1、Semantic Structure abashed be abashed at/by sth abandon abandon oneself to sth abbreviate abbreviate A to B abeam A is abeam of B abhorrant sth is abhorrant to sb abreast A is abreast of B absent absent A fr
2、om B absolve absolve sb from sth abstain sb abstains from sth abstinence abstinence from sth abundant be abundant in sth abut A abuts on/against B acceptable/accessible be acceptable to sb acclimatize/accustom acclima
3、tize sb to sth accountable A is accountable to B for sth accredit accredit sth to sb/ accredit sb with sth accuse accuse sb of sth acquaint acquaint sb with sth acquiesce acquiesce in sth acquit acquit sb of sth adapt
4、 adapt sb for sth adept adept in sth/ at (in) doing sth adequate be adequate for/to sth admission admission to/into somewhere admonish admonish sb for sth affiliate affiliate A to B affinity 1. similarity affinity
5、 with sb/sth 2. liking affinity to/for sb/sth 3. relation affinity with sb aghast be aghast at sth agonize agonize over/about sth agreeable be agreeable to sth ahead be ahead of sb/sth= in front of sb/sth aim ergative verb
6、 1. vi aim at sb/sth 2.vt sb aims A at B= sb makes A aim at B akin/similar be akin to sb/sth alert a causative verb alert sb to sth= make sb aware of sth alienate alienate sb from sb/sth align =affiliate align A with B = bind A with B /bind A and
7、 B allude allude to sth= mention sth ally ally A with/to B= make A and B become allies alternate 1. vi A alternates with B 2. vt sb alternates A with B angry be angry with sb / at (about) sth animadvert animadvert on sb/sth
8、 annex/append/attach annex A to B antilpathy antipathy to/towards/against sth/sb anxious be anxious for/about sth apologetic be apologetic fo/about sth apposite be apposite to sth appreciative be appreciative of sth/
9、sb apprehensive be apprehensive of /about sth apprise/inform apprise sb of sth argue argue sb out of /into doing sth ascribe/attribute ascribe A to B aspire aspire after/to sth assault an assa
10、ult on sb assent assent to sth assist 1. assist sb in/with sth 2. assist sb in doing sth assure assure sb of sth atone atone for sth attune attune A to B avail avail oneself of sth a
11、venge avenge oneself on sb/sth avid be avid for sth/sb back A backs on/onto B ban/prevent ban sb from doing sth bargain bargain with sb for/about/over sth barter barter A for B with sb base
12、 base A on B batten batten on sb battle battle with/against sb/sth bearing bearing on sth belong 1. stay together with belong with sb /sth bereave bereave sb of sb else beware
13、be beware of sb/sth bias 1. bias towards/in favor of sb/sth 2. bias against sb/sth blanch/blush sb blanches at sth boggle boggle at sth border A borders on B brim sth brims with sth capitalize
14、 capitalize on sth care n. care for sb / care over sth /care in doing sth care v. care for sb/ care about sth carp carp at/about sth cash cash in th cater cater for sb/sth caution cauti
15、on sb against sth cavil cavil at sth champ 1. chew noisily champt sth 2. bite at sth nervously champ on/at sth 3. be impatient to do sth champ at sth choke sb chokes on sth cleanse cleanse sb/sth of sth clear 1. clear
16、 A with B 2. clear B from A cling cling to sth commiserate commiserate with sb /on(over) sth compete compete with/against sth complacent be complacent about sth concede concede sth to sb conduce sth conduces to sb conf
17、er confer with sb on sth consequent A is consequent on B conspiracy conspiracy to sth / to do sth consultant an consultant on sth content be content with sth controversy a controversy about/over sth convict
18、 convict sb of sth correspond 1.agree correspond with sth 2.be similar correspond to sth counter be counter to sth crab crab about sth cringe cringe at/from sth curious be curious about sth dawn s
19、th dawns on sb bebouch sth debouches into sth decision a decision on/against sth defer defer to sb= obey sb deficient be deficient in sth defray defray sth= pay for sth deft be deft at sth/doing sth
20、 delegate delegate sth to sb demur demur at sth = disagree to sth denude denude sb of sth deprive deprive sb of sth deprecate deprecate sth=demur at sth deputize deputize for sht derive deriv
21、e from sth= originate from sth derogate/detract derogate from sth deserving be deserving of sth desirous be desirous of sth devoid be devoid of sth dine dine on sth dip/dunk dip A into B= put A into B dis
22、abuse t disabuse sb of sth disagree disagree with sb/ on (about) sth disapprove disapprove of sth disconnect disconnect A from B discriminate (!) see a difference discriminate A from B/discriminate between A and B (2) trea
23、t inequablely discriminate against/ in favor of sb/sth disengage 1. disengage A from B 2. A disengages from B diverge A diverges from B disgruntled be disgruntled with sb/ at(about) sth disgust disgust at sth/ for(with) sb disgusted
