高考英语实用短语

1、高考英语实用短语1. a place of interest 名胜 Beijing is an old and beautiful city with many places of interest for you to visit.2. access to 接近; 通向的入口 In Africa, people infected with AIDS have no free access to medicine. 在非洲，艾滋病感染者没有免费的就医途径。 I have no access to his computer. 我进入不了他的电脑。 Only high officials have

2、 access to the president. 只有高官能够接近总统。3. account for 说明原因；解释 How do you account for all the accidents in series? 你怎么解释这接二连三地发生的事故呢？ I want you to account for each sum of the money you spent. 我要你说明你所花掉的每一笔钱的用途。4. accuse sb. of sth. 控告示（某人某事） He was accused of theft. 他被指控犯有盗窃罪。 The lawyer was defending

3、 the young man accused of murder.5. adapt (oneself) to 使自己适应 Learn to adapt to the society. Only in this way can we survive in it.6. all at onceall of a sudden 突然 A large wave swept over the small boat. All at once, the boat crashed into pieces.7. all the same 仍然，照样地 She was lying just now. All the

4、same, there is some truth in what she said.8. amount to 总共达到；实际上是 The cost amounted to 250.费用共达250美元。 Our information doesnt amount to much. 我们的资料有限。 What you said amounts to a direct accusation. 你的话等于直接的指责。9. answer for 对负责；符合 You will have to answer for your crimes one day. 总有一天你会为你的罪过而得到报应。10. an

5、ything but 决不 The film is anything but interestingThe film is not interesting at all. He is anything but a writer. 他根本就不是作家。11. appeal to 呼吁，要求，诉诸，上诉，有吸引力 The government is appealing to everyone to save water. 政府呼吁每个人节约用水。 Does the idea of working for a venture company appeal to you?你有没有兴趣到合资企业去工作？

6、He appealed against the judges decision. 他不服法官判决而上诉。12. apply for 提出申请 apply to 把应用于 Apply oneself to 专心从事，埋头于 He is applying for a job now. We should apply what we have learned to our practical work. Students should apply themselves to their study. 学生们应该专心致志地学习。13. around the clock 昼夜不断地，全天地 All th

7、e students are working around the clock for the coming college entrance examination.14. as a result (of) 由于；作为的结果 It has been raining for three days, as a result, many villages have been flooded. As a result of his taking drugs, he was infected with AIDS.15. as far as 远到； 就而言，至于 He walked as far as

8、the river. As far as Im concerned, I am not in favor of your suggestion. 就我个人而言，我不赞成你的提议。16. as good as 和几乎一样 The matter was as good as settled. 事情基本解决了。 He was not a man, but as good as a woman. 他像个娘们。17. as it is /as they are 像现在这样，照现在的情形看 Keep the house as it is. 把房子保持原样。 We thought the problem w

9、as as good as settled. But as it is /as things are, the situation is getting worse.18. as to 至于说道，关于 As to collecting our homework, the teacher always makes us do it ourselves. As to me, I prefer playing basketball to football.19. at al costs 不惜任何代价，无论如何 at the cost of 以为代价 He saved his daughter at

10、the cost of his own life. 他以牺牲自己的生命为代价挽救了女儿。 We must at all costs prevent the enemy taking possession of our city. 我们将不惜一切代价阻止敌人占领我们的城市。20. at ease 自由自在；舒适，舒坦 They are living at ease. I never feel at ease in his company. 跟他在一起我感到很不自在。21. at hand 近在手头，在附近，即将发生 He lives close at hand. 他住在附近。 Your big

11、moment is at hand. 你的重大时刻即将到来。22. at first sight 乍一看（之下） at sight /thought of 一看见/一想起（就） They fell in love at first sight. 他们一见钟情。 At the sight of the frightening snake, my hair stood on end. At the thought of being likely to be scolded by his father, he didnt dare to go back home.23. at peace 处于和平（

12、或和睦）状态 at war 处于战争状态 The country has been at war for many years and many old temple has fallen into pieces. As a peace-loving people, we Chinese would like to be at peace with all the countries in the world24. at stake 在危险中；危如累卵；吉凶未卜 The future of our planet is at stake. His decision put our lives a

13、t stake.25. at the mercy of 任处置； 在支配下 In the ancient times, before using tools and making fires, human beings were at the mercy of nature. He left him at the mercy of the captain.26. a good few=quite a few=a great many 相当多 A good few/Quite a few of them are busy doing their homework in the classroom

