大学英语二三级考试短语（三）.doc

短 语中文意思例句in place of代替Plastics are now often used in place of wood.现在塑料经常被用来代替木料。in proportion to与.成比例;与.相称Do you think we are paid in proportion to the hours we work?你认为我们的薪水与工作时间相称吗?in public公开的，当众He is going to make a speech in public.他将当众发表演说。in question讨论中的;考虑中的That is not the point in question.那不是要考虑的问题。in return (for)作为回报I gave him a present in return for his help.我给了他一份礼物作为对他帮助的酬谢。in short总之In short, we must be prepared.总之,我们要有准备in sight看得见No car is in sight.一辆汽车也看不见。in spite of不管，不顾I went out in spite of the rain.尽管下雨我仍外出了in the end最后，终于Everything will be all right in the end.最终一切都会好的。in the first place首先In the first place, we should solve this problem.首先,我们应该解决这个问题。in the light of按照He reviewed his policy in the light of recent developments.他根据最近的事态发展重新考虑自己的方针in the way妨碍的Her social life got in the way of her studies.她的社交生活妨碍了学业。in time及时They were just in time for the bus.他们及时赶上了公共汽车。in turn依次The girls called out their names in turn.女孩子们依次报出了自己的名字。in vain徒劳Their efforts were not in vain.他们的努力没白费。instead of代替He will go instead of you.他将代你去。keep up with1.跟上2.和保持联系1. They walked so fast that I could not keep up with them.他们走得那么快,我没法跟上。2She has kept up with some of her friends since her retirement.她退休后一直同一些朋友保持着联系。lay down放下They laid down their arms.他们放下了武器。lay out1.展示，摆出2安排，筹划1He laid out his views in a speech this afternoon.他在今天下午的发言中提出了自己的观点。2I laid out a job for him.我给他安排好了一份工作。learn by heart默记We should learn these phrases by heart.我们要默记这些短语。leave behind忘了带，留下Ive left my pen behind.我忘了带笔。leave out1 省去2. 遗漏1They must decide what to leave out.他们必须决定省去什么。2 This word is wrongly spelt. You left out a letter.这字拼错了，你漏掉了一个字母。let alone更不必说There isnt enough room for us, let alone these animals.我们的地方都不够，更别说这些动物了。let out泄露Dont let out the plan to other people.别把这计划泄露给其他人。line up（使）整队They quickly lined up in the playground.他们很快在操场上排好了队。little by little逐渐Her health is improving little by little.她的健康状况正在逐渐好转。live up to实践，不辜负You must live up to your promise.你必须实践自己的诺言。look after照顾Who will look after your children when you go to work?你上班时谁来照料你的孩子?look back (on)回顾They look back on their childhood.他们回顾他们的童年。look down on/upon轻视We should not look down on disabled people.我们不应该轻视残疾人。look for寻找She is looking for her lost child.她正在寻找失踪的孩子look forward (to.)期待They are looking forward to her visit.他们在期待着她的来访。look in 短时间探访The doctor will look in again this evening.今晚医生再来探视。look into深入调查，研究 The police are looking into this event.警察正在调查这件事。look out（口语）小心！Look out! Theres a car coming.小心！有辆车来了。look over仔细检查We must look over the house before we decide to rent it.我们必须先检查一下这所房子再决定租不租。look through1Look through sth. 快速检查2 Look sth. through 仔细检查1She looked through her notes before the exam.考试前她匆匆看了一遍笔记。2Always look your homework through before you hand it in.交作业之前一定要仔细检查。 look up查询If you dont know a word, you can look it up in a dictionary.如果你有不识的字,可以查字典。make for1走向2攻击3导致 1He made for the door.他向门口走去。2The dog made for the stranger.狗向陌生人扑了过去。3The flood made for much damage in that area.洪水在那个地区造成了很大的破坏。make fun of取笑They made fun of his funny voice.他们拿他的怪嗓音取笑。make out1辨别出2填写，写出1I could hardly make out anything in the thick fog.在浓雾中我几乎什么也看不见。2The teacher has made out a list of reference books.教师已开出了一份参考书单。make sense有意义This sentence doesnt make sense.这句子毫无意义。make sure查明，确保You must make sure of the time and place.你必须把时间和地点弄清楚。make up编造The whole story is made up.整个故事完全是虚构出来的。make use of利用We will make good use of our time.我们将好好利用我们的时间。more or less或多或少，有点His explanation was more or less helpful.他的解释多少有些帮助。no longer不再You are no longer a child.你不再是个小孩子了。not onlybut also不仅而且She is not only an actress, but also a director.她不仅是个演员，还是个导演。nothing but只有The recent productions of this director are nothing but copies of his old films.这个导演最近的作品只是他以往作品的翻版。now that既然You ought to have a good rest now that youve finished the work.既然已完成了工作,你就应该好好休息一下。of course当然Of course I remember him.我当然记得他。off duty下班He usually comes off duty at 5 p.m.他通常下午五点下班。on average平均上We received 20 calls a day on average.我们平均每天接到二十个电话。on behalf of代表The president speaks on behalf of the college.校长代表学校讲话。on board在船上，飞机上，火车上Have the passengers gone on board yet?旅客已经上船（飞机、火车）了吗？on business因公Ill be away on business next week.下个星期我要出差。on duty值班，上班Who is on duty today?今天谁值日？on fire着火，燃烧The house was on fire.房子着火了。on foot步行I go to work on foot.我走路去上班。on purpose故意地，有目的地He did it on purpose.他故意的。on sale1有售的2廉价出售1The new model is not on sale in the shops.这中新款式商店尚未上市。2The books are on sale.书在打折。on schedule 按照预定时间The train arrived on schedule.火车准时到达。On second thoughts进一步考虑He had intended to go, but on second thoughts, he gave up the idea.他本来想去,但进一步考虑后,打消了这个念头on the one handon the other hand一方面另一方面On the one hand the students decide to study hard, and on the other hand they keep on playing computer games.一方面学生说努力学习，另一方面他们继续打电脑游戏。on the point of在之际，正要She was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.她正要出去,电话铃响了。on the whole总的看来，基本上On the whole, I like it.总的看来,我喜欢这个。on time准时Will the train arrive on time?火车会准时到达吗?once in a while有时He went to see them once in a while.他有时去探望他们。once upon a time从前Once upon a time there lived a king who had three daughters.从前有个国王,他有三个女儿。or else要不然，否则Hurry up or else youll be late.快点,否则你要迟到了。or so大约Itll only cost 15 dollars or so.只要十五美元左右。out of breath气喘吁吁Im out of breath after running up the stairs.奔上楼梯我气喘吁吁。out of control不受控制;失去控制The children are out of control.管不住这些孩子了。out of date过时的Your ideas are out of date.你的观念已经过时了。out of order发生故障Our air-conditioner is out of order.我们的冷气机出故障了。out of place不合适，不恰当His remarks were a bit out of place.他的话有点不恰当。out of sight1看不见了2太棒了1The train was soon out of sight.那火车很快就看不见了。2That birthday gift was really out of sight.那件生日礼物实在是太棒了。out of the question不可能的We cant go out in this weather; its out of the question.这种天气我们不能出去。那是不可能的。over and over (again)再三Ive warned you over and over again not to do that.我一再警告过你不要去做那事。pay attention to关心，注意You should pay attention to your spelling.你