大学英语B常用短语

大学英语B考试常用短语

A

a bank of一行；一长排；一堆

a great deal of 大量的

a kind of一种

a variety of多种多样的；各样的

according as根据；按照……而……

People see things differently according as they are materialists or idealists.

人们的观点有唯物、唯心之分，因而他们对事物的看法也就不同。

act as起……作用；作用于……

act on 按照……行动；对……起作用

You should act on his advice.

你应该听从他的劝告。

after al l 毕竟

agree on (upon) 同意（某事或某一点）；商定

We agree on (upon) the plan.

我们同意这个计划。

agree with (sb.) 同意某人的意见

ahead of在前；提前

There is an infinitely bright future ahead of us.

我们有无限光明的前途。

aim of打算；目的在于

What are you aiming of?

你的用意何在？

all of a sudden突然；冷不防

apart from 除……之外

apply to 应用于……

That regulation does not apply to you.

这条规则对你不适用。

as a matter of fact 实际上

as soon as一……就……

Come here as soon as you finish the work.

工作一结束，你就到这里来。

as usual像往常一样；照例

as well同样；也

He speaks English as well.

他也讲英语。

ask a favour of sb. 请求某人帮忙或照顾

ask about打听；询问

ask for 要求

at all全然；根本

Do it well if you do it at all.

要做就要做得好。at any rate无论如何

At any rate, the medical supplies will reach you within a week.

无论如何，医疗设备将于一星期内运到你处。

at any case 无论如何

at least 至少

When you talk, you have to at least make yourself understand.

你说话至少要让别人听懂。

at once 立刻；马上

at the sight of一见到

away with扫除，清除

Away with all peats!

扫除一切害人虫！

B

be able to do 能；会

be about to do就要……

Autumn harvest is about to start.

快要秋收了。

be absent (from) 缺席；不在

be accustomed to习惯了

He is accustomed to work (或to working).

他习惯于刻苦工作。

be afraid of 害怕

We love peace but are not afraid of wars.

我们热爱和平，但不怕战争。

be bound to do必定

The above-mentioned reactions are bound to proceed smoothly.

上述反应一定会进行得很顺利。

be busy with忙于

be capable of 能……；有能力做

The machine is capable of improvement. (或being improved)

这台机器是可以改进的。

be concerned about担心；操心

be concerned with与……有关

be different from与……不同

A home in the country is very different from an apartment in the city.

在乡村住家与在城里住公寓有很大差别。

be fond of爱好；喜爱

be full of装满；充满

be good at 善于；擅长于

We must be good at leaving from the people.

我们要善于向全世界各国人民学习。

be happy with满足于

be in charge of 负责

An experienced worked is in charge of the project.

一位有经验的工人负责这项工程。

be interested in 对……感兴趣

be keen on非常爱好

My sister is keen on playing table tennis.

我的妹妹爱好打乒乓球。

be known as 作为；叫做；被认为

be likely to 很可能

Take a coat along; it’s likely to be cold down there.

带件上装去，那边可能很冷。

be on duty值班；值日

be of great importance 很重要

be ready to do准备好做……

He is always ready to help others.

他一贯乐于助人。

be responsible for归因于……，应对……负责

The pilot of the plane is responsible far the passengers’safety.

飞机驾驶员应对旅客的安全负责。

be shocked at 对……感到震惊

He was very much shocked at the sight.

看到这种情景他感到非常震惊。

be short of缺乏；不足

be suspected of 有……嫌疑

He was suspected of a theft.

他被怀疑有偷窃嫌疑。

before long不久

believe in信任

belong to属于；拥有

Who belongs to this toothbrush?

这支牙刷是谁的？

better off情况较好

blow up爆炸；炸毁

break into闯入；突然

bring about带来，造成；引起

bring up养育

If you want to be proud of your children when they are grown, you must bring them up carefully.

假如你想你的孩子成人后出人头地，你必须用心教养。build up建立；振兴

bump into碰撞

burst into (tears)

The child burst into tears when he saw the woman.

那孩子看到这位妇人时突然哭起来。

but for倘没有……；要不是by chance偶然地

by means of 利用；以……手段

He succeeded by means of perseverance.

他依靠坚持而获得成功。

by mistake错误地

by the time到……时

by the way顺便提一下

C

call at (a place)拜访；访问（某地）

call on (sb.)拜访；访问（某人）

Mrs. Hans was not at home when I called on her.

我们拜访Hans太太时，他不在家。

can’t help doing忍不住；不禁

care about介意；关心

care for / of 喜欢；照看；关心

You look as if you had all the cares of the world on your shoulders.

看来你好象把世界上所有事情都放在你肩上。

carry out执行；贯彻；落实

Here’s your assignment. Now carry it out.

