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A
A brand-new start
一个全新的开始
A casual
visitor
= an unexpected guest
不速之客
A
distinguished ancestry
名门望族
A letter of
credence
= a letter of introduction
介绍信
A mind
replete with knowledge
博学之士
A proclivity
towards laziness
懒惰成性
Above
average
中上水平，
blow average
中下水平
Abdicate one
’
s
responsibilities
放弃责任
Abdicate
the
office
=
resign
from
=
quite
office
=
hand
in
one
’
s
resignation
辞职
Acclaim sb /sth as
称呼某人、某物为……
Accord
sb a hearty welcome
热烈欢迎某人
Account
for
= give sb an account of sth
解释
Acquaint
oneself with
= be familiar to =
familiarize with
对……熟悉
Agility in debate
辩论方面的机智
Alienate
sb from sb
= sow discord
挑拨离间
Alienate
oneself from sb
= estrange (from) sb
远离某人，疏远某人
Eg: She
was alienated from her friend by her foolish
behavior.
她愚
蠢的行为使她的朋友同她疏远了。
All but
几乎，差一点
Allow
for
考虑到
Ambient sound /air
四周的声音，四周的空气
An
agile mind
头脑灵活
An incandescent performance
热情洋溢的演出
Appeal to
sb for sth
呼吁……
Apply for
申请，请求
Apply sth
to sth
把……用在……上
As long as life endures
= as
long as there are in one breath
只要还有
一口气
Ascertain sth from
从……中探知某事
Ascertain what really
happened
查个水落石出
Assure sb of sth
向某人保证……
At
one
’
s disposal
任由某人处置
At the
sight of
一看到
At the thought of
一想到
B
Barely
audible
几乎听不见
Eg: Her voice was barely audible above
the noise of the wind.
在风声
中，她的声音几乎听不见。
Bat an idea around
充分考虑一个主意
Batter
sth down
把某物击倒
Batter sth to sth
（经常）猛力击打某物使得变成另一物
Eg: The huge waves battered the wrecked
ship to pieces.
巨浪将那艘
失事的船只冲击
得支离破碎。
Be admitted
to
被……录取，被……选为会员
Be adept in /at
= be good at
擅长，精通
Eg: She was
adept at the fine art of irritating people.
她擅于惹别人
生气。
Be alien to
= be different
from = be distinct from = be dissimilar
to
与……不同
Eg: Their
ideas are quite alien to our own.
他们的想法跟我们的截然
不同。
Be ambivalent about
= have
ambivalence toward
对……拿不定主意
Eg:
He
was
experiencing
ambivalence
about
giving
his
speech,
wanting to give it
and yet dreading it.
他对于是否演讲犹豫不决，既
想去，又拿不定主意。
Be anxious
about
焦虑
Be ashamed of
对……感到羞耻、羞愧
Be
aware of
= be conscious of
意识到
Be (far) away
from home
出门在外
Be benevolent toward sb
对某人亲切，友善
Be
capable of
有……的能力，易于
Be
captivated by
被……所迷惑（吸引）
Be
cautious of
留心……，谨防……
Be
compatible with sb
= get along well
with
和睦相处
Eg:
Their
marriage
came
to
an
end
because
they
were
simply
not
compatible with each other.
他俩简直无法和睦相处，
所以就离婚了。
Be curious about
对……感到好奇
Be
congested with
= be crowded with = be
thronged with = be packed
with = be
swarmed with
挤满
Be content with
= be
satisfied with = be gratified with
对……感到满
意
Be deceived in sb
= be
disappointed in
对某人感到失望
Be demented
心急如焚
Be diffident
about sth
= be cowardly about sth
对……感到胆怯
Eg:
Don
’
t be so diffident about
your talents.
不要对自己的才能如此
缺乏信心。
Be diffident about doing sth
对于做某事缺乏信心
Eg: She
is diffident about expressing her opinions.
她怯于表述自己
的意见。
Be disinclined to do sth
=
be unwilling to do sth =be loath to do sth =
be reluctant to
不愿干某事
Be enamored
of /with
非常喜欢……，倾心于
Eg: He
became enamored of a girl in New York.
他为一位纽约的姑
娘而倾倒。
Be equivalent to
= be equal
to = equal to = equate with = be the same
as
等同于
Be fed up with
= be tired of
不耐烦
Be grateful
to sb for doing sth
= thank sb for sth
/doing sth
因为某事
而感谢某人
Be gratified to do sth
= be
glad /happy /pleased /delighted to do sth =
have great fun doing sth = have the
pleasure in doing sth
高兴做某事
Eg: we were gratified to learn that you
had passed the examination.
我们很高兴地得知你已经通过了考试。
Be in discord with
与……不和
Be in duty
bound to do sth
责无旁贷地做某事
Eg: You
are in duty bound to help your little sister and
brother.
