1、440d075e8a057f697f5d621d0235c869.pdf1Words Extension of TEM-4A1. AboutThe job is about done. 差不多Turn about and walk away slowly. =Turn around About turn! 向后转Wondering about with no place to go Lets look about for help. 四周 各个方向The patient is up and about again.There was no body about. 在附近Rumour is ab
2、out. 谣言纷传。Come about 发生 / leave about 到处乱放/ go about（着手）做/ see about 负责处理Set about 开始做 / be about to do/ while you are about it在你干某事的同时，顺便 2. Above Too good or too honest to do sth （因善良诚实而）不屑于 不至于（做某事）Shes not above lying when it suits her. 她在适当时机还是会说谎的Hes above suspicion =he is completely trusted.A
3、bove yourself 自高自大 be above one 太高深，无法理解Children aged 12 and above.3. Across在（身体某部位）上A grin spread across her face. He hit him across the face.Its too tight across the back.Be across to 美口是。 。 。的责任Across from 在。 。 。正对面4. AfterNot long after that 不久以后After you 请先走After you with the paper 报纸你看完了给我看Be
4、after doing sth 1.正要做某事 2. 刚做了某事5. Air Airs and graces 摆架子，装腔作势，矫揉造作Float/walk on air 欢天喜地，得以洋洋In the air 在传播中 on/off (the) air 正在/停止播放Up in the air 悬而未决6. Answer Answer the phone/the doorHave/know all the answers （自以为）全懂，什么都精通Answer to the name of sth （尤指宠物）名叫，叫做Answer for sth 对。 。 。负责，因。 。 。受到谴责 a
5、nswer to sb (for sth) 向某人对某事负责Answer for sb 代表。 。 。讲话，代表。 。 。的意见7. Arm In each others arms 拥抱着Cost/pay an arm and a leg （使）花一大笔钱Keep sb at arms length 与某人保持距离，不亲近某人Armed to the teeth （written） 武装到牙齿，全副武装8. AroundHave been around （a lot） 阅历(很) 多，世故（很）440d075e8a057f697f5d621d0235c869.pdf2深Bring sb aro
6、und 使某人恢复知觉Get around 绕过回避Hang around 在附近徘徊9. ArriveSb has arrived 某人成功了Arrive at sth = reach10. AsAs against sth 和相比较/对照As and when 到时候As it were 可以说，在某种程度上As to sth / as regards sth 关于，至于11. AwayAway with(literary) 让（sth/sb ）消失吧。B1. backA. Back to back: 1 背靠背 2 连续 eg.: A Stand back to back and let
7、s see whos taller Fortunately, I picked winners back to back in the last few racesB. back to front: 前后颠倒 本末倒置 eg: Your trouble is youve got your priorities back to front you have got your sweater back to frontC. know somewhere like the back of ones hand 对 了入指掌Dback sth/sb up 证实或支持某人或某人的话 eg He droug
8、ht along a file of document to back up his claimE. back up 退后 e.g. The bus had to back up and turn around2. BadA. have/get a bad name: 坏名声 e.g. the bar had a bad name and was avoided be the localsB. give a bad name: the Sanlu milk powder gave a bad name of Chinese diary industry C. spoken: it is too
9、 bad that 太遗憾 e.g. it is too bad that you didnt go hiking with us last week it is not that bad / it is not as bad as all that 并没有所想的那么糟 e.g. It is not that bad anyway. too bad 咎由自取 I am going to be late-too bad , you should have gotten up earlier3Beat n. 心跳 (声), 打, 敲打声, 拍子 vt. 打, 拍打, 打败 vi. 打, 拍打, 打
10、败 a. 疲乏的, 颓废的beat sb. black and blue 把某人打得青一块紫一块beat the enemy 打败敌人That problem has beaten me. 那个问题把我难住了The bird beat its wings. 鸟扑打翅膀。Spoken: (it)beats me: I dont know sth or I cant explain sthcan you beat that/it?: you are surprised or annoyed by sthbeat ones brains out: sbs been working very hard
11、 and for a long time e.g.: Ive been working my brains out trying to finish this essay4beyond 表示位置 在向.的那边, 在.之外表示时间迟于., 到.以后表示范围, 限度 超出常用于否定句和疑问句 除.以外The road is beyond that hill. 路在山的那一边。Some shops keep open beyond midnight. 有些商店营业到半夜以后。The rumour is beyond belief. 这谣言不可信。I know nothing of it beyond
