大学英语词组造句

• Beyond the reach of sb :在某人伸手够不着的地方:Keep chemicals beyond the reach of

children.

• Fall in love with sb:开始爱上某人:I think I’m falling love with his brother/sister. • Flash a smile:笑容一闪She flashed a sudden smile at him.

• Make an attempt to do sth:努力…., 试图….:They made another attempt to solve the

problem.

• End with 以…结束:The festival ended with fireworks.

• Like clockwork:极有规律和准确性地, 顺利地The operation went like a clockwork.

• Loose end(s):尚待解决或解释的枝节问题There are some loose ends in the plot of the

novel.

• Miscarriage of justice:审判不公, 误判There are miscarriages of justice for lack of proof. • Take on:开始具有或呈现. 以…面貌出现These insects can take on the color of their

surroundings.

• Without doubt:无疑地, 确实地Without doubt he has reached the top in his profession. • Under arrest:被捕, 在押The drug dealer was under arrest last night.

• Back out:打退堂鼓, 不履行, 食言You can’t back out after you have signed the contract. • Catch on:掌握, 懂得; 流行He doesn’t take hints easily, but he’ll catch on eventually. • fill in:替代某人工作Sally is off sick. Can you fill in for her for a few days?

• Get through:干完, 完成Let ’s start; there is a lot of work to get through.

• Start over:从头开始 If you make a mistake, just start over.

• try sth out:试用, 试验, 考验He wanted to try out the new soap on real people.

• With a vengeance:激烈地, 猛烈地It began to rain again with a vengeance.

• A pat on the back:表扬, 鼓励He deserves a pat on the back for his hard work.

• Attach importance to:认为…重要I don’t attach any importance to these rumors.

• Be on to sth:在做有重要意义的事He is very bright. He is on to something important. • Follow up:在…之后再采取进一步行动I followed up my letter with a visit.

• Lift up:鼓舞, 激励She really lifted up our spirits with those moving words.

• Make a habit of:养成…的习惯 I don’t make a habit of chatting to strange men at parties. • make sb’s day:使某人的日子过得快活Hearing her voice on the phone made my day. • Pass along:传递, 转交Please pass the picture along to the student.

• Shy away from:回避, 躲开We frequently shy away from troublemakers..

• Turn …(a)round:使…向好的方向发展Within three years she completely turned the

company around.

• Walk of life:行业In my job I see people from every walk of life.

• Act on:根据…行事Police say they acted on information received.

• blurt out:脱口而出Peter blurted the news out before we could stop him.

• get out of hand:无法控制Deal with the problem before it gets completely out of hand. • If only:但愿, 要是…就好了(用虚拟语气)I ’m so poor now. If only I were a millionaire./

He failed for he was so lazy. If only he had worked hard.

• Make …of:理解, 解释What do you make of this message?

• Move on:更换…等而开始另一项I think we have talked enough about the subject; let’s

move on.

• Once too often:次数太多, 屡次He exceeded the speed limit once too often and was fined

20 dollars.