24、 be disgusted at/by/with sb/sth disinclination disinclination for sth disport disport oneself dispossess disposess sb of sth disqualify disqualify sb from sth dissatisfied be dissatisfied with sb(sth)/ at d
25、oing sth dissent dissent from sth dissimilar be dissimilar from/to sb (sth) dissuade dissuade sb from sth distance distance A from B divert divert A from B divest divest sb of sth divorce
26、 divorce A from B doom doom sb to sth dote dote on sb/sth doubtful/dubious be doubtful about sth/ doing sth drain 1. flow/ make sth flow 2. drain a place =let water flow flow from a place dredg
27、e 1. bring up dredge sth 2. clear dredge a place drool drool over sth/ sb drudge drudge away at sth eavesdrop eavesdrop on sb/sth economize economize on sth elaborate elaborate on sth elated
28、 be elated at/about sth emboss/engrave/emboider emboss A with B / emboss B on A emulate emulate sb at sth encroach encroach on/upon sth enforce/enjoin enforce sth on sb enlist enlist sb in/for sth e
29、nsue A ensues from B enthuse enthuse about/over sth entrust entrust A to B /entrust B with A equate equate A with/to B expatiate expatiate on/upon sth expert expert at/in/on sth( doing st
30、h) expostulate expostulate with sb on/about sth exultant be exultant at sth felicitate felicitate sb on sth fawn fawn on sb flick flick A with B = flick B on A forbear forbear from sth gad/ga
31、llivant gad/gallivant about gamble gamble on sth garrison garrision somewhere with sb= garrison sb in somewhere gawk/gawp gawk at sth agape be agape at sb/sth germane be germane to sth gibber/gibe
32、 gibber at sb/sth gloat gloat over/about sth glory glory in sth glue glue A to/onto B/ gorge gorge oneself on/with sth habituate habituate sb to sth hack hack at sth=cut sth
33、 haggle haggle with sb over/about sth hitch/hook hitch A on/onto/over/round B impale impale sb on sth impatient be impatient at sth / with sb impinge impinge on sth impose impose sb/sth on sb
34、 impregnate impregnate A with B impress impress sb with sth= impress sth on sb incapacitate incapacitate sb for sth incorporate incorporate A in/into B inculcate inculcate sb with sth = inculcate sth in/into sb incumbent
35、 sth is incumbent to sb infiltrate 1. vi sth infiltrates 2. vt infiltrate A into B =infiltrate B with A inform inform sb of sth ingratiate ingratiate oneself with sb inscribe inscribe A on/in B = inscri
36、be B with A insist insist on sth / doing sth intercede intercede with sb for/on behalf of sb interfere interfere with sb/ in sth intimate intimate sth to sb inveigh inveigh against sth/sb jubilant
37、 be jubilant about/at/over sth marvel marvel at sthe o matter it’s a matter of time meditate meditate on/upon sth meticulous meticulous in sth/doing sth mile run a mile from sb/sth minded be minded to do sth mistaken be mistaken
38、about sth (subjective) moor 1. sb moors 2. to moor sth mount mount (as) guard at/over sb nag nag at sb nestle 1. nestle up against sth 2. nestle sth against/on sth oak large oaks from little acorns grow over get one over sb pack
39、 pack A in/into B percolate 1. percolate liquid through sth 2. sth percolate persist 1. persist in sth = continue to do sth stubbornly 2. persist with sth= continue doing sth pile pile on the agony pillar go from pillar to post pinch take sth w
40、ith a pinch of salt poach poach on sth powers the powers that be profile profile sth against sth pull take a long pull at a cigarette rain-check take a rain-check on sth rank the rank and file read read between the lines rebel rebel again
41、st sb/sth reciprocate 1. return 2. exchange reconcile 1. reconcile sb with sb (sth with sth) 2. reconcile sb to sth refer 1. take sth again 2. take sth back refrain refrain from doing sth relate relate to sb remiss be remiss in sth remonstrate r
42、emonstrate with sb against sth repent repent of sth repine repine at/against sth research research on/into sth ( on sb) retaliate retaliate against sth/sb rife 1. sth is rife somewhere 2. somewhere is rife with sth roll rolling in the aisles sen
43、d send for sb service see service share go shares with sb sheep make sheep’s eyes at sb shy shy at sth silhouette silhouette sth against sth sit sit on sb skin be no skin off one’s nose smack A smacks of B snipe
44、 snipe at sb snuggle snuggle up to sb spirit spirit off sb stub stub sth against sth stuff stuff sth into sth tear tear strip off sb= tear sb off a strip touch touch sb on the raw trawl trawl (through) sth for sth treat
45、 treat sb to sth trespass trespass on sth trifle trifle with sb/sth trump turn up trumps turn turn to = begin to work hard up be on the up-and-up verge verge on sth wait wait on sb hand and foot wend wend one’s way yen yen for sb/sth






