成人英语三级考试(学位英语)高频词汇

1. abide by (=be faithful to ; obey)忠于;遵守。

2. be absent from… 缺席，不在

3. absence or mind (=being absent-minded) 心不在焉

4. absorb (=take up the attention of)吸引…的注意力(被动语态)be absorbed in 全神贯注于…近be engrossed in ; be lost in ; be rapt in ;be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on

5. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于，富有

6. access(to) (不可数名词) 能接近，进入，了解

7. by accident(=by chance， accidentally)偶然地，意外。 Without accident (=safely) 安全地，

8. of one's own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地 ，主动地

9. in accord with 与…一致 . out of one's accord with 同…。不一致

10. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地

11. in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照，根据

12. on one's own account 1) 为了某人的缘故， 为了某人自己的利益 2) (=at one's own risk) 自行负责 3) (=by oneself)依靠自己 on account 赊账; on account of 因为; on no account不论什么原因也不;of …account 有………重要性。

13. take…into account(=consider)把……考虑进去

14. give sb. an account of 说明， 解释 (理由)

15. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释， 说明。

16. on account of (=because of) 由于，因为。

17. on no account(=in no case， for no reason)绝不要，无论如何不要(放句首时句 子要倒装)

18. accuse…of…(=charge…with; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控，控告

19. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of， be used to)习惯于。

20. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially ) 熟悉

21. act on 奉行，按照…行动; act as 扮演; act for 代理

23. adapt…(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need) 改编， 改写(以适应新的需要)

24. in addition (=besides) 此外， 又， 加之

25. in addition to(=as well as， besides， other than)除…外

26. adhere to (=abide by， conform to， comply with， cling to， insist on， pe rsist in， observe， opinion， belief ) 粘附; 坚持， 遵循

27. adjacent(=next to， close to) 毗邻的， 临近的

28. adjust……(to) (=change slightly)调节; 适应;

29. admit of (=be capable of， leave room for) …的可能，留有…的余地。

30. in advance (before in time) 预告， 事先。

31. to advantage 有利的，使优点更加突出地。

32. have an advantage over 胜过。 have the advantage of 由于…处于有利条件 have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事

33. take advantage of (=make the best of， utilize， make use of， profit from， harness)利用。

34. agree with 赞同(某人意见) agree to 同意

35. in agreement (with) 同意， 一致

36. ahead of 在…之前， 超过…。 ahead of time 提前。

37. in the air 1)不肯定， 不具体。 2)在谣传中。

38. above all (=especially， most important of all) 尤其是， 最重要的。

39. in all (=counting everyone or everything， altogether) 总共， 总计

40. after all 毕竟，到底; (not) at all 一点也不; all at once(=suddenly)突然; once and for all 只此一次; above all 最重要的; first of all 首先; all in all 大体上说; be all in 累极了; all but 几乎。

41. allow for (=take into consideration， take into account) 考虑到， 估计到 .

42. amount to (=to be equal to) 总计， 等于。

43. answer for (undertake responsibility for， be liable for， take charge for) 对…负责。

44. answer to (=conform to) 适合，符合。 45. be anxious about 为…焦急不安; 或anxious for 46. apologize to sb. for sth. 为…向…道歉 47. appeal to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人呼吁。 appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力 48. apply to sb. for sth. 为…向…申请 ; apply for申请; apply to 适用。 49. apply to 与…有关;适用 50. approve of (=consent to， be in favor of， favor， agree to， consider good， right) 赞成， approve vt. 批准 51. arise from(=be caused by) 由…引起。 52. arrange for sb.sth. to do sth. 安排…做… 53. arrive on 到达; arrive at 到达某地(小地方);得出，作出; arrive in 到达某地(大地方); 54. be ashamed of (=feel shame， guilt or sorrow because of sth. done) 以… 为羞耻 55. assure sb. of sth. (=try to cause to believe or trust in sth.) 向…保证， 使…确信。 56. attach(to) (=to fix， fasten; join) 缚， 系 ，结 57. make an attempt at doing sth. (to do sth.) 试图做…

