新四级常考短语

高长：大学英语新四级考试常用短语

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a series of 一系列,一连串

a series of meetings/stamps一系列重要会议/一套邮票 above all 首先,尤其是

Don’t act hastily, and above all, don’t talk to anyone. 不要草率行事，尤其不要对任何人讲。 after all 毕竟,究竟 ahead of 在...之前

He was ahead of his class. 他在班上名列前茅。 ahead of time 提前 all at once 突然,同时 all but 几乎;除了...都

She was all but nine years old. 她差不多九岁了。

We found them all but one. 除一人以外，其余的人我们都找到了。 all of a sudden 突然 all over 遍及；完，完全

We have friends all over the world. He ached all over. 他全身疼痛。

The movie was all over when he get to the cinema. 他到电影院时，电影已经放完了。 all over again 再一次,重新 all the time 一直,始终 all the same 仍然,照样的 as regards 关于,至于

+n./代词 As regards this journey, we can now decide nothing. 关于这次旅行，我们不能做任何决定。

anything but 根本不

She is anything but beautiful. 她根本不漂亮。

I can give you anything but this book. 除了这本书外，我什么都可以给你。 as a matter of fact 实际上 apart from 除...外(有/无) （美）aside from as a rule 通常,照例

as a result(of) 因此,由于

as far as ...be concerned 就...而言 As far as I am concerned, … 就我个人来说， as far as 远至, 到...程度

I will help you as far as I can. 我会尽可能帮助你。 as for 至于,关于 as follows 如下

该短语已成为固定不变的结构，不管主句的性、数变化如何。 My reasons are as follows. 我的理由如下。 The full text read as follows.全文如下。 as if 好像,仿怫

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 引导从句时，谓语动词常用虚拟语气；

在动词look, seem等词后也有用陈述语气的，但在科技文章中常用陈述预期； 有时as if后面接动词不定式。

He talks as if he were a scholar. 他讲话的态度俨然是一位学者。 It looks as if it’s going to rain. 看来好象要下雨。

He raised his hand as if to take off his hat. 他举起了手，像要脱帽似的。 as good as 和...几乎一样 as usual 像平常一样,照例 as to 至于,关于 all right 令人满意的;可以 as well 同样,也,还 作副词用，放在被强调词之后。

China possessed enormous quantities of coal and oil as well. 中国拥有大量的煤，而且也拥有大量的石油。

as well as 除...外(也),即...又

as well as 是个并列连词，通常连接两个同等成分；

连接两个并列主语时，其谓语动词与第一个主语人称和数一致； 与not only…but also不同，它强调后者。 aside from 除...外(还有) =apart from

at a loss 茫然,不知所措

He was at a loss for words. 他不知道说什么话才好。

He was at a loss to what to do when the machine was out of order. 机器发生了故障，他不知道怎么办。

at a time 一次,每次

不能与at one time（曾经，从前曾）混淆 Do one thing at a time. 一次做一件事。

We cannot attend to two matters at a time. 我们不能在同一时间里办两件事。 at all 丝毫(不),一点也不 at all costs 不惜一切代价 at all events 不管怎样,无论如何 =in any event

At all events you had better try. 不管怎样，你还是试一试的好。 at all times 随时,总是 at any rate 无论如何,至少 at best 充其量,至多 做副词用

We can walk at best 20 miles a day. 我们一天最多能走20英里。 at first 最初,起先

Many compounds were thought at first to be elements.许多化合物起初被人们误认为是元素。 at first sight 乍一看,初看起来 at hand 在手边,在附近 at heart 内心里,本质上 at home 在家,在国内

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 at intervals 不时,每隔...

中间可加形容词，如long, short, regular等，分别表示“偶尔，常常，每隔一定时间（定期地） Being very sleepy, he yawned at intervals. 他困极了，不时地打呵欠。

The worker inspected the new machine at regular interval. 这位工人每隔一定时间（定期）检查这台机器。

at large 大多数,未被捕获的，详细地

The criminal is still at large. 罪犯仍在逍遥法外。

We discussed the matter at large. 我们详细地讨论了这件事情。 The people at large support this reform. 广大群众支持这次改革。 at least 至少 at last 终于 at length 最终,终于 比at last更正式

