1、大学英语四级必考必背短语 would rather 宁愿(而不愿)in that 因为,原因在于 but for 倘没有,要不是regardless of 不顾,不惜in case of 1.假如,如果发生 2.防备now that 既然,由于take on 1.开始雇佣 2.呈现,具有 3.同较量,接受的挑战 4.承担,从事turn up 1.开大,调大 2.出现,来到as far as 到 程度,就as if 好象,仿佛by the end of 截止,在之前by the time 截止,在 之前even if 即使,虽然even so 即使如此,尽管这样if only 要是多好in fa
2、vor of 支持,赞同in spite of 不顾,不管in terms of 1.用的话 2.按照,从方面来说put up with 容忍,忍受take over 1.接受,接管 2.承袭,借用above all 首先,其次是after all 毕竟,终究,究竟as/so long as 1.只要,如果 2.既然,由于base on 基于break off 中断,突然停止by now 到如今come up with 提出,想出,提供except for 1.除外,除去 2.要不是由于for all 尽管,虽然get off 1.(从)下来 2.动身,出发 3.结束(工作) ,下班 4.逃脱
3、惩罚go back on 背弃go in for 喜欢,从事in case 假使,以防(万一)in contrast to/with 与对比起来,与形成对比or else 否则,要不然other than 1.不同于,非 2.除了put up 1.建造,搭起,支起 2.张贴 3.提高(价格,速度等)4.为提供食宿,投宿5.进行(抵抗等)6.提供,提名,提出rather than 与其倒不如,不是而是result in 结果,导致,因此就see to 注意,照料take in 1.接受,接纳,吸收 2.包括 3.领会,理解 4.欺骗take up 1.开始从事 2.把继续下去 3.着手处理 4.
4、占去,占据 5.(on)接受邀请6.(with)与成朋友turn in 1.交还,上交 2.上床睡觉turn out 1.结果是,证明是 2.关掉,旋熄 3.制造,生产 4.驱除, (使)离开 with regard to 关于,涉及account for 解释,说明all in all 从各方面说,总的说来as for/to 至于,关于at random 随便地,任意地because of 由于,因为break down 1.损坏 2.(健康等)垮掉,崩溃break out 1.爆发,突然出现 2.逃脱,逃走break up 1.打碎,粉碎by far 最,得多by means of 用,依
5、靠by virtue of 借助,由于call for 1.叫(某人)来 2.要求,需要call in 叫进来,召来carry off 拿走,夺走come up to 比得上,达到(标准等)cope with 处理,应付,对待draw up 1.起草,拟订 2.(使)停住ever since 自从far apart 离得很远give up 1.停止,放弃 2.(oneself)自首go after 追求,设法得到,追捕go along with 一起去,赞同,附和hand down 传下来,宣布in between 在中间,介乎两者之间in line with 符合in person 亲自,本
6、人in place of 代替,取代,交换in quest of 为了探求,为了寻求in relation to 有关,关于,涉及lead to 导致,引起let alone 1.不打扰,不惊动 2.更别提look into 调查,观察make out 1.看出,辨认出 2.理解,了解 3.写出,开出make up for 补偿,弥补on the contrary 正相反or so 大约,左右 over all 遍及put away 放好put off 1.推迟,推延 2.阻止,劝阻 put out 1.熄灭,关(灯)2.出版,发布 3.伸出 4.生产take off 1.脱下 2.起飞 3.
