常用英语短语

A

a bit(of)  有一点
a bottle / glass / cup of 一瓶/玻璃杯/茶杯
a few  一些
a kind of  一种:一类
a little  一点;少量
a piece of 一块(张,片,根)
a lot of = lots of  许多
a moment later  片刻之后
a number of  若干的;许多的
above all  首先
according to  按照
add to…增加
advise sb. to do sth.  建议某人去做某事
after all  毕竟
after class  下课后
after school  放学后
again and again  再三地
agree with  同意
along with  和… 一道
all over  到处;结束
all over the world  全世界
allow sb to do sth  允许某人去做某事
all the best  一切顺利,万事如意
all day(long)  整天;一天到晚
all the year round  全年
all the same  仍然
all the time  ①一直;始终②老是(美国英语)
answer for  对…负责
apart from  除了
argue with  与…吵架
arrive at/in  到达某地
arrive in a place  (加大地方)
arrive at a place  (加小地方)
as…as…一样
as…as one can(=as…as possible)  尽量
as a matter of fact = in fact 其实
as a result(作为)结果
as if  仿佛
…as long as  只要
as far as  就…来说
as well  同样
as though  好像
as usual  和往常一样
ask for 请求得到
ask sb.questions about sth.(问某人关于某事的问题)
ask sb. for…问…索要……
ask(sb)to do  要求…去做
ask sb (not) to do sth  叫某人做某事(叫某人不要去做某事) as soon as  一…就……
at a time  每次
at breakfast  早餐时
at first  起先;开始的时候 at home  在家
at last  最后;终于
at night  在夜里
at noon  在正午
at once  立刻;马上
at school  在学校上课
at the beginning of  起初
at the age of  在…岁时
at the same time  同时
at the weekend  在周末
at the back of  在…的后面
at the head of  在…的前面
at the moment  此刻
at the top of…在…顶部
at this time of (the) year  在(一年中)这个时节里
at work  在工作

B

based on  以…为依据
be able to  能;会
be able to do sth.  (=can+V.)  能够
be angry with sb.  生某人的气
be angry at/about sth.  生某事的气
be afraid of  担心…
be amazed of  对…感到惊讶
be afraid to do sth  害怕做某事
be afraid of doing sth  害怕做某事
be afraid of sth  害怕某物
be amazed to do sth  对做某事感到惊讶
be amazed at sth  对某事感到惊讶
be bad at  拙手
be bad for  对…有害的 
be angry with  对(某人)发脾气 
be born  出生 
be busy doing/with sth  忙于做某事(常考)
be different from  和…不同 
be glad/happy to do sth  高兴去做某事 
be excited about  对…感到兴奋
be be frightened to do sth  害怕去做某事 
be pleased to do sth  高兴做某事 
be good for  对…有益的 
be in hospital  生病;住院 in the hospital  在医院
be pleased with sth  对某事感到高兴/满意 
be friendly to  对…友好 
be from = come from  来自… 
be full of  充满…的 
be good at = do well in  擅长于… 
believe in…  信任… 
be/get ready  准备好 
be good at  善于 
be excited to do sth  对做……感到兴奋 
be interested in  对…感兴趣 
be late for  迟到 
be like  像 
be made in  在…生产或制造 
be made of  由…组成;由… 
be made of (be made from)…制的;用….制成的 
be pleased with  对…感到满意 
be proud of  以…自豪/高兴 
be strict with  对…严格要求 
be sure  肯定;确定 
be used for  用于 
be worried about  担心 
blow out  吹灭 
both…and…  两个都,既…又…
break away from  脱离… 
break down  ①(机械)损坏②拆散(某物)
  break in  闯入,强行进入,插嘴,打断 
break off 打断;折断 
break out  (战争、火灾等)突然发生,爆发 
break up  分解:分裂 
bring in  引来,引进,吸收 
bring on  引起,导致,使前进 
bring sb. sth. = bring sth. to sb.  带来 
bring sth.to…  带给…某物 
bring up  教育,培养 
build up  逐步建立 
by accident  偶然 
by air (bus, train, ship) 乘飞机(公共汽车,火车,轮船) 
by and by  不久以后,逐渐地 by day  日间,在白天
by the way  顺便一提,顺便说 
by the window  在窗户旁 
by then  到那时 

