MBA考试英语词组(三)
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as good as和…几乎一样,实际上等于
as if / though好像,好似
She spoke to me as if she knew me.
她和我说话的神情,好像她早就认识我似的。
as regards 关于= as for
As regards (doing) that, I haven’t decided yet.
注意:regarding = with regard to = in regard to
as soon as一…就,刚…便
as well也;还;同样
as well as也,又,以及;和…一样,除…之外
as … as像…一样
aside from除…以外=apart from
ask after问候(身体健康)
ask for要求;请求
ask for the tickets找票(想得到票)
at a loss 亏本;不知所措;困惑
I found myself at a loss for words of consolation.
be at a loss to recollect sb’s name
at all(用语问句、否定句等)根本不
I dont like him at all. 我一点儿也不喜欢他。
Im not at all sorry I came, Im glad!
我来了一点也不遗憾,我很高兴。
He doesnt smoke at all. 他从来不吸烟。
at all costs不惜任何代价;无论如何
at all events无论如何,不管怎样
at all times任何时候;随时;总是
at any rate无论如何
at first sight乍看,初见
at hand在近处,在手边;即将到来
at heart内心里;实质上
at intervals每隔一段时间,每隔一段距离;不时
Trees are standing at intervals along the street.
arranged at intervals of ten feet
以10英尺的间隔排列
at large 自由地;一般地;整体的
He spoke at a large on the subject
talk at large 详谈
preliminary arrangement made at large
一般性的初步安排
the country at large 整个国家
at least至少
Hes going away for at least a week.
他起码一星期出去一次。
at length最后;详细地
speak at great length
debate a subject at length
at most最多;最大
We can stay for two days at most.
我们最多能待两天。
at no time 从不;决不
At no time will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.
at once马上,立刻;同时
Do it at once. 马上做。
Dont all speak at once! 大家别一块儿说话!
at one time曾经,一度;同时
at present现在;目前
At present, he is on holiday.目前,他正在度假。
at the cost of牺牲,以…为代价
at the moment此刻,目前
at the same time同时,然而,不过
at times有时
B
back and forth前后;来回
Someone was pacing back and forth behind the curtain. 有人在幕布后踱来踱去。
back down 放弃要求,让步
They refused to back down.他们不愿让步。
Since most of the people present agreed with her, I had to back down. 大多数到
会的人都同意她的意见,我只好放弃原来的意见了。
He has backed down from the position he took last week.
他已放弃他上星期所采取的立场。
The speakers forceful words persuaded his opponent to back down.
back up支持;堵塞;后退
Most members were against Mr. Jones, who would have lost his position if you had
n’t backed him up.
The new evidence backed up my argument.
新的证词有助于我的论点。
‘Dont shoot!’ he said and backed up.
“别开枪!” 他说着往后退。
Will you back me up in the argument.
be about to刚要,即将
bear / keep in mind牢记在心
You must bear in mind that your parents hope to depend on you to become a good doctor.
你要记住你的父母指望你成为一名好医生。
before long不久以后
Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water. 不久,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。
beside point离题;不相干的
I want to do it in any case: the cost is beside the point.
To build another skyscraper in the city is beside the point.
在该城市再盖一座摩天大楼的问题不必谈了。
beyond question 无疑
both … and …两者都;既…又…,不但…而且…
break away摆脱,逃跑
The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup. 抢劫嫌疑犯从拘留所逃脱了。
Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules.
现代音乐如爵士乐摆脱了旧的传统规则。
break down(机器)出故障;中断;分解
Our truck broke down outside town.
我们的卡车在城外抛锚了。
The car broke down halfway to the destination. 汽车在到达目的地的中途抛锚了。
The car broke down halfway to the camp.
车子在去营地的半路上抛锚了。
The 8 oclock train broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.
8点钟的那趟车因在芬格林车站出了故障而被取消了。
The peace talks have broke down.
The figures must be broken down into several lists.
break in插嘴;闯入
He broke in with some ideas of his own.
Its her usual habit to break in with some ideas of her own.
他常常打断别人的话来发表自己的观点。
Dont break in when the adventurer is telling his own story.
冒险家讲他自己的经历时,别打断他。
Children shouldnt break in on adults conversation.小孩子不要打断大人们的谈话。
The telephone ring broke in on/upon my thoughts. 电话铃声打断了我的思路。
The burglar broke in and stole my money.
夜窃贼破门而入,偷了我的钱。
break into闯入;打断;突然开始
The thieves broke into the office and stole some money. 小偷闯入办公室,偷了一些钱。
The bandits broke into the jewelry and stole near all the valuable necklaces.土匪
们闯进了珠宝店盗走了几乎所有值钱的项链。
to break into a conversation.
to break into song 突然唱起歌来
The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.观众们爆发出一阵欢呼,醉汉鞠了一躬。
The car windows broke into pieces when the two cars crashed into each other.
