A

a bit

有一點(diǎn)，一會(huì)兒

Wait(for) a bit. 請(qǐng)等一下

He’ll be back in a bit 他就快回來(lái)了。

That’s a bit too expensive. 那有點(diǎn)太貴了。

a few

一些，少量

a kind of

一種，一類

a little

一點(diǎn)，少許

a lot of

許多，大量

a number of

一些，許多（接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)）

I have a number of letters to read.我有許多信要看。

I’ve seen the movie a number of times. 那部電影我已看過(guò)好多次了。

a pair of

一雙，一副

a piece of

一塊，一張，一根，一片

a piece of paper, five pieces of chalk, several pieces of bread, some pieces of furniture, a valuable piece of information, another piece of cake

above all

首先，首要

He is strong, brave and, above all, honest.
他強(qiáng)壯,勇敢,最重要的是他誠(chéng)實(shí)。

according to

根據(jù)，按照

According to the TV, it will be fine today. 根據(jù)電視報(bào)導(dǎo)，今天會(huì)是晴天。

I’ll do it according to your instruction. 我會(huì)照你的指示做。

after all

畢竟，終究

I’m so sorry. I can’t come after all. 對(duì)不起，我終究還是不能來(lái)。

It’s not surprising you’ve got stomachache. After all, you’ve eaten too much. 你的胃痛并不令人驚訝，畢竟你實(shí)在吃得太多了。

after class

課后

again and again

反復(fù)地，再三地

agree to do sth.

同意做某事

agree with sb.

同意某人的看法，與某人看法一致

all kinds of

各種各樣的

all over

到處，遍及，結(jié)束

I looked all over for my pen. 我到處尋找我的圓珠筆。

The game is all over. 比賽已全部結(jié)束。

all over the world  全世界

all right

行了，好吧，（病）好了

--Let’s play tennis.  --All right.

--Can you call me tonight?  --All right

--Are you all right?  --Yes. Thanks.

arrive at(in) a place

到達(dá)某地

as a result

（作為）結(jié)果

He was late as a result of the traffic jam. （因?yàn)?，由于?/P>

as far as

（表示程度，范圍）就……, 盡……

As far as I know, he is very kind. 就我所知，他人很好。

As far as I could remember, I did return him the money.

就我所能記得的，我確實(shí)把錢(qián)還給他了。

as if

好像，仿佛

It seems as if he knows everything.他好像知道一切。

He behaves as if he has no common sense.

他表現(xiàn)得好像沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)常識(shí)。

as long as

只要

You may stay as long as you like. 你愿意呆多久就呆多久。

As long as you drive carefully, you’ll be very safe.

只要你認(rèn)真開(kāi)車(chē)，你就會(huì)很安全。

as soon as

一…就…

as usual

通常，平常地

He came late as usual.

As usual, there weren’t many people at the meeting.

as well as

除…之外（也）

He speaks Spanish as well as English and French. 她不但會(huì)講英語(yǔ)和法語(yǔ)，也會(huì)講西班牙語(yǔ)。

His children as well as his wife were invited to the party. 不但他太太，連他的孩子們都被邀參加了那次聚會(huì)。

as well

也，還有

He sent me a letter and some money as well.

他寄給我一封信，外加一些錢(qián)。

as…as

像，如同

He plays the violin as well as his brother.

他拉小提琴和他哥哥一樣好。

B

be proud of

驕傲，自豪                                

be strict with

對(duì)…嚴(yán)格要求

belong to

屬于

both…and

兩個(gè)都，既…又…

break down

損壞，（把化合物等）分解，（汽車(chē)）拋錨

break a door down  將門(mén)搗壞

The car broke down on the way home.

在回家的路上汽車(chē)拋錨了。

The TV has broken down again. 那電視又出故障了。

Your health will break down if you work too hard.

你工作過(guò)度會(huì)損傷健康。

break in

闖入，強(qiáng)行進(jìn)入，插嘴，打斷

Thieves broke in last night and stole jewelry.

昨晚小偷闖了進(jìn)來(lái)，偷走了珠寶。

He kept breaking in with silly questions.

