常用英语短语500组(一)

1. arrive at达到，达成；到达某地e.g.: The plane will arrive at 10:00 a.m. 飞机将在上午十点达到。

2. not a few不少，相当多e.g.: Not a few people attended the meeting. 相当多人参加了这个会议。

3. get along with与…和睦相处；取得进展e.g.: Do you get along with your colleagues? 你和你的同事相处得好吗？4. for a change为了改变一下；为了换换口味e.g.: On a Sunday, I fix a big breakfast for a change. 星期天，为了换换口味，我做了一顿丰盛的早餐。

5. a moment片刻e.g.: Just a moment, please. 请稍等片刻。

6. the other day不久前某一天；几天以前e.g.: I turned in my paper the other day. 前几天我交了我的论文。

7. much less更不用说；不及e.g.: I can’t speak English, much less German. 我不会说英语，更不用说德语了。

8. this is to say就是；即；换言之e.g.: The event was held last Sun., that is to say May 3rd. 这次活动是在上个星期天举行的，也就是说5月3日。

9. give up放弃；交出e.g.: Don’t give up before you try. 在你尝试之前，不要放弃。

10. change trains换乘火车e.g.: Do I have to change trains? 我必须换乘火车吗？11. hardly ever几乎不；几乎从来不e.g.: My grandmother hardly ever catches colds. 我祖母几乎不怎么得感冒。

12. what’s more而且；更重要的是；另外e.g.: This dress shrank, and what’s more, it faded. 这件衣服缩水了，而且，它已经褪色了。

13. intrude on打扰，介入，干涉e.g.: You should not intrude on his privacy. 你不应该侵犯他的隐私。

14. look like看起来像e.g.: John just looks like his father. John看起来像他的父亲。

15. contrary to与…相反，违反e.g.: Contrary to my expectation, I couldn’t win the first prize. 与我的期望相反，我没有获得一等奖。

16. take care of照顾；注意；抚养e.g.: Who is going to take care of the goldfish? 谁来照顾金鱼？17. for nothing免费；徒然e.g.: I got this ticket for nothing. 我免费获得这张票。

18. burst out doing徒然e.g.: We burst out laughing. 我们大笑起来。

19. in virtue of凭借；由于，因为e.g.: In virtue of her age, she could board the plane first. 由于她的年龄，她可以先登机。

20. derive A from B A源于Be.g.: We can derive advantage from this choice. 我们可以从这个选择中获得利益。

21. none the less依然e.g.: I love him none the less for his faults. 虽然他有缺点，但我依然爱他。

22. fall in love with爱上e.g.: Andy fell in love with Helen last year. 去年，Andy和Helen相爱了。

23. a minute一分钟；一会儿e.g.: Wait a minute. 等一等。

24. look back (on)回顾；回忆e.g.: Look back on the past. 回忆过去。

25. leave a lot to be desired极不完善；还有待改进e.g.: The results left a lot to be desired. 这个结果还有待改进。

26. be accustomed to习惯于e.g.: She is accustomed to rising early. 她习惯早起。

27. the number of数目e.g.: We need to count the number of papers. 我们需要统计论文的数量。

28. at first起先，首先；最初e.g.: At first it is difficult. 起初很难。

29. even if即使；虽然e.g.: I’ll go out even if it rains. 即使下雨，我也会出去。

30. be indifferent to不在乎…；对…漠不关心e.g.: My classmates are indifferent to fashion. 我的同学对时尚漠不关心。

31. as…please请便e.g.: Do as you please. 你请便。

32. be keen on喜爱，渴望e.g.: He is keen on science. 他喜欢科学。

33. settle out of court庭外和解，庭外解决e.g.: How much would I have to pay you to agree to settle out of court? 我需要付多少钱，你才能同意在庭外和解？34. come back回来；记起e.g.: Our manager will come back later. 我们的经理稍后会回来。

35. at hand在手边；即将到来e.g.: The sakura festival is near at hand. 樱花节近在咫尺。

36. All…have to do is (to) …不得不做的是e.g.: All you have to do is know where you are going. 你所要做的就是知道你要去哪里。

37. in regard to关于e.g.: We had many problems in regard to quality control. 我们在质量控制方面遇到很多问题。

38. at least至少e.g.: I should pay at least 500 yuan for the ticket. 我应该至少支付500元来购票。

39. be busy doing忙于做某事e.g.: The students are busy preparing for the examination. 学生们正忙着准备考试。

40. put an end to结束；终止e.g.: The lawyer put an end to human rights violations. 律师终止了侵犯人权的行为。

41. on time按时，准时；按时付款e.g.: arrive on time 按时达到42. be subject to受支配，从属于e.g.: We are subject to the laws of our country. 我们受制于我们国家的法律。

43. a pair of一对…；一副…e.g.: I knit a pair of socks today. 我今天织了一对袜子。

44. for instance比如e.g.: For instance, we offer a gift such as cards and cups. 例如，我们提供礼品，如卡片和杯子。

45. put…into practice实行，实施；付诸实践e.g.: A movie company put a plan into practice. 一家电影公司制定了实施计划。

46. convince…to说服e.g.: She convinced my father to branch out on his own. 她说服我的父亲独自出去。

47. make out理解；辨认出；说明e.g.: Did you make out what he said? 你理解他说了什么吗？48. bring…up抚养，养育；培养，教育e.g.: My parents decided to bring me up in the best way they could. 我的父母决定用最好的方式抚养我。

49. So…如此，这么e.g.: “I was born in London.” “So was I.” “我出生在伦敦。

”“我也是。

”50. be used to习惯于，习惯，被用来做e.g.: He is used to traveling. 他习惯去旅行。

51. have an eye for对…有鉴别能力e.g.: The professor has an eye for fine art. 这位教授能鉴别出好的艺术品。

52. what we call我们所说的e.g.: He is what we call a “genius”. 他就是我们所说的“天才”。

53. take…in让…进入；接纳；吸收e.g.: Don’t be taken in by a smooth talker. 不要被一个净说好话的人带跑偏。

54. urge…to怂恿；激励e.g.: I urged John to reconsider. 我建议约翰重新考虑。

55. remind A of B让A想起Be.g.: He reminds me of my grandfather. 他让我想起了我的祖父。

56. if it were not for如果不是因为e.g.: If it were not for the sun, we could not live at all. 如果不是因为太阳，我们根本无法生存。

57. get over克服e.g.: get over a difficulty 克服困难58. by accident偶然；意外地e.g.: Penicillin was discovered almost by accident. 青霉素几乎是意外发现的。