1) a big time:尽兴,高兴的时刻 ?d')#WnC
e.g. I had a big time there. )&Ii!tm3
the big time:第一流,最高级 "ubp`7%67
e.g. Don’t worry you are in the big time now. w[~G^x&
2) according to:按照,根据 I{Du/"r#
e.g. They were commended or criticized according to their work. >hunV'vu'
according as:随……而定 hgU;7R,?ir
e.g. The thermometer rises or falls according as the air is hot or cold. fQ+whGB
3) admit to:承认 0R
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e.g. I have to admit to a dislike for modern music. >?g@Nt8
admit sb.(in) to:允许某人进入某地或加入某组织、行业 >%/x~UFc5
e.g. They have admitted me into their club. B,b8\\^k|
4) all for:完全赞成 OB>Hiy
e.g. I am all for holding a meeting to discuss it. *-VRkS-G
for all:尽管 {C |R@S
e.g. They could not open the box for all their forces. +C~h(
5) all in all:总的说来 Nd8>p.iqO
e.g. All in all it is a success. 8/e-?2l
all in:疲倦,筋疲力尽 --h\tj\U
e.g. He was all in but he stuck it out. 2D 4,#X
6) as it is (was):照目前的情况来看 JCWTB`EB>
e.g. As it is we shall be able to complete our task in time. +pd,gG?dW
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as it were:可以说,姑且这样说 y3~=8!Tj?Q
e.g. He is as it were a walking dictionary. t]K20(FSN
7) as much as:几乎,实际上 !Asncc G
e.g. By running away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money. _CD~5EA:
as much…as:与……一样多 2A_1 E\
e.g. It is as much our responsibility as yours. IQ&PPC
8) as well:也,还是……为好 bBIh}aDN
e.g. He gave me advice and money as well. Since you have begun to do it you may as well finish it. p)biOG
as well as:不仅……而且,除……之外 [f+wP|NKL
e.g. With television we see a picture as well as hearing sound. Small towns as well as big cities are being 3.W[]zH/u
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9) at one time 从前某个时期 -YNpHd/;,
e.g. At one time we met frequently. yD"]:ts3
at a time:每次,一次 rKgl:sj+
e.g. You can borrow only two books at a time. ~n=DI/AJ@-
10) attach to:属于,归因于 ^IT
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e.g. No blame attaches to him. HK)m^!=
attach oneself to:参加,加入 %ap(=^|5
e.g. He attached himself to the group of climbers. 4t*%(
11) be a credit to:为……增光 jNj;#C)
e.g. I hope you will be a credit to your school. etX@z'H
do credit to:为……增进荣誉 /&Q{B f
e.g. This piece of work does credit to you. n/KO{:
12) bear in mind:记住 V]|X
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e.g. I hope you will bear in mind all I am saying. @c^ Dl
have in mind:考虑 88HqP!m%P:
e.g. Don’t give your confidence to others regarding the plan you have in mind. jG>W+lq
13) begin with:以……为起点 @gN"Q\;F
e.g. He advised me to begin with something easy. ^ ]9K>}
to begin with:首先 $w(RJ/
e.g. To begin with we must consider the problem from all sides. 9a*#r;R
14) build up:逐步建成,增强 5W)ST&YPL*
e.g. They are trying hard to build up an independent economy. He went for an ocean voyage and built up .B]l@E-u
his health. W>#yXg9
build on:以……为基础,依赖 qyM/p.mP
e.g. Let’s build on your idea. We shall build on your supporting us. TuQGF$n@
15) by day:在白天 M50I.Rd
e.g. Most of them work by day and study by night. |Gic79b
by the day:(指工作报酬等)按日计算 vRe{B7}p;
e.g. Will you pay me by the day or by the hour? l cl|o3yQ
16) can but 只好……罢了 wPg/.N9H
e.g. We can but try to make him see how unreasonable he has been. rZ?:$],U!