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• Tear off :撕掉The boys tore off their clothes and jumped into the water. to this day:至今To this day, I still don’t know why he killed himself. Go into从事, 参加Bob wants to go into the army. Take sb/sth seriously:认真对待, 认为…重要Unfortunately no one took my messages seriously As a matter of fact:事实上I am very familiar with him. As a matter of fact we are in the same class. Call on:叫…回答问题The teacher always called on her first. Carry over继续, 保持下去Attitudes learned at home carry over onto the playground. Fall behind:落后In secondary school she started falling behind in her schoolwork. Put …away:放好, 收好Come on, it’s time to put these toys away. up to:直到…We ’ve kept our meetings secret up to now. At a disadvantage:处于不利地位The children from poor families were at a distinct disadvantage. Be accustomed to (doing) sth:习惯于I’m not accustomed to getting up so early. Be in a minority:占少数Boys are very much in the minority at the dance class. Be typical of具有…的典型特点This hot dish is very typical of the food in the south of the country. Burn to death/be burnt to death:烧死At least 40 people were burnt to death when the bus caught fire. For ages:好久Simon! I haven’t seen you for ages. Go too far:做得过分He ’s always been quite crude, but this time he’s gone too far. Make a thing of:认为…很重要Don ’t make a thing of leaving early. It’s not so important. A bunch of:一群/束/串 She went to the park with a bunch of friends go beyond:超越, 超出Their relationship had gone beyond friendship. Light up:照明, 变得明亮The candles on the Christmas tree lit up the room. Pull together:把…重新组织好, 整顿Data exist but they need pulling together. Put together装配, 组装If you take apart the clock, you’ll have trouble putting it together. Be up to:由.. 做主, 取决于You can pay weekly or monthly---it’s up to you. Involve …in:使某人参与/参加Don ’t involve me in solving your problems. Sacrifice …for …为…而牺牲It ’s not worth sacrificing your health for your career. For the sake of…为了…起见He move to the seaside for the sake of his health. Not in the least:一点也不, 决不It doesn’t matter in the least if you are a bit late. On occasion有时, 间或He has, on occasion, made small mistakes. Time and again屡次, 一再I’ve told her time and again not to bring the dog here. Date back to可追溯到This church dates back to the 13th century. Feed back反馈The information is fed back to the government department. In the hope that因为希望…I didn’t phone till four o’clock in the hope that you would have finished it. Proceed to往下几进行另一事That ’s all for this. Let’s proceed to the next item. To the point切题His argument was short but to the point. Drop out退学, 退出The boys dropped out of school and went to work. Follow one’s lead以... 为榜样We should follow Leifeng’s lead to help others. Give of 献出.. 来帮助别人The teacher gave of his free time to help the student with his

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• homework. Have a fit 大吃一惊,My father would have a fit if I made a mistake. Look up to:尊敬When young we were taught to look up to police. Measure up to 符合, 达到We should work hard to measure up to our parents ’ expectations. Put/place sb on/upon a pedestal 把某人当偶像崇拜In the past the Chinese people put Chairman Mao on a pedestal. Take …too far/go too far做得过火He ’s taking the joke too far and becoming rude. Take the place of sb/take sb’s place代替No one could take the place of my mother. You name it凡你能说得出的They sell everything: tables, chairs, books---you name it. And the like 诸如此类, 等等Many students are keeping fit through jogging, playing basketball, weight training, and the like. Look to期待, 指望we looked to her for dancing. Measure sb/sth against 拿…与…比She measured the shoe against the footprint, but it was smaller. On the surface表面上On the surface, the painting was the original. But it was a fake. On top of除…以外On top of borrowing 80 dollars, she asked me to lend her my car. Be bound up with与.. 有密切关系 Be up against面临, 必须对付He was up against a lot of problems with his boss. Come in for criticism/blame挨批评, 受指责The police came in blame/criticism for the mistake. Go for争取获得, 选择Smith is going for gold medal in the 200 meters. In shape处于良好健康状况Plenty of physical exercise will help you keep in shape. Dawn on (someone)突然意识到It dawned on me that John had been right all the time. Go well with相配Your new shoes go well with your dress. Sign up签名参加Thirty people signed for the writing competition. Strike someone as在某人看来似乎This activity strikes me as a waste of time. All manner of各种各样, 形形色色We will discuss all manner of subjects. End up结束He ’ll end up in prison if he is not careful. Feed on 由…助长, 以…为食Hatred feeds on envy./Cows feed on grass but what they produce is milk. In question正被讨论/谈论That is not the subject in question. May well很可能Your job may well involve some traveling. On the strength of 基于…, 由于…的影响I bought the book on the strength of your recommendation. Reduce …to 使某人陷入更坏的状况中; 将…概括/简化成…Laziness has reduced him to a beggar. / The report can be reduced to 3 main points. Strike terror/fear into someone ’s heart 使某人感到恐惧/害怕The word “cancer ” still strikes terror into many hearts. Bring sth under control 控制住She used diet and exercise to bring her weight under control. Bear in mind记住Bear in mind that gas stations are scarce in remote areas. Make sense有道理, 合乎情理It would make sense to leave early. In this light从这一角度看Viewed in this light, the problem seemed less important.

