高级英语重要词组总汇

1、高级英语重要词组总汇In return 作为（对某物）的付款或回报What do we give them in return.Conceive of 想像、认为I laughed to myself at the men and the ladies. Who never conceived of us billion-dollar Babies（俚语：人）。对于那些认为我们从不会成为腰缠万贯的巨富的先生和女士们，我们总是暗自嘲笑他们。Scores of 很多Scores of young people.Strike sb. as 给某人留下印象These conclusion strike

2、 me as reasonable.我认为他们的话是合情合理的Drop out 脱离传统社会Ever since 自从In hopes of 怀着希望Every since civilization began， certain individuals（人） have tried to run away from it in hopes of finding a simpler， more pastoral， and more peaceful lifeSupport oneself 自食其力Run out of 没有，用完，耗尽Our planet is running out of nob

3、le savages and unsullied landscapes.我们地球上高尚的野蛮人和未玷污的地方越来越少the other way （round） 相反come off 成功These are the ones whose revolutions did not come off.In need of 需要It dawns on a familiar， workaday place， still in need of groceries and sewage disposal.它洒在一个司空见惯，平凡庸碌的地方，一个仍然无法摆脱食品杂货，污水处理的地方。In short suppl

4、y 供应不足，短缺Break down 瓦解，崩溃Broke down our resolve. 丧失了我们的决心Out of work 失业dawn on sb. 逐渐明白It dawned on us rather suddenly that the number of passengers on the small spaceship we inhabit is doubling about every forty years.Come down （from） （to）从一处来到另一处Eat sth. up 吃光In profusion 大量地She had magnificent bl

5、onde hair， in profusion.Take a shot 猜测As a point of departure 起点As doctors often do I take a trial shot at it as a point of departure.作为医生我经常根据猜测可能出现的总是进行提问as yet 到现在为止As yet， no man has set foot on Mars.到目前为止还没有人登上火星。Get somewhere 有进展，取得一些成就If only 只要If only they wouldnt use the word “hurt” I might

6、 be able to get somewhere.Up to sb. 取决于某人So long as 只要Fall in love with 爱上After all， I had already fallen in love with the savage brat， the parents were contemptible to me.Let out 发出（叫喊）She let out a scream of terror.她发出恐怖的叫喊。Hold sb. down 控制住某人，压制某人I tried to hold myself down but I couldnt.Open up

7、张开She open up for an instant but before I could see anything she came down again and gripped the wooden blade between her molars.Reduce sth. to 将化为（变成）She reduced spatula to splinters before I could get it outThrough with sb. 结束We are going to through with this.Go at sth. 努力做某事He went at the job wit

8、h a lot of energy. 他工作卖力Tear sb/sth apart 严厉地批评，彻底毁灭I could have torn the child apart in my own fury and enjoyed it.Bred of 由造成But a blind fury， a feeling of adult shame， bred of a longing for muscular release are the operative.由于渴望释放男人的体力而产生的不理智的愤怒，和成年人的羞辱而使我继续下去，坚持到底。On the defensive 采取守势She had b

9、een on the defensive before but now she attacked.Fly at 冲上去攻击某人Tried to get off her fathers lap and fly at me while tears of defeat blinded her eyes.Come to light 为人所知New evidence has recently come to lightAt ones request 应某人之请求An anonymous doctor claimed to have killed a 20-year-old cancer patient

10、at her own request.Rumble on 继续下去This started a debate that will rumble on into the autumn.Hardly any 几乎没有Get sth. over with 把不得不做的事做完（表示一种耐烦）Shell be glad to get the exam over with.考试结束后她就高兴了。Far gone 病重The injured man was fairly far gone by the time the ambulance arrived.Hold out 持续How long can th

11、e distinction between killing and letting die hold out？Stand to gain 以职谋权A man stands to gain from the death of a certain child.On request 一经要求Only squeamishness demands a difference between passive and active euthanasia on requestIntrude on 干涉，介入It is not clear why the religious objections of other

12、s should intrude on his death.Usher in 预示By refusing to discuss euthanasia， they usher in something worse.而拒绝讨论安乐死，将预示着更大的灾难。Be supposed to 应该Her role is supposed to be to vote the way her male chairman votes.她们所做的也只是按照男主席的方式投一样的票。Break out of 改变生活方式Run for seat 竞选职位When I tried to break out of that

13、 role in 1963 and run for the New York State Assembly seat from brooklyns Bedford 5bedfEd 5bruklinBuild up 捧某人Why invest time and effort to build the girl up？Drop out 退出Have kids 生孩子You know shell only drop out of the game to have a couple of kids just about the time were ready torun her for mayor.A

