A
a big fortune一大笔钱
accommodate with向……供应;提供
accompany sb.陪伴某人
account for占……的比例
a couple of 几个
adapt to适应
add to增加
adjust to调节;调整以适应
admit to承认
adverse effect不利影响;副作用
afford to (有条件)做;能承担
a good bargain便宜货
a great deal of 大量,许多
agree with同意
aim at瞄准;目的在于
aim to目标在于……
all of a sudden突然
allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
a majority of大多数的;大部分的
appeal for 要求;呼吁
appeal to对……有吸引力
apply for申请
a ray of hope 一线希望
arouse the interest激起兴趣
artificial intelligence人工智能
a scarcity of缺乏;缺少
a sheer waste of time 纯属浪费时间
as if 好像
ask sb. to do sth.要求某人做某事
as soon as possible尽快
as well as也;和……一样
at ease安逸;自由自在
at hand 在手边;即将到来
at least 至少
at one’s expense由某人支付费用
attach importance to 予以重视
attend the presentation出席见面会
at the rear of 在……的后面
at the right time 在适当的时间
attract the/one’s attention to吸引注意力
attribute…to…把……归因于……
avoid doing sth.避免做某事
a waste of time浪费时间
B
baby-sitter保姆
bachelor’s degree学士学位
based on根据;依据
be able to do sth.有能力做某事
be about to即将;正打算
be absent from缺席
be accused of因……被起诉/指责
be accustomed to习惯于
be addicted to对……上瘾;沉溺于
be admitted to加入;获准做某事
be alien to与……相异;与……格格不入
be annoyed at对……恼怒
be applied in应用于……
be arrested for doing sth.因为犯……罪而被逮捕
be ashamed of为……感到羞耻
be assigned to被分配给……;归属于
be available to sb.可能被某人利用或得到
be aware of知道;意识到;察觉到;认识到
be based on基于
be beneficial to 对……有益
be bent on专心致力于
be blamed for sth.应对某事负责任
be bored with对……感到厌烦
be bound to必然
be busy doing sth.忙于做某事
be capable of 能够
be careless about不介意
because of由于
become/be concerned about关心;担忧
be concerned about对……担心/担忧/挂念
be confined to 仅限于
be contrary to违背,与……相反
be covered with被……盖满;充满着……
be crazy about sth.对某事痴迷/热衷
be decorated with用……修饰
be dissatisfied with对……不满意
be divided into被分成
be eager to渴望要做……;盼望
be engaged in doing sth. 忙于做某事
be equal to相等,合适
be essential to对……必不可少
be faced with面对
be familiar with和……熟悉
be fed up with感到厌烦
be flooded with挤满;充满
be fond of爱好;喜爱
be full of装满;充满
be fussy about 挑剔的
be good at sth.擅长做某事
be guilty of 犯有……罪
be harmful to对……有害
be honor of做……感到荣幸
be impressed with对……印象深刻
be in charge of负责
be inclined to倾向于
be indifferent to对……冷漠;漠不关心
be influenced by受……的影响
be involved in被卷入……中;涉及到
be irritated at因……而生气
be irritated with被激怒
be less inclined to不太愿意
be less likely to不太可能
be likely to do sth.倾向于做某事;极有可能做某事
believe in相信
belong to属于
be looking forward to期望做某事
be made from由……制造
be mean to对……刻薄
be mean with sth.在某方面吝啬
be named after以……的名字命名
be neglected by被忽视
be noted for 以……而闻名
be obliged to应该;不得不;被迫做
be opposed to反对……;与……相对
be passionate about 对……充满热情
be pleased to乐意做某事
be popular with受……的欢迎
be prepared for为……做准备
be qualified for 可以胜任
be qualified to能胜任……
be out of stock脱销了
be ready to do sth.准备好做某事
be reluctant to 不情愿……
be responsible for对某事承担责任
be responsible to对……负责
be saddled with背负
be sick of厌恶
be similar to与……相似
be split on 意见有分歧
be strict with对……要求严格
be stuck in a traffic jam 遭遇堵车
be subject to 受……支配;受限于……
be subjected to经受
be suitable for 适合于……的
be surrounded by被……包围
be supposed to应该
be suspected of 被怀疑(做某事)
be sympathetic with对……同情
be tailored to定制
be tired of 厌烦
be tolerant of 对……宽容,能够容忍
be too particular about 对……很挑剔
be trained as 被训练成
be trapped in 被困在
be unworthy of 不值得
be upset by因……而生气
be used to被用作
be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事
be vulnerable to 易受……的伤害
be worried about担心;忧虑
beyond one’s expectation超出某人的预期
blame for责备,责怪
blow up爆炸
