最新大学英语四级考试短语精选13

　　run short 用完,耗尽,不足,不够

　　for short 简称,缩写 My name is Alexander, Al for short.

　　in short 简而言之,总之 You cant make me! I wont do it. In short-no!

　　show in 领入

　　show off 炫耀,卖弄 Dont look at him! Hes just showing off!

　　show up 使显现,使醒目;

　　来到,露面 1.This bright sunlight really shows up the cracks in the wall. 2.=make known the esp. unpleasant truth about 3.Did everyone show up for the party? 4.My husband always shows me up at parties;he always gets drunk.

　　shut out 关出,把 关在外面

　　shut off 关掉(煤气等);切断,脱离 Shut off the radio please.

　　sick of 厌烦 Im sick of listening to your complaints;be quiet!

　　on the side 作为兼职,正事以外 Hes a teacher, but he makes a little money on the side by repairing cars in his free time.

　　side by side 肩并肩,一个挨一个 The lined up side by side for the photograph.

　　side walk 人行道 =pavement

　　at first sight 乍一看,初看起来 =at the first time of seeing or meeting

　　in/out of sight 看见/看不见,在视野以外 He never lets his children out of his sight.

　　catch sight of 发现,突然看见 I caught sight of her hurrying away.

　　sit up 迟睡,熬夜 1.The loud noise made her sit up in bed. 2.Dont sit up for me if Im late.

　　sit for 参加 to sit (for) ones A levels

　　sit in 列席,旁听 The president is ill so the secretary is sitting in for her at meeting.

　　On the sly 偷偷地,冷不防地 =secretly

　　ever so 非常,极其 Its ever so cold.

　　or so 大约,左右 five dollars or so

　　on the spot 当场,立即,马上,在现场 Wherever shes needed shes quickly on the spot.

　　(go) on the stage 上舞台,做演员 When she was five years old, she decided that she wanted to go on the stage.

　　at stake 在危险中,利害攸关 =at risk

　　stand by 站在旁边,袖手旁观; 作好准备;站在一起,支持,帮助 1.How can you stand by and watch the country go to ruin? 2.Stand by to receive a message.

　　stand for 1是 的缩写,代表,意味着;

　　2.主张,支持;

　　3.容忍,接受 1.What does PTO stand for? 2.Before we elect her to Parliament, we want to know what she stands for. 3.I wont stand for such treatment!

　　stand out 1.清晰地显出,引人注目;

　　2.杰出,出色 1.The road sign is easy to read; the word stand out well. 2.She stood out as the best in the class.

　　A stand up (to) 勇敢地面对,抵抗,经得起

　　stand up for 维护,支持,保卫 You must stand up for your rights.

　　in step / out of step 齐步,合拍(with)与 一致,

　　协调 /不~ =stepping with the left and right leg at the same time as

　　different time than the others

　　step up 加快,加速; 增加,逐步提高 to step up the work

　　step in 插入,介入 Mother stepped in and forbade me to go camping.

　　stick out 突出,伸出,坚持到底,继续 1.Her ears stick out. 2.It sticks out a mile that we arent welcome here.

　　stick to 坚持,忠于,信守 to stick to ones plans

　　in stock 现有,备有 Have you any blue shirts in stock?

　　all of a sudden 突然 =unexpectedly : He left home all of a sudden.

　　in sum 简言之.一言以蔽之

　　sum up 总结,概括 I cant sum up his whole philosophy in one sentence.

　　take as 把 认为是 I took his smile as meaning yes.

　　take after 在外貌,性格上与 相像 Mary takes after her mother; shes always cheerful.

　　take away 减去

　　take down 1.拆,拆卸;2.记下,写下 1.to take down a dangerous bridge 2.She took down my phone number.

　　take for 认为,以为 Do you take me for a fool?

　　take in 1.2.3接受,容纳,吸收;

　　4.领会,理解;5.诈骗,欺骗 1.He had nowhere to live, so we took him in.2.This is the total cost of the holiday, taking in everything.3.The dress was too big, so I took it in.4.I didnt take in what you were saying.5Iam aftaid that you have been taken in, This bank note is a forgery

　　take off 1.脱下;2.起飞;3. 1.Take your coat off. 2.=rise into the air 3.to take off members of the royal family

　　take on 1.2呈现,具有,装出;3.承担,从事;4.开始雇用;5同 较量,接受 挑战 1.The firm took on a new clerk. 2.His face took on a new expression. 3.Why dont take on someone your own size?

　　take over 接管,接收 Our chairman has left, so Peter will take over (his job).

　　take up 1.开始从事;2.占去,占据,

　　3.着手处理,论及; 1.John took up writing poetry while at school. 2.The work took up the whole of Sunday. 3.Ill take up the story where I finished yesterday. 4.Can I take up on your offer of a meal? 5.I will take this matter up with a lawyer.

　　take to 1,对 产生好感,开始喜欢;

　　2.形成 习惯,开始从事 1.Jean took to Paul as soon as they met. 2.Johns taken to drinking a lot. 3.Fathers ill, so he has taken to his bed.