十年考研中常见的短语

221. economize on (=save sth. instead of being wasteful)节省222. have an effect on对…有影响 223. be in effect (=be in operation)有效224. in effect (=in fact, really)实际上 225. go into effect生效. (近: come into effect; take effect; be brought into effect)

226. give effect to (=carry out)实行,使…生效227. to no effect不起作用,没有取得任何效果 228. (be) of no effect (=useless)无效229.

to the effect that大意是…,主要内容是…

230. to that effect是那个意思的…231.emerge from (=appear, become known)出现,暴露(问题.意见等) 232. place (or put, lay) an emphasis on强调,把重点放在…上

233. encourage sb. in鼓励; encourage sb. in his/her work鼓励某人工作; encourage sb. in his/her idleness怂恿某人游手好闲

234. encourage sb. in …with sth.用…鼓励某人做某事235. on end (=continuously)连续地 236. (be) at an end (=finished)结束了237.

no end of (=very many/much)很多,大量

238. in the end (=finally, eventually)最终239. end up with以…而结束 240. at one's wit's end (=not knowing what to do or to say)无法可想,智穷计尽

241. come to and end (=finish)结束242. end in以…为结束243.engage in或be engaged in忙于,从事 244. enter for (=put the name on a list for)报名参加245. enter into (=begin)开始(谈话,谈判等) 246. enter on / upon (=begin)开始(一个时代.一种生涯.一段任期等) 247. be entitled to (=be given the right to do sth.)有权…,有资格…248. equal footing)平等地250. be equipped with装备有,装有

251. (be) equivalent to (=equal in value, amount, meaning)相等于,相当于 252. in essence (=in its/one's nature)本质上

253. at all events (=in spite of everything, in any case)不论怎样,无论如何 254. in any event (=whatever happens in the future)无论如何,不管(将来)怎么样 255. in the event that (=if)假如,如果. in the event结果,实际情况是(常与but连用)

256. in the event of (=in case of)万一,即使发生..时257. except除…以外; besides除…以外还有.. 258. except (=but)除了。259. except for (=apart from)除…以外260. 261. with the exception of (=except, apart from)除去….,除…以外262. 263. exchange…for以…交换264.

(an) exception to …的例外 in excess of (=more than)超过 be equal to等于

249. be/ feel equal to (=have enough strength, ability etc.) (某人)能胜任,能应付on equal terms (=on and

exclusive of (=not taking into account; without)不包括

265. in excuse of作为…的借口266. exert…on…对…施加…267. exert oneself to do sth.努力,使劲 268. come into existence (=begin to exist)开始存在; come into use开始使用; come into effect开始运转; come into fashion开始时新; come into action开始行动; come into power开始执政; come into sight进入视野; come into blossom开花;269. (be) in existence存在come into existence出现 270. expect…of在…期望…271. at the expense of在损害…情况下,以…为牺牲 272. expose…to…使暴露于…,使…受(危险,风险)273. be exposed to…面临…,受到…. 274. beyond expression (=in a manner that cannot be expressed)无法形容,说不出的 275. give expression to表达,表现find expression in表现276. to …extent在…程度上 277. in the extreme (= extremely)极其278.

look sb. in the eye正视,打量(某人)

in one's mind's eye在心目中,在想象中

279. close (shut) one's eyes to不理会,视而不见280.

281. in the twinkling of an eye一眨眼,转眼间282. keep an eye on (=keep a watch on)照看,监视 283. in the eyes of in one's eyes (= in the judgment of)在某人看来,在某人眼里

284. on the face of it (=judging by what one can see)表面看来285. in the face of面对着(困难等情况) 286. in one's face当着某人的面; face to faced面对面; face up to大胆面向 287. fail in (=be unsuccessful in)失败288.

in good faith (=honestly, sincerely)真诚地

289. keep faith with对…守信用290. lose faith in对…失去信心291. on faith毫无怀疑地,依赖地

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292. faithful to (=loyal to)对…忠诚293. fall into the habit (of)养成…习惯 294. fall short of (=fail to reach a desired result, standard, etc.)没达到,低于 295. familiar with熟悉,了解296. take a fancy to (=become fond of)喜欢

297. have a fancy for (=like sth. without the help of reason) (没有道理地)喜欢,想要 298. by far远,非常(与比较级或最高级连用)299.

far from远远不是300.

far from非但不…(而且)

301. in fashion (=stylish, most modern)时兴,流行302. 304. at fault (=in the wrong, blamable)有错305.

after the fashion (of)依照…

303. find fault with (=complain about; criticize)找毛病，对…吹毛求疵

in favour of赞成

306. be in favour with受宠,受偏爱; out of favour with失宠,不受宠

307. in one's favour (=to one's advantage)对.有利308. (be) favourable to (=advantageous)有利的 309. fear for (=be afraid for the safety of sb. or sth.)为…担心 310. for fear of (=in case of; because of anxiety about)以防,由于怕

