1、高考英语短语例句背诵高考英语短语例句背诵 absence of mind(=being absent-minded) 心不在焉Absence of mind in chemical experiments may cause a serious accident. be absorbed in 全神贯注于近: be lost in ; be buried in; be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on Newton was so absorbed in his laboratory work that he often forgo
2、t to eat. 牛顿全神贯注地在实验室工作,常常连吃饭也忘了。 (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有 Streams is abundant in fish河里鱼很多。 access (to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解There is no access to the street through that door.穿过那个门没有通向大街的路。 in concord 和谐；和睦The two tribes lived in concord. 两部落和睦相处。 on ones own account 为
3、了某人的缘故, 为了某人自己的利益 on account(credit) 赊账; If you buy something on account, you pay nothing or only part of the cost at first, and pay the rest later. on account of 因为(because of); You use on account of to introduce the reason or explanation for something. on no account不论什么原因也不;On no account should th
4、e mixture come near boiling. take sth into account 把考虑进去The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account. give sb an account of 说明, 解释 (理由) account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释, 说明The suspect couldnt account for his time that night.嫌疑犯不能说明那天晚上他的时间安排 accuse sb of(=cha
5、rge sb with; blame sb for; blame sth on sb ; complain about) 指控,控告They were accused of unlawful assembly. be accustomed to doing sth (=be in the habit of doing sth, be used to sth)习惯于I am not accustomed to being interrupted. be acquainted with 了解; 熟悉He was well acquainted with the literature of Fran
6、ce, Germany and Holland. act on 履行; Both countries failed to act on recent UN resolutions. 双方均未能履行联合国近期的决议。 act as 担当; Act as an agent to record the accounts. adapt oneself to (=adjust oneself to)使自己适应于He adapted himself to the cold weather.他适应了寒冷的天气。 adapt(for) (=make sth Suitable for a new need) 改
7、编, 改写(以适应新的需要)A graded reader(年级课本, 分级读本)is a story which has been adapted for people learning to read or learning a foreign language. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除外Theres a postage and packing fee in addition to the repair charge.。 adjust to (=change slightly)调节; 适应;They are una
8、ble to adjust themselves to their environment” have an advantage over 胜过This custom-built kitchen has many advantages over a standard one. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from)欺骗、利用She took advantage of him even after they were divorced. agreed to同意, 允诺She agreed t
9、o my idea她同意我的想法。 agree on 对意见一致We agree on this count这一点上,我们的意见一致。 agree with 一致；相符合I quite agree with what you say. 你所说的我很赞成。 Agree with sb. 同意某人的观点I agree with you about the gun situation. in agreement with 同意, 一致Not all scholars are in agreement with her, however. ahead of 在之前, 超过Our company is
10、ahead of other makers of spare parts for the airplane.我们公司制造飞机零部件比别家的业绩好。 in the air 1)不肯定, 不具体 2)在谣传中3)到处弥漫Excitement was in the air. 到处充满了兴奋之情 above all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的Above all, do not be too proud to ask for advice. in all adv. (=altogether) 总共, 总计In all some 15 mi
11、llion people live in the selected areas. after all 毕竟,到底; It has turned out to be a nice day after all.天气终于转晴了。 (not) at all 一点也不;Im not at all sorry I came, Im glad!我来了一点也不遗憾，我很高兴。 all at once(=suddenly)突然; I feel terribly sleepy all at once. once and for all 一劳永逸; The problem can be solved once an
12、d for all, if you do that.（如果你那样做，问题就可能一劳永逸地得到解决。） above all 最重要的; allow for 考虑到, 把。算进去We must allow for his inexperience我们必须考虑到他缺乏经验。 amount to (=to be equal to) 总计、等同于The banks have what amounts to a monopoly（垄断）. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take charge for) 对负责、保证(gua
13、rantee)I will answer for the truth of what he has said.我保证他所说的话是真的。 apologize to sb for sth 为向道歉I apologized to her for stepping on her foot.我因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。 appeal to sb 对某人有吸引力Does the film appeal to you? apply for申请I want to apply for the job. 我想申请这项工作。 approve of doing(= be in favor of, favor, agre
14、e to,赞成, My parents dont approve of me smoking cigarettes.我的父母不准许我吸烟。 arise from(=result from) 由引起mistakes that arise from a basic misunderstanding.出自于基本上是误解的错误 arrange for sb to do sth 安排做It has been arranged for him by his family to marry a girl of his own class. 他家已就婚姻问题为他做好安排，要他娶一个门当户对的女孩 be ash
15、amed of 以为羞耻I behaved badly yesterday and I am ashamed (of myself) now. 我昨天表现不好，我现在感到很惭愧。 assure sb of sth 向保证, 使确信I assure you its quality. 保证质量 attach (to) 缚, 系 ,结We should attach primary importance to the development of economy.我们要把发展经济的工作放在第一位。 make an attempt at doing sth (to do sth) 试图做If you
16、make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success. attend to (=look after) 关注；注意：Well attend to that problem later.稍后我们将关注那个问题 attributeto(=to believe sth to be the result of)把归因于David attributed his companys success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard wor
17、k.大卫说他们公司之所以获得成功是由于全体员工的团结和坚持不懈努力工作的结果。 on average平均On average, American firms remain the most productive in the world.American shares rose, on average, by 38%. be aware of (=be conscious of , beware)意识到I was not aware of the fire. 我没有意识到火。 turn ones back on sb (=close ones eye to sb) 不理睬(某人),背弃,抛弃I
18、f the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world. be based on / upon 基于This news report is based entirely on fact.这篇新闻报导是完全根据实际情况写成的。 on the basis of 根据, 在基础上On the basis of the above results, we may establish attractor viewpoint of process of the long-range atmosphere and climate.
