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(a) He is seldom absent from school.

3.

absence of mind(=being absent-minded) 心不在焉

(a) Absence of mind in chemical experiments may cause a

serious accident.

4. be absorbed in全神贯注于„近: be engrossed in ; be lost in ; be rapt in ; be buried in; be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on

(a) Newton was so engrossed in his laboratory work that he

often forgot to eat. 牛顿全神贯注地在实验室工作,常常连吃饭也忘了。

(b) Engross vt用大字体书写, 使全神贯注, (c) ©©rapt adj全神贯注的

5. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有 (a) abound in place with sth

(b) Streams abound with fish河里鱼很多。

(c) ©Birds are abndant in the tall vegetation by the canal.

6. access (to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解 (a) There is no access to the street through that door. (b) 穿过那个门没有通向大街的路。

7. of one‟s own accord( willingly)自愿地 ,主动地 (a) She knew they would leave of their own accord. 8.

in accord with与„一致

(a) …this military action, taken in accord with United Nations

resolutions…

9. out of accord with同„不一致

10. in accordance(accord) with (=in agreement with) 依照,根据

(a) Most people believe they conduct their private and public

lives in accordance with Christian moratity.

11. with one accord (unanimously) 一致地

(a) With one accord they turned and walked back over the

grass.

12. in concord 和谐；和睦

(a) The two tribes lived in concord. 两部落和睦相处。 13. on one‟s own account为了某人的缘故, 为了某人自己的利益

(a) (=at one‟s own risk) 自行负责

(b) I told him if he withdrew it was on his own account. (c) ©(=by oneself)依靠自

(d) She had plans to set up in business on her own account. 14. on account(credit) 赊账;

(a) If you buy something on account, you pay nothing or only

part of the cost at first, and pay the rest later.

15. on account of因为(because of);

(a) You use on account of to introduce the reason or

explanation for something.

16. on no account不论什么原因也不;

(a) On no account should the mixture come near boiling. 17. take sth into account把„„考虑进去

(a) The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into

account.

18. give sb an account of说明, 解释 (理由)

19. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释, 说明

(a) The suspect couldn‟t account for his time that night. (b) 嫌疑犯不能说明那天晚上他的时间安排

20. accuse sb of„(=charge sb with„; blame sb for„; blame sth

on sb ; complain about) 指控,控告

(a) They were accused of unlawful assembly.

21. be accustomed to doing sth (=be in the habit of doing sth, be

used to sth)习惯于

(a) I am not accustomed to being interrupted. 22. be acquainted with了解; 熟悉

(a) He was well acquainted with the literature of France,

Germany and Holland.

23. act on履行;

(a) Both the Israelis and the Palestinians failed to act on recent

UN resolutions. 以巴双方均未能履行联合国近期的决议。

24. act as担当;

(a) Act as an agent to record the accounts. 25. act for代理

(a) He acted for Smith while he was ill.

26. adapt oneself to (=adjust oneself to)使自己适应于

(a) He adapted himself to the cold weather. (b) 他适应了寒冷的天气。

27. adapt„(for) (=make sth Suitable for a new need) 改编, 改写

(以适应新的需要)

(a) A graded reader is a story which has been adapted for

people learning to read or learning a foreign language.

28. in addition此外, 又, 加之

(a) The Met Office Web site provides regional reports, a

shipping forecast and gale warnings. In addition, visitors can download satellite images of the UK.

29. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除„外

(a) There‟s a postage and packing fee in addition to the repair

charge.

30. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist

on, persist in, observe, cleave to) 粘附; 坚持, 遵循 (a) I will adhere to this opinion until contrary facts appear. (b) 如果没有相反的事实,我将坚持我的意见。 31. adjust to (=change slightly)调节; 适应;

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(a) They are unable to adjust themselves to their environment” 32. admit of ( leave room for; allow for)留有„的余地The rules

and regulations admit of no other explanation这些规章制度不容许有其他解释。

33. to advantage有利的,使优点更加突出地

(a) The roses were displayed to advantage in a blue vase. 34. have an advantage over胜过

(a) This custom-built kitchen has many advantages over a

standard one.

35. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of,

profit from)欺骗、利用

(a) She took advantage of him even after they were divorced. 36. agreed to同意, 允诺

(a) She agreed to my idea她同意我的想法。 37. agree on 对„意见一致

(a) We agree on this count这一点上,我们的意见一致。 38. agree with 一致；相符合

(a) I quite agree with what you say. 你所说的我很赞成。 39. Agree with sb. 同意某人的观点

(a) I agree with you about the gun situation. 40. in agreement with同意, 一致

(a) Not all scholars are in agreement with her, however. 41. ahead of在„之前, 超过

(a) Our company is ahead of other makers of spare parts for

the airplane.

(b) 我们公司制造飞机零部件比别家的业绩好。 42. ahead of time提前

(a) This dish may be prepared a day ahead of time and

refrigerated.

43. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具体

1. 2)在谣传中 2.

3)到处弥漫

(b) Excitement was in the air. 到处充满了兴奋之情 44. above all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重

要的

(a) Above all, do not be too proud to ask for advice.

in all adv. (=altogether) 总共, 总计

(b) In all some 15 million people live in the selected areas. 45. after all毕竟,到底;

(a) It has turned out to be a nice day after all. (b) 天气终于转晴了。 46. (not) at all一点也不;

(a) I‟m not at all sorry I came, I‟m glad! (b) 我来了一点也不遗憾，我很高兴。 47. all at once(=suddenly)突然;

(a) I feel terribly sleepy all at once.

(b) All at once there was someone knocking on the door. 48. once and for all一劳永逸;

(a) The problem can be solved once and for all, if you do that.

（如果你那样做，问题就可能一劳永逸地得到解决。）

49. above all最重要的;

(a) Above all, I love Tchaikovsky. (b) 首先，我喜欢柴可夫斯基。 50. first of all首先;

(a) The cut in the interest rates has not had very much impact

in California for two reasons. First of all, banks are still afraid to loan.

51. all in all大体上说;

(a) All in all, her condition is greatly improved. (b) 一般说来，她的健康状况大大好转。 52. all but(Nearly; almost:) 几乎

(a) all but crying with relief快乐地差一点大叫起来 53. allow for考虑到, 估计到

(a) We must allow for his inexperience我们必须考虑到他缺

乏经验。

54. amount to (=to be equal to) 总计、等同于

(a) The banks have what amounts to a monopoly.

(b) ...a schoolboy comedy, which amounted to little more than

slapstick.

55. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take

charge for) 对„负责、保证(guarantee) (a) I will answer for the truth of what he has said. (b) 我保证他所说的话是真的。

56. answer to (conform to,compliance with) 适合,符合

(a) He doesn‟t answer to the description of the missing man.

他与所描绘的失踪者的相貌特征不符。

57. be anxious about为„焦急不安; 或anxious for

(a) We are all anxious about/for his safety. (b) 我们都为他的安全而忧虑。 58. apologize to sb for sth为„向„道歉

(a) I apologized to her for stepping on her foot. (b) 我因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。 59. appeal for sth呼吁„、请求

(a) to appeal for aid求助 60. appeal to sb对某人有吸引力

(a) Does the film appeal to you? 61. apply for申请

(a) I want to apply for the job. 我想申请这项工作。 62. apply to sth = resort to sth与„有关;适用

(a) What I have said does not apply to you. (b) 我说的话与你无关。

63. approve of doing(=consent to, be in favor of, favor, agree to,

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consider good, right)赞成,

(a) My parents don‟t approve of me smoking cigarettes. (b) 我的父母不准许我吸烟。 64. arise from(=result from) 由„引起

(a) mistakes that arise from a basic misunderstanding. (b) 出自于基本上是误解的错误 65. arrange for sb to do sth安排„做„

(a) It has been arranged for him by his family to marry a girl

of his own class. 他家已就婚姻问题为他做好安排，要他娶一个门当户对的女孩

66. arrive at到达某地(小地方);得出,作出;

(a) We arrived at a decision after much thought. (b) 经过大家反复考虑后做出了决定 (c) ©to arrive at a port抵达港口 67. arrive in到达某地(大地方);

(a) to arrive at a port抵达港口 68. be ashamed of 以„为羞耻

(a) I behaved badly yesterday and I am ashamed (of myself)

now. 我昨天表现不好，我现在感到很惭愧。

69. assure sb of sth 向„保证, 使„确信

(a) I assure you its quality. 保证质量 70. attach (to) 缚, 系 ,结

(a) We should attach primary importance to the development

of economy.我们要把发展经济的工作放在第一位。

71. make an attempt at doing sth (to do sth) 试图做„

(a) If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it,

often without success.

72. attend to (=look after) 关注；注意：

(a) We‟ll attend to that problem later. (b) 稍后我们将关注那个问题

(c) ©The staff will helpfully attend to your needs. 73. attend on(upon)(=wait upon, serve) 侍候

(a) attend on one‟s master侍候主人 74. attitude to/ toward „对„的态度/看法

(a) People‟s attitude towards the skyscrapers varies widely.

人们对这些摩天大楼的态度很不相同。

75. attribute„to„(=to believe sth to be the result of„)把„归因

于

(a) David attributed his company‟s success to the unity of all

the staff and their persevering hard work.

(b) 大卫说他们公司之所以获得成功是由于全体员工的团

结和坚持不懈努力工作的结果。

76. on the average (=on average, on an average) 平均

(a) On average, American firms remain the most productive in

the world.

(b) American shares rose, on average, by 38%.

77. be aware of (=be conscious of , beware)意识到

(a) I was not aware of the fire. 我没有意识到火。 78. in the back of在...后面 支持, 主使

(a) Actor Hugh Grant was caught with his pants down when

he was having sex with a prostitute in the back of his car.

79. on the back of在„后部(外面);

(a) A guy is reading his paper when his wife walks up behind

him and smacks him on the back of the head with a frying pan.

80. be on one‟s back(=be ill in bed) 卧床

(a) He lay on his back, with his hands crossed under his head.

他仰面躺着,头枕着手。

81. at one‟s back(=supporting or favoring sb) 支持

(a) Don‟ t talk about other‟ s at his

back.

(b) A:Tom should learn to look after himself. (c) ©B:Yeah,he can‟t always have us at his back. 82. have sb at one‟s back有„支持, 有„作后台 83. behind one‟s back背着某人(说坏话)

(a) Don‟t speak evil of a man behind his back． (b) 不要在背后说人坏话。

84. turn one‟s back on sb (=close one‟s eye to sb) 不理睬(某人),

背弃,抛弃

(a) If the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on

the world.

85. be based on / upon基于

(a) This news report is based entirely on fact. (b) 这篇新闻报导是完全根据实际情况写成的。 86. on the basis of根据„, 在„基础上

(a) On the basis of the above results, we may establish

attractor viewpoint of process of the long-range atmosphere and climate.

87. begin with以„开始

(a) Knowledge begin with practice. 认识从实践开始。 88. To begin with (=firstly) 首先, 第一(经常用于开始语)

(a) To begin with, we must consider the faculties of the staff

all-sidedly.首先,我们必须全面地考虑全体员工的素质。

89. on behalf of以„名义

(a) Secret Service officer Robin Thompson spoke on behalf of

his colleagues.

90. believe in (=have faith or trust in; count on) 相信,依赖,信仰

(a) I don‟t believe in the story.

(b) 我不相信这件事。;我不相信这个故事。 91. benefit (from) 受益,得到好处

(a) We benefit from daily exercises. (b) 我们得益于每天做操。

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92. for the benefit of为了„的利益(好处)

(a) in the interests of符合„的利益

(b) It is not his fault. He did it for your benefit.

这不是他的过错。他是为了你的利益才这样做的。 (c) ©All the donations are for the benefit of the disabled

children.

所有的捐款都是为了帮助残疾儿童。

93. for the better好转

(a) Her condition took a turn for the better. (b) 她的情况有所改善

94. get the better of (=defeat sb) 打败, 智胜

(a) The devil begins to get the better of him by furnishing him

with reasons for self-approval.

95. by birth在出生上,论出身,按血统

(a) Iococca is Italian by birth although he was born in the

United States.

(b) 雅可虽然生在美国,但父母是意大利人。 96. give birth to出生

(a) A hobby that gave birth to a successful business. 97. blame sb for sth因„责备某人

(a) blame sth on sb把„推在某人身上 (b) Don‟t blame it on him, but on me. (c) ©别怪他,该怪我。

(d) They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan. (e) 他们怪罪秘书造成计划延误。 98. be in blossom开花(强调状态)

(a) come into blossom开花(强调动作) (b) A friendship in full blossom浓郁的友谊

(c) ©Approximately four thousand red and white plum trees

come into blossom at the foot of Mt. Makuyama.

99. on board到船上, 在船上, 上火车或飞机

(a) We went on board the ship. 我们登上了轮船。

(b) Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to

find out what had happened.

(c) ©飞机上的人都很着急,而且我们急于想了解出了什么

事。

100. boast of (or about) 吹嘘brag about

(a) Nobody should boast of his learning. (b) 谁也不应当夸耀自己的学识。 101. out of breath喘不过气来

(a) If you are puffing, you are breathing loudly and quickly

with your mouth open because you are out of breath after a lot of physical effort.

102. in brief(=for short, In summary)简言之

(a) In brief he says „No‟ 他简短地说了一个‟不‟字。 103. in bulk成批地,不散装的

(a) If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in

large quantities.

104. take the floor起立发言

(a) It is with great emotion, that I take the floor here today. 105. on business出差办事 (对应for pleasure)

(a) I‟m here on business. 106. be busy with sth于某事。

(a) be busy doing sth忙于做某事

(b) He busied himself with answering letters. (c) ©他忙于回信。 107. last but one倒数第二

(a) Jack was the last but one to arrive.杰克是倒数第二个到

达的。

108. but for (=without) 要不是(表示假设)

(a) But for my brother‟s help, I would not have finished. (b) 要不是我兄弟的帮助，我是无法完成的。 109. buy sth for„money用多少钱买

(a) She bought her friend a present for 50 RMB. (b) 她花了50元买了一件礼物给她的朋友。 110. be capable of能够, 有能力

(a) Are you capable of climbing that tree? (b) 你能爬上那棵树吗？

111. in any case(at any rate, at any price, at any cost, anyhow)无论

如何

(a) It‟s too late, in any case. 无论如何太晚了。 112. in case (=for fear that) 万一;

(a) took along an umbrella, just in case. (b) 随身带一把伞，以防万一

113. in case of (=in the event of, if)如果发生„万一

(a) This is a case of stupidity, not dishonesty. (b) 这只是个愚蠢的例子,并非不诚实。 114. in the case of在...的情况

(a) What to do in the case of an eye injury? 115. in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句)

(a) In no case do we recommend that anyone go below 100

Nutripoints daily because you really cannot expect to get adequate nutrients at this level.

116. be cautious of谨防

(a) He was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge. 117. center one‟s attention on(=focus one‟s attention on) 把某人的

注意力集中在„上

(a) Industrial development is being centered its attention on

the west of the country.

(b) 这个国家的西部正集中发展工业。 118. be certain of (=be sure of) 有把握, 一定

(a) We are certain of victory. 我们一定会获得胜利。

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119. for certain (=for sure )肯定地,有把握地

(a) Some soils are actually too alkaline for certain plant life. 120. by chance(=accidentally, by accident)偶然

(a) They met by chance on a plane. (b) 他们在飞机上不期而遇 121. for a change换换环境(花样等)

(a) ate early for a change. 变化一下提早吃饭 122. in charge of (=responsible for) 负责(某事)

(a) Who‟s in Charge of this Network?

123. take charge of (be responsible for)负责管理(照顾)

(a) She is the youngest manager who takes charge of the

overseas business in the company.她是这个公司里负责海外业务最年轻的经理。

124. charge„for因„索取(费用),charge sb with sth控告某人犯

有„

(a) Charges ten dollars for a haircut.

125. round the clock(=all day and all night, usually without stopping)

昼夜不停地

(a) This is a terrific mission and we are very busy doing

science round the clock.

126. comment on sth评论

(a) Everyone commented on her new hat. (b) 大家都在评论她的新帽子。 (c) ©He commented on the bad road. (d) 他评论这条糟糕的路。 127. commit oneself to致力于

(a) I commit myself to strive for grades of “C” or better in all

my high school classes and to benefit fully from the classes offered during the summer program.

128. commit sb to prison把某人送进监狱;

(a) A robbery was committed to prison last night. (b) 昨晚发生了一个强盗被送入了监狱。 129. to commit oneself to a promise受诺言的约束 130. in common (和„)有共同之处,共用

(a) We have many things in common.

common touch n. 平易近人的特性

(b) An effective administrator and also an effective leader,

with a common touch

(c) ©有效的行政人员，也是有效的领导者，通常有平易近

人的品质

131. be common to sb是与某人所共有的

132. keep company with (=be friendly and go out together) 和„要

好

(a) If you keep company with a person or with a particular

kind of person, you spend a lot of time with them.

133. compare A with B把„与„比较

(a) compare one thing with another (b) 将一物与另一物比较 134. compare A to B把„比作„

(a) Man‟s life is often compared to a candle. (b) 人生常被喻为蜡烛。 135. by comparison(with) 比较起来

(a) He puffed the new system by showing how badly his

existing system performed by comparison.

(b) Agricultural productivity remained low by comparison

with advanced countries like the United States.

136. in comparison with (=in contrast to) 和„比起来

(a) They were living rather well, in comparison with people

elsewhere in the world.