14、.27. a great deal of+不可数名词 大量的，很多的 A great deal+比较级，表示程度 Our country has a great deal of coal, oil and natural gas. He is a great deal taller than I.28. a great many=a good many+可数名词 许多，非常多 A good many people are doing their part for the Hope Project. A good many books were given away (损赠)to the chi

15、ldren in the countryside.29. a handful+可数/不可数名词 少量的；一把；很少的 a handful of rice 一把米 a handful of people 少数人 When the employer arrived, the secretary handed him a handful of letters. 老板一到，秘书就交给他一叠信。30. a large number of +可数名词 许多 A great number of students graduate from our school every year.31. a large

16、amount of +不可数名词 许多；大量 A large amount of money was needed for the project. Large amounts of +不可数名词，但谓语动词用复数。 Large amounts of time have been spent doing our boring homework.32. a large quantity of / large quantities of +不可数名词或复数名词 大量；许多 We have had quantities of rain this year. He buys things in lar

17、ge quantities. Large quantities of pollution is doing great damage to the environment.33. plenty of +不可数名词或复数名词 许多，充裕 There is plenty of time left for us to relax ourselves. There are plenty of eggs in this house.34. above all 首先；首要 Above all=the most important of all As a human being, we must find

18、something important to do, above all, we must believe in ourselves. We must learn to enjoy life and above all, we must value time.35. according to 根据/按照 该词组为介词，后面通常接名词词组、代词、代词词组或由what 引导的名词从句。 According to the law, he will be sentenced to death. According to what the teacher has said, there will be

19、a meeting tomorrow.36. achieve ones goal 达到目标 achieve great success 取得成功 make great achievement 取得成就 He will never achieve his goal if he doesnt work harder. He made great achievements in science.37. act as 担当地 act on 有效；按行事 act out 表演出 A trained dog can act as (充当)a guide to a blind man. The medici

20、ne doesnt act on me. They made up a short play and act it out. In the play he act as a young pioneer.38. addto 把加到上 add to 增加 If you add 5 to 3, you get 8. 5 added to 3 is 8. Fireworks (烟火) added to the attraction of the festival night. His illness added to the burden of his family.39. addup 把加起来 ad

21、d up to 总计是，意味着 Add up the figures, and you will get the total. His whole school education added up to no more than one year. Running faster, being stronger and having good techniques dont add up to victory in sports.40. in addition (to) 另外；除之外 He speaks French in addition to English. There was and

22、earthquake and, in addition, there were floods.41. after all 毕竟，终究 置于句末表示结果与预想有所不同；置于句首，用以导出原因，表示强调的语气。 Though the maths problem was difficult, he worked it out after all. Dont scold him too much. After all, he is still a child.42. agree to =say “yes” to 同意（提议、计划、方案、打算、主意） agree with= have a similar

23、 opinion with sb. 与意见一致，同意某人的见解（意见、观点） agree on 关于达到一致意见，一致同意 He agreed with my idea /opinion/view/me/my words/what I said. We agreed on the plan /on the price. He agreed to my suggestion/proposal/decision/terms(条件)/my going there/my act/what I did.43. in agreement with 与一致， 与相符合 He is in agreement

24、with me about how to settle the problem. Reach/come to an agreement with sb.与达成协议44. agree with 适宜（健康）；与相宜 What he did doesnt agree with (与一致)what he said. The weather here doesnt agree with (合适)me.45. aim to do sth. =aim at doing sht. 致力于 He works hard and aims at winning scholarship. The Hope Proj

25、ect, aimed at helping the poor children, has been carried out for many years.46. in the air 在空中，悬而未决 on/off the air 正在广播/（停播） Our problems are still in the air (悬而未决) The Olympic Games are live on the air (在直播)now.47. air ones views 发表观点 put on airs 装模作样 We are free to air our views at the class mee

26、ting. He is so vain(虚荣的)and proud that he is always putting on airs.48. as a matter of fact =in actual fact =actually 实际上；事实上 eg. He looks plain. As a matter of fact, he is a millionaire.49. in advance 提前，事先 He is to go abroad in a few days time and he wants to book his tickets in advance.50. apart

27、from 除去；除外 Apart from r的宾语包含在整体一定之内，即除了含有此部分以外，还含有其它部分。besides “除去；除外”与apart from 相同，通常二者可替换使用。What subject do you study besides English and Chinese in senior?We study maths, politics and history apart from the two subjects.51. admit (to)sth./doing承认，招认 He admitted having stolen the car. He refused

