1) a big time:尽兴,高兴的时刻 F
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the big time:第一流,最高级 Nes|4Z<
e.g. Don’t worry you are in the big time now. V!]|u ^4I
2) according to:按照,根据 &${| o@
e.g. They were commended or criticized according to their work. z@19gD#8
according as:随……而定 1nvT={'R
e.g. The thermometer rises or falls according as the air is hot or cold. *!`&+w
3) admit to:承认 Q-R?y+| x
e.g. I have to admit to a dislike for modern music. kP('X/
admit sb.(in) to:允许某人进入某地或加入某组织、行业 b9?Vpu`?
e.g. They have admitted me into their club. o(54 A['
4) all for:完全赞成 [=cbzmX[
e.g. I am all for holding a meeting to discuss it. 7],y(:[=v
for all:尽管 {*hGe_^
e.g. They could not open the box for all their forces. qu$FpOJ
5) all in all:总的说来 Z)(#D($-
e.g. All in all it is a success. @ kv~2m
all in:疲倦,筋疲力尽
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e.g. He was all in but he stuck it out. .sj/Lw}
6) as it is (was):照目前的情况来看 d
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e.g. As it is we shall be able to complete our task in time. UL~~J[1r
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as it were:可以说,姑且这样说 [Ax:gj
e.g. He is as it were a walking dictionary. I=[0 9o
7) as much as:几乎,实际上 rB(Q)N
e.g. By running away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money. W95q1f#7
as much…as:与……一样多 y[cc<wm$
e.g. It is as much our responsibility as yours. 3ErV" R4"$
8) as well:也,还是……为好 WyQ8}]1b
e.g. He gave me advice and money as well. Since you have begun to do it you may as well finish it. ' _K`1U
as well as:不仅……而且,除……之外 6b` Jq>v
e.g. With television we see a picture as well as hearing sound. Small towns as well as big cities are being U/v)6:j)4R
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9) at one time 从前某个时期 v{1g`E
e.g. At one time we met frequently. ? )IH#kL
at a time:每次,一次 +Ezl.O@z
e.g. You can borrow only two books at a time. R[vX+d!7
10) attach to:属于,归因于 _ qQ
e.g. No blame attaches to him.
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attach oneself to:参加,加入 fR2,NKM@
e.g. He attached himself to the group of climbers. kY4h-oZ
11) be a credit to:为……增光 R
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e.g. I hope you will be a credit to your school. :}SR{}]yXs
do credit to:为……增进荣誉 .
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12) bear in mind:记住 ecp0 hG`%
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e.g. I hope you will bear in mind all I am saying. wmP[\^c%$j
have in mind:考虑 t#]VR7]
e.g. Don’t give your confidence to others regarding the plan you have in mind. dW^#}kN7V
13) begin with:以……为起点 0 R&7vn
e.g. He advised me to begin with something easy. `soQp2h-
to begin with:首先 1_n5:
e.g. To begin with we must consider the problem from all sides. ~~ty9;KYL
14) build up:逐步建成,增强 T?-K}PUcQ
e.g. They are trying hard to build up an independent economy. He went for an ocean voyage and built up t
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build on:以……为基础,依赖 MF::At[4
e.g. Let’s build on your idea. We shall build on your supporting us. <2+FE/3L
15) by day:在白天 P\
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e.g. Most of them work by day and study by night. 3ZYrNul"
by the day:(指工作报酬等)按日计算 @oMl^UYM=
e.g. Will you pay me by the day or by the hour? Yd~Tzh
16) can but 只好……罢了 6
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e.g. We can but try to make him see how unreasonable he has been. YdAC<,e&A
cannot but:不得不,禁不住 -]MZP:s
e.g. I cannot but tell her the truth.(=I cannot help telling her the truth) 8O^z{Yh7
17) come forth:出现,发行 M""X_~&I"
e.g. Many new things are coming forth.. Do you know that a set of new stamps has come forth? ^F/H?V/PX
come forward:自告奋勇,提出供讨论 (Z>vbi%
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come forward at our next session. SjU0Xb)[
18) compare … to 比拟(指出其中的相似点)
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e.g. Man’s life is often compared to a candle. 5CM]-qbf@
compare … with:把……和……相比(指出其不同之处) I [v~nY~l`
e.g. He compared his camera with mine. %X Wb|-=
19) consist in:包含在……中 p\,PY
e.g. Happiness consists in good health. S
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consist of:由……组成 Hh<}~s
e.g. The apartment consisted of two rooms and a kitchen. N6S}u@{J~N
20) end on:两端相碰,正对 Aj2yAg
