高考英语 400 个常考短语
A
a big headache  令人头痛的事情
a complicated social phenomenon  复杂的社会现象
acquireknowledge and skills  学习知识和技能
a fraction of  一部分
a matter of concern  焦点
a series of  一系列,一连串
above all  首先,尤其是
advanced science and technology  先进的科学技术
absent from  不在,缺席
abundant in  富于
account for  解释
a controversial issue  有争议性的问题
accuse sb. of sth.  控告
admittedly 应当承认
attach great importance to...  重视
add to  增加
after all  毕竟,究竟
agree with  同意
a heated discussion / debate  热烈的讨论/争论
ahead of time / schedule  提前
ahead of  在…之前
alien to  与…相反
all at once  突然,同时
all but  几乎;除了…都
all of a sudden  突然
all over again  再一次,重新
all over  遍及
all right  令人满意的;可以
all the same  仍然,照样的
all the time  一直,始终
angry with sb. at / about sth.  生气,愤怒
anxious about / for  忧虑,担心
an irresistible trend of...  必然趋势
anything but  根本不
apart from  除…外(有/无)
appeal to  吸引,申诉,请求
applicable to  适用于
apply to  适用
appropriate for / to  适当,合适
approximate to  近似,接近
aptat  聪明,善于
apt to  易于arouse wide public concern / draw public attention  引起了广泛的公众关注
around the clock  夜以继日
a reliable source of information  可靠的信息源
argument on both sides  双方的论点
as a matter of fact  实际上
as a result (of)  因此,由于
as a rule  通常,照例
as far as...be concerned  就…而言
as far as  远至,到…程度
as follows  如下
as for  至于,关于
as good as  和…几乎一样
as if  好像,仿佛
as regards  关于,至于
as to  至于,关于
a symbol of society progress  社会进步的体现
as usual  像平常一样,照例
as well as  除…外(也);还
as well  同样,也,还
as far as I am concerned / personally  就我而言/就个人而言
ashamed of  羞愧,害臊
as the proverb goes...  正如谚语所说…
aside from  除…外(还有)
ask for the moon  异想天开
at a loss  茫然,不知所措
at a time  一次,每次
at all costs  不惜一切代价
at all events  不管怎样,无论如何
at all times  随时,总是
at all  丝毫(不),一点也不
atany 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 first  最初,起先
at hand  在手边,在附近
at heart  内心里,本质上
at home  在家,在国内
at intervals  不时,每隔…
at large  大多数,未被捕获的
a totally different argument  完全不同的观点
at last  终于
at least  至少
at length  最终,终于
at most  至多,不超过at no time  从不,绝不
at one time  曾经,一度;同时
at present  目前,现在
at someone’s disposal  任…处理
at the cost of  以…为代价
at the mercy of  任凭…摆布
at the moment  此刻,目前
at this rate  照此速度
at times  有时,间或
aware of  意识到
B
back and forth  来回地,反复地
back of  在…后面
back up  后备,支援
bare of  几乎没有,缺乏
be faced with new opportunities and challenges  面临新的机遇和挑战
be able to do  能够
be committed / devoted to...  致力于/投身于
be supported by sound reasons  有充分的理由支持
be around  差不多
be beneficial / conducive to...  对…有益
be available to sb.  可用,可供
be bound to  一定
be capable of doing  能够
be concerned with  关心…,涉足…
be directly / indirectly related to...  有直接/间接关系
be dying to  渴望
be fed up with  够了
be tired of  厌烦的
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 indispensable to...  对…必不可少
be no exception  …也不例外
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
behind schedule  误点
benton sth.  下定决心做…
beside point  离题的,不相干的
beyond one’s ability 超越某的能力beyond question  毫无疑问
blameless/ beyond reproach  无可非议
book on reserve  预留的图书
booked up  订完了
both physically and mentally  身心两方面
bound for  开往
break down  抛锚
break through  突破
break up with  和某人分手
bring about  使…发生
bring someone up to date  帮某人赶上
by accident  偶然
by air  通过航空途径
by all means  尽一切办法,务必
by and by  不久,迟早
bychance  偶然,碰巧
by far  最,…得多
by hand  用手,用体力
by itself  自动地,独自地
bymeans of  用,依靠
by mistake  错误地,无意地
by no means  绝不,并没有
by oneself  单独地,独自地
by reason of  由于
by the way  顺便说说
by virtue of  借助,由于
by way of  经由,通过…方法