The patient came to himself at length.病人终于苏醒过来了。 at most 至多,不超过 at no time 从不,决不 by accident 偶然

at one time 曾经,一度;同时 放在句首时，句中主谓语应倒装。

At no time will china be first to use nuclear weapons. 中国在任何时候都不首先使用核武器。 at present 目前,现在 at sb’s disposal 任...处理 可作副词或形容词用。

I don’t have much time at my disposal. 我没有很多自由支配的时间。 My father’s car is at my disposal. 我父亲的汽车可供我使用。 at the cost of 以...为代价 at the mercy of 任凭...摆布

The boat is at the mercy of the wild waves. 这条船任恶浪摆布。

Agriculture in that country is largely at the mercy of the weather. 那个国家的农业在很大程度上靠天气。

at the moment 此刻,目前 at this rate 照此速度 at times 有时,间或

back and forth 来回地,反复地 back of 在...后面

There is a garden at the back of the house. 屋后有一个花园。 before long 不久以后

注意与long before(很久以前)的区别

beside point 离题的,不相干的=off the point to the point 切中要害,切题

My remarks are not beside the point. 我的话并不离题。 beyond question 毫无疑问 用作形容词或副词用。

His honesty is beyond question. 他的诚实是不用怀疑的。

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 by air 通过航空途径

by all means 尽一切办法,务必 by and by 不久,迟早 作副词用。

By and by I got used to the noise in the workshop.很快我就习惯了车间的嘈杂声。 by chance 偶然,碰巧 by far 最,...得多

修饰比较级和最高级，强调数量、程度等。

He is by far the wisest boy in the class. 他在班上是顶聪明的男生。

This design is by far the better of the two. 在这两个设计中，这个要好得多。 by hand 用手,用体力 by itself 自动地,独自地

The machine works by itself. 机器自动地运转。 by means of 用,依靠 by mistake 错误地,无意地 by no means 决不,并没有 by oneself 单独地,独自地 by reason of 由于 by the way 顺便说说 by virtue of 借助,由于

A new laboratory was set up by virtue of government aid. 依靠的帮助，建立了一个新实验室。 by way of 经由,通过...方法 due to 由于,因为 each other 互相 even if/though 即使,虽然 ever so 非常,极其 作状语，主要用于口语中； 修饰名词时用ever such (a)

The ocean is ever so deep. 海洋非常深。

She is ever such a nice girl. 她是个非常好的姑娘。 every now and then 时而,偶尔 every other 每隔一个的

作定语，修饰单数可数名词；也可作“所有其他的”讲。

The milkman makes deliveries every other day. 送牛奶人每隔一天送一次奶。

Every other girl in the class got a present but me. 除我外，班上其他的姑娘全都收到了一件礼物。 except for 除了...外

作“若不是”讲时，用于虚拟语气；作“除„外只是”讲时，指不同类事物或人的比较，或表示对主要部分加以肯定外，仍有部分不应肯定或应修正。注意与except的区别，except是指从同一类事物总体中除去一部分。

Except for you, I should be dead by now. 要不是你，我现在早死了。 Your essay is good except for the spelling. 你的文章甚好，只是拼字有误。 face to face 面对面地 作状语，也可作表语。其后可接with.

They will debate face to face. 他们将面对面进行辩论。

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 Suddenly I came to face to face with an angry dog. 我突然碰到一只凶狗。 far from 远非,远离

可接名词、代词、形容词和动名词短语；far from it 作“远非如此”讲 The sun is far from the earth. 太阳离地球很远。 The struggle is far from over. 斗争远没结束。 She is far from pleased about it. 她对此很不高兴。 for ever 永远

作状语，位于句末；for ever and ever 语气更强

The revolutionary martyrs will live for ever in our hearts。先烈们将永远活在我们心里。 for good 永久地

The lost money was gone for good. for the better 好转

His health has changed for the better. 他的健康状况有了好转。 for the moment 暂时,目前 指说话时的那一刻

What can we do for the moment ? 我们眼下能做些什么呢？ for the present 暂时,目前 暗示现在情况如此，将来则未必。

we have enough butter for the present ,though we may have to buy some more next week.我们目前的黄油是足够的，尽管下周我们还得再买一些。 for the sake of 为了,为了...的利益 作状语；

