突破词组瓶颈，轻松迎战高考
be about to do… when…正要做某事时；正在那时 eg: Was he about to go out when it began to rain? （类似： be going to…when…； be to do…when…；be doing…when.）
add to 增加 eg: Heis returning home safe and sound adds to his pleasure.(add up to 总计)
be admitted to 录取；接受 eg: only the people above 18 are admitted to the cinema
advise sb. to do… 劝告某人做… eg: They are advised to give up smoking, but they don’t do so（注: suggest只能接sb. doing…；而persuade sb. to do…表结果“说服”）
be after 寻找 eg: Although they have been after the book for a long time, it seems to be nowhere to be found.（ 注：be for“赞成”； be against “反对”)
after you 你先走 eg:---Is this Mr. White’s office, Mary?
---Yes, after you.
let alone 更不用说 eg: He has never appeared, let alone come to see me. ( now that “既然”；in case “以防万一”；as long as “只要”)
be always doing…一直做… eg: He is always scolding his child, which is not a good way to educate him.(注：always可以与进行时态连用， 表厌恶式赞扬等感情色彩)
anything but 远远不是eg: I have never heard a worse voice than hers. She is anything but a good singer.
be fond of 喜欢 eg: Are you fond of this kind of books?
forget to do sth 忘记去做某事（还没做）；forget dong sth 忘记做过某事（已经做过）
eg: Oh, I forget being paid and charged the passenger once more.（同类词：regret, remember）
free from… 免除… eg: Living in the country can free from the noise and pressure of modern life.
take some further measures 采取更进一步的措施 eg: Some further measures will be taken to do with the problem of pollution.
further one’s education 深造 eg: In order to further his education, he went abroad.
generally speaking 一般来说， 总的来讲 eg: Generally speaking, the weather in this country varies from area to area.
have got to do sth 不得不做某事 eg: I’m afraid I have got to finish my homework now.（类似：have no choice but to do sth ,can do nothing but do sth等）
get done 被…… eg: The cleaners get paid by the hour in this city.
be gifted in… 在…方面有天赋 eg: The boy is gifted in music and he is expected to be a musician in the future.
go out 熄灭 eg: The camp fire went out before we finished our picnic lunch.
become interested in…对…感兴趣 eg: At first I didn’t like it at all but later I became interested in it little by little.
on the other hand 在另一方面 eg: On the one hand, I am a good teacher and am respected by my students, but on the other hand, I am lazy at home and leave all my housework to my wife.
have sth. to do with…与…有关；have nothing to do with…与…无关 eg: In my opinion, it has nothing to do with the influence of the U.S.A.
head for…奔向…. eg: When will you head for Beijing? （类似：leave for…前往）
keep one’s head 保持冷静 eg: In face of danger, the most important thing is to keep your head.
help oneself to sth. 随便… eg: The thief helped himself to the money in the bank.（注：help sb. do sth…； help sb. with sth.；an’t help to do sth.；can’t help doing sth.）
be hidden 躲藏 eg: I can’t find Tom for he is hidden the door.（注：hide ,dress, marry, seat, devote等动词应该用被动语态表主动意思，故而用be hidden表示“藏起来”）
hold on 坚持；别挂机 ； hold on to 别扔掉；紧紧抓住 eg: We thought of selling the old furniture, but we’ve decided to hold on to it. It might be valuable.
in honor of sb./ sth. ； in sb.’s/ sth’s honor 对…表示敬意或谢意；纪念 eg: We will hold a party in his honor.
in the hope of doing sth. 希望做… eg: We went to New York in the hope of finding a good job.
in such a hurry 如此匆忙 eg: He left in such a hurry that he left his key in his car.
hurt one’s feeling 伤害…的感情 eg: Her words hurt my feeling deeply.(注：hurt 表内心的伤害；而wound与injure 通常表肉体的伤害)
have no idea不知道 eg: Do you have any idea whether it will clear up tomorrow?
speak ill of sb.说别人的坏话 eg: Tom thinks John is his best friend but John often speaks ill of him. If Tom knew it ,how disappointed he would feel!(注：think littlee of sb.对… 评价很低)
imagine doing sth 想像做… eg: Can you imagine such a sweet girl as her doing so?
instead of 而不是 eg: He goes to school by bus instead of on foot.
invent a story 编造故事 eg: This is a story completely invented by him, so don’t trust him.