137. compensate for (=give sth to make up for) 补偿, 赔偿,弥补

(a) Nothing can compensate for the loss of one‟s health. (b) 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。 138. compensate sb for sth赔偿,弥补

(a) Management compensated us for the time we worked. 资

方补偿我们工作时间的报酬

139. complain to sb about/of sth向某人抱怨„

(a) Jean is always complaining about something. (b) 琼总是满腹牢骚。

140. comply with (=act in accordance with a demand, order, rule etc)

遵守, 依从

(a) You must comply with the library rules. (b) 遵守图书馆的规则。

141. In compliance with 顺从, 遵守, 依从

(a) Compliance with the law is expected in the state. (b) 该州要求人人守法。

142. conceive of (think of, imagine, consider)设想

(a) Half a century ago it‟s difficult to conceive of travelling to

the moon半个世纪前去月球旅行是难以想象的。

143. be concerned with (=about) 关心 关注

(a) We‟re rather concerned about father‟s health. 我们相当担

心父亲的健康。

144. concern oneself about关心 (concern及物)

(a) We‟re rather concerned about father‟s health. (b) 我们相当担心父亲的健康。

concern oneself with 关注

(c) ©to concern oneself with public work关心公众事务 145. in conclusion(=as the last thing) adv最后, 总之; at the

conclusion of当„结束时;

(a) In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and

readily available form of exercise.

146. condemn sb to判决

(a) The man was condemned to death. 那人被判死刑

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147. on condition that (=if) 以„为条件, 假如

(a) I‟ll lend you the book on condition that you return it on

Monday.

148. in that = because因为

(a) I do it in that I like it. 我做这件事是因为我喜欢。 149. now that = since既然

(a) I will tell you , now that you ask. (b) 你既然问，我就告诉你。 150. for all that = although尽管

(a) We often forget how to be grateful for all that we have

been given.

151. in / out of condition 健康状况好/不好

(a) He was too out of condition to clamber over the top. 152. in good (bad) condition处于良好(坏)状态

(a) He had deluded himself that he kept in condition but now

he knew differently.

153. confess (to)(=admit a fault, crime, or sth wrong)承认, 供认;

confess to a crime承认罪行

(a) She confessed stealing the money. (b) She confessed to stealing the money. (c) ©她承认偷了钱。 154. confide in (=trust in)信任

(a) Jone felt she could only confide in her mother. (b) 琼觉得她只有向她妈妈倾吐心中的秘密。 155. in confidence推心置腹地; 秘密地

(a) We told you all these things in confidence.

(b) As for anything told to me in confidence, well, my lips are

sealed.

156. with confidence满怀信心地;

(a) The band is on excellent form and brimming with

confidence.

157. have confidence in对„有信心

(a) It‟s a tragedy that one lacks confidence in himself. (b) “一个人如果缺乏自信心,那就是悲剧。” 158. be confident of对„有信心; confidential机密的

(a) Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to

the managing director.

(b) 彼得确信他能获得总经理助理的职位。 159. confine„to„ 把„限制在某范围内

(a) The sick child was confined to bed. (b) 这个生病的小孩不能离床 160. confirm sb in使某人更坚定(信念等)

(a) There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and

the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats.

161. be confronted with(=face up to) 面对, 面临

(a) I am confronted with many difficulties.

(b) 我面临很多困难。 162. congratulate sb on祝贺

(a) Let me congratulate you on the birth of your daughter. 我

祝贺你喜获千金。

163. in connection with与...有关, 连同

(a) We are in connection with various international

corporations in Europe.

(b) 我们同欧洲的多家跨国公司有业务往来。 164. be conscious of(=be aware of)觉察,知道

(a) I was conscious of her presence. 我知道她在场。 165. consent to(=give agreement to permission)同意

(a) Mary‟s parents gave their consent to her marriage.玛丽的

父母不同意她的婚事。

166. in consequence (=as a result) 结果

(a) You studied hard, and in consequence you passed the test.

你学习努力，所以通过了考试。

167. in consequence of (=as a consequence of)

(a) 由于„的缘故

(b) As a consequence of being in hospital, Shelly decided that

she wanted to become a nurse.

(c) ©由于在医院的缘故，谢莉决定当一名护士。 168. under consideration在考虑中

(a) Several proposals are under consideration by the state

assembly.

169. in consideration of (=In view of; on account of, because of )由

于

(a) They turned back in consideration of the worsening

weather. 他们考虑到正在恶化的天气而返回

170. on no consideration (in no case)无论如何也不

171. take„into consideration (=take account of, take„into account)

考虑到, 把„考虑进去

172. consist of(=comprise及物动词)由„组成的 173. consist in主要在于

(a) The beauty of the artist‟s style consists in its simplicity. (b) 这位艺术家的风格上的美在于它的简朴 174. consist with符合,与„一致 175. be consistent with与„一致

176. consult sb on/ about sth向„征求„方面的意见, 就„向„请

教

177. to one‟s heart‟s content心满意足 178. be content with(=be satisfied with) 满足于

(a) be content to do sth愿意做某事 179. contrary to (=in opposition to) 与„相反 180. on the contrary相反

181. contrast A with B 把„与„相对(对照) 182. in contrast to/with和„形成对比

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(a) by contrast对比之下 183. contribute to有助于

184. under control(被)控制住out of control无法控制

at one‟s convenience 在方便的时间或地点

185. be convenient to / for对„方便

186. convince sb of (=cause sb to believe or feel certain; to

persuade sb)使某人确信,

187. try to persuade sb to do sth劝说某人做„

188. cope with(=deal with, try to find a solution to)应付, 处理 189. in the corner(of)在角落里;

190. on(at) the comer of a street在街道拐弯处; 191. round the comer拐过弯; 192. be in a tight corner陷入困境 193. correspond (with) v 符合, 一致 194. correspond to相当于 195. correspond with符合,一致 196. at all costs不惜任何代价 197. at the cost/expense of以„为代价 198. a matter of course理所当然的事

(a) It is a matter of course that industry will bring us success,

wealth and good luck.

199. as a matter of course当然地, 自然地

(a) As a matter of course, negative things need also to be

discussed when wrapping up.

200. during the course在„过程中

(a) Additional readings will be handed out during the course. 201. in due course (At the proper or right time) 正好的时间

(a) A formal contract will be sent to you in ue course. 正式的

合同将在适当的时候寄给你。

202. on credit/account赊购;

(a) We bought the furniture on credit. (b) 我们赊购了家具。 203. with credit以优异成绩;

(a) Jack has passed his final examination with credit. 204. do sb credit使„感到光荣

(a) She is a credit to her family. 她为家庭增了光 205. be critical of爱挑毛病的，批评的

(a) The programme was critical of the judicial inquiry which

absolved the soldiers.

206. cure sb of + 某种疾病 治好某人的疾病

(a) Now doctors believe they have cured him of the disease. 207. a danger to对„有危险;

(a) Smoking is a danger to health. 吸烟对健康有害。 208. be in danger (of)处于„危险中;

(a) The bridge is in danger of collapse. 桥要塌了。 209. be out of danger脱离危险

(a) If necessary, the airship can stay up there for days to keep

out of danger.

210. to date (=so far, until now) 到目前为止

(a) To date we have spent eight thousand pounds between us. 211. out of date过时的；

(a) Think how rapidly medical knowledge has gone out of

date in recent years.

212. up to date新式的,时兴的

(a) If something is up-to-date, it is the newest thing of its

kind.

213. date back to可追溯到

(a) If something dates back to a particular time, it started or

was made at that time.

214. date from从某时期开始

(a) The present controversy dates from 1986. 215. deal with安排, 处理, 涉及, 做生意

(a) How would you deal with an armed burglar? (b) 遇到持有武器的盗贼，你将如何对付？ 216. be in debt to sb欠„的债

217. on the decline在衰退中, 在减少中

(a) on the increase在增加

218. to one‟s delight令某人感到高兴to one‟s regret遗憾; sorrow

悲痛; relief安心; distress苦恼; shame羞愧; surprise惊奇; astonishment惊奇;

219. delight in sth (=take great pleasure in doing sth) 因„„高兴

(a) She delights in cooking lovely meals. (b) 她以烹饪美食为乐。

220. take delight in sth喜欢干„, 以„为乐

(a) Haig took obvious delight in proving his critics wrong. 221. take to sth 喜欢„ 沉溺于„

(a) Two keen minds that they are, they took to each other. 越

敏锐的两颗心，越容易互相吸引

222. demand sth of sb向某人要求(非物质的)东西

(a) He has gradually acquiesced to the demands of the

opposition.

223. demand sth from sb向某人要求(物质的)东西

(a) demand an apology from sb. 要求某人道歉 224. in demand有需求;

(a) Teachers are in demand in this area在这个地区很需要教

师。

225. on demand在要求时, 一经请求

(a) a note payable on demand. 一张见票即付的票据 226. be dependent on依靠

(a) She is completely dependent on her daughter for money.

她花的钱完全靠从她女儿那里得到。

227. deprive sb of sth剥夺某人某物

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(a) The court ruling deprived us of any share in the

inheritance. 法庭裁决剥夺了我们全部的继承权

228. derive„from(=obtain„from)由„来的

(a) derive a conclusion from facts. 从事实推出结论 229. despair of (=lose all hope of) 对„„感到绝望

(a) Don‟t despair of finding a job. There is always a way out.

（一时找不到工作，无需垂头丧气，天无绝人之路。）

230. be disappointed in / with对„„感到失望

(a) My parents will be disappointed in / with me if I fail to get

the master degree. “如果我得不到硕士文凭,我的父母将为我感到失望。”

231. in despair绝望

(a) She threw up her hands in despair. 232. despite (=in spite of) 不管, 尽管 (直接接名词)

(a) Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday. (b) 尽管天气不好，我们的假期仍过得很愉快。 (c) ©They kept going in spite of their fears. 233. in detail详细地

(a) explained her proposal in detail. (b) 详细解释她的方案 234. deviate from偏离, 不按„办

(a) They stopped you as soon as you deviated from the script. 235. on a diet吃某种特殊饮食, 节食

(a) No, thanks. I am on a diet. 不，谢谢了我正在节食. 236. differ from„in„ 与„的区别在于„

(a) She differs from me in many ways. (b) 她在许多方面都和我不一样。 237. in difficulties„有困难,处境困难

(a) You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties. 238. discharge sb for„ 因„解雇, 开除

(a) John was discharged for his laziness. 239. fall back (=retreat, turn back) 退回；撤退

(a) The waves fell back. 浪退了回去 240. in disorder (out of order) 混乱, 紊乱

(a) The bandits fled in disorder when they heard that a

regiment of soldiers were maching to their den.

(b) 土匪们听说有一个团的士兵正向他们的巢穴进军就四

处溃逃。

(c) ©The telephone‟s out of order. 电话机坏了。 241. in order整齐, 状况良好

(a) The unexpectedness of my father‟s death meant that his

affairs were not entirely in order.

242. on display(=being shown publicly)陈列

(a) The work was on display. 作品正在展出。 243. dispose of (=get rid of ,throw away)处理掉

(a) disposed of the problem quickly.

(b) 很快地解决了这个问题 244. beyond dispute不容争议的,无可争议

(a) These results were beyond dispute. (b) 这些成果是无可争辩的。 245. beyond question无可争辩

(a) As a footballer, Jack was beyond question. 246. in dispute在争议中

(a) The two countries are in dispute over the boundaries of

their coastal waters.

247. in the distance在远处

(a) I could see the bus coming in the distance. (b) 我看见公共汽车从远处开来了 248. make out辩认出

(a) I could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain.

在雨中我几乎看不清交通标志

249. (be) distinct from ( = be different from) 与„截然不同 250. distinguish between (=make or recognize differences) 辨别

(a) Those two suggestions are quite distinct from each other.

这两个建议截然不同。

251. distinguish„from把„与„区别开

(a) Speeches distinguishes man from the animals. (b) 言语使人区别于动物。

252. do away with (=get rid of; abolish; discard eliminate) 除去,废

除,取消;

(a) The long-range goal must be to do away with nuclear

weapons altogether.

253. do away with (=kill) 杀掉, 镇压

(a) ...a woman whose husband had made several attempts to

do away with her.

254. have„to do with与„有关系

(a) That‟s none of your business, it has nothing to do with

you.

255. without doubt (=beyond dispute)无可置疑地

(a) Without doubt this has become the most important

relationship I‟ve developed while at college.

256. in doubt悬而未定

(a) An outcome is still in doubt. 257. due to是由于

(a) Her illness was due to bad food. (b) 她的病是坏了的食物造成的。 258. come off离开, 举行, 实现, 成为

(a) The trip came off on schedule. (b) 旅行按计划得到实现 259. be on duty值班, 值日, 在上班时

(a) There were 2,250 policemen on duty in and around the

stadium.

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260. be in duty bound to (do) 有义务(做)

(a) As regards the criminals who plot to hijack aircraft or to

sabotage the safety of civil aviation, any person is in duty bound to expose and inform against them by reporting the case to the people‟s government.

261. be eager for想得到, 盼望

(a) The boy was eager for success. (b) 男孩子急于获得成功。 262. by ear 凭记忆,不看乐谱

(a) He had no time to prepare for the party, so he had to play

by ear. 他没有时间为这次聚会做准备，只好凭记忆演奏了。

263. have an ear for 对„„听觉灵敏

(a) If you have an ear for music or language, you are able to

hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well.

(b) Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune. 264. on earth究竟, 到底, 全然

(a) Where on earth can he be? 他到底在哪儿呢? 265. with ease ( = easily) 容易, 不费力

(a) He passed the examination with ease. (b) 她轻松地通过了考试。

266. at (one‟s) ease ( = without worry or nervousness) 自在,不拘束

(a) I felt at（my）ease.

(b) He‟s at ease speaking pidgin with the factory workers and

guys on the docks.

267. economize on 节省（也可以不要on作vt.）

(a) Hollywood has been talking about economizing on movie

budgets.

268. have an effect on对„有影响

(a) Alcoholic drink can have a bad effect on your body. (b) 含酒精的饮料会对你身体有很坏的影响。 269. be in effect (=be in operation) 有效

(a) The old system is still in effect旧制度仍有效。

270. take effect生效 ( come into effect; go into effect; be brought

into effect)

(a) The contract takes effect as of October 1. (b) 本合同从十月一日起生效。 271. give effect to (=carry out) 实行,使„生效

(a) It did not seek to give effect to the parties‟ bargain, still

less to make for them some bargain which they had not themselves made.

272. to no effect不起作用,没有取得任何效果

(a) Mr Charles complained, to no effect. 273. (be) of no effect (=useless) 无效

(a) The approval is of no effect.

274. in effect (=in fact, in essence) 有效、实际上

(a) The old system is still in effect. 旧制度仍有效。 (b) He is, in effect, my rival. (c) ©实际上他是我的竞争对手。 275. to the effect that adv大意是„, (接句子)

(a) Started early to the effect that he might get there by

lunchtime. 他一早就动身了，以便在午饭前赶到那里。

276. to that effect带有那个意思的„

(a) He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect.

他说他非常担忧，或大致是这个意思

277. emerge from ( =appear, arise from ) 出现, 暴露(问题意见等)

(a) Advanced figures are emerging in multitude in this era of

ours.

(b) 在我们这个时代先进人物正在大量地涌现出来。 278. place(or put, lay) an emphasis on强调, 把重点放在„上

laid a strong emphasis on the study of foreign languages; 把主要重点放在学习外语上；

279. encourage sb in鼓励; encourage sb to do sth

(a) encourage sb in his work鼓励某人工作 (b) encourage sb in his idleness怂恿某人游手好闲

280. on end (=continuously) 连续地 竖着，直立的 (没有单独的

on the end的词组)

(a) The sight made his hair stand on end. (b) He thought it was his dead brother‟s ghost. 281. at an end (=finished) 结束了

(a) The court has passed sentence and the matter is now at an

end.

282. at the end of one‟s rope adv智穷力竭, 山穷水尽

(a) Frank was at the end of his rope over the matter. 283. at one‟s wit‟s end无法可想, 智穷计尽

(a) He has already been at his wit‟s end in this matter. 284. no end of adj (=very many/much) 很多,大量

(a) She had no end of stories to tell. 285. in the end (=finally, eventually) 最终

(a) All will turn out well in the end. (b) 一切终究都会好起来的 286. end up with以„而结束

(a) End up is used in conversation to say what happens to

someone at the end of a series of events. You can say that someone ends up in a particular place, that they end up with something, or that they end up doing something. You do not use end up in formal writing.

287. come to an end (=finish) 结束

(a) The cold war came to an end. 288. end in以„为结束

(a) The council‟s first meeting ended in acrimony.

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289. engage in或be engaged in忙于,从事

(a) I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged

in photography.

290. enter for (=put the name on a list for) 报名参加enter for a race

参加赛跑

291. enter into (=begin) 开始(谈话, 谈判等) 292. enter on / upon (=begin) 开始

(a) I‟m trying to find out what settings I need to enter on my

hp 2210 pocket pc to enable internet access through bluetooth using my GPRS connection?

293. be entitled to (=be given the right to do sth)有权„,有资格„

(a) Officers are entitled to travel first class. (b) 官员有权坐头等舱。 294. be equal to等于

(a) It is equal to me whether he comes or not. (b) 他来不来对我都一样。

295. be/ feel equal to (某人)能胜任,能应付

(a) He is equal to this task.; He is equal to doing this task. 他能胜任这项任务。

296. on equal terms with(=on and equal footing)平等地

(a) I had at last found a sport where I could compete on equal

terms with able-bodied people.

(b) The programme started from the premise that men and

women are on equal terms in this society.

297. be equipped with装备有,装有

(a) You can also tour the site on modern coaches equipped

with videos.

298. (be) equivalent to(=equal in value, amount, meaning) 相等于,

相当于

(a) A wish that was equivalent to a command. (b) 相当于命令的请求

299. in essence (=By nature; essentially) 本质上

(a) He is in essence a reclusive sort. (b) 他本质上具有一种隐士的气质

300. at all events (=in spite of everything, in any case) 不论怎样,

无论如何

(a) She had an accident, but at all events she wasn‟t killed. 她出了车祸，但无论如何，她没死。

301. in any event (=whatever happens in the future) 无论如何, 不

管(将来)怎么样

(a) I‟ll probably see you tomorrow but in any event I‟ll

telephone. 我明天可能来看你，不过不管怎样我会给你打电话。

302. in the event that(=if) 在...情况下, 如果

(a) In the event that that is true, what should we do? (b) 假设那是真的我们该怎么办呢?