与for sb’s sake或for sth’s sake同义

for god's (goodness', pity's, mercy's)sake表示加强祈使句的语气；作“务必，务请”，“看在上帝的面份上，天啊”讲。

We must struggle for the sake of peace.为了和平我们必须斗争。 For God's don't fire that gun. 千万别放。 for the time being 暂时,眼下

I’m living with my parents for the time being. 我暂时同父母住在一起 。 from time to time 有时,不时

The price has been adjusted from time to time. 价格已间或作了调整。 hand in hand 手拉手 ,密切关联

Selfishness and unhappiness often go hand in hand.自私的人往往无幸福可言。 head on 迎面地,正面的 常在句子中作状语。

The ship struck the rocks head on. 那条船船头触礁。 heart and soul 全心全意地

We are devoted heart and soul to the cause of socialism. 我们全心全意致力于社会主义事业。 how about ...怎么样

常用于建议、询问意见、探听消息、责备等，后接名词或动名词。 in a hurry 匆忙,急于

表示“急于（做）”时，后接to do；表示“容易地，很快地”，常用于否定句。 He is in a hurry to be rich. in case of 假如,防备

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 注意与in case 区别，in case接从句，in case of接名词。 in a moment 立刻,一会儿

I'll join you in a moment.我马上就到你那里去。 in a sense 从某种意义上说 in a way 在某种程度上 in a word 简言之,总之 与in one word 同义，放在句首。

in accordance with 与...一致,按照 in addition 另外,加之

In any case, molecules have this energy, and perhaps other forms of energy in addition.任何气体的分子都具有这种能量，也许另外还有其他形式的能量。 in addition to 除...之外(还) 与besides同义，注意与in addition区别

In addition to apples you asked for, I bought you some oranges.除了你要的苹果外，我还为你买了些橘子。

in advance 预先,事先 pay in advance预付 in all 总共,合计 in any case 无论如何

In any case, finish this today. 无论如何，今天要把这项工作完成。 in any event 无论如何

This problem must be solved in any event. 这个问题无论如何必须解决。 in brief 简单地说 news in brief 简要新闻 in charge of 负责,总管 注意与in the charge of区别

An experienced engineer is in charge of the project.一位有经验的工程师负责这项工作。 in common 共用的,共有的

可作定语或状语。in common with 做“与。。。有共同之处”讲 We have a lot in common. 我们有许多共同之处。

In common with everyone eles I hold that this is important.与其他每个人一样，我也认为这是重要的。

in consequence(of) 因此;由于 后接of时，作“由于。。。，考虑到。。。”讲

He got thoroughly wet and,in consequence,he caught a bad cold.他浑身都淋湿了，因此得了重感冒。

in debt 欠债,欠情 与be连用，后可接to sb.

He was sixty thousand dollars in debt.他负债六万美元。

He is in debt to the automobile dealer for his car.他因买汽车欠了汽车商一笔债。 in detail 详细地 中间可加形容词

They worked out a plan in great detail.他们极具体的制定了计划。 in difficulty 处境困难

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 作“困难”讲时，常用复数形式

He is in financial difficulties. 他手头拮据。 in effect 实际上,事实上

The policy will remain in effect before the issue of the new one. 在颁布新之前，这种将仍然生效。

in general 一般来说,大体上

作状语，也作定语。作定语时，常置于复数名词之后，作“大多数”讲 In general ,people like children.通常，人们喜欢儿童。 People in general like children.大多数人都喜欢他们的孩子们。 in favor of 支持,赞成

Are you in favor of starting now? 你赞成现在就开始吗？ The judgment is in favor of the accused. 判决有利于被告。 in front of 面对,在...前面 注意与in the front of 区别

He is sanding in front of the house. 他站在这座房子前面（外部）。

The teacher is standing in the front of the classroom.老师站在教室的前头（内部）。 in half 成两半

The apple was cut in half. 那苹果切成两半。 in hand 在进行中,待办理

I have much business in hand.我手头有许多事务要办理。 The work is in hand.工作在进行中。 in honour of 为庆祝,为纪念

Put on a monument in honour of those killed in battle. 为纪念阵亡将士而建造纪念。 in itself 本质上,就其本身而言

