短语 | 例句 |
a bit (of )有一点,一会儿 | I'm a bit nervous. Would you like a bit of chocolate? |
a few一些,少量 | I need to get a few things in town. |
a good/ great many许多,大量 | There were a good many people doing last minute shopping at the mall on Christmas Eve. |
a kind of一种, 一类 | She has a kind of feeling that she may win the first prize in the oral competition. |
a little一点,少许 | I'm a little tired after going to the gym. |
a lot of许多,大量 | There were a lot of people there. |
a number of一些,许多 | There were a number of causes for the accident. |
a pair of一双,一对 | A pair of shoes was left on the playground. |
a piece of 一块,一张,一根,一片 | Would you please give me a piece of paper. |
according to根据 | According to Sarah they're not getting on very well at the moment. |
add up to合计达 | It all added up to a lot of hard work for all of us. |
after class课后 | It's better for you to go over the lesson we learned today after class. |
again and again反复地,再三地 | I’ve told you again and again that I don’t know anything about it. |
agree to do sth.同意做某事 | He agreed to join the Music Club at last. |
agree with sb.同意某人的看法 | I agree with Mary that we should sell the car. |
all kinds of各种各样的 | You meet all kinds of people when you live in a big city. |
all over到处,遍及,结束 | How can anyone sit down when your clothes are all over the room? |
all right行了,好吧 | My foot feels all right these days, but I'm not ready to run a marathon or anything. |
all the best一切顺利 | I'll see you soon, all the best to Mary for me! |
arrive at /in a place到达某地 | Because we got stuck in traffic, we arrived at the party late. |
as a result (作为)结果 | As a result, all fights have been canceled. |
as…….as像,如同 | That dog is as big as a small horse. |
as soon as一……就…… | We'll leave as soon as Jim gets here. |
ask sb. for sth. 向…要… | The man asked the waiter for a type of wine the restaurant didn't have. |
at first起初 | At first, we planned to go to Florida, but now we're going to visit family in Montana instead. |
at last最后 | My husband returns from his trip today at last. I've missed him so much! |
at least至少 | We waited at least an hour. |
at once立刻,马上 | You should leave the room at once. |
at the same time同时 | Too many things are happening at the same time, and I am confused. |
as usual通常,平常地 | As usual, I slept late that Saturday morning. |
as well也,还有 | I brought all of my books as well, in case you need them. |
be angry with生…的气 | Don’t be angry with me for my being late. |
be fond of喜欢 | I'm not too fond of Mike—he really annoys me sometimes. |
be good at擅长 | Both Jane and Cherry are good at English. |
be interested in对…感兴趣 | No thanks, I'm not interested in anything to drink right now. |
be late for迟到 | I'm sorry for being late for school. |
be made of /from由…做成 | The pipes should be made of plastic. |
be proud of骄傲,自豪 | You must be very proud of your son. |
be strict with对……要求严格 | My parents were very strict with me when I was young. |
be /get used to sth./doing sth.习惯于(做) | I just can't get used to getting up early. |
because of因为 | The flight was delayed because of bad weather. |
both ...and…两个都,既…又 | Both Mike and Jim have red hair. |
break in闯入,插嘴,打断 | Thieves broke into our office and stole the computers. |
break out(战争,火灾)爆发 | War broke out in 1914. |
bring up教育,培养 | When my parents died, my grandparents brought me up. |
by air (bus , train , ship | I don't travel much by air. |
by mistake错误地 | I've paid this bill twice by mistake. |
by the way顺便说 | I think we've discussed everything we need to - by the way, what time is it? |
call up使想起,打电话给 | The smell of the sea called up memories of her childhood. |
care for喜欢,照顾 | She can't go out to work because she has to stay at home to care for her elderly mother. |
carry on继续下去,继续开展 | We must carry on in spite of our difficulties. |
carry out执行 | The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what's wrong with her. |
catch up with赶上 | The police finally caught up with him in Omaha. |
change into转换成,把……变成 | How long will take for the caterpillar to change into a butterfly? |
check in报到,登记 | You can save time by checking in online. |
check out查明,结账 | Please remember to leave your room keys at reception when you check out. |
cheer up使…高兴起来 | She was sick so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up. |
