大學(xué)英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用大全

1、PhraseTranslationSample Sentence or Explanationbe about to 即將I am about to learn Japanese. 不能加表示時(shí)間的詞或短語(yǔ).但be going to 后可加 according to 按照,根據(jù)According to the radio, it will rain tomorrow.He came according to his promise.by accident偶然by chance : I made a grammer mistake by accident.in accordance with一致

2、;按照;根據(jù)I sold the house in accordance with your orders.account for解釋,說(shuō)明How do you account for all these mistakes ?on account of因?yàn)?由于because of : Li Ping was late for class this morning on account of the traffic.accustomed to 習(xí)慣于1.The boy soon became accustomed to hard work and poor food. 2.I am accus

3、tomed to this sort of worktake . into account考慮You must take into account the boy's long illness.in addition to除.之外A new baby is an addition to the family. in addition=另外add up to合計(jì)達(dá)All this adds up to a new concept (概念)of the universe.in advance事先,在前,預(yù)先We always pay the rent in advance.gain/hav

4、e an advantage勝過(guò),優(yōu)于This system will have an advantage over that one.take advantage of乘.之機(jī),利用to make use of, e.g. by deceiving someone. advantage over : 優(yōu)于ahead of在.前面,先于Our company is ahead of other makers of soap.in the air在流行中,在傳播中above all首先,尤其after all畢竟,雖然這樣at all完全I(xiàn) do not agree with you at al

5、l.all but決不It's all but impossible.all out全力以赴,竭盡全力We went all out to climb the mountain.in all總共,合計(jì)allow for考慮到Y(jié)ou'll have to allow three days for thatjob.to provide (esp. money or time) 推薦精選leave alone聽(tīng)其自然,不要去管Leave that alone: it's mine.let alone聽(tīng)其自然,不要去管 更不用說(shuō) 1.Let him alone: he is d

6、oing no harm. 2. The baby cannot even walk, let alone run.one after another一個(gè)接一個(gè)one another互相We made comments on one another's work.approve of 贊成,同意I can hardly approve of it.anything but根本不The little bridge is anything but safe. I will do anything but that .arrive at到達(dá)After many hours' talk

7、, the committee arrived at a decision.as for至于You can have a bed, but as for the children, they'll have to sleep on the floor.as if / as though好像,仿佛as to至于1.He's very concerned as to whether it's the right job for him. 2. correctly placed as to size and coloraside from除.之外(尚有)=apart from

8、 Good work, apart from a few slight faults.ask after詢問(wèn),問(wèn)候He ask after you / your health.ask for請(qǐng)求,要求attached to系,貼,連接;附屬;依戀1.I was attached to the naval college as a special instructor for six months. 2. I am very attached to that car.pay attention to注意You must pay attention to the teacher.on (the/a

9、n) average平均,一般說(shuō)來(lái)On average we receive five letters each day.right away立刻,馬上Do it right away!back and forth來(lái)回地,反復(fù)地The chair rocked back and forth.back down/off放棄,讓步,退卻I saw that she was right, so I had to back down.back of在.后部,在.背后back up支持,援助; A.倒退,后退The policeman wouldn't have believed me if y

10、ou hadn't backed me up.based on以.為基礎(chǔ)His argument is based on facts.推薦精選on the basis of以.為基礎(chǔ)Society rested on the basis of the family.to begin with首先,第一點(diǎn)=in the first place:We can't go.To begin with, it's too cold.Besides, we've no moneyon behalf of代表,為了The president is ill, so I'

11、m speaking on his behalf.make believe假裝The children are making believe that they're princes and princesses.at best / at the best最好,充其量At best the company will lose money this year-at worst it may have to close down.get the best of 戰(zhàn)勝;從中得到最大益處They got the best of the other team at last.make the b

12、est of充分利用,妥善處理to make the best of a bad job; He will make the best of the situation.do/ try one's best盡力,努力We must try our best to overcome the difficulty.for the better好轉(zhuǎn),向好的方向發(fā)展a change for the better= a change with good resultsget the better of勝過(guò),戰(zhàn)勝,在.中占上風(fēng)to get the better of one's oppon

13、entshad better最好還是,應(yīng)該ought to, shouldon board在船(飛機(jī))上They got on board the train.be bound to必定,一定It's bound to rain soon.break away (from)脫離,逃跑The criminal broke away from the policemen who were holding him.break down損壞;分解,瓦解1.They break the door down. 2. His opposition broke down. 3. The car bro

14、ke down. 4. Peter broke down and wept when his mother died. 5. Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances. break in1強(qiáng)行進(jìn)入,闖入;2 I .打斷,插嘴1.He broke in and stole my money. 2.She broke in with some ideas of her own. 3. to break new shoes inbreak into1.闖入; 2.突然發(fā)生,突然開(kāi)始;3突然改變步法 4侵占;5.打