他不斷問(wèn)一些愚蠢問(wèn)題來(lái)打岔。

break out

（戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、火災(zāi)等）突然發(fā)生，爆發(fā)

Fire broke out in the neighborhood last night.

昨晚附近發(fā)生火災(zāi)。

bring up

教育，培養(yǎng)

She’s brought up three children. 她養(yǎng)育著3個(gè)小孩長(zhǎng)大。

We were brought up to respect the old.

我們（從?。┍唤虒?dǎo)要尊敬老人。

His new suggestion was brought up at the meeting.

他的新議案在會(huì)議中被提出來(lái)。

build up

逐步建立

build up one’s fortune 累積財(cái)富

He tried to build up his strength. 他試圖增進(jìn)體質(zhì)。

He has built up a good business over the years.

幾年來(lái)他生意做得很興旺。

by accident

偶然

by air(bus, train, ship)

乘飛機(jī)（公共汽車(chē)，火車(chē)，輪船）

by day

日間，在白天

They traveled by day and stayed at hotels by night.

他們白天行路，晚上在旅館過(guò)夜。

by the way

順便說(shuō)

C

call in

召來(lái)，召集

Call the doctor in! 快請(qǐng)醫(yī)生來(lái)！

call on

拜訪，訪問(wèn)

Please call on me next time you are in New York.

下次到紐約時(shí)請(qǐng)順便來(lái)我家。

call up

號(hào)召，打電話

care for

喜歡（用于否定句、疑問(wèn)句，不可用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)）；

照顧（病人）

I don’t care for baseball. 我不喜歡棒球。

Would you care for a cup of tea? 你要不要來(lái)杯茶？

She cares for her sick mother. 她照顧她生病的母親。

carry on

繼續(xù)下去；繼續(xù)開(kāi)展

Carry on (with) your work! 繼續(xù)你的工作吧！

Despite all the noise, he carried on reading.

雖然很吵，他還是繼續(xù)念書(shū)。

carry out

開(kāi)展，執(zhí)行

The plan should be carried out immediately.

那計(jì)劃應(yīng)該立刻實(shí)施。

carry out one’s duty 履行職責(zé)，盡義務(wù)

catch up with

趕上（或超過(guò)）

Go on ahead, please. I’ll soon catch up with you.

請(qǐng)你先走，我很快就會(huì)趕上來(lái)。

I had to work hard to catch up with others, after missing a term.

休學(xué)一學(xué)期后，我必須努力用功，以趕上其他同學(xué)。

change into

轉(zhuǎn)換成，把…變成

Can I change pounds into dollars here?

這里可以把英鎊兌換成美元嗎？

They are changing desert into farmland.

他們正在使沙漠變?yōu)檗r(nóng)田。

check in

報(bào)到，登記

He has just checked in at the hotel.

他剛剛在旅館辦好住宿手續(xù)。

check out

查明；結(jié)帳

He has checked out this morning.

他今天上午已經(jīng)結(jié)帳走了。

I have checked out all the figures and found them to be correct. 我核對(duì)了所有數(shù)字，發(fā)現(xiàn)都正確。

clear up

整理，收拾，（天氣）放晴

The sky cleared up just after the rain.

雨過(guò)后天空立刻放晴。

Clear up the desk, will you? 請(qǐng)把書(shū)桌整理一下，好嗎？

come across

（偶然）遇見(jiàn)（或發(fā)現(xiàn)）

I came across his name on the list.

我無(wú)意中在名單上發(fā)現(xiàn)他的名字。

I came across an old friend yesterday.

我昨天碰見(jiàn)一位老朋友。

come back

回來(lái)，想起來(lái)

Has he come back yet? 她已經(jīng)回來(lái)了嗎？

Her name doesn’t come back (to me).

我想不起她的名字。

come down

落，下來(lái)

Come down to the living room. 下來(lái)到客廳吧。

Snow came down thick and fast. 雪下得又大又密。

come from

出生（于），來(lái)自

come in

進(jìn)入，進(jìn)來(lái)

come on

來(lái)吧，趕快

Come on! We’re going to be late. 快點(diǎn)，我們快遲到了。

Come on, don’t cry. 好啦，別哭了。

come out

出來(lái)，（書(shū)等）出版，發(fā)行

The moon has come out. 月亮出來(lái)了。

When will his new novel come out?他新創(chuàng)作的小說(shuō)什么時(shí)候出版？

come to

共計(jì)，達(dá)到

The bill came to $20. 賬單共計(jì)二十美元。

come true

變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)，成為事實(shí)

come up with

追上，趕上；想出（主意）；找出（答案）

We came up with a group of tourists.

