MPAcc聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)關(guān)鍵詞組詳解（四）
as good as和…幾乎一樣，實(shí)際上等于
as if / though好像，好似
She spoke to me as if she knew me.
她和我說(shuō)話的神情，好像她早就認(rèn)識(shí)我似的。
as regards 關(guān)于= as for
As regards (doing) that, I haven’t decided yet.
注意：regarding = with regard to = in regard to
as soon as一…就，剛…便
as well也；還；同樣
as well as也，又，以及；和…一樣，除…之外
as … as像…一樣
aside from除…以外=apart from
ask after問(wèn)候（身體健康）
ask for要求；請(qǐng)求
ask for the tickets找票（想得到票）
at a loss 虧本；不知所措；困惑
I found myself at a loss for words of consolation.
be at a loss to recollect sb’s name
at all（用語(yǔ)問(wèn)句、否定句等）根本不
I dont like him at all. 我一點(diǎn)兒也不喜歡他。
Im not at all sorry I came, Im glad!
我來(lái)了一點(diǎn)也不遺憾，我很高興。
He doesnt smoke at all. 他從來(lái)不吸煙。
at all costs不惜任何代價(jià)；無(wú)論如何
at all events無(wú)論如何，不管怎樣
at all times任何時(shí)候；隨時(shí)；總是
at any rate無(wú)論如何
at first sight乍看，初見(jiàn)
at hand在近處，在手邊；即將到來(lái)
at heart內(nèi)心里；實(shí)質(zhì)上
at intervals每隔一段時(shí)間，每隔一段距離；不時(shí)
Trees are standing at intervals along the street.
arranged at intervals of ten feet
以10英尺的間隔排列
at large 自由地；一般地；整體的
He spoke at a large on the subject
talk at large 詳談
preliminary arrangement made at large
一般性的初步安排
the country at large 整個(gè)國(guó)家
at least至少
Hes going away for at least a week.
他起碼一星期出去一次。
at length最后；詳細(xì)地
speak at great length
debate a subject at length
at most最多；
We can stay for two days at most.
我們最多能待兩天。
at no time 從不；決不
At no time will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.
at once馬上，立刻；同時(shí)
Do it at once. 馬上做。
Dont all speak at once! 大家別一塊兒說(shuō)話！
at one time曾經(jīng)，一度；同時(shí)
at present現(xiàn)在；目前
At present, he is on holiday.目前，他正在度假。
at the cost of犧牲，以…為代價(jià)
at the moment此刻，目前
at the same time同時(shí)，然而，不過(guò)
at times有時(shí)
B
back and forth前后；來(lái)回
Someone was pacing back and forth behind the curtain. 有人在幕布后踱來(lái)踱去。
back down 放棄要求，讓步
They refused to back down.他們不愿讓步。
Since most of the people present agreed with her, I had to back down. 大多數(shù)到
會(huì)的人都同意她的意見(jiàn),我只好放棄原來(lái)的意見(jiàn)了。
He has backed down from the position he took last week.
他已放棄他上星期所采取的立場(chǎng)。
The speakers forceful words persuaded his opponent to back down.
back up支持;堵塞;后退
Most members were against Mr. Jones, who would have lost his position if you had
n’t backed him up.
The new evidence backed up my argument.
新的證詞有助于我的論點(diǎn)。
‘Dont shoot!’ he said and backed up.
“別開(kāi)槍?zhuān) ?他說(shuō)著往后退。
Will you back me up in the argument.
be about to剛要，即將
bear / keep in mind牢記在心
You must bear in mind that your parents hope to depend on you to become a good doctor.
你要記住你的父母指望你成為一名好醫(yī)生。
before long不久以后
Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water. 不久,轟鳴聲完全消失了,于是這只船開(kāi)始慢悠悠地漂浮在水面上。
beside point離題；不相干的
I want to do it in any case: the cost is beside the point.
To build another skyscraper in the city is beside the point.
在該城市再蓋一座摩天大樓的問(wèn)題不必談了。
beyond question 無(wú)疑
both … and …兩者都；既…又…，不但…而且…
break away擺脫，逃跑
The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup. 搶劫嫌疑犯從拘留所逃脫了。
Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules.
現(xiàn)代音樂(lè)如爵士樂(lè)擺脫了舊的傳統(tǒng)規(guī)則。
break down（機(jī)器）出故障；中斷；分解
Our truck broke down outside town.
我們的卡車(chē)在城外拋錨了。
The car broke down halfway to the destination. 汽車(chē)在到達(dá)目的地的中途拋錨了。
The car broke down halfway to the camp.
車(chē)子在去營(yíng)地的半路上拋錨了。
The 8 oclock train broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.
8點(diǎn)鐘的那趟車(chē)因在芬格林車(chē)站出了故障而被取消了。
The peace talks have broke down.
The figures must be broken down into several lists.
break in插嘴；闖入
He broke in with some ideas of his own.
Its her usual habit to break in with some ideas of her own.
他常常打斷別人的話來(lái)發(fā)表自己的觀點(diǎn)。
Dont break in when the adventurer is telling his own story.
冒險(xiǎn)家講他自己的經(jīng)歷時(shí),別打斷他。
Children shouldnt break in on adults conversation.小孩子不要打斷大人們的談話。
The telephone ring broke in on/upon my thoughts. 電話鈴聲打斷了我的思路。
The burglar broke in and stole my money.
夜竊賊破門(mén)而入,偷了我的錢(qián)。
break into闖入；打斷；突然開(kāi)始
The thieves broke into the office and stole some money. 小偷闖入辦公室，偷了一些錢(qián)。
The bandits broke into the jewelry and stole near all the valuable necklaces.土匪
們闖進(jìn)了珠寶店盜走了幾乎所有值錢(qián)的項(xiàng)鏈。
to break into a conversation.
to break into song 突然唱起歌來(lái)
The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.觀眾們爆發(fā)出一陣歡呼,醉漢鞠了一躬。
The car windows broke into pieces when the two cars crashed into each other.
