英语专业专四收集

1、1. abide by(=be faithful to ; obey vt)忠于；遵守。a) Plese feel assured we will abide by our promise.2. be absent from缺席a) He is seldom absent from school.3. absence of mind(=being absent-minded) 心不在焉a) Absence of mind in chemical experiments may cause a serious accident.4. be

2、0;absorbed in 全神贯注于近: be engrossed in ; be lost in ; be rapt in ; be buried in; beconcentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered ona) Newton was so engrossed in his laboratory work that he often forgot to eat. 牛顿全神贯注地在实验室工作,常常连吃饭也忘了。b) engross vt 用大字体书写, 使全神贯注,

3、c) rapt adj全神贯注的5. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有a) abound in place with sthb) Streams abound with fish河里鱼很多。c) Birds are abndant in the tall vegetation by the canal.6. access (to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解a) There is no access to the street through that door.b) 穿过那

4、个门没有通向大街的路。7. of one's own accord( willingly)自愿地 ,主动地a) She knew they would leave of their own accord.8. in accord with 与一致a) this military action, taken in accord with United Nations resolutions9. out of accord with 同不一致10. in accordance(ac

5、cord) with (=in agreement with) 依照, 根据a) Most people believe they conduct their private and public lives in accordance with11. with one accord (unanimously) 一致地a) With one accord they turned and walked back over the grass.12. in concord 和谐；和睦a) The two tribes

6、lived in concord. 两部落和睦相处。13. on one's own account 为了某人的缘故, 为了某人自己的利益14. (=at one's own risk) 自行负责a) I told him if he withdrew it was on his own account.15. (=by oneself)依靠自a) She had plans to set up in business on her own account.16. on account(credit) 赊账;a) If you buy something on acc

7、ount, you pay nothing or only part of the cost at first, and pay the rest later.17. on account of 因为(because of);a) You use on account of to introduce the reason or explanation for something.18. on no account不论什么原因也不;a) On no account should the mixture come near boiling.19. take sth into a

8、ccount 把考虑进去a) The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.20. give sb an account of 说明, 解释 (理由)21. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释, 说明a) The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.b) 嫌疑犯不能说明那天晚上他的时间安排22. accuse sb of(=charge sb with

9、; blame sb for; blame sth on sb ; complain about) 指控,控告a) They were accused of unlawful assembly.23. be accustomed to doing sth (=be in the habit of doing sth, be used to sth)习惯于a) I am not accustomed to being interrupted.24. be acquainted with 了解; 熟悉a) He was well acquainted with the literature of

10、France, Germany and Holland.25. act on 履行;a) Both the Israelis and the Palestinians failed to act on recent UN resolutions. 以巴双方均未能履行联合国近期的决议。26. act as 担当;a) Act as an agent to record the accounts.27. act for 代理a) He acted for Smith while he was ill.28. adapt oneself to <situation> (=adjust o

11、neself to)使自己适应于a) He adapted himself to the cold weather.b) 他适应了寒冷的天气。29. adapt(for) (=make sth Suitable for a new need) 改编, 改写(以适应新的需要)a) A graded reader is a story which has been adapted for people learning to read or learning a foreign language.30. in addition 此外, 又, 加之a) The Met Office Web site

12、 provides regional reports, a shipping forecast and gale warnings. In addition, visitors can download satellite images of the UK.1. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除外a) There's a postage and packing fee in addition to the repair charge.32. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply

13、 with, cling to, insist on, persist in, observe<vt>, cleave to) 粘附; 坚持, 遵循a) I will adhere to this opinion until contrary facts appear.b) 如果没有相反的事实,我将坚持我的意见。33. adjust to (=change slightly)调节; 适应;a) They are unable to adjust themselves to their environment”34. admit of ( leave room for; allow

14、for)留有的余地The rules and regulations admit of no other explanation这些规章制度不容许有其他解释。35. to advantage 有利的,使优点更加突出地a) The roses were displayed to advantage in a blue vase.36. have an advantage over 胜过a) This custom-built kitchen has many advantages over a standard one.37. take advantage of (=make the best

