1、四级常用短语persist in 坚持,固执in person 亲自, 当面in place (in right or proper place) 放在应放的地方in place of (=instead of) 代替take(a) pleasure in 喜欢做某事be on the point of doing sth. (=be about to do sth.) 刚要去做beside the point 不切正题,无关紧要come to the point 谈主要问题there is no point in doing sth.没必要做某事to the point 中肯, 切题agai
2、nst ones will 违背意愿after all 毕竟;终究attract ones attention 引起(注意，兴趣等)pay attention to 注意pay high attention to 高度关注; 高度重视lie / swim on ones back 仰卧/仰泳a bad cold 重感冒at the age of 在岁时achieve ones aim 实现目标in the open air 在户外，在露天里add up to 合计为add up 把.加起来admit ones mistake 承认错误take / follow ones advice 接受某人
3、的建议give advice on sth 就提出建议sound the fire alarm 拉响火警报警器; 鸣响火警警报fire alarm system 火灾报警系统apart from 1=besides 除.之外(还有);2=except for 如果没有live apart 分开住advice sb. to do sth 建议某人做某事the day after tomorrow 后天at the airport 在机场the fire alarm 火警fire alarm evacuation signal 火警疏散信号make/offer an apology to sb f
4、or sth. 因某事向某人认错或道歉argue with sb. about sth. 与某人争论某事lay sth. aside放在一边ask sb. for advice / help 请某人指点/帮助be astonished at sth 惊讶于.Keep the Balance Nutrition 保持均衡营养at the ball 在舞会上have / take a cold bath 洗冷水澡be angry with sb. 生某人的气,强调对某人的不满be angry at sth. 因某人之言行而生气make an announcement 通知make an urgen
5、t announcement 紧急宣布one after another 相继地，按顺序地each other相互(指两者之间)give no answer to sth. 没有回答be anxious about 为而担心be anxious to do sth 急于做某事.once and for all =once and forever永远地all at once (=suddenly, now) 立即,马上once in a while (=occasionally) 偶尔(just) for once 就这一次(all) by oneself 独自(没有别人帮助)at one ti
6、me 以前，曾经two pieces of baggage 两件行李keep / lose ones balance 保持/失去平衡keep the natural balance 保持自然平衡operate on sb. 给某人做手术be opposite to 与相反的(be) in order(=acceptable)合适的,恰当的in order 井井有条,处于良好状态operation n. come go into operation开始运转putbring sth. into operation 使投产,运转be of the opinion 持有的看法in ones opini
7、on 按某人的看法be opposed to 反对out of order(=in bad condition)出毛病,发生故障made to order 定做的(衣服)participate in (=take part in)参加(be) particular about 讲究,挑剔(吃,穿)in particular (=especially) 特别是,尤其be in a mess 乱七八糟, 处境困难make a mess of 弄乱, 打乱bear(or keep)in mind(=remember)牢记originate infrom(=begin)起源于,由.引起on the o
8、utskirts (of) 在城郊oweto 把归于on ones own (=along, without help)单独of ones own某人自己的keep pace with 跟齐步前进go to great pains=take pains 下功夫,努力part with (=give up, sell) 舍弃,卖掉bring(or call)to mind(=remember)使回想起by mistake(由于粗心,健忘原因而)错误地at the moment (=now) 此刻,现在for the moment (=for the time being)暂时just a mom
9、ent 稍等片刻at the last moment 在最后一刻in the mood for 有情绪去做.,有心境做.no morethan 和一样都不for the most part 多半,大多数,一般来说at (the) most 最多, 至多in mature 本质上(be) in the nature of 属性质none other that 不是别人,正是make the most of 充分利用be not much of(=not a good)不是很好的be something of 有点,像name after 用的名字命名native to 所产的by nature
10、天生的, 生来above normal 高于正常(温度)for nothing (=free, without payment)免费nothing but 只有, 不过而已to say nothing of(=not to mention)更不用说do sth. at short notice 只给很少时间准备until further notice 在另行通知前take notice of (=pay attention) 注意object to (=be opposed to) 反对objection to (接动名词) 反对on occasion(=now and then)不时地,必要
