1、be able to do 能够,会be about to do 刚要,即将above all 首先,首要,尤其是be absorbed in sth. 专心致力于be absorbed in doing sth. 专心致力于be abundant in 富于,丰富by accident 偶然,碰巧 (=by chance)in accordance with 依照,根据,与一致according to 据/照(所说、所写);按,视account for be responsible for, explainaccuse sb. of sth. 控告(某人某事)be accustomed to
2、 习惯于,惯常的act as (临时)担任,充当,起作用act on 遵照行动,奉行;作用于,影响put sth. into action 付诸实施put sth. out of action 使停止工作或活动take action 采取行动;开始工作adapt to 适应add up 加起来;说得通in addition 另外,加之in addition to 加之;又;除之外;并且admit of 容许有,有余地be on the advance (物价)在上涨中in advance 预先,事先;在前面in advance of 在的前面;超过gain an advantage over
3、胜过,优于have an advantage over 比.更有利take advantage of sth. 利用(时机、他人的弱点等)afford to (买)得起(某物)agree with 同意;赞成;(与某人)意见一致agree to sth. 同意某事ahead of 在前面,先于;胜过go ahead 说吧,走吧,做吧(口语),走在前面aim for 瞄准;以为目标aim at 瞄准,针对;在,旨在by air 通过航空途径;用无线电in the air 在空中,在流行中,悬而未决on the air (用无线电,电视)播送after all 毕竟,终究;虽然这样at all (
4、用于否定句)丝毫(不),一点(不)in all 总共,一共,合计all out 全力以赴,竭尽全力all over 到处,遍及;结束;(相貌)非常像all but 几乎,差一点;除之外其余都all right 令人满意的,不错的;(健康)良好的/行/可以not at all (用来加强 not 的语气)一点也不;根本不all along 一直,始终;从一开始就amount to 达到,总计;相当于,等于in large amounts 大量地and so on 等等 (=and so forth)and so forth 等等,如此等等and the like 等等,以及诸如此类and tha
5、t 而且and then 而且,其次,于是,然后and yet 可是,然而one after another 一个接一个地,接连地one another 彼此(指三者或三者以上)answer for 对负责;承受之后果answer back 应答not any longer 不再not any more (=no more)不再nothing but 除了以外没有什么;仅仅,只不过apart from 除.之外(别无);除之外(尚有)apologize to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人道歉appeal to sb. to do sth. 恳求做apply for 提出申请(或要求等
6、)apply.to 把应用于;涂,抹apply oneself to 致力于approve of 赞赏,同意;批准,通过arm in arm 臂挽着臂;协同under arms 持有武器,武装起来的all around 四处,到处arrive at 得出,做出,达到arrive in 到达;抵达as.as 像.一样not so.as 不如那样such.as 诸如.之类的as far as to the distance, point or degree thatso far as (表示程度、范围)就;尽as for in regard to;speaking of; concerningas
7、 good as 和.几乎一样,实际上等于as if 同义于 as though 好象,仿佛as though 好像,似乎,仿佛as it is 事实上,既然如此as long as 只要,如果;既然,由于 (=so long as)as much 也as such in itself or in themselves 同样的,同量的as to prep.至于;关于as well 也,又,以及,和.一样,除.之外so as to 以便;为(目的)as well as 也,又,以及,和一样,除之外aside from 除之外(别无);除之外(尚有)ask after 探问,问候ask for 请
8、求,向要;寻找assist in 帮助(做某事)assist sb. with sth. 帮助某人做某事attach to 使属于,使参加;认为有(责任等)attach oneself to 依附;参加党派be attached to (变得)喜欢,依恋,对.有感情attend to ones work 专心工作pay attention to 注意;留心;关心be available for 有效on an average 平均起来,一般说来up to the average 达到一般水平be aware of 知道,意识到,认识到right away 立即,马上,立刻be at the b
