a couple of 两个, 几个 a few 少许, 少数 a great deal of a.很多的 a great many adj. 很多 a little 少量, 少许 a lot of adj. 许多的 a number of adj. 许多的 a pair of 一双 a piece of 一块 a series of 一连串的 a variety of adj. 多种的 abound in v. 富于 above all adv. 最重要, 首先 according to 根据…, 依照…而定 account for v.说明,解决,得分 act on v. 对...起作用, 按...行动, 作用于 adapt to 适合 add up v. 合计 add up to v. 合计达 adjust to 适应, 调节 after all adv. 毕竟 agree with v.同意,适合 ahead of ad.在...前面 ahead of time ad.提早 aim at v. 瞄准, 针对 take care of v. 照顾 all day adv. 整天 all in all adv. 总而言之 all kinds of 各种各类的 all of a sudden adv. 突然 all over adv. 全部结束, 到处, 浑身 all the same adv. 仍然 all the year round adv. 一年到头 all thumbs 笨拙, 笨手笨脚的 allow for v. 虑及, 体谅 along with 连同...一起, 随同...一起 amount to 总计 and so adv. 因此 and so on adv. 等等 and then adv. 于是, 然后 answer for v. 负责, 保证, 符合 anything but ad.决不 apart from 除...之外,远离 appeal to 对...有吸引力,呼吁,要求,诉诸,上诉 approve of v.赞成,满意 arm in arm adv. 臂挽臂 arrive at v. 到达, 达到 arrive in v. 到达 as a matter of fact adv. 事实上 as a result adv. 结果 as a whole adv. 总体上 as for adv. 至于 as if adv. 好象 as long as 只要, 在...的时候 as soon as adv. 一...就 as usual adv. 照常 as well 也,又; 同样地 as well as adv. 也, 又 ask for v. 请求, 寻找 at a glance 一看 (就) ,一见 (就) at a loss adv. 困惑, 亏本地 at ease 自在，轻松 at first sight ad.乍一看 at hand ad.在手边,在附近,即将到来 at home ad.在家,在本地,在国内,熟悉 at large ad.在逃；详尽；普遍 at last ad.终于，最后 at least ad.至少 at night ad.在晚上 at once ad.立刻 at present ad.现在,目前 at random ad.胡乱地,随便地 at the moment ad.此刻 at the same time ad.同时,但是 at will ad.随意,任意 back and forth adv. 来来往往地, 来回地 be able to v. 能, 会 be about to v. 将要, 正打算 be absorbed in v. 全神贯注于, 专心于 be acquainted with 熟悉 be afraid to v. 害怕 be anxious about v. 渴望, 担忧 be ashamed of v. 感到羞愧, 惭愧 be at a loss 茫然不知 be aware of v. 知道 be composed of 由...组成 be concerned with 参与,干预 be confident of 对...事有信心,确信... be confronted with v. 面临, 对照 be convinced of v. 确信, 认识到 be covered with 盖着, 覆着 be crazy about 对...疯狂 be curious about 对...好奇 be derived from 源自于 be destined to 一定会... be devoted to 致力于... be engaged in 从事于 be entitled to 有...的资格 be equal to v. 胜任, 相等, 合适 be equipped with 装备 be essential to 对...必要的 be faced with 面临 be familiar with v. 熟悉 be famous for 因...而著名 be fed up with 饱受, 厌烦 be fond of v. 喜爱, 爱好 be good at v. 擅长 be good for v. 值得, 有效 be ignorant of v. 不知道 be in need of v. 需要 be in trouble 处于困难或危险中 be indifferent to 对...漠不关心 be indispensable to v. 必需 be involved in 涉及, 专心 be jealous of v. 妒嫉 be keen on v. 喜爱 be late for 迟到 be made from 由...所做成的(用于原材料不易看出的场合) be made of 用...造成(用于原材料显而易见的场合) be made up of 由...组成 be obliged to 不得不 be occupied in v. 使忙碌于, 使从事于 be out 不在, 公开 be proud of v. 