两辆车相撞时车上的窗玻璃破裂成碎片。
The new waitress dropped the dish on the floor, and it broke into fragments. 新来
的女服务员把菜盘子掉在地上,摔成了碎片。
break off 中断, 折断, 突然停止
Those two countries have broken off relations.
Let’s break off work and have some tea.
He broke off a branch and gave it to me.
break out突然发生;爆发
Fire broke out in the kitchen.
厨房突然发生了火灾。
It was almost midnight that a fire broke out in the neighborhood.
昨天快半夜了这儿附近发生了火灾。
His back broke out in spots.
他背上出现了许多斑点。
She broke out in curses in her dream.
她在梦中大声咒骂起来。
The fire broke out in the basement.
地下室着了火。
World War II broke out in 1939.
第二次世界大战是1939年爆发的。
Hostilities have broken out between the two countries. 两国之间爆发了战争。
break through突破;克服;挣脱而出
Have our soldiers broke through the enemy’s defense yet?
Scientists have recently broken through another barrier to knowledge.
It was a cloudy day, but the sun at last broke through.
After the storm the sun broke through the clouds. 风暴过后太阳冲破了云层。
At last, those physicians and specialists broke through in their fight against heart disease. 那些内科医生和专家们终于在同心脏病的斗争中取得了突破。
The guerrillas soon broke through.
游击队很快就突围了。
break up打碎;中断
Freezing weather will break up the soil.
The crowd started to break up when the night fell.天快黑时人群开始散开了。
The ice will break up when the warm weather comes. 天气转暖,冰层就会破裂。
Their marriage broke up. 他们的婚姻破裂了。
bring about 引起;造成
Science has brought about many changes in our lives.
bring down 使倒下;使下降;使受挫折
The pilot brought the plane down gently.
He brought the deer down with one shoot.
to bring down the price.
bring forward 提出;提前 (= put forward)
Can the prisoner bring forward any proof of his story?
The election will be brought forward to June, as to many people are on holiday in July.
Well bring the party forward.
我们要把晚会提前。
Theyll bring the date of their marriage forward from the 30th to the 28th. 他们将把结婚的日期从三十日提前到二十八日。
A plan was brought forward. 提出一项计划。
The general manager brought forward a new reform plan on the personnel system for the company. 总经理为公司提出了一份有关人事制度改革的新方案。
The final examination will be brought forward to June instead of July.
期终考试将由七月提前到六月举行。
The lawyer brought forward some new evidences against the murder.
律师为这件谋杀案提出了一些新的证据。
bring into operation 实施,使生效;使运行
bring out显示出来;出版,生产
Difficulties can bring put a person’s best qualities.
to bring out a new kind of soap
生产一种新肥皂
to bring out the worst in sb.
使(某人)显露其最丑恶的一面
bring up提出;教育;培养
to bring up the question提出问题
to bring up children
build up 增长;积累
to build up ones strength 增强体力
But at sea the wind can build up giant, powerful waves.
但是在海上,风能形成巨大强劲的波浪。
Hard working conditions build up character. 艰苦的工作条件能磨练人的性格。
Promote physical culture and build up the peoples health.发展体育运动,增强人民体质。
Im very glad to see that your vocabulary is gradually building up.
看到你的词汇量在逐渐增长,我很高兴。
Many a large and important business has been built up from small beginnings.
burn down 烧毁;烧掉
The building was burnt down and only ashes were left.
burn out 烧光;熄灭;疲乏
The building was burnt out and only the walls remained.
You’ll burn yourself out if you work too hard.
burn up烧尽;烧旺
All the wood has been burnt up.
Put some more wood on the fire to make it burn up.
but for要是没有,要不是
But for my brothers help, I would not have finished.
要不是我兄弟的帮助,我是无法完成的。
注意:常+虚拟语气
by accident偶然;不小心
I met Jacob by accident in the cinema.
我偶然在电影院遇到了雅各布。
by all means尽一切办法;务必
by and by不久以后;不一会儿
He’ll come back by and by.
by and large 一般来说,大体上
By and large, your idea is a good one.
by far 得多;显然
He is by far the tallest among us.
His explanation is clear by far.