15、開(kāi)并提取緊急之物1.to break into a house 2. to break into song/ laugh/ tears 3.break into a run 4.Socialduties break into my time/leisure.5.to break into money one has saved.break off中斷,中止1.Those two countries have broken off relations. 2. He broke off a branch. 3. A branch broke off (the tree).推薦精選break out

16、1.2.突然發(fā)生,爆發(fā);3.逃跑1.War broke out. 2.She broke out in curses(大怒). 3=escape:to break out of prisonbreak through1.突破;2.克服,征服,壓倒1.The sun break through (the clouds). 2. The doctors broke through in their fight again heart disease.break up1.破碎,拆散,瓦解;2.終止;3.婚姻關(guān)系結(jié)束;4身體衰弱,變?nèi)?1. The ice will break up when the

17、 warm weather comes. 2. The police broke up the fight. 3. Their marriage broke up. 4. He may break up under all this pressure.(他累垮了)catch one's breath1. 歇口氣; 2.屏息 He sat down to catch his breath.out of breath喘不過(guò)氣來(lái) 上氣不接下氣He ran so fast that he was soon out of breath.in brief簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō),簡(jiǎn)而言之In brief he s

18、ays "No". He is brief of speech.bring about導(dǎo)致,帶來(lái),招致cause to happen: Science has brought about many changes in our lives.bring down打倒,降低The pilot brought the plane down gently.bring forth提出What suggestions do you expect them to bring forth?bring forward提出,提議1.The director brought forward a

19、new plan for the company. 2. The election will be brought forward to June instead of July.bring out1.使出現(xiàn)/顯明;2闡釋,文明; 3A公布,出版;4.幫助消除害羞心理或沉默寡言態(tài)度1.to bring out a new kind of soap.2.break out the meaning of a poem. 3. When are the publishers bring ing out his new book? 4.=help to lose shyness or reserve:

20、 Bill is very quiet; try to bring him outbring to使恢復(fù)知覺(jué)They brought the girl to with smelling salts. They brought her to.bring up撫養(yǎng),培養(yǎng)1.to bring up children 2. to bring up the question of your holidaysbuild up建立to build up one's strengthin bulk大批,大量to buy in bulkburn out燒掉1.The building was burnt

21、 out and only the walls remained. 2. That small fire can be left to burn (itself) out. 3. The engine has/is burnt out.burn up燒盡1.to flame more brightly or strongly 2. All the wood has been burnt up.on business因公,因事I'm here on business, not for pleasure.推薦精選but for除.之外, 倘沒(méi)有,要不是But for her, I woul

22、d have drowned.by and by不久以后,將來(lái)call for邀約,要求,需要1.to call for the waiter. 2.Your unkind remark was not called for.3. I'll call for you at nine o'clock.call forth1.引起,招致; 2.鼓起,振作起1.His behaviour called forth numerous protests(抗議). 2.You will have to call forth all your energy.call off取消1.The f

23、ootball match was called off because of the snow.2.Call off your dog;it tried to bite me !call on/upon1訪問(wèn),拜訪2A號(hào)召,呼吁1.We can call on Mary tomorrow. 2. The Prime Minister called on everyone to work hard for national unity.call up 1A使人想起;2.I召集,動(dòng)員; 3 打電話 1.=recall 2. He was called up in 1917. 3. I'l

24、l call you up this evening.care (nothing) about關(guān)心/對(duì).漠不關(guān)心care for照管,關(guān)心;A.喜歡,意欲1.He is very good at caring for sick animals.2. I don't really care for tea, I like coffee better.take care當(dāng)心,注意=be careful Take care (that) you don't get drowned when you have a swim.take care of照顧,照料;Take care of

25、the baby when I'm out.carry off拿走,奪走1.She carried off her part in the plan with no difficulty. 2. Jean carried off all the prizes.carry on繼續(xù),堅(jiān)持下去;I從事,經(jīng)營(yíng)We'll carry on (with) our discussion tomorrow.carry out執(zhí)行,貫徹to carry out a planin any case無(wú)論如何,總之In any case, you'll need to be at stati

26、on by nine.in case假如,以防萬(wàn)一She took a spoonful and tasted it carefully in case it was hot.in case of假如,如果發(fā)生;防備In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.in no case無(wú)論如何不,決不In no case shall we surrender(投降).catch on1.受歡迎,流行起來(lái); 2理解,明白1.The new song caught on really quickly. 2. He's always the last to catch

27、 on.catch up with追上,趕上Will we catch up with Japan in industrial production?catch at 設(shè)法抓住 cave in 下陷,坍陷推薦精選per cent百分之.Five per cent got full marks.by chance偶然,碰巧It happened quite by chance.take a chance冒險(xiǎn)一試The rope might break but that's a chance I'll have to take.in charge (of)負(fù)責(zé),主管I'm

