大學(xué)英語短語大全

1、大學(xué)英語短語（一）Phrase Translation Explanations and/or Examples be about 即將I am about to learn Japanese. 不能加表示時間的詞或短語.但be going to 后可加according to 按照,根據(jù) According to the radio, it will rain tomorrow. He came according to his promise. by accident 偶然 by chance : I made a grammar mistake by accident. in accor

2、dance with 一致;按照;根據(jù) I sold the house in accordance with your orders. account for 解釋,說明 How do you account for all these mistakes ? on account of 因為,由于 because of : Li Ping was late for class this morning on account of the traffic. accustomed to 習(xí)慣于 1.The boy soon became accustomed to hard work and p

3、oor food. 2.I am accustomed to this sort of work take . into account 考慮 You must take into account the boys long illness. in addition to 除.之外 A new baby is an addition to the family. in addition=另外 add up to 合計達(dá) All this adds up to a new concept (概念)of the universe. in advance 事先,在前,預(yù)先 We always pay

4、 the rent in advance. gain/have an advantage 勝過,優(yōu)于 This system will have an advantage over that one. take advantage of 乘.之機(jī),利用 to make use of, e.g. by deceiving someone. advantage over : 優(yōu)于 ahead of 在.前面,先于 Our company is ahead of other makers of soap. in the air 在流行中,在傳播中 above all 首先,尤其 after all

5、畢竟,雖然這樣 at all 完全 I do not agree with you at all. all but 決不 Its all but impossible. all out 全力以赴,竭盡全力 We went all out to climb the mountain. in all 總共,合計 allow for 考慮到 Youll have to allow three days for that job. to provide (esp. money or time) leave alone 聽其自然,不要去管 Leave that alone: its mine. let

6、alone 聽其自然,不要去管 更不用說 1.Let him alone: he is doing no harm. 2. The baby cannot even walk, let alone run. one after another 一個接一個 one another 互相 We made comments on one anothers work. approve of 贊成,同意 I can hardly approve of it. anything but 根本不 The little bridge is anything but safe. I will do anythi

7、ng but that . arrive at 到達(dá) After many hours talk, the committee arrived at a decision. as for 至于 You can have a bed, but as for the children, theyll have to sleep on the floor. as if / as though 好像,仿佛 as to 至于 1.Hes very concerned as to whether its the right job for him. 2. correctly placed as to si

8、ze and color aside from 除.之外(尚有) =apart from Good work, apart from a few slight faults. ask after 詢問,問候 He ask after you / your health. ask for 請求,要求 attached to 系,貼,連接;附屬;依戀 1.I was attached to the naval college as a special instructor for six months. 2. I am very attached to that car. pay attentio

9、n to 注意 You must pay attention to the teacher. on (the/an) average 平均,一般說來 On average we receive five letters each day. right away 立刻,馬上 Do it right away! back and forth 來回地,反復(fù)地 The chair rocked back and forth. back down/off 放棄,讓步,退卻 I saw that she was right, so I had to back down. back of 在.后部,在.背后

10、 back up 支持,援助; A.倒退,后退 The policeman wouldnt have believed me if you hadnt backed me up. based on 以.為基礎(chǔ) His argument is based on facts. on the basis of 以.為基礎(chǔ) Society rested on the basis of the family. to begin with 首先,第一點 =in the first place: We cant go. To begin with, its too cold. Besides, weve n

11、o money on behalf of 代表,為了 The president is ill, so Im speaking on his behalf. make believe 假裝 The children are making believe that theyre princes and princesses. at best / at the best 最好,充其量 At best the company will lose money this year-at worst it may have to close down. get the best of 戰(zhàn)勝;從中得到最大益

12、處 They got the best of the other team at last. make the best of 充分利用,妥善處理 to make the best of a bad job; He will make the best of the situation. do/ try ones best 盡力,努力 We must try our best to overcome the difficulty. for the better 好轉(zhuǎn),向好的方向發(fā)展 a change for the better= a change with good results get

13、the better of 勝過,戰(zhàn)勝,在.中占上風(fēng) to get the better of ones opponents had better 最好還是,應(yīng)該 ought to, should on board 在船(飛機(jī))上 They got on board the train. be bound to 必定,一定 Its bound to rain soon. break away (from) 脫離,逃跑 The criminal broke away from the policemen who were holding him. break down 損壞;分解,瓦解 1.Th