C

can/be able to afford (to buy) sth  有能力购买(供)… 
can/may/must do sth could/would/should/might do sth can’t wait to do sth  迫不急待地去做某事 
care about  关心… 
call back  复电话 
call for  提倡,号召,需要 
call in  召来,召集 
call on  拜访,访问 
call up  号召,打电话 
care for  喜欢;照顾(病人) 
carry off 携走,夺走 
carry on  继续下去;继续开展 
carry out  开展,执行 
catch up with  超上(或超过)
  catch a cold = have a cold 感冒 
change into  转换成,把…变成 
check in  报到,登记 
check out  查明;结账 
cheer sb. up  振作某人 
clear up  整理,收拾,(天气)放晴 
come about  发生,产生 
come across  (偶然)遇见 
come along   出现;一起来;陪伴;进步 
come around  (走)过来(绕行而来) 
come back  回来,想起来 
come down  落,下来 
come from  出生(于),来自 
come in  进入,进来 
come off  从……离开,脱落 
come on  来吧,赶快 
come out  出来,(书等)出版,发行 
come over  过来;顺便来访 
come to  共计,达到 
come true  变为现实,成为事实 
come up  上来,上升,抬头 
come up with  追上,赶上; 
compare to  比作…  与…相比 
compare with  与…相比 
congratulate…on  祝贺…关于…
connect to  连接,相连 
connect with  与…相连 
crash into  撞到… 
cut down  砍倒 
cut off  切断

D

day after day 日复一日地;天天 
day and night  日日夜夜 
deal with  处理,对付 
decide to do sth  决定去做… 
depend on (upon)  依靠,相信,信赖 
deserve to do sth  值得/应该做… 
divide…into…  把…分成… 
do well  ①做得很好②成功③成绩很好 
do gardening  做园艺工作 
do homework  做家庭作业 
do housework  做家务 do nothing  无所事事 
do one’s best  尽最大努力 
drop in  顺便走访(某人) 
drop off  放下(某物):下车 
do some cleaning (shopping)  做扫除(买东西) 
do some reading  读读书 
do sport  运动;参加(体育)运动 
dozens of  几十 due to  由于,因为

E

each other  互相 
eat up  吃完 
earn one’s living  谋生 
either…or…  不是…就是…
encourage sb to do sth  鼓励某人去做某事 
enjoy doing sth  乐意去做某事 
enjoy oneself  过得愉快 
even if  即使,尽管 
even though  即使,尽管 
ever since  自那时起直到现在 
expect (sb) to do sth  期望去做某事

F

face to face  面对面 
fail to do sth  做某事失败 
fall asleep  入睡 
fall behind  落后;跟不上 
fall ill  忠病,病倒 
fall off  ①跌落;掉下②(质或量)下降 
fall over  摔到 
fall to the ground  掉到地上 
family tree  家谱 
far away  遥远 
far away from  离……很远 
far from  远离 
feel like doing sth.  想要做某事 
feel tired  感到疲劳 
figure out  理解,想明白 
filled…with  用……填充 
fill in  填充 
find out  查明;发现;了解 
finish doing sth  做完某事(后接动词-ing形式)(常用) 
first of all  首先 
follow sb to do sth  跟随某人去做某事 
for a long time  很久 
for ever  永远 
for example  例如 
forget to do  忘记做某事 
for good  永远 
from door to door  挨家挨户 
from now on  从今以后;今后 
from then on  从那时起 
form the USA  来自美国 
from time to time  不时,偶尔 
from…to…  从…到… 

G

go a head  走到前在领先,干吧,干下去 
go away  走开,离去 
go back  回去 
go boating  去划船 
go by  走过;经过;过去 
go / come to do  去/来做某事 
go/come to a party  参加聚会 
go fishing (shopping,skating)  去钓鱼(买东西,滑冰) 
go for  主张 
go for a walk  去散步 
go for it  努力 
go home  回家 
go in for  参加,喜欢 
go on  继续 
go on with  继续 
go on a diet  节食 
go on a holiday  去度假 
go on to do sth  继续做事 
go on doing sth  继续做事 
go on the Pearl River Cruise  游珠江 
go sightseeing  去观光 
go shopping  去购物 
go straight ahead  一直往前走 
go swimming  去游泳 
go off  走开 
get away  逃;离 get back  ①返回②取回 
get down  ①下来;落下②记下来 
get close (to)  接近 
get dressed  穿衣服 
get down to  开始认真(做某事) 
get home  到家 get into  ①进入②搭乘(出租车)③陷入 
get off  ①下车②起飞③脱下衣服 
get on (with) = get along (with)  ①生活②与(某人)相处 
get on well with  和……相处得好 
get out of  ①从……出来②从出租车(轿车)下来 
get through  通过,拨通(电话) 
get to  到达…… 
get together  聚在一起 
get up ①起床②起立 
get wet  弄湿 
give a call  给…打电话 
give away  分发 ;赠送
give bock  归还;送回 
give her a present = give a present to her  给…一件礼物 
give in  屈服,让步 
give out  分发 ;耗尽
give sb. a check up  给某人检查身体 
give up 放弃 
go out 出去,熄灭 
go over  仔细检查,复习 ,越过
go through  浏览;翻阅,通过 grow up  长大成人,成长 
go to bed  睡觉(并未入睡) 
go to sleep  入睡;睡着 
go to the cinema  看电影 
go to school  去上学 
go to the circus  去看马戏表演 
go to work  上班 
go up to  走到…跟前 
go with me  跟我一起走

