大学英语短语应用全套汇编

1、PhraseTranslationSample Sentence or Explanationbe about to即将I am about to learn Japanese. 不能力口表示时间的词或短语.但be going to 后可加according to按照，根据According to the radio, it will rain tomorrow.He came according to his promise.by accident禺然by chance : I made a grammer mistake by accident.in accordancewithT攵;按照

2、根据I sold the house in accordance with your orders.account for解释，说明How do you account for all these mistakes ?on account of因为，由于because of : Li Ping was late for class this morning on account of the traffic.accustomed to习惯于I.The boy soon became accustomed to hardwork and poor food. 2.I am accustomed

3、to thissort of worktake . intoaccount“虑You must take into account the boys long 川ness.in addition to除之外A new baby is an addition to the family.in addition=另外add up to:计达All this adds up to a new concept （概念）of theuniverse.in advance事先，在前，预先We always pay the rent in advance.gain/have anadvantage胜过，优于

4、This system will have an advantage over that one.take advantage of乘之机，利用to make use of, e.g. by deceiving someone.advantage over : 优于ahead of在前回，先丁,Our company is ahead of other makers of soap.in the air在流行中，在传播中above all首先，尤其after all毕竟，虽然这样at all完全I do not agree with you at all.all but决不Its all bu

5、t impossible.all out全力以赴，竭尽全力We went all out to climb the mountain.in all总共，合计allow for考虑到Youll have to allow three days for thatjob.toprovide (esp. money or time)leave alone听其自然，不要去管Leave that alone: its mine.let alone听其自然，不要去管更不用说1.Let him alone: he is doing no harm. 2. The baby cannot even walk,

6、let alone run.one after another一个好个one another互相We made comments on one anothers work.approve of赞成，同意I can hardly approve of it.anything but根本不The little bridge is anything but safe.I will doanything but that .arrive at到达After many hours talk, the committee arrived at a decision.as for至于You can have

7、 a bed, but as for the children, theyll have to sleep on the floor.as if / as though好像，仿佛as to至于1.Hes very concerned as to whether its the rightjob for him. 2. correctly placed as to size and coloraside from除之外（尚有）=apart fromGood work, apart from a fewslight faults.ask after询问，问候He ask after you / y

8、our health.ask for请求，要求attached to系，贴,连接;附属依恋1.I was attached to the naval college as a special instructor for six months. 2. I am very attached to that car.pay attention to:土思You must pay attention to the teacher.on (the/an)average平均，一般说来On average we receive five letters each day.right away立刻，马上Do

9、 it right away!back and forth来回地，反复地The chair rocked back and forth.back down/off放弃，让步，退却I saw that she was right, so I had to back down.back of在后部，在.背后back up支持,援助；A.倒退，后退The policeman wouldnt have believed me if you hadnt backed me up.based on以为基础His argument is based on facts.on the basis of以为基础S

10、ociety rested on the basis of the family.to begin with首先,第一点=in the first place:We cant go.To begin with, itstoo cold.Besides, weve no moneyon behalf of代表，为了The president is ill, so Im speaking on his behalf.make believe假装The children are making believe that theyre princes and princesses.at best / a

11、t thebest最好，充其量At best the company will lose money this year-at worst it may have to close down.get the best of战胜;从中得到最大益处They got the best of the other team at last.make the best of充分利用，妥善处理to make the best of a bad job; He will make the best of the situation.do/ try onesbest尽力，努力We must try our be

12、st to overcome the difficulty.for the better好转，向好的方向发展a change for the better= a change with goodresultsget the better of胜过，战胜，在.中占上风to get the better of ones opponentshad better最好还是，应该ought to, shouldon board在船（飞机）上They got on board the train.be bound to必定，一定Its bound to rain soon.break away(from)脱

13、离，逃跑The criminal broke away from the policemen who were holding him.break down损坏;分解，瓦解1.They break the door down. 2. His opposition broke down. 3. The car broke down. 4. Peter broke down and wept when his mother died. 5. Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances.break in1强行进入，

14、闯入；2 I .打断，插嘴1 .He broke in and stole my money. 2.She broke in with some ideas of her own.3. to break new shoes inbreak into1.闯入；2.突然发生，突然开始;3突然改变步法4侵占;5.打开并提取紧急之物1.to break into a house 2. to break into song/laugh/ tears 3.break into a run 4.Socialduties break into my time/leisure.5.to break into m