自豪, 高兴 be responsible for 为...负责, 形成...的原因 be satisfied with 对...感到满意 be sick and tired of v. 对...十分厌倦 be similar to 与...相似 be subject to v. 受支配, 从属于, 可以...的, 常遭受... be well off 生活过的,处境良好 bear in mind v. 记住 because of adv. 因为 become of …变成 (怎么样) ; 遭遇 (如何) before long adv. 不久以后 begin with 首先 believe in v. 信仰 belong to v. 属于 benefit from v. 受益于 black and blue adj. 遍体鳞伤的 black sheep 败家子,污损全体之名誉者,害群之马 blow out v. 吹熄, 爆裂 blow up v. 使充气, 爆炸, 放大 break down v. 毁掉, 制服, 压倒, 停顿, 倒塌, 中止, 垮掉, 分解 break into v. 破门而入, 侵占 break off v. 放弃 break one's word v. 食言, 失信 break out v. 爆发, 叫嚷 break up v. 打碎, 分裂，分手 bring about v. 使发生, 致使 bring on v. 引起, 导致, 使发展, 提出 bring something to an end n. 使结束 bring up v. 教育, 培养, 提出 build up v.树立,增进,增大,堵塞 bump into v. 撞击 burst into v. 闯入, 开出, 突然出现 burst out v. 闯出来, 大声喊, 突发 but for conj. 要不是 by accident adv. 偶然 by air adv. 通过航空 by all means adv. 尽一切办法, 一定 by and by 不久以后; 不久; 不一会儿 by chance adv. 偶然, 意外地 by far adv. 到目前为止 by force adv. 强迫地, 用暴力 by heart 熟记 by leaps and bounds adv. 飞跃地 by means of adv. 依靠 by mistake 由于错误,误…,错… by nature adv. 生来 by no means adv. 决不 by oneself adv. 单独, 独力 by the way adv. 在途中, 顺便 by turns adv. 轮流, 交替 by way of adv. 经由, 作为, 为了 call for v.要求,提倡,为...叫喊,为...叫 call it a day 今天到此为止 call the roll v.点名 call up v.召唤,使想起,提出,打电话给 care about v.担心 care for v.关怀,照顾,愿意,计较 carry on v.继续开展,坚持,举止失常 carry out v.进行,实现,贯彻,执行 carry weight v.重要,有影响 catch fire 着火 catch hold of v.抓住 catch sight of v.瞥见 cater for v.供应伙食,迎合 change one's mind v.改变主意 check in v.登记,报到 check out v.付帐后离开,,检验,合格,及格 cheer up v.使振奋,感到振奋 clear up v. 整理, 消除, 放 close to adv. 接近于, 在附近 come across v.来到,偶遇 come at v.袭击,达到,得到 come back v.回来,在记忆中重现,复辟,恢复,回嘴 come from v.来自,出生于 come in v.进来,到达,流行起来,当选,到手 come into v.进入,得到,继承 come out v.出来,长出,传出 come to v.达到,继承,复苏,停止 come true v.实现,达到 come up with v.赶上,提出 compensate for v.赔偿 complain about v.抱怨 consist of v. 由...组成 contribute to v. 捐献 cope with v.与...竞争,应付 correspond to 相应, 符合 count on v. 依靠, 指望 cover up v. 掩盖 cut off v. 切断, 断绝, 剥夺继承权 cut out v. 切掉, 裁剪出, 取代, 停止 cut through v. 抄近路走过, 刺穿 day after day adv. 日复一日(=day by day) day by day adv. 逐日 day in and day out adv. 天天 deal with v. 安排, 处理, 涉及, 做生意 department store 百货商店,百货公司 die down v. 变弱, 逐渐停止, 渐渐消失 die from (病以外)因某事而死 die of 因某病而死 dining room 餐厅 disagree with v.不同意,不一致,不适合 do one's best v. 尽全力 do with v. 利用, 忍受, 需要, 乐意做 doze off 打瞌睡 draw in v. 收, 引诱, 接近黄昏, 紧缩开支 draw near 走近,临近 draw up v. 草拟, 停住, 逼近, 追上, 整队 dream of 梦见... dress up v. 盛装, 打扮, 装饰, 伪装 drop in v. 顺便走访, 不预先通知的拜访 due to adv. 由于, 应归于 each other 互相; 相互 enjoy oneself v. 过得快乐 escape from v. 逃脱 et down v. (从...)