2017考研：英语高频短语（21）

1. at no time

决不;

[例句]At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information.

他们从没有试图劝我隐瞒这个消息。

2. for the time being

暂且;权时;

[例句]Let's put up a shed here for the time being.

我们暂时在这里搭个棚吧。

3. from time to time

不时，偶尔，间或;时而;

[例句]From time to time we all get a hankering for something a little different.

我们每个人偶尔都会渴望有点变化。

4. in no time

马上，立即;即将;

[例句]The lullaby had the baby into the land of Nod in no time.

催眠曲一下子就把婴儿送入了睡乡。

5. on top of

在…上边;在…上方;除…之外;接着;

[例句]A group of youths hoisted their flag on top of the disputed monument.

一群年轻人将他们的旗帜升到那座备受争议的纪念碑顶上。

6. out of touch

不联系，不接触;

[例句]Washington politicians are out of touch with the American people.

华盛顿的政客们脱离了美国民众。

7. in truth

真实地，实在;

[例句]In truth, we were both unhappy.

事实上，我们俩都不快乐。

8. by turns

轮流地，交替地;挨;更番;

[例句]His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved.

他的语气时而透着愤怒，时而流露出哀怨。

9. in turn

依次;转而;轮流地;相应地;

[例句]In the city squares the neon lights flashed in turn.

在城市广场上，霓虹灯依次闪烁。

10. in vain

白费地;徒劳无益地;无效果的;无用的;

[例句]My efforts were not in vain.

我的气力没有白费。

11. a variety of

种种;多种的;

[例句]Semiconductor devices can perform a variety of control functions in electronic equipment.

半导体器件在电子设备中能起各式各样的控制作用。

12. by virtue of

凭借…的力量，由于[因为];

[例句]The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail.

由于一个细节，这篇文章在我脑海里印象深刻。

13. by the way

顺便地，附带说说;顺便一提;

[例句]By the way, how did your seminar go?

对了，你的研讨会进行得怎样?

14. in a way

在某种程度上;一点;

[例句]He dresses in a way that lets everyone know he's got authority.

他的穿着打扮让大家都知道他已经掌权了。

15. in no way

决不;

[例句]In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods.

我绝对不会采纳他的任何方法。

16. in the way of

妨碍;

[例句]We cannot allow dogmatism to stand in the way of progress.

我们不能允许教条主义阻碍进步。

17. after a while

不久，过一会儿;不一会儿;

[例句]After a while, the sickness gradually passed and she struggled to the mirror.

过了一会儿，她渐渐不那么恶心了，挣扎着到了镜子前。

18. for a while

暂时;

[例句]She rested for a while, then had a wash and changed her clothes.

她休息了一会儿，然后洗了洗，换了身衣服。

19. on the whole

大体上，基本上，总的来看[说];大抵;大致如此;大致;

[例句]Our opinions are on the whole the same.

我们的意见基本上是一样的。

20. in a word

总之;一句话;总而言之;简言之;

[例句]In a word, he tires of everything.

简言之，他对一切都感到厌倦了。