15、of, utilize, make use of, profit from)欺骗、利用a) She took advantage of him even after they were divorced.38. agreed to同意, 允诺a) She agreed to my idea她同意我的想法。39. agree on 对意见一致a) We agree on this count这一点上,我们的意见一致。40. agree with 一致；相符合a) I quite agree with what you say. 你所说的我很赞成。41. Agree with sb. 同意某人的观

16、点a) I agree with you about the gun situation.42. in agreement with 同意, 一致a) Not all scholars are in agreement with her, however.43. ahead of 在之前, 超过a) Our company is ahead of other makers of spare parts for the airplane.b) 我们公司制造飞机零部件比别家的业绩好。44. ahead of time 提前a) This dish may be prepared a day ahe

17、ad of time and refrigerated.45. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具体 2)在谣传中 3)到处弥漫b) Excitement was in the air. 到处充满了兴奋之情46. above all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的a) Above all, do not be too proud to ask for advice.47. in all adv. (=altogether) 总共, 总计a) In all some 15 million people live in the s

18、elected areas.48. after all 毕竟,到底;a) It has turned out to be a nice day after all.b) 天气终于转晴了。49. (not) at all 一点也不;a) I'm not at all sorry I came, I'm glad!b) 我来了一点也不遗憾，我很高兴。50. all at once(=suddenly)突然;a) I feel terribly sleepy all at once.b) All at once there was someone knocking on the do

19、or61. apologize to sb for sth 为向道歉a) I apologized to her for stepping on her foot.b) 我因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。62. appeal for sth呼吁、请求a) to appeal for aid求助63. appeal to sb 对某人有吸引力a) Does the film appeal to you?64. apply for申请a) I want to apply for the job. 我想申请这项工作。65. apply to sth = resort to sth与有关;适用a) What

20、I have said does not apply to you.b) 我说的话与你无关。66. approve of doing(=consent to, be in favor of, favor, agree to, consider good, right)赞成,a) My parents don't approve of me smoking cigarettes.b) 我的父母不准许我吸烟。67. arise from(=result from) 由引起a) mistakes that arise from a basic misunderstanding.b) 出自于基

21、本上是误解的错误68. arrange for sb to do sth 安排做a) It has been arranged for him by his family to marry a girl of his own class. 他家已就婚姻问题为他做好安排，要他娶一个门当户对的女孩69. arrive at 到达某地(小地方);得出,作出;a) We arrived at a decision after much thought.b) 经过大家反复考虑后做出了决定c) to arrive at a port 抵达港口70. arrive in 到达某地(大地方);a) to ar

22、rive at a port 抵达港口71. be ashamed of 以为羞耻a) I behaved badly yesterday and I am ashamed (of myself) now. 我昨天表现不好，我现在感到很惭愧。72. assure sb of sth 向保证, 使确信a) I assure you its quality. 保证质量73. attach (to) 缚, 系 ,结a) We should attach primary importance to the development of economy.我们要把发展经济的工作放在第一位。74. make

23、 an attempt at doing sth (to do sth) 试图做a) If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.75. attend to (=look after) 关注；注意：a) We'll attend to that problem later.b) 稍后我们将关注那个问题c) The staff will helpfully attend to your needs.76. attend on(upon)(=wait upon, serve)

24、 侍候a) attend on one's master 侍候主人77. attitude to/ toward 对的态度/看法a) People's attitude towards the skyscrapers varies widely. 人们对这些摩天大楼的态度很不相同。78. attributeto(=to believe sth to be the result of)把归因于a) David attributed his company's success to the unity of all the staff and their perseveri

25、ng hard work.b) 大卫说他们公司之所以获得成功是由于全体员工的团结和坚持不懈努力工作的结果。79. on the average (=on average, on an average) 平均a) On average, American firms remain the most productive in the world.b) American shares rose, on average, by 38%.80. be aware of (=be conscious of , beware)意识到a) I was not aware of the fire. 我没有意识

