------写给高三所有同学的话:
动词,动词短语是我们英语学习中的重点。需要我们认真记忆的。单靠猜测是不行的。掌握的熟练对你的阅读速度和准确的理解会有很大的帮助。下面是高考必备的短语分类。第一栏:短语分类;第二栏:释义;第三栏:对生疏的释义配以例句。前面的序号则是前一栏相应的注解。
1.和 to 搭配的短语
add…to… | 把…加到… | |
adapt to… | 适应 | |
adjust to… | 调整;适应 | |
agree to… | 同意 | |
attach…to… | 把固定;把附于; be attached to…喜欢,对…有感情 | 2.There was a nice little present for everyone, with a suitable poem attached. 3.Naturally she’s attached to her motherland. |
apply…to… | 把应用于 | |
appeal to… | 吸引;呼吁 | |
attend to sth/sb… | 处理;照顾;注意倾听 | 1.He offered to go out and attend to these matters. 2.If you go out , who will attend to the baby? 3.If you don’t attend to your teacher, you’ll never learn anything. |
belong (to…) | 属于;(在应该在的地方) | 1.Where do these things belong? The cups belongs on the table |
be likely to do… | 很可能做 | |
be admitted to… | 被录取 | |
be accustomed to.. | 习惯于… | |
be addicted to… | 沉溺于… | |
be attached to… | 附属于…; 喜欢…; | |
be bound to… | 一定做某事 | |
be compared to… | 被比作… | |
be connected to... | 和…连接;联系 | |
be devoted to… | 专心致志于;献身于;喜欢 | |
be exposed to… | 暴露于;使受危险;接触… | Children should be exposed to good art and music. His fatness exposes him to a lot of joking at the office. |
be introduced to ... | 使认识,了解 | I was introduced to jazz by my brother. |
be loyal to… | 忠实于… | |
be limited to… | 于… | Her food was limited to bread and water. |
be married to… | 和…结婚 | |
be opposed to… | 反对 | |
be related to… | 和…有关;有亲戚关系 | The zebra is related to th e horse. |
relate to… | 和…有关;和…相处的好 | She doesn’t relate very well to her mother. |
be reduced to… | 沦落到某种境地;归纳为; | 1.They were reduced to stealing by hunger. 2.The forest was reduced to ashed by the fire. 3.His statement is reduced to three simple facts. |
be similar to… | 和…相似 | |
be familiar to…sb | 对某人是熟悉的 | |
be sentenced to … | 被判处… | |
be thankful to sb. | 感激某人 | |
come to… | 加起来总共…;涉及到…;恢复知觉,苏醒过来 | 1.How much does our bill come to? 2.When it comes to physics, I’m completely at sea. 3.After the treatment, he began to come to. |
contribute to… | 捐赠;投稿;有助于…,促使… | Plenty of fresh air contributes to good health. |
date back to… | 追溯到 | |
hold on to… | 抓住不放;不要放弃(卖掉) | 1.Hold on to my hand tightly while we cross this street. 2.You should hold on to your lovely house. |
do damage to | 对…造成 | |
do good/harm to | ||
do wrong to… | 冤屈某人 | |
dance to… | 和着音乐跳舞 | |
drink to… | 为…干杯 | |
fasten/tie…to… | 把…绑在… | |
get to… | 到(年岁);开始做… | 1.When you get to(turn) seventy you are not so active s you were at 50. 2.Lying in bed, unable to sleep, I got to thinking how nice it would be to go abroad for further study. |
get down to doing sth | 开始着手做… | |
give birth to… | 生出;产生 | The Chinese nation has given birth to many national heroes and revolutionary leaders. |
give way to… | 让路;向…让步顺从;转为;听任(某种感情控制自己) | 1.You should give way to traffic coming from the right. 2.It’s her mother’s fault for giving way to her too often. 3.His fear gave way to anger. 4.Don’t give way to your fears. |
give rise to… | 引起 | The financial crisis gave rise to widespread unemployment. |
help oneself to… | 给自己夹菜等;擅自拿用 | The money was on the table and no one was there, so he helped himself. |
keep(sth) to oneself | 不告诉别人 | |
keep to oneself | 不和别人来往,内向 | Nobody knows much about old Tom. He keeps to himself most of the time. |
keep to… | 遵守;坚持做某事 | Having once made a plan, you should keep to it. Keep to it. You must not stop till the job is finished. |