9、ack of sb. 支持某人behind sbs back 暗中put ones back into sth. 专心致志于某事be back 回来back and forth 来回,往返,来来往往地back up support, esp. in an argumentkeep ones balance 保持平衡,保持冷静lose ones balance 失去平衡,跌倒base oneself on 根据,基于be based on 以.为基础,以.为根据bear away 夺得;赢得(奖品等)bear off 赢得;使离开;驶离bear down 竭尽全力;(on)压倒,击败bear u
10、pon 对施加压力,有关,瞄准bear out support; confirmbear up 支持,拥护;打起精神bear with 宽容;耐心等待beat about 四处闲逛,航海迎风斜驶beat down (太阳等)强烈地照射下来;打倒,平息beat off 击退,打退(进攻)beat up 痛打,狠揍begin at 从开始begin with 以开始,以为起点to begin with 首先,第一;起初,本来in behalf of 代表.一方,作为.的发言人on behalf of sb. 代表某人believe in 相信的存在,相信的真实性belong to 归所有,属于,是
11、的一员at best 就最乐观的一方面看,充其量be at ones best 全盛时期,最好状态do ones best 竭尽全力;尽某人最大的努力try ones best 尽力,努力make the best of 充分利用,尽量利用,善于处理(不幸等)all the better 反而更(好),却更had better 应该做某事;最好做某事get the better of 战胜,在.中占上风have the better of 战胜,超过bill of fare 菜单a bit (作状语用)少许;一点bit by bit gradually; little by littledo
12、ones bit 尽自己的一份力量not a bit 一点也不black and blue (被打得)遍体鳞伤black out 用墨涂掉;封锁(新闻)be to blame 该受责备的,应承担责任的blow off 吹掉,将(热水等)放出blow out 吹熄(灯火等)blow over (云等)消散;(风暴等)平息blow up 爆炸,(被)炸飞;充气;大发脾气,大怒be on board 在船上border on 接界,接壤;近似,接近both.and 不仅而且,和(两者)都from the bottom of ones heart 从心底at the bottom 在底端be boun
13、d up in 忙于,对.有兴趣be bound up with 有赖于;与有关系break away 突然离开;逃跑,脱身break down 机器坏了=go wrong 身体垮了/终止谈话break into 打断,突然开始;闯入break in 打断谈话;训练;使驯服;通过使用使逐渐适用break off 忽然停止讲话/断绝,结束/暂停工作,休息break out (战争等)爆发;使逃脱,使逃生break up 打碎,粉碎;散开,驱散;终止,结束catch ones breath (因惊恐或激动)一时屏住呼吸;歇口气hold ones breath (由于激动、害怕等)不出气;屏住呼吸l
14、ose ones breath 喘不过气来,呼吸困难out of breath 喘不过气来,上气不接下气in brief in short;to sum up 简言之;以简洁的形式bring about cause,result in,lead tobring back bring with one as one returns; restorebring down 使倒下;使下降;使受挫折bring forward 提出建议=put forward/提前bring up raise (a child); educatebrush up 擦亮;重新学习;复习blow bubbles 吹泡泡,说
15、空话in bud 发芽build up 逐步建立;增进;逐渐积聚,集结the bulk of 的大部分be a burden to 对是一个负担burn away 烧着,燃完,烧掉burn down 焚毁(建筑物),把烧成平地burn out 烧光,烧毁的内部;熄灭burn up 烧掉,烧毁;烧起来,旺起来;(使)发怒burst into 突然开始;闯入,非法进入burst out laughing 突然笑了起来burst out 突发,突然发作;喊出来on business 办事,因公出差but for 除以外,倘没有,除非cannot but 不得不,不会不by oneself 顺便地;在
16、途中,在路上by the way (用于转入新话题)顺便问一下,顺便说by and by 不久;以后;后来call for 去取(某物);去接(某人);要求;号召call off abandon,cancel,dropcall on 访问,拜访;号召,呼吁 (=call upon)call up reach, communicate with, by telephonecall upon 探访;请求(某人)做某事,号召cannot help 不得不;忍不住capable of 能的,可的;有能力(或技能)的take care 小心;照料;保管in the care of 由照应take car
