1、Aa case in point 恰当的例子a fraction of 一小部分a narrow escape 死里逃生,九死一生a piece of cake 容易的事,小事一桩a sore throat 嗓子痛a stones throw 一箭之遥,很近a variety of 各种各样的account for 解释,是的原因against ones will 违背某人的意愿agree on 就 达成一致agree with 同意(某人) , (食物,气候等)适合某人ahead of time/schedule 提前air crash 空难all the year round 一年到头an
2、other cup of tea/another pair of shoes 另外一回事,另当别论anything but 决不apart from 除了appeal to 吸引apply for 申请apple of ones eye 钟爱之物,宠儿apt to 有的倾向approve of 赞同,认可as fit as a fiddle 很健康as a matter of fact 事实上as a result 由于as a rule 通常as usual 跟往常一样as a whole 总体上as far as I know 据我所知as luck would have it 碰巧at
3、a loss 不知所措at a discount 低于正常价格at ease 放松,轻松at no time 在任何时候都不,决不at ones wits end 智穷计尽,没有办法at random 随意的at short notice 一得到通知马上就at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟at the tip of ones tongue 话到嘴边,一时想不起at times 有时,不时地Bback issue/current issue 过刊/现刊be available 有,可提供be around 露面be bound for(车等)开往be bound to 肯定会be
4、far from 远不是,根本不是be fed up with 对厌倦,讨厌 be fond of 喜欢be free of 免除,脱离be no exception 不例外beat about the bush 不直截了当,绕圈子behind schedule(车,飞机等)晚点beside the point 离题,不中肯bite off more than one can chew 承担太多的工作而无法完成,好高骛远born with a silver spoon in ones mouth 出身富贵break ones word 毁约,说话不算数break down(车等)出故障brea
5、k ones word 食言,失信break off 暂停工作bring up 抚养by all means 当然,一定by and large 总的来说,大体上by chance 偶然,意外地by nature 天性by leaps and bounds 极快的,大幅度的by no means 一点也不,决不Ccall it a day 结束,到此为止call off 取消call on 访问,拜访can do with 讲究,能对付can not help(doing)禁不住care for 喜爱castle in the air 空中楼阁,不切实际的想法catch on 变得流行,受欢迎
6、catch up with 追赶,赶上catch ones breath 喘口气check in 办理(入住)登记手续check out 付账后离开cheer up 振作起来chilled to the bone 冻僵了clothes make the man 人靠衣装come across 偶然碰见come down with 病倒come straight to the point 开门见山come true 实现come up to 达到,符合come up with 提出,想出concentrate on 集中精力count on 依靠,指望cross out 划掉,删去cut dow
7、n 削减,删节Dday in and day out 每天,始终deal with 论述,关于,处理die away(声音等)逐渐消逝dos and donts 规则,允许的和不允许的do in Rome as the Romans do 入乡随俗do sb. good/harm 对某人有好处/ 坏处down to earth 实事求是doze off 打瞌睡draw near 接近,临近dress up 穿盛装drop by/in 顺便访问drop out 辍学,放弃Eeasy come, easy go 来的容易去的快end in 以为结果end up 结束engage in 参加,从事e
8、very other (week)每隔一(周)express mail 快递Ffall back on 求助于fall behind 落后familiar with 熟悉few and far between 很少,很稀疏figure out 弄清楚,算出,想出fill the prescription 按照药方配药find fault with 挑剔,抱怨flat tyre 轮胎没气了for the time being 暂时for sale 待售focus on 集中在for a change 为了换换花样for a time 暂时,一度for ages 很久for free 免费for
9、good 永久的for the time being 暂时free with money 花钱大手大脚from bad to worse 每况愈下from time to time 时常Ggain weight 增加体重get along with 与相处get on in years 上了年纪get out of bed on the wrong side 一早起床就情绪不好get rid of 摆脱get somewhere 取得进展give sb . a cold shoulder 待人冷淡,态度不友好give sb . a lift/ride 让某人搭车give sb . a ring
10、 给某人打电话go beyond 超出,胜过go Dutch 各自负担自己的费用good for nothing 没用的人或事物go on a diet 节食go on strike 罢工go over 复习go sightseeing 观光go with 与 相配Hhand in 交上hand up 挂断(电话)have a word with 和.谈话have access to 可以使用have an appointment with sb 与某人有个约会have butterflies in ones stomach 紧张have ones hands full 十分繁忙have a
11、fever/temperature 发烧have nothing to do with 与没有关系have no idea 不知道have the final say 有决定权have sth . in common 有共同之处have sth. done 让别人做某事head for 前往hear from 收到某人的信件hear oneself think 专心思考heart and soul 全心全意地heavy traffic 交通拥挤high time 是该做某事的时候了hit the ceiling 勃然大怒hold the line/on 别挂电话hold up 耽搁Iin a
12、mess 混乱,乱七八糟in a sense 从某种意义上讲in addition to 除了in advance 提前in case 以防,以免in debt 负债in exchange 作为交换in a good/bad mood 心情好/坏in honor of 为庆祝/ 纪念in low spirits 情绪低落in memory of 为纪念in no time 很快in part 部分的in particular 尤其,特别in person 亲自in season(蔬菜,水果等)当令in the dark 不知道,蒙在鼓里in the long run 从长远来看in theory 从理论上说in turn 依次,轮流in vain 徒劳,白费interfere with 干涉,影响it depends 看情况,视而定it is sb.s treat 由某人请客Kkeep an eye on 照看,注意,观察know/learn the ropes 了解,掌握做事情的技能keep body and soul together 生存下去keep ones head 保持镇静keep sb. informed 及时通知某人keen on 喜好Llay off 解雇least of all 最不