303. in the event of(=in case of)万一,

(a) In the event of rain, the game will be postponed. (b) 要是下雨，球赛就延期。

304. except除„以外; besides除„以外 还有„„

(a) except for (=apart from) 除„以外 (an) exception to „

的例外

(b) No one except me knew it. 除我之外没人知道它； 305. with the exception of (=except, apart from) 除去„, 除„以外

(a) We praised them all, with two exceptions. (b) 我们称赞了所有的人，只有两个例外。 306. in excess of (=more than) 超过

(a) They spend in excess of their income. (b) 开支多于收入 307. exchange„for以„交换

(a) He gave me an apple in exchange for a cake. (b) 他给我一个苹果，换一块蛋糕。

308. exclusive of (=not taking into account; without) 不包括 (直

接接名词)

(a) Bought the house, exclusive of the outbuildings.

(b) All the quotation above is exclusive of transportation and

post fee.

309. in excuse of作为„的借口

(a) Too much work is no excuse for not studying. (b) 工作太忙不能成为不学习的理由。

310. exert（常与for, to连用）运用（影响、力量、技巧等）

(a) For college students to do a part-time job will exert a

profound influence on their personality and life.

(b) 打工对大学生的个性培养和今后生活都具有深远的影

响。

(c) ©He is a hypocrite and never exerts himself to help

anyone. “他是个伪君子,从不尽力帮助任何人。”

311. exert oneself to do sth努力,使劲

(a) exerted all my strength to move the box. (b) 使出我全身力气去搬这个箱子 312. expect„of在„期望„

(a) Most of the parents expect much of their children. (b) 大多数父母都对自己的子女寄予很大希望。 313. at the expense/cost of以„为牺牲

(a) A reduction in price can never be made at the expense of

quality.

(b) 降低价格的同时，并不以牺牲质量为代价。 314. expose„to„使暴露于„, 使„受(危险,风险)

(a) to expose one‟s skin to the sun (b) 把皮肤暴露在阳光下

315. beyond expression (=in a manner that cannot be expressed) 无

法形容, 说不出的

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(a) If we did, our young lives were prized beyond expression. 316. give expression to sth 表达, 表现

(a) You can give expression to your personal thoughts and

feelings most fluently through the written word.

317. find expression in sth 在...中表现出

(a) Her concern has now found expression in the new

environmental protection act.

318. to some extent某种程度上, (多少)有一点

(a) To some extent this was the truth. 319. in the extreme (= extremely) 极其

(a) The capital is in the extreme south of the country. 320. look sb in the eye正视, 打量(某人)

(a) Not able to look her in the eye, I dropped my gaze to her

feet.

321. look into the future展望未来

(a) Enjoy the time of youth. And look into the future! 322. in one‟s mind‟s eye在心目中, 在想象中

(a) Ask your angel to travel with you to those places in your

mind‟s eye.

323. in the twinkling [] of an eye 一眨眼,转眼间

(a) In the twinkling of an eye, I‟m already over 50 years old. 324. keep an eye on (=keep a watch on)照看,监视

(a) I went for a run there, keeping an eye on the children the

whole time.

in the eyes of adv.在...心目中

(b) IN the eyes of most westerners, whose own brats tend to

be free-range and attention-seeking, Japanese school children are a quiet and attentive lot.

325. on the face of it (=judging by what one can see) 表面看来

(a) On the face of it, the problem seems minor. (b) 单从表面上判断，这个问题似乎较小 326. in the face of面对着(困难等情况)

(a) He succeeded in the face of great difficulties. (b) 尽管有巨大的困难，但他成功了。 327. in one‟s face在某人的脸上;

(a) The scruple expresses in her face. 328. face to face（常与with连用）面对面地

(a) I rashed out of the office and found myself face-to-face

with the boss.

(b) “我冲出办公室,面对面地碰上了老板。” 329. face up to大胆面对

(a) She must face upto the fact that she is nolonger young. 她

必须正视她已不再年轻这一事实。

330. fail in (=be unsuccessful in) 失败

(a) He failed his English examination. (b) 他的英语考试不及格。

331. in good faith(=honestly, sincerely) 真诚地

(a) This report was published in good faith but we regret any

confusion which may have been caused.

332. keep faith with对„守信用

(a) He has made one of the most powerful American films of

the year by keeping faith with his radical principles.

333. lose faith in对„失去信心

(a) People have lost faith in the British Parliament. 334. on faith毫无怀疑地, 依赖地

(a) Are you running on faith, or do you have reasons to think

it will work?

335. faithful to (=loyal to) 对„忠诚

(a) Our company is faithful to the promised terms. (b) 我们公司忠实于自己承诺的条件。 336. fall into the habit (of) 养成„习惯

(a) If you overlook such kind of mistakes and fall into the

habit of spelling and writing without thinking carefully, you will most likely forget the Standard English and totally be confused eventually.

337. fall short of (=fail to reach a desired result, standard, etc) 没达

到, 低于

(a) His income may fall short of his needs .他的收入达不到

他的需求.

Live up to v. 实践, 做到(measure up to) (b) We will live up to what our parents expect of us. (c) ©我们决不辜负父母亲对我们的期望。 (d) Did the TV play live up to your expectations? (e) 这部电视剧有你期望的那样好吗? 338. be familiar with熟悉,了解

(a) Are you familiar with this type of car? (b) 你熟悉这种型号的汽车吗？

339. have a fancy for ( = take a fancy to, take to) 爱好 爱上 入迷

(a) I have a fancy for that dish. 我喜欢那道菜。

340. by far adv. 1. 远, 非常 (与比较级或最高级连用) 2. 到目

前为止(to date)

(a) She is by far the best executive in the company. (b) 她目前是公司中最为优秀的决策人 341. far from远远不是

(a) The current sole superpower is far from being a

disinterested observer.

342. in fashion(=stylish, most modern)时兴, 方式

(a) He behaves in a very strange fashion. (b) 他的举止很奇怪。 343. run after the fashion赶时髦

(a) Tom is a man who runs after the fashion.

344. find fault with sth. (=complain about; criticize)找毛病，对„吹

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毛求疵

(a) I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my

work.

345. at fault adv. (Deserving of blame; guilty)有罪的

(a) Tom was admitted to being at fault. 承认有罪 346. in favour of支持...; 而不是„(instead of)

(a) If you are in favour of something, you support it and think

that it is a good thing.

347. in one‟s favour(=to one‟s advantage)对有利

(a) In the end they decided to vote in my favour and accept

you.

348. (be) favourable to(=advantageous)有利的

(a) If something makes a favourable impression on you or is

favourable to you, you like it and approve of it.

349. fear for (=be afraid for the safety of sb or sth) 为„担心

(a) If you fear for someone or something, you are very

worried because you think that they might be in danger.

350. for fear of (=in case of; because of anxiety about) 以防, 由于

怕

(a) “The teacher refused to have his daughter in his class, for

fear of showing favour to her.”

(b) “教师不愿意把自己的女儿编入自己的班级,恐怕会对

她有所偏袒。”

351. feed (sb) on sth靠吃„, 用„喂养

(a) Slugs feed on decaying plant and animal material. 352. be fed up with(=be unhappy, tired about sth dull) 厌烦, 腻了

(a) If you are fed up, you are unhappy, bored, or tired of

something, especially something that you have been experiencing for a long time. (INFORMAL)

353. feel like (=have a desire for) 想要, 如同

(a) If you feel like a particular type of person or thing, you are

aware of having some of the qualities or feelings of that person or thing. (b) He felt like a dwarf. 354. fill out ( =fill in )填写

(a) Please carefully fill out the job application. (b) 仔细填写工作申请

355. set the world on fire=set the flames on fire(=do sth remarkable)

有突出成就,非常成功

(a) People do not count him as a hero for he has not set the

world on fire. 人们并不把他看作民族英雄，因为他并未做出惊天动地的事情

356. play with„ 玩火„

(a) The children were playing with a ball. (b) 孩子们在玩球。

357. set sth on fire(=set fire to sth)使着火,放火

(a) Can Steam Pipes Set Wood On Fire? William J. Baldwin

answers the question once.

358. at first sight(=when first seen)乍一看,一见 359. for the first time第一次 (作状语) 360. in the first place首先, 第一 361. fit into刚好放入 适合 适应

(a) She does not fit into the rigid social system.

362. fit in with ( = suit , fall into agreement) 合适, 相配, 一致

(a) I spent my whole adolescence yearning to be “normal” and

trying to fit in with everybody else.

363. (be) fit for (=right and suitable for) 适合

(a) This food is not fit for your visitors. (b) 这食物对你的客人来说不合适。

364. focus on (=concentrate on) 集中在„上focus sth on把„集中

在„上

(a) If you focus on a particular topic or if your attention is

focused on it, you concentrate on it and think about it, discuss it, or deal with it, rather than dealing with other topics.

(b) The research effort has focused on tracing the effects of

growing levels of five compounds.

365. be fond of喜欢

(a) I am not fond of eating meat. 我不喜欢吃肉。 366. (be) in force有效 , 实施

(a) A rule that is no longer in force. 不再有效的规则 367. by force靠武力, 强行

(a) If someone uses force to do something, or if it is done by

force, strong and violent physical action is taken in order to achieve it.

368. force„on把„强加给„ impose„on„

(a) New duties were forced on wines and spirits. (b) 酒类被加征新税。 369. in the form of以„形式

(a) A week after the tsunami struck Asia, there has been a

large amount of humanitarian aid in the form of donations and other forms of assistance from around the world.

370. be fortunate in sth幸运,有好运气

(a) The physicists have been fortunate in obtaining outside

research funding.

371. free of charge免费

(a) If something is free of charge, it does not cost anything. (b) The leaflet is available free of charge from post offices. 372. be free from免受, 没有„

(a) The secretary was free from all blame for the errors. (b) 这些失误完全不能怪秘书。 373. in front of在„前面

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(a) If someone or something is in front of a particular thing,

they are facing it, ahead of it, or close to the front part of it.

374. in the front of在„前部

(a) I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the

countryside.

(b) “我坐在公共汽车的前部,以便饱览农村风光。” 375. furnish„with (=supply) 向„提供

(a) The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2

sinks.

376. In general (=Generally)通常

(a) People in general like her. 大家一般都喜欢她。 377. catch (or get) a glimpse of瞥见(强调结果) take a glance(or

look) at看一眼(强调动作)

(a) I caught a glimpse of our new neighbor. (b) 我们的新邻居我只看过一眼。 378. be good for对„有好处;对„有作用

(a) Honey is good for you. 蜂蜜对你身体有益。 379. be good at擅长于

(a) He is very good at French. 他精通法语。 380. be good to对„好

(a) The boss has always been very good to her. (b) 老板对她一直非常好。

381. in good time(=early)早早地(做完到达等)

(a) If you say that something will happen, for example, in a

week‟s time or in two years‟ time, you mean that it will happen a week from now or two years from now. (b) Presidential elections are due to be held in ten days‟ time. 382. for good (=for ever) 永远地, 长期地

(a) I‟m moving to Europe for good.我将永久移居欧洲 383. take„for granted (=assume to be true) 把„认为理所当然的

(a) If you say that someone takes you for granted, you are

complaining that they benefit from your help, efforts, or presence without showing that they are grateful.

384. be grateful to sb for sth因„感谢某人

(a) I am grateful to you for helping me.感谢你的帮助。 385. on the ground of (=on the basis of) 由于„

(a) He‟s called „Ginger‟ on the ground of his bright ginger

hair.

(b) 他长着一头淡黄色的头发,因而被人叫着‟黄毛‟。 386. on the grounds that + 句子 由于、尽管、除非。

(a) He left ahead of time on the grounds that he was ill.因为

他生病了，所以提前离开了。

(b) The song was banned on the grounds that it might

foment racial discord.

387. on the ground adv. 在地上,

(a) This functional but stylish watch reacts quickly to input in

the air, on the ground or in the depths up to 150m.

388. fall to the ground摔倒，(计划希望等)失败,落空

(a) Drops of water form and fall to the ground. 389. (be) on guard站岗 警惕

(a) If you are on your guard or on guard, you are being very

careful because you think a situation might become difficult or dangerous.

390. guard against (=defend, keep safe)警惕,防止

(a) We must take measures to guard against infection. (b) 预防传染 391. guess at猜, 估计

(a) We could only guess at her motives. 392. by guess靠猜 (divine vt占卜；预言)

(a) If you divine something, you discover or learn it by

guessing.

393. be guilty of犯有„罪或过失

(a) They were found guilty of murder. 394. be in the habit of doing sth习惯于 395. break off (a habit) 改掉(某种习惯)

(a) If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it

comes off or is removed by force.

396. break sb of (a habit)使某人改掉(某习惯)

(a) Doctors keep trying to break him of smoking the drug.

医生多次设法使他戒毒。

397. get (fall) into the habit of养成了„的习惯

(a) We should get into the habit of keeping good hours. 我们

应该养成早睡早起的习惯

398. come to a halt (=stop) 停止; 停住

(a) His exciting and stylish life as a drug lord seems to

have come to a halt.

399. at hand在手边, 眼前(附近)

(a) Retribution is at hand. 惩罚就要到来 400. on hand 在手头, 在手边 现有(=with sb)

(a) If someone or something is on hand, they are near and able

to be used if they are needed.

401. in hand (=under control)控制住 在控制之中

(a) If you have time or money in hand, you have more time or

money than you need.

(b) The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you

are dealing with at the moment.

(c) ©If a situation is in hand, it is under control. 402. in the hands of由„掌握, 控制, 负责

(a) Roh‟s decision to put his future in the hands of voters was

triggered by allegations that a close aide was involved in a political funding scandal.

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403. by hand用手工(做)

(a) If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands

rather than a machine.

404. hand in glove (with) 狼狈为奸, 密切合作

(a) If you work hand in glove with someone, you work very

closely with them.

405. live from hand to mouth勉强度日,现挣现吃

(a) If someone lives hand to mouth or lives from hand to

mouth, they have hardly enough food or money to live on.

406. at the head of在„的前头

(a) At the head of the queue was an old woman. 在队伍最前

头的是一位老太太。

407. head for (=move towards) 向„方向前进

(a) If you are heading for a particular place, you are going

towards that place. In American English, you can also say that you are headed for a particular place.

408. hear of (=know about) 听人说起, 听说过

(a) I‟ve never heard of anyone doing that. (b) 我从未听说有人做那种事。 409. at heart (=in reality) 内心里, 实际上

(a) When I say don‟t eat sweets, I have your health at heart.

我说不要吃糖是为你的健康着想。

410. in one‟s heart (of hearts)内心深处,事实上

(a) His admonitions and his patience in guiding me along will

always remain in my heart of hearts.

411. by heart (=by memory) 熟记, 背(诵)

(a) I have learned the article by heart熟记；背得出 412. to one‟s heart‟s content尽情地

(a) Today is Saturday; I can sleep to my heart‟s content. 413. with all one‟s heart全心全意地,真心实意

(a) I wish with all my heart you find what you‟re looking for. 414. hinder„form(=stop„from)阻碍,使不能做

(a) I was hindered from getting here earlier. (b) 我因受阻未能早些到达这里。 415. go on holiday = go for a holiday在(去)度假

(a) He could not get time off work to go on holiday.

416. be (feel) at home (=to be comfortable; not feel worried) 感觉

合适，无拘束，熟悉

(a) He spoke very good English and appeared pleased to see

us, and we soon felt quite at home.

417. in honour of„ 祝贺„,纪念„

(a) I have cooked a special meal in honor of our visitors. 我

做了一道特殊的菜向我们的来客表示敬意。

418. on one‟s honour以某人的名誉担保

(a) On my honour, I solemnly assure you that it doesn‟t

involve any risk.

419. hope for希望(某事发生),希望有

(a) We hope for an early answer to our letter. (b) 盼早日赐覆。

420. to one‟s horror令某人感到恐惧的是

(a) To my horror, the garden door was left ajar. 421. in a hurry (=hastily) 匆忙地

(a) You always seem to be in a hurry. (b) 你似乎总是很匆忙。

422. be identical with(=exactly alike)和完全相同

(a) My opinion is identical with his. (b) 我的意见和他的意见相同。 423. be identified with以...著名

(a) be noted with以...著名 (b) be famous for以...著名

(c) ©If you identify with someone or something, you feel that

you understand them or their feelings and ideas.

424. in ignorance of不知道„

i.

He is kept them in ignorance of the Scriptures.

425. be ignorant of ( = lacking knowledge) 对„不了解,不知道

(a) I am quite ignorant of what his plans. (b) 我一点也不知道他的计划是什么。 426. (an) impact (on) 对„的强烈影响

(a) They say they expect the meeting to have a marked impact

on the future of the country.

427. impose„on„ 把„强加给

(a) Don‟t impose yourself on people who don‟t want you. 不

要勉强和不需要你的人在一起。

428. impress„on给„留下印象

(a) A scene that impressed itself on his memory, tries to

impress the value of money on the students.

429. make (leave) an impression on sb =give sb an impression给„

留下印象

(a) He has told me his plans and he‟s made a good impression

on me.

430. under the impression that有的印象,认为

(a) Are you under the impression that I‟ma player? 431. improve sth(make sth better)把原物改进

(a) The government will have to improve its image if it wants

to win the support from the public.

(b) “政府如果想要取得公众的支持,它必须改善自己的形

象。”

432. improve on(=produce or be sth better than„) 改进 另做一物

比原物更好

(a) I am unable to improve on his suggestion. (b) 我提不出比他更好的建议了。 433. inclusive of把„包括在内

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(a) The monthly rent is $20 inclusive of everything. (b) “月房租总共二十美元,包括一切费用在内。” 434. exclusive of除...外, 不计算在内

(a) “The hotel charges $150 a day, exclusive of meals.” (b) “这旅馆一天收费一百五十美元,不包括膳食。” 435. independent of独立的,不受约束的

(a) Phil was now much more independent of his parents. 436. indicative of表明的；表示的

(a) His presence is indicative of his interest in our plan. (b) 他的来到表示他对我们的计划发生兴起。

437. be indifferent to (=not interested in)对„漠不关心, 冷淡, 不

在乎

(a) I am indifferent to their arguments. (b) 我对他们的争论毫不关心。

438. (be) inferior to(=less good in quality or value) 比„差;

(a) His work is inferior to mine. 他的工作不如我。 439. superior to比„好

(a) This western restaurant is superior to the one we went to

last week.