C
cannot bear closer analysis / cannot hold water  经不起推敲
call off  取消
call on  号召,邀请,点某人的名,拜访
capable of  能够
careful of / about / with  小心,注意
certain of / about  确信,肯定
chair a meeting  主持会议
charge sb. with sth.  因为某事控告某人
clear of  没有,不接触
clever at  善于
close to  接近,亲近
come in contact with  与…取得联系
convenient and efficient  方便快捷
compared with... / in comparison with  与…比较
come out of sth. alive  大难不死
come up (with)  提出,拿出comparable to / with  比作/比较
comprehensive quality  综合素质
conscious of  察觉到,意识到
consequent on  随之而来
considerate towards  体谅,体贴
contemporary with  与…同时代
content with  满足于
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
counter to  与…相反
crazy about  热衷,着迷
critical of  挑剔,批评
cryin one’s beer 借酒消愁
cry on one’s shoulder  依靠
curious about  好奇,想知道
cut down on  减少
cut down  削减
cut in  插入
cut off  切断
cut out  切除
cut someone short  打断
cut through  抄近路
cut up  切碎
D
die out  灭绝
distinct from  种类(风格)不同
do harm to / be harmful to / be detrimental to  对…有害
do the laundry  洗衣服
doubtful of / about  怀疑
drop by / in  顺路拜访
due to  由于,因为
E
each other  互相
Easier said than done.  说起来容易做起来难。
east of  在…东面
environmental protection  环保(的)
enhance/ promote mutual understanding  增进相互了解
equalto  相等,胜任
equivalent to  等于,相当于essential to / for  必不可少
even if / though  即使,虽然
ever so  非常,极其
every now and then  时而,偶尔
every other  每隔一个的
exchange ideas / emotions / information  交流思想/情感/信息
except for  除了…外
expand one’s scope of knowledge  扩大知识面
exert positive / negative effects on...  对…产生有利/不利的影响
expert at / in / on  善于
Exploit to the full one’s favourable conditions and avoid unfavourable ones.  扬长避短。
Every coin has its two sides. / No garden without weeds.有利有弊。
F
face to face  面对面地
faculty members  教职员工
faithful to  忠实于
fall flat  平躺在地上
familiar to sb.  为…所熟悉
familiar with sth.  熟悉,通晓
far from  远非,远离
fatal to  致命的
favourable to  支持,赞成
fearful of  惧怕
feel at home  熟悉
feel blue  心情不好
feel free to  随便
financial burden / psychological burden  经济/心理负担
figure out sth.  解决
fit for  适合
from another perspective  从另一个角度
flat tire  轮胎没气
focus time and energy on...  把时间和精力放在…上
fond of  喜欢
for ever  永远
for good  永久地
for the better  好转
for the moment  暂时,目前
for the present  暂时,目前
for the sake of  为了,为了…的利益
for the time being  暂时,眼下
foreign to  非…所原有
free of / from  未受…;免费
free with  慷慨,大方from time to time  有时,不时
full up  客满
G
give(top) priority to sth.  优先考虑/发展…
get a bargain  买到便宜货
get nowhere with  毫无进展
get over  恢复
get used to  习惯于
give off  发出
give someone a big hand  为某人鼓掌
give someone a hand  帮忙
go about sth.  开始做…
go after  追求
go ahead  同意做某事
go by  遵守
go down  下降,往下传
go for  竭尽全力做
go into  进入,开始从事
go off  出发
go out  熄灭,外出
go over  复习,  从头到尾检查一遍
go round / around  足够分配
go sightseeing  去观光
go steady with  和某人确定关系
go through  从头到尾
go without  单独
guilty of  有…罪的
H
had better  最好
have its merits and demerits / advantages and disadvantages  …有其自身的优缺点
hand in hand  手拉手,密切关联
hang up  挂断
have one’s hands full  很忙,应接不暇
have/ provide the following reasons / evidence  有/提供如下理由/证据
have the final say  有决定权
head on  迎面地,正面地
heart and soul  全心全意地
hold different attitudes towards this issue  对这一问题持有不同态度
hold out for sth.  坚持要求
hold up  坚持
hold water  站得住脚
how about...?  怎么样?how come  怎么会
hungry for  渴望
I
ignorant of  不知道
immediate interest / short-term interest  眼前利益
impatient at sth.  不耐烦
impatient for  急切,渴望
impatient of  无法容忍
in peak season  旺季
interest in the long run  长远利益