H

had better (do)  最好(做)
  half a kilo  半公斤 
half an hour  半小时 
hand in  上交;交纳 
hand out  分发 
hang on  (打电话时)不挂断,等待片刻 
hang up  挂断电话 
have a bath  洗澡 
have a cold  患感冒
have a drink of  喝一点…
have a delicious meal  美餐一顿 
have a fever  发烧 
have a gift for  对…有天赋 
have a headache  头痛 
have a good time  玩得很高兴;过得愉快 
have a look (at)  看一看 
have a lot of fun  玩得很开心 
have a match  比赛 
have a test  测验 
have a meeting  开会 
have a party  开派对 
have a rest  休息 
have a swim  游泳
have a stomachache  胃痛 
have a talk  谈话 
have a toothache  牙痛 
have a walk  散步 
have a wash  洗(手,脸等) 
have been to  到过 
have breakfast  吃早饭 
have communication with  与…交流 
have got to  不得不;必须 
have great fun  玩得很开心 
have lessons/classes  上课 
have lunch  吃午饭 
have problems doing sth  做某事遇到困难 
have sports  进行体育活动 
have supper  吃晚饭 
have sb do sth  让某人做某事
  have sth done  让某人做某事
  have sth to do  有事要做 
have to  不得不;必须 
hear from+sb.  (收到某人的来信)  听某人说 
hear of  听说 
hear sb do sth  听到某人做某事(后接动词原形,常考) 
help oneself to  随便吃
help…out  帮助某人解决困难 
hear sb doing sth  听到某人正在做事(常见)
  help to do sth  帮忙做某事 
help sb (to) do sth  帮助某人做某事 
help sb. with sth. 帮助某人做某事 
help mother with housework  帮助妈妈做家务
  help Ben finish (动词原形) homework  帮助Ben 完成功课
  hold a meeting (= have a meeting)  举行会议 
hold on  等一等(别挂电话) 
hold one’s breath  不出气,屏住呼吸 
hold out  伸出;坚持,维持 
hold up  阻挡,使停顿 
hope/wish to do sth  希望做某事 
hour after hour  一小时又一小时;持续地 
how long  ①(时间)多长;多长②(长度)多长 
how many/much  多少/多少(钱) 
how often  多久;多常 
how old  几岁;多大(年纪) 
hundreds of  几百,成百上千
hurry off  匆匆离去,赶快去 
hurry up  赶快,快点

I

in a hurry  匆忙,很快地 
in all  总之 
in a minute  一会儿;立刻 
in a red coat  穿着红色大衣 
in a word  简言之,总之 
in bed  躺在床上 
in class  在课堂上 
in common  共同,共有 
in danger  处在危险状态 
in debt  欠债 
in English  用英语(说) 
in fact  事实上,实际上 
in front  在前方(面);在正对面 
in front of  在…前面 
in the end   最后,终于 
in the corner  在角落里 
in the evening  在晚上 
in the fridge  在冰箱里 
in the middle of  在…中间 
in the morning  在早上 
in the room  在房间里 
in the school year  在学年里 
in the sun  在阳光下 
in the world  在世界上 
in need of  需要,缺少 
instead of  代替,而不是 
in order  按顺序 
in September  在九月 
in spring  在春天 
in surprise  吃惊,惊讶 
in time  正好;及时 
in trouble  有麻烦 
It’s best for sb to do sth.   对某人来说做某事是最好的 
it’s time to  该…了;是…的时候了 
it’s time for sb to do sth   是某人做某事的时候了  

J

join in a club  参加俱乐部 
join in  参加,加入 
join up  联合起来,联结起来 
jump into  跳进… 
just a moment  等一会儿 
just now  现在,刚才 
just then  正在那时

K

keep back  留下 
keep busy  (一直)忙碌 
keep doing sth.  继续做某事 
keep off  勿踏;勿踩 
keep on  继续(进行) 
keep one’s word  守信
 keep up  保持;维持;继续 
keep sb doing sth  让某人做某事 
keep sb from doing sth  阻止某人做某事 
keep the book for 2 days  借这本书两天(不要用borrow或lend)
knock at/on  敲 
knock into sb.  撞上