311. in fear of (=afraid for the safety of)担心312. feed (sb.) on sth.靠吃…,用…喂养

313. be fed up with (=be unhappy, tired about sth. dull)厌烦,腻了314. feel like (=have a desire for)想要 315. fill in填写316. fill out (=fill in)填写

317. set the world on fire=set the flames on fire (=do sth. remarkable)有突出成就

318. play with fire (=take great risks)干冒险事319. set sth. on fire (=set fire to sth.)使..着火,放火 320. at first sight (=when first seen)乍一看,一见321. 322. in the first place首先,第一323. fit into刚好放入

324. fit in with (= suit, fall into agreement)合适,相配,一致325. (be) fit for (=right and suitable for)适合 326. focus on (=concentrate on)集中在…上；focus sth. on把…集中在…上327. be fond of喜欢 328. (be) in force有效,实施329. 331. force…on把…强加给…332.

go into force开始生效330. in the form of以…形式333.

by force靠武力,强行 be fortunate in幸运,有好运气

for the first time第一次(作状语)

334. free of charge免费335.be freed from免受,没有…336.in front of在…前面in the front of在…前部 337. furnish…with (=supply)向…提供338.in general (=in most cases, usually)通常

339. catch (or get) a glimpse of瞥见(强调结果) take a glance (or look) at看一眼(强调动作) 340. be good for对…有好处;对…有作用；be good at擅长于; be good to对…好 341. in good time (=early)早早地(做完.到达等)342. for good (=for ever)永远地,长期地

343. take…for granted =assume to be true把…认为理所当然.344.be grateful to sb. for sth因…感谢某人 345. on the ground (s) fo (=because of)由于…346. fall to the ground (计划.希望等)失败,落空 347. on one's guard (against)谨防,警惕；(be) on guard站岗

348. guard against (=defend, keep safe)警惕,防止guard…against警卫…防止 349. guess at猜,估计350.

by guess靠猜351. be guilty of犯有…罪或过失

352. be in the habit of习惯于353. break off (a habit)改掉(某种习惯)

354. break sb. of (a habit)使某人改掉(某习惯)355. get (fall) into the habit of养成了…的习惯 356. come to a halt (=stop)停止;停住357.at hand在手边,眼前(附近)358. by hand用手工(做) 359. hand in glove (with)狼狈为*,密切合作360.

in hand 1)在手边2)(=under control)控制住

361. in the hands of由…掌握,控制,负责362. live from hand to mouth勉强度日,现挣现吃 363. at the head of在…的前头364. head for (=move towards)向…方向前进 365. hear of (=know about)听人说起,听说过366.

at heart (=in reality)内心里,实际上

367. in one's heart (of hearts)内心深处,事实上368. by heart (=by memory)熟记,背(诵) 369. to one's heart's content尽情地370. with all one's heart全心全意地,真心实意 371. hinder…form (=stop…from)阻碍,使..不能做

372.be (go) on holiday在(去)度假；go on holiday = go for a holiday

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373. be (feel) at home (=to be comfortable; not feel worried)感觉合适，无拘束，熟悉 374. be honest in诚实375.

in one's honour (or in honour of)祝贺,纪念

376. on one's honour以某人的名誉担保377. hope for希望(某事发生),希望有 378. to one's horror令某人感到恐惧的是379. in a hurry (=hastily)匆忙地 380. be identical with (=exactly alike)和完全相同381. 382. in ignorance of不知道…383.

be identified with被视为与…等同

impress…on给…留下印象

be ignorant of (= lacking knowledge)对…不了解,不知道

384. (an) impact (on)对…的强烈影响385. impose…on把…强加给386.

387. make (leave) an impression on sb. =give sb. an impression给…留下印象

388. under the impression that有..的印象,认为389. improve in (=get better)有改进,好些

390. improve sth.(make sth. better)把原物改进；improve on (=produce or be sth. better than…)另做一物比原物更好

391. improvement in表示原物有改进,好转392. include…in把…列在…里面393. inclusive of把…包括在内 394. independent of独立的,不受约束的395. indicative of表明,说明 396. be indifferent to (=not interested in)对…漠不关心,冷淡,不在乎

397. (be) inferior to (=less good in quality or value)比…差; superior to比…好 398. inform sb. of sth.通知,告诉399.

be innocent of无罪的,无辜的

400. insist on (=order sth. to happen)坚持要401. instead of (=in place of)代替，而不是… 402. instruct…in (=teach)教.指导.训练某人…

403. insure…for把…保险(多少钱); ensure使安全; assure…(of)使…确信,保证 404. insure…against保险…以防405. intend…for打算把…给406. 407. in the interests of符合…的利益；be interested in对…感兴趣

408. interfere in干涉, interfere with打搅,干扰409. at intervals每隔一会儿,每隔一段距离 410. intervene in干预411.

invest in投资

412. be involved in (=become connected or concerned)卷入,参加

413. by itself (=alone, without help)单独地,靠自己414. in itself本身; of itself自发,自然 415. be jealous of妒忌416.

jump at (=to be eager to accept)抢着接受,

keep a close watch on (=keep a sharp lookout for)密切注视

to (the best of) one's knowledge据…所知

417. jump on (=scold, tell of)叱责418. junior to sb.年纪较…轻,职位较…低. 419. (be) keen on喜爱,渴望420.

