第一章 英语短语（一）
PhraTranslationExplanations and/or Examples
be about即将I am about to learn Japane. 不能加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 promi.
by accident偶然by chance : I made a grammar mistake by accident.
shelf是什么意思 in accordance with一致;按照;根据I sold the hou in accordance with your orders.
account for解释,说明How do you account for all the mistakes ?
on account of因为,由于becau of : Li Ping was late for class this morning on account of the traffic.
accustomed to习惯于1.The boy soon became accustomed to hard work and poor food. 2.I am accustomed to this sort of work
take ... into account考虑You must take into account the boy's long illness.
in addition to除...之外A new baby is an addition to the family. in addition=另外
ma是什么意思
add up to合计达All this adds up to a new concept (概念)of the univer.
in advance事先,在前,预先We always pay the rent in advance.
npa
gain/have an advantage胜过,优于This system will have an advantage over that one.
torrent take advantage of乘...之机,利用to make u of, e.g. by deceiving someone. advantage over : 优于
ahead of在...前面,先于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It's all but 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You'll have to allow three days for that job. to provide (esp. money or time)
aaa教育 leave alone听其自然,不要去管Leave that alone: it's 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, let alone run.
one after another一个接一个
one another互相We made comments on one another's 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 do anything but that .
arrive at到达After many hours' talk, the committee arrived at a decision.
as for至于You can have a bed, but as for the children, they'll have to sleep on the floor.
as if / as though好像,仿佛
as to至于1.He's very concerned as to whether it's the right job for him. 2. correctly placed as to size and color
aside from除...之外(尚有)=apart from Good work, apart from a few slight faults.
ask after询问,问候He ask after you / your 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注意You must pay attention to the teacher.eye的同音词
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 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 wouldn't have believed me if you hadn't backed me up.
bad on以...为基础His argument is bad on facts.
on the basis of以...为基础Society rested on the basis of the family.
to begin with首先,第一点=in the first place: We can't go. To begin with, it's too cold. Besides, we've no money
on behalf of代表,为了The president is ill, so I'm speaking on his behalf.
make believe假装The children are making believe that they're princes and princess.
音标读音
at best / at the best最好,充其量At best the company will lo money this year-at worst it may have to clo 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 one's best尽力,努力We must try our best to overcome the difficulty.
沙文主义者
for the better好转,向好的方向发展a change for the better= a change with good results
get the better of胜过,战胜,在..中占上风to get the better of one's opponents
had better最好还是,应该ought to, should
on board在船(飞机)上They got on board the train.
caliber
be bound to必定,一定It's bound to rain soon.slip
break away (from)脱离,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 uful substances.
break in1强行进入,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 in
