A
a case in point 恰當的例子
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，小事一樁
a sore throat 嗓子痛
a stone’s throw 一箭之遙，很近
a variety of 各種各樣的
account for 解釋，是……的原因
against one’s will 違背某人的意愿
agree on 就……達成一致
agree with 同意（某人），（食物，氣候等）適合某人
ahead of time/schedule 提前
air crash 空難
all the year round 一年到頭
another cup of tea/another pair of shoes 另外一回事，另當別論
anything but 決不
apart from 除了
appeal to 吸引
apply for 申請
apple of one’s eye 鐘愛之物，寵兒
apt to 有……的傾向
approve of 贊同，認可
as fit as a fiddle 很健康
as a matter of fact 事實上
as a result 由于
as a rule 通常
as usual 跟往常一樣
as a whole 總體上
as far as I know 據我所知
as luck would have it 碰巧
at a loss 不知所措
at a discount 低于正常價格
at ease 放松，輕松
at no time 在任何時候都不，決不
at one’s wit’s end 智窮計盡，沒有辦法
at random 隨意的
at short notice 一得到通知馬上就……
at sixes and sevens 亂七八糟
at the tip of one’s tongue 話到嘴邊，一時想不起
at times 有時，不時地
B
back issue/current issue 過刊/現刊
be available 有，可提供
be around 露面
be bound for （車等）開往
be bound to 肯定會
be far from 遠不是，根本不是
be fed up with 對……厭倦，討厭
be fond of 喜歡
be free of 免除，脫離
be no exception 不例外
beat about the bush 不直截了當，繞圈子
behind schedule （車，飛機等）晚點
beside the point 離題，不中肯
bite off more than one can chew 承擔太多的工作而無法完成，好高騖遠
born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 出身富貴
break one’s word 毀約，說話不算數
break down （車等）出故障
break one’s word 食言，失信
break off 暫停工作
bring up 撫養
by all means 當然，一定
by and large 總的來說，大體上
by chance 偶然，意外地
by nature 天性
by leaps and bounds 極快的，大幅度的
by no means 一點也不，決不
C
call it a day 結束，到此為止
call off 取消
call on 訪問，拜訪
can do with 講究，能對付
can not help(doing) 禁不住
care for 喜愛
castle in the air 空中樓閣，不切實際的想法
catch on 變得流行，受歡迎
catch up with 追趕，趕上
catch one’s breath 喘口氣
check in 辦理（入住）登記手續
check out 付賬后離開
cheer up 振作起來
chilled to the bone 凍僵了
clothes make the man 人靠衣裝
come across 偶然碰見
come down with 病倒
come straight to the point 開門見山
come true 實現
come up to 達到，符合
come up with 提出，想出
concentrate on 集中精力
count on 依靠，指望
cross out 劃掉，刪去
cut down 削減，刪節
D
day in and day out 每天，始終
deal with 論述，關于，處理
die away （聲音等）逐漸消逝
dos and don’ts 規則，允許的和不允許的
do in Rome as the Romans do 入鄉隨俗
do sb. good/harm 對某人有好處/壞處
down to earth 實事求是
doze off 打瞌睡
draw near 接近，臨近
dress up 穿盛裝
drop by/in 順便訪問
drop out 輟學，放棄
E
easy come, easy go 來的容易去的快
end in 以……為結果
end up 結束
engage in 參加，從事
every other (week) 每隔一（周）
express mail 快遞
F
fall 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 按照藥方配藥
find fault with 挑剔，抱怨
flat tyre 輪胎沒氣了
for the time being 暫時
for sale 待售
focus on 集中在
for a change 為了換換花樣
for a time 暫時，一度
for ages 很久
for free 免費
for good 永久的
for the time being 暫時
free with money 花錢大手大腳
from bad to worse 每況愈下
from time to time 時常
G
gain weight 增加體重
get along with 與……相處
get on in years 上了年紀
get out of bed on the wrong side 一早起床就情緒不好
get rid of 擺脫
get somewhere 取得進展
give sb . a cold shoulder 待人冷淡，態度不友好
give sb . a lift/ride 讓某人搭車
give sb . a ring 給某人打電話
go beyond 超出，勝過
go Dutch 各自負擔自己的費用
good for nothing 沒用的人或事物
go on a diet 節食
go on strike 罷工
go over 復習
go sightseeing 觀光
go with 與……相配
H
hand in 交上
hand up 掛斷（電話）
have a word with 和…..談話
have access to 可以使用
have an appointment with sb 與某人有個約會
have butterflies in one’s stomach 緊張
have one’s hands full 十分繁忙
have a fever/temperature 發燒
have nothing to do with 與……沒有關系
have no idea 不知道
have the final say 有決定權