12、 what he told me. 除了他告诉我的以外, 别的我什么都不知道。Spoken: It is beyond me. 口我能力所不及; 我不能理解。 beyond sb. 为某人所不能理解 beyond oneself 精神错乱; 忘形; 失态5. bite once bitten ,twice shy: if u have failed or been hurt once, you will been more careful next time bite the hand that feeds you: harm sb that helped or supported you 4
13、40d075e8a057f697f5d621d0235c869.pdf3Chew 咀嚼，嚼碎 nibble 轻咬 peck 鸟啄 C1. CallCall away 叫走 She has been called away for some job.Call by 顺路访问 If you are in at six this evening, Ill call by and pick up my books.Call for 接 We will call for her early tomorrow morning.需要 This is a problem that calls for imme
14、diate solution.邀请Call in 召集,召来 You could call in the twelve guys who had access to the report.Call off 取消 The meeting was called off.Call on 拜访 OK if I call on you tomorrow?号召;请求 Youd better call on your friends to help you.Call to mind (使) 想起 I cannot call to mind the name of the man I saw yesterda
15、yCall up 打电话给 She called up a friend just for a chat.应征入伍 He asked Congress for stand-by authority to call up the reserves.2. CarryCarry away 使失去自制力 He tends to get carry away when watching wrestling on TV带走 Water can carry away the soil only if it is flowing fast.Carry off 使丧命 Cholera carried him o
16、ff that year.获得，夺得 John carried off all the prizes in the contest.Carry the day 获胜 (占优势) Former Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. led a labor march through lower Manhattan, asserting that his anti-establishment appeal would carry the day.Carry out 实行( 执行,实现) He balked me to carry out my plan.Carry through 完成
17、 He carried through the work in a month.Carry weight 有分量,有影响 Our boss s opinions seem to carry very little weight at home.3. CatchCatch on 变得流行 It is a nice song and I think it will catch on quickly.理解 Hes always the last to catch on.Catch sight 看见 Don t let me catch sight of you doing it again !4.
18、ChairTake the chair 主持会议 Mr. Smith will take the chair at the next meeting.CleanClean out 打扫 He cleaned out the garden shed.耗尽 Mary has already cleaned out all her savings.Clean up 打扫;整理 She is cleaning up the kitchen now.梳洗 Wait a minute. Ill have to clean up.【俚】大捞一笔 He cleaned up in the stock mark
19、et last year.5. ClearKeep clear of 避开 You should keep clear of danger.Make clear 讲清楚,表明 She makes clear to us that she wants to be master in her own house.Clear up (天气)放晴 It cleared up soon after the rain.清理 Clear up the desk, will you?澄清 We hope to clear the matter up quickly.6. CleverBe clever at
20、擅长 be clever at making model planesbe clever with 善于使用 be clever with money, a needle, ones hands7. Clockput the clock back 把钟拔回(使时光倒退 ) Forget all about it and look to the future; you cant put the clock back.复旧 The governments put the clock back with its new plans for education.440d075e8a057f697f5d
21、621d0235c869.pdf4Work against the clock 抢在某一时刻前完成工作 They had to work against the clock to meet the deadline.8. ComeCome forward 自告奋勇;站出来 Only one witness of the accident has come forward.(建议等)被提出讨论 The matter will come forward at the next meeting.Come off 成功 Her attempt to break the world record nea
22、rly came off.Come out 出版 A pocket edition of the dictionary will come out soon. 结果是 The party came out all right.传出 When the news came out, everyone was shocked.总计 The total came out at 1010.出现 The moon came out from behind the clouds.Come round 苏醒 Pour some water on his face hell soon come round.到来