17、e of take care of (everything)好好照料(一切)care for 喜欢,对中意;对担心;照顾,照料carry away 使某人冲动而失去自制力;冲昏.的头脑carry off 成功地处理或应付;拿走,夺走carry on 继续,坚持下去;从事,经营carry out 进行;开展;执行(计划,命令);实现in case 万一;在情况下; 以防in case of 假如,如果发生;防备in no case 决不,无论如何不catch up 赶上;赶上某人或某事catch up with 赶上;指出出了差错stand on ceremony 客气,讲客套stand upo
18、n ceremony 讲究礼节by chance 偶然,碰巧,无意中change hands 转手,转换所有者in charge of 主管,掌管,照管take charge of 负责(被)看;接管give chase 追赶in chase of 追逐check up 校对,检验,检查 (check on)check in (住宾馆时)办理登记手续,入住check out (住宾馆时)办理退房手续,结帐离开cheer up 使高兴,使振奋;高兴起来,振作起来cheer sb. up 使某人高兴chew over 深思,细想;仔细商量take ones choice 随意选择under the
19、 circumstances 在这种情况下,(情况)既然如此in the circumstances 在这种情况下,(情况)既然如此under no circumstances 决不;无论在任何情形下都不in no circumstances 决不;无论在任何情形下都不clean out 把打扫干净clean up (把)收拾干净;清理,清除(犯罪现象等)keep clear of 不接触;避开clear away 把清除掉;(云)消失clear off 消除(积雪)等障碍,把.拆掉,擦掉,清除clear up 整理,收拾;解释,清除(误会等);天气放睛climb down 爬下,让步,撤回c
20、lose down (工厂等)关闭,倒闭close up 塞满;封闭;停止或暂停营业catch a cold 伤风,感冒have a cold 患着感冒come about 发生;(风等)改变方向come across meet, find, or discover by chancecome of 出身于;由引起,是的结果come off 发生,举行;成功;脱落;成为;表现come on 快点(口),开始,到来,举行,走吧,一起去come out (日、月、星等)出现;(花)开放;出版;发表come round (非正式的)绕道而来;过访;重又来到;苏醒come to regain cons
21、ciousness; reach; amount toin common 共用,共同处,公有in company with (和.)一道be composed of 由.组成concern oneself with 研究的对象是concern oneself in 关心,忙于concern oneself about 关心,忙于in concert with sb. 与一致in conclusion 最后(用在结束语中)on this condition 在此条件下on condition that 在.条件下,如果.to be in condition 健康to be out of cond
22、ition 不健康in conflict with (和.)有矛盾,不一致in connection with 关于,与有关come in contact with 接触,碰上out of contact 推动联系,没有接触on the contrary 与此相反,正相反out of control 失去控制get under control 反控制住turn the corner 有了转机,好转;拐弯at the cost of 以为代价,用.换来的count on kaunt n 依靠,料想,指望count upon 指望;料想;依靠count up 算出总数,共计,把相加in cours
23、e of 正在中in the course of 在期间,在的过程中of course 当然;自然;无疑under cover of 在之掩护之下cut across 绕近道穿过,对直通过;超越;遮住cut down reduce in quantity or amountcut off 切断;切掉;(突然)中断;阻隔,隔绝;删掉cut out 切去,删去;戒除,停止服用cut up (牲口等)宰后得肉be in danger of 有危险be out of danger 脱离危险keep sth. dark 保守秘密keep sb. in the dark 把某人蒙在鼓里dash off 迅
24、速离去;迅速写(或画)out of date 过时的,过期的,失效的;陈旧的all the day 整天地one day (过去或将来)有一天;某一天some day (将来)总有一天,(日后)某天at the present day 目前,在现代in these days 当前in those days 那时候in the daytime 在白天,在白昼a good deal of 大量(的),许多(的)a great deal of 许多(后接不保数名词)deal with 对付,处理,安排;论述,涉及;做生意in debt 负债;欠帐out of debt 不欠债declare for
25、表明赞成(拥护)declare against 表态反对be in great demand 需要很大,销路很好deserve well of 应受到某人好的对待go into details 详细叙述,逐一说明in detail 详细地die away 声音变弱,渐渐消失/停息,消失die down 逐渐减弱,逐渐消失,平息die out become extinct 消失,灭绝,不复存在never say die 不要灰心make a difference 区别对待;起(重要)作用;有影响make no difference 没有.作用或影响be in difficulty 处境困难dig