(b) 这家西餐馆比我们上星期去的那一家好。 440. inform sb of sth通知, 告诉

(a) The sales manager asked his men to inform him of

everything concerning the sales in time.

(b) 销售部经理让他手下的人把关于销售量的情况及时报

告他。

441. be innocent of无罪的,无辜的

(a) Can you provide any evidence that he was innocent of the

crime?你能提供证据证明他没有犯这罪吗?

442. insist on (=order sth to happen) 坚持要

(a) We all insist that we not rest until we finish the work. 大

家都坚决要求不完工就不休息。

443. instead of (=in favor of) 代替，而不是„

(a) I ordered chicken instead of fish. 点了鸡而不是鱼 444. instruct„in (=teach) 教指导训练某人„

(a) She instructed me in the use of the telephone. (b) 她教我使用电话。

445. insure„against„ 保险; ensure使安全;

(a) It is advisable to insure your life against accident. (b) “最好参加人寿保险,以防意外。” 446. assure„(of) 使„确信,保证

(a) I can assure you of the reliability of the news. (b) 我可以向你保证这消息是可靠的。 447. (be) intent on doing sth专心致志, 坚决

(a) I hope you are intent on doing your best. (b) 我希望你专心尽力。

448. in the interests of符合„的利益，为了„的缘故：

(a) Thinking in the interest of the whole family; ate breakfast

on the train in the interest of time. 为了整个家着想；为了节省时间而在火车上吃早餐

449. be interested in对„感兴趣

(a) I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing

at all! 我只是对独坐孤舟无所事事感兴趣。

450. interfere in干涉, interfere with打搅,干扰

(a) I don‟t want to interfere with you; proceed with your work.

我不想打扰你了,你继续工作吧。

(b) I don’t like others to interfere in my private affairs. 我不

喜欢他人干涉我的个人事物。

451. at intervals每隔一会儿, 每隔一段距离

(a) arranged at intervals of ten feet (b) 以10英尺的间隔排列 452. intervene in插手, 干预, 调停

(a) Judge refuses to intervene in election dispute in San Diego

mayor race.

(b) Australia to intervene in legal action against Japanese

whaling.

453. be involved in (=become connected or concerned) 卷入, 参加

(a) Involved in a conspiracy. 卷进一场密谋 454. invest in投资

(a) The state has planned to invest two millions in the dam.

国家计划投资两百万元修建这个大坝。

455. by itself (=alone, without help)单独地,靠自己

(a) The house stands by itself outside the village. (b) 这幢房子孤单地坐落在村外。 456. in itself在本质上,完全地;

(a) The baby is too young to feed itself. (b) 这婴儿太小了，不能自己吃东西。 457. of itself自然而然地

(a) In many cases the disease will clear up of its own accord. 458. be jealous of妒忌

(a) He is jealous of their success. 他妒忌他们的成就。 459. jump at (=to be eager to accept) 向…扑去

(a) Members of the public would jump at the chance to

become part owners of the corporation.

460. jump on (=scold, tell of, rebuke) 叱责

(a) When she broke the dish her father really jumped on her. (b) 她打碎盘子时，她父亲很生气地痛斥了她一顿。 461. junior to sb年纪较„轻, 职位较„低

(a) She is junior to me. 她比我年纪小。 462. (be) keen on喜爱, 渴望

(a) My roommates are very keen on bridge cards among other

things. “我同房间的人,除了其他活动外,还喜欢玩桥牌。”

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463. keep a close watch on ( =keep a sharp lookout for) 密切注视

(a) US officials have been keeping close watch on the

situation.

464. To the best of my knowledge就我所知

(a) ＝as far as I know，

(b) To the best of my knowledge, Barrie and Bonnie are twins. 465. at large(=at liberty, free) 在逃, 逍遥法外

(a) at large(=in general) 一般来说, 大体上 (b) at large(=at full length; with details)详细地 (c) ©The convict is still at large. 罪犯仍未归案。 (d) the country at large. 整个国家 (e) spoke at large about the court ruling. (f) 就法庭裁决做了长时间的发言 466. lean against (背)靠着„

(a) leaning against the railing. 倚在栏杆上参见 467. at least至少; at most至多

(a) waited at least an hour. 至少等了一小时 468. (not) in the least一点(也不), 丝毫(也不)

(a) ＝ (not) at all

(b) I don‟t mind in the least. 我根本就不在意 469. at one‟s leisure在„有空的时候

(a) I‟ll return the call at my leisure.我有空就会来拜访 470. at length 1.(=after a long time, at last)终于2. (=in detail,

thoroughly)详细地

(a) At length we arrived at our destination. (b) 我们终于到达了目的地

(c) ©spoke at length about the court ruling. (d) 就法庭裁决做了长时间的发言 471. be liable to (=be subject to)易于的,应受(罚)

(a) be liable for对„应负责任的 (b) In a depression banks are liable to fail. (c) ©在经济萧条期间，银行很可能倒闭

(d) All adults in this country are liable for military service. 472. lie in在于

(a) The solution lies in research. 答案在研究中 473. in life人生中

(a) The intellect is not the most important thing in life. 474. for life (Till the end of one‟s life.) 终身

(a) For life means for the rest of a person‟s life.

(b) He was jailed for life in 1966 for the murder of three

policemen.

475. in the light of (=considering; taking into account) 考虑到, 根

据

(a) We have revised our plan in the light of these changes.我

们已经根据这些变化修改了计划。

476. throw light on ( = make clear, explain) 使„更为清楚, 提供线

索, 阐明

(a) A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on

an even bigger question.

477. in line with(=in agreement with)符合,一致

(a) brought the front wheels into line; a wage agreement in

line with current inflation. 使前轮成同向行驶；和先行通货膨胀相配合的工资协议

478. long for(=want very much)渴望,希望得到

(a) I longed for a bicycle. 我特想要辆自行车。 479. for long很久,很长时间(否定句疑问句中)

(a) „Did you live there?‟n„Not for long.‟ 480. before long (=soon)不久, 过了不久以后

(a) “Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat

began to drift gently across the water.”

(b) “不久,轰鸣声完全消失了,于是这只船开始慢悠悠地漂

浮在水面上。”

481. in the long run (=in the end)从长远来说,最后;

(a) It‟ll be cheaper in the long run to use real leather. (b) 使用真正的皮革终究是比较便宜的。 482. in the short term (从短期来说)

(a) The WTO is not the best place to address this issue in the

short term.

483. (be) at a loss不知所措；亏本

(a) sold the merchandise at a loss. 赔本卖出货物 (b) I am at a loss to understand those remarks. 484. be at ease. 安逸,自由自在

(a) put the soldiers at ease while waiting for inspection. (b) 等待检阅时让士兵们稍息 485. major in主修（某课程）

(a) I major in Applied Chemistry. 486. as a matter of fact实际上, 事实是

(a) I‟m going there tomorrow, as a matter of fact. (b) 实际情况是我明天就要去那儿。

487. by all means 1. (=at all costs)不惜一切2. (=certainly) 当然行;

(a) If you feel you need to ask any questions, by all means do

so.

(b) He was determined to become leader by all means 488. by means of用„;

(a) They succeeded by means of patience and sacrifice. (b) 他们靠耐心和牺牲而取得了成功 489. by no means完全不, 决不

(a) This remark by no means should be taken lightly. (b) 这次讲话绝不能等闲视之 490. in memory of为纪念„

(a) The congress opened with a minute‟s silence in memory of

those who died in the struggle.

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491. on the mend (=in the process of recovering) 好转, 在康复中

(a) We are trying to put inflation back into its cage and our

economy is on the mend. 我们正在设法控制通货膨胀，同时改善我们得经济。

492. mention sth to sb向某人提起某事

(a) I hope you didn‟t mention my name to her. (b) 我希望你没有向她提到我的名字。

493. at the mercy of (=in the power of) 任„摆布, 在„支配下

(a) drifting in an open boat, at the mercy of the elements. 在

一敞篷船中漂泊，任由暴风雨摆布

494. be in a mess乱七八糟, 处境困难make a mess of弄乱, 打乱

(a) Your room is in a mess. Please tidy it. (b) 你的房间杂乱不堪，请把它打扫干净。 495. bear(keep) sth in mind(=remember)牢记

(a) You must bear in mind that your parents hope to depend

on you to become a good doctor.

(b) 你要记住你的父母指望你成为一名好医生。 496. bring(or call)to mind(=remember)使回想起

(a) Thoughts of fishing brought to mind our youth. (b) 想钓鱼的念头使我忆起了我们的青年时代 497. by mistake(由于粗心,健忘原因而)错误地

(a) I took your pen by mistake.我错拿了你的钢笔。 498. mistake sth for sth把一物错认为另一物

(a) I mistook Anna for his sister. (b) 我误把安娜当作是他妹妹。 499. at the moment (=now) 此刻,现在

(a) At the moment I am working. 此刻我正在工作。 500. for the moment (=for the time being)暂时

(a) Pains for the moment, gains for the millennia. (b) 功在当代,利在千秋 501. just a moment稍等片刻

(a) Just a moment and I‟ll tell you. (b) 等一下我就可以告訴你 502. in a moment片刻

(a) I‟ll be with you in a moment. (b) 我过会儿就和你在一起。 503. at the last moment在最后一刻

(a) To everybody‟s delight, she arrived at the last moment. 504. in the mood to do sth. 有情绪去做有心境做

(a) I was in no mood to laugh and talk with strangers. (b) 我没有心情和陌生人一起谈笑. 505. no more„than 1.不多于„ 2. 仅仅only

(a) You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task

and write at least 150 words.

(b) McDonald‟s is no more than a place to stop for a quick

meal.

506. for the most part多半,一般来说, 在极大程度上

(a) For the most part, foreign sector managers see nothing in

the world market that they would not want to adopt in China.

507. at (the) most最多, 至多

(a) We can stay for two days at most. (b) 我们最多能待两天。 508. make the most of充分利用

(a) We must make the most of it. (b) 我们必须充分利用它。

509. be not much of(=not a good)不是很好的„

(a) If you describe something as not much of a particular type

of thing, you mean that it is small or of poor quality. (b) It‟s not much of a career, you may think. 510. be something of有点„,像„

(a) Our professor is something of an eccentric. (b) 我们教授的性情多少有点儿古怪 511. name after用„的名字命名

(a) John was named after his uncle. (b) 约翰与他叔父同名。 512. native to所产的

(a) Banana is native to Taiwan. (b) 香蕉是台湾的土（特）产。 513. by nature天生的, 生来

(a) He was by nature affectionate. 514. none other than不是别人,正是„

(a) It‟s none other than Tom! We thought you were in Africa!

是汤姆！我们以为你还在非洲！

515. for nothing (=free, without payment)免费, 徒然

(a) What‟s wrong with you is that you think you can get

something for nothing.

516. nothing but只有(＝only), 不过„而已

(a) For a few months I thought and talked of nothing but

Jeremy.

(b) He did nothing but complain.

517. to say nothing of (=not to mention)更不用说„

(a) Unemployment leads to a sense of uselessness, to say

nothing of financial problems.

518. do sth at short notice只给很少时间准备

(a) There‟s no one available at such short notice to take her

class.

519. until further notice在另行通知前

(a) The bad news was that all flights to Lanchow had been

cancelled until further notice.

520. take notice of (=pay attention) 注意

(a) We want the government to take notice of what we think

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they should do for single parents.

521. object to (=oppose to) 反对

(a) A lot of people will object to the book. 522. objection to (接动名词) 反对

(a) He has a strong objection to getting up early. (b) 他强烈反对早起。

523. on occasion(=now and then)不时地,必要时 If

something happens on occasion, it happens sometimes, but not very often.

(a) He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained

them hilariously.

524. by occasion of (=because of) 由于

(a) The football match was postponed be occasion of rain. 525. occupy oneself with (in) 忙于(某事)

(a) I occupied myself with all kinds of paint testing. 526. it occurs to sb that„ 某人想到„

(a) It occurred to me that I could have the book sent to me. 527. once and for all永远地 一劳永逸地，彻底地

(a) If something happens once and for all, it happens

completely or finally.

(b) We have to resolve this matter once and for all. 528. all at once (=suddenly, now) 突然

(a) I have to go, I really must, at once. 529. once in a while (=occasionally) 偶尔

(a) If something happens once in a while, it happens

sometimes, but not very often.

(b) Your body, like any other machine, needs a full service

once in a while.

530. operate on sb给某人做手术

(a) The doctors operated on her stomach. (b) 医生给她的胃动了手术。 531. come/ go into operation开始运转

(a) When a rule, system, or plan comes into operation or you

put it into operation, you begin to use it.

532. put/bring sth into operation使„投产,运转

(a) Cheaper energy conservation techniques have been put

into operation in the developed world.

533. be of the opinion持有„的看法

(a) If someone is of the opinion that something is the case,

that is what they believe. (FORMAL)

(b) Frank is of the opinion that the 1934 yacht should have

won.

534. in one‟s opinion按某人的看法

(a) Well he‟s not making a very good job of it in my opinion. 535. be opposed to„ 反对„

(a) My mother is opposed to the new plan.

(b) 我妈妈是反对这个新打算的。 536. be opposite to与„相反的

(a) Her house is opposite to mine. (b) 她的房子在我的房子对面。 537. (be) in order井井有条,处于良好状态;

(a) Now he has a chance to put his life back in order. 538. out of order(=in bad condition)出毛病,发生故障

(a) A machine or device that is out of order is broken and does

not work.

(b) Their phone‟s out of order. 539. made to order 定做的(衣服)

(a) Made-to-order business is also welcomed. 540. originate from(=begin)起源于,由引起

(a) All theories originate from / in practice and in turn serve

practice. 任何理论都来源于实践,反过来又为实践服务。

541. on the outskirts (of) 在城郊

(a) We live on the outskirts of the city. (b) 我们住在这个城市的郊区。 542. owe„to把„归于„

(a) She owes her success to good luck. (b) 她把成功归功于幸运。 543. keep pace with跟„并驾齐驱

(a) If something keeps pace with something else that is

changing, it changes quickly in response to it.

(b) Farmers are angry because the rise fails to keep pace with

inflation.

544. go to great pains=take pains下功夫,努力

(a) If you take pains to do something or go to great pains to do

something, you try hard to do it, because you think it is important to do it.

(b) Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men‟s

domestic rights.

545. part with (=give up, let go of) 舍弃,卖掉

(a) She hated to part with her favorite sweater, but it could not

be mended and she had to throw it away.她不愿舍弃她心爱的毛衣，可是，又没办法补好，只得把它丢了。

546. participate in (=take part in)参加

(a) I will participate in the festivities. 547. (be) particular about讲究,挑剔(吃,穿)

(a) I‟m not particular about my clothes; I don‟t mind what I

wear. 我不怎么讲究我的衣服，我不在乎我穿什么。

548. in particular (=especially) 特别是,尤其

(a) You use in particular to indicate that what you are saying

applies especially to one thing or person. (b) passion for对„的热爱,热情 (c) ©She had a passion for gardening.

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549. be patient with对„耐心

(a) I am not patient with people who I think are stupid. 550. pay for赔偿, 付款, 报偿, 处罚

(a) Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else‟s

mistake?.

551. pay„for付„的钱

(a) I have paid 10 RMB for the toy. 552. (be) at peace with与„和睦相处

(a) She is at peace with herself and her friends. (b) 她平和地对待自己和朋友 553. in peace (=peacefully)安静,平安

(a) One more question and I‟ll leave you in peace. 554. peculiar to„ 特有的, 独具的

(a) Language is peculiar to mankind. (b) 语言是人类特有的。 555. penalty for对„的处罚,罚金

(a) What is the penalty for dangerous driving? (b) 对危险驾车给予什么处罚？

556. perform on the piano(=play the piano) 演奏钢琴 557. persist in坚持,固执

558. in person亲自, 当面 (on the spot)

559. in place (in right or proper place) 放在应放的地方

(a) With everything in place, she started the slide show. (b) 一切就绪，她开始放幻灯片 560. in place of (=instead of) 代替

(a) Cooked kidney beans can be used in place of French

beans.

561. take pleasure in喜欢做某事

(a) If you describe someone as evil, you mean that they are

very wicked by nature and take pleasure in doing things that harm other people.

562. be on the point of doing sth (=be about to do sth) 刚要去做

(a) If you are on the point of doing something, you are about

to do it.

(b) He was on the point of saying something when the phone

rang.

563. beside the point不切正题,无关紧要

(a) To build another scyscraper in the city is beside the point. 在该城市再盖一座摩天大楼的问题不必谈了。

564. to the point中肯, 扼要adv.

(a) remarks that were to the point; rambled and would not

speak to the point. 和本题相关的话；随便地乱讲却不讲与本题相关的

565. come to the point谈主要问题

(a) Let come to the point directly. 566. there is no point in doing sth没必要做某事

(a) There was no point in staying any longer. 567. point at (=indicate, direct attention)指着

(a) If you point at a person or thing, you hold out your finger

towards them in order to make someone notice them.

568. point out (=indicate, show) 指出,指明

(a) If you point out a fact or mistake, you tell someone about

it or draw their attention to it.

569. popular with/among大众所喜爱的,拥戴 570. in the position of处在„位置上 571. in practice实际上(状语=in fact);

(a) What happens in practice is what actually happens, in

contrast to what is supposed to happen.

(b) In practice, workers do not work to satisfy their needs. 572. out of practice荒疏,不熟练

(a) „How‟s your German?‟n„Not bad, but I‟m out of practice.‟ 573. prefer„to„ (choose rather, like better) 宁要, 更喜欢

(a) I prefer coffee to tea我喜欢咖啡胜过茶 574. prepare for breakfast准备吃早饭

(a) If you prepare for an event or action that will happen soon,

you get yourself ready for it or make the necessary arrangements.