be inveting 诱惑人的 eg: I couldn’t resist the inviting offer and began to work in his company.
join sb. in sth.加入某人一起做某事 eg: At first only I stared at the sky, and then a lot of other people joined me.
judging from/ by…根据…来判断 eg: Judging from his clothes, he can’t be very rich.
a big jump 一个在的进展／进步 eg : Cloning the sheep---Dori is a big jump in science.（类似：make rapid progresss in…）
be just doing sth. 刚刚在做某事 eg: He can’t have seen you for he was just reading the newspaper.
the key point 关键之处 eg: The key point to this problem is that we can’t accomplish our task on time.
keep one’s word 遵守诺言 eg: Bob is an honest man and he always keeps his word, but I don’t know why he changed his mind at the last moment this time.（类似：keep one’s promise, break/ eat one’s word违背诺言）
kill one’s time (in) doing sth. 打发时间做某事….eg: In order to kill his spare time he invented the word game.
a knowledge of 某一方面的知识 eg: A knowledge of English is a must in international trade.
save labour 节省劳力 eg: To save labour, they invent the new machine.
enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事 eg: What do you enjoy living in the country?
equal sth. 比得上… eg: Few pleasures can equal that of a cold drink on a hot summer day.
even if/ though 即使 eg: Martin Luther Kin, Jr. was famous all over the world, even though he hadn’t made his Dream Speech.
every other…每隔一… eg:Tom went to New York once a fornight, that is, he went there every other week.
except that 除了… eg: I know nothing about him except that he is an Englishman.
be no exception 不是例外 eg: Everybody has one shortcoming or another. of course, I am no exception.
face the music 面对现实；直面困难 eg: Now that it has happened, you have no choice but to face the music and try to think of a good way of settling the problem.
sb be familiar with sb./ sth 某人熟悉某人／事 ； sth be familiar to sb 某事对某人来说是悉的 eg: Mr. Wang is familiar with the city, for he has been here many times.
The city is familiar to Mr. Wang.
as far as … 就… eg: As far as I know, he hasn’t finished his homework so far.
far from …远远不是… eg: ---Are you pleased with his answer? ---No, it’s far from satisfactory.（类似：far from perfect 不很完美；far from true 远非真实）
make no difference 造成影响 eg: I’m afraid to tell you that the medicine will make no difference to your illness, so stop taking it from now on.
be under discussion 在讨论之中 eg: Whether we should set off now is still under discussion.
drop in on sb. 顺便拜访某人； drop in at someplace 顺便拜访某地 eg: It explains everything quite well now, when you were away to attend your grandpa’s funeral yesterday, he dropped in on you.
on duty值班 eg: Because he is on special duty, he can’t go home.
make an effort/ efforts to do sth. 努力做某事 eg: Great efforts have been made to improve the workers’ living conditions.（类似：do one’s best to do…, try one’s best to do…, take great pains to do…等）
make the best of 利用 eg: You should make the best of every opportunity you have. Otherwise you will regret it.（注：它是make the best use of的省略，“充分利用、最大化地利用）
beyond doubt 毋庸置疑 eg: It is beyond doubt that he will come because he told it to me clearly on the phone.
not a bit 一点也不 eg: In spite of the long journey, I felt a bit tired.
be to blame 应受指责 eg: I don’t know who to blame for the accident.（注：blame用法是主动表被动，注意此特殊用法）
have brains 有脑子，聪明 Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt if anybody has a higher IQ than him.（注：have brains=be clever）
break down汽车抛锚，机器出故障； break out 爆发 eg: My car broke down on my way to the village where the fire broke out.（注：这两词组没有被动语态）
build up 发展（个性）， 增进（健康） eg: Doing morning exercises can build up your health. if you stick to it for some time. you will surely be stronger and stronger.
call for 需要eg: The task calls for time and money.（注： call up打电话；call in把…叫进来；call on sb. to do sth号召某人去做某事；call for=need=demand需要）
in case 以防万一 ； in that case如果是那样 eg: He said that he would arrive on time, in this case I would be relieved.