26、 up 开垦(荒地等);查出,发现in the distance 在远处,远方的do away with 取消do without 没有也行,用不着,将就have something to do with 和有(点)关系have nothing to do with 和.毫无关系out of doors 在户外double up 弯着身子;把对折in doubt 不能肯定的,可怀疑的without doubt 无疑地,很可能no doubt without doubt;certainly 无疑地,必定up and down 来回,上上下下;前前后后;到处draw in (火车、汽车)到达,到站
27、;吸收;紧缩开支draw out 拉长;掏出(手帕等)draw up 画出,草拟出;(使)停住,逼近drop in 顺便来访,非正式访问drop on 训斥,惩罚drop off 入睡;(让)下车,把放下;下降,减少dry up (使)干涸,(使)干透;(使)枯竭due to 因为;由引起,由于be on duty 值班,当班be off duty 下班do ones duty 尽职,尽本分each other 彼此(指两者之间)take it easy 不慌不忙,别紧张,放松come into effect 开始生效,开始实行go into effect 使生效;起作用take effect
28、 生效,起作用in effect 实质上,实际上;正在实行,有效in the employ of 受的雇佣pull away (把)开走,(使)离开be regarded as 被认为be attributable to 归于,归功于shut out 遮住;把挡在外面, 排斥by means of 通过.手段;借用力于,用set ones sights on sth. 志在;力求make a beeline for 径直走向get down to begin to give serious attention totake pride in *以自豪;对感到得意put emphasis on
29、强调;把重点放在,着重于make up for 补偿,弥补take into account 考虑进去,考虑到pump up (给自行车等)打气in view of 鉴于,考虑到;由于on the verge of 接近于,濒临于for the sake of 为起见in the end 终于,最后enter into 参加,开始从事,进入;成为的一个因素enter upon 开始,着手even if 即使,纵然 (=even though)even though 即使,虽然even so 虽然如此,即使是这样in the event of 如果发生,万一at all events 不管怎样,
30、无论如何every now and then 时常,不时,间或for example (=for instance)例如,比如;举例说follow sb.s example 以某人为榜样set an example to 给做出榜样give an example to 给做出榜样except for 除外,除去;要不是由于with the exception of 除.之外without excuse 无故come into existence 开始成立,成立to a certain extent 在一定程度上to a great extent 在很大程度上catch ones eye 引起.
31、的注意keep an eye on 照看,留神,密切注意in the face of 面对,在面前;不顾,即使lose ones face 丢脸make faces 做鬼脸;做苦脸as a matter of fact 事实上,其实;事实恰恰相反in fact 其实,事实上,实际上;说得准确些in point of fact 实际上,事实上keep faith with sb. 对守信fall back 撤退,后退fall back on 求助于,转而依靠,回头再说fall behind fail to keep up, lag behindfall out get on bad terms,
32、 quarrel;happen,occuras far as to the distance, point or degree thatby far (和形容词最高级连用)最最far from 远离,决不,完全不make ones farewells 告别find fault with 挑剔,找(的)岔子,批评be at fault 有错,不知所措for fear of for fear that 惟恐,以免feel like doing 觉得想做a few (表示肯定)少数,几个a good few 相当多,不少quite a few 还不少,有相当数目的the few 少数fill in
33、填满;填写;(for)替代fill out 填好,填写;使长大fill up 填补;装满find out v.找出;发现;查明catch fire 着火(动作)take fire 着火,开始燃烧 make a fire 生火in the first place 起初,本来;第一at first 起初(作状语用,通常置于句首)from first to last 自始至终fit in 融入(群体);装配好fit sth. on 试穿(大衣等),放好(盖子)fix up 修补,修理好;解决ones own flesh and blood 亲人,亲骨肉in flower 开着花fold up 失败,