7、匆匆离开the same as 与一致,与相同then and there / there and then 当场,当即turn on 接通,打开turn over 1.翻过来,翻倒 2.仔细考虑 3.交,移交with the exception of 除以外woke out 1.算出 2.理解,弄懂 3.想出,制定出 4.解决 5.产生结果ahead of time 提前all manner of 各种各样的,形形色色的allow for 考虑到,顾及,为留出余地anything but 绝对不arm in arm 臂挽臂asas 象一样as a result 作为结果,因此as often
8、 as not 往往,多半as soon as 一就,刚便as usual 象平常一样,照例as well as 除之外(也) ,既 又as a loss 困惑,不知所措at best 充其量,至多at heart 内心里,本质上at leisure 1.有空,闲暇时 2.从容不迫地,不慌不忙地at length 1.详细地 2.最终,终于at the expense of 1.由付费,由负担费用 2.以为代价at the risk of 冒着的危险break away 突然离开,强行逃脱break in 1.非法闯入 2.打断,插嘴break through 1.突围,冲破 2.取得突破性成
9、就bring on 引起,助长,促进by all means 当然可以by itself 自动地,独自地by rights 按理说by the way 顺便地,附带地说说by trial and error 反复试验,不断摸索by way of 1.经过,路由 2.通过 的方法call sbs bluff 要求某人摊牌,向某人挑战call up 1.打电话(给)2.召集 3.使人想起care for 1.照料,照顾 2.喜欢carry forward 推进carry on 继续,进行carry out 1.实行,执行 2.完成,实现cast off 抛弃,丢弃catch on 1.流行起来 2
10、.懂得,理解catch up with 1.赶上 2.对产生恶果catch/get/take hold of 抓住,得到clear away 把 清除掉,收拾close by 在近旁,在旁边come down to 可归结为come off 1.脱落,分开 2.结果,表现come out 1.出现,显露 2.出版,发表 3.结果是come through 经历还活者,安然度过come/draw to a close 渐进结束compare notes 交换意见confide in 信任,信赖cook up 捏造,编造count in 把 算入count out 1.逐一数出 2.不把算入cou
11、nt up 算出的总数,共计cut back 1.急忙返回 2.削减,缩减cut down 1.削减,减少 2.砍倒,杀死cut off 1.切断,阻断 2.使分离,使隔离cut short 中断,打断dash off 1.迅速离去 2.迅速写(或画)die away 变弱,逐渐静止do away with 废除,去掉draw in 1.(天)渐黑, (白昼)渐短 3.(汽车或火车)到站dream up 凭空想出due to 由于,因为each other 互相fall on/upon 1.袭击,攻击 2.由 承担figure out 想出,理解,明白fill in 1.填满 2.填写 3.(
12、for )替代for anything 否定句中无论如何for one thing 首先,一则for the record 供记录在案,为准确起见for the sake of 为起见,看在的份上from scratch 从零开始,从头做起get across (使)被了解, (将)讲清楚get along 1.前进,进展 2.( with)与相处(融洽)3.过活,生活get at 1.够得着,触及 2.意指,意思是 3.查明,发现 4.指责get away 1.走开,离开 2.逃脱 3.(with)做了(坏事)而逃脱责罚get in sbs hair 惹恼某人get on 1.登上(车,船,
13、飞机等) ,骑上(马,自行车等)2.(to)转入(某一话题)3.(with)与相处(融洽) 4.进展,过活 5.(with)继续get over 1.从(疾病,失望等)中恢复过来2.克服,解决(问题等)3.将讲清楚get together 相聚,聚集give away 1.赠送 2.泄露give vent to 表达,发泄(感情等)go from bad to worse 每况愈下go out of business 歇业go the round(s) (of) 传播,流行go through 1.仔细检查,查找,详细讨论 2.经历,遭受 3.获得通过,被批准4.(with)将干到底go up
14、 1.上升,上涨,增长 2.正在建设中 3.烧毁,炸毁go with 1.跟相配 2.与相伴 3.附属于hang about/around 闲荡,闲呆着hang on to 1.保留(某物) 2.紧紧抓住hang together 1.坚持,抓紧,不放 2.等待片刻, (打电话时)不挂断 3.有赖于hang up 1. 挂断(电话)2.悬挂,挂起have had it 1.受够了,累极了 2.完了,没用了have on 穿着,戴者help oneself (to) 自用,自取(食物等)hold on /to/onto 紧紧抓住,坚持hold on 1.等一会, (打电话时)不挂断 2.握住不放
15、,坚持住hold up 1.支持,支撑 2.延迟 3.展示,举出4.抢劫in a word 简言之,总之,一句话in accord with 与一致,与相符合in accordance with 与一致,依照,根据in all 总共,合计in answer to 作为对的回答in bulk 大量,大批in collaboration with 与合作,与勾结 in essence 本质上,实质上,基本上in excess of 超过in hot pursuit 群追不舍in no way 决不in particular 特别,尤其in private 在私下,秘密地in response to
