a series of:一系列
avariety of:各種各樣的
above all:首要的是,尤其
account for;說明(解釋)…的原因
add uo to:總計達,總共是
after all:畢竟,究竟
ahead of:在…之前
all at once:突然,同時
all but:幾乎,差不多,除了…之外
and so forth:等等
as a rule:通常,一般來說
as follows:列舉如下
as regards:關于,至于
aside from:除了…之外
at a loss:不知所措,虧本
at all costs:不惜任何代價
at all events:在任何情況下,無論如何
at intervals:相隔一定距離
at large:一般說來,
at length:充分地,詳盡地
at the mercy of:任…擺布,在…前毫無辦法
at times:有時
back and forth:來回地
be absorbed in:全神貫注于,專心致志于
be concerned with:與…有關系
e.g. This story is concerned with a Russian story in the 19th century.
break down:損壞,發生故障
break off:(使)突然結束,中斷
e.g.We broke off (work) for a cup of tea.
breeakout:突然發生,爆發
brrak up:打碎,拆散
e.g. The ship broke up on the rocks.
bring into effect:實行,實施,使生效
bring into operation:實施,旅行
bring into practice:實行
build up:增進,增強,逐步建立
but for:要不是
by all means:當然可以,一定,務必
e.g. “May I borrow your paper?” “By all means.”
by means of:使用,依靠
e.g.We express our thoughts by means of words.
by no means:決不
by mistake:錯誤時
call for:去接(某人),去取(某物),需要,要求
call forth:使產生,引起
carry into effect:實施,實行
carry into practice:實施,實行
carry off:輕而易舉地完成任務、職責等)
e.g.She carried off her part in the plan with no difficulty.
carry out:實行,執行,完成,實現
check in:(在旅館)登記辦理住宿手續;(在機場)辦理登機手續
check out (在旅館)輸退房手續;結賬后離開(旅店)
clear away:散去,驅除,消除
clear up:把…收拾干凈,打掃干凈
come into effect:實行,實施
come into force:生效
come into operation:生效
come off:1.脫落,掉落
e.g. A button came off as I was climbing voer the wall.
2.舉行,進行,發生
e.g. The wedding came off as planned.
come up:1.引起注意,得到注意
e.g.Your question came up at the meeting.
2.(尤指意想不到地)發生
e.g. I will let you know if anuthing comes up.
consist in:存在于……中
cut down:砍到,消減
e.g.to cut down a tree
cut off:切掉,割斷,中斷,切斷
e.g.Her little finger was cut off in an accident at the factory.
cut out:割掉,切掉,剪下
e.g. She cut the advertisement out of the newspaper.
drop in:順便拜訪
drop off:(數量等)減少,(價值等)降低
drop out:退出,不參加
ever so:非常
for ever:永遠
for good:永遠
for the moment:暫時,目前
for the present:目前,暫時
for the sake of:為了
gain access to: 取得……的機會,接觸……的機會
get at:得到,接近,暗示,意指
get by:過活,度日,勉強對付過去,尚可,過得去
get in: 到達,收割,買進
get into:進入,陷入,養成
get off:離開,動身
get the best of:獲勝,占上風,從……中得到最大好處
give away:贈送,贈予,頒發
give out:分發,散步,公布
go back on:背棄,違背(諾言,協議等)
go in for 參加,從事,致力于,喜歡,愛好
go into:進入,從事,進入(某種)狀態
go into effect:實效
go into force:生效
go into operation:生效,開始工作
go off:爆炸,中斷,熄滅
go in:1 (日、月等)被烏云遮蔽,2.參加,加入