34、倒闭free from 无的,不受的影响free of 无的;摆脱了的make free 释放set free 释放,使获得自由make friends with (与)交朋友be friends with 对友好,与交上朋友in front of 在前面,在面前in the front of 在的前部full of a.充满make fun of 取笑(某人);开的玩笑for the future 从今以后,在今后in future 从今以后,今后in general 大体上,通常,一般说来get to 到达,抓住问题的要害,本质have got 有(用于第一、二人称单复数和第三人称复数)g
35、et away 走开;逃脱;(with)做了坏事而逃脱责罚get in 进入,参加;收(获);收回;插入(话)get off (从)下来;出发;下班;逃脱惩罚get on 骑上(马、自行车等);登上(车船等);有进展get out (使)离开,出去;(消息等)泄露;取出get over 克服(困难等);从(疾病、失望等)中恢复过来get through 完成,通过,用完,从人群中通过,接通电话get up 起床;爬上;达到give away 分发,赠送,颁发,背叛,出卖,暴露give in yield; stop fighting and admit defeatgive out 分发;用完,
36、消耗尽;发出(光、声音等)give up stop attempting sth.;admit defeatgo about 着手做,处理,忙于;(with)常与交往go after chase;try to get or win 追求;设法得到go ahead 说吧,走吧,做吧(口语),走在前面go along with 陪一起行动;赞同,支持go back on 不遵守;不履行;背叛go back upon 违背,背叛go by pass by;be guided or directed bygo down (船)下沉,(太阳、月亮)落下;(价格)下降go in for show an i
37、nterest in;seek to acquirego into 进入,参加;开始从事;调查,研究go on 继续;进行;过去;(灯)亮,开始运行go out 离家外出;参加社交活动;熄灭;(衣服)过时go over 改变;核对;检验;察看;搜查;重复;重温go through 仔细检查,详细讨论;经历;通过,被批准go up 上升,上涨,增长;正在建设中;烧(炸)毁go without 没有,缺乏,将就;无需,没有也行on the ground of 以为理由grow up 长大,成熟;形成,发展at first hand 直接hand in hand 手拉手;同时并进地,密切关联地on
38、the one hand 在一方面on the other hand 同义于 on the other 另一方面hand down 留传下来,传给,往下传hand in 交上;递上,交进hand over 交出,移交,让给hang about 相当于 hang round(around)闲荡hang up 把挂起来;挂断(电话);延迟,拖延head for 向.方向前进;驶向head off 绕到前面去;拦住hear from receive news,esp. a letter fromhear of 获知.消息,听到.消息learn by heart 记住,背诵get by heart 记
39、住,背诵help oneself (食物等)自助,自取here and there 到处,各处;偶然hire out 租出去;受雇catch hold of 抓住某物或某人get hold of 抓住;掌握;获得;找到lay hold of 握住;控制住;占有take hold of 握住,抓住at home 在家(乡),在国内;舒适;精通,熟悉in a hurry 匆忙;立即,很快地be taken ill 生病fall ill 染病;病例in a minute 一会儿,立刻inform against sb. 告发某人inquire for 询问(商店、地点等)for instance 例
40、如,比如,举例说instead of 代替,而不是;不是(而是)out of a job 失业out of joint 脱臼;出了问题,处于混乱状态just now 才不久;现在,眼下;刚才just then 正当那时keep from Keep you from:阻止,妨碍(你)keep off (使)让开,(使)不接近keep on 继续(做某事);反复keep to 坚持某种习惯,遵循,靠(左右)keep up (使)继续下去,保持;使居高不下keep up with 赶上.的速度,不落于.之后knock down 击倒,撞倒;杀(价),降(价);拆除knock out 把打昏迷;(比赛
41、中)淘汰be known as 以.身份知名,是众所周知的.at last 终于,最后to the last 直到最后later on 以后,下次(回),后来sooner or later 迟早,早晚,或迟或早laugh at 嘲笑;一听到便大笑lay aside 把放在一边,把搁置一旁;留存lay down 放下;铺设(铁路);拟定(计划等)lay off (临时)解雇;停用,戒lay out 安排,布置,设计;摆开,陈列,展示leave sb. alone 不干涉某人leave off (使)停止;停下来leave out leave anyone out:不包括,排除(某人)at len
