大学英语短语(四) | ||
Phrases |
Translation |
Explanations and/or Examples |
hand out |
分发,发给 |
hand out the pencils |
hand over |
交出,移交,让与 |
The thief was handed over to the police. |
in hand |
撑握 |
Don't worry, I have the matter well in hand. |
on hand |
在手边,临近,在场 |
=ready for use or to take part |
on (the)on |
一方面,另一方面 |
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hang about |
闲荡,徘徊,逗留 |
I hung about/around for an hour but he didn't come. |
hang back |
畏缩,犹豫,踌躇 |
We all hang back when he saw how old the car was. |
hang on |
1抓住不放; 2坚持; 3等会儿; 4.取决于; 5打电话时不挂断 |
1.Hang on, the bus is starting. 2.Much hands on your decision;3.=hold on |
hang on to /on |
紧握住,坚持下去 |
=try to keep |
hang up |
挂断电话 |
I was so angry that I hang up on her. |
happen to |
碰巧;发生 |
I happened to see him yesterday.=It was happened that I saw him yesterday. |
hardly any |
几乎没有 |
There's hardly any coal left.Hardly anybody(=very few people)came to the meeting |
hardly ... before /when |
刚..就.. |
Hardly had the game begun when it started raining. |
have sth back |
要回,收回某物 |
You shall have it back(=It will be returned to you) next month. |
have on |
穿着,戴着 |
He had nothing on except a hat. |
have to do with |
和...有...关系 |
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head for |
驶,向,走向 |
Where are you heading for? We are heading for the same destination. |
head on |
迎面地.正面地 |
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keep on |
保持镇静 |
=to remain /keep calm |
lose on |
慌乱,仓皇失措 |
You musn't lose your head. |
at heart |
在内心,实质上 |
He is kind at heart. He looks rather fierce,but he is kind at heart. |
by heart |
牢记,凭记忆 |
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get / learn by heart |
记住,背诵 |
I learned the poem by heart. |
heart and soul |
全心全意地,完全地 |
=completely: I am yours heart and soul. |
lose heart |
丧失勇气,失去信心 |
He lost heart when he failed the exam. |
help on |
自取所需(食物等) |
The money was on the table and no on |
here and there |
到处 |
He saw flowers here and there. |
get hold of |
抓住 |
Take/get/catch hold of the rope, and we'll pull you up. |
hold back |
阻止,抑制,踌躇 |
We built banks to hold back the flood waters. I could not hold him back. |
hold on |
握住不放 ,等会儿 |
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hold on |
紧紧握住 |
=hang on |
hold out |
坚持,不屈服 |
I don't hold out much hope that the weather will improve. |
hold up |
举起;阻挡 |
The building of the new road has been held up by bad weather. |
in honor of |
为向...表示敬意, 为...庆祝/纪念 |
a party in honor of the visiting president |
on on |
以名誉担保 |
He was (put) on his honor not to tell the secret. |
keep house |
管理家务,做家务 |
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hurry up |
(使)赶快 |
Hurry up, it's getting late. |
in a hurry |
匆忙,立即 |
He was in a hurry to go home. |
improve on / upon |
改进,超过 |
=to produce or be something better than; better It is hard to improve on the plan. |
at intervals |
不时,每隔..时间或距离 |
The bell rang at 20-minute intervals. |
by itself |
自动地,独自地 |
The machine works by itself. |
in itself |
本质上,就其本身而言 |
=without considering the rest; The existence of human beings is a miracle in itself. |
be keen on |
喜爱,渴望 |
He is keen on short stories. |
keep away (from sth) |
远离 |
Keep away from the water's edge! or keep sb/sth away from... |
keep back |
1.阻止.抑制; 2.隐瞒 3.保留 |
1.keep sb back from doing sth =prevent sb from doing sth. 2.She can keep nothing (back) from her friends. 3.They keep back $20 a month from my salary for National Insurance(国民保险费). |
keep down |
控制,压低(声音) |
He couldn't keep down his anger . Chemicals are used for keeping insects down. |
keep from |
使..不进入 |
Can't you keep your dog from coming into my garden? |
keep in |
1.继续烧着,不熄;2.控制 |
1Shall we deep the fire in or let it out. 2.He couldn't keep in his indignation. |
keep in with |
与某人保持友谊 |
You must keep in with your customers, retain their goodwill. |
keep off |
不接近,避开 |
The parents are advised to keep children off the street. Keep off the grass! |
keep on (doing sth) |
继续,反复地做 |
Prices keep on increasing. Susan got a bad cold and kept on caughing all night. |
keep out of |
躲开,置身...之外 |
Danger! Keep out! Keep out of their quarrels,Don't get involved in them. |
keep to |
遵守,信守,坚持 |
1.Traffic in Britain keeps to the left. 2.keep to the subject /point at issue: 把握讨论的主题/要点. 3.He kept the news to himself. |
keep up |
1.继续,坚持, 2.维护 3.4.A使迟睡. |
1.Will the fine weather keep up?2.How do you keep up this large house? 3.It's wrong to keep the children up so late, They should go to bed. 4.I don't want to deep you up; you look sleepy and ready for bed. |
keep up with |
1.跟上,不落后; 2.保持联系. |