14、ey 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 useful substances. break in 1強(qiáng)行進(jìn)入,闖入; 2 I .打斷,插嘴 1.He broke in and stole my money. 2.She broke in with some ideas of her o

15、wn. 3. to break new shoes in break into 1.闖入; 2.突然發(fā)生,突然開始; 3突然改變步法 4侵占; 5.打開并提取緊急之物 1.to break into a house 2. to break into song/ laugh/ tears 3. break into a run 4.Social duties break into my time/leisure.5.to break into money one has saved. break off 中斷,中止 1.Those two countries have broken off re

16、lations. 2. He broke off a branch. 3. A branch broke off (the tree). break out 1.2.突然發(fā)生,爆發(fā);3.逃跑 1.War broke out. 2.She broke out in curses(大怒). 3=escape: to break out of prison break through 1.突破;2.克服,征服,壓倒 1.The sun break through (the clouds). 2. The doctors broke through in their fight again heart

17、 disease. break up 1.破碎,拆散,瓦解;2.終止;3.婚姻關(guān)系結(jié)束;4身體衰弱,變?nèi)? 1. The ice will break up when the warm weather comes. 2. The police broke up the fight. 3. Their marriage broke up. 4. He may break up under all this pressure.(他累垮了) catch ones breath 1. 歇口氣; 2.屏息 He sat down to catch his breath. out of breath 喘不

18、過氣來 上氣不接下氣He ran so fast that he was soon out of breath. in brief 簡單地說,簡而言之 In brief he says No. He is brief of speech. bring about 導(dǎo)致,帶來,招致 cause to happen: Science has brought about many changes in our lives. bring down 打倒,降低 The pilot brought the plane down gently. bring forth 提出 What suggestions

19、 do you expect them to bring forth? bring forward 提出,提議 1.The director brought forward a new plan for the company. 2. The election will be brought forward to June instead of July. bring out 1.使出現(xiàn)/顯明;2闡釋,文明; 3A公布,出版;4.幫助消除害羞心理或沉默寡言態(tài)度 1.to bring out a new kind of soap.2.break out the meaning of a poem

20、. 3. When are the publishers bringing out his new book? 4.=help to lose shyness or reserve: Bill is very quiet; try to bring him out bring to 使恢復(fù)知覺 They brought the girl to with smelling salts. They brought her to. bring up 撫養(yǎng),培養(yǎng) 1.to bring up children 2. to bring up the question of your holidays bu

21、ild up 建立 to build up ones strength in bulk 大批,大量 to buy in bulk burn out 燒掉 1.The building was burnt out and only the walls remained. 2. That small fire can be left to burn (itself) out. 3. The engine has/is burnt out. burn up 燒盡 1.to flame more brightly or strongly 2. All the wood has been burnt u

22、p. on business 因公,因事 Im here on business, not for pleasure. but for 除.之外, 倘沒有,要不是 But for her, I would have drowned. by and by 不久以后,將來 call for 邀約,要求,需要 1.to call for the waiter. 2.Your unkind remark was not called for. 3. Ill call for you at nine oclock. call forth 1.引起,招致; 2.鼓起,振作起 1.His behaviour

23、 called forth numerous protests(抗議). 2.You will have to call forth all your energy. call off 取消 1.The football match was called off because of the snow.2.Call off your dog; it tried to bite me ! call on/upon 1訪問,拜訪 2A號召,呼吁 1.We can call on Mary tomorrow. 2. The Prime Minister called on everyone to w

24、ork hard for national unity. call up 1A使人想起;2.I召集,動員; 3 打電話 1.=recall 2. He was called up in 1917. 3. Ill call you up this evening. care (nothing) about 關(guān)心/對.漠不關(guān)心 care for 照管,關(guān)心;A.喜歡,意欲 1.He is very good at caring for sick animals.2. I dont really care for tea, I like coffee better. take care 當(dāng)心,注意