42、gth 详尽地;最后,终于let alone 听其自然,不予理睬;让其独处;更不用说let down 使失望;辜负.的期望let go stop holding sth 放开;放松let off 放过,宽恕;开(枪),放(炮等),排放let out 放走,释放;发出(声音);泄漏bring sb. to life 起死回生,盒苏醒come to life 苏醒过来,开始有生气look like 看上去像;好像要as you like 随便in line with 和成直线,与一致,按照a little 少许(用于不可数名词之前)little by little 一点一点地,逐渐地before
43、long 不久以后,很快long before 在以前很久long after 很久以后no longer 不再,再也不look after 照料,照顾,照管;注意,关心look down on (=look down upon)轻视,看不起look for 寻找,寻求;惹来,招来look forward to 盼望,期待;预期,预料look in pay a short visit (to sb)look into examine or investigatelook on watch without taking partlook out take care; be watchfulloo
44、k over 把看一遍,把过目;察看,参观look up (从词典中)找出,天气转变,物价上涨,仰视lose face 丢面子a lot 大量,许多;非常,相当=a lot of/lots ofa lot of 大量的,许多的 =lots oflots of 大量的,许多的in love with 与恋爱fall in love (与)相爱,爱上make away with 携而逃;摧毁;浪费make for 走向,朝前进;促成,有助于make out 开列;书写;看出,辩认出;理解,了解make up 补充(不足);补偿;虚构;编造;组成;配制a good many (=a great ma
45、ny)很多,相当多a great many 大量的,许多的(接可数名词)mark down 记下;降低的价格,降低的分数mark up 提高的价格,提高的分数by some means 用某种方法by all means 想一切办法,一定要,当然可以by no means 根本没有,一点也不in the meantime 届时,同时,在此期间make up ones mind 对.下决心,下决心做.mix up 混合,混淆;搞乱;搞糊涂for a moment 片刻,一会儿in a moment 马上,立刻;一会儿more and more 越来越(多)more than 多过;.以上;比.更
46、at most 最多,至多,不超过make the most of 充分利用,尽量利用move about 走来走去,总是搬家move in take possession of a new homemove out leave a place where one has livedmove on 继续前进;(to)更换工作等;使走开(不停)in nature 本质上;实际上in the course of nature 正常地far and near 远近,到处,四面八方near by 在附近neither.nor (既)不也不,(既)非也非all night long 整夜地at nigh
47、t 天黑时;在夜里in the night 在夜间night and day 日以继夜地a large number of 许多的a good number of 许许多多on occasion (=on occasions)间或地,有时once again (或 more,over)再一次once more 再一次,又一次once upon a time 从前(故事开头用语)at once 立刻,马上;同时,一起one by one 一个接一个地;一次一个地not only.but also 不但而且only just 刚刚才in the open air 在户外;在野外either.or
48、或者或者(两个中的一个);不论还是whether.or 是还是,不管还是or so (表示约数)左右,上下in order 按顺序;整齐,井然有序,处于良好状态in order to 为了;以为目标in order that 以便,以至于;结果no other than 除外没有;只有out and out 彻底地,不折不扣地out of 越出之外;从里面;离开;由于;没有on ones own 独立地,独自地 10keep pace with (与)齐步前进,(与)并驾齐驱hold pace with 跟上,与同步in part 部分地,在某种程度上play a part do a shar
49、e; have an effect ontake part in 参加,参与pass away 消失;去世;终止pass on go further, move on 传递have patience with 对有耐心pay for receive punishment or suffering forpay out 付出(钱),出钱pay off 还清债,给清工资后遣散;使得益;有报偿pay up pay a debt in fullpick on 选择(某人或某物)作受罚(受责备)的对象pick out choose;recognize;understand 选出,拣出pick up 拣起;获得;找到;学到(尤指偶然地或无意)in pieces 破碎break sth. to pieces 砸得粉碎have pity on sb. 怜悯某人take pi