1、英语四级必考短语 1. abide by(=be faithful to;obey)忠于;遵守 2. be absent from…缺席,不在 3. absence or mind(=being absent-minded)心不在焉 4. absorb(=take up the attention of)吸引…的注意力(被动语态):be absorbed in全神贯注于…近:be engrossed in;be lost in;be rapt in;be concentrated on;be focused on;be centered on 5.(be)abund
2、ant in(be rich in;be well supplied with)富于,富有 6. access(to)(不可数名词)能接近,进入,了解 7. by accident(=by chance,accidentally)偶然地,意外Without accident(=safely)安全地 8. of one's own accord(=without being asked;willingly;freely)自愿地,主动地 9. in accord with与…一致out of one's accord with同…不一致 10. with one ac
3、cord(=with everybody agreeing)一致地 11. in accordance with(=in agreement with)依照,根据 12. on one's own account 1)为了某人的缘故,为了某人自己的利益2)(=at one's own risk)自行负责3)(=by oneself)依靠自己on account赊账;on account of因为;on no account不论什么原因也不;of…account 有………重要性 13. take…into account(=consider)把……考虑进去 14.
4、give sb. an account of说明,解释(理由) 15. account for(=give an explanation or reason for)解释,说明 16. on account of(=because of)由于,因为 17. on no account(=in no case,for no reason)绝不要,无论如何不要(放句首时句子要倒装) 18. accuse…of…(=charge…with;blame sb. for sth.;blame sth. on sb.;complain about)指控,控告 19. be a
5、ccustomed to(=be in the habit of,be used to)习惯于 20. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of)了解;(=to have met socially)熟悉 21. act on奉行,按照…行动;act as扮演;act for代理 22. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to)使自己适应于 23. adapt…(for)(=make sth. Suitable for a new need)改编,改写(以适应新的需要) 24. in addit
6、ion(=besides)此外,又,加之 25. in addition to(=as well as,besides,other than)除…外 26. adhere to(=abide by,conform to,comply with,cling to,insist on,persist in,observe,opinion, belief)粘附;坚持,遵循 27. adjacent(=next to,close to)毗邻的,临近的 28. adjust……(to)(=change slightly)调节;适应; 29. admit of(=be ca
7、pable of,leave room for)…的可能,留有…的余地 30. in advance(before in time)预告,事先 31. to advantage有利的,使优点更加突出地 32. have an advantage over胜过have the advantage of由于…处于有利条件 have the advantage of sb. 知道某人所不知道的事 33. take advantage of(=make the best of,utilize,make use of,profit from,harness)利用 34. a
8、gree with赞同(某人意见)agree to同意 35. in agreement(with)同意,一致 36. ahead of在…之前,超过…;……………ahead of time提前 37. in the air 1)不肯定,不具体2)在谣传中 38. above all(=especially,most important of all)尤其是,最重要的 39. in all(=counting everyone or everything,altogether)总共,总计 40. after all毕竟,到底;(not)at all一点也不;
9、all at once(=suddenly)突然;once and for all只此一次; above all最重要的;first of all首先;all in all大体上说;be all in累极了;all but几乎 41. allow for(=take into consideration,take into account)考虑到,估计到 42. amount to(=to be equal to)总计,等于 43. answer for(undertake responsibility for,be liable for,take charge for)对
10、…负责 44. answer to(=conform to)适合,符合 45. be anxious about为…焦急不安;或anxious for 46. apologize to sb. for sth.为…向…道歉 47. appeal to sb. for sth.为某事向某人呼吁appeal to sb.对某人有吸引力 48. apply to sb. for sth.为…向…申请;apply for申请;apply to适用 49. apply to与…有关;适用 50. approve of(=consent to,be in favo
11、r of,favor,agree to,consider good,right)赞成, approve vt.批准 51. arise from(=be caused by)由…引起 52. arrange for sb./sth. to do sth.安排…做… 53. arrive on到达;arrive at到达某地(小地方);得出,作出;arrive in到达某地(大地方); 54. be ashamed of(=feel shame,guilt or sorrow because of sth. done)以…为羞耻 55. assure sb. of
12、 sth.(=try to cause to believe or trust in sth.)向…保证,使…确信 56. attach(to)(=to fix,fasten;join)缚,系,结 57. make an attempt at doing sth.(to do sth.)试图做… 58. attend to(=give one's attention,care and thought)注意,照顾; attend on(upon)(=wait upon,serve,look after)侍候,照料 59. attitude to/ toward…对…的态
