英语词组搭配积累 | 第一轮

2024-05-10 21:05

1. 英语词组搭配积累 | 第一轮

1. have a flat tire 轮胎漏气
  
  
 2. sound the alarm 敲警钟
  
 3. leisure activities 休闲活动
  
 4. wrap the paper 包裹礼物
  
 5. fall short of 达不到,缺乏
  
 6. lack in 缺少
  
 7. deprive of 剥夺... 
  
 8. devoid of 缺少,没有
  
 9. destitute of 缺乏,没有
  
 10. paucity of 少量,缺少
  
 11. at the thought of 一想到...就...
  
 12. stampede sb into doing sth 使某人仓促行事
  
 13. at length 最后,终于;详细地
  
 14. part and parcel 重要部分,必要部分
  
 15. at a stroke 一下子; put sb off their stroke 使某人乱了方寸,扰乱某人
  
 16. make allowances 体谅,退让
  
 17. cut-and-dried 事先准备好的,俗套
  
 18. cold feet  临阵退缩
  
 19. go up in flames 毁于一旦
  
 20. turn on a dime  (美国俚语)灵活、具有良好转变性能,能作急转弯  
  
 21. a dime a dozen 多的很,不稀罕,不值钱,容易得到的,比比皆是的
  
 22. crunch time 关键时刻
  
 23. off the hook 脱险
  
 24. tip one’s hand 摊牌
  
 25. burn a hole in one’s pocket 花钱如流水
  
 26. hit the books 用功读书
  
 27. check and balance 制衡
  
 28. no smoke without fire 无风不起浪
  
 29. look for a needle in haystack 大海捞针
  
 30. Heaven/God forfend that...但愿不要...千万别
  
 31. avail oneself of sth 利用(机会,提议)
  
 32. To little / no avail 没什么效果,不成功;the doctor tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail. 
  
 33. of little / no avail 没什么用处
  
 34. be par for the course 常有的事,意料之中的事
  
 35. a  clean slate 一张白纸,好的经历
  
 36. far cry from 大相径庭
  
 37. on  the run 在逃,被通缉
  
 38. speak against 对...做不利的陈述,说坏话,出卖
  
 39. Legend has it that.../ Rumor has it that...传说,据说,传言
  
 40. on the stroke 如期,准时
  
 41. on the grounds 由于...的原因
  
 42. by hook and crook 不择手段
  
 43. not to be outdo 不甘落后
  
 44. the ebb and flow of the season 四时更迭
  
 45. a lull before the storm 暴风雨前的平静
  
 46. with malice aforethought 蓄意犯罪,蓄意伤人
  
 47. apropos of 关于,至于; apropos of nothing 突然地,无缘无故地
  
 48. If you’ve got it, flaunt it. 有什么本事拿出来瞧瞧。是骡子是马,拉出来看看。
  
 49. a criss-cross of streets 纵横交错的街道
  
 50. a plethora of sth 一大堆 a plethora of suggestions
  
 51. an avalanche of sth 雪片飞来的某物,大量到来的某物 an avalanche of applications 大量申请
  
 52. want of 缺乏,需要
  
 53. break a leg 祝好运,顺利
  
 54. a fit of pique 一气之下
  
 55. legions of 大批,大量(某类型的人)~ photographers 
  
 56. gain the upper hand 获得上风,抢风头
  
 57. side issues 细枝末节,次要问题
  
 58. flock to 云集到某处
  
 59. sth coated with sth 涂了一层...,包了一层...
  
 60. throw its weight behind environmental tespinsibility 支持,把重心放在
  
 61. deflect attention from 把注意力转移到...
  
 62. window dressing 充门面
  
 63. sth fuel Sth’s drive 激发了....动力
  
 64. burnish the image 改善形象
  
 65. shield sth from sth 保护... 免受...
  
 66. under siege 受到批评,质疑,siege n.围攻
  
 67. in the way 挡道,妨碍
  
 68. at one’s convenience 在某人方便的时候
  
 69. practice economy 厉行节约
  
 70. be obliged to sb for sth 为某事感激某人
  
 71. This begs the question: 问题是...
  
 72. end in a tie 以平局结束,打成平局 
  
 73. teem with 充满,到处都是(移动着的人,动物)
  
 74. a hitherto unknown sth 至今无人知道的sth
  
 75. reside in sb/sth 在于,由...造成的
  
 76. chart of sth/doing sth 谨小慎微的,小心谨慎的
  
 77. ginger sth/sb up 使有活力,使兴奋
  
 78. the bane of sb/sth 造成困扰的事物,bane 祸根
  
 79. oblivious of/to sth 未察觉,不知道某事 = unaware of 
  
 80. in abeyance 搁置,暂停使用
  
 81. under the auspices of sb/sth 在...帮助(支持)下
  
 82. highlights and sidelights 要闻与花边新闻
  
 83. hem and haw 支支吾吾,哼哼哈哈
  
 84. pit sb/sth against sth 使竞争
  
 85. a whopping sth 巨大的某物 eg: a whopping snow 一场大雪,a whopping 69%, 高达69%
  
 86. mass transit 公共交通
  
 87. turn the tide 扭转局势,转变运气
  
 88. stand at a crossroad 处于一个十字路口为难
  
 89. at a spanking pace / rate 步伐/速度非常快地;一溜烟地
  
 90. be / go against the grain 违反常理,不合情理
  
 91. lose one’s rag 发怒,生气
  
 92. a cushy number 轻松的工作,美差
  
 93. doze off 打盹儿
  
 94. ride roughshod over sb 对某人为所欲为,肆意蹂躏
  
 95. old haunts 故地,以前常去的地方
  
 96. hedge one’s bets 两边下注以免遭受损失
  
 97. stand to benefit 获得好处
  
 98. address sb / to sb 和...说话,to可加可不加
  
 99. cannot hold a candle to 不如...好,比不上 与……相比;与……媲美 (cannot hold a candle to 不能与其媲美)
  
 100. blow one’s own trumpet 自吹自擂,往自己脸上贴金
  
 101. put a crimp in / on sth 对...造成阻碍,损害,有负面影响
  
 102. salve your conscience 减轻内疚,使良心得到安慰
  
 103. beyond one’s ken 为某人所不理解,在某人的知识范围外
  
 104. by dint of / of doing sth  借由,凭借
  
 105. It’s not a panacea in all cases. 不是放之四海而皆准的。
  
 106. on the mend 在好转中,恢复中
  
 107. in defiance of 无视,不顾
  
 108. an ax (axe) to grind 别有用心,另有企图,居心叵测
  
 109. bottom out 降到最低点
  
 110. go bust 破产
  
 111. split the difference 折中,妥协
  
 112.  the cat among the pigeons 引狼入室,人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
  
 113. the catchphrase has prospered 这个说法已经火了,这句口头禅火了
  
 114. claim credit for 邀功
  
 115. bedside manner医生对病人的态度,临床态度
  
 116. stage a full recovery 完全恢复
  
 117. writ large 显而易见的,公然,明摆着 n.之后
  
 118. a modicum of 一点,少量
  
 119. bristle with 充满,充斥着(不好的事情)
  
 120. go native 入乡随俗,同化
  
 121. just to get by 勉强过活,勉强对付过去
  
 122. fall prey to 成为...的牺牲品,深受...之害
  
 123. grab a bite 吃点东西,垫垫肚子
  
 124. may / might ( just) as well do sth 做...倒也无妨
  
 125. on no account 绝不 should you .... 你决不可以...
  
 126. turn the table on (sb) 扭转局势
  
 on the table 提供考虑,提交讨论;搁置
  
 127. go into reverse 出现逆转,向相反方向发展
  
 the other way round 相反,相反地
  
 128. but not elsewhere 而不是别的地方
  
 129.  stand up to sth 经得起;fail to stand up to 经不起
  
 130. open to 朝着;存在...的可能性;易受损害,脆弱 =vulnerable to; eg: open to exploitation 易受到剥削
  
 eg: He has laid himself wide open to political attack. 处于极易受到攻击的境地。
  
 131. trim from 80 to 40 数字削减到...
  