575. prepare breakfast作早饭 (这里的prepare相当于manufacture

or compound)

576. in the presence of在„在场的情况下

(a) The talks took place in the presence of a diplomatic

observer.

577. for the present(=for the time being, for now)暂且,就现在来说;

at present现在,此刻

(a) Something that exists or will be done for the present exists

now or will continue for a while, although the situation may change later.

(b) The ministers had expressed the unanimous view that

sanctions should remain in place for the present.

578. preside over / at主持(会议,业务等)

(a) The special workshop was presided over by a famous

scientist.

(b) 那次专题研讨会是由一位著名的科学家主持的。 579. prevail over占优势, 压倒, 战胜

(a) The East Wind prevails over the West Wind. (b) 东风压倒西风。

580. prevent„from使„不, 防止„做

(a) We were prevented by heavy smog from seeing anything.

浓雾使我们看不到任何东西。

581. previous to (=prior to) 在„之前

(a) a day previous to Christmas圣诞节的前一天 582. take pride in(=pride oneself on) 以„自豪

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(a) We take pride in offering you the highest standards. 583. pride oneself on / upon以„自豪

(a) She prided herself on her ability to speak many foreign

languages. 她为自己能讲多种外国语而感到自豪。

584. in principle 原则上

(a) They agree to the plan in principle. (b) 他们原则上同意这个计划。 585. prior to (=before) 在„之前

(a) If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it

happens before that time or event. (FORMAL)

(b) In the car industry, the August sales will involve a build up

of stocks prior to this date.

586. in private (=privately) 私下, 秘密地

(a) Can I speak to you in private? (b) 我可以私下同你谈谈吗？ 587. in public公开地

(a) I do not want to speak about it in public. (b) 我不想当众说这件事。

588. proceed from (=arise from, result from) 由„发出, 由„引起

(产生)

(a) Miserable sobs were heard to proceed from the next room.

从隔壁房间里传出悲怆的呜咽声。

589. proceed with ( =go on with sth) 继续进行

(a) Let us proceed with our lesson. 我们继续上课吧。 590. in progress(=in the state of be done)进行中

(a) The building of the largest bridge across the river in Adia

is in progress. 这座亚洲最大的一座跨江大桥正在建设中。

591. prohibit„from (=forbid) 禁止, 阻止

(a) Modesty prohibits me from saying what happened. (b) 羞怯妨碍我说出所发生的事情 592. in proportion to与„成比例

(a) This door is narrow in proportion to its height. (b) 这扇门就其高度的比例而言窄了些。 593. be proud of为„自豪

(a) He is proud of his daughter‟s ability to speak four

languages. 他为女儿能说四种语言而骄傲。

594. provide for为„做准备

(a) We provided food for the hungry children. (b) 我们为饥饿的孩子们提供食物。 595. provide sb with sth给某人提供某物

(a) They provide us with food. 他们供给我们食物。 596. on purpose(=by intention, deliberately)故意, 特地

(a) I came here on purpose to see you. (b) 我特地来这里看你。

597. to the purpose (=useful for one‟s purpose)得要领的, 中肯的 =

to the point

(a) He said something that was to the purpose. 他说了一些中

肯的话。

(b) His answer was not to the purpose. 他的答案不得要领。

be qualified in + 竞技项目 取胜

(c) ©If you qualify in a competition, you are successful in one

part of it and go on to the next stage.

598. be qualified for在某种职业上合格

(a) If you qualify for something or if something qualifies you

for it, you have the right to do it or have it.

599. call„in question对„表示怀疑

(a) His honesty has been called in question. (b) 他的诚实值得怀疑

600. beyond (all) question (=without question)毫无疑问

(a) You do not use out of the question to say that there is no

doubt about something. The expression you use is beyond question.

601. out of the question (=impossible)不可能的

(a) Starting over is out of the question. (b) 从头开始是不可能的 602. without question毫无疑问

(a) If you do something without question, you do it without

arguing or asking why it is necessary

603. be caught in the rain被雨淋了

(a) I was caught in the rain on my way home.

604. at random (=without aim or purpose) 随便地, 任意地, 胡乱

地

(a) Please chose a card at random from the deck. (b) 从一副牌中任意选出一张 605. range over (=cove, include) 范围包括

(a) If a piece of writing or speech ranges over a group of

topics, it includes all those topics.

(b) The conversation ranged over the desirability of such

restaurants, the shortcomings of men, and why it had only taken 15 minutes to cross a continent.

606. range between范围在„„与„„之间不等

(a) ranging between 5 and 15在5和15之间变化 607. range from „ to „

(a) Lether shoes range from $10 a pair. (b) 皮鞋售价每双十美元起。 608. at any rate (=at all events)无论如何,总之

(a) You use at any rate to indicate that the important thing is

what you are saying now, and not what was said before. (b) At any rate, Pankin said that relations between the two

nations will be restored before the conference.

609. beyond the reach of无法达到(得到,理解= out of reach of)

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(a) What he said is beyond the reach of my understanding. 610. within reach of 够得到,能拿到

(a) If you are not within reach of prompt medical treatment,

then self-treatment is an emergency option.

611. react to对„作出反应

(a) How did your mother react to the news? She reacted by

getting very angry. 你妈妈对这个消息的反应怎样？她的反应是非常生气。

612. react with与„反应

(a) An acid can react with a base to form a salt. (b) 酸和碱起化学反应成盐。 613. react against作出反抗或反对反应

(a) If you react against someone‟s way of behaving, you

deliberately behave in a different way because you do not like the way they behave.

(b) She reacted against the mindlessness and luxury of their

lives.

614. (be) ready for准备好做„

(a) The new house is ready for occupation. (b) 新屋可以居住了。 615. in reality (=in fact, really) 事实上

(a) He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not. 616. by reason of (=because of) 由于,因为

(a) If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens

because of it. (FORMAL)

(b) The boss retains enormous influence by reason of his

position.

617. it stands to reason that „理所当然

(a) It stands to reason that if we leave late, we will arrive late.

当然是如果我们离开晚了，我们就会晚到

618. reason with (=argue) 与...评理

(a) It‟s no use flying off the handle. You can reason with us.大

发雷霆是没有用的。你可以跟我们讲道理嘛！

619. in the red亏损,负债,赤字

(a) If a person or company is in the red or if their bank

account is in the red, they have spent more money than they have in their account and therefore they owe money to the bank.

(b) The theatre is $500,000 in the red. 620. (be) get out of the red不再亏损

(a) We have to produce new products to get out of the red

otherwise we will go bankrupt.

(b) 我们应该生产新产品来谋求盈余，否则我们就会破产

了。

621. refer to„as把„称做„

(a) If you refer to someone or something as a particular thing,

you use a particular word, expression, or name to mention or describe them.

(b) Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend. 622. refer„to„涉及；提到, 查资料；参考

(a) If you refer to a book or other source of information, you

look at it in order to find something out. (b) He referred briefly to his notebook. 623. with/in reference to(=concerning, about)关于

(a) You use with reference to or in reference to in order to

indicate what something relates to.

(b) I am writing with reference to your article on salaries for

scientists.

624. with/in regard to (=concerning)有关,关于

(a) You can use with regard to or in regard to to indicate the

subject that is being talked or written about.

(b) The department is reviewing its policy with regard to

immunisation.

625. give one‟s regards to sb向„问候

(a) Give my regards to your wife！

626. regardless of (=without worrying about, despite, in spite of) 不

顾,不考虑

(a) We will persevere regardless of past failures. (b) 尽管以前我们失败过，但仍要坚持下去 627. in/with relation to关于, 有关

(a) He is the sixth person to be arrested in relation to the coup

plot.

628. relevant to与„有关的

(a) The scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn

about matters relevant to her own research. 那个科学家和同事们相互通信以了解和她自己的研究有关的事。

629. to one‟s relief令„感到放心的是

(a) To my relief he found the article acceptable. 630. relieve„of„ 解除,解脱;帮助拿,辞退

(a) Let me relieve you of that heavy parcel. (b) 让我把你的重包裹解下来吧。 631. rely on依靠(depend on), 信赖

(a) You may rely on me. 你可以信赖我。 632. remark on(upon) 对„发表评论

(a) If his host appreciated the irony, he didn‟t remark on it. 633. remedy for对„治疗法, 补救, 药物

(a) Warmth is the best remedy for colds. (b) 热疗是治感冒的最好方法。

634. remind sb of (It occurs to sb that„)提醒某人„,使某人向想起

(a) This reminds me of last year. (b) 这使我想起去年的事。 635. in good repair维修良好;

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(a) If something such as a building is in good repair, it is in

good condition. If it is in bad repair, it is in bad condition. (b) The monks of Ettal keep the abbey in good repair. 636. in bad repair维修不善

(a) The road was in bad repair in parts. 637. be under repair在修理中

(a) The highway to the city is under repair now. 638. reply to答复, 回答

(a) A lot of people replied to our advertisement. (b) 有许多人对我们的广告作出了反应。 639. beyond reproach不受责备的;

(a) Women in public life must be beyond reproach. 640. beyond belief以相信;

(a) His story is beyond belief. 他的话难以置信。 641. beyond hope (in despair)绝望

(a) You are beyond hope. 你没希望了。 642. resort to诉诸于„ (via, by, by means of )

(a) resort to force诉诸于武力 643. respond to对„反应, 响应, 对(药)有效

(a) This modest group size allows our teachers to respond to

the needs of each student.

644. in response to(=as an answer to)回答,反应

(a) The President‟s critics say he has been too timid in

responding to changing international developments.

645. be responsible for对„负责, 是造成„原因

(a) The worong operation seems to be responsible for the

system instability

646. rest on/upon(=depend on) 取决于，被搁在, 信赖

(a) If something such as a theory or someone‟s success rests

on a particular thing, it depends on that thing. (FORMAL) (b) The long-term future of the country rests on how we teach

our children.

647. rest with (=be in hand of, depend on) 取决于, 在于, 由...负责

(a) If authority, a responsibility, or a decision rests with you,

you have that authority or responsibility, or you are the one who will make that decision. (FORMAL)

648. restrain„from(=hold back from)抑制不„„

(a) Gladys wanted to ask, „Aren‟t you angry with him?‟ But

she restrained herself from doing so.

649. restrict„to(=keep within limits)把限制于

(a) He restricts himself to two cigarettes a day (b) 限制每天吸两枝香烟 650. result in (=cause) 导致

(a) The accident resulted in three people being killed. (b) 这次事故造成三人死亡。 651. with the result that其结果是

(a) I was absorbed in reading the newspaper with the result

that I didn‟t hear what they were talking about.

652. in return (for) 作为报答; 以报答(for)

(a) If you do something in return for what someone else has

done for you, you do it because they did that thing for you. (b) You pay regular premiums and in return the insurance

company will pay out a lump sum.

653. in turn轮流

(a) There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in

turn.

654. get rid of摆脱, 去掉, 除去

(a) “You are supposed to get rid of carelessness, for it often

leads to irretrievable errors.” “你们一定要克服粗枝大叶,因为粗枝大叶常常引起无可挽回的错误。”

655. be within one‟s rights to do有权(做)

(a) It is within my rights to delete anything that I have posted. 656. give rise to (=lead to) 引起, 导致 657. The heavy rain gives rise to the flood. 658. 大雨引起了洪水。

659. at the risk of (=with danger of)冒„的风险

(a) To persuade the emperor from committing a mistake，even

at the risk of offending him.

660. run(take)risk of (=do sth dangerous)的风险

(a) He will run the risk of losing his life to save the child. 661. rule out (=leave out) 排除, 不考虑

(a) The option of starting over has been ruled out. (b) 重新开始这种选择已被排除考虑 662. in safety adv. 安全地

(a) We are now in safety. 我们现在安全了。

Don‟t worry, they are in safety. 别着急，他们很安全。

663. for the sake of为了„„

(a) “For the sake of safety, you must keep all medicines away

from children.” “为了安全,要把所有的药都放在孩子们拿不到的地方。”

664. be for sale待售

(a) That house is for sale. 那座房子待售。 665. on sale (=offered to be sold) 出售, 上市

(a) Tickets on sale now! 666. be satisfied with满意

(a) I wasn‟t satisfied with our treatment at that hotel, so I shall

complain to the proprietor.

667. on a large scale大规模地

(a) They are preparing for war on a large scale. 他们正在大

规模地备战。

668. on schedule按时,准时;

(a) The renovation is on schedule.

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669. ahead of schedule提前; in advance预先;

(a) The task will be finished ahead of schedule if nothing

prevents.

670. behind schedule落后于计划进度,晚于规定时间

(a) We were two months behind schedule, and already over

budget.

671. scrape through (in) 勉强通过，擦过

(a) He scrape through an first-round interview勉强通过第一

轮面试

672. start from scratch(=from the beginning)从头开始

(a) Let‟s start from scratch and learn the simple technique

needed to save shots from sand.

673. in search of(=in quest of)寻找;

(a) Reservoirs are drying up and farmers have begun to leave

their land in search of water.

674. in honor of为了表示敬意;

(a) The United Nations has issued a stamp in honour of

Captain Alfred Dreyfus.

675. in memory of为纪念

(a) The congress opened with a minute‟s silence in memory of

those who died in the struggle.

676. in hopes of为期待

(a) I went to the bookstore in hopes of buying a cookbook. 677. in pursuit of为追求

(a) If you do something in pursuit of a particular result, you

do it in order to achieve that result.

678. in behalf of代表„的利益;

(a) Declaration of Independence was signed by order and in

behalf of the congress

679. on one‟s behalf 为...的利益, 以„名义

(a) Can my friend do it on my behalf? 680. in favor of为赞成„;

(a) We are in favor of her promotion to president. (b) 我们赞成她升为总裁

(c) ©http://bbs.5432.net/viewthread.php?tid=10881&sid=TnaKm0 681. in support of为支持„

(a) Another union has voted for industrial action in support of

a pay claim.

682. in season旺季, 处于交配期

(a) If a female animal is in season, she is in a state where she

is ready to have sex.

683. in secret秘密地;

(a) If you do something in secret, you do it without anyone

else knowing.

(b) Dan found out that I had been meeting my ex-boyfriend in

secret.

684. in private私下

(a) Can I speak to you in private? (b) 我可以私下同你谈谈吗？ 685. senior to比„年长;

(a) Williams felt himself to be senior to all of them. 686. superior to比„更好;

(a) If one thing or person is superior to another, the first is

better than the second.

(b) We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many

of our friends.

687. inferior to比„差

(a) His photographs were inferior to those taken by Ernie. 688. in a sense在某种意义上

(a) In a sense, both were right. 689. sensitive to对„敏感;

(a) She is sensitive to what people think of her. (b) 她很敏感人们对她是怎么想的。 690. sensible of觉察到的;

(a) He is sensible of the danger of his position. (b) 他发觉他处境危险。 691. in sequence按顺序, 按先后次序

(a) A couple of dozen letters and numbers are pressed in

sequence on a keyboard.

692. share in (=have a share in) 分摊, 分担

(a) If you share in something such as a success or a

responsibility, you are one of a number of people who achieve or accept it.

693. share sth with sb与„分享,分担,分摊,共用

(a) He showed me the flat he shares with Esther. 694. be shocked at / by对„感到震惊

(a) Relief workers were shocked by what they saw. 695. fall short of达不到

(a) What Sanlly had done falled short of my expectations 696. go short of (=be without enough of) 缺乏

(a) If you go short of something, especially food, you do not

have as much of it as you want or need.

697. for short (in a short form) 为简便,简称

(a) He‟s called Ed for short. 人们用简称叫他埃德 698. in short (=in a few words, in brief)简称

(a) Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything

challenging.

699. in short supply供应不足

(a) Food is in short supply all over the country. 700. be short of (=lacking enough)缺乏,不够

(a) We‟re short of cash. 我们现在现金不足

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701. be shy of

(a) 不足的；缺乏的：(=be short of)

(b) Eleven is one shy of a dozen. 十一比十二差一个 (c) ©有戒心的：不信任的；小心的(=be cautious about) (d) I‟m a bit shy of that sort of person. 我有点不太信任那种

人。

702. catch the sight of (=see for a moment)瞥见

(a) Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her. 703. (be)in sight (=in view, visible) 看得见

(a) Peace was in sight. 和平在望。 704. out of sight看不见

(a) Keep out of my sight. 不要让我看见你。 705. know sb by sight与„只面熟

(a) I don‟t know her well. I just know her by sight. 706. on the sly (=under the table) 偷偷地

(a) The seller took extra payments on the sly. (b) 销售人员暗中接受多给的钱 707. smell of有„的气味

(a) The water hole is a cave that smells of terror. 708. be sorry about/for懊悔的,后悔的,难过的

(a) A: Sorry for interrupting you. B: Never mind. (b) 甲:对不起我打扰你了。乙:没关系。 709. speak ill of说„的坏话; speak badly of

(a) speak well of说„的好话speak highly of

(b) If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone,

you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them.

710. specialize in专门研究, 专攻

(a) That doctor specializes in children‟s illnesses. (b) 那位医生专门研究儿科疾病。 711. in spite of (=despite) 尽管

(a) They kept going in spite of their fears. (b) 他们不顾害怕继续前进

712. on the spot在现场, 在出事地点; 立即(=at once)

(a) The question put me on the spot. 这个问题使我得做出反

应了。

713. take a stand against采取某种立场反对

(a) take a stand for采取某种立场支持„

(b) A number of countries, including Australia, were prepared

to take a stand for democracy and to take a stand against terrorism.

714. stare at目不转睛地看, 凝视, 盯着

(a) He stared at the word trying to remember what it meant.

他盯着这个单词，努力想记起它的意思。

715. in step步伐一致;

(a) in step with the times. 与时代步伐保持一致

716. out of step步伐不齐

(a) out of step with the times. 与时代不一致

717. stick at (=continue to work hard at)继续勤奋地致力于„;

(a) stick one‟s work坚持工作; (b) stick at one‟s books勤奋读书 718. stick to (=refuse to leave or change)坚持;

(a) stick to one‟s promise比喻不食言 (b) stick to one‟s friend忠于朋友 719. in stock有库存, 有现货

(a) If goods are in stock, a shop has them available to sell. If

they are out of stock, it does not.

