高考实用短语

1. be absent from           缺席；

 in the absence of          在…不在的情况下

He was absent
from the meeting today.

=He absented
himself from the meeting today.

Our monitor tllk
charge of our class in the absence of the teacher.

2.be about to do sth. (= be on the the point of doing sth.)          即将做某事

We were about to
give up ( on the point of giving up) when the captain encouraged us to save the
sinking ship.

3.be accepted / recognized as          被承认/认为是

He is accepted as
one of the top students in our school.

Charlie Chaplin
was accepted as one of the greatest film actor and director.

4.account for                    说明原因；解释

How do you
account for all the accidents in series?

I want you to
account for each sum of the money you spent.

5.(not)at all          一点儿也不（常用在否定句、疑问句、条件从句中）；

above all          首先，最重要的是、尤其;

after all           毕竟，终究（用来提醒对方）;

first of all          首先（强调次序）

I don’t mind it
at all if you want to read here.

We must work, and
above all we must believe in ourselves.

First of all, let
me introduce myself to you.

He is ceratin to
come. After all, he’s already accepted the invitation.

6. accuse sb. of sth. (= charge sb. with sth.)             控告（某人某事）

He was accused of
theft. = He was charged with theft.

The lawyer was
defending the young man accused of ( charged with ) murder.

7. adapt / adjust ( oneself ) to            使（自己）适应或习惯于;

  adapt sth. for sth.                改变某事物以便在不同情况下运用; 

  adapt a play                 改编剧本

You will adapt
yourself to the life here soon.

The car was
adapted for use as a taxi.

He adapted an old car engine to fit his boat.

8.
have / gain / win an advantage over      胜于，优于；

  take advantage of                      利用；占…的便宜

 Children in the city have an advantage over
children in the countryside in education.

 That man ws so sly that it ws not
easy to take advantage of him.

  那人非常狡猾，占他的便宜不容易。

 The advantage we take so solar
energy is far from enough.

9.to one’s advantage / disadvantage          对…有利 / 没利

 At last they reached an agreement
and the agreement is to his advantage.

 The situation is to our disadvantage, so must
think it better and do whatever we can to make up.              

情况对我们不利，所以我们必须好好考虑并尽我们的努力去弥补。

10. all at once (= all of a sudden = suddenly)          突然

 A large wave awept over the small
boat. All at once, the boat crashed into pieces.

11. all the same            仍然，照样地

 She was lying just now. All the
same, there is some truth in what she said.

12. amounted to ( = added up to/ came to/ totaled to/ came up to / in
total)  

 总共达到；实际上是

The cost amounted
to $250. / The cost is $250 intotal.

Our information
doesn’t amount to much.

What you said
amounts to a direct accusation.

你说的话等于直接的指责。

13.answer for = be responsible for             对…负责；符合…

 You will have answer for your
crime one day.

14. anything but ( = definitely not)        决不

   nothing but (= only)                 只不过，只是

 The film is anything but
interesting. = The film is not interesting at all.

 = The film is not bit / not in the
least / far from interesting.

 Heis nothing but a clerk.

15. apologize to sb. ( = make an apology to sb. )        向某人道歉

 I apologized to her for stepping
on her foot.

 He made an apology to teacher fro
being late.

16. appreciate sth. / doing sth.              欣赏某事；感激某事

 I shall highly appreciate it if
you can reply to my application as soon as possible.

 We appreciate your help. ( = We
are grateful to you for your help.)

17. appeal to                呼吁，要求，诉诸，上诉，有吸引力

 The government is appealing to
everyone to save water.

 Police are appealing to the public
for any infromation about the case.

 Does the idea of working for a
venture company appeal to you?

18. apply for            提出申请

   apply to             把…应用于

   apply oneself to       专心从事，埋头于…

 He is aoolying for a job now.

 We should apply what we hae
learned to our practical work.

 Students should apply themselves
to their study.

19.arround the clock      昼夜不断地，全天地

 All the students are working
around the clock for the coming college entrance examination.

20.as a result (of)        由于；作为…的结果

It has been raining for three days. As a result, many villages have been
flooded.

