1) a big time:尽兴,高兴的时刻
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e.g. I had a big time there. the big time:第一流,最高级 e.g. Don’t worry you are in the big time now. +Go(y
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2) according to:按照,根据 @(>XSTh9
e.g. They were commended or criticized according to their work. according as:随……而定 ! |SPOk
e.g. The thermometer rises or falls according as the air is hot or cold. Yhdt"@;..
3) admit to:承认 ?#8',:
e.g. I have to admit to a dislike for modern music. admit sb.(in) to:允许某人进入某地或加入某组织、行业 z'@j9vT
e.g. They have admitted me into their club. 1'ne[@i^/
4) all for:完全赞成 z _qy>
e.g. I am all for holding a meeting to discuss it. for all:尽管 <$\
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e.g. They could not open the box for all their forces. mF!/8qk
5) all in all:总的说来 `nBCCz'Y!
e.g. All in all it is a success. all in:疲倦,筋疲力尽 FR~YO|4?
e.g. He was all in but he stuck it out. WrK!]17or
6) as it is (was):照目前的情况来看 gcYx-gA}
e.g. As it is we shall be able to complete our task in time. as it were:可以说,姑且这样说 D'V0b"
e.g. He is as it were a walking dictionary. -H1mKZDPP
7) as much as:几乎,实际上 ~wnTl[:
e.g. By running away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money. as much…as:与……一样多 )"?6Es SF
e.g. It is as much our responsibility as yours. JFaxxW
8) as well:也,还是……为好 w0QN5?
e.g. He gave me advice and money as well. Since you have begun to do it you may as well finish it. as well as:不仅……而且,除……之外 /lAB
e.g. With television we see a picture as well as hearing sound. Small towns as well as big cities are being rapidly industrialized. bc}X.IC
9) at one time从前某个时期 e.g. At one time we met frequently. at a time:每次,一次 -r/G)Rs
e.g. You can borrow only two books at a time. "|W .o=R
10) attach to:属于,归因于 WelB+P2
e.g. No blame attaches to him. attach oneself to:参加,加入 { zoUU
e.g. He attached himself to the group of climbers.
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11) be a credit to:为……增光 ,4y'(DA
e.g. I hope you will be a credit to your school. do credit to:为……增进荣誉 97:1L4w.(
e.g. This piece of work does credit to you. xGbr>OqkTX
12) bear in mind:记住 a] :tn:q
e.g. I hope you will bear in mind all I am saying. have in mind:考虑 +3.Ik,Z}zq
e.g. Don’t give your confidence to others regarding the plan you have in mind. }HS:3Dt
13) begin with:以……为起点 @C)O[&Sk
e.g. He advised me to begin with something easy. to begin with:首先 g-'y_'%0G
e.g. To begin with we must consider the problem from all sides. h}xUZ:
14) build up:逐步建成,增强 4X7y}F.J
e.g. They are trying hard to build up an independent economy. He went for an ocean voyage and built up his health. build on:以……为基础,依赖 @k~?h=o\b
e.g. Let’s build on your idea. We shall build on your supporting us. 8?] :>
15) by day:在白天 eydVWVN
e.g. Most of them work by day and study by night. by the day:(指工作报酬等)按日计算 8D]:>[|E
e.g. Will you pay me by the day or by the hour? 7}bjJR "
16) can but只好……罢了 JV'd!5P
e.g. We can but try to make him see how unreasonable he has been. cannot but:不得不,禁不住 Q0~5h?V'
e.g. I cannot but tell her the truth.(=I cannot help telling her the truth) ,oe
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17) come forth:出现,发行 =/=x"q+X
e.g. Many new things are coming forth.. Do you know that a set of new stamps has come forth? come forward:自告奋勇,提出供讨论 They have come forward with an offer to help. The matter was deferred at last evening’s meeting but will come forward at our next session. /uI/8>p(
18) compare … to比拟(指出其中的相似点) iU^ 4a
e.g. Man’s life is often compared to a candle. compare … with:把……和……相比(指出其不同之处) #oMbE<//"
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19) consist in:包含在……中 ~\dpD