 132. sth is shrouded in mystery 某物是个谜
  
 133. pin down 确定下来
  
 134. behind the scenes / curtain 幕后,秘密
  
 135. effort failed 努力付诸东流
  
 136. hot-bottom issue 热点问题
  
 137. a blanket ban 全面禁止吸烟 blanket adj. 前面的
  
 138. sb is held to account 使某人承担责任
  
 139. win over 说服,胜诉,争取过来,战胜
  
 140. do sb a good turn 帮某人大忙
  
 141. excuse sb from doing sth 允许某人不参加某活动
  
 142. require Sb to do sth 要求某人做某事
  
 143. seem to do 似乎做,好像做某事的可能 (+to do) 
  
 144. the lion’s share 最大份额,最大的一部分 ~ of economic benefits 最大经济利益
  
 145. beaten path 惯例,常规
  
 146. bridge the gap  between A & B 缩小差距
  
 147. cannot be overstated. 怎么强调/夸大都不为过
  
 148. in lieu of 代替
  
 149. a blizzard of 连续不断地,雪片地大片到来,落下
  
 150. come to oneself 苏醒,恢复过来,恢复知觉,回过神来
  
 151. hither and thither 到处
  
 152. from pillar to post 东奔西跑,四处奔跑
  
 153. purse one’s mouth/lips 撅嘴(以示反对)
  
 154. make off 离开;逃走
  
 155. be immune from 不受...干扰
  
 156. be primed to do 准备好做某事
  
 157. now and again 不时,时不时
  
 158. feel ill at ease 感到不安,心神不宁,不畅快
  
 159. go down the pan [英俚] 变成废物,不值得使用,泡汤了  sth pan out 事情发展的结果是... ;成功; 证明
  
 160. leave hand to mouth 勉强糊口
  
 161. fall into error 误入歧途
  
 162.  trump card 王牌
  
 163. kick in 起作用,生效
  
 164. no amount of 即使再多/再大.... 也不...
  
 165. make ends meet 量入为出,收支相抵
  
 166. think twice 三思而后行
  
 167. put sth in/into the shade 使相形见绌,黯然无光
  
 168. whittle the number down 减少...的数字
  
 169. know better than to do sth. 应该知道不应该做某事,还没笨到做某事...
  
 170. raw sewage 未经处理的废水 tatty and neglected 脏乱不堪,无人问津
  
 171. sth begin to grow on me 我越来越喜欢sth;grow on 引起...的爱好
  
 172. come a long way in... 在...方面取得了长足的进展
  
 make great headway in...
  
 score achievement in...
  
 173. hit the market = find its way to market 进入市场,打入市场
  
 174. to one’s heart’s content 尽情地,痛痛快快地
  
 175. put it mildly 说的委婉些,好听一些
  
 176. sth pall on sb sth使人厌倦,觉得索然无味 The scenery began to pall on me. 秀丽风光也让我觉得索然无味。
  
 177. to their credit 值得赞扬的是
  
 178. throw light on / shed light on 阐明,使显得清楚
  
 179. make an impression on 给...留下印象
  
 180. stock-in-trade 惯做的事情;惯用伎俩
  
 181. blur the distinction between a and b 模糊了a与b的差异
  
 182. an open account 未结算的账目
  
 183. take sb into doing sth 说服某人做某物
  
 184. come what way 不管发生什么,无论如何
  
 185. the same goes for 同样适用于
  
 186. proficient in / at 精通的,熟练的
  
 187. mirror the world 反映世界
  
 188. on the threshold of 在...的开端,的开始
  
 189. have had a bellyful of sb/ sth 受够了某人/某事物
  
 190. pan out  成功;结果(是);证明  Nobody knew how the things would pan out. 没人知道事情结果将会怎样。
  
 191. rope sb in 说服某人帮忙;说服某人加入
  
 192. dab hand 能手,内行   dab 少量,轻拍 pundit, maven 专家
  
 193. wind up 结束,结果是= turn out to be 
  
 194. be the butt of 成为...的笑柄,被批评的对象
  
 195. be ringed with 被...围绕着
  
 196. bread and butter 生计
  
 197. play up to 迎合,讨好
  
 198. red herring 熏青鱼;转移注意力的话题;与事实不相干的论点
  
 199. rally around 团结在......的周围
  
 200. if at all 如果某事真会发生的话;如果某人真要做某事的话
  
 201. a wide spectrum of 一系列的,
  
 202. throw the spotlight on 让...受到大众关注
  
 203. give over to 留作;把…留作特定用途 常用被动
  
 204. ill afford 负担不起某事的后果
  
 205. bear the blame 承担责任
  
 206. beat about the bush 支支吾吾,闪烁其词 =prevaricate
  
 207. veneer of sth 虚假的外表,虚饰 veneer of politeness ;(家具)薄木板
  
 208. keep sb in suspense 卖关子,处于悬念中
  
 209. entertain an idea 抱有某种想法
  
 210. work together in unity 团结合作
  
 211. an ungodly hour 在一大早会很晚的时候;在很不方便的时间
  
 212. beholden to 受制于;感激
  
 213. the linchpin of (组织团体)关键人物/事物
  
 214. out of season  过时;不合时宜;失去时机
  
 215. bestow sth on/upon sb 将...授予,献给,给予
  
 216. leave nothing to be desired 完美无瑕
  
 217. up to one’s ears 深陷于(债务等);热衷于;忙得不可开交
  
 218. up to one’s eyes 债台高筑;+in work 非常忙
  
 219. fall out with 与…争吵;与…发生纠纷;吵架
  
 220. economic blockade 经济封锁
  
 221. on speaking terms vi.友好;泛泛之交,仅仅相识而已(与with连用)
  
 222. at the end of the tunnel 在隧道的尽头,苦尽甘来
  
 223. be mired in 陷于...
  
 224. acknowledge with thanks/ gratitude/ pleasure 表示对某事物的存在或真实性做公开承认并表示感激、满意
  
 225. stained glass 彩色玻璃(镶嵌在教堂的窗户)
  
 226. tip one’s hand 摊牌
  
 227. chop 砍去,大幅削减; shed v. 去除,减去,裁员,摆脱
  
 228. the ebb and flow 兴衰,涨落;ebb away 衰退,减弱
  
 229. cobble together 粗制滥造、草率匆忙地制作,拼凑
  
 230. asphalt road = tarmac 柏油路
  
 231.  take a dim view of 不赞成,不以为然,对...不乐观
  
 232. beyond one’s ken 为某人所不解,在某人的知识范围外
  
 233. heaving with 充满了(人/事)= brim over (with)
  
 234. potter n.陶瓷 v.闲逛,从容做事 potter about 闲逛
  
 235. petty mentality 小心眼
  
 236. inure to 习惯于
  
 237. in its wake 作为...的结果;随着...而来
  
 238. mop up the mess 收拾残局
  
 239. come to light 真相大白,众所周知
  
 240. keep tab on 监视,密切注意
  
 241. fob off 欺骗,打发,对付
  
 242. by dint of 用,凭借
  
 243. down and out 穷困潦倒 ; 孤苦无助 ; 落魄
  
 244. out and out 十足的 ; 彻头彻尾的 ; 完全地
  
 245. cry up 夸张,推崇 cry up wine and sell vinegar 挂羊头卖狗肉
  
 246. claim to fame 一举出名的事情,成名的原因 eg: His main claim to fame is that ...
  
 247. go off 离开;进行;变质;睡去;断掉;爆炸
  
 248. below/under par 不太好,不佳,不及平常好
  
 249. be par for the course 不出所料,果不其然
  
 250. on a par with 伯仲之间,不相上下
  
 251. up to par 达到通常的水准,up to scratch达到标准
  
 252. take the plunge 冒险尝试;采取决定性步骤
  
 253. on the upswing  正在高涨
  
 254. settle debts with 清帐
  
 255. be beside oneself 忘乎所以,得意忘形
  
 256. fritter away 浪费(时间、金钱)挥霍
  
 257. bear the brunt 首当其冲;承受打击
  
 258. fare better/well/badly 进展(更好、成功、不好)= get on
  
 259. patch up 修补;平息;拼凑  patch up problems 平息问题,掩盖问题
  
 260. at a standstill 停滞 ; 停顿着 ; 停滞不前
  
 261. reduced circumstances (=poor) 境况不济
  
 reduce sb to sth 沦落至...
  
 reduce sth to sth 简化,将...概括为...
  
