1. be fond of
“喜爱,爱好”
接名词、代词或动词的
-ing
形式。
He
’
s fond of swimming.
他喜欢游泳。
Are you fond of fresh
vegetables.
你喜欢新鲜蔬菜吗
?
He is fond of his research work.
他喜爱他的研究工作。
2. hunt for = look for
寻找
I have found the book I was hunting for.
我找到了那本我在找的书。
hunt for a job
找工作
3. in order to/so as to
:这两个词组都可引导不定式作目的状语
, in order to
可放于句首
, so as to
则不能
,
其否定形式为
in order not to / so as not to.
He went to Beijing in order / so as to attend an important meeting.
In order to be noticed, he shouted and waved to us.
为了让我们注意他
,
他朝我们又是叫喊又是挥手。
4.
care
about
1)
喜欢,对……有兴趣
= care for
She doesn
’
t care about money.
她不喜欢钱。
2
)关心
= care for
She thinks only of herself. She doesn
’
t care about other people.
她只考虑自己。她不关心别人。
3
)在乎,在意(接从句或不接任何成分)
These young people care nothing about what old people might say.
这些年轻人根本不在乎老人说的话。
5. such as
意为“诸如……”,“像……”,是用来列举人或事物的。
She teaches three subjects, such as physics and chemistry.
她教三门科目
,
像物理、化学。
6. drop a line
留下便条
,
写封短信
7. make yourself at home
别客气;随便;无拘束
If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home.
如果你在我之前到我家,自己喝点饮料,随便一点。
8. stay up
不睡;熬夜
(
1
)
I'll be late home, don't stay up for me.
我将回家很晚,不要等我了。
(
2
)
He stayed up reading until 2:
00 in the morning.
他熬夜看书直到凌晨两点。
9. come about
引起;发生;产生
(
1
)
How did the accident come about?
这场事故是怎么发生的?
(
2
)
They didn't know how the change had come about.
他们不知道这个变化是怎样产生的。
10. except for
除……之外
(
1
)
except
与
except for
的用法常有区别。
except
多用于引起同类事物中被排除的一项。如:
①
He answered all the questions except the last one.
除去最后一个,他回答了所有问题。
②
We go there every day except Sunday.
除了星期天,我们天天去那里。
(
2
)
except for
用于引述细节以修正句子的主要意思。如:
①
Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.
除去一个老太太,这辆公共汽车全空了。
②
Your picture is good except for the colours.
你的画儿很好,只是某些色彩有问题。
(
3
)但在现代英语中,
except for
也用于表示
except
的意思。如上述第一个例子可以是:
He answered all the questions except for the last one.
(
4
)
另外,在介词短语之前只能用
except
,不能用
except for
。
We go to bed before ten, except in the summer.
除了夏季,我们通常十点之前上床睡觉。
11. end up with
以
……告终;
以
……结束
The party ended up with an English song.
聚会以一首英文歌结束。
12. more or less
几乎;差不多;大约;大概;大体上
(
1
)
I've more or less succeeded, but they haven't.
我差不多成功了,而他们没有。
(
2
)
Our living condition has more or less improved.
我们的生活水平或多或少提高了。
13. bring in
引进;引来;吸收
(
1
)
We should bring in new technology.
我们应该引进新技术。
(
2
)
He brings in 800 dollars a month.
他一个月挣八百美元。
14. get away
(
from
)
逃离
(
1
)
The thieves got away from the shop with all our money.
小偷带着我们所有的钱从商店逃跑了。
(
2
)
I caught a really big fish but it got away.
我钓到了一条好大的鱼,可是它逃掉了。
15. watch out
(
for
)注意;留心
(
1
)
Watch out! There is a car coming.
小心!汽车来了。
(
2
)
Watch out for the hole in the road.
留神路上的那个坑。
16.
see
sb. off
给某人送行
Tomorrow I will see my friend off at the railway station.
明天我到火车站给朋友送行。
17. on the other hand
另一方面(用以引出相互矛盾的观点、意见等,常说
on the one hand
……
on the other hand
一方面……另一方面)
I know this job of mine isn't well paid, but on the other hand I don't have to work long hours.
我知道这份工作报酬不高,但从另一方面来说,我也不必工作太长时间。
18. as well as
和,还
He is a talented musician as well as being a photographer.
她不但是摄影师还是个天才的音乐家。
19. take place
发生
take one
’
s place
入座、站好位置、取得地位
take sb
’
s place
或
take
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