28、in charge of your class tomorrow so you must do as I tell you.take charge of開(kāi)始管理,接管She took charge of the family business when in no case無(wú)論如何不,決不In no case shall we surrender(投降).catch on1.受歡迎,流行起來(lái); 2理解,明白1.The new song caught on really quickly. 2. He's always the last to catch on.catch up with追

29、上,趕上Will we catch up with Japan in industrial production?catch at 設(shè)法抓住 cave in 下陷,坍陷per cent百分之.Five per cent got full marks.by chance偶然,碰巧It happened quite by chance.take a chance冒險(xiǎn)一試The rope might break but that's a chance I'll have to take.in charge (of)負(fù)責(zé),主管I'm in charge of your clas

30、s tomorrow so you must do as I tell you.take charge of開(kāi)始管理,接管She took charge of the family business when her father died.check in辦理登記手續(xù)You must check in at the airport an hour before your plane leaves.check out1.結(jié)帳后離開(kāi); 2.3A檢驗(yàn),核查1.The last guests checked out of their rooms in the afternoon; 2 to chec

31、k out his theory;3. How does his story check out with the facts?check up/(up)on校對(duì),檢驗(yàn),檢查T(mén)he police were checking up on what the man had told them.cheer up高興起來(lái),振作起來(lái)Cheer up! The news isn't too bad.clear away把.清除掉,收拾The rubbish must be cleared away.clear up1.I.解釋,澄清 2A.整理,收拾;3天氣變晴1.to clear up the

32、mystery 2. Would you clear up (this room) before our visitors arrive? 3. I hope the weather clears up before Sunday.around/round the clock晝夜不斷地,連續(xù)24小時(shí)地We worked around the clock to finish the e off1.落,分開(kāi) ; 2.成功;發(fā)生,舉行1.A button came off my coat. 2. The wedding came off as e on1A.開(kāi)始,

33、來(lái)臨; 2.進(jìn)步,進(jìn)展;3.快,來(lái)吧1.I can feel a cold coming on. 2. How is your work coming on/along?come out1.3出現(xiàn),顯露;2出版,發(fā)表; 4.結(jié)果是The stars came out as soon as it was dark.2.The news came out that king was very ill. 3. Mary always came out very well in pictures. 推薦精選come round / around1.蘇醒,復(fù)原; 2.順便來(lái)訪; 3.再現(xiàn),再來(lái),再臨;

34、4.走彎路,繞道而行1.=to regain consciousness:Pour a jug of water on his face-je'll soon come round. 2.He'll come round to our way of thinking sooner or later. 3.It's coming round to Christmas again. 4.We came round by the fields as we didn't want to go through the e through經(jīng)歷, 經(jīng)歷.仍活

35、著, 脫險(xiǎn)1. Have your examination results come through yet? 2. John was so ill he was lucky to come through (his operation).come to蘇醒,復(fù)蘇; 共計(jì),達(dá)到,等于1. It has come to my notice that some money is missing. 2. When it comes to politics I know nothing. 3. Suddenly the words of the song came to e true實(shí)現(xiàn),

36、達(dá)到come up1.2出現(xiàn); 3走上前來(lái)Your question come up at the meeting. 2. I'll let you know if anything comes up. 3. He came up and said, "pleased to see you."come up to等于,比得上,達(dá)到,及于Your recent work hasn't come up to your usual high e up with提出,提供He couldn't come up with the an

37、e up again遇到,遭到in common共用,共有John and I have nothing in common.keep company with與,交往,與,結(jié)伴Don't keep company with dishonest pare.to .把.比作Poets have compared sleep to death. Man's life is often compared to a candle.by comparison in comparison with比較起來(lái),相形之下 和.比起來(lái)By/in compari

38、son with London, Paris is small.so far as . be concerned就.而言As far as I'm concerned, the whole idea is crazy(荒唐的).be concerned in/ with與.有關(guān)He was concerned in the crime.in conclusion最后,總之In conclusion, I've enjoyed staying here.on condition that在.條件下I'll come on condition that John is in

39、vited too.in connection with / to與.有聯(lián)系In connection with your request of March 18th we are sorry to tell you.in consequence因此,結(jié)果We hadn't enough money to pay our bus fare, and in consequence we had to walk.in consequence of由于,因?yàn)?緣故 In consequence of your laziness and rudeness,I had to dissmiss y

40、ou.in contrast with / to和.形成對(duì)比/對(duì)照In contrast with/to your belief that we shall fail, I know we shall succeed.on the contrary相反,反之He is not stupid, on the contrary , he is very intelligent.推薦精選out of control失去控制The car went out of control and crashed.under control被控制住It took the teacher months to bri