421. keep…to oneself (=keep secret)不告诉别人422. length; with details)详细地

424. lean against (背)靠着…425.at least至少; at most至多426.(not) in the least一点(也不),丝毫(也不) 427. at one's leisure在…有空的时候428. lend itself/themselves to适合于(某用途) 429. at length (=after a long time, at last)终于；at length (=in detail, thoroughly)详细地

430. go to any length想一切办法,尽一切力量431. be liable to (=be subject to)易于..的,应受(罚) 432. be liable for对…应负责任的433. 435. for life终身436.

lie in在于434. in life一生中

in the light of (=considering; taking into account)考虑到,根据

long for (=want very much)渴望,希望得到

(be) intent on专心致志,坚决

423. at large (=at liberty, free)在逃,逍遥法外at large (=in general)一般来说,大体上；at large (=at full

437. throw light on (= make clear, explain)使…更为清楚,提供线索,阐明 438. in line with (=in agreement with)符合,一致439.

440. for long很久,很长时间(否定句.疑问句中)441. before long (=soon)不久,过了不久以后. 442. in the long run (=in the end)从长远来说,最后; in the short term (从短期来说) 443. (be) at a loss不知所措444.

major in主修(某课程445. as a matter of fact 实际上, 事实是

446. by all means (=at all costs)不惜一切. (=certainly) 当然行;by means of用…; by no means 完全不, 决不

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447. on memory of 为纪念…448. on the mend (=in the process of recovering) 好转, 在康复中 449. mention sth. to sb. 向某人提起某事

450. at the mercy of (=in the power of) 任…摆布, 在…支配下

451. be in a mess 乱七八糟, 处境困难 make a mess of 弄乱, 打乱

452. bear(or keep)…in mind(=remember)牢记453. bring(or call)to mind(=remember)使回想起 454. by mistake(由于粗心,健忘原因而)错误地455. in the mood for 有情绪去做..,有心境做 456. at the moment (=now) 此刻,现在 for the moment (=for the time being)暂时 just a moment 稍等片刻 at the last moment 在最后一刻.

457. no more…than 和…一样都不…458. for the most part 多半,大多数,一般来说 459. at (the) most 最多, 至多 460. make the most of 充分利用

461. be not much of(=not a good)不是很好的… be something of 有点…,像…

462. name after 用…的名字命名463. native to 所产的464. by nature 天生的, 生来 465. in mature 本质上466. (be) in the nature of 属…性质

467. none other that 不是别人,正是…468. above normal 高于正常(温度)

469. for nothing (=free, without payment)免费470. nothing but 只有, 不过…而已

471. to say nothing of=not to mention更不用说…472. do sth. at short notice 只给很少时间准备 473. until further notice 在另行通知前474. take notice of (=pay attention) 注意 475. object to (=be opposed to) 反对476. objection to (接动名词) 反对

477. on occasion(=now and then)不时地,必要时478. by occasion of (=because of) 由于 479. occupy oneself with (in) 忙于(某事)480. it occurs to sb. that… 某人想到…

481. 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 482. (all) by oneself 独自(没有别人帮助)

483. operate on sb. 给某人做手术 operation n. come go into operation开始运转 putbring sth. into operation 使…投产,运转

484. be of the opinion 持有…的看法485. in one’s opinion 按某人的看法 486. be opposed to… 反对…487. be opposite to 与…相反的

488. (be) in order(=acceptable)合适的,恰当的 in order 井井有条,处于良好状态; out of order(=in bad condition)出毛病,发生故障

489. made to order 定做的(衣服)490. originate infrom(=begin)起源于,由..引起 491. on the outskirts (of) 在城郊492. owe…to 把…归于…

493. on one’s own (=along, without help)单独494. of one’s own某人自己的 495. keep pace with 跟…齐步前进496. go to great pains=take pains 下功夫,努力 497. part with (=give up, sell) 舍弃,卖掉498. participate in (=take part in)参加

499. (be) particular about 讲究,挑剔(吃,穿)500. in particular (=especially) 特别是,尤其 501. (a) passion for 对…的热爱,热情502. be patient with 对…耐心 503. pay for 赔偿, 付款, 报偿, 处罚504. pay…for 付…的钱

505. (be) at peace with 与…和睦相处 in peace (=peacefully)安静,平安 506. peculiar to… 特有的, 独具的507. penalty for 对…的处罚,罚金

508. perform on the piano(=play the piano) 演奏钢琴509. persist in 坚持,固执 510. in person 亲自, 当面511. in place (in right or proper place) 放在应放的地方 512. in place of (=instead of) 代替513. take(a) pleasure in 喜欢做某事 514. be on the point of doing sth. (=be about to do sth.) 刚要去做 515. beside the point 不切正题,无关紧要

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