注意:主要用来修饰比较级,最高级,强调数量、程度等。
by hand用手;由专人送的;用体力
by itself自动地,单独地
The house stands by itself outside the village. 这幢房子孤单地坐落在村外。
by means of通过…手段;借助于,用
by mistake弄错,错误地
by no means 根本没有;一点也不
I am by no means pleased with this behavior.
by oneself单独地,独自地
by the way顺便说说;顺便提起
By the way, what happened to the money?
顺便问一句,那笔钱后来怎么样了?
by virtue of由于;因为
Though she isn’t British by birth, she’s a British citizen by virtue of her marriage to an Englishmen.
by way of取道;用…方法,通过
by way of London 途经伦敦
learning reading by way of pictures
C
call for需要;要求;邀请
problems that call for immediate solution
Let’s go to the meeting together, and I’ll call for you.
to call for bid招标
The occasion calls for a cool head.
这种场合需要冷静的头脑。
call off取消;停止
The meeting has been called off.会议取消了。
call on拜访;看望;号召
We’ll call on Mary tomorrow.
I call on the people of this country to work hard for national unity.
call up打电话;使人想起;召集
I’ll call you up this evening.
These scenes called up my childhood memories.
The government is calling up men for the army.
can / could not help禁不住,忍不住
capable of有能力的;可以…的,可能
Are you capable of climbing that tree?
你能爬上那棵树吗?
She is proud of her son, whos very capable as a driver.她为他的儿子自豪,因为他很会开车。
That mobs capable of any crime.
那个暴徒什么违法的事都会干得出来。
This tool machine is capable of being improved. 这台机床是可以改进的。
care for照顾;关心;喜欢
I dont care for tea. 我不喜欢喝茶。
Hes good at caring for sick animals.
他精心照料生病的牲畜。
Uncle Dick is very good at caring for sick animals. 狄克大叔照管生病的动物,很在行。
carry off拿走,抓走,赢得(奖章等)
The college team carried off all the prizes of the table tennis.
大学代表队囊括了全部乒乓球比赛的奖项。
Jean carried off all the prizes in the competition.
carry on继续下去;从事
Even after the king had entered the room, she carried on talking.
Carry on reading! 继续读!
We must carry on till success in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.尽管条件极端困难,我们必须坚持下去,直到成功。
carry out执行,贯彻;实现
He carried out his promise to quit smoking.
carry out ones plan 实行自己的计划
I have carried out my work.
我已经完成了我的工作。
carry through 完成,进行到底
Carry the revolution through to the end
His courage will carry him through.
他的勇气会帮他渡过难关。
catch fire着火,烧着
catch sb.’s eye引起注意
catch sight of 看到,发现
I caught sight my old friend in town today.
catch up with赶上
Youll have to work harder to catch up with the top students in your class.
要赶上班上最优秀的同学你得更加用功才行。
When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going thro
ugh the contents of the bag. 当她赶上时,看到他们已坐下正在仔细查看包里的东西。
You start first, walk on and Ill catch up with you later.
你们先动身,往前走,我等一会儿会赶上你们的。
check in办理登记手续
Passengers must check in at the airport an hour before the plane leaves. 旅客们必须在飞机起飞前一小时到机场办理登机手续。
check out结帐后离开;检验,检查
check up / on 检查,检验
Please check up on the truth of this story.
clear away把…清除掉;扫除
clear up清理;澄清;(天气)放晴
to clear up a misunderstanding 解除误会
clear up the desk 整理书桌
Would you clear up this room before our visitors arrive?
客人到来之前,请拾掇一下这个房间好吗?
come about发生
How did it come about? 那事是怎么发生的?
come across偶遇;碰到;讲清楚
Weve just come across an old friend we havent seen for ages.
我们刚碰到了一位多年不见的老朋友。
Your speech came across very well, everyone understands your opinion now.
come along进展;成功;一道走
Hows your work coming along?
你的工作进展如何?
She comes along with us.
come into effect生效
come off 发生;举行;成功
The wedding came off as planned.
Their attempt to shoot the king did not came off.
come on快点;走吧;有进展
The player came on late. 该球员出场晚了。
The corn is coming on splendidly.
come out 出来;结果是;出版
Come out first! 得第一名!
The stars came out as soon as darkness fell.天一黑,星星就出来了。
When does Johns book come out?
约翰的书什么时候出版?
come round/around再现;恢复知觉;改变看法
Hell come round to our way of thinking.
他会改变立场而支持我们的。
May Day will soon come round.
五一节就要到了。
come through经历,获得成功
Come through a war (a serious illness)
I know that in the end John would come through.
come to苏醒;达到;总数为
She fainted, and it was half an hour before she came to again.
They came to the conclusion that they had made an unforgivable mistake. 他们得到的结论是他们犯了一个不可饶恕的错误。
The water came to my waist.