我們趕上了一群旅游者。

You’ve come up with a good idea.

你想出來(lái)的主意好極了。

come up

上來(lái)，上升，抬頭

The sun has come up. 太陽(yáng)升上來(lái)了。

She came up and said, “Glad to meet you.”

她走過(guò)來(lái)說(shuō)，“很高興見(jiàn)到你?！?/P>

compare to

與……相比

He compared the girl to the moon in the poem.

他在詩(shī)中把那姑娘比作月亮。

congratulate…on

祝賀……

I congratulate you on your success. 我祝賀你成功。

He congratulated us on getting married.

他祝賀我們結(jié)婚大喜。

connect with

cut down

砍倒

The apple tree was dead and he cut it down.

那個(gè)蘋(píng)果樹(shù)死了，所以他把它砍掉。

cut off

切斷

cut off the water 停止供應(yīng)水

I was cut off on my line to London.

我打倫敦長(zhǎng)途時(shí)，電話線被切斷了。

D

day and night

日日夜夜

deal with

處理，對(duì)付

He has learnt to deal with all kinds of complicated situations. 他已學(xué)會(huì)應(yīng)付各種復(fù)雜局面。

depend on(upon)

依靠，相信，信賴

You can depend on him. 你可以信賴他。

die out

消失，滅亡

Many old customs have died out. 許多舊的風(fēng)俗已不復(fù)存在。

different from

與…不同

divide…into…

把…分成…

Let’s divide the cake into three. 我們將蛋糕分成3份吧。

divide an apple in two 把蘋(píng)果分成兩半。

do one’s best

盡最大的努力

do some cleaning

做掃除

do some shopping

買(mǎi)東西

E

each other         

相互

We should help each other and learn from each other.

我們應(yīng)該互相幫助互相學(xué)習(xí)。

earn one’s living

謀生

He earns his living by teaching at a language school.

他在語(yǔ)言學(xué)校教書(shū)以維持生計(jì)。

either…or

或者…或者…

enjoy oneself

過(guò)得愉快

even if

即使，盡管

Even if he is poor, she loves him.

即使他很窮，她還是愛(ài)他。

even though

即使，盡管

Even though he is poor, she loves him.

盡管他很窮，她還是愛(ài)他。

ever since

自那時(shí)起直到現(xiàn)在

I’ve known her ever since she was a baby.

打從她出娘胎我就認(rèn)識(shí)她了。

F

face to face

面對(duì)面

fall asleep

入睡

He got into bed and soon fell asleep.　

他上床后很快就睡著了。　

fall ill

患病，病倒

She fell ill and had to enter the hospital.

她生病必須住院治療。

far away

遙遠(yuǎn)的

far from

遠(yuǎn)離

I’m far from (being) happy in my present job.

我一點(diǎn)也不滿意我目前的工作。

“Are you cold?” “Far from it!” 你冷嗎？  怎么會(huì)！

feel like doing

想要…, 感覺(jué)要…

I feel like (having) a drink. 我想喝一杯。

Do you feel like taking a walk? 你要不要去散散步？

fill…with

用…填充

He filled the shelf with books. 他在書(shū)架上塞滿了書(shū)。

fill in

填充

Fill the hole in. 把洞填滿。

Fill in the form. 填寫(xiě)表格。

find out

查明，發(fā)現(xiàn)，了解

You should find out the answer for yourself.

你應(yīng)該自己去找答案。

Please find out when the train leaves.

請(qǐng)查一下火車(chē)什么時(shí)候開(kāi)。

first of all

首先

for ever

永遠(yuǎn)

for example

例如

from now on

從今以后，今后

You should be more careful from now on.

