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A
a case in point恰当的例子
a fraction of一小部分
a narrow escape死里逃生,九死一生
a piece of cake容易的事,小事一桩
a sore throat嗓子痛
a stone’s throw一箭之遥,很近
a variety of各种各样的
account for解释,是……的原因
against one’s will违背某人的意愿
agree on就……达成一致
agree with同意(某人),(食物,气候等)适合某人
ahead of time/schedule提前
air crash空难
all the year round一年到头
another cup of tea/another pair of shoes另外一回事,另当别论
anything but决不
apart from除了
appeal to吸引
apply for申请
apple of one’s eye钟爱之物,宠儿
apt to有……的倾向
approve of赞同,认可
as fit as a fiddle很健康
as a matter of fact事实上
as a result由于
as a rule通常
as usual跟往常一样
as a whole总体上
as far as I know据我所知
as luck would have it碰巧
at a loss不知所措
at a discount低于正常价格
at ease放松,轻松
at no time在任何时候都不,决不
at one’s wit’s end智穷计尽,没有办法
at random随意的
at short notice一得到通知马上就……
at sixes and sevens乱七八糟
at the tip of one’s tongue话到嘴边,一时想不起
at times有时,不时地
B
back issue/current issue过刊/现刊
be available有,可提供
be around露面
be bound for(车等)开往
be bound to肯定会
be far from远不是,根本不是
be fed up with对……厌倦,讨厌
be fond of喜欢
be free of免除,脱离
be no exception不例外
beat about the bush不直截了当,绕圈子
behind schedule(车,飞机等)晚点
beside the point离题,不中肯
bite off more than one can chew承担太多的工作而无法完成,好高骛远
born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth出身富贵
break one’s word毁约,说话不算数
break down(车等)出故障
break one’s word食言,失信
break off暂停工作
bring up抚养
by all means当然,一定
by and large总的来说,大体上
by chance偶然,意外地
by nature天性
by leaps and bounds极快的,大幅度的
by no means一点也不,决不
C
call it a day结束,到此为止
call off取消
call on访问,拜访
can do with讲究,能对付
can not help(doing)禁不住
care for喜爱
castle in the air空中楼阁,不切实际的想法
catch on变得流行,受欢迎
catch up with追赶,赶上
catch one’s breath喘口气
check in办理(入住)登记手续
check out付账后离开
cheer up振作起来
chilled to the bone冻僵了
clothes make the man人靠衣装
come across偶然碰见
come down with病倒
come straight to the point开门见山
come true实现
come up to达到,符合
come up with提出,想出
concentrate on集中精力
count on依靠,指望
cross out划掉,删去
cut down削减,删节
D
day in and day out每天,始终
deal with论述,关于,处理
die away(声音等)逐渐消逝
dos and don’ts规则,允许的和不允许的
do in Rome as the Romans do入乡随俗
do sb. good/harm对某人有好处/坏处
down to earth实事求是
doze off打瞌睡
draw near接近,临近
dress up穿盛装
drop by/in顺便访问
drop out辍学,放弃
E
easy come, easy go来的容易去的快
end in以……为结果
end up结束
engage in参加,从事
every other (week)每隔一(周)
express mail快递
F
fall back on求助于
fall behind落后
familiar with熟悉
few and far between很少,很稀疏
figure out弄清楚,算出,想出
fill the prescription按照药方配药
find fault with挑剔,抱怨
flat tyre轮胎没气了
for the time being暂时
for sale待售
focus on集中在
for a change为了换换花样
for a time暂时,一度
for ages很久
for free免费
for good永久的
for the time being暂时
free with money花钱大手大脚
from bad to worse每况愈下
from time to time时常
G
gain weight增加体重
get along with与……相处
get on in years上了年纪
get out of bed on the wrong side一早起床就情绪不好
get rid of摆脱
get somewhere取得进展
give sb . a cold shoulder待人冷淡,态度不友好
give sb . a lift/ride让某人搭车
give sb . a ring给某人打电话
go beyond超出,胜过
go Dutch各自负担自己的费用
good for nothing没用的人或事物
go on a diet节食
go on strike罢工
go over复习
go sightseeing观光
go with与……相配
H
hand in交上
hand up挂断(电话)
have a word with和…..谈话
have access to可以使用
have an appointment with sb与某人有个约会
have butterflies in one’s stomach紧张
have one’s hands full十分繁忙
have a fever/temperature发烧
