• Beyond the reach of sb :在某人伸手够不着的地方:Keep chemicals beyond the reach of children.
• Fall in love with sb:开始爱上某人:I think I’m falling love with his brother/sister.
• Flash a smile:笑容一闪She flashed a sudden smile at him.
• Make an attempt to do sth:努力…., 试图….:They made another attempt to solve the problem.
• End with 以…结束:The festival ended with fireworks.
• Like clockwork:极有规律和准确性地,顺利地The operation went like a clockwork.
• Loose end(s):尚待解决或解释的枝节问题There are some loose ends in the plot of the novel.
• Miscarriage of justice:审判不公,误判There are miscarriages of justice for lack of proof.
• Take on:开始具有或呈现.以…面貌出现These insects can take on the color of their surroundings.
• Without doubt:无疑地,确实地Without doubt he has reached the top in his profession.
• Under arrest:被捕,在押The drug dealer was under arrest last night.
• Back out:打退堂鼓,不履行,食言You can’t back out after you have signed the contract.
• Catch on:掌握,懂得;流行He doesn’t take hints easily, but he’ll catch on eventually.
• fill in:替代某人工作Sally is off sick. Can you fill in for her for a few days?
• Get through:干完,完成Let’s start; there is a lot of work to get through.
• Start over:从头开始 If you make a mistake, just start over.
• try sth out:试用,试验,考验He wanted to try out the new soap on real people.
• With a vengeance:激烈地,猛烈地It began to rain again with a vengeance.
• A pat on the back:表扬,鼓励He deserves a pat on the back for his hard work.
• Attach importance to:认为…重要I don’t attach any importance to these rumors.
• Be on to sth:在做有重要意义的事He is very bright. He is on to something important.
• Follow up:在…之后再采取进一步行动I followed up my letter with a visit.
• Lift up:鼓舞,激励She really lifted up our spirits with those moving words.
• Make a habit of:养成…的习惯 I don’t make a habit of chatting to strange men at parties.
• make sb’s day:使某人的日子过得快活Hearing her voice on the phone made my day.
• Pass along:传递,转交Please pass the picture along to the student.
• Shy away from:回避,躲开We frequently shy away from troublemakers..
• Turn…(a)round:使…向好的方向发展Within three years she completely turned the company around.
• Walk of life:行业In my job I see people from every walk of life.
• Act on:根据…行事Police say they acted on information received.
• blurt out:脱口而出Peter blurted the news out before we could stop him.
• get out of hand:无法控制Deal with the problem before it gets completely out of hand.
• If only:但愿,要是…就好了(用虚拟语气)I’m so poor now. If only I were a millionaire./ He failed for he was so lazy. If only he had worked hard.
• Make…of:理解,解释What do you make of this message?
• Move on:更换…等而开始另一项I think we have talked enough about the subject; let’s move on.
• Once too often:次数太多,屡次He exceeded the speed limit once too often and was fined 20 dollars.
• Tear off :撕掉The boys tore off their clothes and jumped into the water.
• to this day:至今To this day, I still don’t know why he killed himself.
• Go into从事,参加Bob wants to go into the army.
• Take sb/sth seriously:认真对待,认为…重要Unfortunately no one took my messages seriously
• As a matter of fact:事实上I am very familiar with him. As a matter of fact we are in the same class.
• Call on:叫…回答问题The teacher always called on her first.
• Carry over继续,保持下去Attitudes learned at home carry over onto the playground.
• Fall behind:落后In secondary school she started falling behind in her schoolwork.
• Put…away:放好,收好Come on, it’s time to put these toys away.
• up to:直到…We’ve kept our meetings secret up to now.
• At a disadvantage:处于不利地位The children from poor families were at a distinct disadvantage.
• Be accustomed to (doing) sth:习惯于I’m not accustomed to getting up so early.
• Be in a minority:占少数Boys are very much in the minority at the dance class.
