4. absorb(=take up the attention of)吸引…的注意力(被动语态):be absorbed in全神贯注于…近:be engrossed in ; be lost in ; be rapt in ;be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on
5. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with)富于,富有
6. access(to) (不可数名词)能接近,进入,了解
7. by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外。 Without accident(=safely)安全地,
8. of one's own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地,主动地
9. in accord with与…一致。 out of one's accord with同…。不一致
10. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地
11. in accordance with (=in agreement with)依照,根据
12. on one's own account 1)为了某人的缘故,为了某人自己的利益2)(=at one’s own risk)自行负责3)(=by oneself)依靠自己on account赊账; on account of因为; on no account不论什么原因也不;of…account有………重要性。
13. take…into account(=consider)把……考虑进去
14. give sb. an account of说明,解释(理由)
15. account for (=give an explanation or reason for)解释,说明。
16. on account of (=because of)由于,因为。
17. on no account(=in no case, for no reason)绝不要,无论如何不要(放句首时句子要倒装)
18. accuse…of…(=charge…with; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about)指控,控告
19. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be used to)习惯于。
20. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of)了解; (=to have met socially)熟悉
21. act on奉行,按照…行动; act as扮演; act for代理
22. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to)使自己适应于
23. adapt…(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need)改编,改写(以适应新的需要)
24. in addition (=besides)此外,又,加之
25. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外
26. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist on, persist in, observe, opinion, belief )粘附;坚持,遵循
27. adjacent(=next to, close to)毗邻的,临近的
28. adjust……(to) (=change slightly)调节;适应;
29. admit of (=be capable of, leave room for)…的可能,留有…的余地。
30. in advance (before in time)预告,事先。
31. to advantage有利的,使优点更加突出地。
32. have an advantage over胜过。 have the advantage of由于…处于有利条件have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事
33. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from, harness)利用。
34. agree with赞同(某人意见) agree to同意
35. in agreement (with)同意,一致
36. ahead of在…之前,超过…;……………。 ahead of time提前。
37. in the air 1)不肯定,不具体。 2)在谣传中。
38. above all (=especially, most important of all)尤其是,最重要的。
39. in all (=counting everyone or everything, altogether)总共,总计
40. after all毕竟,到底; (not) at all一点也不; all at once(=suddenly)突然; once and for all只此一次; above all最重要的; first of all首先; all in all大体上说; be all in累极了; all but几乎。
41. allow for (=take into consideration, take into account)考虑到,估计到。
42. amount to (=to be equal to)总计,等于。
43. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take charge for)对…负责。
44. answer to (=conform to)适合,符合。
45. be anxious about为…焦急不安;或anxious for
46. apologize to sb. for sth.为…向…道歉
47. appeal to sb. for sth.为某事向某人呼吁。 appeal to sb.对某人有吸引力
48. apply to sb. for sth.为…向…申请; apply for申请; apply to适用。
49. apply to与…有关;适用
50. approve of (=consent to, be in favor of, favor, agree to, consider good, right)赞成, approve vt.批准
194. discharge sb. (from)…for (=dismiss sb. from a job for)因…解雇,开除
195. fall back (=retreat, turn back)撤退; in disorder慌乱地,狼狈不堪
196. on display(=being shown publicly)陈列
197. dispose of (=get rid of ,throw away)处理掉
198. beyond dispute不容争议的,无可争议
199. in dispute在争议中
200. in the distance在远处。 make out辩认出
201. (be) distinct from ( = be different from)与…截然不同
202. distinguish between (=make or recognize differences)辨别
203. distinguish…from把…与…区别开
204. do away with(=get rid of; abolish; discard eliminate)除去,废除,取消; do away with (=kill)杀掉,镇压
205. have…to do with与…有关系
206. without doubt (=undoubtedly)无可置疑地
207. in doubt(=in a condition of uncertainty)对…表示疑惑
208. be due to是由于
209. come off duty下班
210. go on duty上班
211. be on duty值班,值日,在上班时
212. be in duty bound to (do) (=be required by one's job or esp. by conscience)有义务(做)
213. be eager for想得到,盼望
214. by ear (=play music from memory without having seen it printed)凭记忆,不看乐谱
215. have an ear for (=have keen recognition of sounds esp. in music and language)对……有鉴赏力
216. a word in one's ear私房话,秘密话
217. on earth究竟,到底,全然
218. with ease ( = easily)容易,不费力
219. at (one's) ease ( = without worry or nervousness)自在,不拘束
220. put sb. at his / her ease (=free sb. from worry or nervousness)使某人感到无拘束
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. go into effect生效。 (近: come into effect; take effect; be brought into effect)
225. in effect (=in fact, really)实际上
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. at one's wit’s end (=not knowing what to do or to say)无法可想,智穷计尽
240. end up with以…而结束
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. 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 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. (an) exception to…的例外
261. with the exception of (=except, apart from)除去…。,除…以外
262. in excess of (=more than)超过
263. exchange…for以…交换
264. 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)
279. close (shut) one's eyes to不理会,视而不见
280. in one's mind’s eye在心目中,在想象中
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
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. have a fancy for ( =like sth. without the help of reason) (没有道理地)喜欢,想要