 262. in one’s own right 本身 ; 凭自身的头衔
  
 263. pledge one’s allegiance 效忠宣誓 ; 效忠誓词 ; 宣誓 veracity n. 真实性,真诚
  
 264. the road to Damascus 通往大马士革之路,(观点、信仰)幡然转变
  
 265. dear money 高利贷,高息资金
  
 266. have a (heavy) cross to bear 有本难念的经,有苦难要忍受
  
 267. fall by the wayside 半途而废;中途退出
  
 268. fat chance 机会渺茫 = long odds 机会渺茫
  
 269. for love or money 无论如何
  
 270. get the sack被解雇 ; 炒鱿鱼
  
 271. be shorn of sth 被剥夺sth (shear)
  
 272. go down the drain v.白费心机;前功尽弃;每况愈下
  
 go down the dogs 堕落 ; 一蹶不振 ; 每况愈下
  
 273. go to the wall 碰壁,失败
  
 go up in flames 毁于一旦;着火;破灭
  
 274. grinding poverty 极度贫困,贫困不堪 grinding 没完没了的,无休止的,无改进的
  
 275. kith and kin 亲戚朋友
  
 276. hit-list 黑名单,打击对象名单
  
 277. pass off 停止;忽视;以某种方式完成
  
 278. pan out 成功;结果(是);证明;奏效
  
 279. prime the pump 促进;采取措施发展经济
  
 280. pay through the nose 被勒索;被敲竹杠;付出高昂代价
  
 281. pick up/take up take gauntlet 应战,接受挑战 throw down the gauntlet 发出挑战;tun the gauntlet 受到谴责
  
 282. pick up the slack 收拾烂摊子,财务恢复景气
  
 pick up the tab 承担费用,买单
  
 282. pitch black 漆黑的,漆黑一片
  
 283. play possum 装病,装死;装睡;装糊涂
  
 284. post-partum / natal depression 产后抑郁
  
 285. pull an all-nighter 开夜车,熬夜
  
 pull one’s leg  开玩笑,愚弄
  
 put in one’s two cents worth 陈述意见,发表意见
  
 put on the new man 改邪归正
  
 286. rags to riches 白手起家 start from scratch
  
 287. a red-hot issue 热点问题
  
 288. tip-off n.(非正式)索价过高的东西;仿冒品,抄袭之作;偷窃,盗窃;剥削
  
 289. be in request 有必要;备受欢迎
  
 290. on the tip of my tongue 话到舌尖,呼之欲出
  
 291. in the event of 万一,如果,倘若
  
 292. at all events 无论如何,不管怎样
  
 293. at home in 熟悉;精通…
  
 294. in the midst of 在...之中
  
 295. to one’s feet 站起来
  
 296. out of hand 无法控制;脱手,告终;立即;一发不可收拾
  
 297. in favor of 有利于,支持
  
 298. a note of condolence 吊唁信
  
 299. have a bearing on 有关系,有影响
  
 300. beneath one’s dignity 损害尊严,有损形象
  
 301. get the better of 占上风 ; 胜过
  
 302. come to stay 已成定局,木已成舟= The die is cast. 
  
 303. be taken aback 大吃一惊
  
 304. be true of v.符合于;对…适用
  
 305. be through with 完成;结束
  
 306. quite a little 相当多,不少
  
 307. at one’s wits end 不知所措
  
 308. be it that 即使 ; 即便 ; 假使
  
 309. not on any account 决不
  
 310. stoop so low as to do sth 卑鄙到,堕落到...境地 = reduce to 
  
 311. surefire way 行之有效的方法
  
 312. steal one’s thunder 抢别人的风头 ; 窃取别人的方法 ; 抢别人的功劳
  
 313. with the exception of 除了...以外
  
 314. with a view to doing 为了...的目的;着眼于; with an aim to do 目的是...
  
 315. pass the buck 踢皮球 ; 扯皮;推卸责任 buck n. 责任,过失   = pass the baby 推卸责任
  
 316. stand aside 站开;躲开,避开;靠边站,不参与
  
 317. make a fast/quick buck 轻易地赚钱
  
 318. cordon off (警察,士兵)包围,警戒,封锁
  
 319. be laid bare 昭然若揭,暴露无遗
  
 320. pipe dream 白日梦,空想
  
 321. sack out 睡觉
  
 322. packed / crammed like sardines 拥挤不堪,挤的水泄不通
  
 323. club together 凑份子,分担费用
  
 324. put up the shutters 关店,打烊;停业
  
 put /bring down the shutters 锁上心扉,隐藏感情
  
 325. claw one’s way back / into / out of sth / to sth 努力逐步获得,艰难移动
  
 326. jostle for 争夺,争抢
  
 327. live within their means 量入为出
  
 328. knock / beat the (living) daylights out of sb 打得某人失去知觉,打得人满地找牙
  
 329. at a tender age / at the tender age of 在少不更事/不谙世故的年纪
  
 330. beef up vt.加强(增援,充实);补充(人数, 兵力)等
  
 331. prop up 支撑,支持 = shore up 支持,支撑,加固
  
 332. general pardon [法]大赦
  
 333. be true to one’s words 信守诺言
  
 334. the coast is clear 危险已过;道路畅通;一切顺利
  
 335. slack season / off season 淡季;peak season 旺季
  
 336. go to one’s rescue 营救某人
  
 337. a self-made man  自学成才 ; 自制男人 ; 自我造就的人;靠自己力量成功的人
  
 338. reap the profit / benefit 获得好处,获得利润
  
 339. of no/little avail 毫无用处
  
 340. top notch adj.拔尖的,出众的 ~ newspapers 
  
 341. be bent on 醉心于,执着于...
  
 342. make do with doing sth 设法应付;勉强对付;凑合用
  
 343. come to one’s knowledge 为某人所知
  
 344. break a leg 祝好运,祝成功
  
 345. make a great leap 大条飞跃,大发展
  
 346. on the understanding that... 条件是

英语词组搭配积累 | 第一轮

2. 英语词组搭配积累 | 第二轮

1. get/go to the mat with sb for sth 参加一场激战;为支持/维护... 与某人争辩
  
  
 2. take sb/sth to the mat 与...进行争辩
  
 3. at a snail’s pace 慢条斯理地;极慢地
  
 4. a sting in the tail 不愉快的结局
  
 5. sting sb for sth 向某人借钱 sting v. 敲竹杠,敲诈
  
 6. a slap on the wrist 轻微的处罚;略予申斥
  
 7. cigar ashes 雪茄灰;cinder 煤灰
  
 8. steam engine 蒸汽机;time machine 时光机
  
 9. apparatus 仪器;组织机关;器官
  
 10. silent film 无声电影;taking film 有声电影
  
 horror movie/film 恐怖电影
  
 11. anti-stress medicine 抗压药物
  
 12. first aid 急救
  
 13. supreme leader 最高领导人
  
 14. low season 旅游淡季;slack season 贸易淡季
  
 15. brocade n. 织锦,锦缎
  
 16. hoodie n. 连帽卫衣
  
 17. assembly line 流水线
  
 18. a fair margin of 一定程度的... be fore of a fair margin of profits 确保一定程度的利润
  
 19. towering figure 杰出的人物
  
 20. guilty of negligence 过失杀人
  
 21. indefinitely 无限期地 prolonged 延长的
  
 22. take a heavy toll (on/in) 产生负面影响;造成严重损失
  
 23. general pardon 大赦
  
 24. the coast is clear 道路畅通,一切顺利
  
 25. factual evidence [法] 事实证据
  
 26. first instance  [法] 一审,初审
  
 27. fall by the wayside 半途而废;中途退出
  
 28. shelter A from competition 让A免受竞争
  
 29. in full accord 完全一致
  
 30. for love or money 无论如何
  
 31. in a nutshell 简而言之
  
 32. in for a penny, in for a pound 一不做,二不休
  
 33. in the nick of time 紧急时刻,紧急关头
  
 34. in the black 盈利,有盈余;in the red 负债
  
 35. in the pink 精神/身体状态好
  
 36. sweep the board 全胜 ; 大获全胜 ; 获得全胜
  
 37. do away with v 废除,去掉;弄死
  
 38. a wealth of 大量的,许多的,很多的
  
 39. in collaboration with 与...合作;勾结
  
 40. throw/cast caution to the winds 不顾危险,鲁莽行事,冒险;(区分 deliberation n. 考虑,审议;审慎,从容)
  
 41. play truant 旷课,逃学
  
 42. shoot up 射出;发芽;暴涨;迅速成长
  
 43. piece together 拼凑
  
 44. astronomical adj. 天文学的;极其巨大的 astronomical cost 巨大成本
  
 45. bright spot 光点;辉点;高兴的事
  
 46. set oneself up to fail 注定让自己失败
  
 47. without demur 毫无异义,毫不犹豫
  
 48. weed out 清除;淘汰;除去
  
 49. be queuing up for sth / to do sth 排长队等待,趋之若鹜
  
 50. jump the queue 不按次序排队 ; 加塞 ; 加塞儿
  
 51. let off steam 宣泄感情,宣泄怒气
  
 run out of steam 筋疲力尽,丧失热情
  
 get up / pick up steam 声势逐渐强大,渐成气候
  
 full speed / steam ahead 全速前进
  
 52. on the threshold of 在...的开端
  
 53. in the preface to my book 在书的序言中
  
 54. a foregone conclusion 可以预料到的结局,已成定局
  
 55. prime the pump 促进;采取措施使sth发展
  
 56. on production of sth 经出示sth eg: Discount only on production of your student ID card. 需出示学生证方可打折。  
  