水已达我的腰部。
The performance of the opera has come to its climax. 歌剧的表演已经到达最高潮了。
The bill came to $5.50.账款共计5元50分。
come up发生;走上前来;(时间)快到
I’ll let you know if anything comes up.
He came up and said,” Pleased to see you”
come up against碰到(困难)
come up against a series of problems.
碰到一系列的问题。
The workers came up against their employer’s unwillingness to pay higher wages.
come up to达到(高度、程度);符合
Your recent work hasn’t come up to your earlier standards.
The water came up to his waist.
come up with赶上;提出
He couldnt come up with an answer.
他答不上来。
He couldnt come up with an appropriate answer just at the time.
那时他想不出一个合适的答案。
Come up with a proposal/response
提出建议/作出反映
compare to把…比作;比为
Mans life is often compared to a candle.
人生常被喻为蜡烛。
The poet compares his lover to a rose in his poems.诗人在他诗歌中把他的情人比作玫
瑰花。
compare with比较;与…相比
Walking cant compare with flying.
走路比不上飞行。
Living in a town cant compare with living in the country in many respects.
在许多方面城市生活比不上在乡村生活。
count on依靠,依赖
You can’t count on the weather being fine.
count up算出…总数,总计
Count up all those figures to me.
It counts up to more than 50 yuan.
cover up掩盖,掩饰
She tried to cover up her nervousness as she waited to make her speech.
cut across绕近道穿过;超越;遮住
Broader areas of study that cut across the divisions between school subjects.
a new group of members of parliament that cuts across party lines
无党派议员组成的新团体
The distance will be less if we cut across the fields.
cut back削减;终止;急忙返回
The unions strongly oppose any plan to cut back industrial production.
cut down削减;减少
The doctors told me to cut down (on) smoking and drinking.
cut in插嘴,打断;突然出来
Dont cut in while Im talking.
我说话时别插嘴。
cut off切断;中断;隔绝
She cut off a small piece of cake and gave it to me.
We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation.
When the city was cut off, everyone knew that total defeat was certain.
cut out删掉;戒掉
My doctors said I must cut out smoking and strong drinks.
If you want to get thin you must cut out sugar.
cut short中断;打断;缩短
Cut sb. short
Cut short the stay abroad
D
deal in买卖;经销
The shop deals in woolen goods/electrical appliances.
deal out分配
deal out two apples apiece分给每人两个苹果
deal with论述;涉及;与…打交道
Tom’s new book deals with the troubles in Ireland.
I have dealt with this person for 20 years.
die down逐渐消失;变弱
After the excitement of the audience died down, the speaker restarted his speech
.
等听众激动的情绪平息后,演讲人又重新开始演讲。
die out消失 灭绝
do / try one’s best尽力,努力
do away with消灭,灭掉
The government should do away with the regulations restricting drinking hours.
do without没有…也行;免除;不用
If there is no bread, we must do without (it), that’s all.
draw in到站;吸收;使加入
The train drew in. 公共汽车驶到路旁。
draw on利用;支取;吸
I should have to draw on the money I’ve saved.
Draw on sb. at 30 days’ sight
见票30天后向某人支取
draw up起草;制定;(使)停住
I will draw up a scheme of it for you.
我将替你草拟这事的计划。
Draw up a plan/contract
The car drew up and 3 men got out.
dress up穿上盛装
She like to dress up for a party.
她喜欢把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮去参加晚会。
drop by / in顺便来访,非正式访问
Why don’t you drop in and see me some time.
drop off掉下;入睡;(让)…下车
Interest in the game has dropped off.
—Where were you dropped off?
—At the bus stop just round the corner.
drop out退出;退学;掉出
Dropping out of school is usually not wise.
He dropped out off ordinary society because it was driving him mad.
due to因为;由于
accidents due to driving at high speed
由于高速开车而引起的交通事故
Her illness was due to bad food.
她的病是坏了的食物造成的。
E
each other互相
They kissed each other. 他们彼此吻了对方。
either … or或…或
Im considering to buy my niece a Christmas present, either a dictionary or an e
ncyclopedia. 我在考虑给我侄女买一样圣诞礼物,不是词典就是百科全书。
Either say youre sorry or else get out!
你要么道歉,要么滚开!
enjoy oneself过得快乐,得到乐趣
Did you enjoy yourself of the party?
你在宴会上愉快吗?
