三级常考短语词组固定搭配(14页).doc

-三级常考短语词组固定搭配-第 14 页三级考试常考短语black and blue鼻青脸肿；伤痕累累Her arm was black and blue from the accident.(她的手臂在事故中伤痕累累。)He beat the boy black and blue.(他把那个孩子打得鼻青脸肿，遍体鳞伤。)add fuel to the fire火上加油I think we should show our objection by leaving the meeting.(我认为我们应该以离开会场来表达我们的抗议。)I'm afraid the move will only add fuel to the fire.(我怕这么做只会火上加油。)in one's tracks当场,当下The police caught the thief in his tracks.（警察当场（当下）就把小偷给抓了起来。）That must have been dangerous - he already shot two police officers.（那一定很危险，他已经枪杀了两名警官。） out of season不合时令的Do you have strawberries in your country?（你的国家生产草莓吗？）Sure we do, but they're out of season right now.（当然，但现在不是产草莓的季节。）have butterflies in one's stomach感到紧张I always get butterflies in my stomach before a test.（我在考试之前都会感到紧张。）I have them before I go on a first date with a girl.（我第一次和女生约会时也会这样。）pull one's punches手下留情I didn't pull my punches. I told her exactly what I think of her.（我没有手下留情。我清楚表达对她的想法。）Did she cry? It must have hurt her feelings.（她哭了吗？那一定很伤她的心。）dead set against something坚决反对Are you sure you don't want to reconsider his proposal?（你确定你不要重新考虑他的提案吗？）Listen, I'm dead set against his plan. So don't waste your time.（听着，我坚决反对他的构想。所以你别浪费时间了。）not enough room to swing a cat没有足够的转身空间The living room is too small.（客厅实在太小了。）I agree! There's not enough room to swing a cat.（我同意！连转身的空间都没有。）at the top of one's lungs声嘶力竭I yelled at the top of my lungs to get tom's attention. But he seems to be deaf.（我声嘶力竭地大喊想要引起汤姆的注意。不过他像是聋了一样。）Didn't you see that he was wearing earphones? Every time he listens to rock-n-roll, he turns the volume way up.（你没看见他戴着耳机吗？他每次听摇滚乐总把音量开到最大。）at the helm掌控全局 How long has our CEO been at the helm?（我们的总裁当家多久了？）For almost two decades. We need some fresh blood- that's for sure.（快二十年了。我们需要一些新血是毋庸置疑的。）a domino effect骨牌效应 Those workers make good money. Why are they on strike?（这些工人的收入不错。他们为什么要罢工呢？）It's a domino effect. Other lower-paid workers just got their wages raised, so now everybody wants more money.（这是骨牌效应。其它工资较低的工人刚获得加薪，所以现在每个人都想要更多钱。） another story另一回事 I like to stay up late. It's the best time for me to write.（我喜欢熬夜。那是我写作最好的时间。）But it's quite another story for those of us who have to be at work by 8 a.m.（但那对我们这些得在八点前上班的人来说就完全是另外一回事了。） at ease轻松自若 Were you nervous the first time you taught in front of the whole class?（你第一次站在全班面前讲课会紧张吗？）Not really. My students were so cute that they made me feel completely at ease.（其实还好。我的学生很可爱，他们让我觉得非常轻松自在。）at the eleventh hour在最后一刻 Thank God, you're here. I thought you might not be able to make it.（感谢上帝，你终于来了。我还以为你到不了了。）I looked everywhere to find my passport. Then I found it at the eleventh hour.（我到处找我的护照。终于在最后一刻找到了。）at the end of one's rope失去耐性 I'm at the end of my rope with you. Are you coming with me or not?（我对你失去耐性了。你到底要不要跟我一起去？）Give me ten more minutes. I want to know how the show ends.（再给我十分钟。我想知道这个节目的结局如何。） above board光明正大地 Our company imports drugs from America. The procedure is all perfectly above board.（我们公司从美国进口药物。所有程序都是合法的。）