• Be typical of具有…的典型特点This hot dish is very typical of the food in the south of the country.
• Burn to death/be burnt to death:烧死At least 40 people were burnt to death when the bus caught fire.
• For ages:好久Simon! I haven’t seen you for ages.
• Go too far:做得过分He’s always been quite crude, but this time he’s gone too far.
• Make a thing of:认为…很重要Don’t make a thing of leaving early. It’s not so important.
• A bunch of:一群/束/串 She went to the park with a bunch of friends
• go beyond:超越,超出Their relationship had gone beyond friendship.
• Light up:照明,变得明亮The candles on the Christmas tree lit up the room.
• Pull together:把…重新组织好,整顿Data exist but they need pulling together.
• Put together装配,组装If you take apart the clock, you’ll have trouble putting it together.
• Be up to:由..做主,取决于You can pay weekly or monthly---it’s up to you.
• Involve…in:使某人参与/参加Don’t involve me in solving your problems.
• Sacrifice…for…为…而牺牲It’s not worth sacrificing your health for your career.
• For the sake of…为了…起见He move to the seaside for the sake of his health.
• Not in the least:一点也不,决不It doesn’t matter in the least if you are a bit late.
• On occasion有时,间或He has, on occasion, made small mistakes.
• Time and again屡次,一再I’ve told her time and again not to bring the dog here.
• Date back to可追溯到This church dates back to the 13th century.
• Feed back反馈The information is fed back to the government department.
• In the hope that因为希望…I didn’t phone till four o’clock in the hope that you would have finished it.
• Proceed to往下几进行另一事That’s all for this. Let’s proceed to the next item.
• To the point切题His argument was short but to the point.
• Drop out退学,退出The boys dropped out of school and went to work.
• Follow one’s lead以...为榜样We should follow Leifeng’s lead to help others.
• Give of 献出..来帮助别人The teacher gave of his free time to help the student with his homework.
• Have a fit 大吃一惊,My father would have a fit if I made a mistake.
• Look up to:尊敬When young we were taught to look up to police.
• Measure up to符合,达到We should work hard to measure up to our parents’ expectations.
• Put/place sb on/upon a pedestal把某人当偶像崇拜In the past the Chinese people put Chairman Mao on a pedestal.
• Take …too far/go too far做得过火He’s taking the joke too far and becoming rude.
• Take the place of sb/take sb’s place代替No one could take the place of my mother.
• You name it凡你能说得出的They sell everything: tables, chairs, books---you name it.
• And the like诸如此类,等等Many students are keeping fit through jogging, playing basketball, weight training, and the like.
• Look to期待,指望we looked to her for dancing.
• Measure sb/sth against拿…与…比She measured the shoe against the footprint, but it was smaller.
• On the surface表面上On the surface, the painting was the original. But it was a fake.
• On top of除…以外On top of borrowing 80 dollars, she asked me to lend her my car.
• Be bound up with与..有密切关系
• Be up against面临,必须对付He was up against a lot of problems with his boss.
• Come in for criticism/blame挨批评,受指责The police came in blame/criticism for the mistake.
• Go for争取获得,选择Smith is going for gold medal in the 200 meters.
• In shape处于良好健康状况Plenty of physical exercise will help you keep in shape.
• Dawn on (someone)突然意识到It dawned on me that John had been right all the time.
• Go well with相配Your new shoes go well with your dress.
• Sign up签名参加Thirty people signed for the writing competition.
• Strike someone as在某人看来似乎This activity strikes me as a waste of time.
• All manner of各种各样,形形色色We will discuss all manner of subjects.
• End up结束He’ll end up in prison if he is not careful.
• Feed on由…助长,以…为食Hatred feeds on envy./Cows feed on grass but what they produce is milk.
• In question正被讨论/谈论That is not the subject in question.
• May well很可能Your job may well involve some traveling.
• On the strength of基于…,由于…的影响I bought the book on the strength of your recommendation.