從今以后你要更加小心。

from then on

從那時(shí)起

From then on he devoted himself to the study of chemistry. 從那時(shí)起他專心致力于化學(xué)研究。

from time to time

不時(shí)，偶爾

He went fishing from time to time. 他不時(shí)去釣魚(yú)。

from…to

從…到…

G

get along with

與…相處

get away

逃，離

The bank robbers used a stolen car to get away.

搶劫銀行的人坐一輛偷來(lái)的汽車(chē)逃跑了。

He got away just before the enemy came.

就在敵人到來(lái)之前他跑掉了。

get back

返回；回來(lái)；回家

When did he get back from India?

他什么時(shí)候從印度回來(lái)的？

get close(to)

接近

Don’t get close to me because I’m about to get seasick.

不要靠近我，我要暈船了。

get down

降下

He got down from the ladder. 他從梯子上下來(lái)了。

We get down at the next station. 我們下一站下車(chē)。

get in

進(jìn)入，收獲，達(dá)到

The farmers are getting the crops in. 農(nóng)民正在收割。

What time does the train from London get in?

從倫敦來(lái)的火車(chē)何時(shí)進(jìn)站？

get off

脫下（衣服等）；下車(chē)

This is where I get off the bus. 這就是我下車(chē)的地方。

get on with sb.

與…相處

get on

上車(chē)；過(guò)活

I asked how he was getting on at school.

我問(wèn)他在學(xué)校情況怎樣？

get through

通過(guò)，撥通（電話）

The passage is too narrow for cars to get through.

通道太窄，汽車(chē)過(guò)不去。

I rang you several times but wasn’t able to get through.

我?guī)状未螂娫捊o你，都沒(méi)有打通。

get together

聚會(huì)，聯(lián)歡

get up

起床

give away

分發(fā)

She decided to give these old clothes away.

她決定把這些舊衣服送給別人。

give back

歸還；送回

The gold ring should be given back to the owner.

這枚金戒指應(yīng)該還還給失主。

give in

屈服，讓步

They had to give in.　他們不得不讓步。

give out

分發(fā)

They stood there, giving out the leaflets to the passer-by.

他們站在那里，向過(guò)路人散發(fā)傳單。

give up

放棄

You’d better give up smoking. 你最好戒煙。

I can’t answer that puzzle. I give up.

我猜不出這個(gè)謎語(yǔ)，我認(rèn)輸了。

go ahead 

走在前面，領(lǐng)先；干吧，干下去

Go ahead, tell me. 說(shuō)呀，告訴我吧。

go away 

走開(kāi)；離去

Go away and leave me in peace. 走開(kāi)，讓我安靜點(diǎn)。

go by

走過(guò)；經(jīng)過(guò)；過(guò)去

Time went by slowly. 時(shí)間慢慢逝去。

go fishing

（去）釣魚(yú)

go shopping 

（去）買(mǎi)東西

go skating

（去）滑冰

go for a walk

散步

go off

走開(kāi)

She got angry and went off. 她生氣而離開(kāi)了。

go on doing

繼續(xù)干某事，不停地干某事

go on with

繼續(xù)

go on

繼續(xù)

go out

出去，熄滅

My parents wouldn’t let me go out at night.

我父母不允許我夜晚外出。

Suddenly all the lights went out. 突然燈全熄滅了。

go over

仔細(xì)檢查，復(fù)習(xí)

You should go over the house before buying it.

你買(mǎi)房子之前，應(yīng)該仔細(xì)查看一番。

She went over the lines time and again. 她反復(fù)練習(xí)臺(tái)詞。

go through

瀏覽；翻閱，通過(guò)

Can the table go through the door?

那桌子能過(guò)得了那扇門(mén)嗎？

How long will it take to go through the book?

讀完這本書(shū)要多少時(shí)間？

grow up

長(zhǎng)大成人，成長(zhǎng)

H

had better(do)

最好（做）

hand in

上交；繳納

hand out

分發(fā)

hang on

（打電話時(shí)）不掛斷，等待片刻

hang up

掛斷電話

She hung up(on me) while I was talking.

我還在說(shuō)話時(shí)，他卻掛斷電話。

have a cold

患感冒

have a good time

玩得高興，過(guò)得愉快

have classes

上課

have fun with

玩得高興

have to

不得不；必須

hear from

收到…的來(lái)信

I haven’t heard from him recently.