 57. put heads together 一起商讨问题;聚在一起商量;集思广益
  
 58. give play to 发挥
  
 59. Good wine needs no bush. 酒香不怕巷子深 ; 酒好不必挂幌子 ; 酒好不怕巷子深
  
 60. state of the art n.技术发展最新水平,当前发展状况,目前发展水平
  
 61. apropos of 关于,至于;就…而言
  
 62. nothing short of 无异于,简直就是
  
 63. mark up 涨价;标高价格;赊帐 markups 
  
 64. in the context of 在…情况下;在…背景下
  
 65. in the capacity of 以...身份 、资格; 作为 ; 能力
  
 66. see a different picture 看法不同
  
 67. red state 共和党;blue state 民主党;battleground / swing / purple state 摇摆州
  
 eg: turn Wisconsin red 川普让这个州变红,就是变成共和党
  
 68. swarm in 涌入
  
 69. from 可以表示原因,后可+分词 = with eg: She felt sick from tiredness. 特累的浑身不对劲。
  
 70. behind the wheel 在驾驶;掌舵;开车
  
 71. put sb in grave danger / at risk 
  
 72. put sb at an advantage / edge / superiority over sb 
  
 73. pick / opt for 选择
  
 74. candidate of choice 首选候选人
  
 75. sit in second place 位居第二
  
 76. outpace sb by 5.2% 超过某人....
  
 77. make its debut at 在...首次亮相
  
 78. fume at / over / about 为...生气,恼火
  
 79. several blaze ringing / engulf Sydney 大火吞没了悉尼
  
 80. linger / persist for days 
  
 81. Chinese nationals 中国公民
  
 82. academic year 学年
  
 83. the third group behind ... 仅次于.... 位居第三
  
 84. land a job  谋得一份工作 ; 找到一份工作
  
 85. It’s alleged that 据称
  
 86. 想法、利益等 coincide 一致,同时发生
  
 87. sth is a must 必须去做某事;it is a must for us to do sth 
  
 88. sth 即将结束 sth is seeing its last days 
  
 89.  eat one’s words 食言
  
 90. the writing is on the wall 不祥之兆
  
 91. have a downside 有不利方面
  
 92. take a tough line 采取强硬措施; 对……实施严厉惩罚
  
 93. beneath one’s dignity 有失某人身份;有失某人体面
  
 94. the House (of Representatives) 众议员
  
 95. the White House 白宫
  
 96. on the pretext of 以...为借口
  
 97. kith and kin 亲戚朋友
  
 98. sybarite 爱奢侈的人
  
 99. a cry wolf 发假警报;谎报军情
  
 100. a hollow shaft 空心轴 shaft n. 井筒,通风井;shaft v. 亏待,欺骗,苛待
  
 101. give sb the shaft 亏待,欺骗
  
 102. a shaft of moonlight 一束光照;a shaft of inspiration 一道灵光
  
 103. shafts of pain or fear 一阵痛苦、一阵毛骨悚然
  
 104. It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已 一鸣惊人。
  
 105. Sth is high on the agenda. 重要议题,首要事件
  
 106. go astray v.走入歧途;迷路;走偏
  
 107. nest egg 储蓄金,储备金(为养老或应变等用)
  
 108. eat dirt 忍气吞声,受尽屈辱
  
 109. That is a steal. 真便宜啊! be a steal 
  
 110. That is a rip off. They are rip offs. 太贵了!
  
 111. cultural transmission 文化传播,文化传递
  
 112. an authentic news report 真实可靠的新闻报道
  
 113. economic meltdown 经济崩溃 and concomitant lay-off 随后的,相伴的下岗
  
 114. rut n. 车辙;刻板乏味的生活 stuck in a rut; get into a rut ;公鹿的发情期
  
 115. kill off / break old habits 改掉就习惯
  
 116. lump together 一概而论 ; 放在一起 ; 归在一起
  
 117. not have a ... bone in your body 毫无...的素质,基因等内在的东西。如:我们没有对外扩张的基因 There’s not a single bone of making external expansionism in the body of the Chinese. 
  
 118. to the bone 影响极强地;深刻地 eg: His threats chilled her to the bone. 他的威胁让她不寒而栗。
  
 119. a bone of contention 争执所在 
  
 120. come to the fore 涌现;崭露头角
  
 121. of no account 不重要的 ; 无价值的 ; 没有价值的
  
 122. be short with sb 对……很冷淡
  
 123. throw in the towel 认输

3. 英语词组搭配

1. as soon as 一…就… 
2. (not) as/so…as 不如 
3. as…as possible 尽可能地 
4. ask sb for sth.. 请求,要求 
5. ask/tell sb. (how) to do sth. 请教/告诉某人如何做… 
6. ask/tell sb. (not) to do sth. 请/告诉某人做/不做某事 
7. be afraid of doing sth. / that… 害怕做某事/害怕,担心… 
8. be busy doing 忙于做某事 
9. be famous/late/ready/sorry for… 以…著名 
10. be glad that… 高兴… 
11. both…and… …与…两者都… 
12. buy/give/show/send/pass/bring/lend/tell sb. sth. 为某人买某物 
13. either…or 要么…要么… 
14. enjoy/hate/finish/mind/keep/go on doing 喜欢做某事 
15.get+比较级半功倍 变得越… 
16. get on with 与…相处 
17. get ready for/get sth. ready 为…做准备 
18. give/show/bring/lend/send/pass/ tell sth to sb. 把…给某人 
19. had better (not) do 最好做/不做 
20. help sb (to) do/help sb. with 帮某人做某事 
21. don’t think that... 认为…不… 
22. I would like to…/would you like to…? 我想做… 
23. It takes sb some time to do sth. 花费某人…时间做某事 
24. it’s bad /good for… 对...有害处 
25. it’s important for sb to do sth. 对于某人来说做…是重要的 
26. It’s time for…/to do sth. 对于…来说是做…的时间了。 
27. It’s two meters (years) long (old) 它两米长。 
28. keep sb. doing 让某人一直做某事 
29. keep/make sth. +adj. 让…一直保持… 
30. like to do/like doing 喜欢做… 
31. make/ let sb. (not) do sth. 让某人做/不做某事 
32. neither…nor 既不… 也不… 
33. not…at all 根本不 
34. not only…but also 不仅…而且…. 
35. not…until 直到…才.… 
36. one…the other/ some…others 一个…另一个… 
37. see/hear sb do (doing) sth. 看见某人做了/正在做某事 
38. so…that 如此…以至于… 
39. spend...on (in) doing sth. 在…方面花费… 
40. stop sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事 
41. stop to do/doing 停下来去做某事 
42. take/bring sth with sb. 随身携带 
43.The+比较级, the+比较级 越…越… 
44. There is something wrong with… …出了问题/毛病 
45. too…to 太…以至于不能… 
46. used to 过去常常 
47. What about…/How about…? …怎么样呢? 
48. What’s wrong /the matter with…? …出什么问题了? 
49. Why not…? 为什么不做…呢? 
50. Will (Would, Could) you please…? 你愿不愿意做….呢?

英语词组搭配

4. 英语搭配词组

1.to switch on  the computer  打开电脑
2.to save   a document          保存文件          
3.to print   your work              打印你的作品         
4.to connect   to the Internet   连接到因特网      
5.to send   an email                 发送电子邮件
6.to open   a new document      打开一个新文件           
7.to visit     a website                 访问网站 
8.to download     music             下载音乐
9.to play           computer game   玩电脑游戏    
10.to click          on "open"           点击打开

5. 英语词组搭配积累 | 第五轮

1. flopped adj. 搞砸了,失败了 = botched; flip your lid发火,气得丧失自制力,lid - eyelid; 
  
  
 2. gum up 搞乱,把事情搞砸;使出毛病;spoil sth, destroy sth 
  
 3. bat your eyes/eyelashes 眉目传情,挤眉弄眼
  
 - bat a thousand 非常成功,大获全胜
  
 - go to bat for sb 帮助/支持某人;辩护
  
 - go to bat against 作出不利于...的证词
  
 - not bat an eyelid  不动声色,面不改色,眼睛都不眨一下 eg: She didn’t bat an eyelid when I told her my news. 
  
 - bat around; bat an idea around 详细讨论(想法,计划)的可行性;闲逛eg: It’s just an idea we’ve been batting around. 
  
 - off one’s own bat 凭借自己的力量;独立地
  
 - right off the bat 立刻,马上,立即
  
 - bat out 粗制滥造,匆匆作成 = crank out
  
 - blind as a bat 完全看不见东西 eg: He was groping around blind as a bat. 
  
