高考英语常用短语
1. A few +名词复数 一些
A good few =quite a few = a great many 相当多
A few students are playing football in the playground.
great few/ Quite of them are busy doing their homework in the classroom. A great deal of +不可数名词; a great deal +比较级,表示程度.
Our country has a great deal of coal ,oil and natural gas.
He is a great deal taller than I.
2. a great many= a good many +不可数名词 许多 非常多
A good many people = a great ma
A handful of +可数/ 不可数名词 少量的; 一把; 很少
A handful of rice 一把米
A handful of people 少数人
When the employ arrived, the secretary handed him a handful of letters.
3.a little +不可数名词 一点，有点，用语陈述句中，表示肯定。
Little “几乎没有….；表示否定之意”。
A:Tom ,would you give a little more attention to your pronunciation?
B: I’m sorry, Miss Zhang. I paid little attention to it.
A lot of +不可数名词/复数名词“许多的；大量的”，通常用语肯定句中。
Every year a lot / lots of outstanding students in our school are admitted to many key universities.
4. above all = the most important of all
As a human beings, we must find something to do, above all, we must believe in ourselves.
We must learn to enjoy life and above all, we must value time.
According to根据/按照…该词组为介词，后面常接名词词组、代词词组、代词或有what引导的名词性从句。
(注意：不与opinion/view一类的词组连用，应用in one’s opinion /view )
According to the law, he will be sentenced the death.
According to what the teacher has said, there will be a meeting tomorrow.
5.be about to do = be on the point of doing sth.
Be absent from 缺席
6.be accepted as 被承认/认可是….
He is accepted as one of the top students in our class.
Achieve one’s goal 达到目标
Achieve great success 取得成功
Make great achievement取得成就
7.act as 担当 act on 对..有效 act out 演出
A train dong can act as a guide to a blind man.
Add …..to 把…加到…上
If you add 5 to 3, you get 8.
5 added to 3 is 8.
Add to 增加 add…up把…加起来 add up to总计是
His illness added to the burden of his family.
Add up to the figures, and you will get the total.
His whole school education added up to no more than one year.
8. in addition (to)
He speaks French in addition to English.
9. Give advice on sth..提出意见（忠告）
Follow/take/carry out sb.’s advise遵从/接受/执行某人的意见
At the very beginning of this term, our English teacher gave us some advice on how to learn English well and asked us to follow it.
Advise sb. to do sth.劝说某人干某事 Advise sb.’s doing sth.(=suggest doing sth)建议（某人干某事
I advised him to give up smoking=I advised his giving up smoking.
10. after all毕竟，终究
Though the maths problem was difficult, he worked it out after all.
again and again=time and time again再三地，反复地
11.be against反对 be for支持
Are you for or against the plan?
12. Agree with适宜健康；与…相宜
What he did dosen’t agree with what he said.
Agree to = say “yes” to同意（提议/计划/方案）
Agree with = have a similar opinion with sb.与…意见一致，同意某人的见解
Agree on关于…达成一致意见，一致同意
He agreed with my idea
We agreed on the plan/the price/
He agreed to my suggestion/proposal/decision/what I did.
Agree to do同意干某事
He agreed to help me.
In agreement with与…一致，与…相符合
He is in agreement with me about how to settle the problem.
Reach/come to an agreement with sb.与…达成协议
13.ahead of = in advance of /better than在…前面；优于；超过
He fulfilled the plan ahead of time.
He is far in advance of others.
14.all day/night long 整天/夜
She studies all day and all night long, preparing for the coming college entrance exam.
15.aim to do sth. = aim at doing sth.致力于
I aim to be a teacher.
16.in the air 在空中，悬而未决 on/off the air正在广播/停播
Our problems are still in the air.
The Olympic Games are live on the air now.
Air one’s views发表观点
We are free to air our views at the class meeting.
Put on airs装模作样
17. by accident = by chance偶然地 on purpose故意地
I met him in the street by accident.
Did you do it on purpose or by chance?
18. As a matter of fact = in actual fact = in fact = actually实际上，事实上
19. apart from的宾语包含在整体之内，即“除了含有此部分以外，还含有其他部分”；besides“除去；除…外”与apart from相同，通常二者可替换使用
20. admit (to) sth./doing…承认，招认
He admitted having stolen the car.
