常用英语短语500组(二)

1. be true to忠于

e.g.: His translation is quite true to the original. 他的翻译忠于原文。

2. in the past曾经，过去

e.g.: He was a teacher in the past. 他曾经是个老师。

3. be familiar with对…熟悉

e.g.: The engineer is familiar with the software. 这个工程师很熟悉这款软件。

4. judging from根据…判断

e.g.: Judging from the look of the sky, it’s going to rain. 根据天色来看，马上要下雨了。

5. on the condition that在…的条件下

e.g.: I can go on the condition that I’m back before noon. 如果中午之前能回来我就去。

6. see (to it) that确保；务必

e.g.: See to it that you lock all the doors. 请务必锁上所有门。

7. take after照顾

e.g.: Jason’s daughter takes after him. 杰森的女儿在照顾他。

8. exclude A from B从B中排除A

e.g.: My boss excluded the employee from the members. 我的老板将员工排除在成员之外。

9. had better最好

e.g.: I had better go home now. 我最好现在回家。

10. for the last过去的；最近的

e.g.: I’ve been working overseas for the last two years. 过去2年我一直在海外工作。

11. in search of寻找

e.g.: The parent bird left the nest in search of food. 母鸟离开巢穴寻找食物。

12. inform A of B把A告知B

e.g.: Mr. Brown informed me of his safe arrival. 布朗先生告诉我，他安全到达了。

13. due to由于

e.g.: The event was postponed due to the storm. 因为暴风雨，这件事推迟了。

14. view A as B把A看作B

e.g.: The teacher views his advice as valuable. 老师认为他的建议很有价值。

15. be convinced of信任；相信

e.g.: I am convinced of his innocence. 我确信他是无辜的。

16. such A as B像B一样的A

e.g.: I wouldn’t give a gift to such a man as him. 我不会给他这样的人送礼物的。

17. have…in common有共同之处

e.g.: They have nothing in common. 他们没有共同之处。

18. in case of以防；万一

e.g.: In case of emergency, the shutters will close. 万一发生紧急情况，百叶窗会关上。

19. It goes without saying that不言而喻

e.g.: It goes without saying that study is important. 学习的重要性不言而喻。

20. be capable of能够

e.g.: This computer is capable of storing massive data. 这台计算机能存储大量数据。

21. used to习惯；常常

e.g.: I used to go to the restaurant. 我常去这家餐馆吃饭。

22. in order井然有序

e.g.: Everything seems to be in order. 一切都按部就班。

23. one another互相

e.g.: Friends should help one another. 朋友应该互相帮助。

24. be equivalent to相当于

e.g.: One dollar is equivalent to 85 yen now. 现在一美元等于85日元。

25. in detail详细

e.g.: Could you tell me in more detail? 你能更详细地告诉我吗？

26. happen to碰巧

e.g.: I happen to see her at the convenience store. 我碰巧在便利店见到了她。

27. see A as B把A看作B

e.g.: The student saw the person as an enemy. 那个学生把那个人看作敌人。

28. would rather (that)宁愿

e.g.: She would rather you hadn’t told him the truth. 她宁愿你没有告诉他真相。

29. approve of赞成

e.g.: The doctor approved of the plan. 医生批准了这项计划。

30. hurry up赶紧；赶快

e.g.: My mother is always telling me to hurry up. 我妈妈总是在催我。

31. get rid of摆脱；去除

e.g.: The victim tried to get rid of a feeling of insecurity. 受害者试图摆脱一种不安全感。

32. make a promise许下承诺

e.g.: You made a promise, didn’t you? 你答应了，不是吗？

33. in which case在这种情况下；那样的话

e.g.: He may be late, in which case we will wait. 他可能会迟到，在这种情况下，我们会等他

34. make oneself heard让自己听到

e.g.: I couldn’t make myself heard on the noisy street. 在喧闹的街道上我听不清自己的话。

35. either A or B A或B

e.g.: You can choose either apple or banana. 你可以选择苹果或香蕉。

36. as for至于；说起

e.g.: As for Japan, exports have increased. 就日本来说，它的出口增加了。

37. take off脱下

e.g.: I take off my coat. 我脱下了外套。

38. as…as possible尽可能

e.g.: I am willing to support you as far as possible. 我愿意尽可能地支持你。

39. every day每天

e.g.: Every day my grandmother takes a nap. 我的祖母每天都小睡一会儿。

40. a point of view观点

e.g.: look at the problem from a different point of view. 从不同的角度看问题。

41. a (little) bit一点

e.g.: I can speak English a little bit. 我只会一点英语。

42. make a speech做演讲

e.g.: President of the United States will make a speech. 美国总统将发表演讲。

43. go without没有

e.g.: I had to go without food for weeks. 我几个星期没吃东西了。

44. There is no use doing无济于事

e.g.: There is no use crying over split milk. 为打翻的牛奶哭泣是无济于事的。

45. resolve to下决心

e.g.: I resolve to learn something new this year. 我决心今年学点新东西。

46. go on继续

e.g.: Let’s go on to the next page. 我们继续读下一页。

47. make up for组成；化妆；弥补

e.g.: I’d like to make up for my being late by giving you an apple. 我想给你一个苹果，来弥补我迟到的过失。

