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1.
arrive at
达到,达成;到达某地
e.g.:
The plane will arrive at 10:00 a.m.
飞机将在上午十点达到。
2.
not a few
不少,相当多
e.g.: Not
a few people attended the meeting.
相当多人参加了这个会议。
3.
get along with
与
…
和睦相处;取得进展
e.g.: Do you get along with your
colleagues?
你和你的同事相处得好吗?
4.
for a
change
为了改变一下;为了换换口味
e.g.: On a Sunday, I fix a big
breakfast for a change.
星期天,为了换换口味,我做
p>
了一顿丰盛的早餐。
5.
a moment
片刻
e.g.: Just a
moment, please.
请稍等片刻。
6.
the other
day
不久前某一天;几天以前
e.g.: I turned in my paper the other
day.
前几天我交了我的论文。
7.
much less
更不用说;不及
e.g.: I
can’t speak English, much less German.
我不会说英语,更不用说德语了。
8.
this is to say
就是;即;换言之
e.g.:
The event was held last Sun., that is to say May
3
rd
.
这次活动是在上个星期天<
/p>
举行的,也就是说
5
月
< br>3
日。
9.
give up
放弃;交出
e.g.: Don’t
give up before you try.
在你尝试之前,不要放弃。
10.
change trains
换乘火车
e.g.: Do I
have to change trains?
我必须换乘火车吗?
11.
hardly ever
几乎不;几乎从来不
e.g.:
My grandmother hardly ever catches colds.
我祖母几乎不怎么得感冒。
12.
what’s more
而且;更重要的是;另外
e.g.:
This dress shrank, and what’s more, it faded.
这件衣服缩水了,而且,它已经
褪色了。
13.
intrude
on
打扰,介入,干涉
e.g.: You should not intrude on his
privacy.
你不应该侵犯他的隐私。
14.
look
like
看起来像
e.g.: John just looks like his father.
John
看起来像他的父亲。
15.
contrary
to
与
…
相
反,违反
e.g.: Contrary to my
expectation, I couldn’t win the first prize.
与我的期望相反,我
没有获得一等奖。
16.
take care
of
照顾;注意;抚养
e.g.: Who is going to take care of the
goldfish?
谁来照顾金鱼?
17.
for
nothing
免费;徒然
e.g.: I got this ticket for nothing.
我免费获得这张票。
18.
burst out
doing
徒然
e.g.: We burst out laughing.
我们大笑起来。
19.
in virtue of
凭借;由于,因为
e.g.: In
virtue of her age, she could board the plane
first.
由于她的年龄,她可以先登
机。
20.
derive A
from B
A
源于
B
e.g.: We can derive advantage from this
choice.
我们可以从这个选择中获得利益。
21.
none the
less
依然
e.g.: I love him none the less for his
faults.
虽然他有缺点,但我依然爱他。
22.
fall in love
with
爱上
e.g.: Andy fell in love with Helen last
year.
去年,
Andy
和
Helen
相爱了。
23.
a
minute
一分钟;一会儿
e.g.: Wait a minute.
等一等。
24.
look back
(on)
回顾;回忆
e.g.: Look back on the past.
回忆过去。
25.
leave a lot to be
desired
极不完善;还有待改进
e.g.:
The results left a lot to be desired.
这个结果还有待改进。
26.
be accustomed
to
习惯于
e.g.: She is accustomed to rising
early.
她习惯早起。
27.
the number of
数目
e.g.: We need
to count the number of papers.
我们需要统计论文的数量。
28.
at first
起先,首先;最初
e.g.: At
first it is difficult.
起初很难。
29.
even if
即使;虽然
e.g.: I’ll
go out even if it rains.
即使下雨,我也会出去。
30.
be indifferent
to
不在乎
…
;对
…
漠不关心
e.g.: My classmates are indifferent to
fashion.
我的同学对时尚漠不关心。
31.
as…please
请便
e.g.: Do as
you please.
你请便。
32.
be keen on
喜爱,渴望
e.g.: He is
keen on science.
他喜欢科学。
33.
settle out
of court
庭外和解,庭外解决
e.g.:
How much would I have to pay you to agree to
settle out of court?
我需要付多
少钱
,你才能同意在庭外和解?
34.
come back
回来;记起
e.g.: Our
manager will come back later.
我们的经理稍后会回来。
35.
at hand
在手边;即将到来
e.g.:
The sakura festival is near at hand.
樱花节近在咫尺。
36.
All…have to do is (to)
…
不得不做的是
e.g.: All you have to do is know where
you are going.
你所要做的就是知道你要去
哪里。
37.
in regard
to
关于
e.g.: We had many problems in regard to
quality control.
我们在质量控制方面遇到
很多问题。
38.
at
least
至少
e.g.: I should pay at least 500 yuan
for the ticket.
我应该至少支付
500
p>
元来购票。
39.
be busy doing
忙于做某事
e.g.: The
students are busy preparing for the examination.
学生们正忙着准备考试。
40.
put an end to
结束;终止
e.g.: The
lawyer put an end to human rights violations.
律师终止了侵犯人权的行为。
41.
on time
按时,准时;按时付款
e.g.:
arrive on time
按时达到
42.
be subject
to
受支配,从属于
e.g.: We are subject to the laws of our
country.
我们受制于我们国家的法律。
43.
a pair of
一对
…
;一副
…
p>
e.g.: I knit a pair of socks
today.
我今天织了一对袜子。
44.
for
instance
比如
e.g.: For instance, we offer a gift
such as cards and cups.
例如,我们提供礼品,如卡
片和杯子。
45.
put…into
practice
实行,实施;付诸实践
e.g.:
A movie company put a plan into practice.
一家电影公司制定了实施计划。
46.
convince…to
说服
e.g.: She
convinced my father to branch out on his own.
她说服我的父亲独自出去。
47.
make out
理解;辨认出;说明
e.g.:
Did you make out what he said?
你理解他说了什么吗?
48.
bring…up
抚养,养育;培养,教育
e.g.:
My parents decided to bring me up in the best way
they could.
我的父母决定用
最好的方式抚养我。
49.
So…
如此,这么
e.g.: “I
was born in London.” “So was I.”
“我出生在伦敦。
”
“我也是。
”
50.
be used
to
习惯于,习惯,被用来做
e.g.: He is used to traveling.
他习惯去旅行。
51.
have an eye
for
对
…
有鉴别能力
e.g.: The professor
has an eye for fine art.
这位教授能鉴别出好的艺术品。
52.
what we call
我们所说的
e.g.: He is
what we call a “genius”.
他就是我们所说的“天才”
。
53.
take…in
让
< br>…
进入;接纳;吸收
e.g.: Don’t be taken in by a smooth
talker.
不要被一个净说好话的人带跑偏。
54.
urge…to
怂恿;激励
e.g.: I
urged John to reconsider.
我建议约翰重新考虑。
55.
remind A of B
让
A
想起
B<
/p>
e.g.: He reminds me of my
grandfather.
他让我想起了我的祖父。
56.
if it were
not for
如果不是因为
e.g.: If it were not for the sun, we
could not live at all.
如果不是因为太阳,我们根
本无法生存。