3. a matter of concern 焦点
4. a series of 一系列,一连串above all 首先,尤其是
12. ahead of time / schedule提前
13. ahead of 在...之前(ahead of time 提前)
18. all over again 再一次,重新
23. angry with sb. at/about sth.生气,愤怒
24. anxious about/for忧虑,担心
26. apart from 除...外(有/无)
30. appropriate for/to适当,合适
35. as a matter of fact 实际上
36. as a result(of) 因此,由于
38. as far as ...be concerned 就...而言
47. as well as 除...外(也),即...又
55. at all events 不管怎样,无论怎样
60. at first sight 乍一看,初看起来
65. at intervals 不时,每隔...
74. at someone's disposal 任...处理
75. at the cost of 以...为代价
76. at the mercy of 任凭...摆布
81. back and forth 来回地,反复地
87. be available to sb.可用,可供
89. be capable of doing能够
90. be concerned with 关心…,涉足…
92. be fed up with受够了be tired of
94. be in season 上市的/in peak season旺季
95. be in the mood to do sth. 想做
96. be pressed for time时间不够
98. be under the weather 身体不好
99. beat around the bush 拐弯没角
104. beside point 离题的,不相干的
105. beyond one's ability超越某人的能力
106. beyond question 毫无疑问
107. book on reserve 须留的图书
112. break up with和某人分手be through with / be finished with
114. bring someone up to date帮某人赶上help someone catch up
117. by all means 尽一切办法,务必
130. by way of 经由,通过...方法
132. call on号召,邀请,点某人的名,拜访
134. careful of/about/with小心,注意
135. certain of /about确信,肯定
136. chair a meeting 主持会议
137. charge sb. with sth.控告
141. come in contact with 与…取得联系
142. come out of sth. alive大难不死
144. comparable to/with比作/比较
147. considerate towards体谅,体贴
148. contemporary with与...同时代
151. cost someone an arm and a leg代价很大
153. count one's chickens before they are hatched过于乐观
161. cry in one's beer借酒消愁
162. cry on one's shoulder依靠
173. distinct from种类(风格)不同
175. doubtful of /about怀疑
179. easier said than done说起来容易做起来难
183. essential to/for必不可少
184. even if/though 即使,虽然
186. every now and then 时而,偶尔
191. faculty members 教职员工
194. familiar to sb为...所熟悉
195. familiar with sth熟悉,通晓
211. for the moment 暂时,目前
212. for the present 暂时,目前
213. for the sake of 为了,为了...的利益
214. for the time being 暂时,眼下
216. free of /from未受...;免费
218. from time to time 有时,不时
221. get nowhere with 毫无进展
225. give someone a big hand为某人鼓掌
226. give someone a hand帮忙
240. go steady with和某人确定关系
245. hand in hand 手拉手 ,密切关联
247. have one's hands full
248. have the final say 有决定权
250. heart and soul 全心全意地
251. hold out for sth. 坚持要求
258. impatient at sth.不耐烦
261. in (the)light of 鉴于,由于
267. in accordance with 与...一致,按照
268. in addition to 除...之外(还)
278. in consequence(of) 因此;由于
284. in front of 面对,在...前
289. in itself 本质上,就其本身而言
300. in place of 代替,取代,交换
302. in practice 在实践中,实际上
303. in proportion to 与...成比例
308. in relation to 关于,涉及
309. in return for 作为对...报答
310. in return 作为报答/回报/交换
314. in step with 与...一致/协调
316. in terms of 就什么而言...
317. in the company / wake of随着
318. in the course of 在...期间/过程中
321. in the event of 如果...发生,万一
322. in the face of 即使;在...面前
323. in the first place 首先
325. in the heat of the day 一天中最热的时候
334. indifferent to无兴趣,不关心
335. indignant with sb.愤慨
343. keep one's eyes on关注
346. kind of / sort of有点somewhat
349. let the cat out of the bag泄露秘密
352. little by little 逐渐地
353. look for / hunt for 找工作
358. mad at/with sb.生气,愤怒
360. make (both) ends meet收支平衡
363. make the best / most of充分利用
365. mark the papers 批改考卷
367. meet one's needs满足要求
370. more or less 或多或少,有点
373. necessary to /for必要的
377. no less than 不少于...;不亚于
379. no more than 至多,同...一样不
381. none other than 不是别的,正是
386. on (the) one hand 一方面
387. on a large/small scale 大/小规模地
392. on condition that 如果
400. on occasion(s) 有时,间或
401. on one's guard 警惕,提防
406. on second thoughts 经重新考虑
408. on the grounds of 根据,以...为由
409. on the other hand 另一方面
410. on the point of 即将...的时刻
412. on the side 作为兼职/副 业
414. on the whole 总的来说,大体上
416. on(an/the) average 平均,通常
417. once (and) for all 一劳永逸地
423. one's cup of tea喜欢的人/物
435. out of practice 久不练习,荒疏
436. out of sight 看不见,在视野外
437. out of the question 毫无可能的
438. out of touch 不联系,不接触
440. over and over (again) 一再地,再三地
441. parallel to与...平等,类似
442. particular about挑剔,讲究
447. popular with受...喜爱,爱戴
449. pull one's leg拿某人开玩笑put someone on
450. put someone up给某人提供住宿
453. rain cats and dogs瓢泼大雨
454. rather than 不是...(而是)
455. reach agreement 达成协议
456. reach an agreement达成一致
460. representative of代表...的
461. resign one's post 辞职
462. responsible for负责,是...原因
470. see: see to it that - make sure that确保
473. set another date改期 make on saturday / lock it
474. set one's mind on doing 决定be determined to / have one's mind set on / bent on
484. sooner or later 迟早,早晚
485. sore throat / foot 嗓子哑/腿酸
493. sure of /about对...有信心,确信
496. take a seat / be seated
499. take sth. seriously 认真对待
502. that is (to say) 就是说,即
503. the reverse is also true 反之亦然
505. to the point 切中要害,切题
508. uncertain of /about不确知
509. under control 处于控制之下
510. under the circumstances 这种情况下
518. what's up / new?发生了什么事?
519. with regard to 关于,至于
520. with respect to 如果...将怎么样
521. with the exception of 除...之外
522. without any trace没有踪迹
524. without question 毫无疑问