11、时by occasion of (=because of) 由于occupy oneself with (in) 忙于(某事)it occurs to sb. that 某人想到preventfrom 使不, 防止做previous to (=prior to) 在之前take pride in(=pride oneself on) 以自豪pride oneself on upon 以自豪in principle (=only in regard to the main idea) 原则上prior to (=before) 在之前in private (=privately) 私下, 秘密地
12、 in public 公开地proceed from (=arise from, result from) 由发出, 由引起(产生)proceed with ( =begin and continue sth.) 继续进行in progress(=in the state of be done)进行中prohibitfrom (=forbid) 禁止, 阻止in proportion to 与成比例protectfrom 阻止.不受,保护不受be proud of 为自豪provide for 为做准备in public 公开地, 当众on purpose(=by intention, del
13、iberately)故意to the purpose (=useful for ones purpose)得要领的, 中肯的be qualified in 在某种科目或学科上合格be qualified for 在某种职业上合格callin question 对表示怀疑(a) passion for 对的热爱,热情be patient with 对耐心pay for 赔偿, 付款, 报偿, 处罚payfor 付的钱(be) at peace with 与和睦相处in peace (=peacefully)安静,平安peculiar to 特有的, 独具的penalty for 对的处罚,罚金p
14、erform on the piano(=play the piano) 演奏钢琴point at (=indicate, direct attention)指着point out (=indicate, show) 指出,指明popular withamong大众所喜爱的,拥戴in the position of 处在位置上in practice 实际上(状语);业务熟练(表语)be(get) out of practice 荒疏,不熟练bring(put)into practice使成为现实preferto (choose rather, like better) 宁要, 更喜欢prepa
15、re for breakfast 准备吃早饭prepare breakfast 作早饭in the presence of 在在场的情况下for the present(=for the time being, for now)暂且,就现在来说at present 现在,此刻preside over at 主持(会议,业务等)prevail over 占优势, 压倒, 战胜relieveof 解除,解脱;帮助拿,辞退rely on 依靠, 信赖remark on(upon) 对发表评论remedy for 对治疗法, 补救, 药物remind sb. of 提醒某人,使某人向想起in good
16、 repair(=in good condition)处于良好状态be under repair 在修理中reply to 答复, 回答beyond reproach不受责备的beyond(all) reason毫无道理beyond question毫无疑 问beyond belief以相信beyond hope绝望resort to 诉诸于., 求助于resort to force 诉诸于武力inwith respect to (=concerning)有关,关于respond to 对反应, 响应, 对(药)有效in response to(=as an answer to)回答,反应be
17、 response for 对负责, 是造成原因rest onupon(=be supported by)依靠,寄托rest with (=be in hand of) 在手中, 是的责任; 由决定; 依靠restrainfrom(=hold back from)抑制.不.restrictto(=keep within limits)把.限制于.result in (=cause) 导致with the result that 其结果是in return (for) 作为报答; 以报答(for)beyond (all) question (=without question) 毫无疑问out
18、of the question (=impossible)不可能的in question (=under discussion)所谈及的;without question 毫无疑问be caught in the rain 被雨淋了at random (=without aim or purpose) 随便地, 任意地, 胡乱地range over (=cove, include) 范围包括range between 范围在.与.之间不等at any rate (=at all events)无论如何,总之beyond the reach of 无法达到(得到,理解)beyond all re
19、ason 没有道理的by reason of (=because of) 由于,因为it stands to reason that 理所当然reason with (=argue) 劝说out of reach of 无法够到.within reach of (or within ones reach) 够得到 ,能拿到react to 对作出反应react on upon 对产生影响react against 作出反抗或反对反应(be) ready for 准备好做in reality (=in fact, really) 事实上in the red 亏损,负债,赤字(be) get ou