720. be strict with对„严格要求

(a) If you are too strict with them, your children will see you

as dictatorial.

721. be/go on strike罢工

(a) The miners went on strike and picketed the power stations. 722. subject„to(=cause„to experience)使受到subject (adj) to易受

到„的

(a) All citizens in this nation are subject to the law. (b) 这个国家的全体公民都必须服从法律 (c) ©Children are subject to colds. 易于感冒的孩子 723. submit to提交(hand in) 屈从(yield to)

(a) I submitted my papers to the examiner. (b) 我把试卷交给主考老师。

(c) ©If I submitted to their demands, they would not press the

allegations.

724. substitute„for以„代替„

(a) Only art can substitute for nature. 725. suffer from患„病; 受„苦痛

(a) His friend has suffered from ill health for some years. 他

朋友身体不好已有好几年了。

726. be suitable for (=fit) 合适„的

(a) This toy is not suitable for young children. (b) 这个玩具不适合小小孩玩。 727. in sum大体上, 总之

(a) In sum, the two countries are now true economic partners. 728. supply sb with sth向某人提供某物

(a) The uterus is supplied with a rich network of blood vessels

and nerves.

729. in support of以便支持

(a) They are prepared to resort to violence in support of their

beliefs.

730. be sure of (=have no doubt; certain)确信的

(a) If someone is sure of getting something, they will

definitely get it or they think they will definitely get it.

731. for sure / certain (certainly, definitely) 肯定地，有把握地

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(a) We‟ll win for sure. 我们肯定会获胜 732. make sure about弄清, 弄确实

(a) Make sure he writes it down. 让他一定记下来 733. be surprised at对„„惊奇;

(a) If you are surprised at something, you have a feeling of

surprise, because it is unexpected or unusual.

734. take sb by surprise使„惊奇;

(a) If something takes you by surprise, it happens when you

are not expecting it or when you are not prepared for it.

735. to one‟s surprise使某人惊奇

(a) I thought he would be angry, but to my surprise, he smiled. 736. suspect sb of疑心某犯有„

(a) The police suspect her of murder. 警察怀疑她犯了谋杀

罪

737. be suspicious of (=not trusting)对„有疑心

(a) I am suspicious of that woman - I think she may have

stolen something from our shop. 我很怀疑那位妇女，我想她可能偷了我们商店的东西。

738. by sympathetic to/towards对„同情,赞同

(a) If you are sympathetic to someone who is in a bad

situation, you are kind to them and show that you understand their feelings.

(b) If you are sympathetic to a proposal or action, you approve

of it and are willing to support it.

739. sympathize with sb or sth对„表示同情

(a) I must tell you how much I sympathize with you for your

loss, Professor.

740. be in sympathy with赞同,同情 =in support of

(a) If you take some action in sympathy with someone else,

you do it in order to show that you support them.

741. have sympathy with对„„怀有同情心

(a) I have been a prisoner, so I have a lot of sympathy with

other people in prison.

742. have a taste for对„„有兴趣、鉴赏力

(a) If you have a taste for something, you have a liking or

preference for it.

(b) That gave me a taste for reading. 743. have a taste of经历、品尝过„

(a) If you have a taste of a particular way of life or activity,

you have a brief experience of it. (b) This voyage was his first taste of freedom. 744. in good taste大方,得体; in bad taste(反意)

(a) If you say that something that is said or done is in bad

taste or in poor taste, you mean that it is offensive, often because it concerns death or sex and is inappropriate for the situation. If you say that something is in good taste,

you mean that it is not offensive and that it is appropriate for the situation.

745. to one‟s taste合„的口味, 中意 ＝to one‟s liking

(a) Classical music is also very much to my taste. 746. tell„from (=recognize) 辨别认出

(a) tell of v. 讲述

(b) The story tells of a runaway slave girl in Louisiana, circa

1850.

(c) ©tell off 【informal】rebuke责备：严厉指责； (d) He never listened to us when we told him off.

747. in terms of (=with regard to; in the light of) 就……而言;根据,

按照

(a) It is a small country both in terms of size and population. 748. be on good terms with sb关系好

(a) Peely is not doing a good job, but he is always praised by

the boss because he is on good terms with the boss.

749. thank sb for sth因„感谢某人

(a) Tank you for directions. 750. think of/about (=be intent on doing sth.)

(a) We are thinking of going to France. (b) 我们考虑到法国去。 751. on second thoughts经再三考虑之后

(a) You can say on second thoughts or on second thought

when you suddenly change your mind about something that you are saying or something that you have decided to do.

752. be through with (=finish with) 做好,完成/ 不交往

(a) If you are through with something or if it is through, you

have finished doing it and will never do it again. If you are through with someone, you do not want to have anything to do with them again. (b) I‟m through with women. 753. See through识破：看穿

(a) We saw through his superficial charm. (b) 我们很清楚他的表面功夫 754. at one time过去一度, 以前曾经

(a) If you say that something was the case at one time, you

mean that it was the case during a particular period in the past.

755. behind the times (思想,看法)落后于时代

(a) You‟re behind the times. 你落伍了. 756. behind time (=late) 迟到, 晚点 (没有the)

(a) The train is ten minutes behind time. 757. for the time being (=temporarily)暂时

(a) For the time being, you will have to share this room with

another person.

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758. in time及时、最后，终于

(a) In time they came to accept the harsh facts. (b) 他们最终承认了严酷的事实 (c) ©We came to the meeting just in time. 759. on time (=punctually) 准时

(a) The train arrived on time. 760. at no time无论何时也不„

(a) At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the

information.

761. in no time (=very quickly) 立即,马上

(a) If you weren‟t here, she would get rid of me in no time. 762. at times (=occasionally) 间或, 时常

(a) Life can be a real bastard at times. 763. at all times (=always) 始终, 总是

(a) The centre is staffed at all times. 764. at a time一次, 每次; 同时

(a) Do you sometimes find that you are doing very little

physical exercise for several weeks at a time?

765. on top of在„上面 熟练掌握, 高兴之极

(a) If you are on top of or get on top of something that you are

doing, you are dealing with it successfully.

(b) If you say that you feel on top of the world, you are

emphasizing that you feel extremely happy and healthy. (c) ©Two months before she gave birth to Jason she left work

feeling on top of the world.

766. in total (=all have been added up) 总计

(a) I was with my husband for eight years in total. 767. be in touch with与„有接触, 有联系

(a) I‟m definitely going to get in touch with these people. 768. be out of touch with与„没有联系=have no contact with

(a) I have been out of touch with Susan for about one year. 769. be true of适合于„的;

(a) If you say that a fact is true of a particular person or

situation, you mean that it is valid or relevant for them.

770. be true to忠于„

(a) If you are true to someone, you remain committed and

loyal to them. If you are true to an idea or promise, you remain committed to it and continue to act according to it.

771. trust to sth. 把„委托给

(a) Trust to destiny. 相信命运 772. trust in sb. 信任

(a) Don‟t put your trust in that man; he may trick you. 773. in truth事实上, 实在 ＝in fact

(a) You say in truth in order to indicate that you are giving

your honest opinion about something.

774. by turns轮换地(One after another; alternately)

(a) We clean the classroom by turns. (b) 我们轮流打扫教室 775. in turn 反过来=on the contrary

(a) Theory is based on practice and in turn serves practice. 776. be typical of是„的特点

(a) A composition typical of the baroque period. 777. be in use (=be used)被使用;

(a) be out of use (=be on longer used)不再被使用

(b) If something such as a technique, building, or machine is

in use, it is used regularly by people. (c) ©The site has been out of use for many years. 778. be used to(介词)+名词或动名词，习惯于used adj

(a) We are getting used to the cold weathe. 779. used to+原形 过去常做，used to相当于情态动词

(a) We used to go there every year. 我每年都去那儿。 780. be unprepared for对„无准备的

(a) I was totally unprepared for the announcement on the next

day.

781. in vain (=uselessly) 徒劳

(a) Our labor was in vain. 我们的劳动是白费力气 782. be valid for对„有效的

(a) Tickets are not dated and are valid for any single

admission.

783. with a view to +动名词 为„目的

(a) With a view to seeking approval, we need to do more

preparation.

784. in view (=in sight) 看得见

(a) They have very clear career aims in view. 785. in view of (=considering) 考虑到„

(a) You use in view of when you are taking into consideration

facts that have just been mentioned or are just about to be mentioned.

786. by/in virtue of (=as a result of, by means of, via, By way of:)

由于„; 依靠„力量

(a) She becomes well off by virtue of a large inheritance. 787. a warning against告诫„不要

(a) Experts warn against US missile system. 788. (be) on the watch for不断监视看有没有

(a) Notify the passport office to be on the watch for anyone

ordering a passport in your.

789. (be) on the watch against不断监视为防范„

(a) Be on the Watch Against Pickpocketing. 790. be in the way (=obstructive) 碍事, 阻碍

(a) The indecisive man always sees a lion in the way. 791. (be)under way (=moving forward)正进行

(a) in process

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(b) There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a

historic landmark.

(c) ©The project is still in process. 792. by way of (=by going through) 经由,取道

(a) flew to the Far East by way of the polar route.经由极地航

线飞往远东

(b) made no comment by way of apology. 以道歉形式末做

任何评论

793. by the way (=in addition)顺带地(表转折)

(a) By the way, what happened to the money? 顺便问一句，

那笔钱后来怎么样了？

794. in no way无论怎样也不„

(a) The plan is in no way practical. 该计划一点也不实际。 795. in a way从某种程度上说

(a) I like the new styles, in a way. 某种程度上我喜欢这些新

款式

796. as a whole (=in general) 就整体而论

(a) I disliked the acting but enjoyed the play as a whole. 797. on the whole (=generally) 大体上说

(a) on the whole, it‟s a happy ending. 798. against one‟s will违心地, 违背意愿地 799. at will随心所欲;

(a) If you can do something at will, you can do it when you

want and as much as you want.

800. with a will有决心地 热情地；起劲地

(a) They set to work with a will.他们起劲地工作起来。 801. wish for祝福

(a) A Christmas wish for my best friend! 给我最好的朋友一

个圣诞祝福!

802. hope for想要某物

(a) They hope for government funding for the scheme. 803. word for word (=literally) 逐字地

(a) Tell me what she said, word for word. (b) 把她说的一五一十地告诉我。 804. in a word总之;

(a) In a word, the situation is serious. (b) 总而言之，形势很严峻 805. in other words换言之;

(a) In other words, when the wind is blowing at 120

kilometers per hour, most waves will be about twelve meters.

806. have a word with sb谈一谈;

(a) I wanted to have a word with him about the Davison

project.

807. have words with sb争吵;

(a) They had words with their neighbours over some trifles.

808. have the last word (have the final say)有决定权

(a) I don‟t appreciate people who always have to have the last

word on everything.

809. keep one‟s word遵守诺言

(a) I never fail to keep my word. 810. work out an idea出主意;

(a) I will work out an idea from a rough sketch to a finished

piece.

811. work out the amount of„计算出„的数量;

(a) How to work out the amount of CGT you will actually

have to pay.

812. work out a problem解决问题;

(a) you can work out a problem before it‟s out of control. 813. work out a puzzle解谜

(a) This wasn‟t like trying to work out a puzzle or new gadget. 814. at the thought of一想到„

(a) With the Spring Festival just round the corner, your mouth

might already be watering at the thought of the coming banquet.

815. worry about担心

(a) He is worrying about his health. 816. at (the) worst在最糟的情况下

(a) At worst we‟ll have to sell the house so as to settle our

debts.

817. yield to对„屈服,投降,让步,顺从

(a) She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate. 818. be worthy of (=be deserving of)值得, 配得上

(a) He is worthy of our praise. 他值得我们表扬。

考研英语阅读理解必备短语

1. abide by(=be faithful to ; obey)忠于；遵守。 2. be absent from„. 缺席，不在

3. absence or mind(=being absent-minded) 心不在焉

4. absorb(=take up the attention of)吸引„的注意力(被动语态):be abso rbed in全神贯注于„近:be engrossed in ; be lost&nbs p;in ; be rapt in ;be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on 5. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplie d with) 富于,富有 6. access(to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解

7. by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外. Without a ccident(=safely) 安全地,

8. of one’s own accord(=without being asked; willing ly; freely)自愿地 ,主动地

9. in accord with与„一致&nb sp; .&nbs p; out of one’s&n

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bsp;accord with同„.不一致

10. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地 11. in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照, 根据 12. on one‟s own account

1) 为了某人的缘故, 为了某人自己的利益 2) (=at one’s own risk) 自行负责 3) (=by oneself)依靠自己

on account赊账; on account of因为; on ;no account不论什么原因也不;of „account有„..重要性.

13. take„into account(=consider)把...考虑进去 14. give sb. an account of说明, 解释 (理由)

15. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释, 说明. 16. on account of (=because of) 由于,因为.

17. on no account(=in no case, for no reason)绝不要 ,无论如何不要

(放句首时句子要倒装)

18. accuse„of„(=charge„with; blame sb. for sth. ; bla me sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控,控告

19. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be used to)习惯于. 20. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解;&nbs p;(=to

have met socially) 熟悉

21. act on奉行,按照„行动; act as扮演; act for代理 22. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) ; 使自己适应于

23. adapt„(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new n eed) 改编, 改写

(以适应新的需要)

24. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之

25. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other t han)除„外

26. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply wit h, cling to, insist on, persist in, observe, opinion, belief粘附; 坚持, 遵循 27. adjacent(=next to, close to) 毗邻的, 临近的 28. adjust..(to) (=change slightly)调节; 适应;

29. admit of (=be capable of, leave room for)&nb sp; „的可能，留

有„的余地.

30. in advance (before in time) 预告, 事先. 31. to advantage有利的,使优点更加突出地. 32. have an advantage over胜过.

have the advantage of由于„处于有利条件 have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事

33. take advantage of (=make the best of, utiliz e, make use of, profit

from, harness)利用.

34. agree with赞同(某人意见) agree to同意 35. in agreement (with) 同意, 一致

36. ahead of在„之前, 超过„;„„„„„.&nb sp; ahead of time

提前.

37. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具体. 2)在谣传中.

38. above all (=especially, most important of all)&nb sp; 尤其是, 最重要的.

39. in all (=counting everyone or everything, altoget her) 总共, 总计

40. after all毕竟,到底; (not) at all一点也不;

all at once(=suddenly)突然; once and for all&nb sp;只此一次; above all最重要的; first of all首先;&nbs p;all in all大体上说; be all in累极了; all&nb sp;but几乎.

41. allow for (=take into consideration, take into&nb sp;account) 考

虑到, 估计到.

42. amount to (=to be equal to) 总计, 等于.

43. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liab le for, take charge

for) 对„负责.

44. answer to (=conform to) 适合,符合.

45. be anxious about为„焦急不安; 或anxious for 46. apologize to sb. for sth. 为„向„道歉

47. appeal to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人呼吁. appe al to sb. 对某人有吸引力

48. apply to sb. for sth. 为„向„申请&n bsp; ; apply&nbs p;for申请; apply to适用.

49. apply to与„有关;适用

50. approve of (=consent to, be in favor of,&nbs p;favor, agree to, consider good, right) 赞成, approve vt. 批准

51. arise from(=be caused by) 由„引起. 52. arrange for sb./sth. to do sth. 安排„做„

53. arrive on到达; arrive at到达某地(小地方);得出,作出; ar rive in

到达某地(大地方);

54. be ashamed of (=feel shame, guilt or sorrow because of sth. done) 以„为羞耻

55. assure sb. of sth. (=try to cause to be lieve or trust in sth.) 向„保

证, 使„确信.

56. attach(to) (=to fix, fasten; join) 缚, 系 ,结 57. make an attempt at doing sth. (to do st h.) 试图做„

58. attend to (=give one’s attention, care and t hought)注意,照顾;attend on(upon)(=wait upon, serve, look af ter) 侍候,照料

59. attitude to/ toward „对„的态度.看法

60. attribute„to„(=to believe sth. to be the result&n bsp;of„)把..归因于.., 认为..是..的结果

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61. on the average (=on average, on an average) 平均 62. (be) aware of (=be conscious of , having&nbs p;knowledge or consciousness)意识到,知道.

63. at the back of (=behind) 在„后面

64. in the back of在„后部(里面); on the back of在„后部(外面); be on one’s back(=be ill in b ed) 卧病不起.

65. at one’s back(=supporting or favoring sb.) 支持,维护; have sb. at one’s back有„支持, 有„作后台

66. turn one’s back on sb. (=turn away from ;sb. in an impolite way)

不理睬(某人),背弃,抛弃

67. behind one’s back背着某人(说坏话) 68. be based on / upon基于

69. on the basis of根据„, 在„基础上 70. beat„at在„运动项目上打赢

71. begin with以„开始. to begin with (=first of&nb sp;all) 首先,

第一(经常用于开始语)

72. on behalf of (=as the representative of)&nb sp;以„名义 73. believe in(=have faith or trust in; consider ;sth./sb. to be true) 相

信,依赖,信仰.

74. benefit (from) 受益,得到好处. 75. for the benefit of为了„的利益(好处) 76. for the better好转

77. get the better of (=defeat sb.) 打败, 胜过.

78. by birth在出生上,论出身,按血统at birth在出生时; give bi rth to出生

79. blame sb. for sth. 因„责备某人&nbs p; . ; blame sth. on sb. 把„推在某人身上

80. in blossom开花(指树木) be in blossom开花(强调状态) come into blossom开花(强调动作)

81. on board到船上, 在船上, 上火车或飞机 82. boast of (or about) 吹嘘 83. out of breath喘不过气来

84. in brief(=in as few words as possible)简言之 85. in bulk成批地,不散装的 86. take the floor起立发言 87. on business出差办事.

88. be busy with sth.于某事&n bsp; 。&nb sp; ; be busy d oing sth.

忙于做某事 89. last but one倒数第二.