48. at (the) worst最坏的打算

49. the same A as B和B一样的A

e.g.: The machine can keep the same speed as the car. 这台机器能保持和汽车一样的速度。

50. refer to参考；涉及

e.g.: Please refer to the following. 请参看下列提示。

51. at last终于；最后

e.g.: At last, the band members appeared on the stage. 乐队成员终于出现在舞台上。

52. work late 加班

e.g.: I can’t work late today. 我今天不能工作到很晚。

53. It is no use doing无济于事；徒劳

e.g.: It is no use trying to persuade him. 试图说服他是没有用的。

54. on the other hand另一方面

e.g.: Tom likes math. On the other hand, John likes PE. 汤姆喜欢数学。另一方面，约翰喜欢体育。

55. It is…(that)…如此，以至于

e.g.: It was so dark outside that she was scared. 外面太黑了，她很害怕。

56. look at看

e.g.: Look at the picture on the wall. 看墙上的画。

57. back and forth来回地

e.g.: He walk back and forth. 他来回地走着。

58. free of摒除；免于

e.g.: It’s good to walk in the park free of litter. 在公园里散步，不乱扔垃圾，是好的行为。

59. fill…in填写

e.g.: Should I fill it in now? 我现在要填吗？

60. be unwilling to不愿意

e.g.: unwilling to cooperate 不愿意合作

61. A called B把A称作B

e.g.: The holiday period called Obon is approaching. 盂兰盆节将至。

62. by bus乘巴士；坐公交

e.g.: I’m considering going by bus. 我在考虑坐公交去。

63. go back回去

e.g.: It’s time to go back home. 是时候回家了。

64. as far as…is concerned就…而言

e.g.: As far as I’m concerned, politics are not interesting. 我对政治不感兴趣。

65. search A for B在A里寻找B

e.g.: I searched the bathroom for a soap. 我在浴室里找了一块肥皂。

66. such A (that)如此以至于

e.g.: The damage was such that it would cost thousands to repair. 损伤太大了，要修理需几千块。

67. shake hands with握手

e.g.: Shake hands with me. 和我握手。

68. avoid doing避免做某事

e.g.: My wife avoids eating foods fried in oil. 我妻子不吃油炸食品。

69. would like to想要做某事

e.g.: I would like to attend the next workshop. 我想参加下一个研讨会。

70. ascend the throne登上王位

e.g.: William ascended the throne two years ago. 威廉2年前就即位了。

71. for free免费

e.g.: You can get a coffee for free. 你可以免费得到一杯咖啡。

72. may well可能

e.g.: You may well say that. 你可以这么说。

73. be equal to相等

e.g.: You are equal to him in intelligence. 你和他智商相当。

74. do nothing but除了…什么也不做

e.g.: He could do nothing but watch. 他除了看以外什么也不能做。

75. speaking of说到

e.g.: Speaking of Mary, where is she? 说到玛丽，她在哪里？

76. reach到达

e.g.: Finally, I reached the top of the mountain. 最后，我到达了山顶。

77. far away远离

e.g.: The restaurant is far away from our school. 餐馆离我们学校很远。

78. A is to B what C is to D A对于B而言，就像D的C

e.g.: Rice is to Asian what wheat is to Europeans. 我母亲准备晚餐迟了。

79. simply because仅仅因为

e.g.: I work simply because I like to work. 我工作仅仅是因为出于爱好。

80. make it成功

e.g.: My friends couldn’t make it in business. 我的朋友不是做生意的料。

81. a few一些

e.g.: There are a few applies in the basket. 篮子里有几个苹果。

82. what about…? …怎么样？

e.g.: What about this problem? 这个问题则么办？

83. provided (that)如果；假如；前提是

e.g.: I was allowed to go off by myself provided that I promised to be careful. 如果我保证小心谨慎的话，就可以独自前往。

84. at present目前；现在

e.g.: There are no job openings at present. 目前没有职位空缺。

85. on the increase不断增加

e.g.: Transactions in the bond market have been on the increase. 证券市场的交易一直在增长。

86. go by时光流逝

e.g.: Years go by so fast. 岁月流逝得如此之快。

87. seem to看似；好像

e.g.: You seem to be really happy. 你看起来真的很开心。

88. not quite不太

e.g.: My wife was not quite free of housework. 我妻子不太喜欢做家务。

89. once upon a time很久以前

e.g.: Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. 从前，有一位美丽的公主。

90. make believe假装；装作

e.g.: Let’s make believe we are Indians. 让我们假装是印度人。

91. What do you think of…?你觉得…如何

e.g.: What do you think of that painting? 你觉得那幅画怎么样？

92. for the first time第一次

e.g.: My mother drove the car for the first time. 我妈妈第一次开车。

93. insist on坚持

e.g.: She insisted on her innocence. 他坚持自己无罪。

94. vote for投票

e.g.: I voted for the candidate. 我投了候选人的票。

95. be apt to倾向于

e.g.: I am apt to forget my password. 我很容易忘记密码。

96. how to如何

97. at best至多；充其量

e.g.: He will get an average mark at best. 他充其量能得到平均分数。

98. This is where…这是…的地方

e.g.: This is where you can smoke. 这是你可以抽烟的地方。

99. in the world究竟

e.g.: What in the world was she thinking? 她到底在想什么？

100. persuade A into doing说服A做某事

e.g.: My wife tried to persuade me into buying a house. 我妻子试图说服我买房子。