 - have bats in the/one’s belfry 行为乖张,异想天开,发痴 eg: When she talked about going to the moon she was thought to have bats in her belfry.  (belfery n. 钟楼,中塔;在这里是头,脑袋)
  
 - like a bat out of hell 飞速地,不顾一切地
  
 - go apeshit 勃然大怒(ape在生气时会互相投掷粪便)
  
 - batshit = very; he’s gone batshit crazy 简直是疯了
  
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 3. be in hock to sb 欠某人某物; hock 典当,抵押;动物后腿关节;德国的白葡萄酒;eg: I’m in hock to bank for $60.  in hock 在抵押中,out of hock 不复抵押
  
 4. sth shine the spotlight on sth 使聚光灯闪耀在...上;steal the spotlight 抢风头,抢占别人的风采 = steak the show / thunder / limelight 
  
 5. silly clips of dog antics 狗狗滑稽动作的视
  
 - give sb a clip round the ear 给了一记耳光
  
 - at a fast / good / steady clip 迅速,很快地
  
 - clip one’s wings 限制某人的自由/权力;Clip one’s own wings 自断双臂;壮士断腕
  
 - clip sth off 缩短,削减; eg: clip two seconds off
  
 6. not have a bar of sth 与某事毫不相干,无关,不粘手 eg: If he tries to sell you his car, don’t have a bar of it. 
  
 - behind bars 坐牢
  
 - be admitted / called to the bar 获得律师资格; go to the bar 当律师;read for the bar 攻读律师资格;be called within the bar 被任命为皇家律师
  
 - bar none 无一例外,没有例外;bar 除了...之外;eg: the best Hotel in town, bar none. 
  
 - set the bar low/high 设定低/高要求
  
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 7. crank out 粗制滥造=bat out, churn out, cobble together 
  
 8. Greak gifts 来者不善;害人的礼物;黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 The weasel pays respect to hen without best of intentions. 
  
 9. slippery slope 灾难性的急剧下滑
  
 10. 对...有好感,情有独钟 I have a thing for...
  
 11. 我走神了。我走神了Sorry, I zoned/spaced/tuned out. I wasn’t paying attention, what did you say? Sorry? I’m spacing out.
  
 12. 纠结 I was torn between A and B. I’m debating whether I should do A or do B. 
  
 13. 很遗憾... eg:很遗憾我不能开车。 It’s a shame that I can’t drive Unfortunately I can’t drive Too bad that I can’t drive
  
 14. 废话少说,别废话了。Can you just cut to the point? Just tell me the price. 
  
 15. 别唬我!别骗我。Don't lie to me. Don't try to trick me. Don' try to make a fool out of me. 
  
 16. 我明白了。I get what u’re saying. I understand.             I get it now. That makes sense. Fair enough. 
  
 17. 我知道 I know of sb浅显的知道,I know about 深一些了解(但对方不认识我);I know sb 我和sb互相认识。
  
 18. 鞋磨脚跟 My shoes are killing或 My foot is killing;killing 是个关键词,身体哪儿疼哪就killing;我头疼 My head is killing;我腿疼  My leg is killing
  
 19. 怂 He is a wimp / wuss / wet. wet n. 窝囊废,软骨头
  
 20. 别跟我耍小聪明。Don’t be smart with me. 他是个精明的人 He is clever than any other in the company. (贬)褒义:intelligent, wise, ingenious, genius, brainy, he is born to do it生来就是干这个的,well, I’m not just a pretty face 老娘可不是个花瓶
  
 21. 速度很快 the speed is high / low (不能用fast);学到很多知识 gain, acquire, get knowledge (不是learn+具体的东西);价格很贵 the price is high / low (sth is expensive) ;我觉得我不能 I don’t think I can do it.( 不是 I think I can’t);拥挤的交通 heavy traffic (crowded+人;如crowded bus) 
  
 22. uncharted territory 未知的领域
  
 23. food stalls 大排档,小吃摊;to drum up business 招揽生意;drum up 竭力争取,鼓动,纠集;招揽顾客
  
 24. giveaway(s) n. 推销产品送的赠送品;使真相暴露的事物;eg: She pretenses she wasn’t excited but the expression on her face was a dead giveaway.  他假装不为所动,可脸上表情却将她的心绪暴露无遗。
  
 25. were sb/sth down 把某物/某人磨损,使疲劳,厌烦,说服... 
  
 26. there’s a major departure from sth 与...大相径庭;严重背离...
  
 27. up and running 生龙活虎的,运行正常的,在使用中的;supply chains are up and running 
  
 28. shopping arcade 商业中心;购物中心;shopping vouchers 购物卷
  
 29. get under way 开始,开始进行
  
 30. run up 匆匆制成,迅速积累,高涨= ramp up
  
 31. in the throes or 处于...困境中;在...挣扎中;在...痛苦中eg: While they are in the throes of the pandemic 
  
 32. gruelling slog 艰苦不懈的努力,跋涉;slog n. 一段时间的艰苦努力;
  
 33. slog through; slog away at sth 埋头苦干,坚持不懈地做 eg: She’s been sloughing away at that piece of music for weeks. She slogged her way through four piles of ironing. 她辛辛苦苦一连熨了四堆衣服。 
  
 - slog one’s way through 艰难行进,顽强地走,奋力前行;He started to slog  his way through the undergrowth. 他踏上了穿越林莽的艰难征程。 undergrowth n. 林下灌丛
  
 - slog it out. 决出胜负,一决雌雄; slog/sweat/work your guts out! 拼命工作,拼命干活 I slogged my guts out for the exam. 为了这次考试命都豁出去了。
  
 34. let rip; let sth tip 使全省前进;使尽快做,使尽快发生;eg: Come in, let her rip! 让车全速前进吧!This would cause inflation to let rip again. let inflation rip. 导致急剧的通货膨胀
  
 - rip sb off; rip sth off 偷盗,偷窃
  
 - let rip at sb 激动地说,忘乎所以的说 eg: When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him. 
  
 35. bite v. 产生不良影响;as the recession bites,
  
 - be bitten by sth 对某事着迷 eg: He’s been bitten by the travel bug. 他迷上了旅游。
  
 - bite the bullet 咬紧牙关;对付不愉快的事情
  
 - bite the dust 失败,被打败,被摧毁;eg: Thousands of small business bite the dust every year. 每年数以千计的小企业倒闭。
  
 - bite the hand that feeds you 伤害恩人,恩将仇报
  
 - bite your lip 忍住说话,抑制感情流露
  
 - bite off more than you can chew 想一口吃成胖子,不自量力
  
 - bite your tongue 隐忍不言,没说出来(避免..)
  
 - I, etc could have been bitten my/her/his tongue out/off 表示说出愚蠢,或让人尴尬的话  
  
 - bite back your ange 按捺住怒火
  
 - bite into sth 咬/切/陷入 某物 eg: The horses’ hooves bit deep into the soft earth. (hoof马蹄,单)
  
 36. bug n. 小虫子;轻微传染病,小病;a flu bug 流感;There’s a stomach bug going round. 现在流行一种肠胃传染病;I picked up a bug in the office. 我在办公室里被染了疾病。
  
 - the ~ bug 着迷,热衷;the travel bug 旅游狂热;She was never interested in fitness before but now she’s been bitten by the bug. 他以前从不在乎健身,但现在却着迷了。
  
 - n. 窃听器;程序故障...
  
 37. every bit as good/bad... as sb/sth 和某物,某人同样好,同样坏 eg: Rome is every bit as beautiful as Paris. 罗马和巴黎一样美丽。( every bit 完全,全然)
  
 - Not a bit of it! 根本不是那样,压根就没发生。
  
 - to bits 变成小块;The book fell to bite in my hands. 
  
 - to bits 非常;十分; I love my kids to bits. 我十分爱我的孩子。She was thrilled to bits when I said I’d come. 我说我回来,她就兴奋不已。
  
 - do your bit. 做好分内的事情,尽自己的力量 
  
 - bits and pieces; bits and bobs 零星物品,零碎东西 eg: She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left. 她把零零碎碎的东西都塞进了包里就走了。
  
 - a bit of all right [英口] 顶呱呱的好事,意料之外的好运气。That’s a bit of all right. 
  