botanical garden植物园
break down分解;瓦解
break with和……决裂;与……断绝关系
bring about引起;导致
bring in 请来,带来
bring into full play尽情发挥
bring…to an end使结束
broaden one’s horizons 开阔某人的视野
broaden the scope (of knowledge)扩展(知识)范围
brush aside 对……置之不理
brush up on 温习;重温;复习;重新练习(本领、技巧以免荒疏)
build up 增快;加强;建立
burn down 烧毁
buy out 出钱使……放弃地位
by any means 无论如何
by contrast 与……相反的是
by nature 天生的
by oneself 单独的,独自的
by the sea 在海边
by the time 等到;到……时候
C
call for 需要;要求;提倡
calm down 平静下来,镇定下来
care about 担心;关心
carry on继续;参与
carry out执行;实行
chat with sb.和某人聊天
charge for索价;要价
civil servant 公务员
close down(工厂、企业等)停业,关闭
come up 想出,提出
compare with与……相比较
compete with 与……竞争,一较高下
concentrate on集中精力于……;全神贯注于……
confine sb. to把某人限定在范围内
conform to符合,遵照
consist of包含
continue to do sth. 继续做某事
contribute to 贡献;有助于
convert into 把……转化成……
cope with应对
count in把……计算在内
count on指望
create job opportunity创造工作机会
credit history 信用记录
cut down 削减;砍到
D
deal with处理
deliver to交送;交付
depend on依靠
derive from得自
devote oneself to sth. /doing sth.致力于;投身于
devote … to …把……用于
do a disservice帮倒忙
draw conclusion from从……得出结论
drop out of school 退学
dry out 完全变干;干透
due to 归因于;由于
E
embark on从事,开始(做某事)
encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事
enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事
evolve from由……进化
evolve into发展成;进化成
executive board执行委员会,董事会
F
face with面对,面临
fail to do sth. 未能做某事
fall asleep 入睡,睡着
fall down摔倒;跌倒
fall out 争吵,不和
figure out解决;算出;想出
file against对……提出诉讼
fill in填充;填写
fill up填补;装满
find an ideal solution to 找到对……的理想解决办法
find fault with挑剔;批评;抱怨
find out找出来;弄清楚
fix up修理,解决
focus on集中于;关注于
follow the trend跟随时尚
for a long time一段时间
force sb. to do sth.强迫某人做某事
for the sake of为了……
free market自由市场
free sb. from使某人从……中解放出来
from bad to worse每况愈下;越来越糟
from cover to cover从头至尾
from time to time不时的;时常
G
general public公众
get a degree (in administration) 取得(管理学)学位
get along with 和……相处
go bankrupt破产
get married with sb. 和某人结婚
get out of 避免;摆脱
get rid of 摆脱;去除
give a talk作报告;做演讲
give (top) priority to优先考虑
get rid of 摆脱
give rise to 发生;引起
get through接通电话
get used to 习惯于……
give up 放弃
give way to 给……让路
global warming 全球变暖
go back to回去;返回;追溯到
go camping 去野营
go down 下降
go into shock休克
go through经历
go up 上升
go wrong with出毛病
guard against 防止;提防
H
had better do sth. 最好做某事
hand in提交,呈送
happen to刚好
have access to 可以利用
have a good appetite胃口好
have claim on 对……拥有所有权
have difficulty (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难
have effect on对……有影响
have expertise in 有……的专业知识
have faith in 对……的信任,有信心
have an impact on有……影响
have…in common 有共同之处
have no choice but to do sth. 没别的选择不得不做某事
have no sense of 不知道
have to do sth. 不得不做某事
health hazard健康危害
hinge on 完全取决于
hold a party举办晚会
hold back抑制;控制
hold sway over对……有影响力;控制……
hold true对……适用
hold up阻挡;拦截
I
in accordance with依照;与……一致
in addition 此外
in advance提前
in a group成群结队地
in a hurry匆忙;立刻
in broad daylight 光天化日之下;公开地
in case免得;以防
in consultation with经与……磋商
in debt负债
in desperate need of迫切需要
in different ways以不同的方式,以不同的方法
in face of…面对……;不顾……
inform sb. of sth.通知某人某事
in front of在……前面
in general总之;一般而言
in harmony with 与……协调;与……一致
inherit from从……继承;从……得到
instead of代替;而不是
interpersonal relationship 人际关系
in terms of 就……而言
in the canteen在食堂
in the long run 长远
in the middle of在……中间;正在做某事
in the right way适当的;有效的
in time及时
in total 总数
in vain 徒劳;无效
involve in 参与;涉及
it is crucial to do sth. 做某事很关键
it takes time to do sth.花费时间做某事