integrate theory with practice  理论和实践相结合
in(the) light of  鉴于,由于
in a hurry  匆忙,急于
in a moment  立刻,一会儿
in a sense  从某种意义上说
in a way  在某种程度上
in a word  简言之,总之
in all aspects of human life  在人类生活的方方面面
in accordance with  与…一致,按照
in addition to  除…之外(还)
in addition  另外,加之
inadvance  预先,事先
in all  总共,合计
in any case  无论如何
in any event  无论如何
in brief  简单地说
in case of  假如,防备
in contrast / on the contrary  相反
in charge of  负责,总管
in common  共用的,共有的
in consequence (of)  因此;由于
in debt  欠债,欠情
in detail  详细地
in difficulty  处境困难
in effect  实际上,事实上
in favour of  支持,赞成
in front of  面对,在…前
in general  一般来说,大体上
in half  成两半
in hand  在进行中,待办理
in honour of  为庆祝,为纪念
in itself  本质上,就其本身而言
in line with  与…一致in memory of  纪念
in no case  无论如何不
in no time  立即,马上
in no way  绝不
in order  按顺序,按次序
in other words  换句话说
in part  部分地
in particular  特别,尤其
in person  亲自,本人
in place of  代替,取代,交换
in place  在合适的位置
in practice  在实践中,实际上
in proportion to  与…成比例
in public  公开地,当众
in quantity  大量
in question  正在谈论的
in regard to  关于,至于
in relation to  关于,涉及
in return for  作为对…报答
in return  作为报答/回报/交换
in short  简言之,总之
in sight  被见到;在望
in spite of  尽管
in step with  与…一致/协调
in tears  流着泪,在哭着
in terms of  依据,根据
in the company / wake of  随着
in the course of  在…期间/过程中
in the distance  在远处
in the end  最后,终于
in the event of  如果…发生,万一
in the face of  即使;在…面前
in the first place  首先
in the future  在未来
in the heat of the day  一天中最热的时候
in the least  丝毫,一点
in the long run  长期
in the way  挡道
in the world  究竟,到底
in time  及时
in touch  联系,接触
in turn  依次,轮流;转而
in vain  徒劳,白费力
indifferent to  无兴趣,不关心indignant with sb.  愤慨
inferior to  级别低于,不如
innocent of  无…罪,无辜
instead of  代替,而不是
intent on  专心于
invisible to  不可见的
It is commonly believed / recognized that...  人们普遍认为…
It is undeniable that... / There is no denying that...  不可否认…
J
jealous of  嫉妒
just now  眼下;刚才
K
keep pace with / catch up with / keep abreast with the latest development of...  跟上…的最新
发展
keep one’s eyes on  关注
keep on  爱好,很喜欢
keep track of  留心
kind of / sort of  有点
L
lay off  下岗
lay a solid foundation for...  打下坚实的基础
leave alone  别说
lead to / give rise to / contribute to / result in  导致,引起
let the cat out of the bag  泄露秘密
liable for  对…有责任
liable to  易于
littleby little  逐渐地
look for / hunt for  找工作
lost the point  弄错
lots of  许多
loyal to  忠于
M
mad about / on  狂热迷恋
mad at / with sb.  生气,愤怒
make joint efforts  做出共同努力
mad with  因…发狂
make contributions to the society  为社会做贡献
make(both) ends meet  收支平衡
make a living  谋生
make it  成功
make full use of / take advantage of  充分利用make the best / most of  充分利用
many a  许多
mark the papers  批改考卷
major/ minor in  主修/辅修
meet one’s needs  满足要求
might as well  不妨
mistake A for B  认错
mirror of social progress  社会进步的反映
more or less  或多或少,有点
my treat  我请客
N
narrow escape  九死一生
necessary to / for  必要的
next door  隔壁的,在隔壁
next to  下一个,其次
no doubt  无疑地
no less than  不少于…;不亚于
no longer  不再
no more than  至多,同…一样不
no more  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
offer job opportunities  提供就业机会
off duty  下班
on(the) one hand  一方面
on a large / small scale  大/小规模地
on account of  由于
on behalf of  代表
on board  在船(车/飞机)上
on business  因公
on condition that  如果
on duty  上班,值班
on earth  究竟,到底
on fire  起火;着火
on foot  步行
on guard  站岗,值班
on hand  在场,在手边
on loan to  借给
on occasion(s)  有时,间或on one’s guard  警惕,提防
on one’s own  独立,独自
on purpose  故意地
on sale  出售,廉价出售
on schedule  按时间表,准时
on second thoughts  经重新考虑