90. but for (=without) 要不是. 表示假设 91. buy sth. for„money用多少钱买 92. be capable of能够, 有能力

be capable of being +过去分词:是能够被„的

93. in any case(=for love or money, at any rate, at any price, at any cost, whatever&nbs p;happens; anyhow)无论如何 94. in case (=for fear that) 万一;

95. in case of (=in the event of)如果发生„万一 in the case of至于„, 就„而言

96. in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句)

97. be cautious of谨防

98. center one’s attention on(=focus one’s attention on) 把某人的

注意力集中在„上

99. be certain of (=be sure of) 有把握, 一定. 100. for certain of (=for sure肯定地,有把握地 101. by chance(=accidentally, by accident)偶然 102. for a change换换环境(花样等) 103. charge sb. with „控告某人犯有„ 104. in charge of (=responsible for) 负责(某事) in the charge of „由„管

105. take charge of (=to be or become responsible for)负责管理(照

顾)

106. charge„for因„索取(费用) , charge sb. with sth. 控告

某人犯有„

107. round the clock(=all day and all night, usua lly without stopping)

昼夜不停地

108. comment on评论

109. commit oneself to使自己承担„ commit sb. to priso n把某人送进监狱; commit one’s idea to writing把某人的想法写下来; commit a matter to a committee把某事交给委员会讨论

110. in common (和„)有共同之处,共用. be common to sb. 是与某人所共有的

111. keep company with (=be friendly and go out&n bsp;together)

和„要好.

112. compare„with „ 把„与„比较 113. compare„to„ 把„比作„ 114. by comparison比较起来

115. in comparison with (=in contrast to) 和„比起来

116. compensate for (=give sth. to make up for)&n bsp;补偿, 赔偿,

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弥补compensate sb. for sth. 赔偿,弥补

117. complain of (or about)抱怨;诉苦;控告;complain about抱怨某人或事情; complain to sb. about sth. (or sb.) 向某人 抱怨„; complain (抱怨); complement (补充); compliment (恭 维)

118. comply with (=act in accordance with a deman d, order, rule etc.) 遵守, 依从

119. conceive of (think of, imagine, consider) 想 象,设想 120. concentrate on (or upon) 集中,专心 121. be concerned with (=about) 与„有关 122. concern oneself about / with关心

123. in conclusion(=as the last thing)最后一点;&nb sp;at the

conclusion of当„结束时; 124. condemn sb. to判决

125. on condition that (=if)以„为条件, 假如. in that = because因为; now that = since既然 for all that = although尽管

126. in / out of condition (=thoroughly healthy o r fit / not fit) 健康状况好/不好 . ; in good (bad) condition处于良好(坏)状态 127. confess(to)(=admit a fault, crime, or sth. wrong) 承认, 供认; confess to a crime承认罪行.

128. confide in (=to talk freely to sb. about&nbs p;one’s secret)

对„讲真心话, 依赖 129. in confidence推心置腹地; with confidence满怀信心地; have confidence in对„有信心 130. confidence in sb. / sth. 对„的信赖 131. be confident of有信心; confidential机密的

132. confine„to„ 把„限制在某范围内 133. confirm sb. in使某人更坚定(信念等)

134. conform to (=be in agreement with, comply wi th) 符合,遵照,遵守;1)obey服从; 2) observe; 3)comply with照„办;&nb sp;4)keep to遵循; 5)abide by服从;6)stick to按..做

135. be confronted with(=be brought face to face with) 面对, 面临 136. congratulate sb. on祝贺

137. in connection with(=with regard to)关于, 138. be conscious of(=be aware of)觉察,知道 139. consent to(=give agreement to permission)同意 140. in consequence (=as a result) 结果

141. in consequence of (=as a consequence of)由于„的结果 142. under consideration在考虑中

143. in consideration of (=in return for, on acco unt of, because of由

于

144. on no consideration(in no case)无论如何也不

145.take„into consideration (=take account of, tak e„into account)考虑到, 把„考虑进去

146. considerate (=thoughtful of the needs)  体贴的, 考虑他

人需要的, considerable相当大的,值得考虑的

147. consist of(=be composed of)由„组成的. consist&nbs p;in主要

在于. consist with符合,与„一致

148. be consistent with(=be in agreement with )与„一致. be

consistent in一贯的,

149. consult sb. on/ about sth. 向„征求„方面的意见,&n bsp;就„

向„请教

150. to one’s heart’s content尽情地,痛痛快快

151. be content with(=be satisfied with) 满足于b e content to do sth.

愿意做某事

152. contrary to (=in opposition to) 与„相反 153. on the contrary相反

154. contrast„with把„与„相对(对照) 155. in contrast to/with和„形成对比

by contrast对比之下 156. contribute to有助于

157. under control (被)控制住out of control无法控制

158. at one’s convenience(=where and when it suits one) 在

方便的时间或地点 .&n bsp; be convenient to / for对„方便 159. convince sb. of (=cause sb. to beli eve or feel certain; to

persuade sb.)使某人确信,try&nbs p;to persuade sb. to do sth.劝说某人做„

160. cope with(=deal with, try to find a solution to)应付, 处理 161. in the corner(of)在角落里;on(at) the comer o f a street在街道拐

弯处;round the comer拐过弯; be in a tight corner陷入困境

162. correspond (with) ( =exchange letters re gularly) 通信 163. correspond to相当于 .  correspond with符合,一致 164. at all costs不惜任何代价  .&n bsp; at the cost of以„为

代价

165. a matter of course理所当然的事 166. as a matter of course当然地, 自然地 167. in (during) the course在„过程中

168. in due course (=without too much de lay) 没经过太久, 到一定

时候

169. on credit赊购; with credit以优异成绩; to one’s credit使某人

感到光荣; do sb. credit使„感到光荣 170．be critical of爱挑毛病的，批评的 171. cure sb. of+某种疾病 治好某人的疾病

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172．a danger to对„的危险; be in danger(of)处于„危险中; ;be out of danger脱离危险 173. to date(=so far, until now) 到目前为止

174. out of date过时的；up to date新式的,时兴的; date&n bsp;back

to可追溯到; date from从某时期开始(有) 175. deal with (=concern) 论及 176. be in debt to sb. 欠„的债

177. on the decline在衰退中, 在减少中&n bsp; in decline下降; on

the increase在增加

178. to one’s delight令某人感到高兴

to one’s regret遗憾; sorrow悲痛;&n bsp;relief安心; distress苦恼; shame羞愧; surprise惊奇; astonishment惊奇; 179. delight in(=take great pleasure in doing sth.)喜欢, 取乐 180. take (a) delight in喜欢干„, 以„为乐

181. demand sth. of sb. 向某人要求(非物质的)东西. demand sth.

from sb. 向某人要求(物质的)东西

182.in demand有需求;on demand受到要求时 183. be dependent on依靠

184. deprive sb. of sth. 剥夺某人某物

185. derive„from(=obtain„from)从„取得,由„来的.derive

from(=come fr om)起源于 186. despair of (=lose all hope of) 绝望 187. in despair绝望

188. despite (=in spite of) 不管, 尽管 189. in detail详细地

190. deviate from偏离, 不按„办 191. on a diet吃某种特殊饮食, 节食 192. differ from„in与„的区别在于„ 193. in difficulties„有困难,处境困难,

194. discharge sb. (from)„for (=dismiss sb. f rom a job for) 因„解

雇, 开除

195. fall back (=retreat, turn back) 撤退;

in disorder慌乱地, 狼狈不堪 196. on display(=being shown publicly)陈列 197. dispose of (=get rid of ,throw away )处理掉 198. beyond dispute不容争议的,无可争议 199. in dispute在争议中

200. in the distance在远处. make out辩认出

201. (be) distinct from ( = be different from) 与„截然不同 202. distinguish between (=make or recognize differences) 辨别 203. distinguish„from把„与„区别开

204. do away with(=get rid of; abolish; discard eliminate) 除去,废除,

取消; do away with (=kill) 杀掉, 镇压 205. have„to do with与„有关系

206. without doubt (=undoubtedly)无可置疑地

207. in doubt(=in a condition of uncertainty) 对„表示疑惑 208. be due to是由于 209. come off duty下班 210. go on duty上班

211. be on duty值班, 值日, 在上班时

212. be in duty bound to (do) (=be required by one’s job or esp. by

conscience) 有义务(做) 213. be eager for想得到, 盼望

214. by ear (=play music from memory wit hout having seen it

printed) 凭记忆,不看乐谱

215. have an ear for (=have keen recogni tion of sounds esp. in music

and language)对.. 有鉴赏力 216. a word in one’s ear私房话, 秘密话 217. on earth究竟, 到底, 全然 218. with ease ( = easily) 容易, 不费力

219. at (one’s) ease ( = without worry&n bsp;or nervousness) 自在,

不拘束

220. put sb. at his / her ease (=fr ee sb. from worry or nervousness)使

某人感到无拘束

221. economize on (=save sth. instead of ;being wasteful) 节省 222. have an effect on对„有影响 223. be in effect (=be in operation) 有效

224. go into effect生效. ( 近: come i nto effect; take effect; be

brought into&nbs p;effect) 225. in effect (=in fact, really) 实际上 226. give effect to (=carry out) 实行,使„生效 227. to no effect不起作用,没有取得任何效果 228. (be) of no effect (=useless) 无效 229. to the effect that大意是„,主要内容是„ 230. to that effect是那个意思的„

231. emerge from ( =appear, become known出现, 暴露(问题. 意见

等)

232. place(or put, lay) an emphasis on强 调, 把重点放在„上 233. encourage sb. in鼓励; encourage sb. in his/her work鼓励某人

工作; encourage sb. in his/ her idleness怂恿某人游手好闲 234. encourage sb. in „with sth. 用„鼓励某人做某事 235. on end (=continuously) 连续地 236. (be) at an end (=finished) 结束了 237. no end of (=very many/much) 很多,大量 238. in the end (=finally, eventually) 最终

239. at one’s wit’s end (=not knowing wh at to do or to say) 无法

可想, 智穷计尽 240. end up with以„而结束 241. come to and end (=finish) 结束 242. end in以„为结束

243. engage in或be engaged in忙于,从事

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244. enter for (=put the name on a list for) 报名参加 245. enter into (=begin) 开始(谈话, 谈判等)

246. enter on / upon (=begin) 开始 (一个时代. 一种生涯.

一段任期等)

247. be entitled to (=be given the right to do sth.)有权„,有资格„ 248. be equal to等于

249. be/ feel equal to (=have enough str ength, ability etc.) (某人)能

胜任,能应付

on equal terms(=on and equal footing)平 等地 250. be equipped with装备有,装有

251. (be) equivalent to(=equal in value, amou nt, meaning) 相等于,

相当于

252. in essence (=in its/one’s nature) 本质上

253. at all events (=in spite of e verything, in any case) 不论怎样,

无论如何

254. in any event (=whatever happens in the future) 无论如何, 不管

(将来)怎么样

255. in the event that(=if) 假如, 如果. in&n bsp;the event结果, 实

际情况是(常与but连用)

256. in the event of(=in case of)万一,即使发生..时 257. except除„以外; besides除„以外还有.. 258. except (=but) 除了。

259. except for (=apart from) 除„以外 260. (an) exception to „的例外

261. with the exception of (=except, apart&nb sp;from) 除去„.,

除„以外

262. in excess of (=more than) 超过 263. exchange„for以„交换

264. exclusive of (=not taking into account; without) 不包括 265. in excuse of作为„的借口 266. exert„on„ 对„施加„ 267. exert oneself to do sth. 努力,使劲

268. come into existence (=begin to exist)开始存 在; come into use

开始使用; come into effect开始运转; c ome into fashion开始时新; come into action开始行动; come&n bsp;into power开始执政; come into sight进入视野;come into blossom开花; 269. (be) in existence存在come into existence 出现 270. expect„of在„期望„

271. at the expense of在损害„情况下,以„为牺牲 272. expose„to„使暴露于„, 使„受(危险,风险) 273. be exposed to„ 面临„, 受到„.

274. beyond expression_r(=in a manner that&nbs p;cannot be

expressed) 无法形容, 说不出的 275. give expression to表达, 表现

find expression in表现 276. to „extent在„程度上

277. in the extreme (= extremely) 极其 278. look sb. in the eye正视, 打量(某人) 279. close (shut) one’s eyes to不理会,视而不见 280. in one’s mind’s eye在心目中, 在想象中 281. in the twinkling of an eye一眨眼,转眼间 282. keep an eye on(=keep a watch on)照看, 监视

283. in the eyes of in one’s eyes ( = in the judgment of在某人看来,

在某人眼里

284. on the face of it (=judging by ;what one can see) 表面看来 285. in the face of面对着(困难等情况)

286. in one’s face当着某人的面; face to faced面对面;&n bsp;face

up to大胆面向

287. fail in (=be unsuccessful in) 失败 288. in good faith(=honestly, sincerely) 真诚地 289. keep faith with对„守信用 290. lose faith in对„失去信心 291. on faith毫无怀疑地, 依赖地 292. faithful to (=loyal to) 对„忠诚 293. fall into the habit (of) 养成„习惯

294. fall short of (=fail to reach a&nbs p;desired result, standard, etc.)

没达到, 低于 295. familiar with熟悉,了解

296. have a fancy for ( =like sth. without the help of reason) (没有道

理地)喜欢, 想要

297. take a fancy to (=become fond of)&n bsp;喜欢 298. by far远, 非常 (与比较级或最高级连用) 299. far from远远不是 300. far from非但不„(而且)

301. in fashion(=stylish, most modern)时兴,流行 302. after the fashion (of) 依照„

303. find fault with(=complain about; criticize)找毛 病，对„吹毛求

疵

304. at fault (=in the wrong, blamable)有错 305. in favour of赞成

306. be in favour with受宠, 受偏爱;

out of favour with失宠, 不受宠

307. in one’s favour(=to one’s advantage)对.有利 308. (be) favourable to(=advantageous)有利的

309. fear for (=be afraid for the safety of sb. or sth.) 为„担心 310. for fear of (=in case of; because&n bsp;of anxiety about) 以防,

由于怕

311. in fear of (=afraid for the safety of) 担心 312. feed (sb.) on sth. 靠吃„, 用„喂养

313. be fed up with(=be unhappy, tired a bout sth. dull) 厌烦, 腻了 314. feel like (=have a desire for) 想要 315. fill in填写

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316. fill out ( =fill in填写

317. set the world on fire=set the flame s on fire(=do sth. remarkable)

有突出成就

318. play with fire (=take great risks)干冒险事 319. set sth. on fire(=set fire to sth.) 使..着火,放火 320. at first sight(=when first seen)乍一看,一见 321. for the first time第一次 (作状语) 322. in the first place首先, 第一 323. fit into刚好放入

324. fit in with ( = suit , fall&nb sp;into agreement) 合适, 相配, 一

致

325. (be) fit for (=right and suitable f or) 适合 326. focus on (=concentrate on) 集中在„上

focus sth. on把„集中在„上 327. be fond of喜欢

328. (be) in force有效 , 实施 329. go into force开始生效 330. by force靠武力, 强行 331. force„on把„强加给„ 332. in the form of以„形式 333. be fortunate in幸运,有好运气 334. free of charge免费 335. be freed from免受, 没有„ 336. in front of在„前面

in the front of在„前部

337. furnish„with (=supply) 向„提供 338. in general (=in most cases, usually)通常

339. catch (or get) a glimpse of瞥见(强调结果 ) take a glance(or

look) at看一眼(强调动作)

340. be good for对„有好处;对„有作用

be good at擅长于; be good&nb sp;to对„好 341. in good time(=early)早早地(做完.到达等) 342. for good (=for ever) 永远地, 长期地 343. take…for granted (=assume to be true)

把„认为理所当然的.

