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2016年6月短语

1.get down(从...)下来;写下;使沮丧

eg：We’ll get down at the next station.
我们下一站下车。

2.do without没有...也行;用不着

eg：People can do without a lot of things,but they cannot do without food.
许多东西人们没有也能过得去，但没有食物不行。

3.drop off 下降，减少;睡着，入睡

eg: The recession caused sales to drop off.
经济不景气使销量下降。

4.find out 查明，找出，发现

eg: What you should find out is when he is going to leave.
你应该查明的是他将在什么时候离开。

5.clear up 清理;澄清，解决;(天)放晴

eg：You should clear up your room.
你应该清理你的房间。

6.die down 逐渐消失，变弱

eg：The wind died down noticeably.
风力已显著减弱。

7.keep...company 陪伴

eg: He stayed at home to keep his wife company.
他留在家里陪伴太太。

8.take effect 生效，起作用

eg:The pill takes effect as soon as you swallow it.
这药丸一吞下去就见效。

9.make a face 做鬼脸

eg: Why do you make a face?
你为什么要做鬼脸？

10.make friends (with) 与...交朋友

eg: I wanna make friends with you.
我愿意和你做朋友。

11.little by little逐渐地，一点点地

eg: We will get to know the girl little by little.
我们会逐渐地了解这个女孩的。

12.no matter 不要紧；无关紧要

eg:It ‘s (of) no matter.
这无关紧要。

2015年12月短语

1.no more...than 只不过

eg:What he said was no more than a joke.
他的话只不过是个玩笑。

2.by nature 天生的, 生来

eg:He was , by nature , a man of few words.
他天生是个沉默寡言的人

3.be of the opinion 持有...的看法

eg:He is of the opinion that money is not important.
他认为钱并不重要。

4.participate in 参加

eg: Celia decided to participate in the London Marathon.
西莉亚决定参加伦敦马拉松比赛。

5.be patient with 对...有耐心

eg:You ought to be patient with him.
你对他应该有耐心。

6.peculiar to... 特有的, 独具的

eg:Language is peculiar to mankind.
语言是人类特有的。

7.in person 亲自, 当面

eg:He considered going to see them in person.
他考虑亲自去看他们。

8.prohibit...from 禁止, 阻止

eg:Women wear shorts are prohibited from visiting the monastery.
穿着短裤的妇女禁止进入寺院。

9.on purpose 故意

eg:Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?
你认为他是故意弄错的吗？

10.beyond the reach of 无法达到

eg:Some matters are beyond the reach of the law.
这样的事情不受法律管辖。

2015年6月短语

1.by mistake 错误地

eg:He took the umbrella by mistake .
他错拿了这把伞。

2.at most 最多, 至多

eg:This book should be published in two months at most.
这本书最多两个月后就会出版

3.object to 反对

eg:I object to all this noise.
我反对一切噪音。

4.in place of 代替

eg:We now have computers in place of typewriters.
我们现在已有计算机取代了打字机。

5.take pride in 以...自豪

eg:He is so good at painting, so he take pride in it.
他画画很在行，所以他为此而自豪。

6.proceed from 由…发出

eg:I suggest we proceed from where we left off yesterday.
我建议我们从昨天未完的地方开始。

7.in progress 进行中

eg:The concert is in progress.
音乐会在进行中。

8..in public 公开地, 当众

eg:He is going to make a speech in public.
他将当众发表演说。

9.be opposed to... 反对...

eg:Most Americans would, I suspect, be opposed to this proposal.
我猜，大多数美国人都会反对这个提案。

2014年12月短语

1:account for 解释，说明

eg:She could not account for her mistake.
她无法解释其错误。

2.have the advantage of... 有机会，占优势

eg:Truth should always have the advantage.
真理总是占着优势。

3.in agreement 同意，一致

eg:We seem to be in agreement on the matter.
在这件事上我们的意见看来是一致的。

4.after all 毕竟，到底

eg:After all,February only has twenty-eight days.
2月份毕竟只有28天。

5.amount to 总计，等于

eg:What will all of this work amount to?
这工作全部总计为多少？。

6.arrive on 到达

eg:Mr Smith, together with his wife, is to arrive on the evening.
史密斯先生和夫人将于晚间抵达。

7.be based on 基于

eg:His argument is based on good solid reasoning.
他的论点建立在充分而正确的推理之上。

8.for the better 好转

eg:His health has changed for the better.
他的健康状况已有好转。

9.buy...for.. 用多少钱买

eg:I bought this book for 50 dollars.
我用50美元买下了这本书。

10.in addition 此外，又，加之

eg:In addition, he said, the drug's dosing schedule is only once per month.
此外，这种药物的给药方案只能是每月一次。

11.agree with 赞同

eg:I cannot agree with you on this point.
在这一点上我不赞同你的看法。

12.apply to 与...有关;适用

eg:The usual laws of corporate finance do not seem to apply to banks.
一般的公司金融规律对银行好像不适用。

