28) good for:有益于
e.g. This book is good for your English study.
for good:永久地
e.g. The lost money was gone for good.
29) have a fancy for:爱好,喜爱
e.g. She has a fancy for nice clothes.
have a fancy that:猜想,认为
e.g. I have a fancy that he will come tonight.
30) head up:领头;领导
e.g. A band headed up the parade.
Mr. Jones will head up the new business.
heads up:注意,小心
e.g. Heads up, now! You can do better than that.
31) in a way:在某种程度上
e.g. In a way, it is an important book.
in the way:妨碍,挡路
I will visit you next weekend if there is nothing in the way.
32) in black:穿黑色衣服
e.g. Arabian women are always dressed in black clothes.
in the black:赢利,赚钱
New production methods put the company in the black.
33) in charge of:负责
e.g. Who is in charge of this work?
in the charge of:照护
e.g. The patients are in the charge of the nurse.
34) in hand:控制
e.g. There was a little rioting, but the police soon had the situation in hand.
hand in:递交,交给
e.g. He handed in his resignation in protest against it.
35) in one’s honor:向……表示敬意或感谢
e.g. The day was kept as a holiday in honor of victory.
on one’s honor:用人格担保
e.g. We were on our honor not to cheat on the exam.
36) in possession of:占有
e.g. He is in possession of this house.
in the possession of:被占有
e.g. The keys are in the possession of the door keeper.
37) in spirit:在内心,在精神上
e.g. In spirit, at least, these laws were very fair.
in spirits:情绪或心情(好、坏等)
e.g. He is in poor spirits because of his failing in the exam.
38) keep up:继续,保持
e.g. They entered into a correspondence which was kept up for almost ten years.
keep up with:与……齐步前进,跟上
e.g. With their help, he has kept up with the class.
39) look about:环视
e.g. He looked about him with great interest.
look about for:四处寻找
e.g. She was looking about for the key she had just lost.
40) look up:向上看
e.g. He looked up and nodded to me.
look up to:尊敬
e.g. It must be rewarding to be looked up to by so many people.
41) make one’s way:开路
e.g. As soon as he saw us, the teacher made his way through the crowd to greet us.
make one’s way to:向……走去
e.g. In the evening we made our way to the appointed meeting place.
42) measure to:测量到某一精度
e.g. Measure this part to mm.
measure up to:够得上,可以匹敌
e.g. The new techniques measure up to advanced world standard.
43) more than:很,非常
e.g. He was more than upset by the accident.
more…than:比……更
e.g. I regarded her more highly than me.
44) much as:虽然
e.g. Much as I should like to go, I can’t go right now.
as much:同样的或同样多少的
e.g. You have always helped me and I will always do as much for you.
45. no less than:不亚于,竟达……之多
e.g. There were no less than one hundred people at the meeting.
not less than:不比……差,至少
e.g. There were not less than one hundred people at the meeting.
请大家注意区分以上两句的差别,第一句是指“竟达100人之多”,第二句则是“至少有100人”,要明白no less than是一种强调说法,它和not less than的区别在于事先假定的程度或是数量有所不同,no less than在某种意义上说来没有超过的意思,而not less than可能会超过,这种表达方式正好与no more than以及not more than相反。
46. no more than:同样不;仅仅,只有
e.g. This book is no more interesting than that one.
It is no more than empty talk.
not more than:不比……更,不如;至多
e.g. He is not more clever than you are.
There were not more than 5 factories in our city before liberation.
47. on sale:出售的;廉价出售
e.g. Many new farm tools are on sale in this store.
I got this book on sale; it was very cheap.
for sale:出售的,上市的
e.g. I shall put these goods up for sale.
在作“出售的”的意思的时候,on sale和for sale还是有一些不同的,一般来说,for sale多指物主亲自或委托代理人经手出售,而on sale通常表示店里的货物是供出售的。
48. once again:再一次
e.g. I want to try this once again.
once and again:一再
e.g. I have told him once and again not to do that.
49. out of question:毫无疑问,必定
e.g. Out of question, this plan can be fulfilled ahead of time.
out of the question:不可能的
e.g. What you propose is out of the question.
50. refer to:提及,涉及
e.g. I would like to refer back to the first of my three points.
refer to…as:称作,叫做
e.g. Coal is often referred to as food for industry.
51. search sb.:认真搜查某人身体
e.g. They searched him but nothing was found on him.
search for sb.:搜查某地为找到某人
e.g. They searched for him everywhere but failed.
52. settle down:落下;定居
e.g. The dust slowly settled down.
He has settled down in the countryside.
settle down to:专心致力于;逐渐习惯于
e.g. He settled down to his homework.
They settled down to a new job.
53. speak for itself:不言而喻
e.g. One does not to be told that this fact speaks for itself.
speak for oneself:发表本人的意见
e.g. What others think I do not know, I can only speak for myself.
54. submit to:屈服于
e.g. He has to submit to an operation.
submit…to:提交
e.g. They must submit the case to the court. |