58. attend to (=give one's attention， care and thought)注意，照顾;attend on(upon)(=wait upon， serve， look after) 侍候，照料

59. attitude to toward …对…的态度。看法 60. attribute…to…(=to believe sth. to be the result of…)把……归因于……， 认为……是……的结果 61. on the average (=on average， on an average) 平均 62. (be) aware of (=be conscious of ， having knowledge or consciousness)意识到，知道。 63. at the back of (=behind) 在…后面 64. in the back of 在…后部(里面); on the back of 在…后部(外面); be on one's back(=be ill in bed) 卧病不起。 65. at one's back (=supporting or favoring sb.) 支持，维护; have sb. at one 's back 有…支持， 有…作后台

67. behind one's back 背着某人(说坏话)

68. be based on upon 基于

69. on the basis of 根据…， 在…基础上

70. beat…at 在…运动项目上打赢

71. begin with 以…开始。 to begin with (=first of all) 首先， 第一(经常用于开始语)

72. on behalf of (=as the representative of) 以…名义

73. believe in(=have faith or trust in; consider sth.sb. to be true) 相信，依赖，信仰。

74. benefit (from) 受益，得到好处。

75. for the benefit of 为了…的利益(好处)

76. for the better 好转

77. get the better of (=defeat sb.) 打败， 胜过。

78. by birth 在出生上，论出身，按血统 at birth 在出生时; give birth to 出生

79. blame sb. for sth. 因…责备某人 . blame sth. on sb. 把…推在某人身上

80. in blossom开花(指树木) be in blossom开花(强调状态) come into blossom开花(强调动作)

81. on board 到船上， 在船上， 上火车或飞机

82. boast of (or about) 吹嘘

83. out of breath 喘不过气来

84. in brief(=in as few words as possible)简言之

85. in bulk 成批地，不散装的

86. take the floor 起立发言

87. on business 出差办事。

88. be busy with sth.于某事 . be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事

91. buy sth. for…money 用多少钱买 92. be capable of 能够， 有能力 be capable of being +过去分词是能够被…的 93. in any case(=for love or money， at any rate， at any price， at any cost ， whatever happens; anyhow)无论如何 94. in case (=for fear that) 万一; 95. in case of (=in the event of)如果发生…万一 in the case of 至于…， 就…而言 96. in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句) 97. be cautious of 谨防 98. center one's attention on(=focus one's attention on) 把某人的注意力集中在…上 99. be certain of (=be sure of) 有把握， 一定。 100. for certain of (=for sure )肯定地，有把握地 101. by chance(=accidentally， by accident)偶然 102. for a change换换环境(花样等) 103. charge sb. with …控告某人犯有… 104. in charge of (=responsible for) 负责(某事) in the charge of …由…管 105. take charge of (=to be or become responsible for)负责管理(照顾) 106. charge…for 因…索取(费用) ， charge sb. with sth. 控告某人犯有… 107. round the clock(=all day and all night， usually without stopping) 昼夜不停地 108. comment on 评论 109. commit oneself to 使自己承担… commit sb. to prison把某人送进监狱; commit one's idea to writing 把某人的

想法写下来; commit a matter to a committee 把某事交给委员会讨论

110. in common (和…)有共同之处，共用。 be common to sb. 是与某人所共有的

113. compare…to… 把…比作… 114. by comparison 比较起来 115. in comparison with (=in contrast to) 和…比起来 116. compensate for (=give sth. to make up for) 补偿， 赔偿，弥补 compensate sb. for sth. 赔偿，弥补 117. complain of (or about)抱怨;诉苦;控告;complain about 抱怨某人或事情; complain to sb. about sth. (or sb.) 向某人抱怨…; complain (抱怨); complement (补充); compliment (恭维) 118. comply with (=act in accordance with a demand， order， rule etc.) 遵守， 依从 119. conceive of (think of， imagine， consider) 想象，设想 120. concentrate on (or upon) 集中，专心 121. be concerned with (=about) 与…有关 122. concern oneself about with 关心 123. in conclusion(=as the last thing)最后一点; at the conclusion of 当…结束时; 124. condemn sb. to 判决 125. on condition that (=if)以…为条件， 假如。 in that = because因为; now that = since既然 for all that = although