2013年6月短语

1.be lined with 沿…排列

eg:The streets were lined with cars.
街上汽车排列成行。

2.emerge from 从…显露出来

eg:After a long hunt of him, we saw him emerge from the crowd.
我们找了他半天，才见他出现在人群中。

3.take advantage of利用

eg:It never occurred to me to take advantage of him.
我从没有想过要占他的便宜。

4.back up 支持，援助

eg:Other actions can be taken to back up the policy.
可以采取其他措施来支持这个政策。

5.cut down 削减；砍倒

eg:Recycling cuts down on waste.
废品回收能减少浪费。

6.be concerned about关心；挂念

eg:People began to be concerned about the air pollution here.
人们开始对这里的大气污染表示忧虑。

7.be indifferent to... 不在乎...

eg:Children will fail to progress if their parents are indifferent to their success.
如果家长对孩子的成功漠不关心，孩子将不会有进步。

8.contribute...to 有助于；捐献

eg:Science has contributed much to modern technology.
科学对现代技术作出了很大贡献。

9.be absent from... 缺席，不在

eg:He was absent from school for two weeks.
他两星期未去上课。

10.in accord with 与…一致

eg:The calculated result is in accord with theoretical analysis.
计算结果与理论分析符合

11.adjust...(to) 调节; 适应

eg:The eyes need several minutes to adjust to the dimness.
需要花几分钟的时间使眼睛适应昏暗。

2013年12月短语

1.fall in 坍塌

eg:The roof of the house was about to fall in.
房子的屋顶快要塌了。

2.find out 查明，找出，发现

eg:If you excuse me for a second, I'll find out for you.
请稍候片刻，我给你查一下。

3.get away 逃脱;走开

eg:If they dare come, they'll never be able to get away.
如果他们敢来，他们就逃脱不了。

4.get together 相聚，聚集

eg:I'm trying to get together with her.
我想和她在一起。

5.hand over 交出，移交

eg:The thief forced her to hand over the money.
强盗逼她把钱交出来。

6.hang on 坚持，抓紧

eg:You're not sure how much longer you can hang on.
你不知道自己还可以撑多久。

7.stick to 粘着, 坚持

eg:You should stick to your view.
你应该坚持自己的观点。

8.in sum 大体上, 总之

eg:The teacher,in sum,is doing a good job.
总之，这位老师教得不错。

9.taste of 有…味道

eg:The bread tastes of mould.
这面包有霉味。

10.thank...for... 因...感谢某人

eg:Thank you for your compliment, let me take you to visit!
谢谢您的夸奖，那让我带您去参观一下吧！

11.at no time 无论何时也不

eg:At no time should you give up studying.
在任何时候你都不应放弃读书。

12.be true of 适合于…的

eg:The same should be true of you.
这个对你也适用。

2012年6月短语

1.by accident 偶然

eg:I found out the secret of the matter by accident.
我偶然发现了那件事情的秘密。

2.on business 因公，因事

eg:He went overseas on business and not for a vacation.
他是因公出国而不是去休假。

3.in conclusion 最后，总之

eg:In conclusion, you'd better look at the bright side of the matter.
总之，你要看到这件事积极的一面。

4.in the future 在将来

eg:How much of the existing technology will change in the future?
现有技术会在将来发生多大程度的变化？

5.on the contrary 正相反

eg:You think you are clever; on the contrary, I assure that you are very foolish.
你自以为很聪明, 相反地, 我确信你很傻。

6.out of control 失去控制

eg:We've let the garden get a bit out of control.
我们的花园有点失去控制了。

7.out of date 过时的，不用的

eg:These figures are very out of date.
这些数字早已过时。

8.in a hurry 匆忙，急于

eg:He was in a hurry to be rich.
他巴不得自己能暴富。

9.at length 终于，最终

eg:At length,we began to understand what he wanted.
最后，我们总算弄明白他要的是什么。

2012年12月短语

1.in accord with 与...一致

eg:The numbers in this table don't seem to be in accord with reality.
桌上的数字似乎与事实不符。

2.in accordance with 依照,根据，与…一致

eg:I'm in accordance with him in this matter.
我在此事上与他是一致的。

3.on account of 因为

eg:I prefer to call off the meeting on account of boss's absence.
我倾向于取消会议，因为老板不在。

4.accuse...of... 指控,控告

eg: She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。

5.be accustomed to 习惯于

eg:By now Facebook should be accustomed to criticism.
现在Facebook应该已经对批评习以为常了。

6.admit of 留有...的余地

eg:His problem did not admit of any solution.
他的问题没法解决。

7.ahead of 在...之前

eg:A new life lay ahead of him.
新的生活展现在他面前。

8.in all 总之，简言之

eg:In all, this is an interesting textbook.
简言之，这是一本有趣的教科书。

（来源：有道考神，编辑：Helen）