Hey, take it easy. I just want to know how many days it will take to import the goods.（嘿，放轻松，我只是想知道货物进口需要几天的时间而已。）as slippery as an eel奸诈狡猾 I'm hesitating whether to buy the computer from that salesman.（我还在犹豫要不要跟那个售货员买计算机。）Don't trust him. He's as slippery as an eel.（别相信他。那家伙狡猾得很。） as right as rain非常健康 How's Sharon since her surgery last month?（莎朗上个月开刀之后的状况如何？）She's as right as rain. I saw her the day before yesterday and she looked great.（她身体相当健康。我前天看到她的时候她气色看起来很好。）around the clock全天候 What should I do if I'm about to run out of gas at midnight on my way home?（如果我车子的油在半夜回家的路上快用完了该怎么办呢？）Don't worry! Plenty of gas stations offer services around the clock.（别担心！很多加油站都提供二十四小时的服务。） a square meal丰盛的一餐 I miss my mom's cooking.（我真怀念我妈做的菜。）Yeah, me too. She always whips me up a square meal whenever I go home.（对啊，我也是。每次我回家她总是很快就做了丰盛的菜肴。） fun and games轻松愉快的事A: Life isn't all just fun and games, you know.生活不全然是轻松愉快，你知道的。B: Don't tell me stuff I already know.我跟我说些我已经知道的事。put your mind to something致力于某事,专心于某事 You can do anything when you put your mind to something.(如果专心一志,任何事情都能达成.)That's easy for you to say!你说得倒轻松！Work harder? That's easy for you to say!要更努力工作？你用说的比较容易！no matter what无论如何I'm not missing my TV show no matter what!无论如何我绝不错过我要看的电视节目。go through经历A: You have to go through pain to get to pleasure.享乐前得先吃苦。B: I know that.我懂。pick up搭载，pick someone up就是'开车去接某人'A: I'll pick you up around five.我大概五点时会去接你。B: Thanks. See you then!多谢。到时见！make someone useless让某人身体不舒服Not getting enough sleep always makes me useless.我睡眠不足都会身体不舒服。jet lag搭长途飞机产生的时差I get jet lag for a week after traveling overseas.我出国旅游之后一周都会有时差。 get settled安顿好We want to get settled before we go out tonight.我们今晚出去之前最好先做好准备。 have the hots for.迷恋某人Did you hear that Kelly has the hots for Robby?你有听说凯莉在迷恋罗比吗？ goof around做愚蠢的事情取乐The boss yelled at us for goofing around in the company.老板对我们大吼大叫只是要在公司里耍人取乐罢了。Now that you mention it,. 既然你提到了Now that you mention it, I am getting hungry.既然你提到，那我肚子饿了。on the sidelines 在边线区（看球），球场的边线sidelines区域座位会特别贵，或是保留给记者。用在球场外的状况，则表示事情就在眼前上演。If we're lucky we can watch the game on the sidelines.若我们幸运的话，我们可以在边线区看比赛。hurts to lose输了很难过吧?!有挑衅的意味，是赢家对输家耀武扬威时说的话I'm OK. But it always hurts to lose, man.我没问题。但是输了总是难过的，老兄。poster board 写布告用的硬纸板The poster board has all the football information on it.这块布告板上有全部美式足球的信息。lounge around (在室内)闲晃A: How do you spend your week off?你休假的礼拜都怎么过？B: I just lounge around the house.我就待在家里闲晃。be sick of. 对感到厌烦A: Do you like living in New York?你还喜欢住在纽约吗？B: Yeah, but sometimes I get sick of all the noise and traffic.喜欢啊，但有时候我对这些噪音和交通混乱感到厌烦。make fun of. 取笑A: Why do you look so sad?你看起来怎么这么难过？B: Everyone made fun of my new haircut!大家都在取笑我的新发型！financial department财务部门The financial department handles all of our banking.财务部门负责我们所有的银行业务.come along进展A: How is your play coming along?你的表演准备得如何了?B: Great! All the actors are doing a good job.很好!所有演员都表现很好.concentrate on全神贯注于A: I'm trying to concentrate on my job right now.