live up to.. | 达到(某标准,高度),按…行事,使行为和…相符 | We will continue to live up to our promises. live up to one’s position/beliefs/income |
look forward to… | 盼望着 | |
look up to… | 仰视…;尊敬… | look down upon… |
lead to… | 导致 | |
owe …to… | 欠钱;欠某人的情;归功于…;应当给予… | 3. He owed his success to luck more than to ability. 4. I owe a thousand apologies to you for doubting your ability. |
object to… | 反对 | |
occur to sb | 某人突然想起 | It occurred to sb that… |
pay attention to… | 注意 | |
react to… | 对…做出反应 | |
reply to… | 对…做出答复 | |
respond to… | 对…做出反应 | |
refer to … | 查阅;指的是;谈到; | |
refer…to… | 让找…处理… | The shop referred the complaints to the maker of the product. The doctor referred the patient to a specialist. |
say yes/no to… | 同意/拒绝 | |
set fire to… | 防火 | |
see to… | 处理(某事);照顾(某人) | Who is seeing to the arrangement for the next meeting Will you see to that customer? |
stick to… | 坚持不改变 | stick to(the truth/his principles/his present job/the plan/the schedule…) |
subscribe to… | 订阅;赞同 | He subscribed to a number of journals concerned with his subject. I don’t subscribe to the idea that money brings happiness. |
take to… | 喜欢;变得喜欢做某事;向…跑去 | 1.They took to each other at once. 2.He took to writing plays. 3.During the flood, the people took to the hills. |
turn to … | 求助于;查阅(某书);变成;开始转向做…; | 4.After he left the university, he became a teacher, but later turned to journalism. |
treat sb to… | 招待某人吃…;让…享受…; | 2. She treated herself a good week-end holiday. |
account for… | 解释,说明原因;占比例 | He couldn’t account for his absence from school. | ||
answer for… | 对…负责,承担,保证 | You have to answer for your wrong doing one day. | ||
apply for… | 申请 | Apply for a passport/a post/a position/a loan | ||
care for… | 喜欢;照顾,照料 | They don’t care very greatly for arts. The sick must be cared for. | ||
call for… | 来找某人,来取某物;要求;要求有,需要采取某行动 | I’ll call for you at the airport at 8. We called for the packages at the post office. The problem calls for very careful thought. The disease calls for immediate treatment. | ||
enter for… | 报名参加;替…报名参加 | How many people entered for the game? I’d like to know what joker entered me for the cake-making competition. | ||
exchange.. for. | 以..换…; | Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds? | ||
hunt for… | 寻找 | |||
head for… | 开往,前往(某地);将会碰到(遭到) | You are heading for trouble. | ||
look for… | 寻找 | |||
leave for… | 动身去 | |||
make for…(spl) | 前往,向某地走去;有助于造成,造成 | 1.The escaped prisoner made for the coast. 2.Thoughtfulness makes for closer relationship. 3.Does early rising make for good health? | ||
pay for… | 付…的钱;为…付代价 | You’ve acted foolishly and you’ll pay for it. | ||
run for… | 竞选; | He didn’t want to run for president in that year. | ||
search(…)for… | 搜某地寻找某物 | |||
stand for… | 代表 | |||
take…for… | 把..误认为… | |||
vote for… | 投票赞成(选举) | Whether you vote for or against the proposal doesn’t seem to matter much. | ||
be eager for… | 殷切希望得到 | |||
be for… | 支持,赞成 | |||
be grateful for… | 因…而感激 | |||
be intended/meant for… | 为…目的而专门特设的 | |||
blame/scold/condemn sb for… care for… | 因为…责备/批评/谴责某人 | |||
change…for… | 把…换成… | |||
compensate for… | 弥补,补偿 | Nothing can compensate for the loss of health. | ||
enter(sb) for… | 报名参加;替…报名参加 | How many people entered for the competition? 2.I’d like to know what joker entered me for the cake-making competition? | ||