catch sb. doing sth. 抓住某人正在做某事 eg: The thief was caught picking pocket in a crowded bus.（注：sb. be caught doing sth.某人被抓住正在做某事）
charge sb. some money for sth. 向某人索要…钱 eg: How much will he charge you for the dictionary?（注：有关money的词组：sb. pay some money for sth某人为…付钱； sth. cost sb. some money 某物花去某人多少钱； sth. be worth some money某物值…钱 等）
the chance is that…很可能… eg: Although he is very hard-working. the chance is that he will fail.（类似：it’s possible that…）
in the same class 在同一档次上 eg: I can’t beat him in the match because we are not in the same class. （注：the first class car 一流汽车）
clear one’s throat 清清嗓子 eg: Before he started his lecture, he cleared his throat first.
get close to (doing) sth.几乎做…事情 eg: In the accident he got close to being killed.（注：此处to 为介词，类似有look forward to; pay attention to, be devoted to, stick to）
come across 邂逅、偶然遇到（不幸的事） eg: Don’t lose heart when coming across difficulties.（类似：run across, meet with等。come up 植物发芽；come out出来、出版；come at奔向…）
be compared with与…比较； be compared to 被比喻成… eg: Compared with the sea, the land is much smaller in size.
cost sb. sth 使某人失去某物 eg: Being late again cost Tom his job
be crowded 拥挤的 eg: The bus is too crowded for me to push in
be curious about…对…好奇 eg: It’s bad manners to be too curious about others’ secrets.（类似：be interested in对…感兴趣； be worried about担扰；be eager for…，be anxious for…急于得到）
do damage to…对…有危害 eg: Reading too long in the sun will do damage to your eyesight. so I suggest that you should not do so in the future.
dance to the music伴随音乐（节奏）跳舞 eg: When Mary holds a party, she needn’t invitee all her neighbors to her party because everyone in the street can dance to the music.（类似：drink to one’s health为某人的健康而干杯）
the other day过去的某一天 eg: The other day I meet Tom in the street. How happy I was!（注：one day 既可用于一般将来时，也可用于一般过去时； some day 常用于一般将来时，表“有朝一日”；the other day 用于一般过去时）
shoot somebody dead 把某人射死 eg: He was shot dead in the war, which made his wife greatly sad.（类似：shoot somebody to death）
depend on/ upon 依靠，取决于 eg: The weather in the U.S.A, varies greatly, depending on what part you are in now.
in favor of 赞成；支持；有利于 eg: The situation is quite in my favor. so there is nothing tok worry about. (out of one’s favor 不利于)
do sb. a favor帮某人一个忙 eg: would you please do me the favor to close the door?(具体特指)
feel like doing sth 喜欢做某事 eg: would you like to go shopping with us or do you feel like staying at home?
be fed up with…受够了… eg: At first I tired my best to put up with his bad temper, but at last I really fed up with it. I decided to get divorced with him.
the few 很少的那几个 eg: He invited the few friends that he had made in the city to his party.
figure out 估计；理解 eg: Have you figured out when the plane will take off?(此句中figure out相当于make out，discover或者find out)
be fined for(doing) sth. 做某事而被罚款 eg: The driver was fined ＄100 for speeding his car on the expressway.
set fire to…引燃… eg: I don’t know who set fire to the building.（注：set fire to=set sth. on fire； catch fire“着火”，指动作， 不能用一段时间作状语；而be on fire “着火”，则指状态，可以与一段时间状语连用；put out a fire灭火；fire back还击；fire at朝…开火。）
follow sb.’s example学习某人的榜样 eg: Japan has set a good example for us to follow in using the computer in the science of transport.
as(so) long as 只要eg: I’m happy as long as you are happy.
draw one’s attention吸引某人的注意力 eg: She drew my attention to that fact.
fix one’s attention on/ upon sth.集中注意力在…eg: With his attention fixed on the blackboard, he didn’t notice me when I came in.
on average 平均起来；一般说来 eg: We fail one student per year on average.
give away赠送；出卖 eg: He wanted to pretend to be an American but he accent gave him away.（类似：put…away把…放好；throw…away扔掉…, 浪费…；take…away把…拿走）
look forward to doing sth.期望做某事 eg: The girl looks forward to seeing him as much as he to returning to his hometown.（类似：stick to …；pay attention to…；devote to…）
bear one’s wish承载某人的希望 eg: I have tried my best but I am afraid I still can’t bear his wish.
become/be known as…作为…而出名 eg: Because of his efforts he became known as a singer star at last.（注：become known as=be famous as；be famous/ known for… 因为…而出名）
belong to属于 eg: The fire destroyed the cars belonging to the workers who worked in the company.（注：belong to 没有被动语态）
Some phrases with “way”
1 .all the way ⑴ 从远道 eg: They came all the way from Brazil.