L

last year  去年 
later on  过后;以后 
laugh at  嘲笑 
lead to  导致,导向 
learn to do sth  学做某事 
learn sth from sb  向某人学习 
leave for  前往某地 
let in  让…进来,放进 
let me go  放了我,让我走 
let out  放掉,泄露 
line up  排队 
listen to  听… 
live on  以…为主食,靠…为生 
like to do/doing sth  喜欢做某事 
like sb to do sth  喜欢某人做某事 
look after  照料;照顾 
look ahead  向前看,展望未来 
look at  (注视着)看;观看 
look down upon  看不起,轻视 
look forward to  盼望 
look for  寻找 
look into  往…里看 
look like  看起来像 
look out  留神,当心 
look over  (医生)检查 
look through  看穿,浏览 
look the same  看起来很像 
look up  查找 
lots of  许多;很多;大量 
lucky money  压岁钱;利市  

M

   make a decision to do sth   对做某事作出决定   
make a face  做鬼脸,做苦脸   
make a snowman  堆雪人   
make a speech  发表演讲   
make friends with  与……交朋友   
make room for  给……腾地方   
make up  和解,化装   
make sure  务必,确定   
make up of  由…组成,构成   
make up one’s mind to do sth   下决心去做某事   
mark the homework  批改家庭作业   
mean to do sth.  计划、打算、故意   
meet a friend  见朋友   
middle school  中学   
millions of  成百万上千万,数以百万计   
more and more  越来越多   
more or less  或多或少  
 move away  搬开;搬走   
move to  搬到 

N

 need to do  需要做某事  
 neither…nor  既不……也不……  
  never mind  不要紧;没关系   
next time  下次   
next to  紧接着,相邻,次于   
no doubt  无疑地   
no longer (=not…any longer)  不再   
no school  不用上学  
 not … any more  不再…
 not … at all   一点也不;根本不(用来加强not的语气)  
 not at all   不用谢;别客气,一点也不,绝非   
not any more  不再  
 not only … but also  不仅…而且…  
not so…as  不像,不如   
not till/until  直到……才   
now and then  不时,偶尔   
now that  既然  

O

on (the,an) average  平均,按平均数计 
on duty  值日,值班 
on foot  走路,步行 
on holiday  度假;休假 
on land  在陆地上 
on show  展出,在上演(放映) on the earth  在地球上 
on the (one’s) way  在途中;在路上 
on time  准时 
on/over the radio  通过收音机 
once again  再一次 
once more  再一次 
once upon a time  从前,很久以前 
one after another  一个接一个 
one day  有一天 
open up  开启;开创;开辟 
or else  否则,要不然 
ought to  应该 
out of  在…之外;从…里头 
out of breath  上气不接下气 
out of order  运转不正常,出毛病 
out of work  失业 
over and over again  反复,多次重复 
over a difficulty  克服困难 
over there  在那边,在对面 
only joking  开开玩笑 
Oh dear!  哦!天啊! 

P

pack the bag  收拾书包 
pass by  经过 
pass on  传递 pay attention to  注意
pay back  偿还(借款等) 
pay for  付款 
pay off 偿清(欠款等) 
pen friend  笔友 
perform a programme  表演节目 
persuade sb. to do  (劝说)说服某人做某事
pick out  选出;辨认出 
pick up  拾起,捡起,接收,开车去接…… 
plant trees  植树 
play computer games  玩电脑游戏 
play cards  玩牌 
play basketball  打篮球 
play the piano  弹钢琴 
play musical instruments  弹乐器 
play with  玩耍 
please let me go  放我走
 point at  指近处 
point out  指出 point to  指向远处 
post office  邮局 
prefer to do sth  喜欢(爱)做某事 
prefer to do sth rather than do sth  宁愿…而不愿…(常用) 
prefer doing sth to doing sth  喜欢做…胜过做… 
prepare the lessons  备课 
prevent … from  妨碍,防止,预防 
put away  储存 
put up  举起 
put on  穿;戴上;上演 
put up with  忍受 
pull out of  把…从…拉出来 
pull … up from  把…从…拉上来 
punish … severely  严惩