14、ll the time 一直Be in for 就要体验到Im just telling you that you are in for a disappointment.Leave sth. along 不干涉Why dont you just leave it alone now？Break in 插话“No， he isnt，” she broke in.Let it go 不再（多说、多做）I thought she was hinting at something but I let it go.我想她是有所指，不过我没有理会。Get into trouble 被捕、陷入困境Even

15、 an experienced climber can get into trouble.Get away 逃离But Salina wouldnt let him get away so noncommittally.Hide out 躲藏，到一个没有人能找得到的地方The gangsters hid out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city. 暴徒们在一个偏僻的小屋中藏了起来，直到能够安全回城Go for 想要取得You think he might go for the scholarship？Check

16、up 检查Magpie needs some relief from this constant surveillance， constant checking up.Just about 几乎Just around 大约Pick sb. up 逮捕某人They picked him up for breaking the condition of his parole.Now and again 偶尔，不时I like to go to the opera now and again.Shake out 抖开、抖出She had taken it out of its box that af

17、ternoon， shaken out the moth-powder， given it a good brush.Snap at 厉声地对某人说How sweet it was to see them snap at her again from the red eiderdown.Feel like 想要Take sth. off 取掉He sat on the bed to take his boots off.Go on about 长时间谈论某事I got tired of him going on about all his problems.Keep sth. on 继续穿戴某

18、物You dont need to keep your hat on indoors.在室内不必戴着帽子了。Dress up 打扮It was the old offer dressed up as something new.Rush/come to the/sbs rescue 帮助某人Carols brother rushes to the rescue and sent her $1000Come along 出现Run after 追逐某人A beautiful woan came along and dropped her bunch of violets， and a littl

19、e boy ran after to hand them to her.Flick sth away （轻轻地）弹掉Flick the match awayOver and over （again） 多次Knock over sb 撞倒某人Trot on 小跑而来Trot off 小跑而去off （with sb） （对某人）不礼貌，不友好He was a bit off with me this moring.他今天早晨对我有些冷淡。Get to know 认识But then 不过，然而Let alone 更不必说Her skin was a rich black that would h

20、ave peeled like a plum if snagged， but then no one would have thought of getting close enough to Mrs. Flowers to ruffle her dress， let alone snag her skin.她的皮肤黝黑，如果被尖锐的东西弄破，就会像李子一样剥落下来，然而从来没有人会想到走近Mrs. Flowers， 去弄皱她的衣服，更不用说去碰她的皮肤了。Fresh in ones memory 记忆犹新One summer afternoon， sweet-milk fresh in my

21、 memory， she stopped at the Store to buy provisions.令我记忆犹新的是，一个夏天的下午，她来商店买食物。Hang back犹豫I hung back in the separate unasked an unanswerable questions.但是我仍然跟在她的后边，思考着那些既没问起以无法回答的问题。Bear in mind 记住But bear in mind， language is mans way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone whic

22、h separates him from the lower animals.Set down 写下、记下Words mean more than what is set down on paper.Boggle at 吃惊Imagination boggle at 难以想象My imagination boggled at the punishment I would deserve if in fac-t I did abuse a book of Mrs. Flower。我无法想象如果我真的没好好读Mrs. Flower借给我的书，应当受到什么样的处罚。Try ones hand at

23、尝试She warned that she hadnt tried her hand at baking sweets for some time.她说她已经有一段时间没尝试烤甜点了。Brush off 刷掉，拂去When I finished the cookies she brushed off the table and brought a thick， small book from the bookcase.Exchange A for B with sb. 用A和B作交换He exchanged the black jacket for a blue one with salesm

24、an.Single out 挑选出I didnt question why Mrs. Flowers had singled me out for attention.Do ones heart good 使人感到鼓舞，欢欣Take to 对产生好感That do my heart good to see settled people take to you all.Trailed off 声音逐渐弱到不出声Her voice trailed off.On the order of 大约equipment costing on the order of a million dollars.花费

25、近百万美元的设备in sbs place 处于谁的情况Try to put yourself in my place and think how you would feel.Get to sb. 影响某人I has become fashionable to think that， like fast food， fast ideas are the way to get to a fast-moving， impatient public.Feed on sth 受到滋养Hatred feeds on envy. 因妒生恨。Think up 想出She was trying to thin

26、k up an excuseIn the shape of 以的形式This one was very young， with inexperience even in the shape of his mustache which he had shaved too much on the left side.他非常年轻，从他胡子的形状看，他很缺乏经验，他左侧的胡子乔得太多了。Number off 报数Go away 走开Draw lots 抽签，抓阄Go by 遵照We must draw lots， unless it is thought that we should go by ag

