- A -

a big headache 令人头痛的事情

absent from 不在，缺席

abundant in 富于

account for 解释

accuse sb of sth 控告

ahead of time/schedule 提前

all but 几乎；除了

angry with sb at/about sth 生气，愤怒

anything but 根本不

apt at 聪明，善于

as a rule 通常，照例

as regards 关于，至于

as to 至于，关于

ask for the moon异想天开

at a loss 茫然，不知所措

at all costs 不惜一切代价

at all events 不管怎样，无论如何

at any rate 无论如何，至少

at best 充其量，至多

at first sight 乍一看，初看起来

at hand 在手边，在附近

at intervals 不时，每隔

at large 大多数，未被捕获的

at no time 从不，决不

at one time 曾经，一度；同时

at the mercy of 任凭

- B -

back and forth 来回地，反复地

back up 后备，支援

bare of 几乎没有，缺乏

be bound to 一定

be dying to 渴望

be fed up with/be tired of 受够了

be in hospital 住院

be in season 上市的

be in the mood to do sth 想做

be pressed for time 时间不够

be tied up with 忙于

be under the weather 身体不好

beat around the bush 拐弯没角

beat the crowd 避开人群

before long 不久以后

bent on sth 下定决心做…

bound for 开往

break down 抛锚

break up with/be through with/be finished with 和某人分手

bring about 使…发生

bring someone up to date/help someone catch up 帮某人赶上

by and by 不久，迟早

by reason of 由于

by virtue of 借助，由于

by way of 经由，通过



- C -

call off 取消

call on 号召，邀请，点某人的名，拜访

careful of/about/with 小心，注意

chair a meeting 主持会议

charge sb with sth 控告

clear of 没有，不接触

clever at 善于

come out of sth alive 大难不死

consequent on 随之而来

contrary to 违反

cost someone an arm and a leg 代价很大

count down 倒计时

count one's chickens before they are hatched 过于乐观

count on 依靠

count the day 期待

cry in one's beer 借酒消愁

cry on one's shoulder 依靠

cut off 切断

cut out 切除

cut someone short 打断

cut through 抄近路

- D -

die out 灭绝

drop by / in 顺路拜访

due to 由于，因为

- E -

easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难

ever so 非常，极其

every now and then 时而，偶尔

every other 每隔一个的

expert at/in/on 善于

- F -

fall flat 平躺在地上

fatal to 致命的

feel blue 心情不好

flat tire 轮胎没气

fond of 喜欢

for good 永久地

for the better 好转

for the time being 暂时，眼下

foreign to 非

- G -

get a bargain 买到便宜货

get nowhere with 毫无进展

get over 恢复

go after 追求

go off 出发

go out 熄灭，外出

go steady with 和某人确定关系

- H -

hang up 挂断

have one's hands full 忙得不可开交

have the final say 有决定权

head on 迎面地，正面的

hold out for sth 坚持要求

hold water 站得住脚

- I -

ignorant of 不知道

impatient at sth 不耐烦

impatient for 急切，渴望

impatient of 无法容忍

in addition to 除

in addition 另外，加之

in consequence(of) 因此；由于

in hand 在进行中，待办理

in peak season 旺季

in question 正在谈论的

in short 简言之，总之

in sight 被见到；在望

in tears 流着泪，在哭着

in terms of 根据；用…的话；就…而言；以…为单位

in the company/wake of 随着

in the distance 在远处

in the event of 如果

in the least 丝毫，一点

in the world 究竟，到底

indignant with sb 愤慨

inferior to 级别低于，不如

- K -

keep on 爱好，很喜欢

keep track of 留心

- L -

（take、make、put、lay等等有非常非常多的短语，小猿以后会单独出一期哦！）

lay off 下岗

leave alone 别说

let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密 

- M -

mad about/on 狂热迷恋

make (both) ends meet 收支平衡

many a 许多

might as well 不妨

more or less 或多或少，有点

- N -

narrow escape 九死一生

necessary to/for 必要的

no longer 不再

none other than 不是别的，正是

nothing but 只有，只不过

now and then 时而，偶尔



- O -

off and on 断断续续，间歇地

off duty 下班

on a large/small scale 大/小规模地

on earth 究竟，到底

on hand 在场，在手边

on loan to 借给

on schedule 按时间表，准时

on the point of 即将

on the spot 在场；马上

once in a while 偶尔

once upon a time 从前

one another 相互

one's cup of tea喜欢的人/物

or else 否则，要不然

or so 大约，左右

- P -

particular about 挑剔，讲究

peculiar to 独特的，独有的

play by ear 见机行事

pull one's leg 拿某人开玩笑

put someone on 使（选手）出赛

put someone up 给某人提供住宿

put up with 忍受

- R -

rain cats and dogs 瓢泼大雨

regardless of 不顾，不惜

ring sb up 打电话给…

rule out 排除…的可能性

run out of 用完

- S -

see to it that 确保

sensible of 觉查到

set one's mind on doing 决定

show off 卖弄

sick of 厌恶，厌倦

slip one's mind 忘记

sooner or later 迟早，早晚

subject to 受制于，易于

suitable for/to 适合于

- T -

take a seat/be seated 请坐

take up 占据

the reverse is also true 反之亦然

to the point 切中要害，切题

turn over 倾覆

- U -

up in the air 没有确定

up to date 在进行中

up to 多达；直到；胜任；取决于

- W -

with regard to 关于，至于

without fail 一向如此

wolf down 狼吞虎咽