尽管

126. in out of condition (=thoroughly healthy or fit not fit) 健康状况好不好 . in good (bad) condition处于良好(坏)

状态

127. confess(to)(=admit a fault， crime， or sth. wrong)承认， 供认; confess to a crime 承认罪行。

128. confide in (=to talk freely to sb. about one's secret) 对…讲真心话， 依赖

129. in confidence 推心置腹地; with confidence 满怀信心地; have confidence in 对…有信心

130. confidence in sb. sth. 对…的信赖

131. be confident of 有信心; confidential 机密的

132. confine…to… 把…限制在某范围内

133. confirm sb. in 使某人更坚定(信念等)

134. conform to (=be in agreement with， comply with) 符合，遵照，遵守;1)obey 服从; 2) observe; 3)comply with

照…办; 4)keep to遵循; 5)abide by服从;6)stick to按……做

135. be confronted with(=be brought face to face with) 面对， 面临

136. congratulate sb. on 祝贺

137. in connection with(=with regard to)关于，

138. be conscious of(=be aware of)觉察，知道

139. consent to(=give agreement to permission)同意

140. in consequence (=as a result) 结果

141. in consequence of (=as a consequence of)由于…的结果

142. under consideration 在考虑中

143. in consideration of (=in return for， on account of， because of )由于

144. on no consideration(in no case)无论如何也不

145.take…into consideration (=take account of， take…into account)考虑到， 把 …考虑进去

146. considerate (=thoughtful of the needs) 体贴的， 考虑他人需要的， considerable相当大的，值得考虑的

147. consist of(=be composed of)由…组成的。 consist in主要在于。 consist with符合，与…一致

148. be consistent with(=be in agreement with)与…一致。 be consistent in一贯的 ，

149. consult sb. on about sth. 向…征求…方面的意见， 就…向…请教

150. to one's heart's content尽情地，痛痛快快

151. be content with(=be satisfied with) 满足于be content to do sth. 愿意做某事152. contrary to (=in opposition to)

与…相反

153. on the contrary 相反

154. contrast…with 把…与…相对(对照)

155. in contrast towith 和…形成对比 by contrast 对比之下

156. contribute to 有助于 157. under control (被)控制住 out of control无法控制 158. at one's convenience(=where and when it suits one) 在方便的时间或地点 .be convenient to for 对…方便 159. convince sb. of (=cause sb. to believe or feel certain; to persuade sb.) 使某人确信，try to persuade sb. to do sth.

劝说某人做…

160. cope with(=deal with， try to find a solution to)应付， 处理

161. in the corner(of)在角落里;on(at) the comer of a street在街道拐弯处;round the comer拐过弯; be in a tight corner

陷入困境

162. correspond (with) ( =exchange letters regularly) 通信

163. correspond to 相当于 . correspond with 符合，一致

164. at all costs不惜任何代价 . at the cost of 以…为代价

165. a matter of course 理所当然的事

166. as a matter of course 当然地， 自然地

167. in (during) the course 在…过程中

168. in due course (=without too much delay) 没经过太久， 到一定时候

169. on credit赊购; with credit以优异成绩; to one's credit使某人感到光荣; do sb. credit 使…感到光荣

170.be critical of 爱挑毛病的，批评的

171. cure sb. of+某种疾病 治好某人的疾病

172.a danger to对…的危险; be in danger(of)处于…危险中; be out of danger脱离危险

173. to date(=so far， until now) 到目前为止

174. out of date过时的;up to date新式的，时兴的; date back to可追溯到; date from从某时期开始(有)

175. deal with (=concern) 论及

176. be in debt to sb. 欠…的债

177. on the decline 在衰退中， 在减少中 in decline 下降; on the increase 在增加

178. to one's delight 令某人感到高兴 to one's regret 遗憾; sorrow悲痛; relief 安心; distress 苦恼; shame羞愧;

surprise 惊奇; astonishment 惊奇;