这是交给你的一份工作，现在把它完成吧。

catch up with赶上

If I don’t catch up with you, wait for me on the corner.

如果我追不上你，请在拐角上等我。

chance to do碰巧

I chanced to see your father in the street.

我碰巧在街上看到你父亲。

clean up收拾整洁；整顿

close down关闭

come across （偶然）发现；遇到

I came across some old letters.

我无意中发现了几封旧信。

come into contact with和……接触

During that time, we came into contact with many new dieas.

那期间，我们接触到许多新思想。

come into the world问世；出生

come true实现了；成为现实

compare to把……比作

The teacher compared the poet to a bird.

老师以诗比鸟。

compare with与……相比较

He compared my paper with hers.

他拿我的作业与她的相比较。

complain about 抱怨；对……发牢骚

consist of由……组成

convince sb. of sth. 使（某人）相信

This convinced me of his honesty.

这使我相信他确实是诚实的。

count on指望；依靠

cry for help呼救

cut down 缩小；削减

cut in half 切成一半

cut into突然进入；插入

D

deal with对待；处理

I will have to deal with that problem.

我必须应付那个问题。

depend on依靠；取决于

All living things depend on the sun for their growth.

万物生长靠太阳。

derive from起源于；来自

This word is derived from Latin.

这个词源出拉丁语。

devote oneself to献身于；专心于

Mr. Smith devotes himself to his wife.

史密斯先生听任太太的指使。

die from因……而死

His mother died from illness.

devide…into把……分成

do on e’s best to do尽最大努力

do well in在某一方面做得好

do with处置；安排

down with打倒

draw into鼓励；吸引

dream of 梦到；梦见

I had always dreamed of a trip to this country.

我曾梦到这国旅行。

drive sth./sb. away from从……赶出

drop in偶然进入；顺便来

E

enjoy oneself玩得好

ever since从那时起

except for 除了……

His composition is good except for some spelling shortcomings here and there.

他的作文很好，只有几处拼法错误。

F

face to face面对面地

fade out逐渐消失fall asleep入睡；睡着

fall in love with爱上了……

fall victim to成为……牺牲品

follow sb’s advice 接受某人的劝告

far and wide到处；广泛

far from远离；完全不

feel at home感到自在

feel like 想要

Do you feel like taking a walk?

你想去散步吗？

fill out使丰满（巨大）

find one’s way to走到

first of all首先

fit……with给……装备；配备

fix on集中注意力

Thousands of eyes are fixed on the Tian An Men rostrum. 千万双眼睛仰望着天安门城楼。

force sb. to do迫使某人做

for a while长久；许久

for nothing白白地；徒劳

for sure 肯定地；毫无疑问地

frighten sb. into doing威胁某人做某事

from bad to worse 每况愈下；越来越糟

from hand to mouth仅够糊口地

from time to time不时；有时

G

get along / on with在……方面有进步

How are you getting along with your English lessons?

你的英语进展如何？

get angry with对……发怒；生气

get down to 定下心来做一件事

get hold of 得到；抓住

get in on e’s way挡住某人的路

get in touch with与……取得联系

get into trouble陷入纠纷

get out 逃脱；摆脱

I have a date for tonight, but I’ll try to get out of it.

我今晚有个约会，但我设法不去。

get rid of 摆脱

This shows you that it is difficult to get rid of the habit. 这向你表明，除去这个习惯是困难的。

get sth ready for 为……把某事做好

get fired of 对……感到厌倦

get to 到达

get up起床；起来

give off发出；放出

give up放弃；停止（做某事）

I have given smoking up on my doctor’s orders.

go back to追朔到

go beyond超出

go down延续

go in for 从事；进行；爱好

go into debt 负债；欠帐

go into effect生效；开始执行

go on doing继续做……；接着做

go out of ones way to do故意去做；不怕麻烦地

go to work 上班

go out of one’s head神志不清

H

hand in交上来

happen to do碰巧；偶然

If you happen to go to Beijing, you must bring us those English books.

如果你有机会上北京，一定给我们带来那些英语书。have a good time玩得开心点；过得好

have an effect on对……产生影响

have an influence on对……有影响

His suggestion has a great influence on us.

他的建议对我们有重大影响。

have an advantage over比……有优点

have on e’s way谈自己的看法

have sth. / nothing to do with和……有（无）关系head over heels深深地，完全地

hear about听说……详情

head for驶往；动身去

I’m going to rain. We’d better head for shelter.

天快下雨了，我们最好去找个避雨的。

hear from收到……来信；得到……消息

hear of 听说

Have you ever heard of Shakespeare?

你有听说过莎士比亚吗？

help sb. with 帮某人做……

Mrs. Green’s husband helps her with the dishes.

格林太太的丈夫帮她洗盘子。

hit on a good idea想出了一个好主意

hold up高举，举起

hunt for猎取；寻找

I

in addition另外；此外

In addition to swimming, he likes tennis.