go in for… | 从事(某种工作,活动);有某种爱好;参加某项比赛 | I didn’t go in for engineering. 2.I go in for collecting stamps and judo. 3.She went in for the singing competition. | ||
head for…=be headed for.. | 前往(某地);(如果这样下去)将会碰到 | 1.We saw him heading for us, so we stepped aside. 2.If you go on with him, Jinny, you’re heading for trouble. | ||
look/search for… | ||||
make up for… | ||||
make for… | 向…走去,向…冲去;有助于造成…; | 1.The escaped prisoner was making for the coast. 2.International football matches do not always make for better understanding between countries. | ||
reach for… | 伸手去取 |
act out | 表演(对话,故事) | act out the story(dialogue) |
bring out… | 显示;使表现出来;讲解清楚;出版,生产 | 2..Difficulties can bring out a person’s best qualities. |
break out | 爆发;突然大声… | the war/quarrel/a fire/earthquake |
block…out | 阻挡在外 | |
burst out doing … | 突然爆发… | |
call out | 请出来;叫出名字 | 2.Each person stepped forward as his name was called out. |
come out | 出来,出版;开花,发芽;结果(如何);考试结果…,考第…名;照片洗出来…;结果算出来.. | 3.The game came out as we had hoped. 3.I came out first in the exam. 4.The photos I took of the baby came out well. 5.The calculations have come out right. |
check out | 把…检查一遍;结账离开(旅馆);购物后算账 | 1.Would you check out these names and numbers, please? 2.The last guests checked out of their rooms in the morning. |
cut out… | 删掉;停止;剪下来;切除 | 1.Let’s cut out the unimportant details. 2.He’s decided to cut out smoking. 3.Pictures from these magazines can be cut out, and used as teaching aids. |
carry out… | 实行,执行 | carry out the policy/my instruction/my orders/the experiment/his promise/the plan/ |
die out | 绝种;(火)熄灭; | |
drop out (of…) | 退出,掉队,退学 | 1.The class began with ten students, but several have dropped out . 2.Ten runners started , but three soon dropped out. 3.Teenagers who drop out of high school have trouble finding jobs.(There have been fewer dropouts this year.) |
fill out… | 填写 | |
find out… | 查出,查明 | |
figure out… | 1.算出2.想出,理解,明白 | I wish I could figure out how their minds work. |
go all out to do sth | 竭尽一切去做某事 | |
give out… | 散发,分发;宣布;被用完,耗尽;机器失灵,人体力不支;发出(气味,光热,喊叫等) | 3.you can’t have a hot bath---the water will give out. 4.Tom’s legs gave out and he couldn’t run any further. |
go out | 熄灭;过时了; | |
go out of one’s way | 特意做某事,专门做某事 | |
hang out | ||
hand out | 晾晒;坚持下去,维持 | 2.It is doubtful whether our resources will hang out for more than two days. |
hold out | 坚持;维持,够用;伸出 | 1.you must hold out! You must bear this! 2.The water won’t hold out much longer. 3.He held out his hand in welcome. |
help sb out | 帮忙摆脱困难 | |
keep…out | 挡住,使进不来; | keep out the cold, //keep the unwanted visitors out. |
knock out | 击败对手;使失去知觉;使惊得目瞪口呆 | 2. A blow on the head knocked him out. |
leave out | 漏掉,遗漏;删掉 | You have made a mistake---you’ve left out the letter t. I hope you won’t leave this excellent material out. |
let out… | 泄漏(机密),透露; 发出(叫声);出租;把衣服放大 | 1.Keep this to yourselves---don’t let it out to others. 3. They let out horses by the day. |
look out(for…) | 当心,提防 | |
lay out | 设计布局 | |
make out… | 看清楚;理解,明白;开(账单);进展;假装,装出 | 3.He made out a list of books which Tom was to read. 5.He makes himself out to be very important. |
pick out… | 选出;认出,看清楚 | 2. Can you pick out a friend’s face in the crowd? |
point out… | 指出 | |
put out… | 熄灭,扑灭;生产,出版,发表;使不高兴;使感到不变 | 3.He was put out by the rude behavior of his guests. |
pull out | (火车)出站;退出 | 2.I don’t like the plan .I’m going to pull out before it’s too late. |