• Reduce …to使某人陷入更坏的状况中;将…概括/简化成…Laziness has reduced him to a beggar. / The report can be reduced to 3 main points.
• Strike terror/fear into someone’s heart使某人感到恐惧/害怕The word “cancer” still strikes terror into many hearts.
• Bring sth under control控制住She used diet and exercise to bring her weight under control.
• Bear in mind记住Bear in mind that gas stations are scarce in remote areas.
• Make sense有道理,合乎情理It would make sense to leave early.
• In this light从这一角度看Viewed in this light, the problem seemed less important.
• By virtue of由于,凭借He got the job by virtue of being the only one to apply.
• Capitalize on充分利用,尽量获利Educator has capitalized on its natural beauty to attract tourism.
• Range from sth to sth else涉及,包含Courses in the school range from cookery to computing.
• Line up排队The teacher lined us up against the wall.
• Short cut捷径Fame can be a short cut to love and money.
• Strike a chord引起共鸣,大动脉His writings strike a chord in the hearts of the ordinary people.
• Act out将…表演出来,表现Describe this in detail and act it out.
• Be rid of摆脱Part of his job is boring, and he is glad to be rid of it.
• By no means绝不,一点也不It is by no means certain that they’ll give us a grant.
• Get down to开始做某事After Christmas I’m going to get down to some job-hunting.
• Look back on回顾She looks back on her childhood with affection.
• Take a close look (at)仔细看If you take a close look you can just see the lighthouse.
• Against all odds尽管有极大的困难Against all odds, racing driver Lauda recovered from his terrible injuries.
• Cough up勉强说出某话,不情愿提供某物I’ll have to cough up 1000 dollars a year for food.
• Do sth from memory凭记忆做…Sometimes she played from memory, sometimes from music.
• Glaze over眼睛变呆滞Her eyes glazed over on hearing that the lottery ticket was a fake one.
• In session在开会/开庭/上课The court was in session.
• Lock up将某人监禁起来或送进精神病院He was locked up in the local police station.
• Sit around闲坐,无所事事Since he lost his job he just sits around the house all day.
• Sure enough果然,果真We said things would turn out well, and sure enough they did.
• Be unaccustomed to不习惯They were unaccustomed to wearing suits and ties.
• Cast out把某人赶走,逐出After the scandal he was cast out of the best society.
• Chase away赶走,驱逐Ellen’s return will help to chase away some of the gloom.
• Draw closer/nearer临近Next spring’s elections are drawing closer.
• Intrude upon/on/into干涉,打扰The bad weather did not seem to intrude uopon her holiday mood.
• Prey on捕食(动物),折磨,使烦恼 Lions prey on foxes, rabbits and other animals./ Feelings of guilt preyed on his mind.
• Adjust to适应,使适合It took her two years to adjust to life in England.
• Insist on坚决主张,坚决要求Her parents insist on speaking to her teacher.
• Summon up鼓起(勇气)We couldn’t even summon up the energy to open the envelope.
• Think of …as把…看着是…We now think of the car as being essential rather than a luxury.
• Attribute to归因于Her teachers attributed her learning difficulties to emotional problems.
• Break for突然跑向…,将车开到…Teddy broke for the gate but was caught.
• In all honesty坦诚地It was not, in all honesty, a very good start.
• Keep pace with保持同步She followed Bobby, barely keeping pace with him.
• Be subject to 易遭受,易患These areas are always subject to strong winds.
• Call on短暂拜访We thought we’d call on James on the way home.
• Cool one’s heels被迫久等,空等The receptionist kept me cooling my heels for over an hour.
• In effect实际上,事实上In effect we’re earning less than last year because of inflation.
• In question正被讨论的,谈论中的The goods in question had been stolen.
• Loud and clear明晰地You should express yourself loud and clear.
• Sick and tired of厌烦的确We’re getting sick and tired of listening to them argue all the time.
• To the effect大意是;以便She made a decision to the effect that more investment would be put in it.
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