大学英语短语应用大全.docx

1、大学英语短语应用大全PhraseTranslationSample Sentence or Explanationbe 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 according to 按照,根据According to the radio, it will rain came according to his promise.by accident偶然by chance : I made a grammer mistake by accident.in accordance with一致;按

2、照;根据I sold the house in accordance with your orders.account for解释,说明How do you account for all these mistakes on account of因为,由于because of : Li Ping was late for class this morning on account of the traffic.accustomed to 习惯于 boy soon became accustomed to hard work and poor food. am accustomed to thi

3、s sort of worktake . into account考虑You must take into account the boys long illness.in addition to除.之外A new baby is an addition to the family. in addition=另外add up to合计达All this adds up to a new concept (概念)of the universe.in advance事先,在前,预先We always pay the rent in advance.gain/have an advantage胜过,

4、优于This system will have an advantage over that one.take advantage of乘.之机,利用to make use of, . by deceiving someone. advantage over : 优于ahead of在.前面,先于Our company is ahead of other makers of soap.in the air在流行中,在传播中above all首先,尤其after all毕竟,虽然这样at all完全I do not agree with you at all.all but决不Its all b

5、ut impossible.all out全力以赴,竭尽全力We went all out to climb the mountain.in all总共,合计allow for考虑到Youll have to allow three days for provide (esp. money or time) leave alone听其自然,不要去管Leave that alone: its mine.let alone听其自然,不要去管 更不用说 him alone: he is doing no harm. 2. The baby cannot even walk, let alone ru

6、n.one after another一个接一个one another互相We made comments on one anothers work.approve of 赞成,同意I can hardly approve of it.anything but根本不The little bridge is anything but safe. I will do anything but that .arrive at到达After many hours talk, the committee arrived at a decision.as for至于You can have a bed,

7、but as for the children, theyll have to sleep on the floor.as if / as though好像,仿佛as to至于s very concerned as to whether its the right job for him. 2. correctly placed as to size and coloraside from除.之外(尚有)=apart from Good work, apart from a few slight faults.ask after询问,问候He ask after you / your heal

8、th.ask for请求,要求attached to系,贴,连接;附属;依恋 was attached to the naval college as a special instructor for six months. 2. I am very attached to that car.pay attention to注意You must pay attention to the teacher.on (the/an) average平均,一般说来On average we receive five letters each day.right away立刻,马上Do it right

9、away!back and forth来回地,反复地The chair rocked back and forth.back down/off放弃,让步,退却I saw that she was right, so I had to back down.back of在.后部,在.背后back up支持,援助; A.倒退,后退The policeman wouldnt have believed me if you hadnt backed me up.based on以.为基础His argument is based on facts.on the basis of以.为基础Society

10、 rested on the basis of the family.to begin with首先,第一点=in the first place:We cant begin with, its too , weve no moneyon behalf of代表,为了The president is ill, so Im speaking on his behalf.make believe假装The children are making believe that theyre princes and princesses.at best / at the best最好,充其量At best

11、 the company will lose money this year-at worst it may have to close down.get the best of 战胜;从中得到最大益处They got the best of the other team at last.make 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.do/ try ones best尽力,努力We must try our best to overcome the d

12、ifficulty.for the better好转,向好的方向发展a change for the better= a change with good resultsget the better of胜过,战胜,在.中占上风to get the better of ones opponentshad better最好还是,应该ought to, shouldon board在船(飞机)上They got on board the train.be bound to必定,一定Its bound to rain soon.break away (from)脱离,逃跑The criminal b

13、roke away from the policemen who were holding him.break down损坏;分解,瓦解 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. break in1强行进入,闯入;2 I .打断,插嘴 broke in

14、and stole my money. broke in with some ideas of her own. 3. to break new shoes inbreak 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 break into a house 2. to break into song/ laugh/ tears into a run duties break into my time/ break into money one has saved.break off中断,中止 two countries have broken of

15、f relations. 2. He broke off a branch. 3. A branch broke off (the tree).break out.突然发生,爆发;3.逃跑 broke out. broke out in curses(大怒). 3=escape:to break out of prisonbreak through1.突破;2.克服,征服,压倒 sun break through (the clouds). 2. The doctors broke through in their fight again heart disease.break up1.破碎,

16、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)catch ones breath1. 歇口气; 2.屏息 He sat down to catch his breath.out of breath喘不过气来 上气不接下气He ran so fast that