One cant enjoy oneself if one / he is too tired. 一个人如果太疲倦,就不能尽情享受
。
She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window b
efore finally buying the dress she had first asked for. 她开心地迫使这位售货员
几乎把橱窗内所有的东西都拿出来看看,最后才买下她最初要看的那件衣服。
even if / though即使,虽然
ever so即使如此,虽然如此
He is ever so diligent.他勤奋极了。
Everybody enjoyed himself ever so at the evening party.
every other每隔一个的
Take this medicine with warm water every other day. 这药每隔一天随温水服一次。
except for除…之外
all the questions except for the last one
除最后一道题之外的所有问题
Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.
公共汽车上要不是坐了一位老太太就是空的。
F
face to face(常与with连用)面对面地
I raced out of the office and found myself face-to-face with the boss.
我冲出办公室,面对面地碰上了老板。
The burglar turned the corner and found himself face to face with a policeman.
那窃贼转过墙角,面对面碰上一个警察。
Theyve often talked to each other on the telephone, but theyve never met each
other face to face.
他们常常互相通电话,但从来没有见过面。
face up to大胆面向,勇敢对待;正视;承认
Tom’s father faced up to many problems.
She must face up to the fact that she is no longer young.
她必须正视她已不再年轻这一事实。
fall back on求助于;转而依靠
Doctors sometimes fall back on old cures.
We spend our wages but we had our bank account to fall back on.
fall behind落后
fall in with同意, 依从
fall in with sb’s views.
fall out争吵;脱落
Jean and Paul have fallen out with each other over the education of their childr
en.
fall through落空;失败
The plan fell through. 计划已经失败。
far from决不;决非;远离
—You have done very well.
—Far from it!
feel like想要;感觉到
Do you feel like going to a movie?
注意:+动名词
figure out计算出;想出
We must figure out how to solve the problem. 我们必须想出解决这个问题的办法。
I couldnt figure out who the lady with the sunglasses was.
我想不出那位戴墨镜的夫人是谁。
fill in / out 填写
Well have to find someone to fill in for Francis tonight as hes ill. 弗朗西斯
病了,我们得找个什么人今晚顶替他。
to fill in ones income tax form
填写所得税申报表
Please fill in / out / up this form, giving your name, age, and address.
请在这份表格上填上你的姓名、年龄和地址。
find out查明;找出;发现
Ive found you out at last. 我终于把你揭露了。
Please find out when the ship sails for New York. 请打听一下那艘船什么时候开往纽
约。
Please find out what time the delegation will come. 请查一查代表团什么时候来。
for ever永远;终身
for example / instance例如
for good永久地;一劳永逸地
We thought she’d come for a visit, but it seems she’s staying for good.
for one thing首先;一则;举例说
for the better好转
for the moment暂时,目前
Stop discussing for the moment, please!
for the time being暂时;眼下;目前
from time to time时常;不时
G
get across解释清楚;使人了解;通过
Did your speech get across to the crowd?
你的演说听众理解吗?
Get the children across the street
I spoke slowly, but my meaning didn’t get across.
get along相处;有进展,有起色
Do you get along well with you aunt?
—How is your work getting along?
—It’s getting along nicely, thank you.
get at得到;够得着;查明
Put the food where the cat can’t get at it.
To get at(= come at) the truth.
get away离开;出发;逃脱
get by通过;逃脱;过
to get by on a small income
靠微薄的收入生活
Your work will just get by.
你的工作尚能过得去。
get down to开始,着手
to get down to work
It’s time you got down to some reading or the other students will leave you beh
ind.
get hold of抓住;掌握;获得;找到
get in收获;进入;到达
get into进入;对…发生兴趣;促使某人卷入某事
Did your boy get into the first 3 places?
They got into the car and drove off.
I’ve got myself into trouble.
get off下(车);逃脱惩罚
The man went to prison but the 2 boys got off with a warning.
They got off the bus and walked away.
get on上车;进展
to get on in ones job 在事业上取得成功
get on to转入(另一话题或活动);同…联系
How did we get on to that subject?
I’ll get on to the director and see if he can help.
get on with继续做;在…方面获得成功;相处
get out 泄露;说出;离去
get over克服困难;解决;恢复过来
How shall we get over this difficulty?
It took me a long time to get over my cold.
我的感冒过了很久才好。
Sooner or later you’ll get over the shock.
get rid of避免,摆脱;除去
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。
get the better of占上风;胜过
get through接通(电话);完成
When you get through with your work, let’s go out.
I tried to telephone you but I couldn’t get through.
get together集会;召集;收集
When can we get together?
我们什么时候聚会?
give away to泄露;赠送;告发
His accent gives him away as a southerner.
Gave away all her money to the poor.
That’s a secret, don’t give it away.
The twins gave away their clothes that were too small.
give back送还;恢复
give in屈服,让步;交上,呈上
give off释放出;辐射出;发生
give out放出;发表;用完
Our supply of sugar has given out.