下来, 回到, 写下 even if conj. 即使 ever since adv. 从那时到现在 every other adv. 每隔, 所有其他 every other day adv. 每隔一天 excel in v. 在...方面胜过 except for adv. 除...以外 except that n. 除了...之外, 只可惜 exempt from v. 免除, 豁免 expert in 熟练于... fall in love with v. 爱上 far away 遥远, 深远 far from adv. 远离, 远非, 远远不, 完全不, 非但不 feed on v.以...为食,以...为能源 feel for v.摸索,同情 feel like 觉得想…; 想要 <饮料、食物等> figure out v. 想出, 算出, 解决, 断定, 领会到 find one's way 找到路 find out v. 找出, 发现, 查明(真相等), 认识到, 想出, 揭发 fire alarm n. 火警, 报火机, 警钟 first of all adv. 首先 focus on 集中 for a change adv. 为改变 for ever adv. 永远, 总是 for fear of 为了避免, 害怕 for free adv. 免费 for fun adv. 开玩笑地 for god's sake 务必 for instance adv. 例如 for nothing adv. 免费, 徒然 for pleasure adv. 为了取乐 for sale adv. 待售 for sure adv. 确实 for the first time adv. 第一次 for the future adv. 今后 for the moment adv. 暂时, 目前 for the rest adv. 至于其他 for the sake of 为了 for the time being adv. 暂时 forget about 忘记 frankly speaking adv. 坦白地说 free from v. 解除 free of adj. 无...的, 在...外面, 摆脱...的 free of charge n. 免费 from now on adv. 从现在开始 from time to time adv. 有时 gain weight v. 体重增加 generally speaking adv. 一般而言 get along v. 生活, 融洽相处, 进展, 有起色 get along with v. 进展, 走开, 别胡扯 get around 到处走动, 传播出去 get away v. 逃脱, 离开, 把...送走 get away with v. 侥幸成功, 逃脱处罚 get back v. 回来, 恢复, 找回(失物等), 上台重新(执政) get down to v. 开始认真考虑 get in v. 进入, 到达, 收获, 插入, 陷入 get into trouble v. 招致不幸, 陷入困境, 被捕 get off v. 下来, 脱下, 出发, 被容忍, 动身, 开始 get on with 继续做 get out v. 出去, 离开, 逃脱, 泄露 get out of the way 让开,避开 get over v. 爬过, 克服, 熬过, 恢复, 原谅 get rid of v. 摆脱, 除去 get to v. 到达, 接触到, 开始, 对...有影响 get together v. 聚集, 收集, 积累 get up v. 起床 get used to 习惯于 give away v. 送掉, 分发, 放弃, 泄露, 出卖, 让步, 陷下 give birth to v.生育 give in v. 投降, 屈服, 让步, 交上, 宣布 give off v. 发出(蒸汽、光等)，长出（枝、杈等） give out v. 分发, 发出(气味、热等), 发表, 用尽, 精疲力竭 give up v. 放弃(念头、希望等), 停止, 认输 give way to 让路,让步 go after v. 追逐, 追求 go ahead v. 前进 go back v.回去 go back to v.回去 go by v.路过，度过 go down v.下去,坠落,传下去 go Dutch v.各人付自己的帐 go for v.去找,努力获取,被认为,主张,拥护 go for a walk v.散步 go home v.回家 go in for v.参加,追求,从事,赞成 go into v.进入,加入,探究,变得 go on v.继续下去,过去,发生,进行,接近,依靠,依据 go out v.出去,熄灭,过时,辞职,倒塌,罢工,向往 go out v.出去,熄灭,过时,辞职,倒塌,罢工,向往 go over v.转变,仔细检查,润色,复习 go over v.转变,仔细检查,润色,复习 go to bed v.上床 go to bed v.上床 go to extremes v.走极端 go to extremes v.走极端 go to school v.上学 go to school v.上学 go together v.相配 go together v.相配 go with v.伴随,与...相配 go with v.伴随,与...相配 go wrong v.走错路,出毛病,失败 go wrong v.走错路,出毛病,失败 good for 对...有益, 能担当 good for 对...有益, 能担当 good for nothing adj. 毫无价值 good for nothing adj. 毫无价值 grow up v. 长大, 成人, 崛起 grow up v. 长大, 成人, 崛起 had better do 最好…,宜… hand down v. 传下来, 宣布 hand in v. 交上 hand in hand adv. 