26、到火。81. in the back of在.后面 支持, 主使a) Actor Hugh Grant was caught with his pants down when he was having sex with a prostitute in the back of his car.82. on the back of 在后部(外面);a) A guy is reading his paper when his wife walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head with a frying pan.83. b

27、e on one's back(=be ill in bed) 卧床a) He lay on his back, with his hands crossed under his head.他仰面躺着,头枕着手。84. at one's back(=supporting or favoring sb) 支持a) Don't talk about other's at hisback.b) A:Tom should learn to look after himself.c) B:Yeah,he can't always have us at his ba

28、ck.85. have sb at one's back 有支持, 有作后台86. behind one's back 背着某人(说坏话)a) Don't speak evil of a man behind his backb) 不要在背后说人坏话。87. turn one's back on sb (=close one's eye to sb) 不理睬(某人),背弃,抛弃a) If the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world.88. be based on / u

29、pon 基于a) This news report is based entirely on fact.b) 这篇新闻报导是完全根据实际情况写成的。89. on the basis of 根据, 在基础上a) On the basis of the above results, we may establish attractor viewpoint of process of the long-range atmosphere and climate.90. begin with 以开始a) Knowledge begin with practice. 认识从实践开始。91. To begi

30、n with (=firstly) 首先, 第一(经常用于开始语)a) To begin with, we must consider the faculties of the staff all-sidedly.首先,我们必须全面地考虑全体员工的素质。92. on behalf of以名义a) Secret Service officer Robin Thompson spoke on behalf of his colleagues.93. believe in (=have faith or trust in; count on) 相信,依赖,信仰a) I don't belie

31、ve in the story.b) 我不相信这件事。;我不相信这个故事。94. benefit (from) 受益,得到好处a) We benefit from daily exercises.b) 我们得益于每天做操。95. for the benefit of 为了的利益(好处)a) in the interests of 符合的利益b) It is not his fault. He did it for your benefit.这不是他的过错。他是为了你的利益才这样做的。c) All the donations are for the benefit of the disabled

32、 children.所有的捐款都是为了帮助残疾儿童。96. for the better 好转a) Her condition took a turn for the better.b) 她的情况有所改善97. get the better of (=defeat sb) 打败, 智胜a) The devil begins to get the better of him by furnishing him with reasons for self-approval.98. by birth 在出生上,论出身,按血统a) Iococca is Italian by birth althoug

33、h he was born in the United States.b) 雅可虽然生在美国,但父母是意大利人。99. give birth to 出生a) A hobby that gave birth to a successful business.100. blame sb for sth 因责备某人a) blame sth on sb 把推在某人身上b) Don't blame it on him, but on me.c) 别怪他,该怪我。d) They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan.e) 他们怪罪秘书造成计划

34、延误。101. be in blossom开花(强调状态)a) come into blossom开花(强调动作)b) A friendship in full blossom 浓郁的友谊c) Approximately four thousand red and white plum trees come into blossom at the foot of Mt. Makuyama.102. on board 到船上, 在船上, 上火车或飞机a) We went on board the ship. 我们登上了轮船。b) Everybody on board was worried an

35、d we were curious to find out what had happened.c) 飞机上的人都很着急,而且我们急于想了解出了什么事。103. boast of (or about) 吹嘘 brag abouta) Nobody should boast of his learning.b) 谁也不应当夸耀自己的学识。104. out of breath 喘不过气来a) If you are puffing, you are breathing loudly and quickly with your mouth open because you are out of bre

36、ath after a lot of physical effort.105. in brief(=for short, In summary)简言之a) In brief he says 'No' 他简短地说了一个'不'字。106. in bulk 成批地,不散装的a) If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities.107. take the floor 起立发言a) It is with great emotion, that I take the f

37、loor here today.108. on business 出差办事 (对应for pleasure)a) I'm here on business.109. be busy with sth于某事。a) be busy doing sth 忙于做某事b) He busied himself with answering letters.c) 他忙于回信。110. last but one 倒数第二a) Jack was the last but one to arrive.杰克是倒数第二个到达的。111. but for (=without) 要不是(表示假设)a) But f