25、=be careful Take care (that) you dont get drowned when you have a swim. take care of 照顧,照料; Take care of the baby when Im out. carry off 拿走,奪走 1.She carried off her part in the plan with no difficulty. 2. Jean carried off all the prizes. carry on 繼續(xù),堅持下去;I從事,經(jīng)營 Well carry on (with) our discussion to

26、morrow. carry out 執(zhí)行,貫徹 to carry out a plan in any case 無論如何,總之 In any case, youll need to be at station by nine. in case 假如,以防萬一 She took a spoonful and tasted it carefully in case it was hot. in case of 假如,如果發(fā)生;防備 In case of fire, ring the alarm bell. in no case 無論如何不,決不 In no case shall we surren

27、der(投降). catch on 1.受歡迎,流行起來; 2.理解,明白 h1.The new song caught on really quickly. 2. Hes always the last to catch on. catch up with 追上,趕上 Will we catch up with Japan in industrial production? catch at 設(shè)法抓住 cave in 下陷,坍陷 per cent 百分之. Five per cent got full marks. by chance 偶然,碰巧 It happened quite by c

28、hance. take a chance 冒險一試 The rope might break but thats a chance Ill have to take. in charge (of) 負(fù)責(zé),主管 Im in charge of your class tomorrow so you must do as I tell you. take charge of 開始管理,接管 She took charge of the family business when her father died. 大學(xué)英語短語（二）PhrasesTranslationExplanations and/o

29、r Examplesin no case無論如何不,決不In no case shall we surrender(投降).catch on1.受歡迎,流行起來; 2理解,明白1.The new song caught on really quickly. 2. Hes always the last to catch on.catch up with追上,趕上Will we catch up with Japan in industrial production?catch at 設(shè)法抓住 cave in 下陷,坍陷per cent百分之.Five per cent got full mar

30、ks.by chance偶然,碰巧It happened quite by chance.take a chance冒險一試The rope might break but thats a chance Ill have to take.in charge (of)負(fù)責(zé),主管Im in charge of your class tomorrow so you must do as I tell you.take charge of開始管理,接管She took charge of the family business when her father died.check in辦理登記手續(xù)Yo

31、u must check in at the airport an hour before your plane leaves.check out1.結(jié)帳后離開; 2.3A檢驗,核查1.The last guests checked out of their rooms in the afternoon; 2 to check out his theory;3. How does his story check out with the facts?check up/(up)on校對,檢驗,檢查The police were checking up on what the man had to

32、ld them.cheer up高興起來,振作起來Cheer up! The news isnt too bad.clear away把.清除掉,收拾The rubbish must be cleared away.clear up1.I.解釋,澄清 2A.整理,收拾;3天氣變晴1.to clear up the mystery 2. Would you clear up (this room) before our visitors arrive? 3. I hope the weather clears up before Sunday.around/round the clock晝夜不斷

33、地,連續(xù)24小時地We worked around the clock to finish the e off1.落,分開 ; 2.成功;發(fā)生,舉行1.A button came off my coat. 2. The wedding came off as e on1A.開始,來臨; 2.進(jìn)步,進(jìn)展; 3.快,來吧1.I can feel a cold coming on. 2. How is your work coming on/along?come out1.3出現(xiàn),顯露;2出版,發(fā)表; 4.結(jié)果是The stars came out as soon as it was dark.2.

34、The news came out that king was very ill. 3. Mary always came out very well in pictures. come round / around1.蘇醒,復(fù)原; 2.順便來訪; 3.再現(xiàn),再來,再臨; 4.走彎路,繞道而行1.=to regain consciousness: Pour a jug of water on his face-jelly soon come round. 2.Hell come round to our way of thinking sooner or later. 3.Its coming

35、 round to Christmas again. 4.We came round by the fields as we didnt want to go through the e through經(jīng)歷, 經(jīng)歷.仍活著, 脫險1. Have your examination results come through yet? 2. John was so ill he was lucky to come through (his operation).come to蘇醒,復(fù)蘇; 共計,達(dá)到,等于1. It has come to my notice that some money is m

36、issing. 2. When it comes to politics I know nothing. 3. Suddenly the words of the song came to e true實現(xiàn),達(dá)到come up1.2出現(xiàn); 3走上前來Your question come up at the meeting. 2. Ill let you know if anything comes up. 3. He came up and said, pleased to see e up to等于,比得上,達(dá)到,及于Your recent work hasnt come up to you