手拉手, 联合 hand over v. 移交 hang up v. 挂断, 拖延, 把...挂起来 happen to 发生在...人身上 have a word with 与...商谈 have no choice but to v. 别无他法, 只好 have nothing to do with v. 与...无关 head first ad.头向前地,冒失地 head for v.出发,动身,前往 head on ad.迎面地 hear from v.听到...消息，接到...的信 hear of v.听说 help oneself to v. 自用 here and there 各处, 到处 hold back v. 踌躇, 阻止, 抑制, 隐瞒 hold on v. 继续, 不挂断, 停止 hold one's breath v. 屏息 hold one's tongue 保持沈默, 肃静 hold out v.维持，伸出, 提供 hurry up v. 赶快, 使赶快 idle about v. 闲逛, 无所事事 if only adv. 只要 if possible 如果可能,如果办得到 in a hurry ad.匆忙 in a minute ad.马上,立刻 in a moment ad.立刻 in a sense ad.在某种意义上 in a word ad.总之 in accordance with ad.与...一致,依照 in addition ad.另外 in addition to ad.除...之外 in advance ad.预先，提前 in all ad.总共 in any case ad.无论如何 in brief 简单地说,总之 in case conj.万一 in case of ad.假设,万一 in charge ad.主管,看管,在...看管下 in common ad.共有 in detail ad.详细地 in effect ad.有效 in fact ad.事实上 in favor of ad.赞同,有利于 in front of adv. 在前面 in full adv. 充足, 完全 in general 通常,大体上, 一般而言 in need of 需要 in order adv. 整齐, 状况良好, 适宜 in order to 为了... in other words adv. 换句话说 in particular adv. 特别 in peace 安祥地 in practice adv. 在实践中, 实际上, 熟练 in private adv. 私下, 秘密地 in progress adv. 在进行中 in proportion to adv. 按...比例, 依...程度而变 in public adv. 当众, 公开地, 公然地 in pursuit of 追求, 寻求 in reality adv. 认真地 in return adv. 作为报答 in return for adv. 作为...的报答 in search of adv. 寻找 in season adv. 当令, 及时, 及早 in short adv. 简而言之 in sight adv. 被看到 in spite of adv. 不管 in terms of adv. 根据, 按照, 用...的话, 在...方面 in the air adv. 在空中, 悬而未决, 在流传中 in the end adv. 最后, 终于 in the first place adv. 首先 in the future adv. 未来, 将来, 往后 in the long run adv. 最后 in the open adv. 在野外 in the open air 在户外, 露天 in the way adv. 挡道 in theory 理论上 in this way adv. 这样 in time adv. 及时 in trouble adv. 处于不幸中, 在监禁中 in turn adv. 依次, 轮流 in use 使用中 in vain adv. 徒然 ine out v. 外出吃饭 inquire into 探究 insist on v. 坚持, 坚决要求 instead of adv. 代替, 而不是.. just about adv. 几乎, 正是 just as adv. 正象 keep an eye on v. 照看, 密切注视 keep away from 远离 keep company with 一直陪伴，密切注视 keep in mind 紧记 keep in touch v. 保持联络 keep in touch with v. 与...保持联络 keep off v. 让开, 不接近 keep one's word v. 守信 keep up v. 不低落, 维持, 继续 keep up with v. 跟上 kind of 差不多,大致上,有几分,有一点 lack of 缺乏 laugh at v.嘲笑,漠视,因...发笑 laugh over v.笑着谈论 lay in v.贮藏 lead to v.导致,通向 learn by heart v.记住 let go v.放开,释放,发射 let in v.放进,招致,嵌入 let out v.放掉,泄露,放大,出租 lie in 在于，依靠于；睡懒觉、赖床 listen to v.听 little by little ad.渐渐 live on v.继续生活,以...为主食,靠...生活 long for v. 渴望 look after v. 目送, 寻求, 照顾, 关心 look at v. 看, 考虑, 着眼于 look down upon 蔑视, 瞧不起 look for v. 寻找, 期待 look like 像..., 似...,外表特征是 look on v. 观看, 面向, 旁观, 看待 look out v. 面朝, 留神, 照料 look through v. 