come across (偶然)遇见 | John came across a book he had been looking for. |
come back回来,想起来 | I'll come back and pick you up in half an hour. |
come down落,下来 | A lot of trees came down in the storm. |
come on来吧,赶快 | Come on - we're going to be late if you don't hurry! |
come to共计,达到 | Your total comes to $47.80. |
come up with想出,追上 | He's come up with a new way to use up cold chicken. |
come from出生于,来自 | I live in Texas now, but I come from Boston, where I was born. |
connect to连接,相连 | I'm having a hard time connecting to the Wi-Fi here. |
connect with与……相连 | The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary. |
cut down砍倒 | Unfortunately, we'll have to cut down that old tree. |
day and night日日夜夜 | The nurse was at her bedside day and night. |
deal with处理 | I can't deal with all of these problems at the same time. |
do one's best尽最大的努力 | You're not the star player on the team, but you always do your best. |
depend on (upon)依靠,相信 | Whether or not we go on the picnic depends on the weather. |
die out消失,灭亡 | The dinosaurs died out millions of years ago. |
different from与……不同 | Her second book is different from her first. |
divide …into…把……分成 | After the Second World War Germany was divided into two separate countries. |
do some cleaning (shopping) | We should pick up the litter and do some cleaning. |
drop in顺便走访(某人) | You're welcome to drop in at any time. |
each other相互 | They kept looking at each other and smiling. |
either …or或者……或者 | We can either eat now or after the show - it's up to you. |
enjoy oneself过得愉快 | I really enjoyed myself last night. |
enjoy doing喜欢做某事 | She liked her job because she enjoyed meeting people. |
fall behind落后 | He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork. |
fall down落下 | Our apple tree fell down in the storm. |
fall into掉入 | There are a lot of holes out there—be sure not to fall into any. |
face to face面对面 | Banking customers still often want to do business face to face. |
fall asleep入睡 | I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. |
fall ill患病,病倒 | I heard you fell ill yesterday. I hope it's nothing serious. |
far away遥远的 | Far away in the distance, a train whistled. |
far from远离 | She doesn’t live far from here. |
fill…with用……填充 | I filled the bucket with water. |
fill in填充,填写 | Teachers will be asked to fill in a questionnaire. |
find out查明,发现,了解 | I'll just go and find out what's going on outside. |
first of all首先 | First of all, I’d like to ask you a few questions. |
for ever永远 | My fate had been sealed for ever. |
for example例如 | Mobile phone is good for us. For example, we can learn a lot from it. |
from now on从今以后,今后 | From now on the gates will be locked at midnight. |
from then on从那时起 | She had a car accident a year ago and suffered from back pain from then on. |
from… to…从……,到…, | The number of people employed by the company has risen from 25 to 200 in three years. |
from time to time不时,偶尔 | I still think of her from time to time. |
get away逃离 | We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds. |
get back返回,回来,回家 | If you get back in time, you can come with us. |
get close (to)接近 | Don't get too close to that dog, Rosie. |
get down降下 | She yelled at the child to get down from the wall. |
get off脱下(衣服),下车 | Give me a call when you get off the bus. |
get on上车,过活 | I think we got on the wrong bus. |
get on/along with sb.与……相处 | He doesn't get on with his daughter. |
get out of从…出来 | I'd like to get out of town for a while. |
get/ be ready for为…做准备 | The twins are getting ready for bed. |
get together聚会,联欢 | Shall we get together on Friday and go for a drink or something? |
get up起床 | I don't know why I got up so early this morning. |
give away捐赠 | We gave away some clothes to the poor. |
give back归还 | Give the bike back if you're not using it any more. |
give out分发 | The teacher gave out the papers. |
give up放弃 | Lots of people have given up smoking, so I'm confident that you can too. |
go away走开,离去 | Did Dad go away for the take-out yet? I want to order something else. |
go by走过,经过 | Have you seen Liz go by here? She's not in her office. |
go fishing(shopping, skating) | My daughter and I go shopping together. |
go for a walk散步 | He went for a walk around the block, to get some air. |
go in for参加,喜欢 | Are you planning to go in for the 100 metres race? |