As a result of his taking drugs, he was infected with AIDS.

21.as far as             远到；就…而言

He walked as far as the river.

As far as I’m concerned, I am not in favor of your suggestion.

22.as good as ( = almost )        和。。。几乎一样

The matter was as good as settled.

23.as it is       事实上，实际情况是；已经，早就是

We had hoped to finish the work today, but as it is we probably won’t
finish until tomorrow.

Don’t asy anything else; you are in enough trouble as it is.

24.as to / as regards sth.        关于；依照

I am uncertain as to whether it’s the right job for him.

All the baggage is to be correctly placed as to size.

25.at all costs            不惜任何代价，无论如何

   at the cost of sth.      以。。。为代价

He saved his daughter at the cost of his own life.

We must at all costs prevent the enemy from taking possession of our
city.

26.at ease ( = without worries or problems)    安逸；  (comfortably) 舒适

They are living at ease.

I never feel at ease in his company. 跟他在一起我从来不感到自在。

27.at hand : to be close to you in time or distance  近在手头，在附近，即将发生

He lives close at hand.

Your big moment is at hand.  你的重大时刻即将到来。

28.at first sight   乍一看（之下）

   at sight / thought of…      一看见 / 一想起。。。（就）

They fell in love at first sight.

At the sight of the frightening snake, my hair stood on end.

29.at peact         处于和平（或和睦）状态

  at war           处于战争状态

The country has been at war for many years while the people ther would
like to be at peace.

30.at stake    在危险中（=at risk）;危如累卵；吉凶未卜

The future of our planed is at stake.

His decision put our lives at stake.

31.at the mercy of : to be in the power of sb./sth.; under the control of
sb./sth.

任。。。摆布，在。。。面前无能为力

In the ancient times, before using tools and making fires, human beings
were at the mercy of nature.

32.a great many = a good many +n.(pl.)      许多，非常多

A good many people are doing their part for the Hope Project.

A good many of the books ere given away to the children in the
countryside.

33.a handful of         少量的、一把、很少的（后跟可数/不可数名词）

a handful of rice       a handful
of people

When the employer arrived, the secretary handed him a handful of letters.

34.according to         根据，按照

According to the law, he will be sentenced to death.

According to the teacher, there will
be a meeting tomorrow. 老师说明天开会。

35.achieve one’s goal      达到目标

achieve fame / success       成名/取得成功

make great achievements    取得成就

He will never achieve his goal if he doesn’t work harder.

He made great achievements in science.

36.act as          担当；生效；按。。。行事

A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind man.

The medicine doesn’t act on me.

37.add…to…       把。。。加到。。。上

   add to ( = increase)   增加

If you add 5 to 3, you get 8. (5 added to 3 is 8. )

Fireworks added to the attraction of the festival night.

38.add up      加

   add up to    总计是，意味着

Add up the figures, and you will get the total.

His entire school education added up to no more thatn one year.

Running faster, being stonger and having good techniques don’t add up to
victory in sports.

39.in advance  ( = beforehand
)     提前，事先

He is to go abroad in a few days’ time and he wants book his ticket in
advance.

40.after all          毕竟，终究

Though the math problem was difficult, he worked it out after all.

Don’t scold him too much. After all, he is still a child.

41.agree to          同意（提议、计划、方案、打算、主意等）

   agree with       与。。。意见一致，同意（某人的见解、意见、观点）

   agree on         关于。。达成一致意见，一致同意。。。

He agreed with my idea / my words / what I said.

We agreed on the price.

He agreed to my suggestion.

42.in agreement with        与。。。一致，与。。。相符合

   reach / come to an agreement
with sb.    与。。。达成协议

He is in agreement with me about how to settle the problem

We have already come to an agreement with them

43.agree with          （天气 / 食物）适宜与。。。； 与。。。一致

What he did doesn’t agree with what he said.

The weather here doesn’t agree with ( = fit in with ) me.

44.aim todo sth. / aim at doing sth. ( = intend to do sth.)          致力于，旨在

   be aimed at        针对，旨在

He works hard and aims at winning scholarship.

