大学英语四级考试短语精选(5)

　　dress up 穿上盛装,

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

　　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.

　　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.

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

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

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

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

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

　　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.

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

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

　　in the end 最后,终于 =at last

　　on end 连续地 two hours on end

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

　　in essence 本质上,实质上,精华 =essentially

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

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