cannot but:不得不,禁不住 zT>!xGTu7~
e.g. I cannot but tell her the truth.(=I cannot help telling her the truth) G _cJI
17) come forth:出现,发行 uHU@j(&c
e.g. Many new things are coming forth.. Do you know that a set of new stamps has come forth? {R_>KE1
come forward:自告奋勇,提出供讨论 m,)s8_a
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come forward at our next session. ?4':~;~
18) compare … to 比拟(指出其中的相似点) m?kiGC&m
e.g. Man’s life is often compared to a candle. 2j+w5KvU
compare … with:把……和……相比(指出其不同之处) AYnPxi
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e.g. He compared his camera with mine. ZR!8hw8
19) consist in:包含在……中 aDdxR:
e.g. Happiness consists in good health. uo`R
consist of:由……组成 I/7!5Z*
e.g. The apartment consisted of two rooms and a kitchen. D1rVgM
20) end on:两端相碰,正对 "'CvB0>
e.g. The two ships collided each other end on. We shouldn’t place the bicycles end on. =\6)B{#T
on end:竖着,连续地,不断地 ?;,;
e.g. Place the box on end. She often works for 20 hours on end J];Sj
21) familiar to:某事为某人熟知 -K/+}4i3N
e.g. There were facts not familiar to me. }r,M(Zr
familiar with:熟悉或通晓某事 [e><^R*u
e.g. He is familiar with English German and French.. `4*I1WZW
22)feel for sb.:同情某人,为某人难过 _=$~l^Y[
e.g. I feel for you in your sorrow. .RpJZ[E
feel for sth:(用手、脚、棍子等)摸索,寻找某物
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e.g. She felt under the pillow for her watch. dWn6-es
23)for a moment:片刻,一会儿 ^
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e.g. She was silent for a moment weighing in her mind the pros and cons. ExG(*[l
for the moment:此刻、暂时 \=0;EI-j
e.g. I cannot recall his name for the moment. ^(JrOh'
24)get down:下去,下来;写下来 {($bzT7c
e.g. The bus was so jammed that I could not get down. Here’s the telephone number I got down for you. ;VLDXvGd
get down to:认真着手进行处理 :-{"9cgFR
e.g. It is no good shirking the job it will have to be got down to. 9p8ajlYg,
25)get into trouble with sb.:遭到某人的(训斥等) 0~U0s3
e.g. Poor Tom is always getting into trouble with the boss. c~U0&V_`j
get sb. into trouble:使某人陷入困境 0$|VkMq(
e.g. The letter got me into trouble. ZFLmD|q#{
26)give sb. a hand:帮助某人或参与某人做某事 2BC!,e$Z
e.g. Give me a hand with the cleaning please. e]1=&:eX#d
give sb. one’s hand:与某人握手 M
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e.g. She gave me her hand and wished me a good trip Q+1ot,R
27)go through:检查,搜查;通过,穿过 XKGiw 2
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e.g. They went through our luggage at the customs. It took us a whole week to go through the great forest. |V5BL<4
go through with:把……坚持到底 <4TI;yy6?
e.g. We should go through with the experiment now we’ve started. Z0&^(Fb
28) good for:有益于 bbjba36RO
e.g. This book is good for your English study. ]L~z9)
for good:永久地 !5d n7Wuj
e.g. The lost money was gone for good. %ZoJu
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29)have a fancy for:爱好,喜爱 TzC(YWt
e.g. She has a fancy for nice clothes. cPtDIc,
have a fancy that:猜想,认为 ),{3LIr
e.g. I have a fancy that he will come tonight. HJr/N)d
30)head up:领头;领导 G5qsnTxUJ
e.g. A band headed up the parade. Mr. Jones will head up the new business. 8nI~iN?"
heads up:注意,小心 t'F$/mx.
e.g. Heads up now You can do better than that. #xmiUN,|
31)in a way:在某种程度上 Kj?)]Z4
e.g. In a way it is an important book. 5tv*uz|fv
in the way:妨碍,挡路 u|23M,
I will visit you next weekend if there is nothing in the way. V.3#O^S
32)in black:穿黑色衣服 }|h-=T '
e.g. Arabian women are always dressed in black clothes. @dQ
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in the black:赢利,赚钱 "a(R>PV%
New production methods put the company in the black. `T[yyOL/
33) in charge of:负责 ?bd!JW bg`
e.g. Who is in charge of this work? gs2qLb
in the charge of:照护 b5g^{bzwu
e.g. The patients are in the charge of the nurse. r;f
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34) in hand:控制 % /zHL?RqJ
e.g. There was a little rioting but the police soon had the situation in hand. 6AD&%v
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hand in:递交,交给 .~'q
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e.g. He handed in his resignation in protest against it. Q3lVx5G>4
35) in one’s honor:向……表示敬意或感谢 ~i^,Z&X:
e.g. The day was kept as a holiday in honor of victory. N0fE*xo
on one’s honor:用人格担保 21$^k5
e.g. We were on our honor not to cheat on the exam. f`8fNt
36) in possession of:占有 a[^dK-
e.g. He is in possession of this house. !4F@ !.GG!
in the possession of:被占有 ,[m4+6G5
e.g. The keys are in the possession of the door keeper. X pXhg*}K
37)in spirit:在内心,在精神上 5}NO~Xd<
e.g. In spirit at least these laws were very fair. 'iYaA-
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in spirits:情绪或心情(好、坏等) (I`<;
e.g. He is in poor spirits because of his failing in the exam. x2i`$iNhmP
38)keep up:继续,保持 [-[|4|CnOm
e.g. They entered into a correspondence which was kept up for almost ten years. /7*qa G
keep up with:与……齐步前进,跟上 h^9Ne/s~
e.g. With their help he has kept up with the class.