38、or my brother's help, I would not have finished.b) 要不是我兄弟的帮助，我是无法完成的。112. buy sth formoney 用多少钱买a) She bought her friend a present for 50 RMB.b) 她花了50元买了一件礼物给她的朋友。113. be capable of 能够, 有能力a) Are you capable of climbing that tree?b) 你能爬上那棵树吗？114. in any case(at any rate, at any price, at any cos

39、t, anyhow)无论如何a) It's too late, in any case. 无论如何太晚了。115. in case (=for fear that) 万一;a) took along an umbrella, just in case.b) 随身带一把伞，以防万一116. in case of (=in the event of, if)如果发生万一a) This is a case of stupidity, not dishonesty.b) 这只是个愚蠢的例子,并非不诚实。117. in the case of 在.的情况a) What to do in the

40、case of an eye injury?118. in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句)a) In no case do we recommend that anyone go below 100 Nutripoints daily because you really cannot expect to get adequate nutrients at this level.119. be cautious of 谨防a) He was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge.120. center one's atten

41、tion on(=focus one's attention on) 把某人的注意力集中在上a) Industrial development is being centered its attention on the west of the country.b) 这个国家的西部正集中发展工业。121. be certain of (=be sure of) 有把握, 一定a) We are certain of victory. 我们一定会获得胜利。122. for certain (=for sure )肯定地,有把握地

42、a) Some soils are actually too alkaline for certainplant life.123. by chance(=accidentally, by accident)偶然a) They met by chance on a plane.b) 他们在飞机上不期而遇124. for a change换换环境(花样等)a) ate early for a change. 变化一下提早吃饭125. in charge of (=responsible for) 负责(某事)a) Who's in Charge o

43、f this Network?126. take charge of (be responsible for)负责管理(照顾)a) She is the youngest manager who takes charge of the overseas business in the company.她是这个公司里负责海外业务最年轻的经理。127. chargefor 因索取(费用),charge sb with sth 控告某人犯有a) Charges ten dollars for a haircut.128. round the clock(=all day and all n

44、ight, usually without stopping) 昼夜不停地a) This is a terrific mission and we are very busy doing science round the clock.129. comment on sth评论a) Everyone commented on her new hat.b) 大家都在评论她的新帽子。c) He commented on the bad road.d) 他评论这条糟糕的路。130. commit oneself to致力于a) I commit myself to st

45、rive for grades of "C" or better in all my high school classes and tobenefit fully from the classes offered during the summer program.131. commit sb to prison把某人送进监狱;a) A robbery was committed to prison last night.b) 昨晚发生了一个强盗被送入了监狱。132. to commit oneself to a

46、 promise 受诺言的约束133. in common (和)有共同之处,共用a) We have many things in common.134. common touch n. 平易近人的特性a) An effective administrator and also an effective leader, with a common touchb) 有效的行政人员，也是有效的领导者，通常有平易近人的品质135. be common to sb 是与某人所共有的136. keep company with (=be friendly

47、0;and go out together) 和要好a) If you keep company with a person or with a particular kind of person, you spend a lot of time with them.137. compare A with B 把与比较a) compare one thing with anotherb) 将一物与另一物比较138. compare A to B 把比作a) Man's life is often compared to a candle.b) 人生常被喻为

48、蜡烛。139. by comparison(with) 比较起来a) He puffed the new system by showing how badly his existing system performed bycomparison.b) Agricultural productivity remained low by comparison with advanced countries like the United States.140. in comparison with (=in

49、 contrast to) 和比起来a) They were living rather well, in comparison with people elsewhere in the world.141. compensate for (=give sth to make up for) 补偿, 赔偿,弥补a) Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health.b) 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。142. compensate s

50、b for sth 赔偿,弥补a) Management compensated us for the time we worked. 资方补偿我们工作时间的报酬143. complain to sb about/of sth 向某人抱怨a) Jean is always complaining about something.b) 琼总是满腹牢骚。144. comply with (=act in accordance with a demand, order, rule etc) 遵守, 依从a) You must comply&