1.I had to run to keep up (with the girls). Dove couldn't keep up with the rest of the class. 2.try to keep up with old friends far away. |
knock down |
1.撞倒,击倒; 2.拆除 |
1.Alex was knocked down by a bus yesterday.2. Our house is being knocked down to make way for a new road. |
knock out |
击倒,击昏 |
A rock falling down from the mountain knocked a tourist out. |
at large |
1.一般地,大多数; 2.未被捕获的 |
1.in general,as a whole: Did the people at large approve of the government's policy? 2. free, uncontrolled: The criminals are still at large.(凶手依然逍遥法外) |
lay aside |
1.放下,把..搁置一旁; 2.留存,储存; 3A.放弃,抛弃 |
1.=put down: Lay the book aside and rest your eyes for a while. 2.Lay aside money for on |
lay down |
1.放下; 2.规定,制订 |
1. to lay down arms 2.to lay down the law. You can't lay down hard and fast rules. |
lay off |
(临时)解雇,休息 |
They laid us off for 3 months. |
lay out |
1.安排,布置,设计; 2.展开(以便使用或易见) |
1.=make a plan for ,arrange: lay out a printed page/an advertisement. well paid-out streets and avenues.(设计良好的街道和马路). 2.The magnificent scene that was laid out before the climbers when they reached the summit. |
in the least |
一点,丝毫 |
He is not in the least worried. |
leave behind |
不带,忘了带,遗留,留下 |
Don't leave your coat (behind)! |
leave out |
省略,遗漏 |
I left out the imp |
lend itself to |
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at length |
最终,终于 |
=at last ,finally: After two hours' drive they arrived there at length. |
let down |
1.使失望,不帮助; 2.放下,降低 |
1.disappoint, fail to help :Harry will never let you down.(You can rely upon him to help you always.) 2.Pleast let the window down.She let down her hair. 3.make(clothes) longer: This skirt needs letting down. |
let go (of ) |
放开,松开 |
Don't let go (of) the rope /handle. Let me go!(Take your hands off me,don't hold or keep me.)放开你的手,不要拉我,让我走! |
let in / into |
让..进来 |
There is someone at the door;let them in,will you? Who let you into the building? |
let loose |
放开,释放,放松(喻发泄) |
Don't let that dog loose. |
let off |
1.原谅,宽恕,从轻处理,免除(工作,责任,约束) ; |
1.The police let him off, but warned him not to do it again. You let him off lightly. 2.to let off a fireworks放(枪炮,烟火等): The boys were letting off fireworks |
let out |
1.放出,发出 ; 2.放大,放宽 |
1.He let out a cry of pain. Let the water out of the bathtub. 2.=to make (clothes)bigger: She's getting so fat that her trousers need to be let out round the waist(腰). |
lie in |
1.睡懒觉; 2A. 分娩,待产 |
1=to stay in bed late in the morning; lie-in n: have a nice lie-in on Sunday morning 2. The time had come for her to lie in. |
in the light of |
鉴于,由于 |
=taking into account;considering: The book was written in the light of the new theory. |
throw/cast light on/upon |
阐明某事,使人了解某事 |
=to make clear;explain: Their findings throw some light on what has happened. |
in line |
成一直线,排成一行 |
in line for the job ; The students stood in line to welcome us . |
in line with |
与...一致,与...符合 |
That isn't in line with my ideas at all. |
line up |
使排队, 使排成一行 |
1.He lined up behind the others to wait his turn. 2.I've lined up a famous singer for the school concert. |
little by little |
一点点地, 逐渐地 |
If you keep studying hard, you are certain to make progress little by little. |
live on/by |
靠...生活,以...为食 |
They live on meat,fish, milk and vegetables. |
live through |
度过 |
The old man lived through two world wars. |
live up to |
1遵守,实践(诺言,原则); 2.符合,不辜负 |
The teacher hopes that his students will live up to his expectations. 2.Did the film live up to your expectations? |
as long as |
只要,如果,既然 |
=if;on condition that:We can finish the task ahead of time as long as we work hard |
for long |
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Were you there for long? |
look after |
照料,照管,关心,注意 |
Who will look after the baby? |
look at |
看,朝..看,看待 |
He looks at work in a different way now he is in charge. |
look back |
回顾,回头看 |
After he won the first game,he never looked back. |
look down on/ upon |
蔑视,看不起 |
=to have a low opinion of |
look for |
寻找 |
=try to find |
look forward to |
盼望,期待;预料 |
=to expect to enjoy |
look in |
顺便看望,顺便访问 |
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look into |
窥视,调查,过问 |
There is a fault in the machine, and we're just looking into it. |
look on |
旁观,观看, A看待,视作 |
=to watch while others take part |
look out |
注意 |
Look out! You'll crash the car. |
look over |
检查,查看 |
=examine quickly |
look through |
浏览,温习 |
=examine,esp. for points to be noted |
look up |
查阅 |
1.Things are looking up! 2.Look up the word in the dictionary. |
look up to |
尊敬,敬仰 |
=respect |
at a loss |
困惑,不知所措 |
=confused; uncertain what to do or say |
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