兩輛車(chē)相撞時(shí)車(chē)上的窗玻璃破裂成碎片。
The new waitress dropped the dish on the floor, and it broke into fragments. 新來(lái)
的女服務(wù)員把菜盤(pán)子掉在地上,摔成了碎片。
break off 中斷, 折斷, 突然停止
Those two countries have broken off relations.
Let’s break off work and have some tea.
He broke off a branch and gave it to me.
break out突然發(fā)生；爆發(fā)
Fire broke out in the kitchen.
廚房突然發(fā)生了火災(zāi)。
It was almost midnight that a fire broke out in the neighborhood.
昨天快半夜了這兒附近發(fā)生了火災(zāi)。
His back broke out in spots.
他背上出現(xiàn)了許多斑點(diǎn)。
She broke out in curses in her dream.
她在夢(mèng)中大聲咒罵起來(lái)。
The fire broke out in the basement.
地下室著了火。
World War II broke out in 1939.
第二次世界大戰(zhàn)是1939年爆發(fā)的。
Hostilities have broken out between the two countries. 兩國(guó)之間爆發(fā)了戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
break through突破；克服；掙脫而出
Have our soldiers broke through the enemy’s defense yet?
Scientists have recently broken through another barrier to knowledge.
It was a cloudy day, but the sun at last broke through.
After the storm the sun broke through the clouds. 風(fēng)暴過(guò)后太陽(yáng)沖破了云層。
At last, those physicians and specialists broke through in their fight against heart disease. 那些內(nèi)科醫(yī)生和專(zhuān)家們終于在同心臟病的斗爭(zhēng)中取得了突破。
The guerrillas soon broke through.
游擊隊(duì)很快就突圍了。
break up打碎；中斷
Freezing weather will break up the soil.
The crowd started to break up when the night fell.天快黑時(shí)人群開(kāi)始散開(kāi)了。
The ice will break up when the warm weather comes. 天氣轉(zhuǎn)暖,冰層就會(huì)破裂。
Their marriage broke up. 他們的婚姻破裂了。
bring about 引起；造成
Science has brought about many changes in our lives.
bring down 使倒下；使下降；使受挫折
The pilot brought the plane down gently.
He brought the deer down with one shoot.
to bring down the price.
bring forward 提出；提前 (= put forward)
Can the prisoner bring forward any proof of his story?
The election will be brought forward to June, as to many people are on holiday in July.
Well bring the party forward.
我們要把晚會(huì)提前。
Theyll bring the date of their marriage forward from the 30th to the 28th. 他們將把結(jié)婚的日期從三十日提前到二十八日。
A plan was brought forward. 提出一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃。
The general manager brought forward a new reform plan on the personnel system for the company. 總經(jīng)理為公司提出了一份有關(guān)人事制度改革的新方案。
The final examination will be brought forward to June instead of July.
期終考試將由七月提前到六月舉行。
The lawyer brought forward some new evidences against the murder.
律師為這件謀殺案提出了一些新的證據(jù)。
bring into operation 實(shí)施，使生效；使運(yùn)行
bring out顯示出來(lái)；出版，生產(chǎn)
Difficulties can bring put a person’s best qualities.
to bring out a new kind of soap
生產(chǎn)一種新肥皂
to bring out the worst in sb.
使（某人）顯露其最丑惡的一面
bring up提出；教育；培養(yǎng)
to bring up the question提出問(wèn)題
to bring up children
build up 增長(zhǎng)；積累
to build up ones strength 增強(qiáng)體力
But at sea the wind can build up giant, powerful waves.
但是在海上,風(fēng)能形成巨大強(qiáng)勁的波浪。
Hard working conditions build up character. 艱苦的工作條件能磨練人的性格。
Promote physical culture and build up the peoples health.發(fā)展體育運(yùn)動(dòng),增強(qiáng)人民體質(zhì)。
Im very glad to see that your vocabulary is gradually building up.
看到你的詞匯量在逐漸增長(zhǎng),我很高興。
Many a large and important business has been built up from small beginnings.
burn down 燒毀；燒掉
The building was burnt down and only ashes were left.
burn out 燒光；熄滅；疲乏
The building was burnt out and only the walls remained.
You’ll burn yourself out if you work too hard.
burn up燒盡；燒旺
All the wood has been burnt up.
Put some more wood on the fire to make it burn up.
but for要是沒(méi)有，要不是
But for my brothers help, I would not have finished.
要不是我兄弟的幫助，我是無(wú)法完成的。
注意：常+虛擬語(yǔ)氣
by accident偶然；不小心
I met Jacob by accident in the cinema.
我偶然在電*遇到了雅各布。
by all means盡一切辦法；務(wù)必
by and by不久以后；不一會(huì)兒
He’ll come back by and by.
by and large 一般來(lái)說(shuō)，大體上
By and large, your idea is a good one.
by far 得多；顯然
He is by far the tallest among us.
His explanation is clear by far.
注意：主要用來(lái)修飾比較級(jí)，級(jí)，強(qiáng)調(diào)數(shù)量、程度等。
by hand用手；由專(zhuān)人送的；用體力
by itself自動(dòng)地，單獨(dú)地
The house stands by itself outside the village. 這幢房子孤單地坐落在村外。
by means of通過(guò)…手段；借助于，用
by mistake弄錯(cuò)，錯(cuò)誤地
by no means 根本沒(méi)有；一點(diǎn)也不
I am by no means pleased with this behavior.
by oneself單獨(dú)地，獨(dú)自地
by the way順便說(shuō)說(shuō)；順便提起
By the way, what happened to the money?