rule out | 排除(可能性);使…不可能 | 1.I can’t rule out the possibility of trouble. 2.The condition of the ground ruled out any chance of hunting. |
run out | 用完 (vi);过期, | |
run out of… | Vt | |
stand out | 显得突出,引人注目 | |
set out | 动身,出发;开始,着手(做某事);列举;摆好,布置 | 3.They set out all their reasons. 4.Set out the chairs for the meeting in rows of 10. |
sell out | 全部卖完 | |
send out | 发出(光亮等);长出(嫩芽) | send out light/heat/messages/new leaves |
show sb out | 领某人出去 | |
sort out… | 整理好; 挑出, | |
speak out | 大胆讲话;讲大声点 | Abraham Lincoln spoke out against slavery. |
spread out | 伸开,张开;展现;铺开 | 1.He spread out his hands. 2.The woods spread out as far as the eye could see. 3.Then he spread the map out on the table. |
stick out | 伸出,突出;坚持到底 | A pair of feet stuck out at the end of the blanket. His front teeth stick out. The miners are determined to stick out until they get their demands. |
try out | 使用,实验,试试 | You ought to try out the radio before you buy it. |
turn out … | 结果是;生产,制造;造就,培养;(人群)出来参加某活动; | 2.The machines turns out fifty copies a minute. 3.Our school has turned out a lot of successful leaders. 4.Many people turned out to watch the match. |
take out… | 取出 | |
work out(…) | 制定出;想出;算出,解题;理解,弄懂;进行情况良好;(情况)发展…;进行锻炼 | 2.We are working out a way t have a cheap holiday. 4.I can’t work out the meaning of this poem. 5.Things will work out if you will just be patient. 6.Everything has worked out according to the plan. 7.John works out in the gym two hours every day.(They had a workout in the gym.) |
wear…out… | 穿旧,用旧;使累坏;耗尽,消磨掉; | 2.You look worn out. You’ve been standing nearly all the evening. 3.His patience was worn out by all these troubles and anxieties. |
watch out (for…) | 当心 |
break up(…) | 散会,驱散群众;停课放假;分开,拆散; | 1They broke up the meeting. 2The school has broken up for the holidays. | |
bring up… | 提出;抚养大,教养;呕吐 | 1.Who brought up the fantastic ideas? 2.I was brought up to be honest. 3.He was so ill that he brought up everything. | |
build up | 建立发展起来;加强增强(力量,体质);逐步增加; | 1.build up a country/a good business/a good reputation 2.build up the muscles/the body/your strength/his health 3.The clouds/the pressure/tension/the noise/the traffic is building up. | |
call up | 给打电话;使想起;征召入役 | 2.The picture of the capital called up memories of his childhood holidays. | |
cheer up | 高兴起来;使高兴起来 | ||
check up… | 检查;核对 | Check up on the information. (I am going to the doctor for a medical check-up.) | |
clear up | 晴朗起来;澄清,使清楚;整理收拾; | 1.Now it is clearing up,and a sparrow is beginning to chirp. Her face cleared up as she read the letter. 2.I had doubts, but now they are cleared up. You’ll have to clear up the things on the table before we have tea. | |
cover up | 完全盖住;掩盖,掩饰 | 1.He covered the child up with a blanket. 2.He tried to cover up her nervousness as she waited to make her speech. | |
come up | 走过来;被提出;发生;长出来 | 2.The question of drug-taking is bound to come up at the next conference. 3. I’ll let you know if anything comes up. | |
cut up… | 切碎;使痛苦 | ||
call/ring up sb | 给某人打电话 | ||
eat up… | 吃光 | ||
give up… | 放弃;不再做某事 | ||
get up | 起床,站起来 | ||
hold up… | 举起;支撑;使停顿,使不能行驶;持续,坚持 | 2.The chair was too weak to hold up her. 3.The traffic was held up by the accident. The construction was held up . 4.If the weather holds up, I shall be glad. | |
hurry up | 快点;催促,加快 | ||
