某人同意；使某人就范
   He was brought to terms.

   他被迫就范。

come to terms

1. 达成协议
   He'd finally come to terms with that company.

   他最后还是与那家公司达成了协议。

in no uncertain terms

1. 直截了当地；毫不含糊地
   He told us in no uncertain terms not to come again.

   他直截了当地告诉我们不要再来了。

in terms of

1. 就……而论；在……方面
   In terms of money, he's quite rich, but not in terms of happiness.

   就钱来说他很富有，但就幸福来说就不然了。

in the long term

1. 从长远来看
   In the long term we hope to make large profits on it.

   从长远来看我们希望能靠它赚一大笔钱。

in the short term

1. 从眼前来看；从短期来看
   In the short term, the medicine may not be very effective.

   从眼前来看，这药可能疗效不是很大。

keep (on good) terms with sb.

1. 与某人保持友好关系
   She's always trying to keep terms with her neighbors.

   她总是设法与邻居保持友好。

make terms

1. 达成协议
   They've made terms with each other.

   他们已相互达成协议。

not on borrowing terms

1. 不友好；没有交情
   Those two next-door families are not on borrowing terms.

   那两家隔壁邻居之间并不友好。

on equal terms

1. 平等
   All of us are on equal terms.

   我们都是平等的。

on no terms

1. 决不
   On no terms should you give up learning English.

   你决不能放弃学习英语。

on one's own terms

1. 根据自己的主张
   We'll do it on our own terms.

   我们将根据自己的主张来做。

set a term to

1. 给……定期限
   They had set a term to the contract.

   他们已给合同定了期限。

• come to terms with
  reconcile oneself to.
• in terms of (or in —— terms)
  with regard to the aspect or subject specified.
• the long/short/medium term
  a period that is a specified way into the future.
• on terms
  in a state of friendship or equality.
  ▸(in sport) level in score.
• on —— terms
  on a specified footing.
• terms of reference
  Brit. the scope of an inquiry or discussion.