15、oney one has saved.break off中断，中止1. Those two countries have broken off relations.2. He broke off a branch.3. A branch broke off (the tree).break out1.2.突然发生，爆发;3.逃跑1.War broke out. 2.She broke out in curses（大怒）.3=escape:to break out of prisonbreak through1.突破;2.克服,征服，压倒1 .The sun break through （the

16、 clouds）.2 . The doctors broke through in their fight again heart disease.break up1.破碎，拆散，瓦解;2.终止;3.婚姻关系结束;4身体技弱，变弱；1. The ice will break up when the warm weather comes. 2. The police broke up the fight. 3. Their marriage broke up. 4. He may break up under all this pressure.（ 他累垮了）catch onesbreath1.

17、歇口气；2.屏息He sat down to catch his breath.out of breath喘不过气来上气/、接卜气He ran so fast that he was soon out of breath.in brief简单地说，简而百之In brief he says No.He is brief ofspeech.bring about导致，带来，招致cause to happen: Science has brought about many changes in our lives.bring down打倒，降低The pilot brought the plane

18、down gently.bring forth提出What suggestions do you expect them to bring forth?bring forward提出，提议1.The director brought forward a new plan forthe company. 2. The election will be broughtforward to June instead of July.bring out1.使出现/显明;2阐释,文明；3A公布，出版;4.帮助消除害羞心理或沉默寡言态度1.to bring out a new kind of soap.2

19、.break out the meaning of a poem. 3. When are the publishers bring ing out his new book? 4尸help to lose shyness or reserve: Bill is very quiet; try to bring him outbring to使恢复知觉They brought the girl to with smelling salts.They brought her to.bring uptt#,o1.to bring up children 2. to bring up the que

20、stionof your holidaysbuild up建立to build up ones strengthin bulkto buy in bulkburn out烧掉1.The building was burnt out and only the walls remained. 2. That small fire can be left to burn (itself) out. 3. The engine has/is burnt out.burn up烧尽1.to flame more brightly or strongly 2. All the wood has been

21、burnt up.on business因公，因事Im here on business, not for pleasure.but for除之外，倘没有，要不是But for her, I would have drowned.by and by不久以后，将来call for邀约，要求，需要1.to call for the waiter. 2.Your unkind remark wasnot called for.3. Ill call for you at nine oclock.call forth1 .引起，招致；2 .鼓起，振作起1.His behaviour called fo

22、rth numerousprotests(抗议).2.You will have to call forth allyour energy.call off取消1.The football match was called off because ofthe snow.2.Call off your dog;it tried to bite me !call on/upon1访问，拜访2A号召,呼吁1.We can call on Mary tomorrow. 2. The Prime Minister called on everyone to work hard for national

23、unity.call up1A使人想起;2.I召集,动员；3打电话1尸recall 2. He was called up in 1917. 3. Ill call you up this evening.care (nothing)about关心/对漠不关心care for照管,关心;A.喜欢，意欲1.He is very good at caring for sick animals.2. Idont really care for tea, I like coffee better.take care当心，注意=be carefulTake care (that) you dont ge

24、tdrowned when you have a swim.take care of照顾,照料；Take care of the baby when Im out.carry off拿走，夺走1.She carried off her part in the plan with nodifficulty. 2. Jean carried off all the prizes.carry on继续，坚持卜去;I从事，经营Well carry on (with) our discussion tomorrow.carry out执行，贯彻to carry out a planin any case

25、无论如何，总之In any case, youll need to be at station by nine.in case假如，以防万一She took a spoonful and tasted it carefully in case it was hot.in case of假如，如果发生;防备In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.in no case无论如何/、，决不In no case shall we surrender( 投降).catch on1.受欢迎，流行起来；2理解，明白1.The new song caught on really

26、 quickly. 2. Hes always the last to catch on.catch up with追上，赶上W川 we catch up with Japan in industrial production?catch at设法抓住cave in下陷，坍陷per cent百分之Five per cent got full marks.by chance偶然，碰巧It happened quite by chance.take a chance冒险一试The rope might break but thats a chance Ill have to take.in cha

27、rge (of)负责，主管Im in charge of your class tomorrow so you must do as I tell you.take charge of开始管理，接管She took charge of the family business whenin no case无论如何/、，决不In no case shall we surrender( 投降).catch on1.受欢迎，流行起来；2理解，明白1.The new song caught on really quickly. 2. Hes always the last to catch on.cat