你有
责任帮助你的弟弟妹妹。
Be deeply impressed by
被深深打动
Be
inadequate to do
不适于做某事
Be
incandescent with rage
极度生气
Be keen on
/about
= be dying for = hunger for = be
hungry for = long
for
渴望……
Be manifested /clear at a
glance
一目了然
Be obedient to sb
(one
’
s parents)
顺从某人的意愿（孝顺父母）
Be
of good ancestry
出生名门
Be
offended
at
/over
=
be
angry
about
sth
=
be
annoyed
at
/by
sth
因……而生气
Eg: He was offended at my
behavior.
他被我的行为激怒了。
Be on the increase
上升趋势
Be patient
with
对……有耐心
Be rich in
= be abundant in
富裕，物产丰富
Be second
only to
仅次于
Be suffused with
= be full
of = be filled with = be brimming with =
abound with
充满
Be sure of
= be certain of
确信，对……有把握
Benefit
from
从……中得到好处
Beyond compare
= unequalled
=
unparalleled = unrivalled
无与伦比
的
Beyond the confine /scope of
超出……的范围
Biodegradable box /plastic
可降解的盒子，可降解塑料
Boast of
= talk
big
吹嘘，吹牛
Burn the
candle at both ends
过分浪费精力
But
for
要不是
By chance
= by accident
偶然，意外地
By the
agency of
= through the agency of
靠……的力量，
通过……的
帮助
< br>
Eg: He obtained his position
through the agency of friends.
他通过朋
友的帮助得到了一个职位。
C
Call for
= call on
号召
Can not hold a
candle to
远不如
Eg: She writes quite amusing stories
but she can
’
t hold a candle
to
the more serious novelists.
< br>她能写些很有趣的故事，但是比不上那些
写出内容能发人深省的小说家。
Carve (out) a career for
oneself
闯出一番事业
Caution wet floor
小心地滑
Charge sb
with sth
= accuse sb of sth =blame sb
for sth
指责，控告
Cohabit with sb
与某人同居
Coincide
with
= conform with /to = correspond
with = agree with =
(in) accord with =
in line with = in accordance with = in keeping
with
与……一致，符合
Comply with
= abide by
遵守，照做
Comment
on
对……的评论
Compare to
把……比作……
Compare
with
与……比较
Compatible family
relationships
和睦的家庭关系
Concede
to sb
向某人做出让步
Concern oneself with
= be
concerned about = care for
关心
Conclude a
speech
结束演讲
Concur with sb in
在某方面与某人一致
Confabulate with sb
与某人谈心
Consist
in
= depend on
取决于
Contribute to
有助于
Coordinate
with each other
互相配合
Cordial
relations
=friendly /amicable relations
友好关系
Cultivate a
love of
培养对……的爱好
Cultivate a new generation
=
bring up a new generation =nurture a
new generation
培养新一代
D
Day-to-day life
日常生活
Debar sb
from doing sth
= prevent /stop sb from
doing sth = exclude
sb
from
doing
sth
=
preclude
sb
from
doing
sth
=
inhibit
sb
from
doing sth = forbid sb to do sth = sb be
banned from doing sth
禁止
（阻止）某人做某事
Eg: Convicted criminals are debarred
from voting in elections.
已判
刑的罪犯均被剥夺选举投票权。
Deceive sb into doing sth
欺骗某人去做某事
Discern
right and wrong
辨别是非
Discern
sb
’
s true
intention
弄清某人的真实意图
Do
without
= go without
没有什么也行，将就
Devote
oneself to
= be dedicated to
献身于
E
Effect one
’
s
purpose
= achieve
one
’
s purpose /aim = gain
one
’
s ends =
attain one
’
s goal
达到目的
Effluent
from
= flow from = be discharged from
从……中流出
Eg: The
radiance of wisdom effluents from his bright eyes.
他眼中流
露出智慧的光芒。
Effluent in
= run into =
flow into
流入……里面
Elect to do sth
= decide
/choose /determine to do sth = be determined
to do sth
决定做某事
Eg: She elected to become a lawyer.
她决定当律师。
Endure
pain
=
withstand
/resist
pain
=
suffer
through
the
pain
=
suffer
忍受痛苦
Endure forever
= last
forever = everlasting and unchanging
地久天
长
Eg: They vowed their love would endure
forever.
他们海誓山盟地久
天长。
Enhance one
’
s
reputation
提高某人的声誉
Everyday
concerns
日常事务
Exclude the possibility of
排除……的可能性
F
Fall into decadence
日趋堕落
Family
/marital discord
家庭不和，夫妻不和
Fertile
soil
(s)
肥沃的土壤
Financial embarrassment
财政拮据
Eg:
Financial
embarrassment
made
her
sell
her
house.
财政拮据逼
得她卖掉自己的房子。
Focus on
= concentrate on =
be centered on
集中精力
(To) Fortify
one
’
s confidence
/courage
坚定自己的信心，加强勇气
G
Go
nowhere
使无进展，使不能成功
Gratify one
’
s
curiosity / taste
满足某人的好奇心、爱好
Gratify one
’
s
thirst for knowledge
满足某人的求知欲望