keep up(…) | 保持下去,继续下去,(使)保持高昂,不泄气,使不衰减;使不去睡觉;跟上(不落后) | 1. I hope the weather will keep up. 2. They keep up the habit of visiting friends. 3. Their spirits are keeping up although they have many troubles. 4. The good news keeps our spirits up. | |
look up… | 查找;好转,改善 | 2. The business is looking up. | |
make up… | 编造;和解;弥补上;化妆;构成,组成;占比例;包好(包),铺好床,开好单子 | ||
pick up… | 拾起,拿起;无意买到;得到,染上,(非正规地)学到;取某物,接某人;继续(讲故事,谈话);收听(节目);(身体)逐渐恢复,(情绪)好转;加快(速度) | ||
put up… | 举起(手);修建,搭起;张贴;住宿,过夜;留…住宿; | ||
send up | 发射,发出 | ||
show up | 出现,来到某地; | ||
shut up | 住嘴 | ||
stay up | 熬夜 | ||
set up… | 建立,成立;创(记录); | ||
sit up.. | 坐着不睡;坐直 | ||
take up… | 选修;从事某项活动;开始做(某项工作);占用时间,空间);继续(讲述)(裁缝)改短 | 5. The teacher took up the lesson where she left off yesterday. | |
tear up | 撕碎 | ||
turn up | 出席(某活动);出现;发生(某情况);把(音量)开大些;(经济情况)好转 | ||
throw up… | 放弃;呕吐; | ||
use up | 用光,用完 | ||
warm up | 变得暖和起来;热情起来,兴奋起来,活跃起来;(活动前)热身准备活动 | 2. He warmed up as he went on with his speech. |
agree on… | 双方关于…达成一致意见 | |
be based on… | 以…为基础 | |
bring on… | 引起,使发生;使成长更快 | 1.The cold weather brought on many attacks of flu. 2.This warm weather should bring on the crops. |
catch on | 变得风行起来,受欢迎;理解,了解 | 1. Do you think this fashion will catch on? 2.Would you mind repeating what you said?I didn’t quite catch on. |
call on… | 拜访某人;叫某人做某事,号召呼吁某人做某事 | |
come on | 赶快,不要犹豫了; | |
congratulate sb on… | 祝贺你因… | |
concentrate on… | 集中注意于 | |
count on | 指望,依靠 | |
carry on(…) | 进行;继续下去 | 1.carry on a conversation 2.Though tired and hungry, they carried on until they reached camp. |
depend on… | 依靠;取决于 | |
decide on… | 就...做出决定 | |
focus …on… | 集中…于… | |
get on(along)… | 进行;相处 | |
go on | 发生,(活动)进行;(工作)进展; 继续干某事 | |
hold on | 坚持(下去);别忙挂,等一等; | |
keep on doing | 继续做某事 | |
look on | 旁观,=stand by look on sb as…(把…看作) | |
look down on/upon… | 瞧不起,看不起 | |
live on/feed on… | 靠…活着 | |
operate on… | 给…做手术 | |
put on… | 穿上,戴上;戴着某种神情;上演;装出 | 2.She put on cold airs. 3.We are putting the play on again next week owing to its success. 4.He put on a smile. |
play a joke/trick on… | 给某人开玩笑 | |
rely on… | 依靠,指望 | |
take on… | 接受从事(某工作); 雇佣; 开始具有,呈现; 变得流行 | 1.After his father died, Bill took on the management of the factory. 2.The college is taking on more staff. 3.Now her hair has taken on a healthy shine.、His writing has taken on a very special style. 4.I didn’t expect pointed shoes to take on, but they have. |
turn on… | 开(收音机等);使感兴趣,吸引 | 2.Rock music really turns me on. |
take on… | 接受,从事(某工作);雇佣;开始具有;变的风行,被大家接受; | 1.After his father died, Bill took on the management of the factory. 2.All the department stores take on additional help for the Christmas season. 3.In the translation, the word takes on a different meaning./His face took on an angry look. 4.I didn’t expect pointed shoes to take on, but they have. |
try on… | 试穿(戴) | |
wait on… | 服侍,伺候,招待 | |
work on… | 从事(某工作);对…产生影响 | 1.work on the new design/the project/the new book/a report/perfecting my writing style 2.The added struggle worked on his already weakened heart. |
be caught in… | 被困在…里 | |
be trapped in… | 被困在…里; | |
be stuck in… | 被困在…里 | |
break in(into…) | 破门而入;插嘴 | |
bring in… | 挣得;赚得,收获; | How much does that garage business bring in each month? Farmers in the south have also brought in good crops. |
burst into (tears /laughter /flames/ applause/ angry speech) | 突然(进入某种状态或发生某种情况) | |
check in | 报到;签到; | The friends we had invited did not check in until Saturday. |
crowd in | 涌向(某处) | The people crowded in to see him. Memories crowded in upon me. |