179. delight in(=take great pleasure in doing sth.)喜欢， 取乐

180. take (a) delight in 喜欢干…， 以…为乐

181. demand sth. of sb. 向某人要求(非物质的)东西。 demand sth. from sb. 向某人要求(物质的)东西

182.in demand有需求;on demand受到要求时

183. be dependent on 依靠

184. deprive sb. of sth. 剥夺某人某物

185. derive…from(=obtain…from)从…取得，由…来的。derive from(=come from)起源于

186. despair of (=lose all hope of) 绝望

187. in despair 绝望

188. despite (=in spite of) 不管， 尽管

189. in detail 详细地

190. deviate from 偏离， 不按…办

191. on a diet 吃某种特殊饮食， 节食

192. differ from…in 与…的区别在于…

193. in difficulties…有困难，处境困难，

194. discharge sb. (from)…for (=dismiss sb. from a job for) 因…解雇， 开除

195. fall back (=retreat， turn back) 撤退; in disorder 慌乱地， 狼狈不堪

196. on display(=being shown publicly)陈列

197. dispose of (=get rid of ，throw away)处理掉

198. beyond dispute不容争议的，无可争议

199. in dispute 在争议中

201. (be) distinct from ( = be different from) 与…截然不同 202. distinguish between (=make or recognize differences) 辨别 203. distinguish…from 把…与…区别开 204. do away with(=get rid of; abolish; discard eliminate) 除去，废除，取消; do away with (=kill) 杀掉， 镇压 205. have…to do with 与…有关系

206. without doubt (=undoubtedly)无可置疑地

207. in doubt(=in a condition of uncertainty)对…表示疑惑

208. be due to 是由于

209. come off duty 下班

210. go on duty 上班

211. be on duty 值班， 值日， 在上班时

212. be in duty bound to (do) (=be required by one's job or esp. by conscience) 有义务(做)

213. be eager for 想得到， 盼望

214. by ear (=play music from memory without having seen it printed) 凭记忆，不看乐谱

215. have an ear for (=have keen recognition of sounds esp. in music and language)对……有鉴赏力

216. a word in one's ear 私房话， 秘密话

217. on earth 究竟， 到底， 全然

218. with ease ( = easily) 容易， 不费力

219. at (one's) ease ( = without worry or nervousness) 自在，不拘束

220. put sb. at his her ease (=free sb. from worry or nervousness)使某人感到无拘束

221. economize on (=save sth. instead of being wasteful) 节省

222. have an effect on 对…有影响

224. go into effect 生效。 ( 近 come into effect; take effect; be brought into effect) 225. in effect (=in fact， really) 实际上 226. give effect to (=carry out) 实行，使…生效 227. to no effect 不起作用，没有取得任何效果 228. (be) of no effect (=useless) 无效 229. to the effect that 大意是…，主要内容是… 230. to that effect 是那个意思的… 231. emerge from ( =appear， become known ) 出现， 暴露(问题。 意见等) 232. place(or put， lay) an emphasis on 强调， 把重点放在…上 233. encourage sb. in 鼓励; encourage sb. in hisher work 鼓励某人工作; encourage sb. in hisher idleness 怂恿某人游手好闲 234. encourage sb. in …with sth. 用…鼓励某人做某事 235. on end (=continuously) 连续地 236. (be) at an end (=finished) 结束了 237. no end of (=very manymuch) 很多，大量 238. in the end (=finally， eventually) 最终 239. at one's wit's end (=not knowing what to do or to say) 无法可想， 智穷计尽 240. end up with 以…而结束 241. come to and end (=finish) 结束 242. end in 以…为结束 243. engage in 或 be engaged in 忙于，从事 244. enter for (=put the name on a list for) 报名参加 245. enter into (=begin) 开始(谈话， 谈判等)