The radio is giving out a strange signal.
Give out the examination papers.
The news was given out that the king had died.
Give the money out to the children.
His strength gave out. 他已精疲力竭。
give rise to产生;使发生;引起,导致
Those bad conditions have given rise to a lot of crimes.
give up投降;放弃;辞去
give way让位,让路;让步;(情感等)失控
Steam trains gave way to electric trains.
蒸汽火车被电气火车取代了。
go after追求;追逐
go ahead继续下去;开始
go along with赞成;支持;随行
We’ll go along with your suggestion.
go around / round足够分配;绕…而行;传播
There arent enough computers for the whole grade of students to go round.
计算机不够整个年级学生用的。
Is there food to go round?
食物够分配的吗?
If there are not enough chairs to go round, some people will have to stand.
There are a lot of colds going round.
go back on违背诺言
Dont go back on your word.
可别说了不算数啊!
Go back on a promise
go by时间过去;经过;遵守
A car went by.
2 years went by.
You cant go by what the children say.
你不能照孩子们说的去做。
To go by the rules.
Don’t go by that old map.
go down下降;下沉;下跌
Meat and eggs are going down in price.
肉蛋的价格正在下跌。
The grain crop has gone down this year.
今年的粮食作物产量下降了。
go for去;选择;想要;攻击(用语言)
My wife went for me because I was late for dinner.
When you offer him sweets he goes for the biggest one.
They went for each other in the papers.
他们在报上互相指责。
to go for a job 求职
go in for从事,爱好;参加(竞赛,考试)
I go in for the examination next year.
His brother doesnt go in for sports.
他弟弟没有参加运动的习惯。
Young people should never simply go in for material comforts.
年青人永远也不应一味地追求物质享受。
go into研究;调查;从事
The police are going into the murder case.
To go into business/politics
go off离开;爆炸;食品变坏;断电
The bomb went off with a deafening crash.
The signal pistol went off with a bang.
信号枪砰的一声响了。
This steak has gone off.这牛排坏了。
go on继续进行;发生
Whats going on here? 这里发生了什么事?
Go on, Im listening. 说下去吧,我在听着。
Lets go on!让我们继续做/走/读下去。
Go on with your work. 继续干你的工作。
If you go on like this, youll make big mistakes some day.
如果你继续这样下去势必有一天要犯大错误。
go out离开 ;熄灭;过时
What pleasant weather! Why not go out for a walk? 天气多好啊,为什么不出去散散步?
My friends went out to Africa.
我的朋友到非洲旅行去了。
Short skirts went out some time ago.
短裙不久以前才不流行了。
go over浏览,仔细查看,检查,审查
We went over the building.
我们查看了这座大楼。
We must go over the accounts carefully before we settle them.
在结账之前,我们必须仔细查阅账目。
You must go over the instructions of how it works before you use the microwave o
ven.
在使用微波炉前要先看看它的使用说明。
go through通过;经历(苦难);仔细检查
There is a mistake somewhere, we’ll have to go through the accounts and see whe
re it is.
to go through two stages 经历两个阶段
These countries have gone / been through too many wars. 这些国家饱经战火。
The law has gone through Parliament.
议会已经通过了这项法案。
Their plans went through.
他们的计划得到了批准。
You should go through the official channels to get help instead of through priva
te relationship. 你应该通过官方渠道而不是通过私人关系寻求帮助。
go up上升,增长;涨价
Prices have gone up again. 物价又上涨了。
go wrong出毛病;发生故障,走错路
H
had better最好还是;应该
Youd better stay at hospital for another few days. 你最好在医院再住几天。
Better have the operation right now.
你最好还是现在就动手术。
Youd better be there. 你最好在那里。
You had better set off at once.
你还是马上动身的好。
had rather … than 宁愿…二不愿
hand down传下去;传递;传给
This pair of bracelets was handed down from my great grandmother.
这副手镯是我曾祖母传下来的。
hand in交上;递交
hand on传下来;传递
Please read this and hand it on.
请你读后加以传阅。
Please read this notice and hand it on.
请把这张通知看一下,并传阅。
hand out分发,散发
hand over交出;移交
to hand over command of a ship
移交军舰的指挥权
The pickpocket was handed over to the police. 扒手被送交警方。
hang about闲荡,闲待着
Don’t hang about, we have a train to catch!
I can’t wait any longer, I’ve been hanging about too long already.
He hung about outside my house.
他在我家房子外面转悠。
hang on抓紧不放;由…决定; 别挂断
Hang on to the strap. The bus is starting.