He refused to admit to being wrong.
Be admitted to被录取到
He was admitted to Beijing University.
21. in advance提前，事先
You should get everything ready for the trip in advance.
22. leave sth./sb. alone不去理会，不用去管
He is upset now. Let him alone
Let alone更不用说
He cannot speak English, let alone write it.
23. get alone with…进展；相处
How are you getting alone these days?
He is easy to get alone with.
24. be angry at (about) 因…事而生气 be angry with sb. 对某人生气
25.annouce sth. to sb. = announce to sb. sth. 通知，宣布
The government announced to the public that they would pay their debts.
Make an announcement 发布通知
I have an announcement to make.
26.answer for 对…负责任，受惩罚，得到报应
You’ll answer for the wrongs you have done to me.
27. be anxious about… = be worried about… 为…担心
Be anxious for sth. =be eager for… 对…渴望
As human beings, we are anxious for success.
28.apologize to sb. = make an apology to sb.
I apologized to her for stepping on her foot.
29. as well
Might/may + as well
May + well = be very likely (to do sth.)
If you go, I will go as well.
There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.
As well as
I as well as my parents is seeing my grandfather off at the airport.
30. appreciate sth. /doing sth.
I shall appreciate hearing from youagain.
We appreciate your help.
31.argue with sb. about /over sth. argue sb. into / out of doing sth.
The couple are arguing about money matter.
They tried to argue him into joining them.
Around the corner= draw near
The final exam is around the corner
As…as as firm as rock as easy as ABC
As strong as a horse
As…as possible=as …as sb. can
32.attend to=give care and thought to
Attend(on/upon )sb. =wait on
She has many servants attending on her.
Pay/give attention to sth..
33.fix one’s attention on(upon)sth.. fix one’s eyes on
He sat there, with his attention fixed on what the teacher said.
On (an/the)average
34.at table at work at play at sea at leisure at school
At once =in on time =right away
All at once =all of a sudden
At sb.’s express=at the express of sb.
At (the) most =no more than. At (the)least =no less than
(a )waste of time/money
It’s a waste of time to stay indoors with such a nice day!
Be busy doing sth.. be busy with/at /over/about sth.
Be kept busy doing sth
The teachers keep the students busy doing their homework.
35. be proud of =take pride in
Be made up of =consist of ‘
be made of
be made from
36.turn one’s back on
Go bad go wrong go mad /crazy
37.be bathed in
the whole school is bathed in the sunlight
38. Come into being
Before the railway came into being ,a four-horse coach wad a popular means of transportation.
Believe in
The manager believes in him.
Believe it or not
39. belong to
China
Is a developing country belongs to the third world.
Put the book where it belongs.
40.not a /one bit not a little
41.blame sth. on take the blame be to blame
42.in the same boat
We are in the same boat,so we should help each other to through our difficulty.
43.break away (from)
So disappointed ,he broke away from the Party.
44.bring ….to an end =put an end to sth.bring about
The heavy rain brought about the flood.
Bring up
He was brought up by his stepmother.
Bring in bring on be rich in be poor in
be used to sth../ doing used to do
being with to begin with
build up
You’d better do exercise to build up your body.
45.burst into laughter /laughing burst into cheers burst into tears crying
The humorous speaker always made me burst into laughter.
Burn down =burn to the ground
burn up
46.by mistake by the way be way of
47. lose one’s way=be lost
Make one’s way feel one’s way
Fight one’s way out find a way out
Under way
In the way
In sb.s way =in the way of sb.
48.get out of the way =give way to
In a way =in one way =in some ways
49.call at call on/upon call for I’ll call for you at 6 and we can go to see the film together.
Call in Tom is badly Ill. You’d better call in a doctor.
Pay a visit to
Every year he will pay a visit Beijing to see his old friends.
50.catch fire on fire
Catch up with fall behind
51. bear it in mind
52.be caught in
The reason why he was late for school was that he was caught in the traffic jam.
Catch (get, take, seize, and lay) hold of
The policemen are running fast to catch hold of the thief.
Catch sb.’s attention catch sb.’s eyes Catch sight of catch sb. doing sth
I was walking along the street when a beautiful girl caught my eyes.
catch on 理解； 流行；挂到…上
be certain /sure of
He is sure of my success/passing the exam.
53.make certain /sure of /that
Please make sure of the date for the meeting.