順便問(wèn)一句，那筆錢(qián)后來(lái)怎么樣了？
by virtue of由于；因?yàn)?BR> Though she isn’t British by birth, she’s a British citizen by virtue of her marriage to an Englishmen.
by way of取道；用…方法，通過(guò)
by way of London 途經(jīng)倫敦
learning reading by way of pictures
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call for需要；要求；邀請(qǐng)
problems that call for immediate solution
Let’s go to the meeting together, and I’ll call for you.
to call for bid招標(biāo)
The occasion calls for a cool head.
這種場(chǎng)合需要冷靜的頭腦。
call off取消；停止
The meeting has been called off.會(huì)議取消了。
call on拜訪；看望；號(hào)召
We’ll call on Mary tomorrow.
I call on the people of this country to work hard for national unity.
call up打電話；使人想起；召集
I’ll call you up this evening.
These scenes called up my childhood memories.
The government is calling up men for the army.
can / could not help禁不住，忍不住
capable of有能力的；可以…的，可能
Are you capable of climbing that tree?
你能爬上那棵樹(shù)嗎？
She is proud of her son, whos very capable as a driver.她為他的兒子自豪,因?yàn)樗軙?huì)開(kāi)車(chē)。
That mobs capable of any crime.
那個(gè)暴徒什么違法的事都會(huì)干得出來(lái)。
This tool machine is capable of being improved. 這臺(tái)機(jī)床是可以改進(jìn)的。
care for照顧；關(guān)心；喜歡
I dont care for tea. 我不喜歡喝茶。
Hes good at caring for sick animals.
他精心照料生病的牲畜。
Uncle Dick is very good at caring for sick animals. 狄克大叔照管生病的動(dòng)物,很在行。
carry off拿走，抓走，贏得（獎(jiǎng)?wù)碌龋?BR> The college team carried off all the prizes of the table tennis.
大學(xué)代表隊(duì)囊括了全部乒乓球比賽的獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。
Jean carried off all the prizes in the competition.
carry on繼續(xù)下去；從事
Even after the king had entered the room, she carried on talking.
Carry on reading! 繼續(xù)讀！
We must carry on till success in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.盡管條件極端困難,我們必須堅(jiān)持下去,直到成功。
carry out執(zhí)行，貫徹；實(shí)現(xiàn)
He carried out his promise to quit smoking.
carry out ones plan 實(shí)行自己的計(jì)劃
I have carried out my work.
我已經(jīng)完成了我的工作。
carry through 完成，進(jìn)行到底
Carry the revolution through to the end
His courage will carry him through.
他的勇氣會(huì)幫他渡過(guò)難關(guān)。
catch fire著火，燒著
catch sb.’s eye引起注意
catch sight of 看到，發(fā)現(xiàn)
I caught sight my old friend in town today.
catch up with趕上
Youll have to work harder to catch up with the top students in your class.
要趕上班上秀的同學(xué)你得更加用功才行。
When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going thro
ugh the contents of the bag. 當(dāng)她趕上時(shí),看到他們已坐下正在仔細(xì)查看包里的東西。
You start first, walk on and Ill catch up with you later.
你們先動(dòng)身,往前走,我等一會(huì)兒會(huì)趕上你們的。
check in辦理登記手續(xù)
Passengers must check in at the airport an hour before the plane leaves. 旅客們必須在飛機(jī)起飛前一小時(shí)到機(jī)場(chǎng)辦理登機(jī)手續(xù)。
check out結(jié)帳后離開(kāi)；檢驗(yàn)，檢查
check up / on 檢查，檢驗(yàn)
Please check up on the truth of this story.
clear away把…清除掉；掃除
clear up清理；澄清；（天氣）放晴
to clear up a misunderstanding 解除誤會(huì)
clear up the desk 整理書(shū)桌
Would you clear up this room before our visitors arrive?
客人到來(lái)之前,請(qǐng)拾掇一下這個(gè)房間好嗎?
come about發(fā)生
How did it come about? 那事是怎么發(fā)生的?
come across偶遇；碰到；講清楚
Weve just come across an old friend we havent seen for ages.
我們剛碰到了一位多年不見(jiàn)的老朋友。
Your speech came across very well, everyone understands your opinion now.
come along進(jìn)展；成功；一道走
Hows your work coming along?
你的工作進(jìn)展如何？
She comes along with us.
come into effect生效
come off 發(fā)生；舉行；成功
The wedding came off as planned.
Their attempt to shoot the king did not came off.
come on快點(diǎn)；走吧；有進(jìn)展
The player came on late. 該球員出場(chǎng)晚了。
The corn is coming on splendidly.
come out 出來(lái)；結(jié)果是；出版
Come out first! 得第一名！
The stars came out as soon as darkness fell.天一黑,星星就出來(lái)了。
When does Johns book come out?
約翰的書(shū)什么時(shí)候出版？
come round/around再現(xiàn)；恢復(fù)知覺(jué)；改變看法
Hell come round to our way of thinking.
他會(huì)改變立場(chǎng)而支持我們的。
May Day will soon come round.
五一節(jié)就要到了。
come through經(jīng)歷，獲得成功
Come through a war (a serious illness)
I know that in the end John would come through.
come to蘇醒；達(dá)到；總數(shù)為
She fainted, and it was half an hour before she came to again.
They came to the conclusion that they had made an unforgivable mistake. 他們得到的結(jié)論是他們犯了一個(gè)不可饒恕的錯(cuò)誤。
The water came to my waist.
水已達(dá)我的腰部。
The performance of the opera has come to its climax. 歌劇的表演已經(jīng)到達(dá)潮了。
The bill came to $5.50.賬款共計(jì)5元50分。
come up發(fā)生；走上前來(lái)；（時(shí)間）快到
I’ll let you know if anything comes up.
He came up and said,” Pleased to see you”
come up against碰到（困難）
come up against a series of problems.