20、t of red 不再亏损refer toas 把称做referto (=send, take) 送交,呈交relevant to 与有关的to ones relief 令感到放心的是in short (=in a few words, in brief)简称in short supply 供应不足be short of (=lacking enough)缺乏,不够be shy of 难为情, 不好意思at the side of 与相比within reference to(=concerning, about)关于within regard to (=concerning)有关,关于giv
21、e ones regards to sb. 向问候regardless of (=without worrying about, despite, in spite of) 不顾,不考虑inwith relation to 关于, 有关take the side of 站在一边catch the sight of (=see for a moment)瞥见at the sight of 一看见speak ill of 说的坏话speak well of 说的好话specialize in 专门研究, 专攻in spite of (=despite) 尽管on the pot(=at the p
22、lace of the action)在现场, 在出事地点; 或(=at once) 立即take a stand against 采取某种立场反对take a stand for 采取某种立场支持stare at 目不转睛地看, 凝视, 盯着(be)in sight (=in view, visible) 看得见out of sight 看不见know sb. by sight 与只面熟on the sly (=secretly) 偷偷地smell of 有的气味be sorry aboutfor 懊悔的,后悔的,难过的in step 步伐一致out of step 步伐不齐get rid
23、of 摆脱, 去掉, 除去be in the right正确的in the wrong错误的be within ones rights(to do) 有权(做)for the sake of ( =for the good or advantage of ) 为了起见be for sale 待售on sale (=offered to be sold) 出售, 上市be satisfied with 满意on a large scale 大规模地on schedule(=at the planned or exacted time)按时,准时ahead of schedule提前in adva
24、nce预先behind schedule落后于计划进度,晚于规定时间give rise to (=lead to) 引起, 导致at the risk of(=with danger of)冒.的风险run(take)risk of (=do sth dangerous)的风险rule out (=exclude, eliminate) 排除in safety 安全地be schedule for 定在某时(进行)scrape through(in) 勉强通过from scratch(=from the beginning)从头开始in search of 寻找in behalf of为的利益
25、in favor of 为赞成in support of 为支持in season 旺季in secret 秘密地in private 私下in honor of 为了.表示敬意in memory of 为纪念.in hopes of为期待.in pursuit of 为追求.senior to 比年长junior to 比轻superior to 比更好inferior to 比差in a sense 在某种意义上sensitive to 对敏感sensible (of)觉察到的sensational耸人听闻的in sequence 按顺序, 按先后次序at the thought of一想
26、到worry about担心at (the) worst 在最糟的情况下in the view of 按的意思byin virtue of (=as a result of, by means of) 由于; 依靠力量a warning against 告诫不要a warning of 警告存在(be) on the watch for不断监视看有没有.work out ideas 出主意work out the amount of计算出的数量work out a problem解决问题work out a puzzle解谜yield to 对屈服,投降,让步,顺从be worthy of (
27、=be deserving of)值得,够得上, 配得上share in (=have a share in) 分摊, 分担share sth. with 与分享,分担,分摊,共用be shocked at by 对感到震惊stick sth. on 把贴在上stick to 粘着, 坚持stick at (=continue to work hard at)继续勤奋地致力于stick ones work 坚持工作stick at ones books 勤奋读书stick to (=refuse to leave or change)坚持stick to ones promise 比喻食言fa
28、ll short of 达不到go short of (=be without enough of) 缺乏for short (in a short form) 为简便,简称be strict with 对严格要求stick to ones friend 忠于朋友in stock 有.货bego on strike 罢工subjectto(=causeto experience)使受.到subject (adj.) to 易受到的submitto 提交substitutefor 以代替suffer from 患病; 受苦痛be suitable for (=fit) 合适的make sure about 弄清, 弄确实be surprised at对.惊奇takeby surprise使惊奇to ones surprise使某人惊奇suspect sb. of 疑心某犯有be suspicious of (=not trusting)对有疑心by sympa
