英语四级考试常考短语(5)

　　I dress up 穿上盛装,

　　打扮得漂漂亮亮 1. 2. He dressed the facts up to make them more interesting.

　　I drop by / in 顺便来访,非正式访问 Drop in when you are next in London.

　　drop in on sb

　　E due to 由于 Her success is entirely due to hard work.

　　I.A drop off 1.减少,下降;2.入睡;

　　3.下车;4.把..放下 Interest in the game has dropped off.

　　A drop out 退出,退学,弃权,放弃 He dropped out of college after only two weeks.

　　I on / off duty 下班/值班,当班 When Im off duty I play tennis.

　　A dwell on 凝思,详述 Dont dwell so much on your past.

　　A carry/bring/put into effect 实行,生效 The plans will soon be carried into effect

　　A come/go into effect 实行,实施 The new tax regulations came into effect last week.

　　I in effect 1.生效;

　　2.实际上,事实上 1.The rules will remain in effect until October. 2.Although he is her employer, she has, in effect, full control.

　　A take effect 生效,奏效,起作用 =to come into operation;start to have results

　　I or else 否则 He must pay $100 or else go to prison.

　　I in the end 最后,终于 =at last

　　I on end 连续地 two hours on end

　　E enjoy oneself 过得快乐 Did you enjoy yourself of the party?

　　A in essence 本质上,实质上,精华 =essentially

　　E even if / even though 即使,纵然 Even if we win the game, we should not be conceited.

　　E even now/ then 到这/那时,虽然情况如此 Even then he would not admit his mistake.

　　I at all events 无论如何,在任何情况下 I hope to go tomorrow, at all events , I shall go before Sunday.

　　in any event/case 无论如何 Ill probably see you tomorrow, but in any event ll telephone.

　　A in the event of 如果..发生,万一 In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors.

　　A in excess of 多余,超过 Never spend in excess of your income;Changchun

　　has a population in excess of one million.

　　I catch ones eye 引人注目 You really catch my eye.

　　I keep an eye on 注意,监视,留意,照看

　　I face to face 面对面地 Ive often talked to him on the telephone,but Ive never met him face to face.

　　I face up to 大胆面向 to face up to ones responsibilities

　　I in the face of 1.在前面;

　　2.不顾,即使 1.=in opposition to;

　　2=in spite of

　　I make a face 做鬼脸

　　I in fact 实际上,事实上 He doesnt mind. In fact,hes very pleased.

　　E matter of fact 实际情况,真相

　　E fall behind 落后 to fall behind with ones work

　　I fall back on 求助于,转而依靠 Even if he is not successful as a singer,he

　　has his training as a teacher to fall back on

　　A fall in with+sb/sth 1.偶遇;2. 同意 1.=happen to meet; 2=agree to : He fell in with my views at once.

　　A fall out 吵架,失和 Jean and Paul have fallen out with each other again.

　　I fall through 落空,失败 The plan felt through.

　　E as far as

　　/ so far as 到...程度; 远至

　　I by far ....得多 by far the smallest/heaviest

　　E far from 决不,与非 =rather than; instead of

　　I so far 1.到目前为此; 2. 至某一指明地点 1.=until now : So far we have learned five lessons.

　　2.=up to a certain point

　　A find fault 埋怨,挑剔,找毛病 Shes always finding fault with the way I do things.

　　I.A in favor of 赞成,支持;

　　A有利于 Are you in favor of workers control of companies?

　　A feed in 输入,进

　　I feed on 靠吃...维持生命 The horse feeds on grass.

　　A be fed up with 对...感到厌烦 I am fed up with your empty promises.

　　I feel like 想要 Do you feel like a coffee?feel like doing sth

　　I figure out 算出,估计,推测

　　E find out 发现,查明,找出

　　E at first 最初,首先

　　A flare up 突然烧起来,突然发怒

　　A catch fire 着火,烧着 The pile of papers caught fire.

　　A set fire to 使燃烧,点燃 Someone must have set fire to it/ set it on fire.

　　I on fire 起火,着火 The house is on fire!

　　I in force 大批地 The police were out in force to stop any trouble.