大学英语短语.doc

E-I-APhraseTranslationSample Sentences or ExplanationEbe about to 即将I am about to learn Japanese. 不能加表示时间的词或短语.但be going to 后可加 Iaccording to 按照,根据According to the radio, it will rain tomorrow. He came according to his promise.Eby accident偶然by chance : I made a grammar mistake by accident.Ain accordance with一致;按照;根据I sold the house in accordance with your orders.Eaccount for解释,说明How do you account for all these mistakes? Ion account of因为,由于because of : Li Ping was late for class this morning on account of the traffic.Iaccustomed to 习惯于1. The boy soon became accustomed to hard work and poor food. 2. I am accustomed to this sort of workItake . into account考虑You must take into account the boys long illness.Iin addition to除.之外A new baby is an addition to the family. in addition=另外Iadd up to合计达All this adds up to a new concept (概念)of the universe.Iin advance事先,在前,预先We always pay the rent in advance.Again/have an advantage胜过,优于This system will have an advantage over that one.Itake advantage of乘.之机,利用to make use of, e.g. by deceiving someone. advantage over : 优于Iahead of在.前面,先于Our company is ahead of other makers of soap.Ain the air在流行中,在传播中Eabove all首先,尤其Eafter all毕竟,虽然这样Eat all完全I do not agree with you at all.Aall but决不Its all but impossible.Aall out全力以赴,竭尽全力We went all out to climb the mountain.Iin all总共,合计Iallow for考虑到Youll have to allow three days for that job. to provide (esp. money or time) Ileave alone听其自然,不要去管Leave that alone: its mine.Ilet alone听其自然,不要去管 更不用说 1. Let him alone: he is doing no harm. 2. The baby cannot even walk, let alone run.Eone after another一个接一个Eone another互相We made comments on one anothers work.Iapprove of 赞成,同意I can hardly approve of it.Ianything but根本不The little bridge is anything but safe. I will do anything but that. Earrive at到达After many hours talk, the committee arrived at a decision.Ias for至于You can have a bed, but as for the children, theyll have to sleep on the floor.Eas if / as though好像,仿佛Ias to至于1. Hes very concerned as to whether its the right job for him. 2. correctly placed as to size and colorIaside from除.之外(尚有)=apart from Good work, aside from a few slight faults.Iask after询问,问候He ask after you / your health.Eask for请求,要求Iattached to系,贴,连接;附属;依恋1.I was attached to the naval college as a special instructor for six months. 2. I am very attached to that car.Epay attention to注意You must pay attention to the teacher.Aon (the/an) average平均,一般说来On average we receive five letters each day.Eright away立刻,马上Do it right away!Iback and forth来回地,反复地The chair rocked back and forth.Aback down/off放弃,让步,退却I saw that she was right, so I had to back down.Aback of在.后部,在.背后I.Aback up支持,援助; A.倒退,后退The policeman wouldnt have believed me if you hadnt backed me up.Ibased on以.为基础His argument is based on facts.Ion the basis of以.为基础Society rested on the basis of the family.Eto begin with首先,第一点=in the first place: We cant go. To begin with, its too cold. Besides, weve no money.Ion behalf of代表,为了The president is ill, so Im speaking on his behalf.Imake believe假装The children are making believe that theyre princes and princesses.Iat 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.Iget the best of 战胜;从中得到最大益处They got the best of the other team at last.Emake the best of充分利用,妥善处理to make the best of a bad job; He will make the best of the situation.Edo/ try ones best尽力,努力We must try our best to overcome the difficulty.Afor the better好转,向好的方向发展a change for the better= a change with good resultsIget the better of胜过,战胜,在.中占上风to get the better of ones opponentsEhad better最好还是,应该ought to, shouldIon board在船(飞机)上They got on board the train.Ibe bound to必定,一定Its bound to rain soon.Ebreak away (from)脱离,逃跑The criminal broke away from the policemen who were holding him.Ibreak down损坏;分解,瓦解1. They break the door down. 2. His opposition broke down. 3. The car broke down. 4. Peter broke down and wept when his mother died. 5. Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances. E.Ibreak in1强行进入,闯入; 2 I .打断,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 inIbreak into1. 闯入; 2. 突然发生,突然开始; 3突然改变步法 4侵占; 5.打开并提取紧急之物1. to break into a house 2. to break into song/ laugh/ tears 3. break into a run 4. Social duties break into my time/leisure.5. to break into money one has saved. Ibreak off中断,中止1. Those two countries have broken off relations. 2. He broke off a branch. 3. A branch broke off (the tree).Ebreak out1.2.突然发生,爆发;3.逃跑1. War broke out. 2. She broke out in curses(大怒). 3. =escape: to break out of prisonIbreak through1. 突破;2. 克服,征服,压倒1. The sun break through (the clouds). 2. The doctors broke through in their fight again heart disease.Ibreak up1. 破碎,拆散,瓦解;2. 终止;3. 婚姻关系结束;4 身体衰弱,变弱;1. The ice will break up when the 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)Acatch ones breath1. 