看穿, 审核, 浏览, 温习, 从...中显露 look to v. 照看, 注意, 指望 lose sight of v.不再看见,忽略,忘记 lose weight v.体重减轻 lots of 许多 make both ends meet v.量入为出 make fun of v.取笑 make it v.成功 make no difference v.没有影响 make oneself understood v.表达自己的意图 make sense v.有意义 make sure v.确定 make the best of v.充分利用 make up v.组成，建立，化妆，补偿 marvel at v.对...惊奇 more and more adv. 越来越多 more or less adv. 或多或少 next door n. 隔壁 next to adv.在...边上 no better than adv. 几乎等于 no doubt adv. 无疑地 no longer adv. 不再 no more adv. 不再 no wonder adj. 不足为奇的 none the less ad.依然 not any more adv. 不再, 不比...多 not at all adv. 一点也不 not exactly 不一定; 未必 not in the least n. 绝不, 一点也不 not much of a 不是什么了不起的…,不是很好的… not to mention adv. 不用说 nothing but adv. 只 object to 反对 off duty adv. 下班 off the point adv. 离题 on a large scale 大规模地 on account of adv. 由于 on average adv. 继续不停地 on behalf of adv. 代表... on business adv. 因公 on condition that adv. 如果 on duty adv. 值班, 上班 on earth adv. 在世上, 究竟 on fire adv. 起火, 非常激动 on foot adv. 走路 on holiday adv. 在度假 on purpose adv. 故意 on sale adj. 待售的, 拍卖的 on second thoughts adv. 进一步考虑后 on show 展览中,陈列着,展示着 on the contrary adv. 正相反 on the increase adv. 正在增长 on the other hand adv. 另一方面 on the road adv. 在旅途中 on the side adv. 作为兼职, 另外 on the whole adv. 大体上, 基本上 on time adv. 准时 on top of adv. 在上面, 成功, 领先, 另外 on top of the world adv. 幸福到极点, 心满意足 on vacation 在度假中 once in a while adv. 偶尔 one after another adv. 接连地 one another n. 彼此, 相互 one by one adv. 一个接一个 or so 大约 out of 从…里面向外,向…外面 out of breath adv. 上气不接下气 out of control ad.不受控制 out of date a.过时的,废弃的 out of order ad.次序颠倒,不整齐,状态不好 out of sight ad.在看不见的地方 out of the question ad.不可能 over and over adv. 反复, 再三 over and over again adv. 一再地 over there adv. 那里 ow and then ad.偶尔 owing to 由于, 因...之缘故 participate in v.参加,参与,分享 pass away v.去世 pass by v.经过,掠过 pass on 前进,继续; 传递 pass out 昏倒 pay a visit to v. 去参观, 拜访 pay attention to v. 注意 pay for v. 偿还, 赔偿 persist in v. 坚持, 固执于 pick out v.挑选 pick up v.捡起,接人 play first fiddle v. 担任第一小提琴手, 当第一把手 play with v. 与...一起玩 plenty of adj. 许多 point at 指向 point out v. 指出 post office n. 邮局 prepare for v. 准备, 使有准备 prior to adv. 在前, 居先 protect from v. 保护 pull down v. 摧毁, 推翻 put an end to v. 结束, 终止 put aside v. 撇开, 储存...备用 put away v. 放好, 储存...备用, 处理掉, 放弃, 抛弃 put down v. 放下, 拒绝, 镇压, 羞辱,记下 put forward v. 放出, 拿出, 提出, 推举出 put off v. 推迟, 拖延 put on v. 穿上, 把...放在上 put on airs v. 装腔作势 put out v. 放出, 伸出, 生产 put up v. 举起, 抬起, 进行, 提供, 表现出, 建造, 提名, 推举 put up with v. 忍受, 容忍 quarrel with v.跟...吵架 quite a few adj. 相当多的 rather than conj.胜于 recover from v.恢复知觉,恢复 refer to v. 查阅, 提到, 谈到, 打听 refrain from v. 忍住, 制止, 戒除 regardless of adj. 不管, 不顾 rely on v. 