344. be grateful to sb. for sth因„感谢某人 345. on the ground(s) fo (=because of) 由 于„ 346. fall to the ground (计划.希望等)失败,落空 347. on one’s guard(against) 谨防, 警惕

(be) on guard站岗

348. guard against (=defend, keep safe)警惕,防止guard„against警

卫„防止 349. guess at猜, 估计 350. by guess靠猜

351. be guilty of犯有„罪或过失 352. be in the habit of习惯于

353. break off (a habit) 改掉(某种习惯) 354. break sb. of (a habit)使某人改掉(某习惯) 355. get (fall) into the habit of养成了„的习惯 356. come to a halt (=stop) 停止; 停住 357. at hand在手边, 眼前(附近) 358. by hand用手工(做)

359. hand in glove(with) 狼狈为奸, 密切合作 360. in hand 1)在手边2)(=under control)控制住 361. in the hands of由„掌握, 控制, 负责 362. live from hand to mouth勉强度日,现挣现吃 363. at the head of在„的前头

364. head for (=move towards) 向„方向前进 365. hear of (=know about) 听人说起, 听说过 366. at heart (=in reality) 内心里, 实际上 367. in one’s heart (of hearts)内心深处,事实上 368. by heart (=by memory) 熟记, 背(诵) 369. to one’s heart’s content尽情地 370. with all one’s heart全心全意地,真心实意 371. hinder„form(=stop„from)阻碍,使..不能做 372. be (go) on holiday在(去)度假

go on holiday = go for&nbs p;a holiday

373. be (feel) at home (=to be comfortab le; not feel worried) 感觉合

适，无拘束，熟悉 374. be honest in诚实

375. in one’s honour (or in honour of)祝贺 ,纪念 376. on one’s honour以某人的名誉担保 377. hope for希望(某事发生),希望有 378. to one’s horror令某人感到恐惧的是 379. in a hurry (=hastily) 匆忙地

380. be identical with(=exactly alike)和完全相同 381. be identified with被视为与„等同 382. in ignorance of不知道„

383. be ignorant of ( = lacking knowledg e) 对„不了解,不知道 384. (an) impact (on) 对„的强烈影响 385. impose„on把„强加给 386. impress„on给„留下印象

387. make (leave) an impression on sb. = give sb. an impression给„

留下印象

388.under the impression that有..的印象,认为 389. improve sth.(make sth. better)把原物改进

improve on(=produce or be sth. better than„) 另做一物比原物更好

390. improve in (=get better) 有改进, 好些

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391. improvement in表示原物有改进,好转 392. include„in把„列在„里面 393. inclusive of把„包括在内 394. independent of独立的,不受约束的 395. indicative of表明, 说明

396. be indifferent to (=not interested in)对„ 漠不关心, 冷淡, 不

在乎

397. (be) inferior to(=less good in quality&n bsp;or value) 比„差;

superior to比„好

398. inform sb. of sth. 通知, 告诉 399. be innocent of无罪的,无辜的

400. insist on (=order sth. to happen) 坚 持要 401. instead of (=in place of) 代替，而不是„ 402. instruct„in (=teach) 教.指导.训练某人„

403. insure„for把„保险(多少钱); ensure使安全; assure„(of)

使„确信,保证

404. insure„against保险„以防 405. intend„for打算把„给 406. (be) intent on专心致志, 坚决 407. in the interests of符合„的利益

be interested in对„感兴趣

408. interfere in干涉, interfere with打搅,干扰 409. at intervals每隔一会儿, 每隔一段距离 410. intervene in干预 411. invest in投资

412. be involved in (=become connected or&nbs p;concerned) 卷入,

参加

413. by itself (=alone, without help)单独地,靠自己 414. in itself本身; of itself自发,自然 415. be jealous of妒忌

416. jump at (=to be eager to accept)抢着接 受, 417. jump on (=scold, tell of) 叱责

418. junior to sb. 年纪较„轻, 职位较„低. 419. (be) keen on喜爱, 渴望

420. keep a close watch on ( =keep a sharp lookout for) 密切注视 421. keep„to oneself(=keep secret)不告诉别人 422. to(the best of) one’s knowledge据„所知

423. at large(=at liberty, free) 在逃, 逍遥法外&nbs p; at large(=in

general) 一般来说, 大体上at large(=at full length; with details)详细地 424. lean against (背)靠着„ 425. at least至少; at most至多

426. (not) in the least一点(也不), 丝毫(也不) 427. at one’s leisure在„有空的时候 428. lend itself/themselves to适合于(某用途)

429. at length (=after a long time, at&n bsp;last)终于at length (=in

detail, thorough ly)详细地

430. go to any length想一切办法, 尽一切力量 431. be liable to (=be subject to)易于..的,应受(罚) 432. be liable for对„应负责任的 433. lie in在于 434. in life一生中 435. for life终身

436. in the light of (=considering; taking&nb sp;into account) 考虑

到, 根据

437. throw light on ( = make clear, ;explain) 使„更为清楚, 提供线

索, 阐明

438. in line with(=in agreement with)符合,一致 439. long for(=want very much)渴望,希望得到 440. for long很久,很长时间(否定句.疑问句中) 441. before long (=soon)不久, 过了不久以后.

442. in the long run (=in the end)从长远来说, 最后; in the short

term (从短期来说) 443. (be) at a loss不知所措

444．major in主修（某课程） 445. as a matter of fact实际上, 事实是 446. by all means (=at all costs)不惜一切.

(=certainly) 当然行;by means of用„; ; by no means完全不, 决不

447. on memory of为纪念„

448. on the mend (=in the process of&nbs p;recovering) 好转, 在康

复中

449. mention sth. to sb. 向某人提起某事

450. at the mercy of (=in the power ;of) 任„摆布, 在„支配下 451. be in a mess乱七八糟, 处境困难

make a mess of弄乱, 打乱

452. bear(or keep)„in mind(=remember)牢记 453. bring(or call)to mind(=remember)使回想起 454. by mistake(由于粗心,健忘原因而)错误地 455. at the moment (=now) 此刻,现在

for the moment (=for the t ime being)暂时 just a moment稍等片刻 at the last moment在最后一刻 456. in the mood for有情绪去做..,有心境做. 457. no more„than和„一样都不„ 458. for the most part多半,大多数,一般来说 459. at (the) most最多, 至多 460. make the most of充分利用

461. be not much of(=not a good)不是很好的„ be something of有

点„,像„

462. name after用„的名字命名

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463. native to所产的 464. by nature天生的, 生来 465. in mature本质上

466. (be) in the nature of属„性质 467. none other that不是别人,正是„ 468. above normal高于正常(温度)

469. for nothing (=free, without payment)免费 470. nothing but只有, 不过„而已

471. to say nothing of(=not to mention)更不用说„ 472. do sth. at short notice只给很少时间准备 473. until further notice在另行通知前 474. take notice of (=pay attention) 注意 475. object to (=be opposed to) 反对 476. objection to (接动名词) 反对

477. on occasion(=now and then)不时地,必要时 478. by occasion of (=because of) 由于 479. occupy oneself with (in) 忙于(某事) 480. it occurs to sb. that„ 某人想到„ 481. once and for all =once and forever永 远地

all at once (=suddenly, now)&nb sp;立即,马上 once in a while (=occasionally) 偶尔 (just) for once就这一次

482. (all) by oneself独自(没有别人帮助) 483. operate on sb. 给某人做手术

operation n. come/ go into operation开始 运转 put/bring sth. into operation使„投产,运转 484. be of the opinion持有„的看法 485. in one’s opinion按某人的看法 486. be opposed to„ 反对„ 487. be opposite to与„相反的

488. (be) in order(=acceptable)合适的,恰当的

in order井井有条,处于良好状态; out of&nb sp;order(=in bad condition)出毛病,发生故障 489. made to order定做的(衣服)

490. originate in/from(=begin)起源于,由..引起 491. on the outskirts (of) 在城郊 492. owe„to把„归于„

493. on one’s own (=along, without help)单独 494. of one’s own某人自己的 495. keep pace with跟„齐步前进

496. go to great pains=take pains下功夫,努力 497. part with (=give up, sell) 舍弃,卖掉 498. participate in (=take part in)参加 499. (be) particular about讲究,挑剔(吃,穿) 500. in particular (=especially) 特别是,尤其

501. (a) passion for对„的热爱,热情 502. be patient with对„耐心 503. pay for赔偿, 付款, 报偿, 处罚 504. pay„for付„的钱

505. (be) at peace with与„和睦相处

in peace (=peacefully)安静,平安 506. peculiar to„ 特有的, 独具的 507. penalty for对„的处罚,罚金 508. perform on the piano(=play the piano)

演奏钢琴 509. persist in坚持,固执 510. in person亲自, 当面

511. in place (in right or proper place) 放在应放的地方 512. in place of (=instead of) 代替 513. take(a) pleasure in喜欢做某事

514. be on the point of doing sth. (=be about to do sth.) 刚要去做 515. beside the point不切正题,无关紧要 516. come to the point谈主要问题

517. there is no point in doing sth.没必要做 某事 518. to the point中肯, 切题

519. point at (=indicate, direct attention)指着

point out (=indicate, show) 指出, 指明 520. popular with/among大众所喜爱的,拥戴 521. in the position of处在„位置上 522. in practice实际上(状语);业务熟练(表语) 523. be(get) out of practice荒疏,不熟练 524. bring(put)„into practice使„成为现实

525. prefer„to„ (choose rather, like better) 宁要, 更喜欢 526. prepare for breakfast准备吃早饭

prepare breakfast作早饭

527. in the presence of在„在场的情况下

528. for the present(=for the time being,&nbs p;for now)暂且,就现在

来说; at present现在,此刻 529. preside over / at主持(会议,业务等) 530. prevail over占优势, 压倒, 战胜 531. prevent„from使„不, 防止„做 532. previous to (=prior to) 在„之前 533. take pride in(=pride oneself on) 以„自豪 534. pride oneself on / upon以„自豪

535. in principle (=only in regard to th e main idea) 原则上 536. prior to (=before) 在„之前 537. in private (=privately) 私下, 秘密地

in public公开地

538. proceed from (=arise from, result from) 由„发出, 由„

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引起(产生)

539. proceed with ( =begin and continue sth.) 继续进行 540. in progress(=in the state of be don e)进行中 541. prohibit„from (=forbid) 禁止, 阻止 542. in proportion to与„成比例 543. protect„from阻止..不受,保护不受 544. be proud of为„自豪 545. provide for为„做准备 546. in public公开地, 当众

547. on purpose(=by intention, deliberately)故意

548. to the purpose (=useful for one’s p urpose)得要领的, 中肯的 549. be qualified in在某种科目或学科上合格be qualified for在某

种职业上合格

550. call„in question对„表示怀疑

551. beyond (all) question (=without question)&nbs p;毫无疑问 552. out of the question (=impossible)不可能的 553. in question (=under discussion)所谈及的; 554. without question毫无疑问 555. be caught in the rain被雨淋了

556. at random (=without aim or purpose) ;随便地, 任意地, 胡乱地 557. range over (=cove, include) 范围包括 558. range between范围在..与..之间不等 559. at any rate (=at all events)无论如何,总之 560. beyond the reach of无法达到(得到,理解)

561.out of reach of无法够到. within reach of (or within one’s reach)

够得到,能拿到 562. react to对„作出反应 563. react on / upon对„产生影响 564. react against作出反抗或反对反应 565. (be) ready for准备好做„ 566. in reality (=in fact, really) 事实上 567. beyond all reason没有道理的 568. by reason of (=because of) 由于,因为 569. it stands to reason that „理所当然 570. reason with (=argue) 劝说 571. in the red亏损,负债,赤字

(be) get out of red不再亏损 572. refer to„as把„称做„

573. refer„to„ (=send, take) 送交,呈交

574.with/in reference to(=concerning, about)关于 575. with/in regard to (=concerning)有关,关于 576. give one’s regards to sb. 向„问候

577. regardless of (=without worrying about, despite, in spite of) 不

顾,不考虑

578. in/with relation to关于, 有关 579. relevant to与„有关的

580. to one’s relief令„感到放心的是 581. relieve„of„ 解除,解脱;帮助拿,辞退 582. rely on依靠, 信赖

583. remark on(upon) 对„发表评论 584. remedy for对„治疗法, 补救, 药物 585. remind sb. of提醒某人„,使某人向想起

586. in good repair(=in good condition)处于良好状态;&nbs p;be

under repair在修理中 587. reply to答复, 回答

588.beyond reproach不受责备的;beyond(all) reason毫无道理;beyond quest ion毫无疑问;beyond belief以相信;beyond hope绝望

589. resort to诉诸于.., 求助于„

resort to force诉诸于武力

590. in/with respect to (=concerning)有关,关于 591. respond to对„反应, 响应, 对(药)有效 592. in response to(=as an answer to)回答,反应 593. be response for对„负责, 是造成„原因 594. rest on/upon(=be supported by)依靠,寄托

595. rest with (=be in hand of) 在„手中,&nb sp;是„的责任; 由„

决定; 依靠

596. restrain„from(=hold back from)抑制..不.. 597. restrict„to(=keep within limits)把..限制于.. 598. result in (=cause) 导致 599. with the result that其结果是 600. in return (for) 作为报答; 以报答(for) 601. get rid of摆脱, 去掉, 除去

602.be in the right正确的;in the wrong错误的 603. be within one’s rights(to do) 有权(做) 604. give rise to (=lead to) 引起, 导致 605. at the risk of(=with danger of)冒...的风险 606. run(take)risk of (=do sth dangerous)的风险 607. rule out (=exclude, eliminate) 排除 608. in safety安全地

609. for the sake of ( =for the goo d or advantage of为了„起见 610. be for sale待售

611. on sale (=offered to be sold) 出售,&n bsp;上市 612. be satisfied with满意 613. on a large scale大规模地

614. on schedule(=at the planned or exacted&n bsp;time)按时,准

时;ahead of schedule提前; in advance预先;behind ;schedule落后于计划进度,晚于规定时间 615. be schedule for定在某时(进行) 616. scrape through(in) 勉强通过

617. from scratch(=from the beginning)从头开始

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618. in search of寻找;in honor of为了...表示 敬意;in memory of为

纪念..;in hopes of为期待..;in pursuit of为追求..;in behalf of为„的利益;in favor of为赞成„;i n support of为支持„ 619. in season旺季

620. in secret秘密地; in private私下 621. senior to比„年长; junior to比„轻;

superior to比„更好; inferior to&n bsp;比„差 622. in a sense在某种意义上

623. sensitive to对„敏感; sensible (of)觉察到的; se nsational耸人

听闻的

624. in sequence按顺序, 按先后次序

625. share in (=have a share in) 分摊,&nbs p;分担 626. share sth. with与„分享,分担,分摊,共用 627. be shocked at / by对„感到震惊 628. fall short of达不到

629. go short of (=be without enough of) 缺乏 630. for short (in a short form) 为简便,简称 631. in short (=in a few words, in brief)简称 632. in short supply供应不足

633. be short of (=lacking enough)缺乏,不够 634. be shy of难为情, 不好意思 635. at the side of与„相比 636. take the side of站在„一边

637. catch the sight of (=see for a ;moment)瞥见 638. at the sight of一看见„

639. (be)in sight (=in view, visible) 看得见

out of sight看不见

640. know sb. by sight与„只面熟 641. on the sly (=secretly) 偷偷地 642. smell of有„的气味

643. be sorry about/for懊悔的,后悔的,难过的 644. speak ill of说„的坏话;

speak well of说„的好话 645. specialize in专门研究, 专攻 646. in spite of (=despite) 尽管

647. on the pot(=at the place of the&nbs p;action)在现场, 在出事地

点; 或(=at once) 立即

648. take a stand against采取某种立场反对

take a stand for采取某种立场支持„ 649. stare at目不转睛地看, 凝视, 盯着 650. in step步伐一致; out of step步伐不齐 651. stick sth. on把„贴在„上 652. stick to粘着, 坚持

653. stick at (=continue to work hard at )继续勤奋地致力于„;stick

one’s work坚持工作; stick at one’s bo oks勤奋读书 654. stick to (=refuse to leave or chang e)坚持;

stick to one’s promise比喻食言 stick to one’s friend忠于朋友 655. in stock有„.货

656. be strict with对„严格要求 657. be/go on strike罢工

658.subject„to(=cause„to experience)使受..到subject&nbs p;(adj.)

to易受到„的 659. submit„to提交

660. substitute„for以„代替„ 661. suffer from患„病; 受„苦痛 662. be suitable for (=fit) 合适„的 663. in sum大体上, 总之

664. supply sb. with sth向某人提供某物 665. superior to优于„, 比„好 666. in support of以便支持

667. be sure of (=have no doubt; certain )确信的

668. for sure / certain (certainly, definitel y) 肯定地.有把握地说 669. make sure about弄清, 弄确实

670. be surprised at对..惊奇;take„by surprise使„惊奇; to one’s

surprise使某人惊奇 671. suspect sb. of疑心某犯有„

672. be suspicious of (=not trusting)对„有疑心 673. by sympathetic to/towards对„同情,赞同 674. sympathize with sb. or sth. 对„表示同情 675. be in sympathy with赞同,同情 676. taste of有„味道

677. in good taste大方,得体;(反意)in bad taste 678. to(one’s) taste合„的口味, 中意 679. tell„from (=recognize) 辨别.认出

680. in terms of (=with regard to; respe ctively) 按照, 根据, 在„

方面

681. be on good/bad terms with关系好(不好) 682. thank sb. for sth. 因„感谢某人 683. think

of(=have

the

idea

of)想到;(=consider)考

虑; (=remember)想起 684. on second thoughts经再三考虑之后 685. be through with (=finish with) 做好,完成 686. at one time过去一度, 以前曾经 687. behind the times (思想,看法)落后于时代

behind time (=late) 迟到, 晚点 688. for the time being (=temporarily)暂时 689. in time(for) (=early or soon enough)及时

on time (=punctually) 准时 690. at no time无论何时也不„

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in on time (=very quickly) ;立即,马上 691. at times (=occasionally) 间或, 时常

at all times (=always) 始终, ;总是 692. at a time一次, 每次; 同时 693. on top of在„上面

694. in total (=all have been added up) 总计 695. be in touch with与„有接触, 有联系

be out of touch with与„没有联系或接触 696. be true of适合于„的;be true to忠于„ 697. to trust „to把„委托给 698. place (put, have) trust in依赖 699. in truth事实上, 实在 700. by turns轮换地

701. in turn (=successively; in order) 依次 702. be typical of是„的特点 703. for use以便使用

704. be in use (=be used)被使用; be o ut of use (=be on longer used)

不再被使用

705. be used to+名词或动名词 : 习惯于

used to+动词原形 : 过去常常(做) 706. be unprepared for对„无准备的 707. in vain (=uselessly) 徒劳 708. be valid for对„有效的

709. in the vicinity在附近; in close vicin ity to在靠近„的地方; in

the vicinity of大约

710. with a view to +动名词 (=in order ;to do sth.) 以„为目的 711. in view (=in sight) 看得见 712. in view of (=considering) 考虑到„

in the view of按„的意思

713. by/in virtue of (=as a result of,&n bsp;by means of) 由于„; 依

靠„力量

714. a warning against告诫„不要

a warning of警告„存在„

715. (be) on the watch for不断监视看有没有..

(be) on the watch against不断监视为防范„ 716. be in the way (=obstructive) 碍事, 阻碍 717. (be)under way (=moving forward)正进行 718. by way of (=by going through) 经由,取道 719. by the way(=in addition)顺带地(转移话题) 720. in no way无论怎样也不„ 721. in the way对„方式 722. in a way从某种程度上说

723. as a whole (=in general) 就整体而论

724. on the whole (=generally, for the m ost part) 大体上说

725. against one’s will违心地, 违背意愿地

at will随心所欲; with a will 有决心地 726. wish for渴望某物;hope for想要某物 727. “with+名词+分词” 构成复合结构,作状语 728. word for word (=literally) 逐字地

729. in a word总之;in other words换言之; hav e a word with sb.谈

一谈; have words with sb .争吵;have the last word有决定权 keep one’s word遵守诺言

730. work out ideas出主意;work out the amo unt of„计算出„的数

量;work out a problem解决问题;work out a&n bsp;puzzle解谜 731. at the thought of一想到„worry about担心 732. at (the) worst在最糟的情况下 733. yield to对„屈服,投降,让步,顺从

734. be worthy of (=be deserving of)值得,够得上,

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