23、 May Day will soon come e up against 碰到 We have come up against an unexpected problem.9. Cornerbe in a tight corner 处于困难 Besides, he had confidence in his own strength, and believed that even in a tight corner he would be able to extricate himself.10. Costat the cost of 以.为代价 He saved the girl from
24、drowning at the cost of his own life.11.Coverunder the cover of 在.掩护下 The soldiers crept forward under the cover of darkness.12. Crosscross out 删掉 You had better cross out the last name.13. cutcut across 径直穿过 In order not to be late, she cut across the field.Cut in 插话 Dont try to cut in while others
25、 are talking.超车 Drivers who habitually cut in are bound to cause accidents sooner or later.Cut out 删去 Cut out all the vulgar expressions.关掉 Cut out the engine, will you?安排 These are the tasks cut out for this week.D1、DanceDance to ones tune: to do what someone wants you to do-used to show disapprove
26、 e.g.: She was uneasily aware that she was dancing to his tune, doing what he wanted.Dance attention on sb.: to do everything possible to please someoneE.g.: a movie star with several young men dancing attention on her2、dareDare (to) do: I dare not go home.Dare sb. to do: to persuade sb. something u
27、nusual to prove they are brave e.g.: One night they dared Jim to steal something in the shop.For a dare/ on a dare: because someone dares you toe.g.: She ran across a busy road for a dare.3、darkKeep sb. in the dark: keep someone knowing nothing about something important ex.: They were kept in the da
28、rk about the fact.440d075e8a057f697f5d621d0235c869.pdf54、dayCall it a day: stop doing sth. Day after day:日复一日Day by day:一天天 Day and night:夜以继日Make somebodys day: make somebody very happyE.g. His action really made my day.5、decideDecide on/upon: 决定，选定e.g. Have you decided on a date for the wedding?6、
29、dieDie away: become gradually weaker until disappeare.g. Her voice died away as she saw the look on his face.Die back: if a plant dies back, its part above ground die but its roots still aliveDie down: become less strong, active, and violente.g. Dont worry, the gossip will soon die down.Die off: die
30、 one by one until there are no more of themDie out: to disappear or stop existing completelye.g. The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying out.Die for Die of7、doDo away with: to get rid of something or stop using ite.g. People thought that the use of robots would do away with boring low-pa
31、id factory jobs.Do sb. down: to criticize someone, especially in an unfair waye.g. I know you dont like him, but theres no need to keep doing him down in front of the boss.Do for sb/sth.: to kill someone or harm something or someone very badlye.g.: Working 100 hours a week nearly did for me.Do someb
32、ody in: to kill sb. or to make sb. feel extremely tirede.g.: He was planning to do himself in.That walk really did me in.Do up: do something up:修缮，整新Do oneself up: to make yourself look neat and attractivee.g.: Sue spent ages doing herself up.8、driveDrive at: what somebody is driving at: the thing s
33、omeone is really trying to say ex. I still couldnt understand what Toby was driving at.Drive somebody away: to behave in a way that makes someone leavee.g.: He was cruel because he wanted to drive me away.Drive down (up): to make prices, costs etc fall (rise) quickly440d075e8a057f697f5d621d0235c869.