28、ch up with追上，赶上W川 we catch up with Japan in industrial production?catch at设法抓住cave in下陷，坍陷per cent百分之Five per cent got full marks.by chance偶然，碰巧It happened quite by chance.take a chance冒险一试The rope might break but thats a chance Ill have to take.in charge (of)负责，主管Im in charge of your class tomorrow

29、 so you must do as I tell you.take charge of开始管理，接管She took charge of the family business when her father died.check in办理登记手续You must check in at the airport an hour before your plane leaves.check out1.结帐后离开;2.3A检验，核查1.The last guests checked out of their rooms in the afternoon; 2 to check out his t

30、heory;3. How does his story check out with the facts?check up/(up)on校对，检验，检查The police were checking up on what the man had told them.cheer up高兴起来，振作起来Cheer up! The news isnt too bad.clear away把清除掉，收拾The rubbish must be cleared away.clear up1.1.解释，澄清2A.整理，收拾;3天气变晴1.to clear up the mystery 2. Would y

31、ou clear up (this room) before our visitors arrive? 3. I hope the weather clears up before Sunday.around/roundthe clock昼夜/、断地，连续24小时地We worked around the clock to finish the e off1 .落，分开;2 .成功;发生，举行1.A button came off my coat. 2. The wedding came off as e on1A.开始,来临；2.进步，进展;3.快，来吧1

32、.I can feel a cold coming on. 2. How is your work coming on/along?come out1.3出现,显露;2出版,发表；4.结果是The stars came out as soon as it was dark.2.The news came out that king was very ill. 3. Mary always came out very well in e round /around1.苏醒，复原；2.顺便来访；3.再现，再来，再临；4.走弯路，绕道而行1.=to regain consci

33、ousness:Pour a jug of water on his face-jell soon come round. 2.Hell come round to our way of thinking sooner or later.3.Its coming round to Christmas again. 4.We came round by the fields as we didnt want to go through the e through经历，经历.仍活着，脱险1. Have your examination results come throughye

34、t? 2. John was so 川 he was lucky to comethrough (his operation).come to苏!星,复苏；共计，达到，等于1. It has come to my notice that some money ismissing. 2. When it comes to politics I knownothing. 3. Suddenly the words of the song came to e true实现，达到come up1.2出现；3走上前来Your question come up at the meeting.

35、2. Ill letyou know if anything comes up.3. He cameup and said, pleased to see e up to等于,比得上达到，及于Your recent work hasnt come up to your usual high e up with提出，提供He couldnt come up with the e up again遇到，遭到in common共用，共有John and I have nothing in common.keep companywith与,，

36、交往,与,，结伴Dont keep company with dishonest pareto .把比作Poets have compared sleep to death.Manslife is often compared to a candle.by comparison in comparison with比较起来，相形之下和比起来By/in comparison with London, Paris is small.so far as . be就向百As far as Im concerned, the whole idea isconcernedcrazy（

37、荒唐的）.be concerned in/with与启美He was concerned in the crime.in conclusion最后，总之In conclusion, Ive enjoyed staying here.on condition that在条件下Ill come on condition that John is invited too.in connectionwith / to与有联系In connection with your request of March 18th we are sorry to tell you.in consequence因此，结果

38、We hadnt enough money to pay our bus fare, and in consequence we had to walk.in consequenceof由于，因为缘故In consequence of your laziness and rudeness,I had to dissmiss you.in contrast with /to和形成对比/对照In contrast with/to your belief that we shall fail, I know we shall succeed.on the contrary相反，反之He is not

39、 stupid, on the contrary , he is very intelligent.out of control制The car went out of control and crashed.under control“控制住It took the teacher months to bring his class under control.al all costs不惜任何代价，无论口何We must avoid war, at all costs.at the cost of以为代价She saved him from the fire, but at the cost

40、of her own life.count on依靠，指望1. You cant count on the weather being fine. 2. I didnt count on John arriving so early.count up算出的总数，共计Count these figures up once more.of course自然，当然，无疑in the course of在过程中The enemy should be defeated in the course of the year.cover up掩饰，掩盖She tried to cover up her ner

41、vousness / her guilt by lying.cross out删去，取消I crossed out the mistakes in my sentence.cut across走捷径，抄近路，对直通过1.=to take a shorter way across 2. a new group ofMP that cuts across party lines.cut back消减，减少，降低1=prune 2. We oppose any plans to cut back (on) production.cut down消减，减少1. to cut down a tree 2