我最近沒(méi)收到他的來(lái)信。

hear of

聽(tīng)說(shuō)，知道

I’ve never heard of him. Who is he?

我從未聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)這個(gè)人。他是誰(shuí)？

help oneself to

請(qǐng)隨便吃點(diǎn)

Help yourself to some apples. 隨便吃寫(xiě)蘋(píng)果吧。

help sb. with sth.

幫助某人做某事

help…out

幫助某人解決困難

Nobody helped me out when I lost my job.

在我失業(yè)時(shí)沒(méi)有人幫助我。

hold on

等一等（別掛電話）

hold one’s breath

不出氣，屏住呼吸

hundreds of

幾百，成百上千

hurry up

趕快，快點(diǎn)

You must hurry up or you cannot finish it in time.

你必須趕緊些，否則不能及時(shí)完成。

I

in a hurry

匆忙，很快地

He was in a hurry to leave. 他急于離開(kāi)。

Why are you in such a hurry?你為什么這樣急呢？

in a word

簡(jiǎn)言之，總之

in all

總之

in common

共同，共有

Tom has nothing in common with his brother.

湯姆和他哥哥毫無(wú)共同之處。

in danger

處在危險(xiǎn)狀態(tài)

His life was in danger. 他有生命危險(xiǎn)。

in fact

事實(shí)上，實(shí)際上

in front of

在…前面

in need of

需要，缺少

He is in need of help. 他需要幫助。

in order that

為了

He works hard in order that he may succeed.

他為求成功而拼命工作。

in order to

為了

He got up early in order to catch the first bus.

他為了趕上頭班車(chē)起得很早。

in order

按順序

The name are arranged in order. 姓名按順序排列。

His desk is always in order. 他的書(shū)桌上總是整整齊齊的。                

in other words

換句話說(shuō)

In other words, she must give up singing.

換言之，她必須放棄唱歌。

in peace

安靜，寧?kù)o

He died in peace. 他平靜地死去。

Leave him in peace. 讓他安靜點(diǎn)吧。

in public

當(dāng)眾，公開(kāi)

in surprise

吃驚，驚訝

They looked at him in surprise. 他們驚訝地看著他。

in the end

最后，終于

in time

及時(shí)，來(lái)得及

instead of

代替，而不是

I have noodles instead of pizza for dinner.

我晚餐吃的面條而不是匹薩。

J

join in

參加，加入

Can I join in the game? 我能參加這個(gè)游戲嗎？

just now

現(xiàn)在，剛才

K

keep doing sth.

繼續(xù)做某事

keep off

勿踏；勿踩

Keep off the lawn/grass. 勿踐踏草地。

keep on

繼續(xù)（進(jìn)行）

They kept on working after dark. 天黑了他們還繼續(xù)工作。

keep one’s word

守信

You should kept your word to her. 你應(yīng)該對(duì)她守信用。

keep up

保持；維持；繼續(xù)

If you can’t keep up, I can walk more slowly.

要是你跟不上，我可以走慢一點(diǎn)兒。

The rain kept up all night. 雨徹夜未停。

knock at

敲

knock into sb.

撞上

I knocked into my old teacher in the town this morning.

我今天上午在鎮(zhèn)上碰到了過(guò)去教過(guò)我的老師。

Make sure you don’t knock into someone while you’re snowboarding. 用滑雪板滑雪時(shí)千萬(wàn)不要撞到人。

L

laugh at

嘲笑

lead to

導(dǎo)致，導(dǎo)向

Sometimes a bad thing can lead to good results.

有時(shí)候一件壞事可以導(dǎo)致好的結(jié)果。

let in

讓…進(jìn)來(lái)，放進(jìn)

Please open the window and let in some fresh air.

請(qǐng)把窗子打開(kāi)，讓新鮮空氣進(jìn)來(lái)。

Please let me in. 請(qǐng)讓我進(jìn)去。

let out

放掉，泄露

Please let the water out of the bathtub.