碰到一系列的問(wèn)題。
The workers came up against their employer’s unwillingness to pay higher wages.
come up to達(dá)到（高度、程度）；符合
Your recent work hasn’t come up to your earlier standards.
The water came up to his waist.
come up with趕上；提出
He couldnt come up with an answer.
他答不上來(lái)。
He couldnt come up with an appropriate answer just at the time.
那時(shí)他想不出一個(gè)合適的答案。
Come up with a proposal/response
提出建議/作出反映
compare to把…比作；比為
Mans life is often compared to a candle.
人生常被喻為蠟燭。
The poet compares his lover to a rose in his poems.詩(shī)人在他詩(shī)歌中把他的情人比作玫
瑰花。
compare with比較；與…相比
Walking cant compare with flying.
走路比不上飛行。
Living in a town cant compare with living in the country in many respects.
在許多方面城市生活比不上在鄉(xiāng)村生活。
count on依靠，依賴(lài)
You can’t count on the weather being fine.
count up算出…總數(shù)，總計(jì)
Count up all those figures to me.
It counts up to more than 50 yuan.
cover up掩蓋，掩飾
She tried to cover up her nervousness as she waited to make her speech.
cut across繞近道穿過(guò)；超越；遮住
Broader areas of study that cut across the divisions between school subjects.
a new group of members of parliament that cuts across party lines
無(wú)黨派議員組成的新團(tuán)體
The distance will be less if we cut across the fields.
cut back削減；終止；急忙返回
The unions strongly oppose any plan to cut back industrial production.
cut down削減；減少
The doctors told me to cut down (on) smoking and drinking.
cut in插嘴,打斷；突然出來(lái)
Dont cut in while Im talking.
我說(shuō)話時(shí)別插嘴。
cut off切斷；中斷；隔絕
She cut off a small piece of cake and gave it to me.
We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation.
When the city was cut off, everyone knew that total defeat was certain.
cut out刪掉；戒掉
My doctors said I must cut out smoking and strong drinks.
If you want to get thin you must cut out sugar.
cut short中斷；打斷；縮短
Cut sb. short
Cut short the stay abroad
D
deal in買(mǎi)賣(mài)；經(jīng)銷(xiāo)
The shop deals in woolen goods/electrical appliances.
deal out分配
deal out two apples apiece分給每人兩個(gè)蘋(píng)果
deal with論述；涉及；與…打交道
Tom’s new book deals with the troubles in Ireland.
I have dealt with this person for 20 years.
die down逐漸消失；變?nèi)?BR> After the excitement of the audience died down, the speaker restarted his speech
.
等聽(tīng)眾激動(dòng)的情緒平息后,演講人又重新開(kāi)始演講。
die out消失 滅絕
do / try one’s best盡力，努力
do away with消滅，滅掉
The government should do away with the regulations restricting drinking hours.
do without沒(méi)有…也行；免除；不用
If there is no bread, we must do without (it), that’s all.
draw in到站；吸收；使加入
The train drew in. 公共汽車(chē)駛到路旁。
draw on利用；支取；吸
I should have to draw on the money I’ve saved.
Draw on sb. at 30 days’ sight
見(jiàn)票30天后向某人支取
draw up起草；制定；（使）停住
I will draw up a scheme of it for you.
我將替你草擬這事的計(jì)劃。
Draw up a plan/contract
The car drew up and 3 men got out.
dress up穿上盛裝
She like to dress up for a party.
她喜歡把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮去參加晚會(huì)。
drop by / in順便來(lái)訪，非正式訪問(wèn)
Why don’t you drop in and see me some time.
drop off掉下；入睡；（讓?zhuān)萝?chē)
Interest in the game has dropped off.
—Where were you dropped off?
—At the bus stop just round the corner.
drop out退出；退學(xué)；掉出
Dropping out of school is usually not wise.
He dropped out off ordinary society because it was driving him mad.
due to因?yàn)椋挥捎?BR> accidents due to driving at high speed
由于高速開(kāi)車(chē)而引起的交通事故
Her illness was due to bad food.
她的病是壞了的食物造成的。
E
each other互相
They kissed each other. 他們彼此吻了對(duì)方。
either … or或…或
Im considering to buy my niece a Christmas present, either a dictionary or an e
ncyclopedia. 我在考慮給我侄女買(mǎi)一樣圣誕禮物,不是詞典就是百科全書(shū)。
Either say youre sorry or else get out!
你要么道歉,要么滾開(kāi)!
enjoy oneself過(guò)得快樂(lè)，得到樂(lè)趣
Did you enjoy yourself of the party?
你在宴會(huì)上愉快嗎?
One cant enjoy oneself if one / he is too tired. 一個(gè)人如果太疲倦,就不能盡情享受
。
She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window b
efore finally buying the dress she had first asked for. 她開(kāi)心地迫使這位售貨員
幾乎把櫥窗內(nèi)所有的東西都拿出來(lái)看看,最后才買(mǎi)下她最初要看的那件衣服。
even if / though即使，雖然
ever so即使如此，雖然如此
He is ever so diligent.他勤奮極了。
Everybody enjoyed himself ever so at the evening party.
every other每隔一個(gè)的
Take this medicine with warm water every other day. 這藥每隔一天隨溫水服一次。
except for除…之外
all the questions except for the last one
除最后一道題之外的所有問(wèn)題
Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.
公共汽車(chē)上要不是坐了一位老太太就是空的。
F
face to face（常與with連用）面對(duì)面地
I raced out of the office and found myself face-to-face with the boss.
我沖出辦公室,面對(duì)面地碰上了老板。
The burglar turned the corner and found himself face to face with a policeman.
那竊賊轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)墻角，面對(duì)面碰上一個(gè)警察。
Theyve often talked to each other on the telephone, but theyve never met each other face to face.