have sth . in common 有共同之處
have sth. done 讓別人做某事
head for 前往
hear from 收到某人的信件
hear oneself think 專心思考
heart and soul 全心全意地
heavy traffic 交通擁擠
high time 是該做某事的時候了
hit the ceiling 勃然大怒
hold the line/on 別掛電話
hold up 耽擱
I
in a mess 混亂，亂七八糟
in a sense 從某種意義上講
in addition to 除了
in advance 提前
in case 以防，以免
in debt 負債
in exchange 作為交換
in a good/bad mood 心情好/壞
in honor of 為慶祝/紀念
in low spirits 情緒低落
in memory of 為紀念
in no time 很快
in part 部分的
in particular 尤其，特別
in person 親自
in season （蔬菜，水果等）當令
in the dark 不知道，蒙在鼓里
in the long run 從長遠來看
in theory 從理論上說
in turn 依次，輪流
in vain 徒勞，白費
interfere with 干涉，影響
it depends 看情況，視……而定
it is sb.’s treat 由某人請客
K
keep an eye on 照看，注意，觀察
know/learn the ropes 了解，掌握做事情的技能
keep body and soul together 生存下去
keep one’s head 保持鎮靜
keep sb. informed 及時通知某人
keen on 喜好
L
lay off 解雇
least of all 最不
let alone 更不用說
lend a hand 幫忙
live from hand to mouth 收入勉強糊口
look forward to 期待
look for a needle in a haystack 大海撈針
look on the bright side 看到事物光明的一面
look out 當心
look through 瀏覽
lose heart 失去信心
lose one’s head 不知所措
lose one’s temper 發脾氣
lose weight 減輕體重
M
make a fuss 大驚小怪
make a difference 影響
make a living 謀生
make a reservation 預定（旅館房間，座位等）
make ends meet 使收支相抵
make head or tail of sth 弄懂，看懂
make for 前往
make fun of 取笑，嘲弄
make sense 有意義，講得通
make sure 確保，弄清楚
make up 彌補，補充
make up one’s mind 下決心
man of letters 文人
mind one’s own business 別管閑事
mistake sb. for sb 把……誤當作……
more often than not 多半，大概
N
no wonder 難怪
no way 決不
none of one’s business 與某人無關，少管閑事
nothing but 只有
not to mention 更別提
O
on account of 由于
on earth 究竟
on duty 值班
on no account 決不
on purpose 故意
on sale 降價出售
on the contrary 相反
on the spot 當場
on vacation 度假，休假
on weekdays 在工作日
one in a million 鳳毛麟角，百里挑一
one’s cup of tea 某人的喜好，興趣，口味
once in a blue moon 很難得，幾乎不可能
once in a while 偶爾
other than 而不是
out of breath 上氣不接下氣
out of control 失去控制
out of date 過時
out of order 出了毛病
out of print （書）沒有重印
out of question 沒問題
out of stock 沒貨
out of the question 不可能
out the cart before the horse 本末倒置，主次顛倒
owe to 歸功于
owing to 由于
P
pick up （車等）中途搭人
pull over 停在路邊
put an end to 結束
put off 推遲
put their heads together 集思廣益，群策群力
put through to sb. 接通某人的電話
put up with 容忍，忍受
R
rain cats and dogs 瓢潑大雨
rain or shine 不論下雨還是天晴
run across 不期而遇，偶然發現
run into 偶然遇見
rather than 而不是
read between the lines 明白言外之意
regardless of 不管
remind sb.of sth 使某人想起
responsible for 對……負責人
result from 由于
ring up 打電話
room and board 食宿
round the corner 即將到來
round the lock 日日夜夜，不分白天黑夜
rule out 排除
run out of 用光
rush hour （交通）高峰時間
S
safe and sound 安然無恙
(…o’clock) sharp ……點整
Speak highly of sb. 高度評價某人
sure thing 當然，沒問題
T
take advantage of 利用
take charge of 負責，看管
take off 起飛
take one’s place 代替，接替別人
take one’s time 別急，慢慢來
take over 接管
take sth.seriously 認真看待
teach sb.a lesson 教訓某人
take turns 輪流
thanks to 多虧了
traffic jam 交通堵塞
throw light on 提供知識，使人們了解
too good to be true 好的令人難以置信
turn down 把音量調小，拒絕
turn off 關上（電器開關）
turn on 打開（電器開關）
turn up 出現，露面
turn over （車，船等）翻倒
turn a blind eye 視而不見
turn a deaf ear 充耳不聞，置之不理
U
under the weather 身體不適
up in the air 未定的
up to date 最新的，現代的
up to sb 由某人決定
used to 過去常常
use up 用光
W
When it comes to 當說到，當涉及到
why not? 為什么不？好！
with a grain of salt 有保留的，不全信
without fail 無誤，一定
Y
You bet! 當然！
You said it! 對！可不是！ |
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