J
join hands with与……携手联合
justify doing sth. 证明……合理
K
keep one’s distance from 与……保持一定距离
keep one’s promise 遵守承诺
knock back 喝下
L
lack in缺少于
lack of没有;缺乏
lay the foundation of打下/奠定……的基础
lead to导致
learn to do sth. 学做某事
leave a … impression on留下一个……的印象
leave an impression留下印象
leave sb. alone让某人一个人待着;不打扰某人
lend out借出
liberate sb. from the burden让某人从负担中解脱
lie in 在于
look after 照顾
look down upon看不起
look for寻找
M
major in主修
make a bargain with和……做交易
make a living by通过……谋生
make a fuss about 大惊小怪,小题大做
make a hasty decision 做出草率的决定
make an appointment约会;预约
make effort to do sth. 努力做某事
make for 有助于
make peace 讲和;言归于好
make plan 制定计划
make preparations for为……做准备
make use of利用;使用
manage to do sth.设法做某事
manage with用……设法应付
meet the needs of 满足……的需求
might as well倒不如;不妨……;还是……的好
military spending军费开支
mix…with 和……混合
more or less或多或少
move into移入;迁入
move out of搬出
N
not simply…but also…不仅……而且……
now and then 偶尔,有时
O
on bad terms with与……关系不好
on behalf of 作为……的代表;为了……的利益
on one’s own靠自己
on the menu在菜单上
on the phone 通电话
on the site 现场
opposite to与……相反
out of control 失控
out of one’s mind 疯了;发疯;精神不正常;失去理智
P
participate in参加;参与
part-time job兼职
pass away去世
pay attention to注意,重视
pay for赔偿,为……付钱
pick up取、拿某物;开走
place a strain on使……(极度)紧张;造成压力
place emphasis on重视;强调
play a (an) … role in 扮演……角色
play an active role in在……方面起到积极作用
pocket money零花钱
point of view 观点,立场
pose a threat to 对……造成威胁
prefer … to … 更加喜欢
prepare for准备
prevent sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事
provide easy access to 提供通往……的便捷途径
pull together把……拉在一起;齐心协力
pull … out of 让……从……中退出
push…into 使陷入
put effort into 把精力花费在……
put off推迟
put on穿上;上演
pull through渡过难关
put up 举起
put up with忍受;容忍
R
realize one’s dream实现某人的梦想
reflect on 反思;回顾
refrain from克制;抑制;忍住
regard…as…把……看作
rely on依靠,依赖
remove…from除掉;移除
resort to依靠,诉诸,求助于
result in 导致,结果是
run away from逃跑;逃离;从……逃出
run out用完,耗尽
S
safe bet稳赢
save up储蓄,贮存
secondary education中等教育
see a doctor 就诊;看医生
seize opportunity 抓住机会
sell out卖光;卖完
serve as充当;起……作用
set up建立
share one’s viewpoint同意某人的观点
side effect 副作用
sign up报名参加
slip into陷入;堕入
soak up 汲取(知识等)
sooner or later迟早;早晚
sort out 分类;整理
specialize in 专门研究
speed up 加速;使加速
spend one’s time doing sth. 某人花费时间在某事上
split up 分开
square with与……协调或一致
start a business of one’s own某人自主创业
stay alert to对……警觉
stay away from离……远点;避开
stay up late熬夜,睡得很晚
step away from离开
stick to 坚持,粘住
strive to努力做某事
student loan助学贷款
T
take action采取行动
take advantage of利用……的优势
take away带走,拿走
take charge负责,主持
take care of照顾
take it for granted 认为其理所当然
take on承担
take out 取出;拿出
take over接管;接收
take part in参加;参与
take picture拍照
take place发生,举行
take responsibility承担责任
take revenge on向某人复仇
take up占用
talk someone out of 说服某人不做某事
teach sb. a lesson教训某人一顿
tear apart使……分裂;把……弄乱
tend to有……倾向;趋向于
there is no need for不需要
the same as和……一样
think highly of 高度评价
think of 记起,想起
third-party insurance 第三方责任保险
thrive on因……繁荣发展
tide over克服,度过
tidy up收拾;整理
tie up绑好;包扎
to a large extent在很大程度上
to the minimum至最低限度
touch on提及;谈及
to what extent在何种程度上
traffic jam 交通堵塞
try out 试验
try to do sth. 尝试做某事
turn away from 避开;脱离
turn out to be结果是;原来是
turn to 转向;变成
U
up-to-date最新的
up-to-date information最新消息
used to be过去曾经是
use up用完;耗尽
V
value-added tax 增值税
vary from不同
view…as…把……看作……
W
warn against警告不要(做某事)
warn sb. of sth.警示某人
wear out 耗尽;磨损
wind its way to 蜿蜒而行
with respect to在……方面
write down记下来;写下来
Y
year after year 年复一年的