除游泳外，他还喜欢打网球。in advance预先；在前面

We should make arrangements in advance of the meeting. 我们应该在开会前先安排一下。

in case万一

in case of在……情况下

Professor Middendorf is in charge of all freshmen.

梅顿道夫教授负责管理一年级学生。

in consequence 结果是；因此

in fact实际上

in force有效的；在有效期中

in honor of为向……表示敬意

in large amount大量

in memory of纪念

in nature性质上；实际上

in no time立刻；马上

in one’s opinion依……看法（意见）

in other words换句话说；也就是说

in particular尤其；特别

in person亲自

You may ask him in person.

你可以亲自问他。

in relation to关于；涉及；与……有关

I have a lot of say in relation to that affair.

关于那件事，我有好多话要说。

in spite of尽管；不顾

Mr. Adams left in spite of the fact that I asked him not to. 艾德姆斯先生不顾我的挽留而走了。

in store准备着；贮着

in the course of在……期间

in the end 最后；终于

in the face of面临；在……前面；面对

in the form of以……形式

in the long run从长远观点看

in trouble处于不幸（困难，苦恼）中

in time及时

in turn轮流；依次

in vain徒劳；白等

insist on坚持

The old woman insisted on remaining in her home.

老妇人坚持继续留在家里。

instead of 代替；而不

They went there on foot instead of by bus.

他们没乘公共汽车而是步行到那里去的。

K

keep an eye on密切注视；监视

keep … apart隔离

keep down 控制；缩减

keep from使不

I t’s too bad that the train kept you from going to the party. 太糟了，火车误点使你无法赴宴了。

keep in mind记住

keep in touch with与……保持联系

Since then we have kept in touch with each other for quite a long time.

自那时以来，我们保持互相联系已有相当长的时间了。keep on doing继续做某事

Why does that boy keep on singing after eleven o’clock? 为何那男孩在十一点钟后仍继续唱歌呢？

keep one’s word履行诺言；说话算数

key to……的关键；……的答案

kill off杀死；杀掉

L

later on后来；以后

laugh at嘲笑；因……而发笑

You mustn’t laugh at unfortunate people; it’s impolite.

你不可嘲笑不幸的人，那是不礼貌的。

lay stress on突出；强调

There is nothing for it but to lay stress on its importance. 这件事只能强调其重要性。

lead to导致

That kind of talk leads to an argument.

那样讲话可导致吵架。

learn by heart记住；背熟

less than少于

lie in在于

The trouble lies in the battery.

故障的原因在于蓄电池。

listen to听

live on靠……生活

I can’t live on my present salary.

我现在的薪水维持不了我的生活。

long before很久以前

look at看；注意

look for寻找

Please help me look for my book; I’ve lost it.

请帮我找找我的书；我把它弄丢了。

look forward to doing sth.渴望；盼望

look into调查研究

look up查阅

look upon看待

lose one’s mind发疯

lots of许多

We shall build lots of plants three years from now.

今后三年我们将盖许多工厂。

M

make a fire生火

make a fool of sb.愚弄某人；使某人上当

The girl doesn’t love you; she’s making a fool of you.

那位小姐并不爱你，她只是在玩弄你。

make a living谋生

make every effort to do尽一切努力做

We must make every effort to fulfill the plan.

我们必须尽一切努力完成计划。

make full use of 充分利用

He doesn’t know how to make full use of this waste gas. 他不知如何利用这种废气。

make mistakes犯错误

make one’s efforts尽（某人）力量

make one’s way to走向；前往

make oneself at home不拘束；像在家一样

make progress in在……进步（很大）

make sure of 查明；弄确实；肯定

make up for为……补偿

They have made up for the loss.

他们补充了损失。

make the best use of最充分的利用

We should make the best use of everything.

我们应该使物尽其用。

make up one’s mind to do决心做……

Once Mary makes her mind up about something, nothing can change it.

只要玛丽决定做什么事，没有任何事能改变它。make way for前进；让路

meet with（无意中）碰见；遇见

N

name after以……命名

I was named after my father.

我用我父亲的名字命名。

never mind没关系；不介意

next to紧靠；紧挨着

no less than不少于；（和……）一样

no longer不再

no more不再

I saw her no more.

我不再见到她了。

no more than只不过

He wrote no more than three novels.

他只不过才写了三部小说而已。

not long before此后不久

not only … but also…不仅……而且

He is not only brave but also wise.

他不但勇敢而且聪明。

now and then不时的；时而

I see my uncle now and then.

我不时地去探望叔叔。

O

of all time空前的

of course当然；自然

on account of因为；由于

He couldn’t come on account of his illness.

on a large scale大规模地

on business因公出差

He went to Italy on business.