他們常常互相通電話,但從來(lái)沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)面。
as good as和…幾乎一樣，實(shí)際上等于
as if / though好像，好似
She spoke to me as if she knew me.
她和我說(shuō)話的神情，好像她早就認(rèn)識(shí)我似的。
as regards 關(guān)于= as for
As regards (doing) that, I haven’t decided yet.
注意：regarding = with regard to = in regard to
as soon as一…就，剛…便
as well也；還；同樣
as well as也，又，以及；和…一樣，除…之外
as … as像…一樣
aside from除…以外=apart from
ask after問(wèn)候（身體健康）
ask for要求；請(qǐng)求
ask for the tickets找票（想得到票）
at a loss 虧本；不知所措；困惑
I found myself at a loss for words of consolation.
be at a loss to recollect sb’s name
at all（用語(yǔ)問(wèn)句、否定句等）根本不
I dont like him at all. 我一點(diǎn)兒也不喜歡他。
Im not at all sorry I came, Im glad!
我來(lái)了一點(diǎn)也不遺憾，我很高興。
He doesnt smoke at all. 他從來(lái)不吸煙。
at all costs不惜任何代價(jià)；無(wú)論如何
at all events無(wú)論如何，不管怎樣
at all times任何時(shí)候；隨時(shí)；總是
at any rate無(wú)論如何
at first sight乍看，初見(jiàn)
at hand在近處，在手邊；即將到來(lái)
at heart內(nèi)心里；實(shí)質(zhì)上
at intervals每隔一段時(shí)間，每隔一段距離；不時(shí)
Trees are standing at intervals along the street.
arranged at intervals of ten feet
以10英尺的間隔排列
at large 自由地；一般地；整體的
He spoke at a large on the subject
talk at large 詳談
preliminary arrangement made at large
一般性的初步安排
the country at large 整個(gè)國(guó)家
at least至少
Hes going away for at least a week.
他起碼一星期出去一次。
at length最后；詳細(xì)地
speak at great length
debate a subject at length
at most最多；
We can stay for two days at most.
我們最多能待兩天。
at no time 從不；決不
At no time will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.
at once馬上，立刻；同時(shí)
Do it at once. 馬上做。
Dont all speak at once! 大家別一塊兒說(shuō)話！
at one time曾經(jīng)，一度；同時(shí)
at present現(xiàn)在；目前
At present, he is on holiday.目前，他正在度假。
at the cost of犧牲，以…為代價(jià)
at the moment此刻，目前
at the same time同時(shí)，然而，不過(guò)
at times有時(shí)
B
back and forth前后；來(lái)回
Someone was pacing back and forth behind the curtain. 有人在幕布后踱來(lái)踱去。
back down 放棄要求，讓步
They refused to back down.他們不愿讓步。
Since most of the people present agreed with her, I had to back down. 大多數(shù)到
會(huì)的人都同意她的意見(jiàn),我只好放棄原來(lái)的意見(jiàn)了。
He has backed down from the position he took last week.
他已放棄他上星期所采取的立場(chǎng)。
The speakers forceful words persuaded his opponent to back down.
back up支持;堵塞;后退
Most members were against Mr. Jones, who would have lost his position if you had
n’t backed him up.
The new evidence backed up my argument.
新的證詞有助于我的論點(diǎn)。
‘Dont shoot!’ he said and backed up.
“別開(kāi)槍?zhuān) ?他說(shuō)著往后退。
Will you back me up in the argument.
be about to剛要，即將
bear / keep in mind牢記在心
You must bear in mind that your parents hope to depend on you to become a good doctor.
你要記住你的父母指望你成為一名好醫(yī)生。
before long不久以后
Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water. 不久,轟鳴聲完全消失了,于是這只船開(kāi)始慢悠悠地漂浮在水面上。
beside point離題；不相干的
I want to do it in any case: the cost is beside the point.
To build another skyscraper in the city is beside the point.
在該城市再蓋一座摩天大樓的問(wèn)題不必談了。
beyond question 無(wú)疑
both … and …兩者都；既…又…，不但…而且…
break away擺脫，逃跑
The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup. 搶劫嫌疑犯從拘留所逃脫了。
Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules.
現(xiàn)代音樂(lè)如爵士樂(lè)擺脫了舊的傳統(tǒng)規(guī)則。
break down（機(jī)器）出故障；中斷；分解
Our truck broke down outside town.
我們的卡車(chē)在城外拋錨了。
The car broke down halfway to the destination. 汽車(chē)在到達(dá)目的地的中途拋錨了。
The car broke down halfway to the camp.
車(chē)子在去營(yíng)地的半路上拋錨了。
The 8 oclock train broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.
8點(diǎn)鐘的那趟車(chē)因在芬格林車(chē)站出了故障而被取消了。
The peace talks have broke down.
The figures must be broken down into several lists.
break in插嘴；闖入
He broke in with some ideas of his own.
Its her usual habit to break in with some ideas of her own.
他常常打斷別人的話來(lái)發(fā)表自己的觀點(diǎn)。
Dont break in when the adventurer is telling his own story.
冒險(xiǎn)家講他自己的經(jīng)歷時(shí),別打斷他。
Children shouldnt break in on adults conversation.小孩子不要打斷大人們的談話。
The telephone ring broke in on/upon my thoughts. 電話鈴聲打斷了我的思路。
The burglar broke in and stole my money.
夜竊賊破門(mén)而入,偷了我的錢(qián)。
break into闖入；打斷；突然開(kāi)始
The thieves broke into the office and stole some money. 小偷闖入辦公室，偷了一些錢(qián)。
The bandits broke into the jewelry and stole near all the valuable necklaces.土匪
們闖進(jìn)了珠寶店盜走了幾乎所有值錢(qián)的項(xiàng)鏈。
to break into a conversation.
to break into song 突然唱起歌來(lái)
The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.觀眾們爆發(fā)出一陣歡呼,醉漢鞠了一躬。
The car windows broke into pieces when the two cars crashed into each other.