請(qǐng)把浴缸里的水放掉。

Someone let the news out. 有人把這消息泄露出去了。

live on

以…為主食，靠…為主

Most of Asians live on rice.多數(shù)亞洲人以大米為主食。

She still lives on her parents. 她依靠父母為主。

look after

照顧

look ahead

向前看，展望未來(lái)

Look ahead while driving. 開(kāi)車(chē)時(shí)要看前方。

The past is past. Let us look ahead.

過(guò)去的事已成過(guò)去，讓我們向前看吧。

look down upon

看不起，輕視

I advise you not to look down upon him.

我勸你不要小看他。

look for

尋找

look forward to

盼望

I look forward to going abroad. 我期待出國(guó)。

look into

向…里面看去；調(diào)查

Look into a mirror. 照鏡子。

Look into the population problem. 調(diào)查人口問(wèn)題。

Look into his background. 調(diào)查他的背景情況。

look out

留神，當(dāng)心

Tell the children to look out when they cross the main street. 告訴孩子們過(guò)大街時(shí)要當(dāng)心。

look through

看穿，瀏覽

I have looked through the man; he doesn’t have any real learning. 我已看透了那個(gè)人了，他沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)真才實(shí)學(xué)。

He looked through several newspapers before breakfast.

他早飯前瀏覽了幾份報(bào)紙。

look up

查找

Please look up a fast train to Paris.

請(qǐng)查一下去巴黎的快車(chē)。

Look up new words in the dictionary. 用字典查生詞。

lots of

許多，大量

M

make a face

做鬼臉，做苦臉          

make friends with

與…交朋友

make up of

由…組成，構(gòu)成

The committee is made up of seven members.

該委員會(huì)由7個(gè)成員組成。

make up one’s mind

下決心

I’ve made up my mind to take part in the English speech competition. 我已下決心參加英語(yǔ)演講比賽。

make up

和解，化裝

They quarreled but soon made up.

他們吵了一架，但很快就言歸于好。

It didn’t take her long to make up. 她很快就化妝好了。

millions of

成百萬(wàn)上千， 數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)

more or less

或多或少

I’ve more or less finished reading the book.

我差不多已經(jīng)把這本書(shū)全看完了。

More or less they felt tired. 或多或少，他們感到累了。

Fifteen minutes, more or less. 15分鐘左右。

N

neither…nor

既不…也不…

next to

緊接著，相鄰，次于

no longer

不再

He no longer smokes. 他不再吸煙了。

not any more

不再

I just can not manage any more. 我真是再也吃不下了。

not at all

一點(diǎn)也不，絕非

He isn’t interested in music at all.

他對(duì)音樂(lè)一點(diǎn)也不感興趣。

not only…but also

不僅…而且…

not so…as

不像，不如

not till/until

直到…才

now and then

不時(shí)，偶爾

Now and then we heard shots in the woods.

我們不時(shí)聽(tīng)到森林里傳來(lái)的槍聲。

O

of course

當(dāng)然

on duty

值日，值班

on foot

走路，步行

on show

展出，在上演

on time

準(zhǔn)時(shí)

on/over the radio

通過(guò)收音機(jī)

He learned English on the radio. 他通過(guò)收音機(jī)學(xué)英語(yǔ)。

once again

再一次

I was praised once again. 我再次受表?yè)P(yáng)。

once more   

再一次

I’ll repeat the question once more.

我要把這個(gè)問(wèn)題再重復(fù)一次。

once upon a time

從前，很久以前

one after another

一個(gè)接一個(gè)

ought to

應(yīng)該

She ought to be praised. 她應(yīng)該得到表?yè)P(yáng)。

out of breath

上氣不接下氣

out of work

失業(yè)

over and over again

反復(fù)，多次重復(fù)

P

pass by

經(jīng)過(guò)

Time passed by quickly without our knowing it. 時(shí)間不知不覺(jué)地很快就過(guò)去了。

They passed right by my door. 他們正好經(jīng)過(guò)我家門(mén)口。

pay attention to

注意

pay back

償還（借款等）

I’m sure that he will pay back every cent he owes you.

我敢肯定他會(huì)分文不差地把欠款還給你。

pay for

付款

pick out

選出

Let’s pick out the bad potatoes from the basket.