The programme is aimed at ( = is intended for ) teenagers.

The Hope Project, aimed at helping the poor children, has been carried
out for many years.

45.in the air           在空中；悬而未决( = not fully
planned or settled)

  on / off the air        正在广播/停播

There was a smell of burning leaves in the air.

Our problem are still in the air.

The Olympic Games are live on the air now.

46.apart from      除去；除。。。外，（除了含有此部分以外，还有其他部分）

   besides       与apart from相同

   in addition (to)       另外；除。。。之外

He speaks French in addition to English.

There was an earthquake, in addition ( = furthermore / moreover / what’s
more / besides ), there were floods.

A: What subject do you study besides English and Chines in senior?

B: We study math, politics and history apart form the two subjects.

47.admit ( to ) sth. / doing sth.      承认某事

   be admitted to                 被录取到。。。

He admitted (to) having stolen the car.

He refused to admit to his mistake.

Every year about 900 students are admitted to the No. 1 middle school.

Admission to universities depends on the results of the college entrance
examination.

48.ahead of              在。。。前面；优于；超过

He finished the work two hours ahead of time.

He ran two meters ahead of me.

49.announce sth. to sb. = announce to sb. sth. ( to 不能省略)通知；宣布

   make an announcement         发布通知

The government announced to the public that they would pay their debts.

Boys and girls, may I have your attention please? I have an announcement
to make.

50.argue with sb. about / over sth.       为某事与某人争辩

  argue ( talk / reason / persuade ) sb. into (
out of ) doing sth.                 说服某人干/ 不干某事

The
couple are arguing about money matter.

They
tried to argue him into joining them.

His father used to be a heavy smoker. He
argued his father out of smoking two years ago.

51.around the corner            临近； 在附近

The college entrance examination  is around the corner / drawing near all the
students are busy preparing for it.

There is a shop around the corner.

The final examination is around the corner.

52.(a) waste of time / money       浪费时间/ 金钱

It’s a waste of time to stay indoors on such
a nice day.

Playing games all day long in the cyber bar
is really a waste of time and money.

53.as firm as rock       坚如磐石     as easy as ABC      极容易

   as
busy as a bee      极忙碌       as white as snow     雪白

   as
strong as h horse   壮如牛   as … as possible ( = as…as sb. can)尽量。。。

He runs as fast as possible. = He runs as
fast as he can.

To maske as much use of the land as possible,
two or three crops are planted each year where possible

54.as well   也，还；同样

   as
well as  既。。。；又。。。，连接两个并列成分，但不能连接句子

If you go, I’ll go as well.

I as well as my parents am seeing my
grandfather off at the airport.

He had a good time near the seaside, enjoy
the beautiful sights as well as the delicious seafood.

55.set aside / put
aside         撇开；置之不理；把。。。放在一边，留出，拨出，分开或留出以备专用

He has a little money put /
set aside for a rainy day. 他积蓄了一点钱以备不时之需。

The manager had to put / set
his work aside for a time for an urgent accident.

56.at sb’s expense ( = at
the expense of sb.)         由。。。出钱，以。。。为代价

He went abroad at his own
expense.

He built up his business at
the expense of his health.

57.at (the) most (= not more
than )         最多

   at (the)least ( = not less than)           至少

The necklace is worth $800
at the most.

There are at least ten
students in the classroom.

58.attend to       留心，注意

   atttend ( on / upon ) sb. ( = wait on /
serve/look after sb.)     服侍某人

Please attend to your work /
what the teacher is saying / the needs of customers.

She has many servants
attending on her.

59.bargain with sb. about /
over / for sth.     就某物/某事同某人讨价还价/进行协商/谈条件

If you bargain with them,
they might reduce the price.

This jacket is a real
bargain at such a low price.

I has not bargained for
rain, and I got wet. 我没料到要下雨，所以淋湿了。

He is not a person to
bargain on / depend on / rely on.

60.base A on B / A be based
on A       A以B为基础

   on the basis of                   以。。。为基础

   sb. / sth. be based in  把某人安置在（某地进行工作和活动），以。。。为基地

His theory is based on
practice. = His theory is on the basis of practice

Most of our staff are based
in Cairo.