依赖, 依靠 result from v. 由...产生 result in v. 导致 right away adv. 立刻 run across v. 偶遇, 跑着穿过 run after v. 追捕, 追求, 跟踪 run away v.潜逃,失控 run into v.跑进,撞上,偶遇,陷入,达到 run out v.跑出,离开,完成,流逝,期满,被用完,放出去,伸向,逐出 run short of v.缺少 rush hour (上、下班时等的) 交通拥挤时间,尖峰时间 safe and sound adj. 安然无恙的 seize hold of v. 抓住, 占领 send for v. 召唤, 派人去拿 separate from 分离, 分开 set fire to v. 纵火烧 set free v. 释放 set off v. 出发, 动身, 使爆炸, 引起, 使爆发, 抵销, 分开, 衬托 set out v. 出发, 开始, 装饰, 陈列, 测定, 宣布, 移植, 陈述 set up v. 设立, 竖立, 架起, 升起, 装配, 创(纪录), 提出, 开业 settle down v. 定居, 平静下来, 专心 share with 分与, 分派 shop assistant n. 店员 show off v. 炫耀, 卖弄, 使显眼 show up v. 揭露, 露出, 露面 sit on v.为...的一员,开会讨论,扣押,责备 sit up v.坐起,端坐,熬夜 size up v. 估计...的大小(或多少), <口>品评, 符合要求 so as to adv. 使得, 以致 so far adv. 迄今为止 so far as I know 就我所知 so long as adv. 只要 so that conj. 所以 so to speak 可以说,好比 sooner or later adv. 迟早 sort of adv. 有几分地 speaking of 说到…,谈到… stand by v. 支持, 遵守, 袖手旁观, 准备行动 stand for v. 代表, 代替, 象征, 支持, 做...的候选人 stand to reason 显而易见的 stare at v. 凝视, 盯住 stay up v. 不睡觉 step by step adv. 逐步地 strictly speaking adv. 严格来说 struggle for 为...努力 subject to v. 使服从, 使遭受 subscribe to v. 预订, 同意, 订阅 such as adv. 例如...,象这种的 suffer from v. 忍受, 遭受 switch on v. 接通 take a look v. 注视 take advantage of v. 利用 take after v. 象, 学样 take care 注意,小心 take hold of v. 握住 take into account v. 重视, 考虑 take it easy v. 从容, 不紧张, 松懈, 轻松 take notes v. 作笔记 take off v. 拿掉, 取消, 脱衣, 起飞, 减弱, 离开, 岔开, 复制 take out v. 拿出, 取出, 去掉, 出发, 取得, 扣除, 抵充, 发泄 take over v. 把...从一地带到另一地, 接收, 接管 take part in v. 参与, 参加 take place v. 发生 take the lead v. 为首, 带头 take turns v. 轮流, 依次 take up v. 拿起, 开始从事, 继续, 吸收, 责备, 拘留, 占据, 认购 talk about 谈论,议论,讨论 talk to 责备 talk with v. 与...交谈, 想说服 taste of v. 有...味道, 体验, 感到 tell from 区别 ten to one adv. 很可能 tend to v. 注意, 趋向 thanks to ad.由于 think about v.考虑,回想 think of v.考虑,关心,想起,记起,想象,有...的看法 think over v.仔细考虑 throw away v. 扔掉, 丢弃 to and fro ad.来回 to one's advantage (以便) 对…有利 [有助,方便] together with adv. 和, 加之 trust in v. 托付, 信任, 相信 turn a deaf ear to v. 置若罔闻 turn down v. (被)向下折转, 拒绝 turn off v. 关掉, 避开, 使转变方向 turn on v. 开启, 变得兴奋, 突然装出, 开始 turn out v. 出现，生产 turn to v. 转向, 变成, 求助于, 致力于, 开始行动 twists and turns n. 迂回曲折 under control adv. 被控制住 up and down adv. 上下地, 到处, 前前后后, 来来往往 up to 一直到,等于 up to now adv. 到目前为止 ups and downs 浮沉; 盛衰 use up v. 用完, 耗尽 used to 惯常, 惯于 ut of fashion 不流行,不合时尚 vote for 投票赞成 wait for v. 等待 watch out 密切注视,当心, 提防 watch over v. 看守, 监视 wear out v. 消瘦, 穿破, 用坏, 克服, 消磨, 疲劳 weather permitting 如果天气好的话 with pleasure adv. 愉快地, 愿意 with the help of adv. 在...的帮助下 work on v. 继续工作, 设法说服, 影响 work out v. 可以解决, 设计出, 作出, 计算出, 消耗完 year by year 年年; 每年 yield to 屈服, 让步