 38. stand a good chance 很有可能,大有希望
  
 39. on the wrong side of the law 违反法律
  
 40. a swathe of / swathes of 大块的,大片的;swathe n. (割了庄稼的)一长条田地;eg: The combine had cut a swathe around the edge of the field. v. 包着,裹着,覆盖;He was lying on the hospital bed, swathed in bandages. 他裹着绷带,躺在医院的病床上。 
  
 41. cut a swathe through sth( 人,火)把某地一片夷为平地,使大部分遭受破坏
  
 42. by and large 大体上,总的来说
  
 43. safe in the knowledge that 因掌握了某种所说明的情况,做某事无风险或无需担忧;译成:大家都知道
  
 44. quid pro quo n. (拉丁)补偿物;想等物;交换条件,让步条件
  
 45. dressing down n. 狂揍,狠狠训斥
  
 46. be at the forefront 走在最前列,站在最前
  
 47. Hardly a day goes by without news of Chinese medical supplies, 没有一天没有中国医疗用品的信息,每天都有信息
  
 48. freeze sb out (of sth) 故意排斥,排挤(使不能参加)The technology companies have been frozen out of some standard-setting. 
  
 - 电脑卡了 My Computer is frozen. 
  
 - freeze your blood; make your blood freeze 令人毛骨悚然 
  
 49. rite of passage n.通过仪式;人生大事及其庆祝仪式(常用复数形式表示)Some students find creative ways to keep this rite of passage alive. 
  
 50. not an ounce of 没有一丁点,丝毫没有;without event an ounce of resentment 没有一丝怨言;There’s not an ounce of truth in her story. 他没有一句实话。
  
 51. chapter and verse (一句话,信念的)确切依据,确切出处;eg: You must give us chapter and verse for your charge that he has taken bribes. 你必须对指控他受贿一事向我们提供确切证据。
  
 52. chapter and verse 详细的情况;详尽地,精确地;eg: give chapter and verse for what was already know in general terms对大体上已经知道的事情提供详细细节;He repeated chapter and verse the ideas he had advanced. 他把他提出的意见逐字逐句重复了一遍。
  
 53. a chapter of accidents 接二连三的不幸事故,接踵而来的灾祸;eg: Their exploration to the primeval forest was quite a chalet of accidents. 他们去原始森林探险,的确发生了一连串意想不到的事情。
  
 54. to the end of the chapter 到最后,到死,致死
  
 55. the short end of the stick 不公平的待遇,不利处境;eg: get the short end of the stick 被轻视,被忽略; = the wrong end of the stick 错误的理解;不利地位;eg: You have got hold of the wrong end of the stick. 你完全误解了。
  
 56. the thin end of the wedge n. 得寸进尺的开端;可能引发重大后果的小事;eg: This demand is only the thin end of the wedge, soon they will want more and more.  (wedge n. 木楔子,楔子形状的物体,如蛋糕;a wedge of cake 一角蛋糕;v. 挤进,塞入;to wedge the door open 把楔子卡住门让它开着)
  
 57. drive a wedge 把木楔放在ab中间;制造不合,损害关系,破坏关系;drive a wedge between a and b 搬弄是非;eg: I don’t want to drive a wedge between the two of you. 我不想挑拨离间。(knock out the wedges 使别人陷入困境后冷眼旁观,脱身而去) 
  
 58. wedge issue 楔子问题(导致分裂,改变立场的)political wedge issues 政党借以离间对手支持者的重大政治难题
  
 59. get down the brass tacks v.讨论实质问题;转入正题;开门见山
  
 60. heap praise on/upon sb 大加赞赏 ; 对...大加称赞(be the spearhead 当先锋)
  
 61. dos and don’ts n. 注意事项,行为准则;In the back of the guide there’s a list of the dos and don’ts of local etiquette. 
  
 62. slip into 陷入,进入(困难,不愉快的处境)
  
 63. hit a new milestone 达到新的里程碑;hit a grim milestone 严重的里程碑
  
 64. be along way from 与...大相径庭:相差很远
  
 65.  square sth with sb 征得sb的同意,认可;eg: I think I’ll be able to come, but I’ll square it with my parents. 
  
 66. by default 因对手缺席而胜利,躺赢;The Movie will win everything by default. 
  
 67. in default of sth 由于缺乏...,因为没有...;They accepted what he had said  in default of any evidence to disprove it. 
  
 68. seeing as 看作为;视…为…
  
 69. take one’s own life 自杀
  
 70. 
  
 71. wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve v.感情外露,把心事挂在脸上
  
 72. have / keep sth up your sleeve 心中自有主张;有锦囊妙计 
  
 73. wear / get on one’s nerves 使人心烦,难以忍受
  
 74. wear thin 开始变得不受欢迎,变得索然无趣;eg: The excuses are wearing a little thin. 这些托词让人听起来有些烦腻。
  
 75. wear and tear n. (正常使用)造成的磨损,损坏;The insurance policy does not cover damage caused by normal wear and tear. 
  
 76. to cap it all; to top it all 最糟糕的是,最倒霉的是
  
 77. if the cap fits, (wear it) 有则改之;eg: I didn’t actually say that you were lazy, but if the cap fits. 
  
 78. rant on about sth; at sb 怒吼,咆哮,大声抱怨;rant and rave 大叫大嚷,大声吵闹 with expletives 爆粗口
  
 79. snap back 迅速恢复,快速返回
  
 80. be weighted down; weigh sb down 使烦恼,给予压力,使颓废;The responsibilities of the job are weighting her down. 
  
 - weigh in with sth在讨论,活动中通过说某事,提供帮助;We all weighed in with our suggestions. 我们都提了建议。Finally the government weighted in with financial aid. 最后政府提供了财政支援。
  
 81. go down the tubes 一落千丈
  
 82. prod sb into doing sth 催促sb做某事;敦促
  
 83. rumors have been taken flight with ... 谣言四起;his absence has fueled speculation over... 看不见他,也使得猜测四起
  
 84.  at loggerheads with sb over sth 与某人不和,相争,严重分歧;eg: The two governments are still at loggerheads over the island. 
  
 85. wade into river 蹚河水;
  
 - wade in/into sth 强行加入,介入,插手(打架,讨论,争论)eg: The Police waded into the crowd with batons. 
  
 - wade into sb 抨击sb
  
 - wade through sth 艰难处理,费力阅读;eg: I spent the whole day wading through the paperwork on my desk. 我一整天都在伏安处理文件。
  
 86. wide open adj. 完全开放的,大开的;易受攻击的
  
 87. not mince (your) words 直言不讳,毫不隐讳
  
 88. in jest adv. 开玩笑地;诙谐地;It is often used in jest by... 
  
 89. limp back to (受损后)缓慢进行,缓慢移动; The plane limped back to the airport. As China limps back to work after covid-19, 慢慢复工
  
 90. reel from... reeling from 由于...而踌躇;受...不好的影响
  
 91. weed out 清除,淘汰,除去;wipe out 消灭,彻底摧毁;垮台
  
 92. sit out 忍受着等待...过去;sit out the epidemic 躲过疫情
  
 93.  be in the vanguard of... 作为...的先锋
  
 94. cushion the blow 缓冲打击,说话委婉一些以免受打击;eg: He broke the news of my brother’s death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow.  cushion from/against the effects of... 没有受到...的打击
  
 95. be deluged with = be overwhelmed with 被淹没
  
 96. recoil from sb/sth 退缩,畏缩;eg: He recoiled in horror st the sight of the corpse. 他一见尸体就吓的往后缩了。recoil from doing/at sth 做出厌恶或恐惧的反应;eg: She recoiled from the idea of betraying her brother. 背叛自己兄弟这个想法使他感到恐惧。n. 枪的反冲,后坐力
  
 97. wind down 平静下来;放松一下;(钟表等)慢下来; wind sth down 使(业务,活动)停下来,逐步结束;车窗摇下;wind sth up 企业关闭,车窗摇上
  
 98. get ticked off 生气,大发雷霆
  
 99. make my mark 做出一些功绩
  
 100. dollars to doughnuts 十拿九稳
  
 101. slam on the  brakes 踩急刹车,急刹车
  
 102. pack a punch (酒)后劲大
  
 103. do the trick 奏效,起作用;I don’t know what it was that did the trick, but I’m definitely feeling better. Take the medicine, it will do the trick. 
  
 104. BYOB abbr.(用于宴会请柬上等)请自带酒来(bring your own booze/bottle)
  
 105. sth rears its head (某种风气)抬头

英语词组搭配积累 | 第五轮

6. 英语词组搭配积累 | 第五轮

1. flopped adj. 搞砸了,失败了 = botched; flip your lid发火,气得丧失自制力,lid - eyelid; 
  
  
 2. gum up 搞乱,把事情搞砸;使出毛病;spoil sth, destroy sth 
  
 3. bat your eyes/eyelashes 眉目传情,挤眉弄眼
  
 - bat a thousand 非常成功,大获全胜
  
 - go to bat for sb 帮助/支持某人;辩护
  
 - go to bat against 作出不利于...的证词
  
 - not bat an eyelid  不动声色,面不改色,眼睛都不眨一下 eg: She didn’t bat an eyelid when I told her my news. 
  