51、#160;with the library rules.b) 遵守图书馆的规则。145. In compliance with 顺从, 遵守, 依从a) Compliance with the law is expected in the state.b) 该州要求人人守法。146. conceive of (think of, imagine, consider)设想a) Half a century ago it's difficult to conceive of travelling to the

52、moon半个世纪前去月球旅行是难以想象的。147. be concerned with (=about) 关心 关注a) We're rather concerned about father's health. 我们相当担心父亲的健康。148. concern oneself about 关心 (concern及物)a) We're rather concerned about father's health.b) 我们相当担心父亲的健康。149. concern

53、0;oneself with 关注a) to concern oneself with public work 关心公众事务150. in conclusion(=as the last thing) adv最后, 总之; at the conclusion of 当结束时;a) In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.（1）white lie无害的或无关紧要的谎话（尤指为避免伤及某人而说的）It

54、's  very necessary for us to tell a white lie sometimes.有时说一个善意的谎言的很必要的。（2）a white day吉日They are busy choosing a white day to hold their wedding.他们正忙于选择一个吉日举行婚礼。（3）white elephant 累赘，无用之物Over the years,this old recreation vehicle has become a white elephant in h

55、is yard.多年来，那辆老的娱乐用车放在他家院子里成了没用的累赘的东西。Some people say that monuments are a white elephant and a waste of money.有些人说建造那纪念碑实在是无意义的浪费钱。  white knight误解白马骑士正解救星助记童话故事里面骑着白马的王子都是遇难公主的救星，后来推延到其他方面的“救星”。例：The company is a white knight that buys less than a majority interest.这家

56、公司是购买少于多数控股权的救星公司。短语a white war误解一场白色的战争正解经济战争助记经济战争是没有硝烟的战争，因而是白色的战争。例：A white war is more tragic than the war with weapon sometimes.有时候，经济战争比用武器的战争更惨烈。（1）white dwarf 白矮星From then on,it is referred to as a White Dwarf.从那时起，它被称为白矮星。（2）white horses 白浪His girlfriend likes to see the

57、0;white horses at the bow.他的女朋友喜欢在船头看白浪。短语French window误解法国的窗户正解落地窗助记其实“French window”这个词语跟法国关系不大，由于以前欧洲各国错综复杂的历史关系，所以有许多类似的名字，如“French kissing”估计大家都知道，所以在很多从心中，“French”已经是浪漫的代名词，而“French windows”代表“落地窗”，才能方便浪漫的恋人，如果罗密欧遇到的是住在有落地窗的房子的朱丽叶，那么爬起来也比较容易和浪漫啦。（1）Chinese checkers 跳棋These old men like to

58、 play Chinese checkers after dinner.这些老人喜欢晚饭后下跳棋。（2）French fries炸土豆条The youth love eating French fries especially.年轻一代特别喜爱吃炸土豆条。（3）India ink墨；墨汁These India ink is made in China.这些墨汁是中国制造的。（4）Mexican bean beetle 瓢虫A Mexican bean beetle is a lovely insect.瓢虫是一种可

59、爱的昆虫短语yellow dirt 误解黄色的泥土正解黄金助记只要记住黄金其实是用“黄色的泥土”做的就可以了。（1）dirt farmer自耕农The dirt farmers improved the land with dung and other sort of soils.自耕农们用粪便和其他肥料增强土地的肥力。（2）the yellow press低级报刊（故作耸人听闻的报道以哗众取宠的报纸）He is scolded by his parents because he read the yellow press.他因为看了低级报刊而被爸妈骂了。（3）yellow dog卑鄙的人I hate Ella very much because she is a yellow dog.我很讨厌埃拉，因为她是个卑鄙小人（5）Spanish athlete 好吹牛的人Don't believe the naughty boy.He is a Spanish athlete.不要相信那顽皮的孩子。他是个好吹牛的人。（6）Turkish bath 蒸汽浴The hotel is available for Turkish bath