⑵ 从头到尾 eg: He stayed in the game all the way.
⑶ 一路上, 一直 eg: He drove all the way from Canada to Mexico.
2. by the way ⑴ 在途中,在路旁 eg: I met him by the way.
⑵ 顺便说 eg: By the way, where did he go?
3. by way of ⑴ 经由… eg: He came to Japan by way of China.
⑵ 通过…的方式 eg: I learned English by way of listening to the radio
⑶ 为了 eg: I did it by way of helping him.
4. give way ⑴ 让步,屈从 eg: The company gave way to the workers’demand.
⑵ 崩溃, 坏掉 eg: The roof gave way under the weight of the snow.
⑶ 被…取代 eg: Coal gave way to petroleum.
5. go a long/good /great way ⑴ 大有帮助, 大有作用 eg: This will go a long way in overcoming the difficulty
⑵ 走了一大段路,(喻)(谈判时迁就对方)采取主动态度 eg: go a long way to meet sb
采取主支态度与某人谈判;走了很远迎接某人
6. go out of one’s/the way 特地, 不怕麻烦 eg:He went out of his way to see me off.
7. go/take one’s own way 走自己的路,我行我素. Eg: He always goes his own way.他总是我行我素.
8. in a way ⑴ 在某种程度上,从某方面. Eg: The work was well done in a way.
⑵ 有点儿,有几分 eg: She is strange in a way.
9. in no way 决不,一点也不 eg: He is in no way to blame. 决不能责怪他
10. in the way 挡道,妨碍人 eg: Don’t stand in the way.
11. in any way 不管怎样,好歹 eg: He is a good teacher in any way.
12. in a big/small way 大/小规模地 eg: He lives in a big way.他生活奢侈.
13. in one’s(own) way 以自己的方式,就那样 eg: We are happy in our own way.我们自得其乐
eg: His business is successful in its own way. 他的事业是十分成功的
14. in the family way(口语)怀孕 eg: She is now in the family way.
15. make one’s way ⑴ 前进，行进 eg: They made their way across the river. 他们渡河前进
⑵ 成功，发迹 eg; When did she make her way?
16. lose one’s way 迷路 eg: The girl lost her way in the forest.
17. find one’s way 找到路 eg: How did you find your way?
18. feel one’s way 摸索前进 eg: The blind man is feeling his way.
19. wind one’s way 蜿蜒前进 eg: The Yellow River winds its way.黄河蜿蜒而流
20. fight one’s way 奋勇前进 eg: The soldiers were fighting their way.
21. pick one’s way 谨慎前进 eg: You had better pick your way in the crowd.
22. clear the way (为使能通过而)清道 eg: The policemen cleared the way for us.
23. lead the way 带路，领路 eg; who will lead the way?
24. show/point the way 指引道路 eg: The old man showed us the way.
25. smooth the way for 为…排除困难 eg: I am willing to smooth the way for them.
26. make way for 让路给…,给…让座 eg: You should make way for an ambulance when you are driving.
27. out of the way ⑴ 不挡道， 靠边 eg: Get out of the way! 滚开
⑵ 不恰当 eg: He said something out of the way.他说了一些不恰当的话
⑶ 异常， 奇怪 eg: I saw nothing out of the way. 我没看到什么奇怪的东西
28. on one’s /the way ⑴ 在途中。Eg: He was on the way to the airport when his car broke down.
⑵ 在接近某状态，渐趋于 eg:He is on the way to getting well.
⑶ 走，离开 eg: Six o’clock? Well, I should be on my way.
29. under way(船只)航行中,(计划)进行中 eg: The project got under way after some delays.那项计划在稍耽搁之后又开始进行.
30. come one’s way ⑴ (事情)发生在某人身上,临头. Eg: Unluckily for him, that accident came his way.
⑵ (东西)到手. Eg: At last, the house came my way.最后,房子到手了
31. get/fall into the way of doing 养成…的习惯 eg: You should get into the way of getting up early.
32. have it both ways 脚踏两只船只,见风使舵 eg: Please don’t have it both ways.
33. see one’s way(clear) to do/doing 感觉能做到,认为有能力做(通常用于疑问句,否定句) eg: I can’t see my way(clear) to build/building my house.