37、r usual high e up with提出,提供He couldnt come up with the e up again遇到,遭到in common共用,共有John and I have nothing in common.keep company with與,交往,與,結(jié)伴Dont keep company with dishonest pare.to .把.比作Poets have compared sleep to death. Mans life is often compared to a candle.by comparison in comparison with比較

38、起來,相形之下 和.比起來By/in comparison with London, Paris is small.so far as . be concerned就.而言As far as Im concerned, the whole idea is crazy(荒唐的).be concerned in/ with與.有關(guān)He was concerned in the crime.in conclusion最后,總之In conclusion, Ive enjoyed staying here.on condition that在.條件下Ill come on condition that

39、 John is invited too.in connection with / to與.有聯(lián)系In connection with your request of March 18th we are sorry to tell you.in consequence因此,結(jié)果We hadnt enough money to pay our bus fare, and in consequence we had to walk.in consequence of由于,因為.緣故 In consequence of your laziness and rudeness,I had to diss

40、miss you.in contrast with / to和.形成對比/對照In contrast with/to your belief that we shall fail, I know we shall succeed.on the contrary相反,反之He is not stupid, on the contrary , he is very intelligent.out of control失去控制The car went out of control and crashed.under control被控制住It took the teacher months to b

41、ring his class under control.al all costs不惜任何代價,無論如何We must avoid war, at all costs.at the cost of以.為代價She saved him from the fire, but at the cost of her own life.count on依靠,指望1. You cant count on the weather being fine. 2. I didnt count on John arriving so early.count up算出.的總數(shù),共計Count these figure

42、s up once more.of course自然,當(dāng)然,無疑in the course of在.過程中The enemy should be defeated in the course of the year.cover up掩飾,掩蓋She tried to cover up her nervousness / her guilt by lying.cross out刪去,取消I crossed out the mistakes in my sentence.cut across走捷徑,抄近路,對直通過1.=to take a shorter way across 2. a new g

43、roup of MP that cuts across party lines.cut back消減,減少,降低1=prune 2. We oppose any plans to cut back (on) production.cut down消減,減少1. to cut down a tree 2. I have to cut down (on)smoking.cut in 1A插嘴,打斷;2I超車搶擋1=to interrupt 2. You nearly caused a crash by cutting in (on me) like that !cut off1I.切掉,剪去,刪去

44、; 2打斷,停止 3.4.A. 陰隔,隔絕1. Cut off a piece of cheese, will you? 2. We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation. 3. If you marry that girl Ill cut you off without a penny. 4. Mary felt cut off from her friends when we moved.cut out割去,刪去1.She cut the advertisement out of the newspaper. 2.

45、 The rain and wind have cut out a deep valley. 3. I must cut out smoking. 4. Every time I got my car started the engine cut out.cut short打斷(講話),中斷(活動)in danger在危險中,垂危He is in danger of losing job.out of danger脫離危險She had been very sick, but now she was out of danger.out of date過時的,陳舊的,不用的My passport

46、(護(hù)照) is out of date.up to date現(xiàn)代化的She wears a new dress that is right up to date.a good / great dealE.許多,大量 I.得多deal with1.與.交易; 2處理; 3.論述,涉及1. Ive dealt with this person for 20 years. 2. How do you deal with the problem? 3.This new book deals with the troubles in Ireland.in debt欠債,欠情Im heavily in d

47、ebt at the moment but hope to be out of debt when I get paid.take (a) delight in以.為樂=delight in : He takes delight in annoying me.derive from從.中得到,由.而來, 源出于.1.He derives a lot of pleasure from meeting new people. 2.The word deride derives from Latin.in detail詳細(xì)地Well talk about the plan in more detai

48、l later.die down漸漸消失,平息The fire is dying down.die out消失,滅絕The practice of children working in factories has nearly died out.make a/the difference有影響,很重要Flowers make a lot of difference to a room.in difficulties處境困難He is in difficulty with his school work.do away with廢除,消滅,去掉We should do away with th