Q

quarrel with sb. 和某人吵架
queue jumper 插队者,加塞儿
quite a 相当;过分;过于

R

rather than  而不,非 
refer to  提到,涉及,有关 
refuse to do sth  拒绝做…… 
regard…as  把…看作 
remember/forget to do sth  记得/忘记去做某事 
remember/forget doing sth  记得/忘记做过某事 
ride a bike  骑自行车 
ring back  回电话 
ring off  挂断电话,停止讲话 
ring up  打电话 
right away  立即,马上 
right now  现在,刚刚 
row dragon boats  划龙舟 
run away  逃跑,失控 
run for China  为中国跑步
run into  撞到;碰到;遇到… 
run out of  用完  

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S

save one’s life 挽救某人生命 
school year  学年 
scores of  许多,大量
sea food  海鲜 
see a doctor  看医生;看病 
see a film  看电影 
see … off  为某人送行 
send away  撵走;开除;解雇 
send up  发射 
see sb do sth  看见某人做某事(结果) 
see sb doing sth  看见某人正在做某事(正在进行中) 
sell out  卖完,出卖 
sit down  坐下 
so many / much  这么多 
something to eat / drink  一些吃/喝的东西(不定式放在something等后修饰这些词) 
so … that  如此…以致… 
sound like  听起来像 
speak highly of …   对…高度评价 
speak to sb.  与…对话 
start for  向某地进发 
stay in bed  卧床 
straight on  一直向前 
surf the net  上网 
spend some time (in) doing sth/on sth  花费时间做某事(注意动词要用ing形式) 
spend some money on sth/doing sth  买……花了多少钱 
sth is hard/difficult/easy to do.  做好某事很难/容易 
stop to do sth  停下来去某事(两件事)(常用)
  stop doing sth  停止做某事(一件事)(常用) 
stop sb (from) doing sth  阻止某人做某事(常用)  

T

take a rest  休息 
take a message  留言
take a photo = take photos  照相 
take away  拿走 
take down  取下,放下;记下 
take exercise  锻炼(身体) 
take off  脱掉衣物;起飞 
take over / on  接受、接管、接任 
take up  开始、从事 
take one’s time  ①不急;慢慢干②用去(某人)时间 
take part in  参加 
take/have some medicine  服药 
take the third left  在第三个路口左转 
take a train/a boat/a bus/…  坐火车/船/公共汽车…… 
take medicine  服药 
take sb. to hospital  带某人去看病 
take turns to do sth  轮流做…… 
talk about  谈论 
talk to  与…谈话 
talk with sb.  和…谈话 
teach oneself  自学 
tell (sb.) about  告诉(某人)… 
tell sb (not) to do sth  叫某人去(不要)做某事 
tell stories/a story  讲故事 
the Children’s Palace  少年宫 
the city flower  花展 
the day after tomorrow  后天 
the day before yesterday  前天 
the flower fair  花市 
the king of the animals  百兽之王 
the next afternoon  第二天下午 
the other(s)  另一个(其他的) 
There is no need (for sb) to do sth  对某人来说没必要做某事 
There is no time (for sb) to do sth  (某人)没有时间做某事
the Window of the Wold  世界之窗
think about  考虑(是否去做) 
three times a day  一天三次 
Tree Planting Day  植树日 
be told to do sth  被告知去做某事 
too…(for sb) to…  太…以致不能…
too many/much  太多了 
to tell you the truth  跟你讲实话 
try on  试穿;试试看 
try/do one’s best to do sth  尽力去做某事 
try to do sth  试着(图)做某事 
turn green  变绿 
turn off  关掉(自来水,电灯,等) 
turn on  开;旋开(电灯,无线电等) 
turn the page  向右转 TV plays  电视连续剧 

U--V

up and down 上上下下;来回地
used to do sth  过去常做某事
used to +v.过去常常
(used to be +adj/a +n) feel like doing sth  喜爱做某事
very much 很;非常
very much asleep 睡得很熟

W

wait for  等候;等待 
wake up  醒来 
want/would like to do sth  想做某事 
want/would like sb to do sth  想某人做…
warn sb (not) to do sth  警告某人做某事(或不要做某事) 
wear out  穿坏;穿旧;用尽 
What / How about……?(如果是动词,要用ing形式)怎么样? 
Shall we……? 让我们……好吗?(表建议的句型,注意用动词原形)
  Why don’t you do sth ?  为什么你不做……呢?
Why not do sth ?  为什么不……呢? 
with one’s help  在(某人)帮助下 
work on  ①从事……工作②继续工作③研究 
work out  算出 ;解决
worry about  担心;着急 Would you like (sb) to do sth ? Yes, I’d love to.  你乐意做……吗?是的。 
Would you mind doing sth?  你介意做某事吗? 
Would you please (not) do sth  你可不可以不做…? 
write down  写下;记下 

Y

year after year一年又一年
yesterday evening昨天晚上
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