16、 作为对 的反应in short 简而言之,总之in the long run 从长远看,终究in the wake of 1. 紧紧跟随 2.随着而来,作为的结果in view of 鉴于,考虑到in /under the circumstances 在这种情况下,(情况)既然如此keep down 1.压制,镇压 2.使处于低水平,控制keep off (使)让开, (使)不接近keep sbs head 保持镇静keep to 1.遵守,信守 2.坚持keep up with 跟上keep up 1.(使)继续下去,保持 2.使居高不下keep/hold sth at bay 使无法近身
17、lay aside 1.把搁置一旁 2.留存,储存lay down 1.放下,交出 2.规定,制定lay off 1.(暂时)解雇 2.停止做lay out 1.摆出,铺开,展开 2.安排,布置,设计light up 1.照亮,点燃 2.容光焕发look on 观看,旁观look over 1.把看一遍,把过目 2.察看,参观look through 1.(从头至尾)浏览 2.详细核查look up 1.好转 2.(在词典等中)查找 3.看望,拜访 4(to)尊敬make peace 言和,和解make sure 1.查明,弄确实 2.务必may as well 还不如,不妨no sooner
18、 than 一就,刚便none but 除 之外没有,只有none other than 不是别人,正是nothing but 只有,只不过odds and ends 零星杂物,琐碎用品of note 显要的,有名望的on account of 为了的缘故,因为,由于on business 因公,因事on no account 决不,绝对不on ones conscience 引起某人悔恨(或内疚)的on purpose 故意,有意on the job 在工作,上班on the other hand 另一方面out of action 不(再)起作用,不(再) 运转out of practic
19、e 生疏的,荒废的out of season 不当令的,不在旺季的out of stock 无现货的,脱销的out of work 失业owing to 由于,因为pass away 去世pick up 1.拿起,捡起 2.取( 物),用车接载 (人) 3.获得,学会 4.好转,改进,增加 (速度) 5.(使)重新开始,继续presence of mind 镇定自若prick up ones ears 竖起耳朵注意听,立刻注意起来prior up 在之前prop up 支持,资助pull out 1.拔出,抽出,取出 2.(车,船等)驶出3.(使)摆脱困境pull over 把( 车)驶到(或
20、驶向)路边pull through (使)度过危机(或难关 ),(使)恢复健康pull up (使) 停下put in a (good) word for 为 说好话put on 1.穿上,戴上 2.上演,增加 (体重)put through 为接通电话, 接通电话reckon with 1.估计到,预料到 2.处理,对付rein in 严格控制,严加管束revolve around 以为主要内容run over 1.在上驶过,( 撞车并)碾过 2.把很快地(或初略地)过一便see (to it) that 一定注意到,务必使sell off 廉价出售 (存货)set about 开始, 着手
21、set aside 1.留出,拔出(时间,金钱等 ) 2.把置于一旁,不理会set back 1.推迟,延缓,阻碍 2.使花费set down 写下,记下set off 1.出发,启程 2.激起,引起set out 1.动身,起程 2.开始 3.摆放 4.阐明,陈述set store by 重视 ,尊重set up 1.创立,建立,为作好准备 2.竖起,架起,建造 3.开业,开始经商settle down 1.定居,过安定的生活 2.平静下来 3.定下心来show up 1.暴露,显露 2.来到,露面shrug up 对满不在乎,对 不屑一顾sink in 被理解,被理会sniff out 发
22、觉,发现so far 1.迄今为止 2.到某个程度soak up 吸收,摄取stand down 退出( 比赛或竞选),(从某个职位上)退下stand for 是的缩写,代表,意味着 2.主张,支持 3.用于否定,疑问句容忍,接受stand up to 1.勇敢的面对,抵抗 2.经得起,顶得住stick to 1.粘贴在上 2.紧跟,紧随 3.坚持,忠于,信守strike off 删去,除名stumble across /to 偶然遇到,碰巧找到such as 例如,诸如sure enough 果然,毫无疑问take after (在外貌,性格等方面)与( 父母等)相象take away 减去
23、take effect 生效 ,起作用take heart 鼓起勇气,振作起来take into consideration 考虑到,顾及 Take place 发生 ,进行 ,举行take to 1.对产生好感,开始喜欢 2.开始从事,形成的习惯take/have a hand in 参与,介入tangle with 与争吵(或打架 ),与有纠葛the hell 到底,究竟the moment (that) 一就the more the more 越就越the rank and file 普通士兵,普通成员tie down 限制,牵制time after time/time and agai
24、n 屡次,一再to be on the safe side 为了保险起见tumble to (突然 )明白,领悟turn to 求助于.求教于,查阅under no circumstances 无论如何不,决不ward off 防止,避开wave aside 对置之不理 with a view to 为了,为的是with reference to 关于,就而论with respect to 关于,至于with/in regard to 关于,就而论英语四级听力必考常考的短语,帮大家扫除听力路上的拦路虎。1.bill(1)账单,买单。I will pay the bill this time b