49、ose customs.do without沒有.也行, 將就I havent enough money to buy a car, so I just have to do without (one).have something / nothing to do with和.有(點)/ 毫無關(guān)系Their job has something to do with computers.next door隔壁的,在隔壁My brother lives next door (to us).out of doors在戶外=outdoors : It s rather warm out of door

50、s.double up彎腰,把.折起來They all doubled up (with laughter) when I told my joke.no doubt無疑,必定,很可能No doubt she means to help, but in fact she just gets in the way.draw in(火車,汽車)到達(dá),到站The bus drew in to let the cars pass.draw up1.寫出,畫出,草擬; 2.(使)停住1.to draw up a plan/contract 2.The car drew up (at the gate)

51、and three men got out.dress up穿上盛裝, 打扮得漂漂亮亮1. 2. He dressed the facts up to make them more interesting.drop by / in順便來訪,非正式訪問Drop in when you are next in London. drop in on sbdue to 由于Her success is entirely due to hard work.drop off1.減少,下降;2.入睡; 3.下車;4.把.放下Interest in the game has dropped off.drop

52、out退出,退學(xué),棄權(quán),放棄He dropped out of college after only two weeks.on / off duty下班/值班,當(dāng)班When Im off duty I play tennis.dwell on凝思,詳述Dont dwell so much on your past.carry/bring/put into effect實行,生效The plans will soon be carried into effectcome/go into effect實行,實施The new tax regulations came into effect las

53、t week.in effect1.生效; 2.實際上,事實上1.The rules will remain in effect until October. 2.Although he is her employer, she has, in effect, full control.take effect生效,奏效,起作用=to come into operation;start to have resultsor else否則He must pay $100 or else go to prison.in the end最后,終于=at laston end 連續(xù)地two hours o

54、n endenjoy oneself過得快樂Did you enjoy yourself of the party?in essence本質(zhì)上,實質(zhì)上,精華=essentiallyeven if / even though即使,縱然Even if we win the game, we should not be conceited.even now/ then到這/那時,雖然情況如此Even then he would not admit his mistake.at all events無論如何,在任何情況下I hope to go tomorrow, at all events , I

55、shall go before Sunday.大學(xué)英語短語（三）PhrasesTranslationExplanations and/or Examplesin any event/case無論如何Ill probably see you tomorrow, but in any event ll telephone.in the event of如果.發(fā)生,萬一In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors.in excess of多余,超過Never spend in excess of your income; Changchun

56、 has a population in excess of one million.catch ones eye引人注目You really catch my eye.keep an eye on注意,監(jiān)視,留意,照看face to face面對面地Ive often talked to him on the telephone,but Ive never met him face to face.face up to大膽面向to face up to ones responsibilitiesin the face of1.在前面; 2.不顧,即使1.=in opposition to;

57、2=in spite ofmake a face做鬼臉in fact 實際上,事實上He doesnt mind. In fact,hes very pleased.matter of fact實際情況,真相fall behind落后to fall behind with ones workfall back on求助于,轉(zhuǎn)而依靠Even if he is not successful as a singer,he has his training as a teacher to fall back onfall in with +sb/sth1.偶遇; 2. 同意1.=happen to m

58、eet; 2=agree to : He fell in with my views at once.fall out吵架,失和Jean and Paul have fallen out with each other again.fall through落空,失敗The plan felt through.as far as / so far as 到.程度; 遠(yuǎn)至by far得多by far the smallest/heaviestfar from決不,與非=rather than; instead ofso far1.到目前為此; 2. 至某一指明地點1.=until now : So

59、 far we have learned five lessons. 2.=up to a certain pointfind fault埋怨,挑剔,找毛病Shes always finding fault with the way I do things.in favor of贊成,支持; A有利于Are you in favor of workers control of companies?feed in輸入,進(jìn)(料)feed on 靠吃.維持生命The horse feeds on grass.be fed up with對.感到厭煩I am fed up with your empt

60、y promises.feel like想要Do you feel like a coffee? feel like doing sthfigure out 算出,估計,推測find out發(fā)現(xiàn),查明,找出at first最初,首先flare up突然燒起來,突然發(fā)怒catch fire著火,燒著The pile of papers caught fire.set fire to使燃燒,點燃Someone must have set fire to it/ set it on fire.on fire起火,著火The house is on fire!in force大批地The police