a case in point 恰当的例子
a fraction of 一小部分
a narrow escape 死里逃生，九死一生
a piece of cake 容易的事，小事一桩
a sore throat 嗓子痛
a stone’s throw 一箭之遥，很近
a variety of 各种各样的
account for 解释，是……的原因
against one’s will 违背某人的意愿
agree on 就……达成一致
agree with 同意（某人），（食物，气候等）适合某人
ahead of time/schedule 提前
air crash 空难
all the year round 一年到头
another cup of tea/another pair of shoes 另外一回事，另当别论
anything but 决不
apart from 除了
appeal to 吸引
apply for 申请
apple of one’s eye 钟爱之物，宠儿
apt to 有……的倾向
approve of 赞同，认可
as fit as a fiddle 很健康
as a matter of fact 事实上
as a result 由于
as a rule 通常
as usual 跟往常一样
as a whole 总体上
as far as I know 据我所知
as luck would have it 碰巧
at a loss 不知所措
at a discount 低于正常价格
at ease 放松，轻松
at no time 在任何时候都不，决不
at one’s wit’s end 智穷计尽，没有办法
at random 随意的
at short notice 一得到通知马上就……
at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟
at the tip of one’s tongue 话到嘴边，一时想不起
at times 有时，不时地
B
back issue/current issue 过刊/现刊
be available 有，可提供
be around 露面
be bound for （车等）开往
be bound to 肯定会
be far from 远不是，根本不是
be fed up with 对……厌倦，讨厌
be fond of 喜欢
be free of 免除，脱离
be no exception 不例外
beat about the bush 不直截了当，绕圈子
behind schedule （车，飞机等）晚点
beside the point 离题，不中肯
bite off more than one can chew 承担太多的工作而无法完成，好高骛远
born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 出身富贵
break one’s word 毁约，说话不算数
break down （车等）出故障
break one’s word 食言，失信
break off 暂停工作
bring up 抚养
by all means 当然，一定
by and large 总的来说，大体上
by chance 偶然，意外地
by nature 天性
by leaps and bounds 极快的，大幅度的
by no means 一点也不，决不
C
call it a day 结束，到此为止
call off 取消
call on 访问，拜访
can do with 讲究，能对付
can not help(doing) 禁不住
care for 喜爱
castle in the air 空中楼阁，不切实际的想法
catch on 变得流行，受欢迎
catch up with 追赶，赶上
catch one’s breath 喘口气
check in 办理（入住）登记手续
check out 付账后离开
cheer up 振作起来
chilled to the bone 冻僵了
clothes make the man 人靠衣装
come across 偶然碰见
come down with 病倒
come straight to the point 开门见山
come true 实现
come up to 达到，符合
come up with 提出，想出
concentrate on 集中精力
count on 依靠，指望
cross out 划掉，删去
cut down 削减，删节
D
day in and day out 每天，始终
deal with 论述，关于，处理
die away （声音等）逐渐消逝
dos and don’ts 规则，允许的和不允许的
do in Rome as the Romans do 入乡随俗
do sb. good/harm 对某人有好处/坏处
down to earth 实事求是
doze off 打瞌睡
draw near 接近，临近
dress up 穿盛装
drop by/in 顺便访问
drop out 辍学，放弃
E
easy come, easy go 来的容易去的快
end in 以……为结果
end up 结束
engage in 参加，从事
every other (week) 每隔一（周）
express mail 快递
F
fall back on 求助于
fall behind 落后
familiar with 熟悉
few and far between 很少，很稀疏
figure out 弄清楚，算出，想出
fill the prescription 按照药方配药
find fault with 挑剔，抱怨
flat tyre 轮胎没气了
for the time being 暂时
for sale 待售
focus on 集中在
for a change 为了换换花样
for a time 暂时，一度
for ages 很久
for free 免费
for good 永久的
for the time being 暂时
free with money 花钱大手大脚
from bad to worse 每况愈下
from time to time 时常
G
gain weight 增加体重
get along with 与……相处
get on in years 上了年纪
get out of bed on the wrong side 一早起床就情绪不好
get rid of 摆脱
get somewhere 取得进展
give sb . a cold shoulder 待人冷淡，态度不友好
give sb . a lift/ride 让某人搭车
give sb . a ring 给某人打电话
go beyond 超出，胜过
go Dutch 各自负担自己的费用
good for nothing 没用的人或事物
go on a diet 节食
go on strike 罢工
go over 复习
go sightseeing 观光
go with 与……相配
H
hand in 交上
hand up 挂断（电话）
have a word with 和…..谈话
have access to 可以使用
have an appointment with sb 与某人有个约会
have butterflies in one’s stomach 紧张
have one’s hands full 十分繁忙
have a fever/temperature 发烧