54.make a change (some changes)to sth. change one’s mind
The editor is making changes to your report on the event.
Free of charge at one’s own charge/expense
He went abroad at his own expense.
Charge sb. with …(=accuse sb. of …)
He was charged with /was accused of stealing a car.
In charge in charge of sth..
In the charge of sb take charge
The headmaster is in charge of our school.=Our school is in the charge of the headmaster.
55.cheat sb. (out)of sth cheat sb. into doing
He cheated me of my money.
Check out
You first check in the hotel. When you leave ,you should go to the reception desk to check out.
56.make a choice have no choice but to do
In cold winter, the hibernating animals have no choice but to lie down and sleep.
Choose to do sth. Cannot choose but do sth
His uncle chose to settle in the countryside.
57.clear up
Please clear up a room after the birthday party.
Come out his book will come out next month.
Come up
In spring, green grass will come up again and the nature takes on a new look.
58.come to do come true
He will come to realize
Come across come near
Whenever you come across difficulties, stand up to them。
59clear up
Please clear up a room after the birthday party .
Come out
His book will come out next month
Come up
60.come to do come true
He will come to realize/know
Come across come near
Whenever you come across difficulties,stand up to them .
Have. ..in common
As twin brothers,they have much in common .
Congratulate sb. on sb.
Congratulate oneself on sth.
I congratulated my self on passing all the exam.
61.consider doing sth.
Like other youths ,he is considering going abroad to future his studies.
Take sth. into consideration. Under consideration
62.under construction
The new airport is still under construction.
Under repair Under discussion
63.To one’s heart’s content to one’s surprise/ amazement/ sdtonishment
64.to one’s advantage to one’s disadvantage to one’s fright/ horror to one’s relief
65.to one’s sorrow/grief sadness
66.at the cost of sth. Cost sb. Sth.
67.in (during )the course
In the course of our conversation., he broke in.
68.be crazy about be cross with sb.(at sth.)
69.compare …to compare…with
70.cut down cut off
The electricity was cut off by the storm for several days .
71 date back to =date from out of date up to date
72. deal with deal in
As a business ,he deals in silk and often deals with different tailor’s shop .
73depend on/upon= be dependent on
In China, most young man depend on their parents for food, housing and clothing.
74.that depends be independent of
Children in the west are independent of their parents earlier than us.
75.devote oneself / one’s time /energy attention to sth./ doing be devotes to
After he has retires ,he will devote himself to gardening.
76.die of die from die by die through die for one’s country die in battle die out
77.pay off one’s debt in debt to sb.
78.make a /some different make no difference be different from =differ from
This book is different from that one in size.
79in the distance at a distance
A car and horse appears in the distance.
80.do away with
.You must do away with all such shortcomings. Or they will great harm to you .
81.Do harm to sb.
Do good to sb. Do wrong to sb.
Do one’s best =try one’s best do sb. a favor =do a favor for sb.
Give sb. a hand do some +v.-ing do the deed do a good deed
82.do up do well in = be good at
Do without
He was so careless that all his buttons were wrongly done up.
83.do with
What did you do with yourself on Sunday?
84.have nothing to do with
Have something/much /a lot to do with
Dozens of +复数名词
I have just bought dozens of eggs. You can get dozens of eggs and get them fried.
85. draw near draw a conclusion
The college entrance examination is drawing near.
86.dream of dream about
87.drink to =propose a toast to
At weekends, we treated us to a good dinner and drank to our health and success.
88.drive sb. mad
I once lived near the airport and the noise from the planes almost drove me mad.
89.drop in on sb. drop in at some place call on sb.
Pay a visit to sb./some place
90.due (to )
I am due for a rise in pay.
91.make /earn one’s living
I’m a student at college and now learn my living by doing part-time jibs.
92.end up with end in a failure /a success/a tie
The party ended up with the singing of a patriot song.
93. enjoy oneself = have a good /nice time =have fun
94.now and then =every now and then =now and again =once in a while =from time to time
95.fall in be ill fall in love with
96 fall behind
Don’t always fall behind with your homework.
Far from
My hometown is far away from our school.
97.fix a date for for one thing ….,for another
I enjoy reading English newspapers. For one thing,reading newspaper can help us keep with up the times; for another ,it can help build our vocabulary and improve English.