讓我們把壞掉的土豆從籃子里挑出來(lái)。

Pick out the best book 選出最好的一本書(shū)。

pick up

拾起，撿起，接收；開(kāi)車(chē)去接…

He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.

他抱起孩子，讓她騎在自己的肩膀上。

Dad picked me up every day. 爸爸每天開(kāi)車(chē)去接我。

point out

指出

If I make any mistakes, please point them out. 如果我出了錯(cuò)，請(qǐng)指出來(lái)。

point to

指向

The building points to the east. 這座樓面朝東。

The hands of the clock pointed to half past eight. It was time we put our children to bed.

鐘的指針指在八點(diǎn)半上，我們?cè)撟尯⒆觽兩洗菜X(jué)了。

prevent…from

妨礙，防止，預(yù)防

put away

儲(chǔ)存

Put the toys away. 把玩具收拾起來(lái)。

put down

記下

Put down his address. 記下他的地址。

put off

推遲

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

今日事，今日畢。

put on weight

發(fā)福，增加體重

She has put on some weight. 她有點(diǎn)發(fā)胖了。

put on

穿，戴上，上演

Put your coat on when you go out. 外出時(shí)穿上外套。

put out 

撲滅，關(guān)熄

They quickly put out the fire. 他們迅速將火撲滅。

The fire was soon put out. 或很快就撲滅了。

put up

掛起，舉起，貼（廣告等）

Put up your hand if you have a question. 假如有問(wèn)題請(qǐng)舉手。

Put up a notice. 張貼布告。

Put up a ten. 搭建帳篷。

R

rather than

而不，非

I think Tom, rather than you should do the work.

我認(rèn)為應(yīng)該是湯姆而不是你，該做這工作。

refer to

提到，涉及，有關(guān)

Don’t refer to the matter again. 不要再提這件事了。

regard…as

把…看作

I regard him as my friend. 我把他看作自己的朋友。

right away

立即，馬上

right now

立即，馬上

ring back

回電話

He promised to ring back in a few minutes. 他答應(yīng)過(guò)幾分鐘后回電話。

ring up

打電話給

Please ring up the doctor. 請(qǐng)給醫(yī)生打個(gè)電話。

run away

逃跑，失控

run out of

用完

I run out of breath. 我跑得喘不過(guò)氣來(lái)。

We have run out of sugar. 我們的糖用完了。

S

save one’s life

挽救某人生命

see…off

為某人送行

He went to the station to see his friends off. 他去車(chē)站給朋友送行。

sell out

賣(mài)完，出賣(mài)

The shop sold out all the stock. 那家商店賣(mài)清了所有的存貨。

The magazines were sold out. 那些雜志已全部賣(mài)完。

send for

派人去叫（請(qǐng)）

He sent for more beer. 他派人去多買(mǎi)些啤酒。

I’ll send for a taxi. 我派人去叫出租車(chē)。

send out

發(fā)出，派遣

They sent out invitations to many people. 他們向許多人發(fā)了請(qǐng)?zhí)?/P>

All the stars send out light and heat. 所有的恒星都會(huì)發(fā)出光和熱。

The trees are sending out new leaves. 樹(shù)木長(zhǎng)出新葉。

They sent him out to get the newspaper. 他們派他去取報(bào)紙。

send up

發(fā)出，射出

Many countries have sent up man-made satellite to circle the earth. 許多國(guó)家已經(jīng)發(fā)射人造衛(wèi)星圍繞地球運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。

Another spaceship has been sent up recently. 最近又發(fā)射了一艘宇宙飛船。

separate...from…

分開(kāi)

The child was separated from its mother. 那個(gè)小孩和他母親離散了。

set free

釋放，解放

He was set free last month. 他上個(gè)月被釋放了。

set off

動(dòng)身，起程；使爆發(fā)

Set off for work 動(dòng)身去上班

The children are setting fireworks off in the garden. 孩子們?cè)诨▓@里燃放煙火。

set out

出發(fā)；開(kāi)始

They set out on a sightseeing tour. 他們動(dòng)身出去觀光。

He set out to repair the radio. 他開(kāi)始著手修理這臺(tái)收音機(jī)。

show off

炫耀

She’s showing off her knowledge of plants again. 她又在賣(mài)弄有關(guān)植物方面的知識(shí)。

side by side

肩并肩，一起

so as to

以便，為的是

I left home at sever so as to be there on time. 我7點(diǎn)出門(mén)，以便能準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)那兒。