28、to admit to his mistake.52. be admitted to 被录取到 Every year about900 students are admitted to the No. 1 middle school. Admission to universities depends on the results of the college entrance examination.53. ahead of 在前面；优于；超过 He finished the work two hours ahead of time. He ran two meters ahead of m

29、e.54. announce sth. to sb.=announce to sb. sth. (to 不能省)通知；宣布 Make an announcement 发布通知 The government announced to the public that they would pay their debts. Boys and girls, may I have your attention please. I have an announcement to make.55. apologize to sb. =make an apology to sb. 向某人道歉 I apolog

30、ized to her for stepping on her foot. He was late for school, so he made an apology to his teacher for being late.56as well 也，还；同样 might/may+as well 不妨；还是好 may+well 有充分理由可以 Id like to go be Beidaihe to have a visit this summer. Would you like to go with me? Great! If you go, Ill go as well.There is

31、nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.As you are busy preparing for the final exams, you may well refuse his invitation to the party.57. as well as 即；又 as well as连接两个并列成分，但不能连接句子。 I as well as my parents am seeing my grandfather off at the airport. He had a good time near the seaside, enjoyed th

32、e beautiful sights as well as the delicious seafood.58. appreciate sth. /doing sth. 欣赏；感谢 I shall highly appreciate it if you can reply to my application as soon as possible. We appreciate your help(=We are grateful to you for your help)非常感谢你的帮助。59argue with sb. about/over sth. 争辩 argue sb. into/out

33、 of doing sth. 说服干/不干 The couple are arguing about money matter. They tried to argue him into joining them. His father used to be a heavy smoker. He argued his father out of smoking two years ago.60. around the corner=draw near 临近；在附近 There is a shop around the corner. The final examination is aroun

34、d the corner.61. asas as firm as rock坚如磐石as easy as ABC 极容易as busy as a bee极忙碌 as white as snow雪白as strong as a horse 壮如牛62. asas possible=as as sb. can 尽量 He runs as fast as possible=He runs fast as he can. To make as much use of the land as possible, two or more crops are planted each year where p

35、ossible.63. attend to =give care and thought to留心、注意 Please attend to your work/what the teacher is saying/the wants of customers. attend(on/upon)sb.=wait on; server; look after sb. 服侍 She has many servants attending on her.64. at sbs expense=at the expense of sb. 由出钱，以为代价 He went abroad at his own

36、expense. I visited Beijing at the expense of my company. He built up his business at the expense of his health.65. at(the) most=not more than 最多 at(the) least=no less than至少 The necklace is worth $800 at the most=The necklace is worth not more than $800 There are at least ten students in the classro

37、om.66. (a) waste of time/money 浪费时间/金钱 Its a waste of time to stay indoors on such a nice day! Playing games all day long in the cyber bar is really a waste of time and money.67. be anxious for(about) 为担心 be anxious for sth. 对渴望（=be eager for） He was anxious for the safety of his money. As human bei

38、ngs, we are anxious for peace.68. be about to do=be on the point of doing sth. 即将、将要 We were about to start when it rained. We were on the point of giving up when the captain took charge and encouraged us to save the sinking ship.69. be absent from缺席 in the absence of 在不在/缺席的情况下 He was absent form t

39、he meeting today=He absented himself from the meeting today. Our monitor took charge of our class in the absence of the teacher.70. be accepted/recognizance as 被承认/认可是 He is accepted as one of the top students in our school. Charlie Chaplin was accepted as one of the greatest film actor and director

40、.71. be viewed/seen/looked on/though of/referred to/regarded as被认为是 He was thought of as one of the outstanding students in our class. Looked upon as talented boy, he was very proud of himself.72. be afraid of(doing) sth. 担心会；对有顾虑 be afraid to do 不也干某事（=dont dare to do） Afraid of being late for scho

41、ol, he hurried up. She was afraid to get close to the tiger in case he should be killed.73. be against 反对be for赞成 Are you for(支持) or against the plan? 你是反对还是赞成这个计划。 We are strongly against taking drugs.(吸毒)74. by accident=by chance 偶然地 on purpose 故意的 I met him in the street by accident. Did you do i

42、t on purpose or by chance? 你是故意要这样做的，还是巧合？75. be angry at(about) sth. 因事而生气be angry with sb. 对人生气 He is bad-tempered and he is always angry at some odd things. Dont make the same mistakes again or your teacher will be angry with you.76. be busy doing sth. be busy with/ at /over/ about sth. 忙于做某事 be

