2017考研：英语高频短语（7）

1. shut out

退关;排除，把…关在外边;障蔽;

[例句]'I shut him out of the bedroom,' says Maureen.

“我把他关在了卧室外面，”莫琳说。

2. sit in

照看;出席，旁听;代替;静坐示威;

[例句]Will they permit you to sit in on a few classes?

他们会同意你旁听几节课吗?

3. sit up

熬夜;(使)端坐;晚睡;<口>引起注意;

[例句]Her head spins dizzily as soon as she sits up.

她一坐起身来就感到天旋地转。

4. speed up

(使)加速;开快车;加紧;增速;

[例句]You notice that your breathing has speeded up a bit.

你注意到自己的呼吸加快了一些。

5. stand out

突出;坚持;超群;向前跨步;

[例句]Every tree, wall and fence stood out against dazzling white fields.

每棵树、每堵墙和每道栅栏都在白得耀眼的田野映衬下十分夺目。

6. stand up

起立;竖立;经久耐用;<非正>失约;

[例句]He made wild accusations that did not stand up.

他的指控毫无根据，根本站不住脚。

7. step up

走上;(使)增加;(使)加快速度;走上前去;

[例句]He urged donors to step up their efforts to send aid to Somalia.

他敦促各捐赠方加快速度将援助物资送往索马里。

8. step in

介入;干涉;进入;涉足;

[例句]If no agreement was reached, the army would step in.

如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。

9. stick out

坚持;伸出来;竖起;断言;

[例句]She made a face and stuck out her tongue at him.

她做了个鬼脸，向他吐了吐舌头。

10. take away

剥夺;拿开;减去;使停止;

[例句]They're going to take my citizenship away.

他们打算取消我的国籍。

11. take down

取下;拆卸;记录，记下;笔录;

[例句]Alberg took the portrait down from the wall.

阿尔伯格从墙上摘下那幅肖像画。

12. take off

起飞;脱掉;(使)离开;突然成功;

[例句]We eventually took off at 11 o'clock and arrived in Venice at 1.30.

我们终于在11点起飞，1:30到达威尼斯。

13. take on

承担;呈现;雇用;录用;

[例句]No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job.

没有任何别的组织有能力或愿意承担此项工作。

14. take over

接管;带;帮…学习;在…上花费;

[例句]A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.

一家英国报纸称，英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司。

15. take up

占用;开始从事;接受(提议);

[例句]He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport.

他并不特别想从事竞技体育运动。

16. think over

仔细考虑;重新考虑;掂掇;忖量;

[例句]She said she needs time to think it over.

她说，她需要时间好好想一想。

17. throw away

扔掉;浪费，错过;屏弃;

[例句]I never throw anything away.

我什么东西都不舍得扔。

18. touch up

润色;(对图画或文章等)做小的修改;唤醒;对…起刺激作用;

[例句]Could you touch up my eyes?

你能修饰一下我的眼睛吗?