cut in | 插嘴;夹塞(不按顺序排队) | |
fall into… | 开始…起来;陷入某种状态;可分为几部分 | 1. They fell into a lively discussion of the question. 2.They have fallen into poverty. 3.This story falls into five parts. |
go in for… | 从事(某种职业或工作);钻研(某学科);从事(某种活动);有(某种爱好);喜欢 | 1.I didn’t want to go in for engineering. 3.What sports do you go in for? 4.She goes in for wearing very unusual clothes. |
get in… | 收获 | |
give in (to…) | 上交;让步,投降;向…做出让步 | |
hand in | 上交 | |
knock into… | 撞到…上面 | |
look into… | 调查 | |
lie in… | 原因在于 | |
pull in | (火车)开进站 | |
result in… | 导致 | |
run into… | 无意间碰到,和…相撞;陷入 | 1.Joe lost control of his bike and run into a tree. 2.He has run into trouble in his job. |
show sb in | 令某人进入 |
take in… | 让…在家住,收留 理解,领会 包括,涉及 欺骗,使上当 | |
turn in… | 上交 |
break off | 突然停止,中断;断绝关系;停止工作 | 1.They broke off their conversation. 2.The fight broke off shortly after sunset. 3.Let’s break off and have some tea. |
call off… | 取消(某活动),停止; | |
cut off… | 切断,停掉;隔绝,挡住;切下来,剪下来 | 1.cut off the supply of water/electricity/oil/The television show was cut off by a special news report. 2.The village was cut off by the snow for more than a month. |
die off | 一个一个死掉绝种 | |
get off | 下车;动身,启程;脱下来;下班; | |
give off | 散发出(味,烟,蒸汽) | |
go off | (钟)响;爆炸;响;=go on(情况进行);=go bad(变坏); | |
keep off… | (雨雪等)暂时不下;避开 | 1.The thunderstorm kept off until we were safely indoors. 2.Keep off the grass. |
knock off | 下班,停止工作;减价 | 1.The workmen usually knock off at 5:30. 2.They knocked five pounds off the price. |
lay…off | (临时)解雇;停止(干某事) | 1.The factory has laid off workers because of the drop in sales. 2.Why don’t you lay off smoking for a while until you cough gets better? |
pay off | 还清;有利可图,使得到好处;是值得的,没白费 | 2.It was a risk but it paid off. 3. It is rather expensive to buy such equipment, but in the long run it should pay off. |
put off… | 推迟 | |
set off | 动身起程;燃放(鞭炮);引发(某事),触发 | 3.Careless handling of international relations can set off a war./A letter from home set off an attack of homesickness . |
show off | 炫耀,自豪的给别人看 | |
switch off | 关上,断掉 | |
turn off… | 关上,断掉 | |
take off | 脱衣;起飞;匆匆离去;休假 | 4.I’m taking tomorrow morning off. |
see sb off | 为某人送行 |
break away from… | ||
die away | 消逝远处而静下来 | His steps had died away, and there was a moment of silence./the sound of the car died away in the distance. |
free sb from… | 从…(脱)出来,摆脱 | I couldn’t free myself from memories of his kindness to me when I was a child. |
give away… | 送给人;泄露(机密),暴露(自己的情况) | 2.Please don’t give my secret away. 3.He pretended to be French, but his German accent gave him away.//The guilty look on his face was a real give-away. |
pass away | 逝世 | |
put away… | 收起来放一边以备后用;存储 | |
turn …away | 转身不看;撵走,打发走 | 2.Most of the crowd were turned away from the sellout performance. |
break through | 突破,打通;取得重大成果 | 1.The crowd broke through the lines of police./It was a cloudy day, but the sun at last broke through. 2.Scientists hope to break through soon in their fight against heart disease. |
come through | 经历(危险)活了下来 | |
get through… | 打通电话;通过(考试);做完,办完,看完,吃完;度过时间;穿过 | 4.I can’t think how he’ll get through the time. 5.There is a hole , That’s why the water get through. |
see through | 看穿;把…进行到底;帮助度过困难;够维持 | 2.Now that we’ve started the project, we’ll have to see it through. 3.Don’t worry about the money;I’ll see you through. 4.I think we have enough bread to see us through the weekend. |