42、. I have to cut down (on)smoking.cut in1A 插嘴，打断;2I 超 1=to interrupt 2. You nearly caused a crash by车抢挡cutting in (on me) like that !cut off1I.切掉，剪去，删去；2打断，停止3.4.A.阴隔，隔绝1. Cut off a piece of cheese, will you? 2. We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation. 3. If you marry that girl Il

43、l cut you off without a penny.4. Mary felt cut off fromher friends when we moved.I.She cut the advertisement out of thecut out割去，删去newspaper. 2. The rain and wind have cut out a deep valley. 3. I must cut out smoking. 4. Every time I got my car started the engine cut out.cut short打断（讲话），中断（活动）in dan

44、ger在危险中，垂危He is in danger of losing job.out of danger脱离危险She had been very sick, but now she was out of danger.out of date过时的，陈旧的，不用的My passport( 护照)is out of date.up to date现代化的She wears a new dress that is right up to date.a good / reatdealE.许多，大量I得多deal with1.与交易；2处理；3.论述，涉及1. Ive dealt with this

45、 person for 20 years.2. How do you deal with the problem? 3.This new book deals with the troubles in Ireland.in debt欠债，欠情Im heavily in debt at the moment but hope to be out of debt when I get paid.take (a) delight in以为乐=delight in : He takes delight in annoying me.derive from从中得到，由而来, 源出于.1.He deriv

46、es a lot of pleasure from meeting newpeople. 2.The word deride derives from Latin.in detail详细地Well talk about the plan in more detail later.die down渐渐消失，平息The fire is dying down.die out消失，灭绝The practice of children working in factories has nearly died out.make a/thedifference有影响，很重要Flowers make a lo

47、t of difference to a room.in difficulties处境困难He is in difficulty with his school work.do away with废除，消灭，去掉We should do away with those customs.do without没有也行，将就I havent enough money to buy a car, so I just have to do without (one).have something /nothing to dowith和有（点）/毫无关系Their job has something to

48、 do with computers.next door隔壁的，在隔壁My brother lives next door (to us).out of doors在户外=outdoors: It s rather warm out of doors.double up打腰，把折起来They all doubled up (with laughter) when I told my joke.no doubt无疑，必定，很可能No doubt she means to help, but in fact she just gets in the way.draw in（火车，汽车）到达，到站T

49、he bus drew in to let the cars pass.draw up1.写出，画出，草拟;1.to draw up a plan/contract 2.The car drew up2.（使）停住(at the gate) and three men got out.dress up穿上盛装，打扮得漂漂亮亮1.2. He dressed the facts up to make them more interesting.drop by / in顺便来访，非正式访问Drop in when you are next in London.drop in on sbdue to由

50、于Her success is entirely due to hard work.drop off1.减少，下降;2.入睡；3.卜车;4.把.放下Interest in the game has dropped off.drop out退出，退学，弃权，放弃He dropped out of college after only two weeks.on / off duty下班/值班，当班When Im off duty I play tennis.dwell on凝思，详述Dont dwell so much on your past.carry/bring/putinto effect

51、实行，生效The plans will soon be carried into effectcome/go intoeffect实行，实施The new tax regulations came into effect last week.in effect1 .生效；2 .实际上,事实上1 .The rules will remain in effect until October.2 .Although he is her employer, she has, in effect, full control.take effect生效，奏效，起作用=to come into operat

52、ion;start to have resultsor else否则He must pay $100 or else go to prison.in the end最后，终于=at laston end连续地|two hours on endenjoy oneself过得快乐Did you enjoy yourself of the party?in essence本质上，实质上，精华essentiallyeven if / eventhough即使，纵然Even if we win the game, we should not be conceited.even now/ then到这/那

53、时，虽然情况如此Even then he would not admit his mistake.at all events无论如何，在任何情况卜I hope to go tomorrow, at all events , I shall go before Sunday.in any event/case无论如何Ill probably see you tomorrow, but in any event ll telephone.in the event of如果.发生，万一In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors.in excess of多余，超过Never spend in excess of yourincome;Changchunhas a population in excess of one million.catch ones eye引人注目You really catch my eye.keep an eye on注意，监视，留意，照看face to face面对面地Ive often talked to him on the telephone,but Ive never met him face to face.face up to大胆面