The meeting is in itself a symbol of unity. 这次会议本身就是团结的象征。 in line with 与...一致

The plan is in line with my ideas.这个计划与我的想法一致。

Each nation should develop its industry in line with the principle of national independence.每个国家都该根据民族的原则来发展工业。 in memory of 纪念

a monument in memory of Columbus哥伦布纪念碑

The statue was erected in memory of Dr.Sun Yet-sen.这雕像是为纪念孙中山而建的。 in no case 决不

置于句首时，主谓语要用倒装语序

In no case are you to leave your post.在任何情况你都不能离开岗位。 I will in no case shirk my resonsibilities.我决不逃避责任。 in no time 立即,马上

You can learn it in no time. 这事你一学就会。 in no way 决不

置于句首时，主谓语要用倒装语序,同in no case

she in no way resemble her mother.她长得一点也不像她母亲。 in order 按顺序,按次序

Line up and enter the museum in order.排好队依次进入博物馆。 Tables and chairs were put in order.桌子和椅子放得井然有序。

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 in other words 换句话说 常做插入语

He is very much interested in his work, in other words, he loves it. 他对他的工作非常感兴趣，也就是说他非常热爱它的工作。 in part 部分地

His success was in part due to luck.他的成功部分是由于运气。 in particular 特别，尤其

I like that city and climate in particular.他喜欢那个城市，特别是那里的气候。 in person 亲自,本人

Come in person, don’t write or phone.你亲自来，别写信或打电话。 in place 在合适的位置 可作形容词或副词

The proposal is not quite in place. 这建议并不什么恰当。 Every tool is in place. 每件工具都放在应放的位置。 in place of 代替，取代，交换

Use plastics in place of wood. 用塑料来替代木材。 in proportion of 与。。。成比例 注意与的区别，后者为引导状语从句的连词。

Production should grow in proportion to the population. 生产增长应与人口增长成比例。 The mirror is wide in proportion to the height. 这面镜子与它的高度比起来显得宽。 in public 公开地，当众

He never drinks in public. 他从不在公众场合喝酒。

The president made a speech in public. 总统当众发表了演说。 in quantity 大量

The sugar is produced in quantity. 大量生产糖。 in question 正在谈论的 作形容词用。作定语时常后置

Where is he man in question?我们说的那个人在哪里？

The law in question is likely to account for this phenomenon.我们所讨论的定律也许能解释这个现象。

in regard to 关于,至于 与 with regard to 同义

Suggestions in regard to technical innovation will be welcomed. 凡有关技术革新的建议都将受欢迎。

in relation to 关于,涉及 与 with relation to 同义

We have nothing to say in relation to the quality of the goods.关于这批货物的质量，我们没什么要说的。

in return 作为报答/回报/交换

He helped me, and hoped that i would do something for him in return. 他帮助了我，并希望我将做点什么来报答他。

in return for 作为对...报答

What can i do in return for your kindness? 我怎么才能报答你的好意呢？ in short 简言之,总之

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 In short, I’m going to live here myself. 总之，我要自己住在这。 in sight 被见到;在望

He is nowhere in sight.哪儿也不见他的踪影。 No vehicle is in sight. 一辆车子也看不见。 in spite of 尽管 后接宾语或 wh- 从句。

He carried out the plan in spite of others' opposition .尽管其他人都反对，他还是执行了这个计划。 In spite of what you say, I still believe he is honest. 不管你说什么，我还是相信他是诚实的。 in step 齐步,合拍 可作形容词、副词

They moved in step.他们齐步行进。 in step with 与...一致/协调

The workers' wage rise should be in step with inflation. 工人们的工资增长应跟上通货膨胀。 in tears 流着泪,在哭着

She answered in tears. 她含泪回答。 in the course of 在...期间/过程中 注意和 in course of （正在...的）的区别

In the course of my tour through Beijing i saw many new sights. 我在北京旅行时看到了许多新的景色。

(比较：The new railway is in course of construction .这条新铁路正在新建中。) in the distance 在远处 We saw a light in the distance. in the end 最后,终于

In the end we won the battle. 最后我们打了胜仗。 in the event of 如果...发生,万一

In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors. 倘若下雨，聚会将在室内举行。 Harvests are guaranteed even in the event of drought. 即使天旱也保证能丰收。 in the face of 即使;在...面前

He was calm in the face of the difficulty. 在困难面前，他很冷静。 in the first place 首先 用于列举事项

You can't go swimming. in the first place, the water is cold;and in the second place ,you are still so weak。 你不能去游泳。首先，水太凉；其次，你身体还欠佳。 in the future 在未来 与 in future 同义