13、度看法 60. attribute…to…(=to believe sth. to be the result of…)把……归因于……,认为……是……的结果 151. be content with(=be satisfied with)满足于be content to do sth.愿意做某事 152. contrary to(=in opposition to)与…相反 153. on the contrary相反 154. contrast…with把…与…相对(对照) 155. in contrast to/with和…形成对比;by contrast
14、对比之下 156. contribute to有助于 157. under control(被)控制住out of control无法控制 158. at one's convenience(=where and when it suits one)在方便的时间或地点 be convenient to / for对…方便 159. convince sb. of(=cause sb. to believe or feel certain;to persuade sb.)使某人确信, try to persuade sb. to do sth.劝说某人做… 16
15、0. cope with(=deal with,try to find a solution to)应付,处理 161. in the corner(of)在角落里;on(at)the comer of a street在街道拐弯处;round the comer拐过弯; be in a tight corner陷入困境 162. correspond(with)(=exchange letters regularly)通信 163. correspond to相当于correspond with符合,一致 164. at all costs不惜任何代价at the
16、cost of以…为代价 165. a matter of course理所当然的事 166. as a matter of course当然地,自然地 167. in(during)the course在…过程中 168. in due course(=without too much delay)没经过太久,到一定时候 169. on credit赊购;with credit以优异成绩;to one's credit使某人感到光荣;do sb. credit使…感到光荣 170.be critical of爱挑毛病的,批评的 171. cure s
17、b. of+某种疾病治好某人的疾病 172.a danger to对…的危险;be in danger(of)处于…危险中;be out of danger脱离危险 173. to date(=so far,until now)到目前为止 174. out of date过时的;up to date新式的,时兴的;date back to可追溯到;date from从某时期开始(有) 175. deal with(=concern)论及 176. be in debt to sb.欠…的债 177. on the decline在衰退中,在减少中in dec
18、line下降;on the increase在增加 178. to one's delight令某人感到高兴;to one's regret遗憾;sorrow悲痛;relief安心;distress苦恼; shame羞愧;surprise惊奇;astonishment惊奇; 179. delight in(=take great pleasure in doing sth.)喜欢,取乐 180. take(a)delight in喜欢干…,以…为乐 211. be on duty值班,值日,在上班时 212. be in duty bound to(d
19、o)(=be required by one's job or esp. by conscience)有义务(做) 213. be eager for想得到,盼望 214. by ear(=play music from memory without having seen it printed)凭记忆,不看乐谱 215. have an ear for(=have keen recognition of sounds esp. in music and language)对……有鉴赏力 216. a word in one's ear私房话,秘密话 217. o
20、n earth究竟,到底,全然 218. with ease(= easily)容易,不费力 219. at(one's)ease(= without worry or nervousness)自在,不拘束 220. put sb. at his / her ease(=free sb. from worry or nervousness)使某人感到无拘束 221. economize on(=save sth. instead of being wasteful)节省 222. have an effect on对…有影响 223. be in effec
21、t(=be in operation)有效 224. go into effect生效(近:come into effect;take effect;be brought into effect) 225. in effect(=in fact,really)实际上 226. give effect to(=carry out)实行,使…生效 227. to no effect不起作用,没有取得任何效果 228.(be)of no effect(=useless)无效 229. to the effect that大意是…,主要内容是… 230. to
22、 that effect是那个意思的… 231. emerge from(=appear,become known)出现,暴露(问题意见等) 232. place(or put,lay)an emphasis on强调,把重点放在…上 233. encourage sb. in鼓励;encourage sb. in his/her work鼓励某人工作; encourage sb. in his/her idleness怂恿某人游手好闲 234. encourage sb. in…with sth.用…鼓励某人做某事 235. on end(=continuou
23、sly)连续地 236.(be)at an end(=finished)结束了 237. no end of(=very many/much)很多,大量 238. in the end(=finally,eventually)最终 239. at one's wit's end(=not knowing what to do or to say)无法可想,智穷计尽 240. end up with以…而结束 241. come to and end(=finish)结束 242. end in以…为结束 243. engage in或be engag