27、es.Get off （with sth.） 免受处罚got off scot-free. 逍遥法外picture sth to oneself 想象或设想某事物This isnt the last draw we shall have， and picture to yourselves what it will be like in this cell if we have a privileged class.Leave sb/sth out of sth 排除在外Kidd has been left out of the team.Have it/things/everything o

28、nes own wayHave it your own way. 按你的意思办吧Scrap of paper 纸片Feel for 摸索，寻找In ones favor 占优势an error in our favor. 对我方有益的错误force on sb 勉强某人接受某事物let sth drop 不再做或提某事（人）Some men drew the first slip which touched their fingers， others seemed to suspect that fate was trying to force on them a particular sli

29、p and when thety had drawn one little way from the shoe would let it drop again an choose another.Break up 结束Like a game of cards which has gone on too long， he only wanted someone to make a move and break up the table（game）。Go over （from ） （to ）从一处到另一处Draw out 抽出He went over to his roll of bedding

30、and drew out a writing pad.他走到他的铺盖卷，拿出一打书写纸。Saving grace 长处，可取之处Humor is the saving grace of us.Depend upon 确信You may depend upon it that before I have gone very far I fell an overpowering desire for sleep. 我敢说不管一天的什么时候，写不了多少就很想睡觉A kind of 表示一种不确定性Just a kind of dream. 可能就是一个梦吧。Make for 有助于I am maki

31、ng for myself a better reputation there than I am in this place.在那儿我的声誉要比在这里好的多。At once 同时Plunge into 进入某种状态Once in bed， when it is time to close the five ports（五官） of knowledge， most folks I know seem to find no difficulty in plunging their earthly parts into oblivion.Be given to （sth./doing sth.）

32、有做某事的习惯Hes given to taking long walks.他非常喜欢长途散步。Thanks to 由于Some ski resorts opened early， thanks to a late-October snowstorm.Take sth to heart 把放在心上Take these fables to heart. 用心记住这些故事。Cast up 计算，no casting up the balance of the days pleasure and pain.Sink into 陷入leave to （ones） own device 让某人独立处理问

33、题，不支配某人They sink ， at once， into stupid， heavy slumber， leaving you to your own mental devices.马上会进入愚蠢的，沉沉的睡眠状态，剩下你自己苦思冥想。serve turn 适用The famous old plan of counting sheep jumping over a stile have never serve my turn. （p158）Come up 偶遇Make up 捏造，虚构I have the lonely childs habit of making up story a

34、nd holding conversations with imaginary persons.Get back恢复Things will soon get back to normal.这种情况会马上恢复正常的。At a time 每次In so far as 在范围内So it is clear what kid of books I wanted to write， in so far as I could be said to want to write books at that time.Get stuck 卡住，不能动弹They got stuck in a traffic ja

35、m.Put aside 抛开At any rate 无论如何，至少Put aside the need to earn a living， I think there are four great motives for writing， at any rate for writing prose.先不说写作是为了谋生，我认为有四种写作动机，至少写散文是这样。Get ones own back on 报复She wanted to get her own back on Liz for ruining her party.Store sth. up 储备或储存A squirrel storin

36、g up food for the winter.Strive after 奋斗Desire to push the world in a certain direction， to alter other peoples idea of the kind of society that they should strive after.Once again 再一次Free form 没有Have nothing to do with 与无关Once again， no book is genuinely free from political bias. The opinion that a

37、rt should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.Turn the scale 扭转局面，改变形式The Spanish war and other events in 1936-1937 turned the scale and thereafter I knew where I stood.Take side 支持、领袖It is simply（仅仅、不过）a question of which side one takes and what approach on follow.In any

38、 case 无论如何In itself 就其本身而言Most of the work that most people have to do is not in itself interesting.At a loss 茫然，困惑Most people are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing.At time 有时First and foremost 首先In comparison with 相比之下，比较起来In comparison to other recent video gam

39、es， this one isnt very exciting.At large 整个，总的In the long run 最后，从长远看Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run.Well-to-do 富裕的Kill time 消磨时间（As） a matter of course 理所应当的事We will contact your former employer as a matter of course.At ones best 处于最佳状态It

40、seems that men are at their best between sixty and seventy.Not a few 相当多With/without ones knowledge 告知（未告知）某人He sold the car without his wifes knowledge.他瞒着妻子把汽车卖了。Get by 离开，通过He said it would never get by his desk because the Army would rescind the magazines accreditation to cover the war.Sink in 完全理解The message be