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39)look about:环视 s|!b: Ms`
e.g. He looked about him with great interest. -JF|770i
look about for:四处寻找 a7NX~9g
e.g. She was looking about for the key she had just lost. Q!%CU8!`&
40)look up:向上看 a-TsD}'X
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e.g. He looked up and nodded to me. _jb"@TY
look up to:尊敬 "=!QSb
e.g. It must be rewarding to be looked up to by so many people. TAYt:
41) make one’s way:开路 nBiA=+'v
e.g. As soon as he saw us the teacher made his way through the crowd to greet us. d0Kg,HB
make one’s way to:向……走去 !"J*
e.g. In the evening we made our way to the appointed meeting place. /C8(cVNZ
42)measure to:测量到某一精度 zsRN\U
e.g. Measure this part to mm. measure zZh`go02E
up to:够得上,可以匹敌 m~NWY$oI9[
e.g. The new techniques measure up to advanced world standard. B&Ci*#e
43)more than:很,非常 t
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e.g. He was more than upset by the accident. =v5(*$"pd"
more…than:比……更 0_y%Qj^e
e.g. I regarded her more highly than me. ;09J;sf
44) much as:虽然 o-'i)pp
e.g. Much as I should like to go I can’t go right now. {:FITF3o
as much:同样的或同样多少的 7<:w-
e.g. You have always helped me and I will always do as much for you. `y6l^ep
45) no less than:不亚于,竟达……之多 `oz7Q(`
e.g. There were no less than one hundred people at the meeting. $xZk{ rK
not less than:不比……差,至少 OB^2NL~Q~
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e.g. There were not less than one hundred people at the meeting. fY"28#
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明白no less than 是一种强调说法,它和not less than 的区别在于事先假定的程度或是数量有所不同,no v!U# C[a^
less than 在某种意义上说来没有超过的意思,而not less than 可能会超过,这种表达方式正好与no more @>:07]Dxo
than 以及not more than 相反。 l?1!h2z%
46) no more than:同样不;仅仅,只有 R39R$\
e.g. This book is no more interesting than that one. It is no more than empty talk. B:r-')!0$#
not more than:不比……更,不如;至多 v(7A=/W_
e.g. He is not more clever than you are. There were not more than 5 factories in our city before liberation. {n{}Y.
47)on sale:出售的;廉价出售 )|a9Z~#x
e.g. Many new farm tools are on sale in this store. I got this book on sale it was very cheap. YPy))>Q>cK
for sale:出售的,上市的 @!'H'GvA
e.g. I shall put these goods up for sale. $B?7u@>,
在作“出售的”的意思的时候,on sale 和for sale 还是有一些不同的,一般来说,for sale 多指物主亲 `^_:
自或委托代理人经手出售,而on sale 通常表示店里的货物是供出售的。 D)sEAfvX
48)once again:再一次 u.=;A#
e.g. I want to try this once again. y&Hh8|'mC
once and again:一再 (*x"6)`
e.g. I have told him once and again not to do that. RM+E
49) out of question:毫无疑问,必定 U.F65KaKF
e.g. Out of question this plan can be fulfilled ahead of time. g\)z!DQ]
out of the question:不可能的 7:<Ed"rdE
e.g. What you propose is out of the question. %S#"pKE6R
50)refer to:提及,涉及 @#tSx
e.g. I would like to refer back to the first of my three points. {@$3bQ
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refer to…as:称作,叫做 eFI4(Y
e.g. Coal is often referred to as food for industry. _64@zdL+
51)search sb.:认真搜查某人身体 @ 1A_eF
e.g. They searched him but nothing was found on him. o{LFXNcg[
search for sb.:搜查某地为找到某人 z0[ZO1Fo(
e.g. They searched for him everywhere but failed. RWo B7{G
52)settle down:落下;定居 UYOn
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e.g. The dust slowly settled down. He has settled down in the countryside. N=wy)+
settle down to:专心致力于;逐渐习惯于 !VZj!\I
e.g. He settled down to his homework. They settled down to a new job. >NA7,Z2.
53)speak for itself:不言而喻 "%t`I)
e.g. One does not to be told that this fact speaks for itself. U.'@S8
speak for oneself:发表本人的意见 5z ^UQq
e.g. What others think I do not know I can only speak for myself. V9_HC f
54)submit to:屈服于 X2YOD2<v
e.g. He has to submit to an operation. MwqT`;lb
submit…to:提交 W?
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e.g. They must submit the case to the court. _l=
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