have nothing to do with 与……没有关系
have no idea 不知道
have the final say 有决定权
have sth . in common 有共同之处
have sth. done 让别人做某事
head for 前往
hear from 收到某人的信件
hear oneself think 专心思考
heart and soul 全心全意地
heavy traffic 交通拥挤
high time 是该做某事的时候了
hit the ceiling 勃然大怒
hold the line/on 别挂电话
hold up 耽搁
I
in a mess 混乱，乱七八糟
in a sense 从某种意义上讲
in addition to 除了
in advance 提前
in case 以防，以免
in debt 负债
in exchange 作为交换
in a good/bad mood 心情好/坏
in honor of 为庆祝/纪念
in low spirits 情绪低落
in memory of 为纪念
in no time 很快
in part 部分的
in particular 尤其，特别
in person 亲自
in season （蔬菜，水果等）当令
in the dark 不知道，蒙在鼓里
in the long run 从长远来看
in theory 从理论上说
in turn 依次，轮流
in vain 徒劳，白费
interfere with 干涉，影响
it depends 看情况，视……而定
it is sb.’s treat 由某人请客
K
keep an eye on 照看，注意，观察
know/learn the ropes 了解，掌握做事情的技能
keep body and soul together 生存下去
keep one’s head 保持镇静
keep sb. informed 及时通知某人
keen on 喜好
L
lay off 解雇
least of all 最不
let alone 更不用说
lend a hand 帮忙
live from hand to mouth 收入勉强糊口
look forward to 期待
look for a needle in a haystack 大海捞针
look on the bright side 看到事物光明的一面
look out 当心
look through 浏览
lose heart 失去信心
lose one’s head 不知所措
lose one’s temper 发脾气
lose weight 减轻体重
M
make a fuss 大惊小怪
make a difference 影响
make a living 谋生
make a reservation 预定（旅馆房间，座位等）
make ends meet 使收支相抵
make head or tail of sth 弄懂，看懂
make for 前往
make fun of 取笑，嘲弄
make sense 有意义，讲得通
make sure 确保，弄清楚
make up 弥补，补充
make up one’s mind 下决心
man of letters 文人
mind one’s own business 别管闲事
mistake sb. for sb 把……误当作……
more often than not 多半，大概
N
no wonder 难怪
no way 决不
none of one’s business 与某人无关，少管闲事
nothing but 只有
not to mention 更别提
O
on account of 由于
on earth 究竟
on duty 值班
on no account 决不
on purpose 故意
on sale 降价出售
on the contrary 相反
on the spot 当场
on vacation 度假，休假
on weekdays 在工作日
one in a million 凤毛麟角，百里挑一
one’s cup of tea 某人的喜好，兴趣，口味
once in a blue moon 很难得，几乎不可能
once in a while 偶尔
other than 而不是
out of breath 上气不接下气
out of control 失去控制
out of date 过时
out of order 出了毛病
out of print （书）没有重印
out of question 没问题
out of stock 没货
out of the question 不可能
out the cart before the horse 本末倒置，主次颠倒
owe to 归功于
owing to 由于
P
pick up （车等）中途搭人
pull over 停在路边
put an end to 结束
put off 推迟
put their heads together 集思广益，群策群力
put through to sb. 接通某人的电话
put up with 容忍，忍受
R
rain cats and dogs 瓢泼大雨
rain or shine 不论下雨还是天晴
run across 不期而遇，偶然发现
run into 偶然遇见
rather than 而不是
read between the lines 明白言外之意
regardless of 不管
remind sb.of sth 使某人想起
responsible for 对……负责人
result from 由于
ring up 打电话
room and board 食宿
round the corner 即将到来
round the lock 日日夜夜，不分白天黑夜
rule out 排除
run out of 用光
rush hour （交通）高峰时间
S
safe and sound 安然无恙
(…o’clock) sharp ……点整
Speak highly of sb. 高度评价某人
sure thing 当然，没问题
T
take advantage of 利用
take charge of 负责，看管
take off 起飞
take one’s place 代替，接替别人
take one’s time 别急，慢慢来
take over 接管
take sth.seriously 认真看待
teach sb.a lesson 教训某人
take turns 轮流
thanks to 多亏了
traffic jam 交通堵塞
throw light on 提供知识，使人们了解
too good to be true 好的令人难以置信
turn down 把音量调小，拒绝
turn off 关上（电器开关）
turn on 打开（电器开关）
turn up 出现，露面
turn over （车，船等）翻倒
turn a blind eye 视而不见
turn a deaf ear 充耳不闻，置之不理
U
under the weather 身体不适
up in the air 未定的
up to date 最新的，现代的
up to sb 由某人决定
used to 过去常常
use up 用光
W
When it comes to 当说到，当涉及到
why not? 为什么不？好！
with a grain of salt 有保留的，不全信
without fail 无误，一定
Y
You bet! 当然！
You said it! 对！可不是！