24、ed in忙于,从事 244. enter for(=put the name on a list for)报名参加 245. enter into(=begin)开始(谈话,谈判等) 246. enter on / upon(=begin)开始(一个时代一种生涯一段任期等) 247. be entitled to(=be given the right to do sth.)有权…,有资格… 248. be equal to等于 249. be/ feel equal to(=have enough strength,ability etc.)(某人)能胜任,
25、能应付 on equal terms(=on and equal footing)平等地 250. be equipped with装备有,装有 251.(be)equivalent to(=equal in value,amount,meaning)相等于,相当于 252. in essence(=in its/one's nature)本质上 253. at all events(=in spite of everything,in any case)不论怎样,无论如何 254. in any event(=whatever happens in the f
26、uture)无论如何,不管(将来)怎么样 255. in the event that(=if)假如,如果in the event结果,实际情况是(常与but连用) 256. in the event of(=in case of)万一,即使发生……时 257. except除…以外;besides除…以外还有…… 258. except(=but)除了 259. except for(=apart from)除…以外 260.(an)exception to…的例外 261. with the exception of(=except,apart f
27、rom)除去…,除…以外 262. in excess of(=more than)超过 263. exchange…for以…交换 264. exclusive of(=not taking into account;without)不包括 265. in excuse of作为…的借口 266. exert…on…对…施加… 267. exert oneself to do sth.努力,使劲 268. come into existence(=begin to exist)开始存在;come into use开始使用; come into ef
28、fect开始运转;come into fashion开始时新;come into action开始行动; come into power开始执政;come into sight进入视野;come into blossom开花; 269.(be)in existence存在come into existence出现 270. expect…of在…期望… 301. in fashion(=stylish,most modern)时兴,流行 302. after the fashion(of)依照… 303. find fault with(=complain abou
29、t;criticize)找毛病,对…吹毛求疵 304. at fault(=in the wrong,blamable)有错 305. in favour of赞成 306. be in favour with受宠,受偏爱;out of favour with失宠,不受宠 307. in one's favour(=to one's advantage)对有利 308.(be)favourable to(=advantageous)有利的 309. fear for(=be afraid for the safety of sb. or sth.)为…担心
30、 310. for fear of(=in case of;because of anxiety about)以防,由于怕 311. in fear of(=afraid for the safety of)担心 312. feed(sb.)on sth.靠吃…,用…喂养 313. be fed up with(=be unhappy,tired about sth. dull)厌烦,腻了 314. feel like(=have a desire for)想要 315. fill in填写 316. fill out(=fill in)填写 31
31、7. set the world on fire=set the flames on fire(=do sth. remarkable)有突出成就 318. play with fire(=take great risks)干冒险事 319. set sth. on fire(=set fire to sth.)使……着火,放火 320. at first sight(=when first seen)乍一看,一见 321. for the first time第一次(作状语) 322. in the first place首先,第一 323. fit in
32、to刚好放入 324. fit in with(= suit,fall into agreement)合适,相配,一致 325.(be)fit for(=right and suitable for)适合 326. focus on(=concentrate on)集中在…上;focus sth. on把…集中在…上 327. be fond of喜欢 328.(be)in force有效,实施 329. go into force开始生效 330. by force靠武力,强行 331. force…on把…强加给… 332. in the
33、 form of以…形式 333. be fortunate in幸运,有好运气 334. free of charge免费 335. be freed from免受,没有… 336. in front of在…前面in the front of在…前部 337. furnish…with(=supply)向…提供 338. in general(=in most cases,usually)通常 339. catch(or get)a glimpse of瞥见(强调结果)take a glance(or look)at看一眼(强调动作) 340
34、 be good for对…有好处;对…有作用;be good at擅长于;be good to对…好 341. in good time(=early)早早地(做完到达等) 342. for good(=for ever)永远地,长期地 343. take…for granted(=assume to be true)把…认为理所当然的 344. be grateful to sb. for sth因…感谢某人 345. on the ground(s)fo(=because of)由于… 346. fall to the ground(计划希望等)失败
35、落空 347. on one's guard(against)谨防,警惕;(be)on guard站岗 348. guard against(=defend,keep safe)警惕,防止guard…against警卫…防止 349. guess at猜,估计 350. by guess靠猜 351. be guilty of犯有…罪或过失 352. be in the habit of习惯于 353. break off(a habit)改掉(某种习惯) 354. break sb. of(a habit)使某人改掉(某习惯) 355.