Who can tell what will happen in the future. 谁能说出将来会发生什么事？ in the least 丝毫,一点

常用于疑问句、否定句或条件状语从句。注意与 at(the) least （起码，至少）的区别。 Are you in the least interested in skating? 你对滑雪多少有点兴趣吧？ At the moment, we mustn't relax in the least. 此刻我们绝不能有丝毫的松懈。 in (the)light of 鉴于,由于

He reviewed his decision in the light of recent developments.根据最近的事态发展，重新考虑了自己的决定。

We should adapt our measures in the light of the specific conditions. 我们应该根据具体情况调

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in the way 挡道

注意与 on the way （在...路上）和 in the way of （按照，关于）的区别 The box is in the way, please move it away.这箱子碍事，请把它移开。 He felt in the way in their company.他感到自己不受他们公司的欢迎。 in the world 究竟,到底

作“究竟，到底”讲时，常用于疑问句中，用来加强语气； 作“根本”讲时，用于否定句，用来强调语气。 Who in the world was it? 这到底是谁？

Where in the world did you find that necktie? 你究竟在哪里找到那领带的？ in time 及时;迟早；最终

注意与 on time （按时、准时）的区别。

Do you think we shall be in time for the train? 你看我们来得及赶上火车吗？ In time you'll learn everything.总有一天你会明白一切的。 in touch 联系,接触

常与 be,get,keep 等动词连用。

Are you still in touch with the people you know at college? 你仍然同在大学里认识的人联系吗？ in turn 依次,轮流;转而

We’ll cross the bridge in turn. 我们将挨个儿过桥。

Theory is based on practice and in turn serves practice. 理论以实践为基础，反过来又为实践服务。 in vain 徒劳,白费力

All our work was in vain. 我们白干一场。 instead of 代替,而不是

既可作复合介词，也可作复合并列连词，因此可连接名词、代词、动名次、或动词、形容词、副词、介词短语等。注意其前后句子成分要对等一致。

Plastics will be used instead of metal. 将用塑料来代替金属。

They went there on foot instead of by bus.他们是步行去那里的不是乘车去的。 just now 眼下;刚才

Just now they are asleep.这会他们在睡觉。 Tom came in just now. 汤姆刚进来。 little by little 逐渐地 作状语，位置可前可后。

His health seems to be improving little by little. 他的健康状况看来正在逐渐好转。 Little by little the floodwater receded. 洪水渐渐得退了。 lots of 许多

lots of = a lot of，可接可数名词和不可数名词。

We have a lot of eggs and lots of milk.。 我们有许多鸡蛋和大量的牛奶。 many a 许多

后接单数名词。如作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。

Many a ship has been wrecked on those rocks.许多船撞坏在那些礁石上。 more or less 或多或少,有点

They were more or less willing to help. 他们多少愿帮点忙。 next door 隔壁的,在隔壁 作状语；

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next door to作“和...隔壁；几乎是；近乎”讲 She lives next door. 她住在隔壁。

She lives next door to john. 她住在约翰的隔壁。 Such ideas are next to madness. 这些想法近乎疯狂。 I can see next door's back garden. 我能看见邻居的后花园。 no doubt 无疑地

No doubt Susan was the smartest girl in her class. 毫无疑问，苏珊是他班上最聪慧的女孩子。 You are new around here , no doubt. 你一定是这里新来的。 no less than 不少于...;不亚于... 注意与 not less than 含义不同，强调数量之多

There were no less than fifty wounded. 受伤者多达五十人。 Jim is no less clever than his brother. 吉姆和他兄弟一样聪明。 no longer 不再 = not any longer

He no longer lives in Shanghai. 他现在已不住在上海。 She is not any longer a teacher. 她已不再是一位老师了。 no more 不再 作状语（=not any more）；

重复前句内容时，用倒装句作“也不”讲； 作表语时，作“不在世”讲。

We saw him no more.我们再也没有看见他。

He can't afford a new car ,and no more can i. 他买不起新汽车，我也同样。 The old man is no more. 那老人亡故了。 no more than 至多,同...一样不 作“同„一样不”讲时，后接从句； 作“仅仅，只不过”讲时，后接名词； 作“至多，不超过”讲时，后接数字。