• By virtue of由于, 凭借He got the job by virtue of being the only one to apply.

• Capitalize on充分利用, 尽量获利Educator has capitalized on its natural beauty to attract

tourism.

• Range from sth to sth else 涉及, 包含Courses in the school range from cookery to

computing.

• Line up排队The teacher lined us up against the wall.

• Short cut捷径Fame can be a short cut to love and money.

• Strike a chord引起共鸣, 大动脉His writings strike a chord in the hearts of the ordinary

people.

• Act out将…表演出来, 表现Describe this in detail and act it out.

• Be rid of摆脱Part of his job is boring, and he is glad to be rid of it.

• By no means绝不, 一点也不It is by no means certain that they’ll give us a grant. • Get down to开始做某事After Christmas I’m going to get down to some job-hunting. • Look back on回顾She looks back on her childhood with affection.

• Take a close look (at)仔细看If you take a close look you can just see the lighthouse.

• Against all odds尽管有极大的困难Against all odds, racing driver Lauda recovered from

his terrible injuries.

• Cough up勉强说出某话, 不情愿提供某物I’ll have to cough up 1000 dollars a year for

food.

• Do sth from memory凭记忆做…Sometimes she played from memory, sometimes from

music.

• Glaze over眼睛变呆滞Her eyes glazed over on hearing that the lottery ticket was a fake

one.

• In session在开会/开庭/上课The court was in session.

• Lock up将某人监禁起来或送进精神病院He was locked up in the local police station. • Sit around闲坐, 无所事事Since he lost his job he just sits around the house all day. • Sure enough果然, 果真We said things would turn out well, and sure enough they did. • Be unaccustomed to不习惯They were unaccustomed to wearing suits and ties. • Cast out把某人赶走, 逐出After the scandal he was cast out of the best society. • Chase away赶走, 驱逐Ellen ’s return will help to chase away some of the gloom. • Draw closer/nearer临近Next spring’s elections are drawing closer.

• Intrude upon/on/into干涉, 打扰The bad weather did not seem to intrude uopon her

holiday mood.

• Prey on 捕食(动物), 折磨, 使烦恼 Lions prey on foxes, rabbits and other animals./

Feelings of guilt preyed on his mind.

• Adjust to适应, 使适合It took her two years to adjust to life in England.

• Insist on坚决主张, 坚决要求Her parents insist on speaking to her teacher.

• Summon up鼓起(勇气)We couldn’t even summon up the energy to open the envelope. • Think of …as 把…看着是…We now think of the car as being essential rather than a

luxury.

• Attribute to归因于Her teachers attributed her learning difficulties to emotional problems. • Break for突然跑向…, 将车开到…Teddy broke for the gate but was caught.

• In all honesty坦诚地It was not, in all honesty, a very good start.

• Keep pace with保持同步She followed Bobby, barely keeping pace with him.

• Be subject to 易遭受, 易患These areas are always subject to strong winds.

• Call on短暂拜访We thought we’d call on James on the way home.

• Cool one’s heels被迫久等, 空等The receptionist kept me cooling my heels for over an

hour.

• In effect实际上, 事实上In effect we’re earning less than last year because of inflation. • In question正被讨论的, 谈论中的The goods in question had been stolen.

• Loud and clear明晰地You should express yourself loud and clear.

• Sick and tired of厌烦的确We ’re getting sick and tired of listening to them argue all the

time.

• To the effect大意是; 以便She made a decision to the effect that more investment would

be put in it.