account for

说明(原因等)

add to

增添，增加；补充说

answer/talk back

回嘴，顶嘴

appeal to

符合....的喜好；诉请裁决

be fed up with

对⋯⋯及其厌倦

break off

突然中断

break out

突然发生，突然爆发

break up

结束，打碎，拆散

bring about

带来，招致

bring forward

提出，提议

build up

增强，增大；集结

call off

放弃，取消

catch on

理解

check in

办理登记手续

check out

结账后离开

check up

检查，调查

come across

偶然发现，偶然碰见

come out

传出，露出；结果，后果

come to/round

苏醒

come up

走近；发生，被提出

come on/upon

依靠，指望

cross off/out

划掉，勾销

cut across

抄近路

cut down

减少，降低

cut off

切断

derive from

起源

dispose of

处理，解决；去掉

do away with

废除，去掉

do without

没有⋯⋯也行

draw back

退后

dress up

穿上盛装

drop out

退出，退学

dwell on

详细研究；老是想着

face with

使⋯⋯面对

fall back on

退却；求助于

fall through

失败，落空

feel like

想要

figure out

计算出，推测

get away with

逃避惩罚

get over

克服；做完

give rise to

引起，导致

give way to

让路，屈服

go about

着手于

go in for

开始，参加；沉迷于

hand… over

移交，让与

hang about/round

闲荡

hang on to

掌握，保留

hold…against

反对

hold back

阻止

hold out

坚持到底

keep off

远离

keep up

继续，维持

leave out

省略；遗漏

let alone

不打扰，不惊动；更别提

let down

方下，降低；使失望

live on

以⋯⋯为生

live up to

做到，不辜负

look back on

追思

look down on/upon

轻视

look into

调查

lose heart

丧失勇气，失去信心

make out

了解，理解

make up for

补偿

mix…up

混淆

occur to

想起

pass out

失去知觉，昏倒

pay back

偿还，报复

pay off

全部还清

pick up

学会；中途搭人

point out

指出

pull through

成功；恢复健康

put forward

提出，提议

put out

熄灭；出版

put up

接待住宿

put up with

容忍，忍受

ring up

打电话

run into

偶遇，撞到

run out of

用光，耗尽

see to

留心，照料；确保

see through

看穿，识破

set.. back

阻碍，妨碍

set in

开始

set off/out

动身，出发

show off

炫耀

show up

出现，到场

sit up

熬夜

slow down

放慢速度

speed up

加速

stand by

支持

stand for

代表

stand out

突出；显眼

stand up to

勇敢地面对；经得起

stick to

坚持；继续

take after

像（某人）

take over

接管，接收；接任

take to

开始喜欢；养成⋯⋯的习惯

take up

占去；开始练习

talk…into/out of…

说服某人去做（不做）

tell on

告发

touch on

涉及

tune in/to

收听，调准

turn away

拒绝

turn down

拒绝接受

turn up

出席

use up

用光，耗尽

wear out

磨损；精疲力尽

wind up

结束

work out

算出；解决

according to

根据

above all

尤其是

at all cost

不惜一切代价

at large

自由自在，逍遥法外

at a loss

迷茫

at random

随便，随机

at one’s mercy

受人支配

at the expense of

以⋯⋯为代价

at length

详细的

at hand

在手边

at least

至少

at most

最多

by accident

意外

by chance

偶然

by means of

用⋯⋯的方法

by all means

用一切手段

by mistake

弄错

by turns

轮流地，交替地

by virtue of

凭借，由于

by way of

经由

for the time being

暂时

from now on

从现在起

in addition to

另外

in all

总计

in despair

失望

in doubt

怀疑

in fashion

流行

in favor of

赞成

in general

一般来说

in need

需要中的，困难中的

in other words

换言之

in pain

在痛苦中

in public

公开的

in trouble

处于困境

in turn

一次地，轮流地

in vain

徒劳地

on account of

由于

on duty

值班

on leave

休假

on strike

罢工

on the contrary

相反

on the rise

上涨

on trial

受审

out of breath

上气不接下气

out of control

失控

out of date

过时

out of hand

失控

out of place

不适当

out of proportion to

与⋯⋯不成比例

to some degree/extent

在一定程度上

形容词短语

be bound to

注定

be capable of

又能力

be confident in

对⋯⋯又信心

be dependent on

依靠，依赖于

be different from

与⋯⋯不同

be famous for

因⋯⋯而出名

be indifferent to

对⋯⋯漠不关心

be interested in

对⋯⋯感兴趣

be persistent in

对⋯⋯坚持不懈

be short of

缺乏，缺少

be sure to

一定

名词短语

advantage over

占上风

attitude to

对⋯⋯的态度

agreement on

达成协议

belief in

对⋯⋯的信仰

confidence in

对 ⋯⋯的信心

key to

达到⋯⋯的关键

solution to

解决方法