43、kept busy doing sth. 被迫为忙碌 I kept busy preparing my final exam these days. The teachers keep the students busy doing their homework.77. be familiar with sth. 熟悉；通晓 be familiar to sb. 为所熟悉的 As a student of history, he is familiar with many celebrated people in history. The name is quite familiar to m

44、e, but I cant remember clearly.78. be famous/famed/celebrated/noted for 以著称；以闻名 be famous as 作为著名；作为而闻名 GuiLin is famous as a place of interest and it is famous for its beautiful mountains and waters.79. be fond of 喜欢；爱好 be fond of 表示习惯性的“喜欢”、“爱好”，因此不与具体的时间关语连用。 Im fond of classical music. Im fond o

45、f playing the guitar.80. be in love with 与恋爱；在恋爱（状态） fall in love with 与恋爱；爱上（动作） They fell in love with each other at first sight and now they have been in love for a year. They are really a good match! We all envy them.81. be proud of=take pride in 为而自豪；以为荣 Im proud of being a Chinese. I took grea

46、t pride in being a student of No.1 middle school.82. be made up of=consist of 由组成 be made of 用制成，（可看出原材料） be made from 用制成（看不出原材料） My class is made up of 100 members. Its really a big union. This desk is made up of a surface and four legs. It is made of wood. As we all know, wine is made from crops.

47、83. be bathed in 笼罩；淋浴在 The whole school is bathed in the sunlight. All the city was bathed in a festival atmosphere in the Spring Festival. 整个城市沉浸在节日气氛中。84. blame sth. on 把归咎于take the blame. 承担责任 They blamed the failure on George. The top officials at fault (有过失的) must take the blame and resign. 那些

48、有过失的高官必须引咎辞职。85. be to blame. 应受谴责 I am to blame. 我应该受到责备 The driver was not to blame for the traffic accident. 那次交通事故不应该责怪司机。86. be rich in 盛产；含有丰富的；充满的be poor in 贫乏，缺少 This area is rich in natural resources but poor in management! 这个地方自然资源丰富，但是管理不力！ Apples are rich in vitamins.87. be used/accustom

49、ed to sth./dong习惯于 He has been used/accustomed to living on campus.88. be certain/sure of 确信，对有把握 be certain/sure to do sth. 必然，一定会 Im sure of my success/passing the exam 我确信会成功/会通过考试。（主语自我感觉） He is sure to come. 他肯定回来。（别人对主语的看法）89. make certain/sure of/that 弄清楚；确保 Please make sure of the date for t

50、he meeting. To keep healthy, you must make sure that your diet is varied and balanced. 为了保持健康，你的饮食应该均衡多变。 certain和sure 的区分： Its certain that he will come. (It作形式主语只能用certain) Be sure to be on time for the meeting! (祈使句只能用sure)90. be popular with受欢迎 As an experienced teacher, he was quite popular wit

51、h his students. Pop music is quite popular with teenagers.91. be absorbed in 专心致力于 He was so absorbed in his work that he didnt notice me come in.92. be active in 在积极 He was outgoing and is active in all kinds of activities.93. be addicted to 沉溺于；使吸毒成瘾 He was addicted to drugs and drugtaking has red

52、uced him to skeleton. 他吸毒成瘾，因为吸毒而骨瘦如柴。94. be after 追,寻找 What are you after in life? 你的人生追求是什么？95. be aware of 知道，意识到，认识到 He has been aware of his mistakes and decided to apologize to his teacher.96. be determined to do sth. 决心做某事 He was determined to give his life to his country.97. be fed up with.

53、对感到厌烦，腻了 be tried of/be bored with. 厌烦了 Fed up with/Tired of/bored with his mothers gossip(唠叨)，the boy shouted at his mother in great anger.98. be hard on sb. 过于严厉对待某人 Dont be too hard on him, after all, he is only a child.99. be generous/ mean with. 用很大方/很小气 The greedy old man was quite mean with h

54、is money. He was generous with money and always treated his friends to dinner.100. be ignorant of 对不知道（了解） out of ignorance 出于无知 As he was ignorant of the truth, he decided not to take sides. 对情况并不了解，他决定保持中立 He made such mistakes out of ignorance.101. be in debt 欠债 He was in debt to me for $10,000. 他欠我一万美元。102. be in favor of 支持 Most of us are in favor of the suggestion put forward by him at the meeting.103. be in sympathy with 赞同，同情 All the people present were in sympathy with the plan. In sympathy with the homeless child, he took him home.104. be jealous of 嫉妒 He