go through | 审阅(检查);翻找(搜寻);看一遍;经历(痛苦,困难)经过(阶段);用完,用掉 | 2.Mother went through the drawer looking for the sweater. 4. She went through one hardship after another. 5.Do you mean to say that we’ve gone through all the envelopes I bought last week? |
look through | 翻阅(查看);读(看)一遍 | |
live through | 经历(而活过来) | He has lived through two wars and three revolutions. |
carry through | 进行到底;使度过难关 | He carried through the work in a month. His courage carried him through(his illness). |
cut down… | 削减,压缩,减少;砍倒 | 1.We must cut down our expenses. | |
close down | 关门,倒闭 | ||
die down | 平息,静下来 | The wind/noise/anger/excitement/storm/fighting/flames/cheering/applause die down. | |
hold down | 压制,控制,制止;使不上涨 | 1.Hold down the noise. | |
let sb down | 辜负,使失望;把(衣服)放长 | He said he would be here by 12 o’clock, but he let us down. | |
note down… | 写下,记下 | ||
pull down | 拆毁(房子);使身子虚弱 | ||
break down | (机器,车辆)坏了;(计划,谈判)失败,坚持不下去了;(身体)垮了;感情控制不住了;(谈话,通讯)中断;分解 | ||
put down… | 放下;记下 | ||
set down (to doing sth) | 开始着手做某事 | ||
settle down | 安稳地坐下来;定居下来;安静下来;开始适应起来 | 1.She settled down to read her book. 3.The teacher told the students to settle down and study the lesson. 4.I’m sure the child will settle down in his new school. | |
shut down | 使关闭,使停工;停业 | 1.The factory was shut down for two months as a result of the strike. 2.Some mines will have to shut down. | |
take down | 取下;记下来;拆卸 | 3. In the evening the campers put up a tent, and the next morning they took it down. | |
tear down | 撕下来;拆毁;拆卸开 | 2.The workmen tore down the old house and built a new house in its place. 3,The mechanics had to tear down the engine, fix it , and put it together again. | |
turn down… | 拒不接受;把声音调低; |
get over… | 克服,摆脱(某种情绪);克服困难,从…恢复过来;=get …across | 1.We must get over our disappointment./As for being shy, you’ll get over that. 2.Has Walter got over his financial difficulties yet?/ He has got over his illness very slowly. 3.Professor Wright knows his subject, but he is not very good at getting his idea over to his students. |
go over… | 检查;复习; | When Mr Jones gets old, he will hand over his business to his son. |
hand over | 移交,拿给某人看 | |
knock over | 打翻 | |
look over | 翻阅;检查,查看 | |
take over | 接替(职务);接管 | He is taking over my job while I am on holiday. |
turn over… | =hand over(移交);翻页;随便看看;翻身;翻地 | |
watch over | 照看,看守,负责 | The mother bird is watching over her young./He was watching over his father’s sheep. |
be fed up with… | 受够了,腻了, | I’m fed up with the wet weather./I’m fed up with talking to you. You never listen to me. |
catch up with… | 赶上某人 | |
come up with… | 提出=put forward | |
fit in with… | 适应… | |
be faced with… | 面临… | |
put up with… | 忍受,容忍 | |
keep up with… | 跟上,不被落下;了解(最新的发展) | 2.Julie is one of those women who always keep up with the latest fashions./the medical developments/ the news |
end up with… | 以…结束 | The dinner ended up with fruit and coffee. |
come across | 偶然碰到,遇见 | |
get… across(to sb) | 讲清楚,使…被理解(明白) | He was unable to get across to the group what he meant. |
give back… | 还给;使..恢复健康 | I hope the holiday will give him back his good spirits. |
hold back… | 踌躇不前;抑制,控制;隐瞒,不公布 | 1.He held back from social activity because he felt embarrassed with people. 2.They are accustomed to holding back their emotions. 3.I could tell from his nervousness that he was holding back something. |