25、ecause last time you did it.这次我来买单,因为上次是你。(2)提案。We all passed the bill on yesterdays board meeting.在昨天的董事会上我们全票通过该提案。(3)纸币。Heres a 10-dollar bill. Give me two tickets for tonights show please.这是一张 10 美元的纸币,请给我两张今晚演出的票,谢谢。2. apply这里我们详细串联一下在听力考试中涉及到的与求职相关的短语。apply for(申请),这是工作的第一步 ;既然要申请,必然需要递交 lette
26、r of application (求职信 ),只要你足够 confident about yourself,就有可能获得 job interview (工作面试) 的机会。是否能够 give a good impression(留个好印象) 给主管,那就得看你个人造化了。有些工作岗位会 require much traveling,(要求经常出差)还有些工作,做不了多久就会希望 find a way out(找到出路)。正所谓城里城外,各有风光。没工作的人想工作,有工作的人又烦工作。3.as well 也If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may
27、as well give up the idea of playing tennis outside.如果明天温度还是这么高,我们也可能放弃到户外进行比赛的主意。4.as soon as 一就,尽快I will do that for you as soon as I have fixed the machine.一修好机器我就会尽快为你完成那个工作。5.awfully非常地,相当地。在口语中用于表程度的比例十分高。awfully nervous 相当紧张; awfully cold 相当冷; awfully sorry 十分抱歉Tom looks awfully nervous.汤姆看上去相
28、当紧张。I am awfully sorry. I didnt mean to hurt you.十分抱歉。我不想伤害你的。6.be bound to肯定,注定The movie starts in 5 minutes and theres bound to be a long line.电影还有 5 分钟就开始了在那里肯定排着长队。7.be tired of厌烦。当一个人感到厌烦的时候,也是最容易 lose ones temper(生气) 的时候。Im tired of movies about romantic stories.我已经彻底厌烦了电影中的浪漫故事。8.be worn out(
29、1)筋疲力尽,这个表达不太正式,多用于口语。Im usually worn out at the end of the day.在一天快结束时我时常觉得很累。(2)破旧不堪。My soles were worn out after a long time trip.经过长时间的旅行,我的鞋底已经破旧不堪。9.better(1)d better 最好是Id better read one of the articles for the class.我最好还是为上课读篇文章准备一下。I think youd better find another partner.我想你最好还是另找一个搭档吧。(2
30、)make it better 让 更好Id rewrite the last two paragraphs to make it better.我已经重写了最后两段以使它更好。(3)be better 更好些I told you it would be better for you if you took fewer courses during the first semester.我告诉过你如果你在第一个学期少选一些课程会比较好一些。10.book(1)书。本意,简单名词。(2)预定,订购。 be booked up 被预定空了;booking office 售票处All the mor
31、ning flights have been booked up.所有明早的飞机票都预定光了。11.briefing(1)简介。会议之前,总要有一个项目叫做 Give a briefing.Mrs. Lungs briefing seems to go on forever.朗女士的简报似乎没完没了。(2)news / press briefing 新闻发布会12.change(1)改变,更改。这是该词的基本意思,看两个例子回顾一下。Id love to see a different type of movie for a change.我想换换口味,看场不同类型的电影。Ill have t
32、o get my ticket changed.我必须得更改我的票。(2) 零钱。这是在口语中经常使用的意思。Two tickets and heres a dollar forty cents change.这是两张票以及一美元四十美分的找零。Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the payphone.Jane ,你有零钱吗?我想在公用电话亭打个电话。13.check(1)检查。基本意思。check our baggage 检查行李Could you check for me who borrowed it?你能帮
33、我查查是谁借走了吗?Did you check the power plug and press the play button?你是否检查了电源插头并按了播放键了呢?(2)登机台。 check-in counterIs this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?这是飞往洛杉矶的 914 号航班的登机台吗?(3)询问。check on it 问问看Maybe I should call to check on it.也许我应该打个电话问问看。(4)支票。Sign the check.签这张支票。14.copy(1)一本,一份