go on继续 | We really can't go on living like this. We'll have to find a bigger house. |
go on doing(/with)…继续做某事 | Please go on with what you're doing and don't let us interrupt you. |
go out 出去,熄灭 | Tony forgot to take an umbrella when he went out. I hope it doesn't rain. |
go over 仔细检查,复习 | We need to go over every inch of this house to find my engagement ring! |
go through 浏览,翻阅,通过 | The piano wouldn't go through the door. |
grow up 成长 | I grew up in Scotland. |
had better do 最好(做) | You'd better go home now before the rain starts. |
have a cold 患感冒 | Don't come near me. I've got a cold. |
hang on (打电话时)不挂断,等待片刻 | Hang on a minute. I'll be with you in a moment! |
hang up 挂断电话 | Let me speak to Melanie before you hang up. |
have a good time 玩得高兴 | We had a really good time at the circus last weekend. |
have classes 上课 | We have classes on Monday evenings. |
hand in 上交 | Time's up. Stop writing and hand in your papers. |
hear of 听说,知道 | I was shocked to hear of his poor death. |
hear from 收到……来信 | We haven't heard from her for ages. |
help oneself to 请随便吃点 | Help yourself to what you need. |
help sb. with sth. 帮某人做某事 | Your mother helped me with the baby so I could finally get some sleep. |
hold on 等一等 | If you can hold on a minute I'll go and find her. |
hundreds of 几百,成百上千 | That dress costs hundreds of dollars. |
hurry up 赶快,快点 | Hurry up, or we’ll miss the bus! |
in a hurry 匆忙,很快地 | I wanted to ask my professor about the exam, but I could see she was in a hurry. |
in all 总之 | How many textbooks do we need in all? |
in a word 简言之,总之 | In a word, the situation is serious. |
in danger 处在危险中 | He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger. |
in fact 实际上,事实上 | He was in fact near death by the time they reached him. |
in front of 在……前面 | Why did you have to embarrass me in front of all those people? |
in need of 需要 | The building was in need of repair. |
in order 按顺序 | I must put my affairs in order. |
in order that 为了 | We all get up early in order that we can start at seven. |
in order to 为了 | He came home early in order to see the children before they went to bed. |
in other words 换句话说 | In other words, none of us can go to the movie. |
in public 当众,公开 | I'd never behave like that in public. |
in surprise 吃惊,惊讶 | He looked at her in/with surprise. |
in the end 最后,终于 | Everything will come right in the end. |
in the future 在未来 | We expect better of you in the future. |
in time 及时,来得及 | It's impossible to get there in time. |
instead of 代替 | You can go instead of me, if you want. |
join in 参加,加入 | The discussion started between John and me, but then everyone joined in. |
just now 现在,刚才 | Who was that at the door just now? |
keep doing sth. 继续做某事 | I kept hoping that he'd phone me. |
keep in touch with 与…保持联系 | Of course I can keep in touch with everyone through Facebook. |
keep off 勿踏,勿踩 | They lit a fire to keep off wild animals. |
keep on 继续 | Did he give up or keep on trying? |
keep one's word 守信 | Tom always keeps his word, so if he promised to help you move, then he'll be here. |
keep up 保持,维持,继续, 跟上 | I can't keep up with all the changes. |
knock at 敲(门、窗等) | It's impolite to knock at the door in that way. |
knock into sb. 撞上 | If you knock into someone, you should say sorry to him. |
laugh at 嘲笑 | She thinks people will laugh at her if she sings. |
lead to 导致,导向 | A poor diet will lead to illness. |
let in 让……进来,放进 | We are told to let in fresh air by opening the windows. |
learn…from… 向…学习 | I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes. |
lend … to… 把…借给… | If you need a coat I can lend one to you. |
live on 以……为主食 | The Irish used to live on a potatoes. |
look over 检查 | I had a few minutes before the meeting to look over what he'd written. |
look after 照顾 | I love looking after the children. |
look around 四周看 | There will be a chance for parents to look around the school. |
look down upon 看不起,轻视 | Don't look down upon others. |
look for 寻找 | I was late because I was looking for my keys. |
look forward to 盼望 | She was looking forward to seeing the grandchildren again. |
look into 向…里而看去,调查 | A working party has been set up to look into the problem. |
look out 留神,当心 | Please look out when you’re crossing streets. |