e.g. Happiness consists in good health. consist of:由……组成 LLmgk"
e.g. The apartment consisted of two rooms and a kitchen. a:@9GmtV&
20) end on:两端相碰,正对 kF'^!Hp
e.g. The two ships collided each other end on. We shouldn’t place the bicycles end on. on end:竖着,连续地,不断地 Ff>Y<7CQ
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e.g. Place the box on end. She often works for 20 hours on end. b
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21) familiar to:某事为某人熟知
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e.g. There were facts not familiar to me. familiar with:熟悉或通晓某事 qGkrG38K
e.g. He is familiar with English German and French.. $gDp-7
22) feel for sb.:同情某人,为某人难过 $N;!. 5lX3
e.g. I feel for you in your sorrow. feel for sth:(用手、脚、棍子等)摸索,寻找某物 L5T)_iQ5
e.g. She felt under the pillow for her watch R+]p
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23) for a moment:片刻,一会儿 D{o1G?A
e.g. She was silent for a moment weighing in her mind the pros and cons. for the moment:此刻、暂时 q" wi.&|
e.g. I cannot recall his name for the moment. p
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24) get down:下去,下来;写下来 0vG}c5;F
e.g. The bus was so jammed that I could not get down. Here’s the telephone number I got down for you. get down to:认真着手进行处理 )$q<"t\#P#
e.g. It is no good shirking the job it will have to be got down to. ;KQ'/nII
25) get into trouble with sb.:遭到某人的(训斥等) a2/r$Tgm
e.g. Poor Tom is always getting into trouble with the boss. get sb. into trouble:使某人陷入困境 x+B~ t4A
e.g. The letter got me into trouble. 26) give sb. a hand:帮助某人或参与某人做某事 js`zQx'
e.g. Give me a hand with the cleaning please. give sb. one’s hand:与某人握手 @usQ*k
e.g. She gave me her hand and wished me a good trip. PB>p"[ap4
27) go through:检查,搜查;通过,穿过 CW\o>yh
e.g. They went through our luggage at the customs. It took us a whole week to go through the great forest. go through with:把……坚持到底 =@pm-rI|-
e.g. We should go through with the experiment now we’ve started. `^AbFV
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28) good for:有益于 ;YZw{|gsh
e.g. This book is good for your English study. for good:永久地 n!Y.?mU6
e.g. The lost money was gone for good. 29) have a fancy for:爱好,喜爱 -Qnnzp$]
e.g. She has a fancy for nice clothes. have a fancy that:猜想,认为 mMN oR]
e.g. I have a fancy that he will come tonight. EfDo%H^!j
30) head up:领头;领导 ,_NO[+5U
e.g. A band headed up the parade. Mr. Jones will head up the new business. heads up:注意,小心 'IfM~9'D
e.g. Heads up now You can do better than that. 6./&l9{h+
31) in a way:在某种程度上 s^C*uP;R
e.g. In a way it is an important book. in the way:妨碍,挡路 I will visit you next weekend if there is nothing in the way. KH pxWq
32) in black:穿黑色衣服 um,/^2A
e.g. Arabian women are always dressed in black clothes. in the black:赢利,赚钱 New production methods put the company in the black. ]`m|A1(
33) in charge of:负责 ]?``*{Zqy
e.g. Who is in charge of this work? in the charge of:照护 h(/|`
e.g. The patients are in the charge of the nurse. }i[i{lKj
34) in hand:控制 /SMp`Q88
e.g. There was a little rioting but the police soon had the situation in hand. hand in:递交,交给 :\80*[=;Z
e.g. He handed in his resignation in protest against it. Yf {s0Z
35) in one’s honor:向……表示敬意或感谢 Gw+z8^|C&}
e.g. The day was kept as a holiday in honor of victory. on one’s honor:用人格担保 *3"C"4S
e.g. We were on our honor not to cheat on the exam. 00;=6q]TA
36) in possession of:占有 &<_sXHg<x
e.g. He is in possession of this house. in the possession of:被占有 ][G<CO`k
e.g. The keys are in the possession of the door keeper. Nq*\{rb
37) in spirit:在内心,在精神上 c"O\fX
e.g. In spirit at least these laws were very fair. in spirits:情绪或心情(好、坏等) &7@6Y{!/
e.g. He is in poor spirits because of his failing in the exam.