41、ng his class under control.al all costs不惜任何代價(jià),無(wú)論如何We must avoid war, at all costs.at the cost of以.為代價(jià)She saved him from the fire, but at the cost of her own life.count on依靠,指望1. You can't count on the weather being fine. 2. I didn't count on John arriving so early.count up算出.的總數(shù),共計(jì)Count thes

42、e figures up once more.of course自然,當(dāng)然,無(wú)疑in the course of在.過(guò)程中The enemy should be defeated in the course of the year.cover up掩飾,掩蓋She tried to cover up her nervousness / her guilt by lying.cross out刪去,取消I crossed out the mistakes in my sentence.cut across走捷徑,抄近路,對(duì)直通過(guò)1.=to take a shorter way across 2.

43、 a new group of MP that cuts across party lines.cut back消減,減少,降低1=prune 2. We oppose any plans to cut back (on) production.cut down消減,減少1. to cut down a tree 2. I have to cut down (on)smoking.cut in 1A插嘴,打斷;2I超車搶擋1=to interrupt 2. You nearly caused a crash by cutting in (on me) like that !cut off1I.

44、切掉,剪去,刪去; 2打斷,停止 3.4.A. 陰隔,隔絕1. Cut off a piece of cheese, will you? 2. We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation. 3. If you marry that girl I'll cut you off without a penny. 4. Mary felt cut off from her friends when we moved.cut out割去,刪去1.She cut the advertisement out of the

45、newspaper. 2. The rain and wind have cut out a deep valley. 3. I must cut out smoking. 4. Every time I got my car started the engine cut out.cut short打斷(講話),中斷(活動(dòng))in danger在危險(xiǎn)中,垂危He is in danger of losing job.out of danger脫離危險(xiǎn)She had been very sick, but now she was out of danger.out of date過(guò)時(shí)的,陳舊的,不

46、用的My passport(護(hù)照) is out of date.up to date現(xiàn)代化的She wears a new dress that is right up to date.a good / reatdealE.許多,大量 I.得多推薦精選deal with1.與.交易; 2處理; 3.論述,涉及1. I've dealt with this person for 20 years.2. How do you deal with the problem? 3.This new book deals with the troubles in Ireland.in debt欠

47、債,欠情I'm heavily in debt at the moment but hope to be out of debt when I get paid.take (a) delight in以.為樂(lè)=delight in : He takes delight in annoying me.derive from從.中得到,由.而來(lái), 源出于.1.He derives a lot of pleasure from meeting new people. 2.The word "deride" derives from Latin.in detail詳細(xì)地We

48、'll talk about the plan in more detail later.die down漸漸消失,平息The fire is dying down.die out消失,滅絕The practice of children working in factories has nearly died out.make a/the difference有影響,很重要Flowers make a lot of difference to a room.in difficulties處境困難He is in difficulty with his school work.do a

49、way with廢除,消滅,去掉We should do away with those customs.do without沒(méi)有.也行, 將就I haven't enough money to buy a car, so I just have to do without (one).have something / nothing to do with和.有(點(diǎn))/ 毫無(wú)關(guān)系Their job has something to do with computers.next door隔壁的,在隔壁My brother lives next door (to us).out of do

50、ors在戶外=outdoors : It 's rather warm out of doors.double up彎腰,把.折起來(lái)They all doubled up (with laughter) when I told my joke.no doubt無(wú)疑,必定,很可能No doubt she means to help, but in fact she just gets in the way.draw in(火車,汽車)到達(dá),到站The bus drew in to let the cars pass.draw up1.寫(xiě)出,畫(huà)出,草擬; 2.(使)停住1.to draw

51、up a plan/contract 2.The car drew up (at the gate) and three men got out.dress up穿上盛裝, 打扮得漂漂亮亮1. 2. He dressed the facts up to make them more interesting.drop by / in順便來(lái)訪,非正式訪問(wèn)Drop in when you are next in London. drop in on sbdue to 由于Her success is entirely due to hard work.drop off1.減少,下降;2.入睡; 3.

52、下車;4.把.放下Interest in the game has dropped off.drop out退出,退學(xué),棄權(quán),放棄He dropped out of college after only two weeks.推薦精選on / off duty下班/值班,當(dāng)班When I'm off duty I play tennis.dwell on凝思,詳述Don't dwell so much on your past.carry/bring/put into effect實(shí)行,生效The plans will soon be carried into effectcome/go into effect實(shí)行,實(shí)施The new tax regulations came into effect last week.in effect1.生效; 2.實(shí)際上,事實(shí)上1.The rules will remain in effect until October. 2.Although he is her employer, she has, in eff