246. enter on upon (=begin) 开始 (一个时代。 一种生涯。 一段任期等) 247. be entitled to (=be given the right to do sth.)有权…，有资格… 248. be equal to 等于 249. be feel equal to (=have enough strength， ability etc.) (某人)能胜任，能应付 on equal terms(=on and equal footing)平等地 250. be equipped with 装备有，装有 251. (be) equivalent to(=equal in value， amount， meaning) 相等于， 相当于 252. in essence (=in itsone's nature) 本质上 253. at all events (=in spite of everything， in any case) 不论怎样， 无论如何 254. in any event (=whatever happens in the future) 无论如何， 不管(将来)怎么样 255. in the event that(=if) 假如， 如果。 in the event 结果， 实际情况是(常与but 连用) 256. in the event of(=in case of)万一，即使发生……时 257. except 除…以外; besides 除…以外还有…… 258. except (=but) 除了。 259. except for (=apart from) 除…以外 260. (an) exception to …的例外 261. with the exception of (=except， apart from) 除去…。， 除…以外 262. in excess of (=more than) 超过 263. exchange…for 以…交换 264. exclusive of (=not taking into account; without) 不包括 265. in excuse of 作为…的借口 266. exert…on… 对…施加… 267. exert oneself to do sth. 努力，使劲 268. come into existence (=begin to exist)开始存在; come into use开始使用; come into effect开始运转; come into

fashion开始时新; come into action开始行动; come into power开始执政; come into sight进入视野;come into blossom开花;

269. (be) in existence存在 come into existence 出现

270. expect…of 在…期望…

271. at the expense of在损害…情况下，以…为牺牲

272. expose…to…使暴露于…， 使…受(危险，风险)

273. be exposed to… 面临…， 受到…。

274. beyond expression (=in a manner that cannot be expressed) 无法形容， 说不出的

275. give expression to 表达， 表现 find expression in 表现

276. to …extent 在…程度上

277. in the extreme (= extremely) 极其

278. look sb. in the eye 正视， 打量(某人)

279. close (shut) one's eyes to不理会，视而不见

280. in one's mind's eye 在心目中， 在想象中

281. in the twinkling of an eye 一眨眼，转眼间

282. keep an eye on(=keep a watch on)照看，监视

283. in the eyes of in one's eyes ( = in the judgment of ) 在某人看来， 在某人眼里

284. on the face of it (=judging by what one can see) 表面看来

285. in the face of 面对着(困难等情况)

286. in one's face当着某人的面; face to faced面对面; face up to 大胆面向

287. fail in (=be unsuccessful in) 失败

288. in good faith(=honestly， sincerely) 真诚地

289. keep faith with 对…守信用

291. on faith 毫无怀疑地， 依赖地

292. faithful to (=loyal to) 对…忠诚

293. fall into the habit (of) 养成…习惯

294. fall short of (=fail to reach a desired result， standard， etc.) 没达到， 低于

295. familiar with 熟悉，了解

296. have a fancy for ( =like sth. without the help of reason) (没有道理地)喜欢，

297. take a fancy to (=become fond of) 喜欢

298. by far 远， 非常 (与比较级或最高级连用)

299. far from 远远不是

300. far from 非但不…(而且)

301. in fashion(=stylish， most modern)时兴，流行

302. after the fashion (of) 依照…

303. find fault with(=complain about; criticize)找毛病，对…吹毛求疵

304. at fault (=in the wrong， blamable)有错

305. in favour of 赞成

306. be in favour with 受宠， 受偏爱;

out of favour with 失宠， 不受宠

307. in one's favour(=to one's advantage)对。有利

308. (be) favourable to(=advantageous)有利的

309. fear for (=be afraid for the safety of sb. or sth.) 为…担心

310. for fear of (=in case of; because of anxiety about) 以防， 由于怕

311. in fear of (=afraid for the safety of) 担心

想要

313. be fed up with(=be unhappy， tired about sth. dull) 厌烦， 腻了

314. feel like (=have a desire for) 想要

315. fill in 填写

316. fill out ( =fill in )填写

317. set the world on fire=set the flames on fire(=do sth. remarkable)有突出成就

318. play with fire (=take great risks)干冒险事

319. set sth. on fire(=set fire to sth.)使……着火，放火

320. at first sight(=when first seen)乍一看，一见

321. for the first time 第一次 (作状语)