歇口气; 2.屏息 He sat down to catch his breath.Iout of breath喘不过气来 上气不接下气He ran so fast that he was soon out of breath.Ain brief简单地说,简而言之In brief he says No. He is brief of speech.Ibring about导致,带来,招致cause to happen: Science has brought about many changes in our lives.Abring down打倒,降低The pilot brought the plane down gently.Abring forth提出What suggestions do you expect them to bring forth?Abring forward提出,提议1. The director brought forward a new plan for the company. 2. The election will be brought forward to June instead of July.I.Abring out1.使出现/显明;2阐释,说明; 3公布,出版;4.帮助消除害羞心理或沉默寡言态度1. to bring out a new kind of soap.2. break out the meaning of a poem. 3. When are the publishers bringing out his new book?4. help to lose shyness or reserve: Bill is very quiet; try to bring him outAbring to使恢复知觉They brought the girl to with smelling salts. They brought her to.Ibring up抚养,培养1. to bring up children 2. to bring up the question of your holidaysEbuild up建立to build up ones strengthAin bulk大批,大量to buy in bulkIburn out烧掉1. The building was burnt out and only the walls remained. 2. That small fire can be left to burn (itself) out. 3. The engine has/is burnt out.Iburn up烧尽1. to flame more brightly or strongly 2. All the wood has been burnt up.Aon business因公,因事Im here on business, not for pleasure.Abut for除.之外, 倘没有,要不是But for her, I would have drowned.Eby and by不久以后,将来Ecall for邀约,要求,需要1. to call for the waiter. 2. Your unkind remark was not called for. 3. Ill call for you at nine oclock.call forth1.引起,招致; 2.鼓起,振作起1. His behavior called forth numerous protests(抗议). 2. You will have to call forth all your energy.Icall off取消1. The football match was called off because of the snow.2. Call off your dog, it tried to bite me! E.Acall on/upon1访问,拜访 2号召,呼吁1. We can call on Mary tomorrow. 2. The Prime Minister called on everyone to work hard for national unity.I.Acall up 1,使人想起;2.召集,动员; 3 打电话 1. =recall 2. He was called up in 1917. 3. Ill call you up this evening.Icare (nothing) about关心/对.漠不关心Ecare for照管,关心;喜欢,意欲1. He is very good at caring for sick animals.2. I dont really care for tea, I like coffee better.Etake care当心,注意=be careful Take care (that) you dont get drowned when you have a swim.Etake care of照顾,照料;Take care of the baby when Im out.Icarry off拿走,夺走1. She carried off her part in the plan with no difficulty. 2. Jean carried off all the prizes.E.Icarry on继续,坚持下去;从事,经营Well carry on (with) our discussion tomorrow.Ecarry out执行,贯彻to carry out a planIin any case无论如何,总之In any case, youll need to be at station by nine.Iin case假如,以防万一She took a spoonful and tasted it carefully in case it was hot.Iin case of假如,如果发生;防备In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.Iin no case无论如何不,决不In no case shall we surrender(投降).Icatch on1.受欢迎,流行起来; 2理解,明白1. The new song caught on really quickly. 2. Hes always the last to catch on.Ecatch up with追上,赶上Will we catch up with Japan in industrial production?Acatch at 设法抓住 Icave in 下陷,坍陷Ipercent百分之.Five per cent got full marks.Iby chance偶然,碰巧It happened quite by chance.Atake a chance冒险一试The rope might break but thats a chance Ill have to take.Iin charge (of)负责,主管Im in charge of your class tomorrow so you must do as I tell you.Itake charge of开始管理,接管She took charge of the family business when her father died.Icheck in办理登记手续You must check in at the airport an hour before your plane leaves.I.Acheck out1.结帐后离开; 2.3检验,核查1. The last guests checked out of their rooms in the afternoon; 2. to check out his theory;3. How does his story check out with the facts?Acheck up/(up)on校对,检验,检查The police were checking up on what the man had told them.Icheer up高兴起来,振作起来Cheer up! The news isnt too bad.Iclear away把.清除掉,收拾The rubbish must be cleared away.I.clear up1 .解释,澄清 2. 整理,收拾;3天气变晴1. to clear up the mystery 2. Would you clear up (this room) before our visitors arrive? 3. I hope the weather clears up before Sunday.Aaround/round the clock昼夜不断地,连续24小时地We worked around the clock to finish the job.Icome off1.落,分开 ; 2.成功;发生,举行1. A button came off my coat. 2. The wedding came off as planned.E.Acome on1.开始,来临; 2.进步,进展; 3.快,来吧1. I can feel a cold coming on. 2. How is your work coming on/along?Icome out1.3出现,显露;2出版,发表; 4.结果是1.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. Icome round / around1.苏醒,复原; 2.顺便来访; 3.再现,再来,再临; 4.走弯路,绕道而行1. =to regain consciousness: Pour a jug of water on his face-hell soon come round. 2. Hell come round to our way of thinking sooner or later. 3. Its coming round to Christmas again. 4. We came round by the fields, as we didnt want to go through the woods.Acome through经历, 经历.