There was no more than one dollar in his pocket. 他口袋里最多只有一美元。 He is no more able to read Spanish than i am. 他和我一样都读不懂西班牙文。 She is no more than a shop assistant. 她不过是一名售货员。 none other than 不是别的,正是 后接名词，than 作介词用

The speaker was none other than the President himself. 演讲者正是总统本人。 nothing but 只有,只不过 后可接名词或动名词；

谓语动词为 do 时，后可街不带 to 的不定式 He is nothing but a student. 他只不过是个学生。

The child dreams of nothing but going to the zoo. 这孩子就是盼着要去动物园玩。 He did nothing but grumble. 他只会发牢骚。 now and then 时而,偶尔

作状语，与every now and then ,now and again同义。 We heard shots now and then. 我们不时地听到声。

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It rained off and on all day. 雨断断续续地下了一整天。 off duty 下班

A policeman does not wear uniform while off duty. 不执勤时，不穿制服。 on a large/small scale 大/小规模地 作状语，scale前还可用其他形容词修饰。

They are preparing for war on a large scale. 他们正在大规模的备战。 The issue was only discussed on a small scale. 这个问题只是小范围内讨论。 on account of 由于

He resigned on account of age.他因年迈而辞职。 on(an/the) average 平均,通常

On (an) average, i work ten hours a day. 我平均每天工作是小时。

On the average we receive three letters each day. 我们平均每天收到三封信。 on behalf of 代表

On behalf of my colleagues and myself, I’d like to give a warm welcome to you all. 我愿代表我的同事并以我个人的名义向你们大家表示热烈欢迎。

He worked hard on behalf of the poor. 他为了穷人的利益而奋力工作。 on board 在船(车/飞机)上 可作形容词、副词或介词

When everybody was on board, the ship sailed. 等所有的人都上了船，船起航了。 He has ever been on board an airplane before. 他从来没有坐过飞机。 At what time did he come on board? 他几点上船？ on business 因公

He has gone to Beijing on business. 他因公到北京去了。 on condition that 如果 作连词，引导条件状语从句

You may borrow the book, on condition that you do not lend it to anyone else.你可以借这本书，条件是你不把它借给别人。 on duty 上班,值班 可作形容词或副词

The policeman was on traffic duty。 那在执勤指挥交通。 He was on radar duty for two years。 他服役两年当雷达兵。 on earth 究竟,到底；天下，在人间，在世上 What on earth do you mean? 你到底是什么意思？

Marx was the greatest man on earth. 马克思是最伟大的人。 on fire 起火着火

The house is on fire. 房子着火了。

She stared at him with eyes on fire. 她用火辣辣的眼光盯着他。 on foot 步行, 在进行中 return home on foot 步行回家

a new scheme on foot 正在实行的新计划 on guard 站岗,值班

He is on guard at the gate.他在大门口站岗。

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Be on your guard against thieves. 谨防盗贼。 on hand 在场,在手边 可作形容词或副词

I have a large sum of money on hand. 我手头上有一大笔钱。 He likes to be on hand to supervise things. 我喜欢亲临现场监督。 on occasion(s) 有时,间或

We go to the theatre on occasion. 我们有时去看戏。 on one’s own ,独自

We can't solve this problem all on our own. 没有别人的帮助我们无法解决这一问题。 on purpose 故意地

I came here on purpose to see you. 我专程来这看你。 You stepped on my toe on purpose.你故意踩我脚趾。 on sale 出售,廉价出售

Will the new product be on sale next month? 这种新产品下月会上市吗？ This ten-dollar hat is now on sale for five.这种十美元的帽子现在削价卖五美元。 on schedule 按时间表,准时

The alarm woke him on schedule. 闹钟准时把他闹醒。 Our train is on schedule. 我们乘的火车正点到达。 on second thoughts 经重新考虑

On second thoughts, he decide to stay in china. 经再次考虑后，他决定留在中国。 on the contrary 正相反

You weren't boring me. On the contrary, you are interesting me frightfully. 你没有使我感到厌烦。恰恰相反，你非常令我感兴趣。

on the grounds of 根据,以...为由 可用that从句替换of

He had to retire on the grounds of health. 他身体不好只得退休。

They stopped this new scientific experiment on the ground that it would do more harm than good.由于弊大于利，他们停止了这项新的科学实验。 on (the) one hand 一方面 on the other hand 另一方面