34、。a copy of 口语中经常使用。Id like to buy a copy of Professor Franklins book On American Culture.我想买本富兰克林教授写的关于美国文化的书。Would you like a copy of professor Smiths article?你想要份史密斯教授的文章吗?(2)复印。简单动词。Could you copy this article for me?你能为我拷贝一下这篇文章吗?15.count(1)数数。She is counting the days.她每天都在数着日子。(2)指望。count on 依赖
35、Well have to count on good weather.我们不得不指望一个好天气。16.cover(1)封面。hard cover 精装书,与 hard back book 同意。另外,每个娱乐杂志的封面都免不了会有一位漂亮时尚的 cover figure(封面人物)。The hard cover is on sale for the same price as the paperback this week in the bookshop.在书店,这些精装本与平装本价格相同。(2)读完,完成。I think weve covered everything.我认为我们完成所有事情
36、了。I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.我只读完了自己最感兴趣的几章。17.crossword puzzle纵横字谜,一种填字游戏, 。既可以entertain oneself(自我娱乐),也是一种不错的智力训练。This is not a game. Its only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.这不是游戏。这只是可以帮助我提高单词量的一种纵横字谜。18.drama戏剧。这是一种西方的艺术形式。四级听力中曾经多次出现。其他的艺术形式还有 TV
37、 play(电视剧),soap opera(肥皂剧) ,concert(音乐会)Some people just cant seem to appreciate real-life drama.有些人似乎不愿意欣赏真实生活的戏剧表演。19.drop(1)拜访。drop byI wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening.我想知道你能否在明晚过来。(1)载人一程。Im going home, but I can drop you at the supermarket.我要回家,但我可以载你到超市。(2)忘掉,放弃。drop itWe can drop i
38、t this time. But dont do it again.这次我们可以算了,但下次不要再犯。I have to drop it this time.我这次不得不放弃。20.drunk driving酒后驾驶。在四级听力中出现,一般都是作为 traffic accident(交通事故 )的主要原因之一。I think its high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now.我认为这是我们必须重视酒后驾驶的危险性的时候了。21.expect愿意“期待,期望” 。Nobody expects you
39、to be a superstar.没有人指望你会成为超级明星。引申意思为“等待,预期” 。The lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected.这个演讲比我预期的要难懂多了。Mr. Smith is expecting you at 3 oclock.史密斯先生等待着你三点钟到来。22.extremely使用频率非常高,不亚于 very,这个东西 extremely expensive。The speech the blind girl gave this evening was extremely moving.
40、今晚那个盲人女孩的演讲非常感人。23.film(1)电影。最常见用语。(2)胶卷。ran out of film 胶卷用完;a roll of film 一卷胶卷;develop the film 冲洗胶卷,说成wash 就完蛋了。(3)拍摄。film the river bank 拍摄河岸景致24.gains and losses得与失。Think about the gains and losses before you make the decision.在你做出决定之前,一定要好好想想得与失。25.give(1)give sb a ride 请某人搭便车Could you give m
41、e a ride to school tomorrow?你明天能载我一程去学校吗?(2)give sb a hand 帮助某人Can you give me a hand, Mike?麦克,你能帮我一下吗?(3)give sb a ring 打电话给某人I need to give Mum a ring and tell her I will not be back for dinner.我要给妈妈打电话告诉她不回去吃晚饭了。26.go(1)go broke 破产;身无分文(2)go for a ride 乘车外出My sister wanted to go for a ride around
42、 town.我的姐姐想乘车去镇上转一转。(3)go Dutch 各付各的(4)go ahead 向前进;继续下去Go ahead, please.请继续向前进。(5)go on forever 永远继续下去Mrs. Lungs briefing seems to go on forever.郎女士的演说似乎没完没了。(6)go against 不顺心Oh, yes, but not a thing to go against me.哦,是啊,没有什么不顺心的事情发生在我身上。(7)go over 复习,温习Ive have to go over my notes for tomorrows midterm.我不得不为明天的期中考试复习笔记。