2013年英语四级考试常考短语(1)

　　be about to 即将 I am
　　about to learn Japanese. 不能加表示时间的词或短语.但be going to 后可加
　　I according to 按照,根据 According to the radio, it will rain tomorrow.He came according to his promise.
　　E by accident 偶然 by chance
　　: I made a grammer mistake by accident.
　　A in accordance with 一致;按照;根据 I sold the house in accordance with your orders.
　　E account for 解释,说明 How do you account for all these mistakes ?
　　I on account of 因为,由于 because of : Li Ping was late for class this morning on account of the traffic.
　　I accustomed to 习惯于 1.The boy soon became accustomed to hard work and poor food.
　　2.I am accustomed to this sort of work
　　I take ... into account 考虑 You must take into account the boy's long illness.
　　I in addition to 除...之外 A new baby is an addition to the family.
　　in addition=另外
　　I add up to 合计达 All this adds up to a new concept (概念)of the universe.
　　I in advance 事先,在前,预先 We always pay the rent in advance.
　　A gain/have an advantage 胜过,优于 This system will have an advantage over that one.
　　I take advantage of 乘...之机,利用 to make use of, e.g. by deceiving someone.
　　advantage over : 优于
　　I ahead of 在...前面,先于 Our company is ahead of other makers of soap.
　　A in the air 在流行中,在传播中
　　E above all 首先,尤其
　　E after all 毕竟,虽然这样
　　E at all 完全 I do not agree with you at all.
　　A all but 决不 It's all but impossible.
　　A all out 全力以赴,竭尽全力 We went all out to climb the mountain.
　　I in all 总共,合计
　　I allow for 考虑到 You'll have to allow three days for thatjob.to provide (esp. money or time)
　　I leave alone 听其自然,不要去管 Leave that alone: it's mine.
　　I let alone 听其自然,不要去管
　　更不用说 1.Let him alone: he is doing no harm. 2. The baby cannot even walk, let alone run.
　　E one after another 一个接一个
　　E one another 互相 We made comments on one another's work.
　　I approve
　　of 赞成,同意 I can
　　hardly approve of it.
　　I anything but 根本不 The little bridge is anything but safe.
　　I will do anything but that .
　　E arrive at 到达 After many hours' talk, the committee arrived at a decision.
　　I as for 至于 You can have a bed, but as for the children, they'll have to sleep on the floor.
　　E as if / as though 好像,仿佛
　　I as to 至于 1.He's very concerned as to whether it's the right job for him. 2. correctly placed as to size and color
　　I aside from 除...之外(尚有) =apart from
　　Good work, apart from a few slight faults.
　　I ask after 询问,问候 He ask after you / your health.
　　E ask for 请求,要求
　　I attached to 系,贴,连接;附属;依恋 1.I was attached to the naval college as a special instructor for six months. 2. I am very attached to that car.
　　E pay attention to 注意 You must pay attention to the teacher.
　　A on (the/an) average 平均,一般说来 On average we receive five letters each day.
　　E right away 立刻,马上 Do it right away!
　　I back and forth 来回地,反复地 The chair rocked back and forth.
　　A back down/off 放弃,让步,退却 I saw that she was right, so I had to back down.
　　A back of 在...后部,在...背后
　　I.A back up 支持,援助;
　　A.倒退,后退 The policeman wouldn't have believed me if you hadn't backed me up.
　　I based on 以...为基础 His argument is based on facts.
　　I on the basis of 以...为基础 Society rested on the basis of the family.
　　E to begin with 首先,第一点 =in the first place:We can't go.To begin with, it's too cold.Besides, we've no money
　　I on behalf of 代表,为了 The president is ill, so I'm speaking on his behalf.
　　I make believe 假装 The children are making believe that they're princes and princesses.
　　I at best / at the best 最好,充其量 At best the company will lose money this year-at worst it may have to close down.
　　I get the best of 战胜;从中得到最大益处 They got the best of the other team at last.
　　E make the best of 充分利用,妥善处理 to make the best of a bad job; He will make the best of the situation.
　　E do/ try
　　one's best 尽力,努力 We must try our best to overcome the difficulty.