61.be anxious for ( about )…           为。。。担心

   be anxious for sth.                 对某事渴望 ( = be eager for; long for)

He was anxious for the
safety of his money.

As human beings, we anxious
for peace.

62.be viewed /seen /looked
on /looked upon /thought of / referred to / regarded as

   被认为是。。。

He was thought of as one of
the outstanding students in our class.

Looked upon as tallented
boy, he was very proud of himself.

63.be against        反对         be for ( = be in favor of )   赞成

Are you for or against the
plan?

We are strongly against
taking drugs

64.be afraid of ( doing
)      担心会。。。；对。。。由顾虑

   be afraid to do sth.       不敢干某事 ( = don’t dare to do sth. )

Afraid of being late for
school, he hurried up.

She was afraid to ge close
to the tiger in case she should be killed.

65.by accident ( = be chance
)    偶然地

   on purpose ( = intentionally )   故意地

I met him in the street by
accident.

Did you do it on purpose or
by chance?

66.be angry at (about)
sth.    因某事而生气，  be angry with sb.  对某人生气

He is bad-tempered and is
always angry at some odd things.

Don’t make the same mistakes
again or your teacher will be angry with you.

67.be busy (in) doing
sth.   忙于做某事   

be busy with /at /over
/about sth.  忙于某事

I have been kept busy (in) preparing for my final exam these days

The teachers keep the students busy ( in ) doing their homework.

68.be equal to sth.     与。。。相等 ( = equal sth.)

   be equal to (doing) sth.     胜任。。。

   equal sb in sth.    在。。。方面与某人匹配

This square is equal to that one in size.

Bill is equal to the task of running the unit.

No one equals him in courage.

69.be familiar with sth.     熟悉/通晓某事物

  be familiar to sb.         为某人所熟悉

As a student of history, he is familiar with many clebrated people in
history.

The name is quite familiar to me, but I can’t remember it clearly.

70.be famous / famed / celebreated / noted for   以。。。著称；以。。。闻名

   be famous as    作为。。。著名

Guilin is famous as a
place of interest and it is noted for its beautiful moutains and waters.

71.be fond of  表示习惯性的“喜欢”、“爱好”，因此不与具体时间状语连用

I’m fond of( like / am into ) classical music.

I’m fond of playing the guitar.

72.be in love with    与。。。恋爱（状态）

   fall in love with   爱上。。。（动作）

They fell in love with each other at first sight and now they have been
in love for a year.

73.be proud of ——take pride in    以。。。为自豪；以。。。为荣

I’m proud of being a Chinese.

I took great pride in being a student of the No. 1 Middle School.

74.be bathed in       笼罩在。。。；沐浴在。。。

The whole school is bathed in the sunlight.

All the city was bathed in a festival atmosphere during the Spring
Festival.

75.be made up of         由。。。组成

be made of           由。。。制成(可看出原材料)   

be made from         由。。。制成（看不出原材料）

My class is made up of 50 members.

This desk is made up of a surface and four legs. It is made of wood.

76.be used / accustomed to sth / doing…     习惯于。。。

He
has been used / accustomed to living on campus. 他已习惯于住校。

77.blame sth. on  把。。。归咎于。。。    take the blame   程度责任

   be to blame   应受谴责            be to let         （被）出租

The driver was not to blame for the traffic accident.

The house is to let.

78.be rich in    生产；充满    be poor in   贫乏，缺少

This area is rich in natural resources but poor in management!

Apples are rich in vitamins.

79.be certain / sure of    确信，对。。。有把握

   be certain / sure to do
sth.     必然，一定会

I’m sure of my success.

He is sure to come.

80.make sure of      弄清楚；确保

Please make sure of the date for the meeting.

ceratin 和sure 得区分：

It is certain that he will come.  （it 作形式主语只能用certain）

Be sure to be on time for the meeting! (祈使句中只能用sure)

81.be absorbed in sth.           专心于。。。

He was so absorbed in his work that he didn’t notice me come in.