 - bat around; bat an idea around 详细讨论(想法,计划)的可行性;闲逛eg: It’s just an idea we’ve been batting around. 
  
 - off one’s own bat 凭借自己的力量;独立地
  
 - right off the bat 立刻,马上,立即
  
 - bat out 粗制滥造,匆匆作成 = crank out
  
 - blind as a bat 完全看不见东西 eg: He was groping around blind as a bat. 
  
 - have bats in the/one’s belfry 行为乖张,异想天开,发痴 eg: When she talked about going to the moon she was thought to have bats in her belfry.  (belfery n. 钟楼,中塔;在这里是头,脑袋)
  
 - like a bat out of hell 飞速地,不顾一切地
  
 - go apeshit 勃然大怒(ape在生气时会互相投掷粪便)
  
 - batshit = very; he’s gone batshit crazy 简直是疯了
  
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 3. be in hock to sb 欠某人某物; hock 典当,抵押;动物后腿关节;德国的白葡萄酒;eg: I’m in hock to bank for $60.  in hock 在抵押中,out of hock 不复抵押
  
 4. sth shine the spotlight on sth 使聚光灯闪耀在...上;steal the spotlight 抢风头,抢占别人的风采 = steak the show / thunder / limelight 
  
 5. silly clips of dog antics 狗狗滑稽动作的视
  
 - give sb a clip round the ear 给了一记耳光
  
 - at a fast / good / steady clip 迅速,很快地
  
 - clip one’s wings 限制某人的自由/权力;Clip one’s own wings 自断双臂;壮士断腕
  
 - clip sth off 缩短,削减; eg: clip two seconds off
  
 6. not have a bar of sth 与某事毫不相干,无关,不粘手 eg: If he tries to sell you his car, don’t have a bar of it. 
  
 - behind bars 坐牢
  
 - be admitted / called to the bar 获得律师资格; go to the bar 当律师;read for the bar 攻读律师资格;be called within the bar 被任命为皇家律师
  
 - bar none 无一例外,没有例外;bar 除了...之外;eg: the best Hotel in town, bar none. 
  
 - set the bar low/high 设定低/高要求
  
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 7. crank out 粗制滥造=bat out, churn out, cobble together 
  
 8. Greak gifts 来者不善;害人的礼物;黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 The weasel pays respect to hen without best of intentions. 
  
 9. slippery slope 灾难性的急剧下滑
  
 10. 对...有好感,情有独钟 I have a thing for...
  
 11. 我走神了。我走神了Sorry, I zoned/spaced/tuned out. I wasn’t paying attention, what did you say? Sorry? I’m spacing out.
  
 12. 纠结 I was torn between A and B. I’m debating whether I should do A or do B. 
  
 13. 很遗憾... eg:很遗憾我不能开车。 It’s a shame that I can’t drive Unfortunately I can’t drive Too bad that I can’t drive
  
 14. 废话少说,别废话了。Can you just cut to the point? Just tell me the price. 
  
 15. 别唬我!别骗我。Don't lie to me. Don't try to trick me. Don' try to make a fool out of me. 
  
 16. 我明白了。I get what u’re saying. I understand.             I get it now. That makes sense. Fair enough. 
  
 17. 我知道 I know of sb浅显的知道,I know about 深一些了解(但对方不认识我);I know sb 我和sb互相认识。
  
 18. 鞋磨脚跟 My shoes are killing或 My foot is killing;killing 是个关键词,身体哪儿疼哪就killing;我头疼 My head is killing;我腿疼  My leg is killing
  
 19. 怂 He is a wimp / wuss / wet. wet n. 窝囊废,软骨头
  
 20. 别跟我耍小聪明。Don’t be smart with me. 他是个精明的人 He is clever than any other in the company. (贬)褒义:intelligent, wise, ingenious, genius, brainy, he is born to do it生来就是干这个的,well, I’m not just a pretty face 老娘可不是个花瓶
  
 21. 速度很快 the speed is high / low (不能用fast);学到很多知识 gain, acquire, get knowledge (不是learn+具体的东西);价格很贵 the price is high / low (sth is expensive) ;我觉得我不能 I don’t think I can do it.( 不是 I think I can’t);拥挤的交通 heavy traffic (crowded+人;如crowded bus) 
  
 22. uncharted territory 未知的领域
  
 23. food stalls 大排档,小吃摊;to drum up business 招揽生意;drum up 竭力争取,鼓动,纠集;招揽顾客
  
 24. giveaway(s) n. 推销产品送的赠送品;使真相暴露的事物;eg: She pretenses she wasn’t excited but the expression on her face was a dead giveaway.  他假装不为所动,可脸上表情却将她的心绪暴露无遗。
  
 25. were sb/sth down 把某物/某人磨损,使疲劳,厌烦,说服... 
  
 26. there’s a major departure from sth 与...大相径庭;严重背离...
  
 27. up and running 生龙活虎的,运行正常的,在使用中的;supply chains are up and running 
  
 28. shopping arcade 商业中心;购物中心;shopping vouchers 购物卷
  
 29. get under way 开始,开始进行
  
 30. run up 匆匆制成,迅速积累,高涨= ramp up
  
 31. in the throes or 处于...困境中;在...挣扎中;在...痛苦中eg: While they are in the throes of the pandemic 
  
 32. gruelling slog 艰苦不懈的努力,跋涉;slog n. 一段时间的艰苦努力;
  
 33. slog through; slog away at sth 埋头苦干,坚持不懈地做 eg: She’s been sloughing away at that piece of music for weeks. She slogged her way through four piles of ironing. 她辛辛苦苦一连熨了四堆衣服。 
  
 - slog one’s way through 艰难行进,顽强地走,奋力前行;He started to slog  his way through the undergrowth. 他踏上了穿越林莽的艰难征程。 undergrowth n. 林下灌丛
  
 - slog it out. 决出胜负,一决雌雄; slog/sweat/work your guts out! 拼命工作,拼命干活 I slogged my guts out for the exam. 为了这次考试命都豁出去了。
  
 34. let rip; let sth tip 使全省前进;使尽快做,使尽快发生;eg: Come in, let her rip! 让车全速前进吧!This would cause inflation to let rip again. let inflation rip. 导致急剧的通货膨胀
  
 - rip sb off; rip sth off 偷盗,偷窃
  
 - let rip at sb 激动地说,忘乎所以的说 eg: When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him. 
  
 35. bite v. 产生不良影响;as the recession bites,
  
 - be bitten by sth 对某事着迷 eg: He’s been bitten by the travel bug. 他迷上了旅游。
  
 - bite the bullet 咬紧牙关;对付不愉快的事情
  
 - bite the dust 失败,被打败,被摧毁;eg: Thousands of small business bite the dust every year. 每年数以千计的小企业倒闭。
  
 - bite the hand that feeds you 伤害恩人,恩将仇报
  
 - bite your lip 忍住说话,抑制感情流露
  
 - bite off more than you can chew 想一口吃成胖子,不自量力
  
 - bite your tongue 隐忍不言,没说出来(避免..)
  
 - I, etc could have been bitten my/her/his tongue out/off 表示说出愚蠢,或让人尴尬的话  
  
 - bite back your ange 按捺住怒火
  
 - bite into sth 咬/切/陷入 某物 eg: The horses’ hooves bit deep into the soft earth. (hoof马蹄,单)
  
 36. bug n. 小虫子;轻微传染病,小病;a flu bug 流感;There’s a stomach bug going round. 现在流行一种肠胃传染病;I picked up a bug in the office. 我在办公室里被染了疾病。
  
 - the ~ bug 着迷,热衷;the travel bug 旅游狂热;She was never interested in fitness before but now she’s been bitten by the bug. 他以前从不在乎健身,但现在却着迷了。
  
 - n. 窃听器;程序故障...
  
 37. every bit as good/bad... as sb/sth 和某物,某人同样好,同样坏 eg: Rome is every bit as beautiful as Paris. 罗马和巴黎一样美丽。( every bit 完全,全然)
  
 - Not a bit of it! 根本不是那样,压根就没发生。
  
 - to bits 变成小块;The book fell to bite in my hands. 
  
 - to bits 非常;十分; I love my kids to bits. 我十分爱我的孩子。She was thrilled to bits when I said I’d come. 我说我回来,她就兴奋不已。
  
 - do your bit. 做好分内的事情,尽自己的力量 
  
 - bits and pieces; bits and bobs 零星物品,零碎东西 eg: She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left. 她把零零碎碎的东西都塞进了包里就走了。
  
 - a bit of all right [英口] 顶呱呱的好事,意料之外的好运气。That’s a bit of all right. 
  