On the one hand i admire his gift ,but on the other (hand) i distrust his judgment. 一方面我钦佩他的天赋，但另一方面我有怀疑他的判断能力。 on the point of 即将...的时刻 常作表语

The roof seems on the point of falling in. 屋顶眼看就要塌下来了。

I was on the point of telephoning you when your telegram arrived. 我正要打电话给你，你的电报就到了。

on the road 在旅途中

Iwas taken ill on the road.我在旅途中病了。 on the side 作为兼职/副 业

如side前加形容词，则作“偏于。。。，有些。。。”讲

His job at the hospital did not pay much,so he found another on the side. 他在医院工作的工资不高，因此他另外找了个兼职工作。

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 He makes a little money on the side by not reporting all his income to the taxman. 它通过向税务人员隐瞒部分收入的做法捞取少量外快。 Prices are on the high side.价格偏高。 on the spot 在场;马上

The police were on the spot within ten minutes. 十分钟内便到达现场。 I'll attend to it on the spot.我立即办理此事。 on the whole 总的来说,大体上

On the whole they got on very well with him. 总的来说，他们与他相处得非常好。 His work is good on the whole. 他的工作基本上还是好的。 on time 准时,以分期付款方式

The train arrived on time. 火车正点到达。

He bought a car on time. 他用分期付款的方式买了一辆汽车。 once again 再一次

Let me hear your sing once again. 让我再听你唱一次。 once(and)for all 一劳永逸地

This is not something that can be completed once and for all. 这不是件一劳永逸的事。 once in a while 偶尔

We go to the theatre once in a while. 我们偶尔去看戏。 once more 再一次 =once again

Please listen to it once more. 请把它在听一遍。 once upon a time 从前 常用于讲故事的开头语

Once upon a time there was a honest little fellow named Hans.从前有一个诚实的小孩叫汉斯。 one another 相互

用于两个以上，与each other同义，但后者用于两个之间

The members of the team support one another. 球队成员们互相支持。 or else 否则,要不然哦

多用于祈使句，位于句中时or可省略，用于句末，则表示警告或威胁 Hurry up, or else you'll be late. 快些，否则你会迟到的。 Do what i say, or eles! 照我说得做，要不然够你受的！ or so 大约,左右 放在被修饰的词之后。

Mr.Brown will be back in a day or so.布朗先生大约一周后回来。 other than 非;除了 作介词用，常用于否定句

There is nobody here other than me. 这里除了我以外没有别人。 She can hardly be other than grateful. 她除了感激之外还能怎么样呢？ The truth is quite other than what you think. 事实和你想的完全不一样。 out of 从...中;由于;缺乏

Fish cannot live out of water. 鱼离了水就不能活。 We are out of sugar. 我们的糖用完了。

I said this out of kindness. 我说这句话出于好意。 out of breath 喘不过气

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He ran so fast he was soon out of breath. 他跑得很快，不久就喘不过气来了。 out of control 失去控制 可作形容词或副词

The brakes failed and he car was out of control. 刹车失灵了，于是汽车就失去了控制。 The children got out of control. 孩子们无法无天了。 out of date 过时的

That dance used to be very popular, but now it is out of date.那个舞蹈以前很流行，而现在却过时了。

out of doors 在户外

We often have our food out of doors in summer. 夏天我们常在户外吃饭。 out of order 出故障的

可作形容词或副词，反义词为 in order

My typewriter is out of order again. 我的打字机又坏了。

I have been lately much out of order and confined at home. 最近我身体一直很不好，足不出户。 out of place 不适当的 可作形容词或副词

Your remarks were rather out of place. 你的话有点不合时宜。 out of practice 久不练习,荒疏

I'm rather out of practice at speaking Chinese.我说中文有点生疏了。 out of sight 看不见,在视野外

The airplane is now out of sight. 飞机现在已飞远看不见了。 out of the question 毫无可能的 注意与out of the question（不可能）的区别

It is out of question that communism will triumph throughout the whole world.主义将在全世界取得胜利，这是毫无疑问的。 out of touch 不联系,不接触 可作形容词或副词，常与with 连用

We have been out of touch with each other for ages.我们失去联系已多年了。 over and over(again) 一再地,再三地