have nothing to do with与……没有关系
have no idea不知道
have the final say有决定权
have sth . in common有共同之处
have sth. done让别人做某事
head for前往
hear from收到某人的信件
hear oneself think专心思考
heart and soul全心全意地
heavy traffic交通拥挤
high time是该做某事的时候了
hit the ceiling勃然大怒
hold the line/on别挂电话
hold up耽搁
I
in a mess混乱,乱七八糟
in a sense从某种意义上讲
in addition to除了
in advance提前
in case以防,以免
in debt负债
in exchange作为交换
in a good/bad mood心情好/坏
in honor of为庆祝/纪念
in low spirits情绪低落
in memory of为纪念
in no time很快
in part部分的
in particular尤其,特别
in person亲自
in season(蔬菜,水果等)当令
in the dark不知道,蒙在鼓里
in the long run从长远来看
in theory从理论上说
in turn依次,轮流
in vain徒劳,白费
interfere with干涉,影响
it depends看情况,视……而定
it is sb.’s treat由某人请客
K
keep an eye on照看,注意,观察
know/learn the ropes了解,掌握做事情的技能
keep body and soul together生存下去
keep one’s head保持镇静
keep sb. informed及时通知某人
keen on喜好
L
lay off解雇
least of all最不
let alone更不用说
lend a hand帮忙
live from hand to mouth收入勉强糊口
look forward to期待
look for a needle in a haystack大海捞针
look on the bright side看到事物光明的一面
look out当心
look through浏览
lose heart失去信心
lose one’s head不知所措
lose one’s temper发脾气
lose wei
ght减轻体重
M
make a fuss大惊小怪
make a difference影响
make a living谋生
make a reservation预定(旅馆房间,座位等)
make ends meet使收支相抵
make head or tail of sth弄懂,看懂
make for前往
make fun of取笑,嘲弄
make sense有意义,讲得通
make sure确保,弄清楚
make up弥补,补充
make up one’s mind下决心
man of letters文人
mind one’s own business别管闲事
mistake sb. for sb把……误当作……
more often than not多半,大概
N
no wonder难怪
no way决不
none of one’s business与某人无关,少管闲事
nothing but只有
not to mention更别提
O
on account of由于
on earth究竟
on duty值班
on no account决不
on purpose故意
on sale降价出售
on the contrary相反
on the spot当场
on vacation度假,休假
on weekdays在工作日
one in a million凤毛麟角,百里挑一
one’s cup of tea某人的喜好,兴趣,口味
once in a blue moon很难得,几乎不可能
once in a while偶尔
other than而不是
out of breath上气不接下气
out of control失去控制
out of date过时
out of order出了毛病
out of print(书)没有重印
out of question没问题
out of stock没货
out of the question不可能
out the cart before the horse本末倒置,主次颠倒
owe to归功于
owing to由于
P
pick up(车等)中途搭人
pull over停在路边
put an end to结束
put off推迟
put their heads together集思广益,群策群力
put through to sb.接通某人的电话
put up with容忍,忍受
R
rain cats and dogs瓢泼大雨
rain or shine不论下雨还是天晴
run across不期而遇,偶然发现
run into偶然遇见
rather than而不是
read between the lines明白言外之意
regardless of不管
remind sb.of sth使某人想起
responsible for对……负责人
result from由于
ring up打电话
room and board食宿
round the corner即将到来
round the lock日日夜夜,不分白天黑夜
rule out排除
run out of用光
rush hour(交通)高峰时间
S
safe and sound安然无恙
(…o’clock) sharp……点整
Speak highly of sb.高度评价某人
sure thing当然,没问题
T
take advantage of利用
take charge of负责,看管
take off起飞
take one’s place代替,接替别人
take one’s time别急,慢慢来
take over接管
take sth.seriously认真看待
teach sb.a lesson教训某人
take turns轮流
thanks to多亏了
traffic jam交通堵塞
throw light on提供知识,使人们了解
too good to be true好的令人难以置信
turn down把音量调小,拒绝
turn off关上(电器开关)
turn on打开(电器开关)
turn up出现,露面
turn over(车,船等)翻倒
turn a blind eye视而不见
turn a deaf ear充耳不闻,置之不理
U
under the weather身体不适
up in the air未定的
up to date最新的,现代的
up to sb由某人决定
used to过去常常
use up用光
W
When it comes to当说到,当涉及到
why not?为什么不?好!
with a grain of salt有保留的,不全信
without fail无误,一定
Y
You bet!当然!
You said it!对!可不是!
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