He worked hard so as not to fail the math exam. 他用功讀書(shū)，以免數(shù)學(xué)考不及格。

so far as

（表示程度、范圍）就……，盡……

So far as I know, he can. 據(jù)我所知，他是可以的。

so far

到目前為止

So far, so good. 到目前為止，一切順利。

I can only trust him so far. 我至今還信賴他。

so long as

只要

So long as you need me, I’ll stay. 只要你需要我，我就留下來(lái)。

so…that

太…以至于…

sooner or later

遲早，早晚

speed up

加快速度

The train gradually speeded up. 火車(chē)逐漸加快速度。

spend…on

在…花錢(qián)  

stand for

代表，象征

UN stands for the United Nations. UN是聯(lián)合國(guó)的縮寫(xiě)。

stop doing sth.

停止做某事

stop to do sth.

停下來(lái)做某事

such as

例如

T

take away   

拿走

You may not take these books away from the library.

這些書(shū)籍不準(zhǔn)帶出圖書(shū)館外。

take it easy

別著急，別緊張

Take it easy. We'll take care of everything.
別著急。一切由我們照料。

take off

脫下，起飛

Take your coat off. 脫掉你的外套吧。

The plane took off very smoothly. 飛機(jī)很平穩(wěn)地起飛了。

take one’s time

從容，慢慢行動(dòng)

Take your time and tell me all about it.

你從從容容給我講講全部情況。

take out

取出

take place

發(fā)生

take the place of

取代，代替

Who will take the place of Mr White?

誰(shuí)將代替懷特先生？

The helicopter may take the place of a car some day. 也許有一天直升機(jī)會(huì)取代汽車(chē)。

take up

占去，占據(jù)（時(shí)間、地位等）

It took up a whole week to make the dress.

做這一件衣服花費(fèi)了整整一星期。

The table takes up too much space.

這張桌子太占地方了。

talk about

談?wù)?，議論

talk of

談?wù)?，議論

the day after tomorrow

后天

the day before yesterday

前天

the more…the more…

越…就越…

the other day

前幾天，某日

The computer broke down the other day.

電腦前幾天出故障了。

think about

考慮（是否去做）

He carefully thought about what I said. 他仔細(xì)地考慮了一下我所說(shuō)的話。

think of

想起，考慮；認(rèn)為，看法

He thought of a good plan. 他想到一項(xiàng)好計(jì)劃。

thousands of

成千上萬(wàn)，幾千

throw away

扔掉

too…to

太…以至于不…

try on

試穿，試試看

try out

試驗(yàn)

We are trying out the new method.

他們正在試驗(yàn)?zāi)欠N新方法。

turn down

關(guān)小，調(diào)低

turn off

關(guān)掉（水、電、電視、收音機(jī)等）

turn on

打開(kāi)（水、電、電視、收音機(jī)、燈、煤氣等）

turn over

翻動(dòng)，梨翻（土地）

The glass on the table turned over. 桌上的玻璃杯翻了。

A big wave turned over the fishing boat. 巨浪打翻了漁船。

Turn over a new leaf. 改過(guò)自新。

turn up

到達(dá)，來(lái)到；開(kāi)大（聲音）

He turns up late for everything. 他事事都慢吞吞。

The key you lost has turned up. 你遺失的鑰匙已經(jīng)找到了。

U

up and down

上下，來(lái)回

used to do sth.

過(guò)去常常

used to sth

習(xí)慣于

He used to get up late, but he is used to getting up early now. 他過(guò)去起床晚，但是現(xiàn)在習(xí)慣早起。

W

wait for

等候，等待

wake up

醒來(lái)

work out

算出，解決

Can you work out how much money it will need?

你能計(jì)算出需要多少錢(qián)嗎？

I hope the new project will work out well.

我希望新計(jì)劃能順利完成。

worry about

擔(dān)心，煩惱

write down

寫(xiě)下，記下

write to

寫(xiě)信給…