他因公赴意大利

on foot步行

on duty在岗位上

You must not smoke while on duty.

当班时不要抽烟。

on the contrary反之；相反

I thought he was the criminal, on the contrary, he was a policeman.

我以为他是罪犯，然而反倒是警察。

on the one hand…on the other hand…一方面……另一方面

on the way 在路途中

She did her shopping on the way.

她在途中买了东西。

on time 准时

one by one一个一个地

They came in one by one.

open up解开；切开

operate on给……动手术

The doctor operated on Miss Alton for appendicitis.

医生为Alton小姐的盲肠炎开刀（动手术）。

out of breath上气不接下气地

out of condition健康不佳

owe sth. to sb.归功于……；

I owe what I am to my parents.

我之有今日，应归公于父母。

owing to 由于；归咎于……

The fire was owing to their carelessness.

那场火灾是由于他们的疏忽。

P

pass away终止；死亡

The king passed away last night.

pay attention to注意

You should pay attention to your work.

你需要多注意你的工作。

pay off还清

persist in坚持

Why do you persist in misspelling that word?

你为何始终把那个字拼错呢？

pick up拾起

pick sb. up让某人搭车

I’ll pike ou up at 8 o’clock.

我八点来接你。

play apart / role in在……方面起……作用；在……中扮演……角色

play with fire玩火

prevent …against / from阻止；预防

His injury does not prevent him from enjoying life.

他的伤残阻止不了他对人生的乐趣。

provide sb. with sth.

The hostess provided up with blankets.

主人向我们提供毯子。

put on穿上

put out 扑灭；出版；生产

Put your cigarette out before you put the light out.

在熄灯前要将烟弄灭。

Q

quarrel with sb. 与某人争吵

R

refer to参看；涉及

You should refer to your dictionary when you are not sure about a word.

你对某字没有把握时，应当查一查字典。regardless of 不顾

Albert is regardless of other people’s feelings.

Albert 不顾及别人的感觉。

result in导致

His carelessness resulted in an accident.

他的大意造成了车祸。

right now现在；就是现在

run away逃跑

run out of用光

I can’t make a cake; I’ve run out of sugar.

S

search for找寻

The police are making a search for the missing woman. 警察正在寻找失踪的妇人。

see to it要注意使……；保证使

Please see to it that the door is locked.

请注意将门锁上。

send for派人去叫；谴人去拿

You’d better send for a doctor when you are sick.

你生病时最好请医生来。

send off 送别；寄出

I have just been to the station to send him off.

我刚去车站为他送行。

set about one’s work着手工作

set free释放

set off出发

set up建立；创办

settle down开始认真……；致力于

You had better settle down and start studying.

你最好定下心开始读书。

settle in迁入；定居

show off显示；表现

Mr. Abelson shows his knowledge off whenever he can. Abelson先生只要可能的话就会夸示自己的学问。sit up端坐

so far迄今为止

spend money / time doing sth把……花费在做……stand for代表

stare at凝视

step by step逐步地；逐渐地

He gained knowledge step by step.

他按部就班地获取知识。

stick to坚持

Mr. Camble finished the job because he stuck to it. succeed in doing成功了

T

take advantage of 利用……（机会等）

Don’t take advantage of other’s weakness.

不要趁虚而入。

take care of 关心；照顾

take charge of负责……

Mr. Burr takes charge of the office while Jack is away. take hold of抓住

take in 吸收

take notice of注意

They took no notice of what he said.

他们不注意他的话。

take off脱掉；起飞

take on接收；吸收

take over接管；继承

When the new manager took over the store, he made it more efficient.

新任的经理接管店务后，业务蒸蒸日上。

take sth. for granted 把……看作当然

I took it for granted that he knew me.

我认为他当然认识我。

talk over 讨论某事

tell from区别开；分辨出

I can’t tell the sheep from the goat.

我无法辨别出羊和山羊。

thanks to由于；幸亏

think of想到

turn off 关闭（收音机，水龙头等）

turn on打开（收音机，水龙头等）

turn out结果是；生产

How did the party turn out?

宴会的结果如何？

U

up to直到

I didn’t know the fact up to then.

一直到那时我才知道那个事实。

used to do过去总

I used to get up early. 我过去常常早起。

W

wait for等候某人

I will wait for John to catch up with me.

我等着约翰赶上我。

wait on侍侯；服侍

warn sb. of sth. (against doing sth)警告某人某事

He warned me of the danger. 他警告我当心危险。

He warned me against going there. 他警告我别去那边。wipe out消灭

with the help of在……的帮助下

With the help of their teacher, the students have made rapid progress in English.

在老师的帮助下，学生们的英语突飞猛进。

work at从事于；致力于

work out计算出；设计出

I will help you work that problem out.

我将帮你解决那个问题。