36、 get(fall)into the habit of养成了…的习惯 356. come to a halt(=stop)停止;停住 357. at hand在手边,眼前(附近) 358. by hand用手工(做) 359. hand in glove(with)狼狈为*,密切合作 360. in hand 1)在手边2)(=under control)控制住 361. in the hands of由…掌握,控制,负责 362. live from hand to mouth勉强度日,现挣现吃 363. at the head of在…的前头
37、 364. head for(=move towards)向…方向前进 365. hear of(=know about)听人说起,听说过 366. at heart(=in reality)内心里,实际上 367. in one's heart(of hearts)内心深处,事实上 368. by heart(=by memory)熟记,背(诵) 369. to one's heart's content尽情地 370. with all one's heart全心全意地,真心实意 371. hinder…form(=stop…from)阻碍,使…
38、…不能做 372. be(go)on holiday在(去)度假;go on holiday = go for a holiday 373. be(feel)at home(=to be comfortable;not feel worried)感觉合适,无拘束,熟悉 374. be honest in诚实 375. in one's honour(or in honour of)祝贺,纪念 376. on one's honour以某人的名誉担保 377. hope for希望(某事发生),希望有 378. to one's horror令某人感到恐
39、惧的是 379. in a hurry(=hastily)匆忙地 380. be identical with(=exactly alike)和完全相同 381. be identified with被视为与…等同 382. in ignorance of不知道… 383. be ignorant of(= lacking knowledge)对…不了解,不知道 384.(an)impact(on)对…的强烈影响 385. impose…on把…强加给 386. impress…on给…留下印象 387. make(leave)an imp
40、ression on sb. =give sb. an impression给…留下印象 388. under the impression that有……的印象,认为 389. improve sth.(make sth. better)把原物改进; improve on(=produce or be sth. better than…)另做一物比原物更好 390. improve in(=get better)有改进,好些 391. improvement in表示原物有改进,好转 392. include…in把…列在…里面 393. inc
41、lusive of把…包括在内 394. independent of独立的,不受约束的 395. indicative of表明,说明 396. be indifferent to(=not interested in)对…漠不关心,冷淡,不在乎 397.(be)inferior to(=less good in quality or value)比…差;superior to比…好 398. inform sb. of sth.通知,告诉 399. be innocent of无罪的,无辜的 400. insist on(=order sth. t
42、o happen)坚持要 401. instead of(=in place of)代替,而不是… 402. instruct…in(=teach)教指导训练某人… 403. insure…for把…保险(多少钱);ensure使安全;assure…(of)使…确信,保证 404. insure…against保险…以防 405. intend…for打算把…给 406.(be)intent on专心致志,坚决 407. in the interests of符合…的利益;be interested in对…感兴趣 408. interfere
43、in干涉,interfere with打搅,干扰 409. at intervals每隔一会儿,每隔一段距离 410. intervene in干预 411. invest in投资 412. be involved in(=become connected or concerned)卷入,参加 413. by itself(=alone,without help)单独地,靠自己 414. in itself本身;of itself自发,自然 415. be jealous of妒忌 416. jump at(=to be eager to ac
44、cept)抢着接受, 417. jump on(=scold,tell of)叱责 418. junior to sb.年纪较…轻,职位较…低 419.(be)keen on喜爱,渴望 420. keep a close watch on(=keep a sharp lookout for)密切注视 大学英语四级考试改错高频短语(一) 1. abide by(=be faithful to ; obey)忠于;遵守。 2. be absent from…. 缺席,不在来源:考试大的美女编辑们 3. absence or mind(=being absen
45、t-minded) 心不在焉 4. absorb(=take up the attention of)吸引…的注意力(被动语态):be absorbed in 全神贯注于…近: be engrossed in ; be lost in ; be rapt in ;be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on 5. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有 6. access(to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解 7. by
46、accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外. Without accident(=safely) 安全地, 8. of one’s own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地 ,主动地 9. in accord with 与…一致 . out of one’s accord with 同….不一致 10. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地 11. in accordance with (=in agreemen
47、t with) 依照,根据 12. on one’s own account 1) 为了某人的缘故, 为了某人自己的利益 2) (=at one’s own risk) 自行负责 3) (=by oneself)依靠自己 on account 赊账; on account of 因为; on no account不论什么原因也不;of …account 有…..重要性. 13. take…into account(=consider)把...考虑进去 14. give sb. an account of 说明, 解释 (理由) 15. account for (
48、give an explanation or reason for) 解释, 说明. 16. on account of (=because of) 由于,因为. 17. on no account(=in no case, for no reason)绝不要,无论如何不要(放句首时句子要倒装) 18. accuse…of…(=charge…with; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控,控告 19. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be
49、used to)习惯于. 20. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially) 熟悉 21. act on 奉行,按照…行动; act as 扮演; act for 代理 22. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于 23. adapt…(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need) 改编, 改写(以适应新的需要) 24. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之
50、 25. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外 26. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist on, persist in, observe, opinion, belief ) 粘附; 坚持, 遵循 27. adjacent(=next to, close to) 毗邻的, 临近的 28. adjust..(to) (=change slightly)调节; 适应; 29. admit of (=be c