抓住皮带,汽车要开动了。
The story hangs on the relationship between the two sisters.
We should hang onto the shares until their prices are higher. 在股票价格升高之
前,我们应当尽力保住这些股票。
Hang on a minute; Im just coming.
请稍等一下,我马上就来。
have in mind想到;考虑;打算
have nothing to do with与…毫无关系
have on穿着;戴着;对…有安排
He had a beautiful new suit on.
他穿着一套好看的新衣服。
What do you have on for tomorrow night?
明天晚上你有什么安排?
have something to do with与…有点关系
head for向…方向前进;驶向
—Where are you heading for?
—Manchester.
heart and soul全心全意地,完全地
help oneself (to)自取所需(食物);随意拿取
hold back踌躇;阻止 (= keep back);保密
Mary always holds back when we take her to a party.
No one can hold back the wheel of history.
You must have the whole story, don’t hold back.
The villagers built banks of earth to hold back the floodwaters.
The boss was unable to hold back his anger any longer. 老板再也抑制不住怒火了。
hold on抓住;坚持
Helen held on and finally got home.
hold out伸出;坚持;不屈服
Will the car hold out till we reach London?
这车能支持到我们抵达伦敦吗?
How long will our fresh water supplies hold out? captain asked.
船长问道:我们的淡水还能支持多久?
He held out his hand. 他伸出了手.
The town was surrounded but the people held out until help came.
Don’t give in yet, you can hold out a little longer.
hold up举起;阻挡
Hold up your right hand.
The criminals held up the passengers and took all the money.
The bus was held up because a tree had fallen across the road.
how about(你觉得)…怎么样
hurry up赶快,匆匆完成
I
if only要是…多好
If only I were rich!
in a hurry匆忙,急于
in a moment马上,立刻;一会儿
in a sense在某种意义上说
in a way挡道的;妨碍人的;在场
in a word简言之,总之
in accordance with与…一致;按照,根据
in accordance with your orders 按照你的命令
in addition 另外,加之
in addition to除…之外
In addition to gene, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good educa
tion and a decent home environment. 除了遗传基因外,智力的高低还取决于良好的营养,
良好的教育和良好的家庭环境。
in advance预先,事先;(与of连用)在…之前
You must pay for the book in advance.
你必须预先付书的钱。
in all总共,合计
in any case / event无论如何,不管怎样
in brief简单地说
in case假使,以防万一
Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot. 倘若太阳很利害,你就把帽子戴上
。
in case of如果发生;万一;假使
In case of rain they cant go.
万一下雨,他们就不能去了。
in charge of负责,主管
The chief engineer was in charge of directing the building of the subway.
主任工程师负责指挥地铁的建造工程。
I was in charge of my sister. 我在照看我妹妹。
in common共同的,共有的
in consequence因此,结果
in consequence of由于…的缘故
in debt欠债,欠情
in detail详细地
in difficulties处境困难
in due course适当的时候
in effect实际上,事实上;结果一样;有效
The old system is still in effect.
旧制度仍有效。
in fact其实,事实上
She doesnt like him much — in fact I think she hates him!
她不很喜欢他;事实上,我认为她恨他!
I said it was Tuesday, but in fact it was Monday. 我说那天是星期二,实际上是星期
一。
in favor of赞成;支持;有利于
I am in favor of stopping work now.
我赞成现在停止工作。
in front of在…前面,面对
in future今后,从今以后
in general一般地;大体上;通常
I like games in general, and especially football. 各种运动我一般都喜欢,尤其是足
球。
I am glad to find myself in general accord with your opinions. 我很高兴地发现
我的意见与你的看法基本一致。
(= as a general rule) 大都;多半;一般而言
People in general like her. 大家一般都喜欢她。
in hand在进行中,待办理
in honor of向…表示敬意;为纪念…;为庆祝…
in itself本身;实际上
in line排成一行;服从
in line with与…一致,按照
in memory of纪念
in no case决不
in no time立即,马上
in no way决不
in order按顺序,处于良好状态
in order that以便;以至于;结果
in order to为了,以…目的
In order to catch the train, she hurried through her work.
为了赶火车,她匆匆做完了她的工作。
in other words也就是说,换言之
In other words, when the wind is blowing at 120 kilometers per hour, most waves
will be about twelve meters. 换句话说,当风速为每小时一百二十公里时大部分波浪高约
为十二米。
in part部分地,有几分
in particular特别,尤其是;详细地
in person亲自,本人
in place恰当,在适当的位置
in place of代替,取代
in proportion to与…成比例;按比例
This door is narrow in proportion to its height. 这扇门就其高度的比例而言窄了些。
in public公开地;当众
I do not want to speak about it in public.