34、pdf6e.g.: We have to drive down costs.Drive out: to force someone or something to leave 9、dropDrop back: to move more slowly than other people so that they can get ahead of you ex. He dropped back to talk with her.Drop off: to begin to sleep ex. She kept dropping off at her desk.Drop somebody/someth
35、ing up Drop inE1. Each every She has a bottle in each hand.You get two cookies each.each and every 用于强调讨论的是有关每一个个体的There are issues that affect each and every of us.each to his/their own 用于强调每个人的看法、观点都是不同的，尤其在不能认同他人时 I should have chosen something more modern myself, but each to his own.be at each o
36、thers throats If two people are at each others throats, they are fighting or arguing.2. Eager be eager to do something: He is a bright kid and eager to learn.be eager for something: The fans are eager for a glimpse of the singer.eager beaver 过于勤勉的人3. Ear whisper /say (sth) in sbs ear 耳语to sbs ear 在某
37、人听来It sounded odd to the ears of an ordinary English speaker.reach ones ears 被某人听到I just wondered if the rumour had reached your ears.prick (up) ones ears 竖起耳朵仔细听Jay pricked up his ears when I mentioned a vacation.smile/grin from ear to ear 非常高兴She came out of his office, beaming from ear to ear.ear
38、 for 学习的能力She has no ear for languages at all.a sympathetic ear 满怀同情地听He is always prepared to lend a sympathetic ear.close/shut your ears to sth 拒绝听到某些不好的消息turn a deaf ear 不愿意听fall on deaf ears 被忽视4. Early the early hours 午夜与清晨之间的这段时间The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday morning an early
39、 start: We need to make an early start tomorrow.an early night 睡得比平时早I think I will get an early night.early bird/riser 起得早的人5. Earth cost/pay/charge the earth 花了一大笔钱It must have cost the earth!宗教中指人生在世，人间:hell on earth 人间地狱move heaven and earth 极为努力想要做成某事come back/down to earth 开始脚踏实地She soon broug
40、ht him back down to earth.go to earth 藏起来躲开正在追你的人promise sb. the earth/moon 许下不可能实现的承诺6.Eat eat your words 承认自己所说的是错的I am going to make you eat your 440d075e8a057f697f5d621d0235c869.pdf7words.eat your heart out 某物非常棒:Thats a great drawing, Pablo Picasso eat your heart out. 非常想要某人、某物:If you had any s
41、ense youd forgot him, but eat your heart out if you want to.eat sb. alive/eat sb. for breakfast 非常生气，要生吞活剥某人eat sth 渐渐吞噬The stones are being eaten away by pollution.7.Either an either-or situation 必须要做出选择的情况could go either way 两个结果出现的可能性是相当的me either (spoken) 我也没有8. Else above all else 高于一切的 ，最重要的:A
42、bove all else she was seeking love.what else can sb. do/say? 还能做（说）什么呢？别无选择9. Empty empty words/gestures/promises 不真诚的、空的话、动作、诺言His repeated promises to pay them back were just empty words.do sth on an empty stomach 空着肚子做事I cannot work properly on an empty stomach.empty into 注入，流入The Mississippi Riv
43、er empties into the Gulf of Mexico.empty-handed 空手而归I spent all morning looking for a suitable present, but came home empty-handed.empty-headed 蠢的，不聪明的10. Enemy natural enemy 天敌Cats and dogs have been natural enemies.sworn enemy 不共戴天的仇人public enemy number one 全民公敌第一号His views made him public enemy n
44、umber one in the eyes of the media.11. Enough Would you be good/kind enough to hold this door open? (Spoken) 极为礼貌的询问near enough 接近了（当你在猜测数字、数量、时间等时）The full cost comes to 3000, near enough.enough to go round 足够多以使每人都能分到Do you think we have pizza to go round?not nearly/nowhere near enough 远远不够have ha
45、d enough (of sth) 受够了I have just about had enough of your stupid remarks.enough is enough (spoken)正在发生的某事应该要停了12. Even even so 即使如此even as 强调某事与其他事情同时发生He realized, even as he spoke, that no one would ever believe him.be even (informal)扯平了，不欠（钱）If you give me 5, we will be even.an even chance 公平的机会g
46、et even (with sb) 报复I will get even with him one day.break even 既不盈利也不亏损We are hoping that we will at least break even, and perhaps make a small profit.even out 差距变小The differences in their income should even out over time.13.Ever hardly ever 不经常We hardly ever go out.never ever 绝不You never ever offe
47、r to help.as ever 如往常一样As ever, Joe was late.ever after (for all time after sth)I suppose they will get married and 440d075e8a057f697f5d621d0235c869.pdf8live happily ever after.14. Every every single 用于强调每一个He seems to know every single person in the school.every last drop/bit/scrap 全部，哪怕是最细小的They m
48、ade us pick up every last scrap of paper.every bit as good/important as sth 强调一样好Taking regular exercise is every bit as important as having a healthy diet.15. Excuse excuse sb. for doing sth 原谅某人做了某事Please excuse me for being so late today.excuse sb. from doing sth 原谅某人不做某事Can I be excused from swimming today? I have a cold.excuse oneself: Richard excused himself and went to his room.there is no excuse for sth 无法原谅There is no excuse for such rudeness.a poor/rotten excuse for sth (used when you think som