我现在正试着要专心工作.B: OK, sorry for disturbing you.好,对不起吵到你.watch out for.留意，照顾You have to watch out for insincere people.你得小心那些虚情假意的人。The thing is.重点是，事情是这样的 。用在句首，引出整句话The thing is, I have plans on Saturday night.事情是这样的，我星期六晚上有计划了。take it easy on.对好一点，手下留情Slow down there, buddy. Take it easy on the booze.老兄，喝慢点。喝酒喝慢点。show.to.带去（地方）。介词to后面接名词Could you please show us to a nice hotel?你可以介绍一家不错的饭店嘛？hot pot 火锅 A: What do you feel like having for dinner?你晚餐想吃什么？B: It's kind of cold out. Why don't we have hot pot?外面有些冷。不如我们去吃火锅。bottom line 底线A: I'll give you $2000 for that car.我用两千元买你那部车。B: I'm sorry, but my bottom line is $3000.抱歉，可是我的底价是三千元。give.a taste of one's own medicine 对以牙还牙A: How should I respond to his attack?我要如何响应他的攻击？B: I think you should give him a taste of his own medicine.我认为你应该以牙还牙。 Pardon me你说什么？在此表示不敢相信自己听到的话Pardon me? Did you just tell me to shut up?你说什么？你刚刚是叫我闭嘴吗？Watch your mouth.说话当心一点。(表示对方说了不该说的话，或是说话的态度不好)Watch your mouth! That language is terrible!注意你说话的态度！你用字很不文雅！stay up熬夜，很晚都不去睡A: I'm going to bed at ten.我要十点上床。B: Why? It's Friday. You should stay up late like me.为什么？今天是星期五。你该跟我一样熬夜。It doesn't matter. （某事）根本无关紧要。(在此表示不耐烦，要对方不要扯上一些不相关的事)It doesn't matter who wins, just try your best. 谁赢根本无所谓，只要尽你所能。map out 画地图Let's map out what to do on our trip.我们来画地图，看看这次旅行要去做些什么！have all the luck （某人）的运气很好。have no luck则表示"运气很差"Some people just have all the luck. 有些人运气就是很好.Don't count on it.别指望了。You want to get your money back? Don't count on it.你想把钱拿回去？别指望了 be firm in one's opinion坚持己见When you speak to him, be firm in your opinions.你跟他说话的时候，要坚持己见。do no good没用，没有好处，do good to.表示“对某事有帮助”Yelling at me will do you no good.大声吼我对你没好处。 三/四级考试常考词组和固定搭配put into use 使用，应用be satisfied with 满足be satisfied of 相信hardlywhen 刚就come to a conclusion 得出结论avoid doing sth 避免干某事decline invitation 辞谢邀请agree onupon 取得一致意见may(might) as well 还是好 argue about 争论take(make) a stand for 捍卫take(make) a stand against 反对come after 跟随in support of 支持lie up 躺着休息beside the question 离题refresh one's memory 使人记起bring to mind 使人想起compile dictionary 编字典present sbwith sth 送给某人某礼物indifferent to 不在乎go on strike 罢工against one's will 违心地in one's will在 遗嘱中of one's free will 出于自愿with ease 容易，不费力prepare for 准备get to 开始；到达fall off 下降fall away 背离televise live 实况转播by the moment 到时have intention of 有意，打算no intention of 无意，不打算have not the least idea of 不知道have no desire for 对没有欲望have desire to do sth 想做某事have sthin stock 有现货be particular about 讲究the key to 的答案(线索、办法)carry about 随身携带pass through 通过，经过pass for 被认为(当作)be of little value 没什么价值cure sbof 治好某人pull back 撤退pull round 掉头，转向；康复pull along 沿拉die off 死去，凋谢drop down 落下do sthfor a living 靠做某事谋生make a name of oneself 出名，扬名glimpse of 瞥见，一瞥glance at 瞥见，一瞥be on good terms with sb 与某人友好entitle sb(to do)sth 给予某人(干)某事的权利beyond one's power 超出某人的能力take interest in 对发生兴趣be answerable for 应对hundreds of 数以百计的be lacking in 缺乏break into tears(cheers) 突然哭(欢呼)起来in correspondence with 与联系(通信)be advantageous to 对有利be beneficial to 对有益in debt to sb 欠某人的债be it