322. in the first place 首先， 第一

323. fit into 刚好放入

324. fit in with ( = suit ， fall into agreement) 合适， 相配， 一致

325. (be) fit for (=right and suitable for) 适合

326. focus on (=concentrate on) 集中在…上 focus sth. on 把…集中在…上

327. be fond of 喜欢

328. (be) in force 有效 ， 实施

329. go into force 开始生效

330. by force 靠武力， 强行

331. force…on 把…强加给…

332. in the form of 以…形式

333. be fortunate in 幸运，有好运气

334. free of charge 免费

336. in front of 在…前面 in the front of 在…前部

337. furnish…with (=supply) 向…提供

338. in general (=in most cases， usually)通常

339. catch (or get) a glimpse of 瞥见(强调结果) take a glance(or look) at看一 眼(强调动作)

340. be good for 对…有好处;对…有作用 be good at 擅长于; be good to 对…好

341. in good time(=early)早早地(做完。到达等)

342. for good (=for ever) 永远地， 长期地

343. take…for granted (=assume to be true) 把…认为理所当然的。

344. be grateful to sb. for sth 因…感谢某人

345. on the ground(s) fo (=because of) 由于…

346. fall to the ground (计划。希望等)失败，落空

347. on one's guard(against) 谨防， 警惕 (be) on guard 站岗

348. guard against (=defend， keep safe)警惕，防止 guard…against 警卫…防止

349. guess at 猜， 估计

350. by guess 靠猜

351. be guilty of 犯有…罪或过失

352. be in the habit of 习惯于

353. break off (a habit) 改掉(某种习惯)

354. break sb. of (a habit)使某人改掉(某习惯)

355. get (fall) into the habit of养成了…的习惯

356. come to a halt (=stop) 停止; 停住

357. at hand 在手边， 眼前(附近)

359. hand in glove(with) 狼狈为奸， 密切合作

360. in hand 1)在手边 2)(=under control)控制住

362. live from hand to mouth勉强度日，现挣现吃

363. at the head of 在…的前头

364. head for (=move towards) 向…方向前进

365. hear of (=know about) 听人说起， 听说过

366. at heart (=in reality) 内心里， 实际上

367. in one's heart (of hearts)内心深处，事实上

368. by heart (=by memory) 熟记， 背(诵)

369. to one's heart's content 尽情地

370. with all one's heart全心全意地，真心实意

371. hinder…form(=stop…from)阻碍，使……不能做

372. be (go) on holiday 在(去)度假 go on holiday = go for a holiday

373. be (feel) at home (=to be comfortable; not feel worried) 感觉合适，无拘束 ，熟悉

374. be honest in诚实

375. in one's honour (or in honour of)祝贺，纪念

376. on one's honour 以某人的名誉担保

377. hope for 希望(某事发生)，希望有

378. to one's horror 令某人感到恐惧的是

379. in a hurry (=hastily) 匆忙地

380. be identical with(=exactly alike)和完全相同

381. be identified with 被视为与…等同

383. be ignorant of ( = lacking knowledge) 对…不了解，不知道 384. (an) impact (on) 对…的强烈影响 385. impose…on 把…强加给 386. impress…on 给…留下印象 387. make (leave) an impression on sb. =give sb. an impression 给…留下印象 388.under the impression that有……的印象，认为 389. improve sth.(make sth. better)把原物改进 improve on(=produce or be sth. better than…) 另做一物比原物更好 390. improve in (=get better) 有改进， 好些 391. improvement in 表示原物有改进，好转 392. include…in 把…列在…里面 393. inclusive of 把…包括在内 394. independent of 独立的，不受约束的 395. indicative of 表明， 说明 396. be indifferent to (=not interested in)对…漠不关心， 冷淡， 不在乎 397. (be) inferior to(=less good in quality or value) 比…差; superior to比… 好 398. inform sb. of sth. 通知， 告诉 399. be innocent of 无罪的，无辜的 400. insist on (=order sth. to happen) 坚持要 401. instead of (=in place of) 代替，而不是… 402. instruct…in (=teach) 教。指导。训练某人… 403. insure…for 把…保险(多少钱); ensure 使安全; assure…(of) 使…确信，保证 404. insure…against 保险…以防