兩輛車(chē)相撞時(shí)車(chē)上的窗玻璃破裂成碎片。
The new waitress dropped the dish on the floor, and it broke into fragments. 新來(lái)
的女服務(wù)員把菜盤(pán)子掉在地上,摔成了碎片。
break off 中斷, 折斷, 突然停止
Those two countries have broken off relations.
Let’s break off work and have some tea.
He broke off a branch and gave it to me.
break out突然發(fā)生；爆發(fā)
Fire broke out in the kitchen.
廚房突然發(fā)生了火災(zāi)。
It was almost midnight that a fire broke out in the neighborhood.
昨天快半夜了這兒附近發(fā)生了火災(zāi)。
His back broke out in spots.
他背上出現(xiàn)了許多斑點(diǎn)。
She broke out in curses in her dream.
她在夢(mèng)中大聲咒罵起來(lái)。
The fire broke out in the basement.
地下室著了火。
World War II broke out in 1939.
第二次世界大戰(zhàn)是1939年爆發(fā)的。
Hostilities have broken out between the two countries. 兩國(guó)之間爆發(fā)了戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
break through突破；克服；掙脫而出
Have our soldiers broke through the enemy’s defense yet?
Scientists have recently broken through another barrier to knowledge.
It was a cloudy day, but the sun at last broke through.
After the storm the sun broke through the clouds. 風(fēng)暴過(guò)后太陽(yáng)沖破了云層。
At last, those physicians and specialists broke through in their fight against heart disease. 那些內(nèi)科醫(yī)生和專(zhuān)家們終于在同心臟病的斗爭(zhēng)中取得了突破。
The guerrillas soon broke through.
游擊隊(duì)很快就突圍了。
break up打碎；中斷
Freezing weather will break up the soil.
The crowd started to break up when the night fell.天快黑時(shí)人群開(kāi)始散開(kāi)了。
The ice will break up when the warm weather comes. 天氣轉(zhuǎn)暖,冰層就會(huì)破裂。
Their marriage broke up. 他們的婚姻破裂了。
bring about 引起；造成
Science has brought about many changes in our lives.
bring down 使倒下；使下降；使受挫折
The pilot brought the plane down gently.
He brought the deer down with one shoot.
to bring down the price.
bring forward 提出；提前 (= put forward)
Can the prisoner bring forward any proof of his story?
The election will be brought forward to June, as to many people are on holiday in July.
Well bring the party forward.
我們要把晚會(huì)提前。
Theyll bring the date of their marriage forward from the 30th to the 28th. 他們將把結(jié)婚的日期從三十日提前到二十八日。
A plan was brought forward. 提出一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃。
The general manager brought forward a new reform plan on the personnel system for the company. 總經(jīng)理為公司提出了一份有關(guān)人事制度改革的新方案。
The final examination will be brought forward to June instead of July.
期終考試將由七月提前到六月舉行。
The lawyer brought forward some new evidences against the murder.
律師為這件謀殺案提出了一些新的證據(jù)。
bring into operation 實(shí)施，使生效；使運(yùn)行
bring out顯示出來(lái)；出版，生產(chǎn)
Difficulties can bring put a person’s best qualities.
to bring out a new kind of soap
生產(chǎn)一種新肥皂
to bring out the worst in sb.
使（某人）顯露其最丑惡的一面
bring up提出；教育；培養(yǎng)
to bring up the question提出問(wèn)題
to bring up children
build up 增長(zhǎng)；積累
to build up ones strength 增強(qiáng)體力
But at sea the wind can build up giant, powerful waves.
但是在海上,風(fēng)能形成巨大強(qiáng)勁的波浪。
Hard working conditions build up character. 艱苦的工作條件能磨練人的性格。
Promote physical culture and build up the peoples health.發(fā)展體育運(yùn)動(dòng),增強(qiáng)人民體質(zhì)。
Im very glad to see that your vocabulary is gradually building up.
看到你的詞匯量在逐漸增長(zhǎng),我很高興。
Many a large and important business has been built up from small beginnings.
burn down 燒毀；燒掉
The building was burnt down and only ashes were left.
burn out 燒光；熄滅；疲乏
The building was burnt out and only the walls remained.
You’ll burn yourself out if you work too hard.
burn up燒盡；燒旺
All the wood has been burnt up.
Put some more wood on the fire to make it burn up.
but for要是沒(méi)有，要不是
But for my brothers help, I would not have finished.
要不是我兄弟的幫助，我是無(wú)法完成的。
注意：常+虛擬語(yǔ)氣
by accident偶然；不小心
I met Jacob by accident in the cinema.
我偶然在電*遇到了雅各布。
by all means盡一切辦法；務(wù)必
by and by不久以后；不一會(huì)兒
He’ll come back by and by.
by and large 一般來(lái)說(shuō)，大體上
By and large, your idea is a good one.
by far 得多；顯然
He is by far the tallest among us.
His explanation is clear by far.
注意：主要用來(lái)修飾比較級(jí)，級(jí)，強(qiáng)調(diào)數(shù)量、程度等。
by hand用手；由專(zhuān)人送的；用體力
by itself自動(dòng)地，單獨(dú)地
The house stands by itself outside the village. 這幢房子孤單地坐落在村外。
by means of通過(guò)…手段；借助于，用
by mistake弄錯(cuò)，錯(cuò)誤地
by no means 根本沒(méi)有；一點(diǎn)也不
I am by no means pleased with this behavior.
by oneself單獨(dú)地，獨(dú)自地
by the way順便說(shuō)說(shuō)；順便提起
By the way, what happened to the money?
