231个《考试大纲》动词短语详解(一)

1. be able to do sth 有能力做 / 能够做 / 成功做

Although the fire was extremely big， two passengers were still able to survive it.

尽管火势很大，还是有两位乘客成功逃生。

2. be afraid of 担心，害怕

I’m afraid of his safety. He’s only an 8-year-old boy. Besides， it’s too late at night.

我担心他的安全。他只是一个八岁的男孩，再说又这么晚了。

3. agree to do sth 同意做某事

Having been questioned several times， he finally agreed to tell the truth.

多次被质询之后，他终于同意吐露实情。

4. agree with（on） （就……）与某人意见一致，同意

某人

While his idea sounds reasonable， I can’t agree with him completely.

尽管他的主意听起来有些道理，我还是不能完全同意。

5. be / get angry with对某人生气

I always get angry with him. I just can’t help it.

我老是对他发火。我就是控制不了自己。

6. takein one’ s arms（拥）抱某人

She used to take her baby in her arms and sing him to sleep.

她常常抱着宝宝哼着歌让他睡觉。

7. arrive at / in （a place） 到达（某地）；获得，得出

Elaine should be arriving in the States now.

伊莱恩现在该到美国了。

By the time the letter arrived， I’d heard the news.

在信送到时，我早已得知该消息。

We arrived at the conclusion that there was a security leak.

我们得出结论：安全措施有疏漏之处。

8. ask for 寻求，要求

I don’t really care he got beaten up on―he was asking for it.

我才不在乎他挨打呢，他是自作自受。

9. askfor sth 请求，恳求；征求

Why don’t you ask him for his advice？

你为什么不问问他的意见呢？

10. pay attention （to） 注意，留意

We heard noises coming from upstairs， but we didn’t pay much attention to them.

我们听到楼上有动静，但没太在意。

The teacher got angry with me when I didn’t pay attention.

当我不专心听讲时，老师对我生气了。

11. be away from 离开；不在（上班，上学）

You must bring a note from your parents if you’ve been away from school.

缺课后必须带回家长通知条。

12. go / run away 离开，走开；外出度假；（问题，不

愉快）消失

I’m going away on business.

我要出趟差。

His nervousness went away once his mother was home.

妈妈一回家，他的紧张感就消失了。

13. go to bed 上床睡觉

Addicted to the computer games， the boy stayed up all night instead of going to bed.

因为沉迷这电脑游戏，男孩通宵没睡觉。

14. make the bed 铺床；整理床铺

My mother always tells me to make the bed when I get up.

妈妈总是告诉我起床就整理床铺。

15. belong to 属于

Wheat， maize and oats belong to the grain group.

小麦，玉米及燕麦都属于谷类。

16. do one’s best 尽力而为；做出最大努力

As long as you do your best， we’ll be happy.

只要你尽力而为，我们就会高兴。

17. had better do 最好做（某事）

She’d better see a doctor if her illness gets any worse.

如果她病情加重，最好去看医生。

18. be born 出生；产生

Although he was born deaf， Tony has a gift for music.

虽然托尼生来失聪，但是他有音乐天赋。

The idea for the show was born in his hospital room.

这个节目的构思是在他病房里想出的。

19. break down 发生故障；坏掉；失败；垮掉；感情失

控（痛哭起来）；消除；使分解

The lift broke down， so we had to walk up the stairs.

电梯坏了，我们只好走楼梯上去。

Peace talks between the two sides have broken down.

双方的和平谈判失败了。

If Tim carries on working like this， he’ll break down sooner or later.

如果蒂姆继续这样工作，身体迟早会垮掉。

Attempts must be made to break down the misunder-standings which divide the two communities.

必须设法消除造成这两个社区不和的误会。

20. break out（战争，打斗等不愉快之事）爆发，突然

发生；（of sth）摆脱（某状况）

She needed to break out of her daily routine and do something interesting.

她需要从日常事务中解脱出来，找点有意思的事做。

21. have breakfast 吃早饭

They were having breakfast when I arrived.

我到达时，他们正在吃早饭。

22. hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸；屏息以待

We held our breath while Mr Evans read the exam results.

埃文斯先生宣读考试结果时，我们都屏息以待 。

23. be busy （in） doing 忙于做某事

Mrs Rachel is busy receiving a regular customer at the moment.

蕾切尔夫人此时正忙于接待一位老顾客。

24. be busy with sth 忙于某事

Haynes is busy with study for an exam at the moment.

海恩斯此时正忙于温习准备考试。

25. call for 需要；要求，呼吁；接（某人）

This kind of work calls for patience and time.

这个类型的工作需要耐心和时间。

They called for the immediate release of these boys.

他们要求立即释放男孩们。

I’ll call for you at 8 o’clock in the morning.

我早上8点钟来接你。

26. take care of 照顾，照料；处理，对付；负责

Don’t worry about your accommodation―it’s all taken care of.

不要担心你的住宿，一切都有人照管的。

We’ll take care of the fees.

我们将会负责费用。

27. care for 照顾，照料；喜欢，想要（否定句、疑问句中）

The children are being well cared for.

孩子们正得到很好的照顾.

Would you care for a drink？

要喝一杯吗？

28. carry on 继续（未完之事），继承

He is relying on his son to carry on the family business.

他指望儿子继承家业。

29. carry out 实施，进行，执行

It won’t be an easy plan to carry out.

那并不是一项容易实施的计划。

We carried out his instructions to the letter.

我们完完全全地执行了他的指示。

30. catch up with 赶上，追上；查出并抓获

At the moment our technology is more advanced， but other countries are catching up with us.

目前我们的技术比较先进，不过其他国家也正在追赶上来。

It took 6 years for the police to catch up with them.

警察花了6年时间才将他们绳之以法。

31. change... into 把……变成 / 换成

I want to change my US dollars into RMB.

我想把美元换成人民币。

Water will change into ice when the temperature is low enough.

当温度足够低的时候，水就会变成冰。

32. go to the cinema（去）看电影

― What do you want to do after dinner？

― How about going to the cinema？

― 晚饭后你想干什么？

― 去看电影怎么样？

33. have classes 上课

I’ve been having classes in poetry.

我一直在上诗歌课。

34. catch / take cold 感冒

Put on more clothes so you don’t catch cold.

多穿些，免得感冒。

35. have a cold 感冒

He’s had a cold for a couple of days.

他感冒好几天了。

36. go to college 上大学

It’s no longer a dream for most young Chinese to go to college nowadays in China.

对于中国大多数年轻人来说如今上大学已不再只是一个梦想。

37. come back 重新流行；回想起来

Miniskirts have come back in this season.

迷你裙在这个季节又重新流行了。

When I thought about it， it all came back.

当我回想起来，往事全都涌上心头。

38. come down 下降；被拆毁；（with sth）患（……病）

Wait to buy a house until interest rates come down.

等利率降低时再去买房吧。

The old temple will come down so as to make room for a new museum.

这座老庙将被拆除，好腾出地方建一座新博物馆。

I think I’m coming down with a cold.

我想我是感冒了。

39. come from 源于，来自于

― I feel terrible.

― That’s what comes from drinking too much.

― 我觉得很不舒服。

― 那是因为你喝太多酒。

40. come in 到达，接到；取得（名次）

News is coming in constantly of a bad earthquake in Haiti.

海地发生强烈地震的消息不断传来。

Among all the competitors， he came in first.

在所有竞争者中，他获得了胜利。