Thet played the same record over and over again.他们反复的放同一张唱片。 prior to 在...之前

He called on me prior to his departure.他临行前看了我一下。 quite a few 相当多,不少奥

Quite a few english learners are crazy about Enjoy English.许多英语学习者非常喜欢超悦英语。 rather than 不是...(而是)

用于选择的对等结构，A rather than B 否定B选择A，表示“与其B倒不如A”或\"(是A）而不是B”；A和B要采用相同语法形式。

常与火连勇，表示“宁愿。。。（而不愿）”其结构为would (had) rather A than B；

与prefer连用，其结构为prefer A rather than B，表示“宁愿A，而不愿B”。如prefer后接不定式，则常接不带 to 的不定式；

rather than用于句首诗，后可接动名词或不带to的不定式. He is honest raher than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他老实。 I prefer to work rather than remain idle. 我宁愿工作，也不愿闲呆着。

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大学英语四级高频词汇 高长 因爱词汇而爱英语，因爱英语更爱词汇 Rather than being punished, he should be rewarded.他该受奖励，而不该受惩罚。 regardless of 不顾,不惜

I should go regardless of the weather. 无论天气好坏我都要去。 right away 立即,马上

作状语。注意与（此刻、现在）的区别。与（美）（立刻、马上）同义。 The train started right away. 火车马上就开了。 side by side 肩并肩,一起

We must stand side by side in our days of trouble. 在困难的日子里我们一定要肩并肩的站在一起。 so far 迄今为止

So far no further news has been obtained. 至今没有得到进一步的消息。 sooner or later 迟早,早晚

If you drive like that, sooner or later you'll have an accident. 如果你那样开车，迟早会出车祸的。 step by step 逐步地

Step by step, we finally managed to get everything finished.我们终于设法把事情一步一步都做完了。

such as 例如,诸如

后接名词修饰前面的名词。如接从句，则不作“例如”讲，而作“像。。。这样的”讲。

The farm grows various kinds of crops,such as wheat,corn,cotton and soybeansrt .这个农场种植各种各样的庄稼，例如麦子、玉米、棉花和大豆。 thanks to 由于,多亏

Thanks to the technician's help, the problem involved in the experiment have been solved. 多亏那位技术员的帮助，试验中的有关问题已经得到解决。 that is (to say) 就是说,即 作插入语

He is coming next Friday, that is to say, on the 25th.他下星期五，也就是二十五号来。 to the point 切中要害,切题 注意to the point of 做“达到。。。程度”

The reply was short and to the point.回答是简短扼要的。 under control 处于控制之下

The fire was soon under control. 或是很快被控制住了。 under the circumstances 这种情况下

在中间可加any, some, certain, no等，构成固定词组。 under any circumstances 在任何情况下 under all circumstances 无论在任何情况下 under certain circumstances 在某种情况下 under no circumstances 在任何情况下都不 under some circumstances 在某些情况下

I wanted to leave quickly but under the circumstances i decided to stay another night. 我想快走，但在目前的情况下，我还是决定留下再住一晚。 up to date 在进行中

常作表语用。注意up-to-date为形容词作定语或表语用，表示“新颖的，现代化的” Not all existing equipment is up to date. 并非现在的设备都是最新式的。 up to 多达;直到;胜任;取决于

to后接sb。，表示“应由某人承担、决定或负责”。

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It's up to you to choose where we should go. 我们要去的地点由你来负责选择吧。 what if 如果...将怎么样 后接句子

What if it rain? 如果下雨，怎么办？

What if he doesn't come？ 如果他不来，该怎么办？ what about 怎么样

用于征求意见或问消息，可用于人或事

What about going for a walk? 去散步怎么样？ with respect to 关于,至于

There is no objection with respect to the location of the proposed library.关于那个拟建的图书馆馆址，没有人提出异议。 with regard to 关于,至于 用于句首较多，为正式书面语

With regard to the other matter, we have not yet discussed it fully.关于其他事情，我们还没有充分加以讨论。

word for word 逐字的

Don't translate word for word.不要逐字翻译。 with the exception of 除...之外

With the exception of Harry, all the boys were anxious to go.除了哈里以外，所有的孩子都非常想去。

without question 毫无疑问

Without question she's here in town. I saw her a few minutes ago with my own eyes.她肯定在这城里，几分钟前我还亲眼看到她的。

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