順便問(wèn)一句，那筆錢(qián)后來(lái)怎么樣了？
by virtue of由于；因?yàn)?BR> Though she isn’t British by birth, she’s a British citizen by virtue of her marriage to an Englishmen.
by way of取道；用…方法，通過(guò)
by way of London 途經(jīng)倫敦
learning reading by way of pictures
C
call for需要；要求；邀請(qǐng)
problems that call for immediate solution
Let’s go to the meeting together, and I’ll call for you.
to call for bid招標(biāo)
The occasion calls for a cool head.
這種場(chǎng)合需要冷靜的頭腦。
call off取消；停止
The meeting has been called off.會(huì)議取消了。
call on拜訪；看望；號(hào)召
We’ll call on Mary tomorrow.
I call on the people of this country to work hard for national unity.
call up打電話；使人想起；召集
I’ll call you up this evening.
These scenes called up my childhood memories.
The government is calling up men for the army.
can / could not help禁不住，忍不住
capable of有能力的；可以…的，可能
Are you capable of climbing that tree?
你能爬上那棵樹(shù)嗎？
She is proud of her son, whos very capable as a driver.她為他的兒子自豪,因?yàn)樗軙?huì)開(kāi)車(chē)。
That mobs capable of any crime.
那個(gè)暴徒什么違法的事都會(huì)干得出來(lái)。
This tool machine is capable of being improved. 這臺(tái)機(jī)床是可以改進(jìn)的。
care for照顧；關(guān)心；喜歡
I dont care for tea. 我不喜歡喝茶。
Hes good at caring for sick animals.
他精心照料生病的牲畜。
Uncle Dick is very good at caring for sick animals. 狄克大叔照管生病的動(dòng)物,很在行。
carry off拿走，抓走，贏得（獎(jiǎng)?wù)碌龋?BR> The college team carried off all the prizes of the table tennis.
大學(xué)代表隊(duì)囊括了全部乒乓球比賽的獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。
Jean carried off all the prizes in the competition.
carry on繼續(xù)下去；從事
Even after the king had entered the room, she carried on talking.
Carry on reading! 繼續(xù)讀！
We must carry on till success in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.盡管條件極端困難,我們必須堅(jiān)持下去,直到成功。
carry out執(zhí)行，貫徹；實(shí)現(xiàn)
He carried out his promise to quit smoking.
carry out ones plan 實(shí)行自己的計(jì)劃
I have carried out my work.
我已經(jīng)完成了我的工作。
carry through 完成，進(jìn)行到底
Carry the revolution through to the end
His courage will carry him through.
他的勇氣會(huì)幫他渡過(guò)難關(guān)。
catch fire著火，燒著
catch sb.’s eye引起注意
catch sight of 看到，發(fā)現(xiàn)
I caught sight my old friend in town today.
catch up with趕上
Youll have to work harder to catch up with the top students in your class.
要趕上班上秀的同學(xué)你得更加用功才行。
When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going thro
ugh the contents of the bag. 當(dāng)她趕上時(shí),看到他們已坐下正在仔細(xì)查看包里的東西。
You start first, walk on and Ill catch up with you later.
你們先動(dòng)身,往前走,我等一會(huì)兒會(huì)趕上你們的。
check in辦理登記手續(xù)
Passengers must check in at the airport an hour before the plane leaves. 旅客們必須在飛機(jī)起飛前一小時(shí)到機(jī)場(chǎng)辦理登機(jī)手續(xù)。
check out結(jié)帳后離開(kāi)；檢驗(yàn)，檢查
check up / on 檢查，檢驗(yàn)
Please check up on the truth of this story.
clear away把…清除掉；掃除
clear up清理；澄清；（天氣）放晴
to clear up a misunderstanding 解除誤會(huì)
clear up the desk 整理書(shū)桌
Would you clear up this room before our visitors arrive?
客人到來(lái)之前,請(qǐng)拾掇一下這個(gè)房間好嗎?
come about發(fā)生
How did it come about? 那事是怎么發(fā)生的?
come across偶遇；碰到；講清楚
Weve just come across an old friend we havent seen for ages.
我們剛碰到了一位多年不見(jiàn)的老朋友。
Your speech came across very well, everyone understands your opinion now.
come along進(jìn)展；成功；一道走
Hows your work coming along?
你的工作進(jìn)展如何？
She comes along with us.
come into effect生效
come off 發(fā)生；舉行；成功
The wedding came off as planned.
Their attempt to shoot the king did not came off.
come on快點(diǎn)；走吧；有進(jìn)展
The player came on late. 該球員出場(chǎng)晚了。
The corn is coming on splendidly.
come out 出來(lái)；結(jié)果是；出版
Come out first! 得第一名！
The stars came out as soon as darkness fell.天一黑,星星就出來(lái)了。
When does Johns book come out?
約翰的書(shū)什么時(shí)候出版？
come round/around再現(xiàn)；恢復(fù)知覺(jué)；改變看法
Hell come round to our way of thinking.
他會(huì)改變立場(chǎng)而支持我們的。
May Day will soon come round.
五一節(jié)就要到了。
come through經(jīng)歷，獲得成功
Come through a war (a serious illness)
I know that in the end John would come through.
come to蘇醒；達(dá)到；總數(shù)為
She fainted, and it was half an hour before she came to again.
They came to the conclusion that they had made an unforgivable mistake. 他們得到的結(jié)論是他們犯了一個(gè)不可饒恕的錯(cuò)誤。
The water came to my waist.
水已達(dá)我的腰部。
The performance of the opera has come to its climax. 歌劇的表演已經(jīng)到達(dá)潮了。
The bill came to $5.50.賬款共計(jì)5元50分。
come up發(fā)生；走上前來(lái)；（時(shí)間）快到
I’ll let you know if anything comes up.
He came up and said,” Pleased to see you”
come up against碰到（困難）
come up against a series of problems.