look through 看穿,浏览 | Peter starts looking through the mail as soon as the door shuts. |
look up 查找 | Can you look up the opening times on the website? |
lots of 许多,大量 | He earns lots of money. |
make a face 做鬼脸 | I was making silly faces to get the baby to laugh. |
make friends with 与…交朋友 | I want to make friends with you. |
make sure 确保 | Make sure he's honest before you lend him any money. |
make up 和解,化妆 | We often quarrel but we always make it up soon after. |
make up of 由……组成;构成 | A team is made up of ten players. |
make up one's mind 下决心 | She made up her mind to call him again. |
millions of 成百万上千万;数以百万计 | The problem is millions of people are unemployed. |
more or less 或多或少 | I've more or less finished the book. |
neither… nor… 既不……也不…… | I neither know nor care what happened to him. |
next to 紧接着;相邻;次于 | Can I sit next to the window? |
no longer 不再 | This building is no longer used. |
not any more 不再 | He didn't cry any more. |
not at all 一点也不 | He was not tired at all. |
not only … but also … 不仅……而且…… | She is not only beautiful but also clever. |
not so…as 不像;不如 | This house is not so/as big as that one. |
not till/ until 直到……才 | Once he starts painting a room he won't stop until it's done. |
now and then 不时;偶尔 | We still meet for lunch now and then, but not as often as we used to. |
of course 当然 | "May I look at your newspaper?" "Of course you can." |
on duty 值日;值班 | What time are you off/on duty tomorrow? |
on foot 走路;步行 | Are you going by bicycle or on foot? |
on show 展出;在上演(放映) | The latest computers will be on show at the exhibition. |
on time 准时 | Don't worry, she'll be on time. |
on /over the radio 通过收音机 | Did you hear that play on the radio last night? |
once again 再一次 | Once again the train was late. |
once more 再一次 | I’ll explain it once more, but listen this time. |
once upon a time 从前;很久以前 | Once upon a time there was an ugly duckling. |
one after another 一个接一个 | He ate one chocolate after another until the box was finished. |
out of breath 上气不接下气 | She was slightly out of breath from running. |
out of order运转不正常,出毛病 | The toilets are all out of order. |
out of work失业 | He's been out of work for six months. |
over and over again反复;多次重复 | I've told you over and over again not to do that. |
pass by经过 | Just then, the little mouse happened to pass by. |
pay attention to注意…… | I didn't pay attention to what she was saying. |
pay back偿还(贷款等) | You can pay back the loan over a period of three years. |
pay for为…付款 | How much did you pay for the tickets? |
pay off偿清(欠款等)取得成功 | All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam. |
pick out选出 | I have been picked out to represent the whole team. |
pick up拾起;捡起;获得;开车去接 | He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head. |
point out指出 | I feel I should point out how dangerous it is. |
point to指向(远距离) | All the evidence seemed to point to the fact that he had been lying. |
prevent…from妨碍;防止,预防 | The police tried to prevent him from leaving. |
put away储存;收起来;放好 | Put your toys away now. |
put down放下;记下 | The journalists simply put down what they thought they heard. |
put off推迟 | The meeting has been put off for a week. |
put on穿;戴上;上演 | She put on her coat and went out. |
put on a performance演出 | The singer put on a performance last night. |
put on weight发福;增加体重 | I'm forever on a diet, since I put on weight easily. |
put out扑灭;关熄 | Firemen tried to free the injured and put out the fire. |
put up挂起;举起;贴(广告等) | They're putting new street signs up. |
place of interest名胜古迹 | Though the island is a popular place of interest, there is no airport on the island. |
plenty of大量 | Most businesses face plenty of competition. |
prefer…to…比起…更喜欢… | He prefers watching football to playing it. |
provide… with…提供…… | I can provide you with directions to their house. |
regard… as…把…看作 | Her parents always regarded her as the smartest of their children. |
ring back回电话 | He isn't here now. Could you ring back later? |
ring off挂断电话;停止讲话 | She said "No, thank you" and rang off hurriedly. |
ring up打电话给…… | She said "No, thank you" and rang off hurriedly. |
right away立即;马上 | He wants to see you right away. |
right now立即;马上 | He's not in the office right now. |
run away逃跑,失控 | I ran away from home when I was sixteen. |
run out of用完 | We've nearly run out of paper. Do you think there's enough for today? |