e.g. The two ships collided each other end on. We shouldn’t place the bicycles end on. U_Va'7
on end:竖着,连续地,不断地 v!?>90a
e.g. Place the box on end. She often works for 20 hours on end >PiEu->P,
21) familiar to:某事为某人熟知 / CVhvK
e.g. There were facts not familiar to me. ^<'=]?xr
familiar with:熟悉或通晓某事 W-@}q}A
e.g. He is familiar with English German and French.. XhJbBVS|
22)feel for sb.:同情某人,为某人难过 Ja#ti y
e.g. I feel for you in your sorrow. OX)[?1m8
feel for sth:(用手、脚、棍子等)摸索,寻找某物 skn];%[v\
e.g. She felt under the pillow for her watch. wloQk(T<W
23)for a moment:片刻,一会儿 '0>w_ge4
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e.g. She was silent for a moment weighing in her mind the pros and cons. E
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for the moment:此刻、暂时 2_lb+@[W
e.g. I cannot recall his name for the moment. r@Tq-o
24)get down:下去,下来;写下来 }*I:0"WH
e.g. The bus was so jammed that I could not get down. Here’s the telephone number I got down for you. 7LY4q/
get down to:认真着手进行处理 8yV?l7
e.g. It is no good shirking the job it will have to be got down to. PF?tEw_WB
25)get into trouble with sb.:遭到某人的(训斥等) vEIDf{
e.g. Poor Tom is always getting into trouble with the boss. V/}g'_E
get sb. into trouble:使某人陷入困境 UFy"
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e.g. The letter got me into trouble. 7Z+4F=2ff
26)give sb. a hand:帮助某人或参与某人做某事 V.*0k~
e.g. Give me a hand with the cleaning please. Bdd>r#
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give sb. one’s hand:与某人握手 "eiZZSz
e.g. She gave me her hand and wished me a good trip hWujio/h
27)go through:检查,搜查;通过,穿过
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e.g. They went through our luggage at the customs. It took us a whole week to go through the great forest. \]eB(&nq
go through with:把……坚持到底 $($26g
e.g. We should go through with the experiment now we’ve started. 2#bpWk 9
28) good for:有益于
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e.g. This book is good for your English study. vf+GC*f
for good:永久地 &v\
e.g. The lost money was gone for good. ,Mp/Y>f
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29)have a fancy for:爱好,喜爱 ivKhzU+
e.g. She has a fancy for nice clothes. GDgq
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have a fancy that:猜想,认为 m4.IaBn/
e.g. I have a fancy that he will come tonight. kCO`JAH#
30)head up:领头;领导 k<098F
e.g. A band headed up the parade. Mr. Jones will head up the new business. al9L+ruR
heads up:注意,小心 *TEgV
e.g. Heads up now You can do better than that. %B&y^mZv*\
31)in a way:在某种程度上 o+o'!)
e.g. In a way it is an important book. kDAPT_Gid
in the way:妨碍,挡路 tp-PE?
I will visit you next weekend if there is nothing in the way. [f9U9.fR
32)in black:穿黑色衣服 1 Z5:DE<
e.g. Arabian women are always dressed in black clothes. .]_
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in the black:赢利,赚钱 xU4,R cgo
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33) in charge of:负责 3_:J`xX(4
e.g. Who is in charge of this work? &\Es\qVSf
in the charge of:照护 a9h K
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e.g. The patients are in the charge of the nurse. @j/UDM
34) in hand:控制 BB&7VSgc-
e.g. There was a little rioting but the police soon had the situation in hand. Fc{X$hh<
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hand in:递交,交给 /0PBY-O
e.g. He handed in his resignation in protest against it. tnv @`xBn
35) in one’s honor:向……表示敬意或感谢 5 *8V4ca
e.g. The day was kept as a holiday in honor of victory. z?NMQ8l|:6
on one’s honor:用人格担保 noali96J
e.g. We were on our honor not to cheat on the exam. z+RA
36) in possession of:占有 >
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e.g. He is in possession of this house. 'jr\F2
in the possession of:被占有 ~C|. .Z
e.g. The keys are in the possession of the door keeper. ?C%mwW3pc
37)in spirit:在内心,在精神上 bi^[Eh
e.g. In spirit at least these laws were very fair. &!|' EW
in spirits:情绪或心情(好、坏等) : MfY8P)
e.g. He is in poor spirits because of his failing in the exam. 3#O Rfr(
38)keep up:继续,保持 _$g2;X >
e.g. They entered into a correspondence which was kept up for almost ten years. !fwMkws
keep up with:与……齐步前进,跟上 }XJA#@
e.g. With their help he has kept up with the class. xSnkv,my<
39)look about:环视 Oz3JMZe
e.g. He looked about him with great interest.