406. (be) intent on 专心致志， 坚决

407. in the interests of 符合…的利益 be interested in 对…感兴趣

408. interfere in干涉， interfere with打搅，干扰

409. at intervals 每隔一会儿， 每隔一段距离

410. intervene in 干预

411. invest in 投资

412. be involved in (=become connected or concerned) 卷入， 参加

413. by itself (=alone， without help)单独地，靠自己

414. in itself 本身; of itself 自发，自然

415. be jealous of 妒忌

416. jump at (=to be eager to accept)抢着接受，

417. jump on (=scold， tell of) 叱责

418. junior to sb. 年纪较…轻， 职位较…低。

419. (be) keen on 喜爱， 渴望

420. keep a close watch on ( =keep a sharp lookout for) 密切注视

421. keep…to oneself(=keep secret)不告诉别人

422. to(the best of) one's knowledge 据…所知

423. at large(=at liberty， free) 在逃， 逍遥法外 at large(=in general) 一般来说，

with details)详细地

424. lean against (背)靠着…

425. at least 至少; at most 至多

426. (not) in the least 一点(也不)， 丝毫(也不)

427. at one's leisure 在…有空的时候 大体上 at large(=at full length;

428. lend itselfthemselves to适合于(某用途)

429. at length (=after a long time， at last)终于 at length (=in detail， thoroughly)详细地

430. go to any length想一切办法， 尽一切力量

431. be liable to (=be subject to)易于……的，应受(罚)

432. be liable for 对…应负责任的

433. lie in 在于

434. in life 一生中

435. for life 终身

436. in the light of (=considering; taking into account) 考虑到， 根据

437. throw light on ( = make clear， explain) 使…更为清楚， 提供线索， 阐明

438. in line with(=in agreement with)符合，一致

439. long for(=want very much)渴望，希望得到

440. for long 很久，很长时间(否定句。疑问句中)

441. before long (=soon)不久， 过了不久以后。

442. in the long run (=in the end)从长远来说，最后; in the short term (从短期来说)

443. (be) at a loss 不知所措

444.major in 主修(某课程)

445. as a matter of fact 实际上， 事实是

446. by all means (=at all costs)不惜一切。 (=certainly) 当然行;by means of用…; by no means 完全不， 447. on memory of 为纪念…

448. on the mend (=in the process of recovering) 好转， 在康复中

449. mention sth. to sb. 向某人提起某事

450. at the mercy of (=in the power of) 任…摆布， 在…支配下 决不

451. be in a mess 乱七八糟， 处境困难 make a mess of 弄乱， 打乱 452. bear(or keep)…in mind(=remember)牢记 453. bring(or call)to mind(=remember)使回想起 454. by mistake(由于粗心，健忘原因而)错误地 455. at the moment (=now) 此刻，现在 for the moment (=for the time being)暂时 just a moment 稍等片刻 at the

last moment 在最后一刻

456. in the mood for 有情绪去做……，有心境做。

457. no more…than 和…一样都不…

458. for the most part 多半，大多数，一般来说

459. at (the) most 最多， 至多

460. make the most (full) of 充分利用

461. be not much of(=not a good)不是很好的… be something of 有点…，像…

462. name after 用…的名字命名

463. native to 所产的

464. by nature 天生的， 生来

465. in mature 本质上

466. (be) in the nature of 属…性质

467. none other that 不是别人，正是…

468. above normal 高于正常(温度)

469. for nothing (=free， without payment)免费

470. nothing but 只有， 不过…而已

471. to say nothing of(=not to mention)更不用说…

472. do sth. at short notice 只给很少时间准备

473. until further notice 在另行通知前

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474. take notice of (=pay attention) 注意 475. object to (=be opposed to) 反对

476. objection to (接动名词) 反对

477. on occasion(=now and then)不时地，必要时 478. by occasion of (=because of) 由于

479. occupy oneself with (in) 忙于(某事) 480. it occurs to sb. that… 某人想到…

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