我不想当众说这件事。
Hes not used to making speeches in public; its so embarrassing. 他不习惯在大庭
广众中演讲,因为这太使人窘迫了。
in question在讨论中
in regard to关于,至于
in relation to关于,考虑到;与…相比
in return作为回报,作为报答
in short简而言之,总之
in sight看得见;在望;临近
Peace was in sight. 和平在望。
in spite of不管;不顾
I went out in spite of the rain.
尽管下雨我还是出去了。
In spite of great efforts we failed to carry our plans through. 尽管我们作出
了巨大努力,我们还是没能完成计划。
in step同步;合拍;并肩
in step with与…一致;协调
in tears哭;流着泪
in the course of在…期间;在…过程中
in the distance在远处
in the end最后,最终
in the event of如果…发生;万一
In the event of rain, the game will be postponed. 要是下雨,球赛就延期。
in (the) face of不顾;在…面前
He succeeded in the face of great difficulties. 尽管有巨大的困难,但他成功了。
We are powerless in the face of such forces.
面对这样的势力,我们无能为力。
in the first place起初,本来;第一
in the future将来
in the least一点,丝毫,极少
in the light of鉴于,由于,按照,根据
in the way挡道的,妨碍人的;在场
in the world究竟,到底
in time及时
in touch保持联系
Let’s keep in touch!
in vain徒劳,无效
The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds.
警察企图驱散抗议的人群,但没有成功。
All our work was in vain.
我们所有的工作都白费了。
instead of代替,而不是
Well have tea in the garden instead of in the house. 我们将改在花园喝茶,而不在
屋里喝。
I will go instead of you. 我代你去。
J
jump to a conclusion草率决定
just now刚才;现在,眼下
K
keep an eye on留意;照看
keep back阻止,阻挡;隐瞒,保留
She told us most of the story, but kept back the bit about her uncle.
I kept a few books back and gave him the rest.
The police tried to keep the crowd back from the injured man.
警察试图挡住人群,不让他们靠近受伤的人。
He can keep nothing back from his friends.
他向朋友什么也瞒不住。
The boss keeps back $50 a month towards my uniform. 老板每月扣我50美元服装费。
keep down控制;减少
They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.
他们采取步骤控制兔子的繁殖增长。
Chemicals are used for keeping insects down.
The Jackson’s tried to keep their costs down
keep in mind记住
keep off避开;不接近
Keep off the grass! 请勿践踏草地!
My doctor has warned me to keep off sugar. 我的医生劝我别吃糖。
Keep your dog off me. 把你的狗从我这儿拿开!
Keep off oil, or else it will perish your rubber boots. 不要碰油,否则会把你的橡胶
鞋弄坏的。
keep on继续下去;反复地做
He just kept on writing. 他正在继续写。
keep one’s head保持镇静
keep one’s word守信用
keep pace with(与…)齐步前进
keep to遵守,信守;坚持
He always keeps to his promises.
他总是说话算数的。
We kept to the roads we knew.
我们不离开我们认识的路。
keep up继续;保持
If this rain keeps up the garden will be ruined. 如果这雨继续下,花园就完蛋了。
The high cost of materials keeps up prices.
材料的昂贵费用使价格居高不下。
Keep your chin up! 不要气馁!;不要灰心!
keep up with跟上;赶上
Dont run — I cant keep up with you.
别跑了,我赶不上你了。
Are wages keeping up with inflation?
工资跟得上通货膨胀吗?
kind of有点儿,有几分
She kind of hoped to be invited.
她有被邀请的希望。
knock down撞倒,击倒;拆掉
Alex was knocked down by a bus.
Our house is being knocked down to make for a new road.
knock out击昏;击倒
L
laugh at因…而笑;嘲笑
Dont laugh at him.别嘲笑他。
We all laughed at his joke.
听了他的笑话我们都大笑起来。
People have often laughed at stories told by seamen. 人们常常嘲笑海员所讲的故事。
Everyone laughed at his foolish antics.
大家都笑他那种愚蠢的滑稽动作。
lay aside把…搁置一旁,收起;积累
lay down放下;拟订,规定
lay down the law立法
lay off(临时)解雇 ;休息,戒
the factory has laid off a hundred workers.
The doctor advised the managing director to lay off for a couple of days.
医生劝总经理休息几天。
lay out设计;安排;展示
lead the way带路,引路
learn by heart记住,背诵
leave alone不打扰,听其自然
leave behind忘了带,不带;遗留;落后
leave off停止,中断
He has left off working.
leave out漏掉,删掉;省略
Tom left out that part of the story.
let alone更不用说