keep back… | 隐瞒(没讲);扣下不付;留在后边不往前走;止住 | 1.He kept back some of the facts. 2.They kept back $5 a month from their salary for other purposes. 3.they all ran forward, but I kept back. 4.to keep back tears. |
pay back… | 偿还;报复 | 2.He paid me back by not coming. |
act as… | 充当,起…作用 | |
consider … as… | 把…看成… | |
look upon …as.. | 把…看成… | |
regard… as… | 把…看成… | |
serve as… | 担任(某职务);起...的作用权当 | 2.The sofa served as a bed. |
think of…as… | 把…看成… | |
work as… | 充当 |
agree with… | 同意(某人的意见);适合…;相一致,相符 | 2That hot, damp climate/the food didn’t agree with him. 3.His explanation agrees with the facts of the situation./Your story agrees with what I had already heard. |
be busy with… | 忙于… | |
be content /pleased with.. | 对…满意 | |
be popular with… | 在…当中受欢迎 | |
disagree with… | 不同意…;不一致 | |
fill…with… | 用…填满… | |
have some trouble with … | 在…有麻烦 | |
help sb with… | 在…帮某人 | |
meet with… | 偶遇 |
accuse sb of… | 指责指控某人做了某事 | |
approve of… | 赞成赞同;批准(of) | |
be fond of | 喜欢 | |
be tired of… | 厌烦… | |
be full of | 充满 | |
be proud of… | 因…感到自豪 | |
be made of… | 由…组成,构成 | |
consist of… | 由…组成,构成 | |
convince sb of… | 使某人相信 ;be convinced of…(对…相信) | |
cure sb of… | 治愈某人的…病 | |
die of… | 死于(疾病,情感,饥饿,寒冷等) | I’m dying of boredom. |
expect sb of… | 对…的期望(要求) | You are expecting too much of her. |
dream of… | 梦想着做某事 | |
get rid of… | 摆脱,除掉,处理掉 | You must have a thorough rest and get rid of your sleeplessness and headaches. |
hear of | 听说… | |
inform sb of… | 告知,通知某人某事 | |
make use of… | 利用 | |
make fun of… | 取笑,开玩笑 | |
make the best(most) of… | 充分利用 | |
remind sb of… | 令某人想起 | |
rob sb of… | 抢劫某人的某物 | |
speak of | 谈起,谈及 | |
suspect sb of | 怀疑某人做某事 | |
warn…of… | 警告某人提防… | |
be made from… | 由…组成,构成 | |
date from… | 追溯到… | |
differ from… | 与…不同 | |
die from… | 因…而死 | die from a wound |
distinguish… from… | 把…和…区分开 | |
graduate from… | 毕业于 | |
hear from… | 收到某人的来信 | |
learn from… | 向…学习 | |
protect sb from… | 保护…免于… | |
prevent sb (from)… | 阻止某人做某事 | |
stop sb( from )… | 阻止某人做某事 | |
keep sb from… | 阻止某人做某事 | |
result from… | 由…导致 | |
separate…from… | 把..和…分开 | |
shelter sb from… | 保护…免于… | |
tell…from… | 把...和…区分开 |
bring about | 引起,实现,造成 | She made various efforts to bring about a peaceful solution of the problem. Scientists say that many factors bring about changes in the weather. |
come about | 发生,造成 | How did the accident come about? How does it come about that he is so badly off when he earns quite a good salary? |
care about | 对感兴趣,在乎;关心 | I don’t care about money or what people call position. She thinks only of herself; she doesn’t care about other people. |
hang about | 跟在身边;闲呆着 | 1.Wherever one goes, there’s always a spy hanging about. 2.We hung about until the shops opened. |
set about | 开始着手做某事 | |
be concerned about | 关心;担心 |
glimpse at | 瞥见 | |
glance at | 扫一眼 | |
glare at | 怒视 | |
laugh at… | 嘲笑 | |
point at… | 指着 | |
shout at | 朝着喊叫 | |
stare at | 盯着 | |
shoot at | 瞄准射击 | |
aim at… | 旨在… | |
come at… | 向…攻击;弄清楚 | 1.I saw the lion just as it was going to come at me. 2.It was a long time before we came at the truth. |
look after | 照顾 | |
take after | 长得像;性格等像 | Try to take after your parents who were honest hardworking people. |
name…after | 以…命名… | |
be after… | 追求,寻找… |
stand by | 站在一旁,袖手旁观;支持,站在…一边;遵守坚持 | 1 How can you stand by and see such cruelty? 2.No matter what happens I’ll stand by you,so don’t be afraid. 3.You should always stand by your promise. |
pay back | 归(偿)还;报复 | 2.He paid me back by not coming. |