34. the other way about/around 相反的,颠倒地 eg:: Do it the other way about.用相反的方法去做
some phrase with “oneself”
1. by oneself 单独地；独立地；独自地
He lived by himself in a cottage in the country.他独自住在乡下一所小房子里
2. in oneself 本身；实质上
The fair is in itself a symbol of the development of China’s fo reign trade. 这次交易会本身就是一种教育
3. to oneself 强调独自享用
When he dined out, he always has a t able to himself.在外面吃饭时，分总是独自占一张桌子
4. for oneself 为自已；亲自；独自，往往带有“对你有好处”的意味
You boys must learn to think for yourselves instead of just obeying orders.你们这些孩子应学会自己思考问题，而不只是惟命是从。
5. of oneself 自行
The light went out of itself.灯光自行熄灭了
6. beside oneself 失常；发狂，后常接with短语表示原因
The old woman was beside herself with joy at the news. 这个消息，这老太太高兴得发狂。
7. in spit of oneself 不由自主地
The players laughed in spite of themselves.这些运动员情不自禁地大笑起来。
8. within oneself在心中；绰绰有余
Lucy must be angry with me within herself.露西一定在暗自生我的气。
9. above oneself 过于自信；兴奋
Seeing her daughter coming back from abroad, the old father was above himself.看到女儿从国外回来，老父亲极为激动。
10 Among oneself 互相，通常用于三者以上
They fought among themselves.他们互相残杀。
11 between ourselves 咱俩之间
This is a secret between ourselves.这是一个你我之间的秘密
动词call构成的短语动词
call on 拜访某人 We will call on Mr Li tomorrow.
Call at 拜访某地 I called at your office yesterday afternoon, but you were not in.
Call for 要求 Success called for hard work.
Call in 去请 Mother is badly ill, call in a doctor at once.
动词come 构成的短语动词
come along 过来，快点 Come along! It’s nearly eight o’clock.
Come out 出来，出版 How did the printing come come out?
Come to 来到，达到 My earnings come to 7,000 yuan a year.
Come true 实现 I an sure your dream will come true one day.
Come into being 产生，形成 Nobody knows when this custom came into being in this area.
Come back life 苏醒过来 When the wounded soldier came back to life, he found himself in hospital.
Come up 抬起头He put his head under water, but soon comes up for breath.
长出来，提上来 Some suggestions came up at the meeting.
动词look 构成的短语动词
look up 抬头，查阅 You may look up new word in a dictionary.
Look out 小心 Look out! The pan is on fire.
Look into 调查 We’ll further look into the matter.
Look forward to 盼望 We look forward to knowing the results of the exam.
Look through 仔细看，浏览 You have to look through the papers before you hand them in.
Look up to 尊敬 Young children should look up to old people.
Look down upon 瞧不起 The days are gone when women were looked down upon.
Look like 看起来象 You look like your father.
Look on…as 把…看做 He looks on the computer as his friend.
Look after 照顾 When I am out, my husband looks after our baby.
Look for 寻找 What are you looking for?
动词carry构成的短语动词
carry on 进行 He had learned enough English to carry on a conversation.
Carry out 执行，进行 nThey were carrying out an important experiment.
Carry up 发射，向上拿 Man-made satellites are carried up into space by rockets.
Carry away 拿走 Please carry these desks away.
动词get 构成的短语动词
get up 起床 He gets up very early every day.
get back 回来，取回 I will get back next weekend.
get on 上车 You shouldn’t get on the bus until it has stopped completely.
get off 下车 The bus stopped and the passengers got off.
get together 相聚 We should go to a restaurant to get together.
get on well with 与…相处融洽 I am getting on well with my classmates.
get into 进入，陷入 Don’t get into the habit of smoking.
get rid of 除掉 We are doing our best to get rid of pollution.
get through 通过，接通 I tried to telephone you but I couldn’t get through.
get to known 逐渐了解 I got to known him ten years ago.
get to 到达 He had to get to the other side of street to attend a meeting.
动词give 构成的短语动词
give up 放弃 I persuaded him to give up the foolish plan.
give in 屈服，投降 He wouldn’t give in to the enemy.
give out 用完，耗尽 Our food and water will give out soon.
give away 分散，泄露 He gave away most of his fortune to the poor.