on the contrary  正相反
on the grounds of  根据,以…为由
on the other hand  另一方面
on the point of  即将…的时刻
on the road  在旅途中
on the side  作为兼职/副业
on the spot  在场;马上
on the whole  总的来说,大体上
on time  准时
on (an / the) average  平均,通常
once (and) for all  一劳永逸地
once again  再一次
oncein a while  偶尔
oncemore  再一次
once upon a time  从前
one another  相互
one’s cup of tea  喜欢的人/物
open to  不限制,开放的
opposite to  在对面
or else  否则,要不然
or so  大约,左右
other than  除非;除了
out of breath  喘不过气来
out of control  失去控制
out of date  过时的
out of doors  在户外
out of order  出故障的
out of place  不适当的
out of practice  久不练习,荒疏
out of sight  看不见,在视野外
out of the question  毫无可能的
out of touch  不联系,不接触
out of  从…中;由于;缺乏
over and over (again)  一再地,再三地
P
parallel to  与…平等,类似
particular about  挑剔,讲究patient with  有耐心
people/ those in favour of the former / latter opinion  支持前/后种观点的人
peculiar to  独特的,独有的
pick up  捡
play an increasingly important role in...  发挥着日益重要的作用
play by ear  见机行事
popular with  受…喜爱,爱戴
prior to  在…之前
pull one’s leg  拿某人开玩笑
put someone on  欺骗,捉弄
put someone up  给某人提供住宿
put up with  忍受
Q
quite a few  相当多,不少
R
rain cats and dogs  瓢泼大雨
replace/ substitute / take the place of  代替
rather than  不是…(而是)
reach an absolute consensus on...  就…达到绝对的一致
reach agreement  达成协议
reach an agreement  达成一致
regardless of  不顾,不惜
relieve stress / burden  缓解压力/减轻负担
relative to  与…有关
remove from  从…除去
representative of  代表…的
S
satisfy/ meet the needs of...  满足需求
sense of competition and cooperation  竞争与合作精神
sense of responsibility / sense of achievement  责任感/成就感
set forth a compromise proposal  提出折中提议
slip one’s mind  忘记
social status  社会地位
so far  迄今为止
somewhere around  大约
somepeople...while others...  …一些人…而另外一些人…
sooner or later  迟早,早晚
sore throat  嗓子哑
stay up late  熬夜
step by step  逐步地
subject to  受制于,易于such as  例如,诸如
sufficient for  足够的
suitable for / to  适合于
superior to  优于,级别高于
sure of / about  对…有信心,确信
suspicious of  怀疑
T
take the essence and discard the dregs.  取其精髓,取其糟粕。
take a leave  请假
take effective measures to do sth.  采取有效措施来…
take a seat / be seated  就座
take one’s place  取代
take one’s time  慢慢来
take sth. seriously  认真对待
take up  占据
take many factors into account / consideration  考虑到诸多因素
thanks to  由于,多亏
that is (to say)  就是说,即
the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages  利远远大于弊
the rapid development of economy  经济的快速发展
the remarkable improvement / steady growth of people’s living standard  人民生活水平的显著
提高/稳步增长
the reverse is also true  反之亦然
the healthy development of...  …的健康发展
the inevitable result of social development  社会发展的必然结果
the ever⁃accelerated updating of scienceand technology  科技的飞速更新
the increasingly fierce social competition  日益激烈的社会竞争
tired of  对…不再感兴趣
to some extent / degree / in some way  在一定程度上
to the point  切中要害,切题
turn over  倾覆
typical of  是典型的,特有的
U
un certain of / about  不确知
under control  处于控制之下
undoubtedly/ There is no doubt that...  毫无疑问…
under the circumstances  这种情况下
unshakable duty  不可推卸的义务
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V
valuable natural resources  宝贵的自然资源
vital to  对…关系重大
views on...vary from person to person.  对…观点因人而异
void of  没有,缺乏
W
what about?  怎么样?
what if  切合目前情况的
what’s up / new?  发生了什么事?
with regard to  关于,至于
with respect to  关于;就…而言
with the exception of  除…之外
widen one’s horizon / broaden one’s vision  开阔眼界
without any trace  没有踪迹
without fail  一向如此
without question  毫无疑问
wolf down  狼吞虎咽
word for word  逐字地