17、 he was soon out of breath.in brief简单地说,简而言之In brief he says No. He is brief of speech.bring about导致,带来,招致cause to happen: Science has brought about many changes in our lives.bring down打倒,降低The pilot brought the plane down gently.bring forth提出What suggestions do you expect them to bring forthbring f

18、orward提出,提议 director brought forward a new plan for the company. 2. The election will be brought forward to June instead of July.bring out1.使出现/显明;2阐释,文明; 3A公布,出版;4.帮助消除害羞心理或沉默寡言态度 bring out a new kind of out the meaning of a poem. 3. When are the publishers bring ing out his new book 4.=help to los

19、e shyness or reserve: Bill is very quiet; try to bring him outbring to使恢复知觉They brought the girl to with smelling salts. They brought her to.bring up抚养,培养 bring up children 2. to bring up the question of your holidaysbuild up建立to build up ones strengthin bulk大批,大量to buy in bulkburn out烧掉 building wa

20、s 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.burn up烧尽 flame more brightly or strongly 2. All the wood has been burnt up.on business因公,因事Im here on business, not for pleasure.but for除.之外, 倘没有,要不是But for her, I would have

21、 drowned.by and by不久以后,将来call for邀约,要求,需要 call for the waiter. unkind remark was not called . Ill call for you at nine oclock.call forth1.引起,招致; 2.鼓起,振作起 behaviour called forth numerous protests(抗议). will have to call forth all your energy.call off取消 football match was called off because of the off

22、your dog;it tried to bite me !call on/upon1访问,拜访2A号召,呼吁 can call on Mary tomorrow. 2. The Prime Minister called on everyone to work hard for national unity.call up 1A使人想起;召集,动员; 3 打电话 1.=recall 2. He was called up in 1917. 3. Ill call you up this evening.care (nothing) about关心/对.漠不关心care for照管,关心;A.

23、喜欢,意欲 is very good at caring for sick . I dont really care for tea, I like coffee better.take care当心,注意=be careful Take care (that) you dont get drowned when you have a swim.take care of照顾,照料;Take care of the baby when Im out.carry off拿走,夺走 carried off her part in the plan with no difficulty. 2. Jea

24、n carried off all the prizes.carry on继续,坚持下去;I从事,经营Well carry on (with) our discussion tomorrow.carry out执行,贯彻to carry out a planin any case无论如何,总之In any case, youll need to be at station by nine.in case假如,以防万一She took a spoonful and tasted it carefully in case it was hot.in case of假如,如果发生;防备In case

25、 of fire, ring the alarm bell.in no case无论如何不,决不In no case shall we surrender(投降).catch on1.受欢迎,流行起来; 2理解,明白 new song caught on really quickly. 2. Hes always the last to catch on.catch up with追上,赶上Will we catch up with Japan in industrial productioncatch at 设法抓住 cave in 下陷,坍陷per cent百分之.Five per cen

26、t got full marks.by chance偶然,碰巧It happened quite by chance.take a chance冒险一试The rope might break but thats a chance Ill have to take.in charge (of)负责,主管Im in charge of your class tomorrow so you must do as I tell you.take charge of开始管理,接管She took charge of the family business when in no case无论如何不,决不

27、In no case shall we surrender(投降).catch on1.受欢迎,流行起来; 2理解,明白 new song caught on really quickly. 2. Hes always the last to catch on.catch up with追上,赶上Will we catch up with Japan in industrial productioncatch at 设法抓住 cave in 下陷,坍陷per cent百分之.Five per cent got full marks.by chance偶然,碰巧It happened quite

28、 by chance.take a chance冒险一试The rope might break but thats a chance Ill have to take.in charge (of)负责,主管Im in charge of your class tomorrow so you must do as I tell you.take charge of开始管理,接管She took charge of the family business when her father died.check in办理登记手续You must check in at the airport an

29、hour before your plane leaves.check out1.结帐后离开; 检验,核查 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 factscheck up/(up)on校对,检验,检查The police were checking up on what the man had told them.cheer up高兴起来,振作起来Cheer up! The news

30、isnt too bad.clear away把.清除掉,收拾The rubbish must be cleared away.clear up.解释,澄清 2A.整理,收拾;3天气变晴 clear up the mystery 2. Would you clear up (this room) before our visitors arrive 3. I hope the weather clears up before Sunday.around/round the clock昼夜不断地,连续24小时地We worked around the clock to finish the e off1.落,分开 ; 2.成功;发生,举行 button came off my coat. 2. The wedding came off as e on1A.开始,来临; 2.进步,进展;