 38. stand a good chance 很有可能,大有希望
  
 39. on the wrong side of the law 违反法律
  
 40. a swathe of / swathes of 大块的,大片的;swathe n. (割了庄稼的)一长条田地;eg: The combine had cut a swathe around the edge of the field. v. 包着,裹着,覆盖;He was lying on the hospital bed, swathed in bandages. 他裹着绷带,躺在医院的病床上。 
  
 41. cut a swathe through sth( 人,火)把某地一片夷为平地,使大部分遭受破坏
  
 42. by and large 大体上,总的来说
  
 43. safe in the knowledge that 因掌握了某种所说明的情况,做某事无风险或无需担忧;译成:大家都知道
  
 44. quid pro quo n. (拉丁)补偿物;想等物;交换条件,让步条件
  
 45. dressing down n. 狂揍,狠狠训斥
  
 46. be at the forefront 走在最前列,站在最前
  
 47. Hardly a day goes by without news of Chinese medical supplies, 没有一天没有中国医疗用品的信息,每天都有信息
  
 48. freeze sb out (of sth) 故意排斥,排挤(使不能参加)The technology companies have been frozen out of some standard-setting. 
  
 - 电脑卡了 My Computer is frozen. 
  
 - freeze your blood; make your blood freeze 令人毛骨悚然 
  
 49. rite of passage n.通过仪式;人生大事及其庆祝仪式(常用复数形式表示)Some students find creative ways to keep this rite of passage alive. 
  
 50. not an ounce of 没有一丁点,丝毫没有;without event an ounce of resentment 没有一丝怨言;There’s not an ounce of truth in her story. 他没有一句实话。
  
 51. chapter and verse (一句话,信念的)确切依据,确切出处;eg: You must give us chapter and verse for your charge that he has taken bribes. 你必须对指控他受贿一事向我们提供确切证据。
  
 52. chapter and verse 详细的情况;详尽地,精确地;eg: give chapter and verse for what was already know in general terms对大体上已经知道的事情提供详细细节;He repeated chapter and verse the ideas he had advanced. 他把他提出的意见逐字逐句重复了一遍。
  
 53. a chapter of accidents 接二连三的不幸事故,接踵而来的灾祸;eg: Their exploration to the primeval forest was quite a chalet of accidents. 他们去原始森林探险,的确发生了一连串意想不到的事情。
  
 54. to the end of the chapter 到最后,到死,致死
  
 55. the short end of the stick 不公平的待遇,不利处境;eg: get the short end of the stick 被轻视,被忽略; = the wrong end of the stick 错误的理解;不利地位;eg: You have got hold of the wrong end of the stick. 你完全误解了。
  
 56. the thin end of the wedge n. 得寸进尺的开端;可能引发重大后果的小事;eg: This demand is only the thin end of the wedge, soon they will want more and more.  (wedge n. 木楔子,楔子形状的物体,如蛋糕;a wedge of cake 一角蛋糕;v. 挤进,塞入;to wedge the door open 把楔子卡住门让它开着)
  
 57. drive a wedge 把木楔放在ab中间;制造不合,损害关系,破坏关系;drive a wedge between a and b 搬弄是非;eg: I don’t want to drive a wedge between the two of you. 我不想挑拨离间。(knock out the wedges 使别人陷入困境后冷眼旁观,脱身而去) 
  
 58. wedge issue 楔子问题(导致分裂,改变立场的)political wedge issues 政党借以离间对手支持者的重大政治难题
  
 59. get down the brass tacks v.讨论实质问题;转入正题;开门见山
  
 60. heap praise on/upon sb 大加赞赏 ; 对...大加称赞(be the spearhead 当先锋)
  
 61. dos and don’ts n. 注意事项,行为准则;In the back of the guide there’s a list of the dos and don’ts of local etiquette. 
  
 62. slip into 陷入,进入(困难,不愉快的处境)
  
 63. hit a new milestone 达到新的里程碑;hit a grim milestone 严重的里程碑
  
 64. be along way from 与...大相径庭:相差很远
  
 65.  square sth with sb 征得sb的同意,认可;eg: I think I’ll be able to come, but I’ll square it with my parents. 
  
 66. by default 因对手缺席而胜利,躺赢;The Movie will win everything by default. 
  
 67. in default of sth 由于缺乏...,因为没有...;They accepted what he had said  in default of any evidence to disprove it. 
  
 68. seeing as 看作为;视…为…
  
 69. take one’s own life 自杀
  
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 71. wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve v.感情外露,把心事挂在脸上
  
 72. have / keep sth up your sleeve 心中自有主张;有锦囊妙计 
  
 73. wear / get on one’s nerves 使人心烦,难以忍受
  
 74. wear thin 开始变得不受欢迎,变得索然无趣;eg: The excuses are wearing a little thin. 这些托词让人听起来有些烦腻。
  
 75. wear and tear n. (正常使用)造成的磨损,损坏;The insurance policy does not cover damage caused by normal wear and tear. 
  
 76. to cap it all; to top it all 最糟糕的是,最倒霉的是
  
 77. if the cap fits, (wear it) 有则改之;eg: I didn’t actually say that you were lazy, but if the cap fits. 
  
 78. rant on about sth; at sb 怒吼,咆哮,大声抱怨;rant and rave 大叫大嚷,大声吵闹 with expletives 爆粗口
  
 79. snap back 迅速恢复,快速返回
  
 80. be weighted down; weigh sb down 使烦恼,给予压力,使颓废;The responsibilities of the job are weighting her down. 
  
 - weigh in with sth在讨论,活动中通过说某事,提供帮助;We all weighed in with our suggestions. 我们都提了建议。Finally the government weighted in with financial aid. 最后政府提供了财政支援。
  
 81. go down the tubes 一落千丈
  
 82. prod sb into doing sth 催促sb做某事;敦促
  
 83. rumors have been taken flight with ... 谣言四起;his absence has fueled speculation over... 看不见他,也使得猜测四起
  
 84.  at loggerheads with sb over sth 与某人不和,相争,严重分歧;eg: The two governments are still at loggerheads over the island. 
  
 85. wade into river 蹚河水;
  
 - wade in/into sth 强行加入,介入,插手(打架,讨论,争论)eg: The Police waded into the crowd with batons. 
  
 - wade into sb 抨击sb
  
 - wade through sth 艰难处理,费力阅读;eg: I spent the whole day wading through the paperwork on my desk. 我一整天都在伏安处理文件。
  
 86. wide open adj. 完全开放的,大开的;易受攻击的
  
 87. not mince (your) words 直言不讳,毫不隐讳
  
 88. in jest adv. 开玩笑地;诙谐地;It is often used in jest by... 
  
 89. limp back to (受损后)缓慢进行,缓慢移动; The plane limped back to the airport. As China limps back to work after covid-19, 慢慢复工
  
 90. reel from... reeling from 由于...而踌躇;受...不好的影响
  
 91. weed out 清除,淘汰,除去;wipe out 消灭,彻底摧毁;垮台
  
 92. sit out 忍受着等待...过去;sit out the epidemic 躲过疫情
  
 93.  be in the vanguard of... 作为...的先锋
  
 94. cushion the blow 缓冲打击,说话委婉一些以免受打击;eg: He broke the news of my brother’s death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow.  cushion from/against the effects of... 没有受到...的打击
  
 95. be deluged with = be overwhelmed with 被淹没
  
 96. recoil from sb/sth 退缩,畏缩;eg: He recoiled in horror st the sight of the corpse. 他一见尸体就吓的往后缩了。recoil from doing/at sth 做出厌恶或恐惧的反应;eg: She recoiled from the idea of betraying her brother. 背叛自己兄弟这个想法使他感到恐惧。n. 枪的反冲,后坐力
  
 97. wind down 平静下来;放松一下;(钟表等)慢下来; wind sth down 使(业务,活动)停下来,逐步结束;车窗摇下;wind sth up 企业关闭,车窗摇上
  
 98. get ticked off 生气,大发雷霆
  
 99. make my mark 做出一些功绩
  
 100. dollars to doughnuts 十拿九稳
  
 101. slam on the  brakes 踩急刹车,急刹车
  
 102. pack a punch (酒)后劲大
  
 103. do the trick 奏效,起作用;I don’t know what it was that did the trick, but I’m definitely feeling better. Take the medicine, it will do the trick. 
  
 104. BYOB abbr.(用于宴会请柬上等)请自带酒来(bring your own booze/bottle)
  
 105. sth rears its head (某种风气)抬头