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look about for:四处寻找 >iZ"#1ZL2O
e.g. She was looking about for the key she had just lost. 36
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40)look up:向上看 Ol%KXq[
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e.g. He looked up and nodded to me. Y@jO#6R
look up to:尊敬 zla^j,
e.g. It must be rewarding to be looked up to by so many people. Nk#[~$Q-1
41) make one’s way:开路 3}
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e.g. As soon as he saw us the teacher made his way through the crowd to greet us. DG%vEM,y
make one’s way to:向……走去 yYdow.b!
e.g. In the evening we made our way to the appointed meeting place. @%aU)YDwi
42)measure to:测量到某一精度 S.4gfY
e.g. Measure this part to mm. measure | e?:Uq
up to:够得上,可以匹敌 *n"{] tj^>
e.g. The new techniques measure up to advanced world standard. C2X$ bX"
43)more than:很,非常 -Lo3@:2i
e.g. He was more than upset by the accident. x6qQ
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more…than:比……更 SS)9+0$
e.g. I regarded her more highly than me. y-.<iq
44) much as:虽然 m }J@w~#
e.g. Much as I should like to go I can’t go right now. 4X}.aZO&b
as much:同样的或同样多少的 ^\(<s
e.g. You have always helped me and I will always do as much for you. sB~ |V
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45) no less than:不亚于,竟达……之多 io[>`@=
e.g. There were no less than one hundred people at the meeting. M ^89]woC
not less than:不比……差,至少 z^FJ
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e.g. There were not less than one hundred people at the meeting. ^o LMgz
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明白no less than 是一种强调说法,它和not less than 的区别在于事先假定的程度或是数量有所不同,no 3FglzJ
less than 在某种意义上说来没有超过的意思,而not less than 可能会超过,这种表达方式正好与no more Qo5yfdR
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46) no more than:同样不;仅仅,只有 ns&3Dh(IVP
e.g. This book is no more interesting than that one. It is no more than empty talk. A!:R1tTR;S
not more than:不比……更,不如;至多 YXlaE=9bn
e.g. He is not more clever than you are. There were not more than 5 factories in our city before liberation. 9< |nJt
47)on sale:出售的;廉价出售 `'vNHY
e.g. Many new farm tools are on sale in this store. I got this book on sale it was very cheap. a
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for sale:出售的,上市的 oG$OZTc
e.g. I shall put these goods up for sale. O'~>AC5{
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48)once again:再一次 {5NE jUu{j
e.g. I want to try this once again. $fhR1A
once and again:一再 r}4
e.g. I have told him once and again not to do that. ;39~G T
49) out of question:毫无疑问,必定 }? :T*CJ
e.g. Out of question this plan can be fulfilled ahead of time. 0 /)OAw"m
out of the question:不可能的 fAT+x1J\
e.g. What you propose is out of the question. f~R`RBZ]9
50)refer to:提及,涉及 vPSY1NC5
e.g. I would like to refer back to the first of my three points. Ru~;awV?
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refer to…as:称作,叫做 \GdsQAF"
e.g. Coal is often referred to as food for industry. W5(.Hub}
51)search sb.:认真搜查某人身体 J
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e.g. They searched him but nothing was found on him. 9zNMv-
search for sb.:搜查某地为找到某人 v@1f,d
e.g. They searched for him everywhere but failed. ehV}}1>O
52)settle down:落下;定居 Y?4N%c_;
e.g. The dust slowly settled down. He has settled down in the countryside. ,aU8.
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settle down to:专心致力于;逐渐习惯于 H03R?S9AQ
e.g. He settled down to his homework. They settled down to a new job. 'EO"0,
53)speak for itself:不言而喻 ja%IGaH;s
e.g. One does not to be told that this fact speaks for itself. b" kL)DL1L
speak for oneself:发表本人的意见 m/"}Y]n!
e.g. What others think I do not know I can only speak for myself. /&o<kY
54)submit to:屈服于 +-PFISa<r
e.g. He has to submit to an operation. NI2-*
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submit…to:提交 )rbcY0q
e.g. They must submit the case to the court. . sv
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