仍活着, 脱险1. Have your examination results come through yet? 2. John was so ill he was lucky to come through (his operation).Acome to苏醒,复苏; 共计,达到,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 me.Ecome true实现,达到Icome up1.2出现; 3走上前来1.Your question comes up at the meeting. 2. Ill let you know if anything comes up. 3. He came up and said, pleased to see you.Icome up to等于,比得上,达到,及于Your recent work hasnt come up to your usual high standards.Icome up with提出,提供He couldnt come up with the answer.Acome up again遇到,遭到Ein common共用,共有John and I have nothing in common.Ikeep company with与,交往,与,结伴Dont keep company with dishonest persons.Icompare.to .把.比作Poets have compared sleep to death. Mans life is often compared to a candle.Iby comparison in comparison with比较起来,相形之下 和.比起来By/in comparison with London, Paris is small.Iso far as . be concerned就.而言As far as Im concerned, the whole idea is crazy(荒唐的).Ebe concerned in/ with与.有关He was concerned in the crime.Iin conclusion最后,总之In conclusion, Ive enjoyed staying here.Ion condition that在.条件下Ill come on condition that John is invited too.Iin connection with / to与.有联系In connection with your request of March 18th we are sorry to tell you.Ain consequence因此,结果We hadnt enough money to pay our bus fare, and in consequence we had to walk.Ain consequence of由于,因为.缘故 In consequence of your laziness and rudeness, I had to dismiss you.Iin contrast with / to和.形成对比/对照In contrast with/to your belief that we shall fail, I know we shall succeed.Eon the contrary相反,反之He is not stupid; on the contrary, he is very intelligent.Aout of control失去控制The car went out of control and crashed.Aunder control被控制住It took the teacher months to bring his class under control.Ial all costs不惜任何代价,无论如何We must avoid war, at all costs.Iat the cost of以.为代价She saved him from the fire, but at the cost of her own life.Icount on依靠,指望1. You cant count on the weather being fine. 2. I didnt count on John arriving so early.Icount up算出.的总数,共计Count these figures up once more.Eof course自然,当然,无疑Ain the course of在.过程中The enemy should be defeated in the course of the year.Acover up掩饰,掩盖She tried to cover up her nervousness / her guilt by lying.Across out删去,取消I crossed out the mistakes in my sentence.Acut across走捷径,抄近路,对直通过1.=to take a shorter way across 2. a new group of MP that cuts across party lines.Icut back消减,减少,降低1=prune 2. We oppose any plans to cut back (on) production.Icut down消减,减少1. to cut down a tree 2. I have to cut down (on) smoking.I.Acut in1A插嘴,打断;2I超车抢挡1=to interrupt 2. You nearly caused a crash by cutting in (on me) like that !I.Acut off1.切掉,剪去,删去; 2打断,停止 3.4. 阴隔,隔绝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 Ill cut you off without a penny. 4. Mary felt cut off from her friends when we moved.Acut out割去,删去1. She cut the advertisement out of the 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.Acut short打断(讲话),中断(活动)Iin danger在危险中,垂危He is in danger of losing job.Iout of danger脱离危险She had been very sick, but now she was out of danger.Iout of date过时的,陈旧的,不用的My passport(护照) is out of date.Aup to date现代化的She wears a new dress that is right up to date.E.Ia good / great dealE.许多,大量 I.得多Ideal with1.与.交易; 2处理; 3.论述,涉及1. Ive 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.Ain debt欠债,欠情Im heavily in debt at the moment but hope to be out of debt when I get paid.Itake (a) delight in以.为乐=delight in : He takes delight in annoying me.Aderive from从.中得到,由.而来, 源出于.1.He derives a lot of pleasure from meeting new people. 2.The word deride derives from Latin.Iin detail详细地Well talk about the plan in more detail later.Adie down渐渐消失,平息The fire is dying down.Adie out消失,灭绝The practice of children working in factories has nearly died out.Amake a/the difference有影响,很重要Flowers make a lot of difference to a room.Iin difficulties处境困难He is in difficulty with his schoolwork.Ido away with废除,消灭,去掉We should do away with those customs.Ido without没有.也行, 将就I havent enough money to buy a car, so I just have to do without (one).Ehave something / nothing to do with和.有(点)/ 毫无关系Their job has something to do with computers.Enext door隔壁的,在隔壁My brother lives next door (to us).Eout of doors在户外=outdoors : It s rather warm out of doors.Adouble up弯腰,把.折起来They all doubled up (with laughter) when I told my joke.Ino doubt无疑,必定,很可能No doubt she means to help, but in fact she just gets in the way.Adraw in(火车,汽车)到达,到站The bus drew in to let the cars pass.Adraw up1.写出,画出,草拟; 2.(使)停住1. to draw up a plan/contract 2. The car drew up (at the gate) and three men got out.Idress up穿上盛装, 打扮得漂漂亮亮1. 2. He dressed the facts up to make them more interesting.Idrop by / in顺便来访,非正式访问Drop in when you are next in London. drop in on sbEdue to 由于Her success is entirely due to hard work.I.Adrop off1.减少,下降;2.入睡; 3.下车;4.把.放下Interest in the game has dropped off.Adrop out退出,退学,弃权,放弃He dropped out of college after