save one's life挽救某人生命 | The doctor saved his life. |
so as to 以便;为了 | We went early so as to get good seats. |
sell out 卖完;出卖 | Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately. |
see sb. off 为某人送行 | My parents saw me off at the airport. |
send for 派人去叫(请) | I've sent for the doctor. |
send out 发出;派遣 | We sent out the wedding invitations about three weeks ago. |
separate…from… 分开 | The river separates this village from that one. |
set down 放下,记下 | Old Walter is setting down his memories of village life. |
set off 动身;起程;使爆发 | What time do we set off tomorrow? |
set out 出发;开始 | They set out to discover a cure for cancer. |
set up 建立;创立 | There are many tents set up for tourists. |
settle down 定居;平静下来 | One day I'll want to settle down and have a family. |
side by side 肩并肩;一起 | There were two children ahead, walking side by side. |
speed up 加快速度 | The car suddenly sped up and went through a red light. |
spend on 在……花钱(时间) | She spends a lot of money on clothes. |
so… that… 如此……以至于…… | He ran so fast that I couldn't catch up with him. |
stay up 熬夜;不睡觉 | I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies. |
stop doing sth. 停止做某事 | After about an hour, they stopped playing football and rested. |
stop to do sth. 停下来去做某事 | After about an hour of playing football, they stopped to rest. |
such as 例如 | Small companies such as ours are having a hard time. |
take part in (积极)参加 | All the children took part in the Thanksgiving play. |
take care of 关心;照顾;保管. | Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself. |
Thanks for 为……而感谢 | I'm afraid we can't come, but thanks for the invitation anyway. |
talk with/to 与……交谈 | She talks to her mother on the phone every week. |
try one's best 尽某人最大努力 | She tried her best to solve the problem. |
take place 发生 | The meeting should take place on the fifth of May. |
take away 拿走 | "Give me the toy," he said softly, "or I'll take it away from you." |
take it easy 别着急;别紧张 | The doctor told me to take it easy for a few weeks. |
take off 脱下;起飞 | He wouldn't take his hat off. |
take one's time 从容;慢慢行动 | He liked to take his time over breakfast. |
take out 取出 | They had to take out two of his teeth. |
take place 发生 | The meeting should take place on the fifth of May. |
take sb. in the arms 搂抱 | I will never let you take me in your arms again. |
take the place of 取代;代替 | New soldiers would soon take the place of those lost in battle. |
talk about 谈论;议论 | They talk about it endlessly. |
talk of 谈论;议论 | He quickly began to talk of his new plan. |
the day after tomorrow 后天 | She's leaving the day after tomorrow. |
the day before yesterday 前天 | She reached Paris the day before yesterday. |
the more… the more… 越……就越…… | The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. |
the other day 前几天;某日 | I saw Jack the other day. |
think of 想起;考虑;认为 | What do you think of the new manager? |
think about 考虑(是否去做) | What did you think about the idea? |
think over 仔细考虑 | She said she needs time to think it over. |
thousands of 成千上万;几千 | There were thousands of people there. |
throw away 扔掉 | I never throw anything away. |
too… to… 太……而不能…… | The boy is too young to go to school. |
try on 试穿;试试看 | You can try on this schoolbag. |
try out 试验 | Some owners wish they could try out the car in a race track. |
turn down 关小;调低 | I thanked him for the offer but turned it down. |
turn off 关掉(水、电、电视、收音机等) | The light's a bit too harsh. You can turn it off. |
turn on 打开 | I want to turn on the television. |
turn up 出现;发生;开大(声音) | They finally turned up at nearly midnight. |
up and down 上下,来回 | The dog was running up and down the path. |
be/get used to doing sth. 习惯于 | I am used to playing basketball after school |
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 | He used to live in China. |
work on 从事;忙于 | You really need to work on your pronunciation。 |
wait for 等候;等待 | You don't need to wait for me. |
wake up 醒来 | You have to wake up now, baby. |
work out 算出;解决 | It took me some time to work out what was causing this. |
worry about 担心;烦恼 | We have less to worry about now. |
write down 写下;记下 | On the morning before starting a diet, write down your starting weight. |
write to 写信给… | I said I would write to you, but as usual I never got around to it. |