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38) keep up:继续,保持 ~]"}s(J;
e.g. They entered into a correspondence which was kept up for almost ten years. keep up with:与……齐步前进,跟上 TP^.]IO-
e.g. With their help he has kept up with the class. 8l='H l
39) look about:环视 tOspDPSXX
e.g. He looked about him with great interest. look about for:四处寻找 %{}Jr`
e.g. She was looking about for the key she had just lost. sXhtn'<v
40) look up:向上看 K]
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e.g. He looked up and nodded to me. look up to:尊敬 c&0IJ7fZG
e.g. It must be rewarding to be looked up to by so many people. r
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41) make one’s way:开路 'kh%^_FH7
e.g. As soon as he saw us the teacher made his way through the crowd to greet us. make one’s way to:向……走去 (b{
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e.g. In the evening we made our way to the appointed meeting place. ;Rnb^t6Z
42) measure to:测量到某一精度 |fw+{f
e.g. Measure this part to mm. measure up to:够得上,可以匹敌 QGLm4 Wl9
e.g. The new techniques measure up to advanced world standard. _&dGo(B
43) more than:很,非常 sL\|y38'
e.g. He was more than upset by the accident. more…than:比……更 c89RuI `B~
e.g. I regarded her more highly than me. :_e.ch:4
44) much as:虽然 DG:=E/ @
e.g. Much as I should like to go I can’t go right now. as much:同样的或同样多少的 @8CD@SDv
e.g. You have always helped me and I will always do as much for you. ,$}Q
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45. no less than:不亚于,竟达……之多 <4O=[Q 5S
e.g. There were no less than one hundred people at the meeting. not less than:不比……差,至少 (+^1'?C8
e.g. There were not less than one hundred people at the meeting. 请大家注意区分以上两句的差别,第一句是指“竟达100人之多”,第二句则是“至少有100人”,要明白no less than是一种强调说法,它和not less than的区别在于事先假定的程度或是数量有所不同,no less than在某种意义上说来没有超过的意思,而not less than可能会超过,这种表达方式正好与no more than以及not more than相反。 2XI%
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46. no more than:同样不;仅仅,只有 ,U2D&{@
e.g. This book is no more interesting than that one. It is no more than empty talk. not more than:不比……更,不如;至多 ~Snw':
e.g. He is not more clever than you are. There were not more than 5 factories in our city before liberation. 2XXEg>CU
47. on sale:的;廉价** CI @I
e.g. Many new farm tools are on sale in this store. I got this book on sale it was very cheap. for sale:**的,上市的 d9^=#ot
e.g. I shall put these goods up for sale. 在作“**的”的意思的时候,on sale和for sale还是有一些不同的,一般来说,for sale多指物主亲自或委托代理人经手**,而on sale通常表示店里的货物是供**的。 ' l!QGKz
48. once again:再一次 &c\8`# 6
e.g. I want to try this once again. once and again:一再 qkBnEPWZy
e.g. I have told him once and again not to do that. WYh7Y
49. out of question:毫无疑问,必定 [wu%t8O2
e.g. Out of question this plan can be fulfilled ahead of time. out of the question:不可能的 }BfwMq4E)n
e.g. What you propose is out of the question. ##n\9ipD
50. refer to:提及,涉及 )8k6GO8|
e.g. I would like to refer back to the first of my three points. refer to…as:称作,叫做 Kp&d9e{
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e.g. Coal is often referred to as food for industry. %idnm
51. search sb.:认真搜查某人身体 u(~s$EN
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e.g. They searched him but nothing was found on him. search for sb.:搜查某地为找到某人 Bo0y"W[+
e.g. They searched for him everywhere but failed. xj~6,;83xR
52. settle down:落下;定居
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e.g. The dust slowly settled down. He has settled down in the countryside. settle down to:专心致力于;逐渐习惯于 B#gmT2L
e.g. He settled down to his homework. They settled down to a new job. L*l( ~t)vF
53. speak for itself:不言而喻 b,@:eVQ7
e.g. One does not to be told that this fact speaks for itself. speak for oneself:发表本人的意见 bc"{ZL!C
e.g. What others think I do not know I can only speak for myself. l9jcoVo.
54. submit to:屈服于 E?zp?t:a
e.g. He has to submit to an operation. submit…to:提交 lu{}j4
e.g. They must submit the case to the court.