that 即使assure sbof sth 委托某人某事put(set) right 使恢复正常，纠正错误on the way 在途中off the way 远离正道keep on with 坚持make an attempt 试图in the mood for sth 对某事有心境escape doing sth 躲避干某事set a limit to 限制within the limit of 在范围内call at 访问so blank (头脑)变成空白so dim (大脑)浑沌so faint 晕过去be subjected to 遭受be attached to 附属于not on any account 决不take pains to do sth 费尽苦心做某事a multitude of 大量(接复数名词)give rise to 导致give reason to 对进行解释give suspicion to 对怀疑make provision for 为作准备be involved in 卷人，陷入be assigned to 被分配给be bored to death 烦死了step into 插入，干涉adapt for 调整(以适应目标或需要)a close(narrow) shave 侥幸的脱险来above all 首先，尤其是after all 终究，毕竟，究竟at all 用于否定句丝毫，一点all but 几乎，差不多；除了都all over 遍及，到处in all 总共，合计not at all 一点也不leave alone 让独自呆着；不打扰，不干预along with 和一起，和一道one after another 一个接一个，相继one another 互相anything but 绝对不asas 像一样as for 至于，关于as though 好像，仿佛as to 至于，关于as well 也，同样as well as 除之外(也)，既又not assoas 不如那样back and forth 反复地，来回地(in) back of 在后面，在背后 because of 由于，因为had better 还是好，应该bothand 既又，两个都but for 倘没有，要不是each other 互相eitheror 或或or else 否则，要不然even ifthough 即使，虽然except for 除外，除去；要不是由于asso far as 就，到程度by far 得多，最far from 远远不，完全不so far 迄今为止；到某个程度firs of all 首先if only 要是多好by itself 独自地，自动地in itself 本质上，就其本身而言no less than 不少于，多达asso long as 只要，如果；既然，如果no longer 不再，已不a greatgood many of 相当多，很多many a 许多的more and more 越来越more or less 差不多，几乎，大约at most 至多，不超过make the most of 充分利用，尽量利用neithernor (既)不也不，(既)非也非(every) now and then 时而，偶尔just now 刚才，才不久；现在，眼下now (that) 既然，由于off and on 断断续续地，间歇地，有时and so on 等等all at once 突然，忽然；同时，一起at once 立刻，马上；同时，一起once (and) for all 一劳永逸地，永远地once moreagain 再一次by oneself 独自地，单独地every other 每隔一个的other than 不同于，非；除了over and over (again) 一再地，再三地all right 好，行；令人满意的，不错的；(健康)良好的，安然无恙的ever since 从那时起，自那时以来ever so 非常，极其or so 大约，左右so that 以便，为使；所以，因此sothat 如此以致such as 诸如，例如suchthat 那样的以致that is(=ie) 就是说，即as though 好像，仿佛up to 胜任的，适于的；密谋的；是义不容辞的，是的职责；取决于的， 须由决定的；(时间上)一直到；(数目上)一直到，多达what about 征求意见时用怎么样what if 如果将会怎样whether or 是还是，不管还是go wrong 发生故障，出毛病；出错，犯错误and yet 可是，然而at yet 至今abide by 履行，遵守adapt to 适应adhere to 粘附；胶着；坚持apologize(-ise)to，for 道歉，认错cling o粘住； 依附；坚持collide with 抵触，冲突；碰撞，互撞compensate for 补偿，赔偿comply with 依从，服从，遵从conceive of 设想，构思出conform to 遵守，依照，符合，顺应consult with 商量，商议cooperate with 合作，协作，相配合cope with (成功地)应付，(妥善地)处理deduce from 演绎，推断derive from 起源，衍生deviate from 背离，偏离dispose of 处理，解决；去掉，丢掉，除掉dwell onupon 老是想着；详述hinder from 阻碍，妨碍impose on 把强加于originate infrom 起源于，来自，产生participate in 参与，参加preside tover 主持，主管prevail over 获胜，占优势prevail onupon 说服，劝说，诱使reconcile to 使顺从(于)，使甘心(于)reign to 使顺从restrain from 抑制，制止sacrifice to 牺牲，献出，献祭，供奉scrape bythrough 勉强通过specialize in 专攻，专门研究testify to 表明，证明flare up 突然燃烧起来；突然发怒queue up 排成队(等候)dissatisfaction withat 不满exposure to 暴露，显露；曝光objection to 反对，异议preference forto 偏爱，喜爱；优惠；优先选择proficiency in 熟练，精通requirement forto 需要，需要的东西，要求thirst for 渴望，热望by comparison 比较起来in sequence 依次，逐一at stake 在危急关头，在危险中in accordance with 与一致，依照，根据onin behalf of 代表，为了on the sly 偷偷地in excess of 超过to and for 来来回回on schedule 按时间表，及时，准时