碰到一系列的問(wèn)題。
The workers came up against their employer’s unwillingness to pay higher wages.
come up to達(dá)到（高度、程度）；符合
Your recent work hasn’t come up to your earlier standards.
The water came up to his waist.
come up with趕上；提出
He couldnt come up with an answer.
他答不上來(lái)。
He couldnt come up with an appropriate answer just at the time.
那時(shí)他想不出一個(gè)合適的答案。
Come up with a proposal/response
提出建議/作出反映
compare to把…比作；比為
Mans life is often compared to a candle.
人生常被喻為蠟燭。
The poet compares his lover to a rose in his poems.詩(shī)人在他詩(shī)歌中把他的情人比作玫
瑰花。
compare with比較；與…相比
Walking cant compare with flying.
走路比不上飛行。
Living in a town cant compare with living in the country in many respects.
在許多方面城市生活比不上在鄉(xiāng)村生活。
count on依靠，依賴(lài)
You can’t count on the weather being fine.
count up算出…總數(shù)，總計(jì)
Count up all those figures to me.
It counts up to more than 50 yuan.
cover up掩蓋，掩飾
She tried to cover up her nervousness as she waited to make her speech.
cut across繞近道穿過(guò)；超越；遮住
Broader areas of study that cut across the divisions between school subjects.
a new group of members of parliament that cuts across party lines
無(wú)黨派議員組成的新團(tuán)體
The distance will be less if we cut across the fields.
cut back削減；終止；急忙返回
The unions strongly oppose any plan to cut back industrial production.
cut down削減；減少
The doctors told me to cut down (on) smoking and drinking.
cut in插嘴,打斷；突然出來(lái)
Dont cut in while Im talking.
我說(shuō)話時(shí)別插嘴。
cut off切斷；中斷；隔絕
She cut off a small piece of cake and gave it to me.
We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation.
When the city was cut off, everyone knew that total defeat was certain.
cut out刪掉；戒掉
My doctors said I must cut out smoking and strong drinks.
If you want to get thin you must cut out sugar.
cut short中斷；打斷；縮短
Cut sb. short
Cut short the stay abroad
D
deal in買(mǎi)賣(mài)；經(jīng)銷(xiāo)
The shop deals in woolen goods/electrical appliances.
deal out分配
deal out two apples apiece分給每人兩個(gè)蘋(píng)果
deal with論述；涉及；與…打交道
Tom’s new book deals with the troubles in Ireland.
I have dealt with this person for 20 years.
die down逐漸消失；變?nèi)?BR> After the excitement of the audience died down, the speaker restarted his speech
.
等聽(tīng)眾激動(dòng)的情緒平息后,演講人又重新開(kāi)始演講。
die out消失 滅絕
do / try one’s best盡力，努力
do away with消滅，滅掉
The government should do away with the regulations restricting drinking hours.
do without沒(méi)有…也行；免除；不用
If there is no bread, we must do without (it), that’s all.
draw in到站；吸收；使加入
The train drew in. 公共汽車(chē)駛到路旁。
draw on利用；支取；吸
I should have to draw on the money I’ve saved.
Draw on sb. at 30 days’ sight
見(jiàn)票30天后向某人支取
draw up起草；制定；（使）停住
I will draw up a scheme of it for you.
我將替你草擬這事的計(jì)劃。
Draw up a plan/contract
The car drew up and 3 men got out.
dress up穿上盛裝
She like to dress up for a party.
她喜歡把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮去參加晚會(huì)。
drop by / in順便來(lái)訪，非正式訪問(wèn)
Why don’t you drop in and see me some time.
drop off掉下；入睡；（讓?zhuān)萝?chē)
Interest in the game has dropped off.
—Where were you dropped off?
—At the bus stop just round the corner.
drop out退出；退學(xué)；掉出
Dropping out of school is usually not wise.
He dropped out off ordinary society because it was driving him mad.
due to因?yàn)椋挥捎?BR> accidents due to driving at high speed
由于高速開(kāi)車(chē)而引起的交通事故
Her illness was due to bad food.
她的病是壞了的食物造成的。
E
each other互相
They kissed each other. 他們彼此吻了對(duì)方。
either … or或…或
Im considering to buy my niece a Christmas present, either a dictionary or an e
ncyclopedia. 我在考慮給我侄女買(mǎi)一樣圣誕禮物,不是詞典就是百科全書(shū)。
Either say youre sorry or else get out!
你要么道歉,要么滾開(kāi)!
enjoy oneself過(guò)得快樂(lè)，得到樂(lè)趣
Did you enjoy yourself of the party?
你在宴會(huì)上愉快嗎?
One cant enjoy oneself if one / he is too tired. 一個(gè)人如果太疲倦,就不能盡情享受
。
She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window b
efore finally buying the dress she had first asked for. 她開(kāi)心地迫使這位售貨員
幾乎把櫥窗內(nèi)所有的東西都拿出來(lái)看看,最后才買(mǎi)下她最初要看的那件衣服。
even if / though即使，雖然
ever so即使如此，雖然如此
He is ever so diligent.他勤奮極了。
Everybody enjoyed himself ever so at the evening party.
every other每隔一個(gè)的
Take this medicine with warm water every other day. 這藥每隔一天隨溫水服一次。
except for除…之外
all the questions except for the last one
除最后一道題之外的所有問(wèn)題
Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.
公共汽車(chē)上要不是坐了一位老太太就是空的。
F
face to face（常與with連用）面對(duì)面地
I raced out of the office and found myself face-to-face with the boss.
我沖出辦公室,面對(duì)面地碰上了老板。
The burglar turned the corner and found himself face to face with a policeman.
那竊賊轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)墻角，面對(duì)面碰上一個(gè)警察。
Theyve often talked to each other on the telephone, but theyve never met each other face to face.
他們常常互相通電話,但從來(lái)沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)面。