19、 To begin with (=firstly) 首先, 第一(经常用于开始语)To begin with, we must consider the faculties of the staff all-sidedly.首先,我们必须全面地考虑全体员工的素质。 on behalf of以名义Secret Service officer Robin Thompson spoke on behalf of his colleagues. benefit (from) 受益,得到好处We benefit from daily exercises.我们得益于每天做操。 for the benefi
20、t of 为了的利益(好处)in the interests of 符合的利益It is not his fault. He did it for your benefit.这不是他的过错。他是为了你的利益才这样做的。All the donations are for the benefit of the disabled children.所有的捐款都是为了帮助残疾儿童。 for the better 好转Her condition took a turn for the better.她的情况有所改善 give birth to 出生His hobby of collection coin
21、s gave birth to his successful business. on board 到船上, 在船上, 上火车或飞机 We went on board the ship. 我们登上了轮船。Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.飞机上的人都很着急,而且我们急于想了解出了什么事。 boast of (or about) 吹嘘 brag aboutNobody should boast of his learning.谁也不应当夸耀自己的学识。 in brief
22、(=for short, In summary)简言之In brief he says No 他简短地说了一个不字。 on business 出差办事 (对应for pleasure)Im here on business. last but one 倒数第二Jack was the last but one to arrive.杰克是倒数第二个到达的。 but for (=without) 要不是(表示假设)But for my brothers help, I would not have finished.要不是我兄弟的帮助，我是无法完成的。 buy sth formoney 用多少钱买
23、She bought her friend a present for 50 RMB.她花了50元买了一件礼物给她的朋友。 be capable of 能够, 有能力Are you capable of climbing that tree?你能爬上那棵树吗？ in any case(at any rate, at any price, at any cost, anyhow)无论如何 Its too late, in any case. 无论如何太晚了。 in case (=for fear that) 万一; took along an umbrella, just in case.随身带
24、一把伞，以防万一 in case of (=in the event of, if)如果发生万一 This is a case of stupidity, not dishonesty.这只是个愚蠢的例子,并非不诚实。 in the case of 在.的情况What to do in the case of an eye injury? in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句)In no case do we recommend that much physical exercise. by chance(=accidentally, by accident)偶然They met
25、 by chance on a plane. 他们在飞机上不期而遇 for a change换换环境(花样等)ate early for a change. 变化一下提早吃饭 chargefor 因索取(费用),charge sb with sth 控告某人犯有Charges ten dollars for a haircut. round the clock(=all day and all night, usually without stopping) 昼夜不停地This is a terrific mission and we are very busy doing science r
26、ound the clock. comment on sth评论Everyone commented on her new hat.大家都在评论她的新帽子。 commit oneself to致力于I commit myself to strive for grades of “A” to commit oneself to a promise 受诺言的约束 keep company with (=be friendly and go out together) 和要好If you keep company with a person or with a particular kind of
27、person, you spend a lot of time with them. by comparison(with) 比较起来Agricultural productivity remained low by comparison with advanced countries like the United States. in comparison with (=in contrast to) 和比起来They were living rather well, in comparison with people elsewhere in the world. compensate
28、for (=give sth to make up for) 补偿, 赔偿,弥补 Nothing can compensate for the loss of ones health.一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。 compensate sb for sth 赔偿,弥补Management compensated us for the time we worked. 资方补偿我们工作时间的报酬 complain to sb about/of sth 向某人抱怨Jean is always complaining about something.琼总是满腹牢骚。 be concerned abo
29、ut 关心 关注Were rather concerned about fathers health. 我们相当担心父亲的健康。 on condition that (=if) 以为条件, 假如Ill lend you the book on condition that you return it on Monday. in that = because 因为I do it in that I like it. 我做这件事是因为我喜欢。 now that = since 既然I will tell you , now that you ask. 你既然问，我就告诉你。 for all tha
30、t = although 尽管We often forget how to be grateful for all that we have been given. in / out of condition 健康状况好/不好He was too out of condition to clamber over the top. in good (bad) condition处于良好(坏)状态He had deluded himself that he kept in condition but now he knew differently. confess (to)(=admit a fa
31、ult, crime, or sth wrong)承认, 供认; confess to a crime 承认罪行She confessed stealing the money.She confessed to stealing the money. 她承认偷了钱。 in confidence 推心置腹地; 秘密地We told you all these things in confidence.As for anything told to me in confidence, well, my lips are sealed. with confidence 满怀信心地; The band is on excellent form and brimming with confidence.
