abide by /adhere to 遵守，遵循 Our English teacher abides by/adheres to the teaching method her teacher taught her. 我們的英語(yǔ)老師遵循她老師教她的教學(xué)方法。 above all 最重要的是，尤其是 Above all, we must try to survive. 最重要的是，我們必須努力活下去。 according to 根據(jù) ，按照 Tom will be judged according to what he says and does. 對(duì)湯姆的判斷將根據(jù)他的言行。 account for 說(shuō)明，解釋 Can you account for the reason why water turns into ice? 你能解釋水變成冰的原因嗎? achieve one’s aim /goal 實(shí)現(xiàn)某人的目標(biāo) Many people work hard to achieve their aims/goals. 許多人努力工作來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)。 achieve success 取得成功，獲得成功 He finally achieved success. 他終于取得了成功。 after all 畢竟，終歸 After all, everything is looking up. 畢竟一切正在好轉(zhuǎn)。 agree on 對(duì)……取得一致意見(jiàn) Do we all agree on this issue? 我們?cè)谶@個(gè)問(wèn)題上是不是全體意見(jiàn)一致呢? agree to 答應(yīng)，應(yīng)允，同意 The manager agreed to my proposal. 經(jīng)理同意了我的建議。 agree with 贊成，同意，和……意見(jiàn)一致，與……相符，適合 I agree with her analysis of the situation. 我贊成她對(duì)形勢(shì)的分析。 all but 幾乎，差不多，除……外全部 I’m all but ready. 我差不多準(zhǔn)備好了。 all in all 總的說(shuō)來(lái) All in all it was a great success. 總的說(shuō)來(lái)，那是個(gè)巨大的成功。 all of a sudden 突然 All of a sudden the ship struck a rock. 船突然觸礁了。 anything but 根本不，決不 The house is anything but safe. 這房子根本不安全。 apart /aside from 除了……外（都），除了……外（還） Apart/Aside from a dictionary, I don’t need any books. 除了一部詞典外，我不需要任何書(shū)。 appeal to 引起……的興趣，上訴，呼吁 The idea appealed to him.  這個(gè)主意引起了他的興趣。 apply for 申請(qǐng) She applied for a passport yesterday. 她昨天申請(qǐng)了護(hù)照。 apply to 向……申請(qǐng) A lot of graduates apply to this company for jobs. 很多畢業(yè)生向這家公司申請(qǐng)工作。 as a matter of fact 事實(shí)上，其實(shí) As a matter of fact, we’ve been there. 其實(shí)，我們已經(jīng)去過(guò)那里了。 as a result 結(jié)果 He made one big mistake and lost his job as a result. 他犯了個(gè)大錯(cuò)，結(jié)果丟了工作。 as a result of 作為……的結(jié)果，由于 She died as a result of her injuries. 她由于受傷而死亡。 as far as 就……而言，就……所知，遠(yuǎn)到 As far as I know, he is still working there. 就我所知，他還在那里工作。 as follows 如下 The reaction process is as follows. 該反應(yīng)過(guò)程如下。 as for /to 至于，關(guān)于 Most people like summer, but as for/to me, I prefer winter. 大部分人喜歡夏天，但至于我，更喜歡冬天。 as long as 只要 As long as it doesn’t rain, we can have the game. 只要不下雨，我們就可以比賽。 as soon as 一……就…… He started as soon as he received the news. 他一收到消息就動(dòng)身了。 as usual 照例，像往常一樣 As usual, she got up very early. 她像往常一樣很早就起床了。 as well 也，還 I’d like a sandwich, and a cup of tea as well. 我要一份三明治，還要一杯茶。 as well as 除……之外， 既……也……，不但……，而且…… He can speak French as well as English. 他既會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，也會(huì)說(shuō)法語(yǔ)。 ask for 請(qǐng)求，要求 Mary asked for more help from Tom. 瑪麗要求湯姆給予更多的幫助。 at /from a distance 離一段距離，從遠(yuǎn)處 The picture looks blurred at/from a distance. 這張照片從遠(yuǎn)處看不清。 at a loss 困惑，不知所措 They were at a loss as to which way to go. 他們不知道該走哪條路。 at a time 每次，依次，逐一 We had to go and see the principal one at a time. 我們得逐一去見(jiàn)校長(zhǎng)。 at all cost(s) 不惜任何代價(jià) They are determined to do it at all cost( s ) . 他們決心不惜任何代價(jià)做這件事。 at any rate 無(wú)論如何，不管怎樣 At any rate I’ll certainly be there before ten o’clock. 不管怎樣，我10點(diǎn)以前肯定到那里。 at best 充其量 He is, at best, a second-rate novelist. 他充其量是個(gè)二流小說(shuō)家。 at ease 舒適，自由自在 I never feel at ease with him. 我跟他在一起總感到不自在。 at first sight 乍一看，初看時(shí) The theory is not as simple as you might think at first sight. 這個(gè)理論并不像你乍看時(shí)想到的那么簡(jiǎn)單。 at hand 接近 Help is at hand at present. 目前援助近在咫尺。 at least 至少 She must be at least 40. 她一定至少有 40 歲了。 at length 詳盡地，最后 He said nothing at length. 他最后什么也沒(méi)說(shuō)。 at (the) most 至多 There were at (the) most twenty people in the classroom. 教室里最多有20人。 at no time 從未 At no time did I agree with the plan. 我從未同意過(guò)這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃。 at one time 曾經(jīng)，一度 At one time, walking across the room took all her strength. 曾經(jīng)，穿過(guò)這個(gè)房間得用盡她全部的力氣。 at present 目前，現(xiàn)在 I don’t need the dictionary at present. 我現(xiàn)在不需要這本字典。 at the cost /expense of 以……為代價(jià) He became a scholar at the cost/expense of his health. 他以自己的健康為代價(jià)成了一名學(xué)者。 at the risk of 冒著……的風(fēng)險(xiǎn) The man saved his daughter from the fire at the risk of losing his life. 那個(gè)男人冒著失去自己生命的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)從火災(zāi)中救出了他的女兒。 at the sight of 一看見(jiàn) At the sight of her mother, the little girl ran to meet her. 那個(gè)小女孩兒一看見(jiàn)她媽媽就跑上去迎接她。 at the thought of 一想到 She was terrified at the thought of walking in the dark. 她一想到在黑暗中行走就很害怕。 back and forth 反復(fù)來(lái)回 They discussed it back and forth, without getting very far. 他們反復(fù)來(lái)回地討論它，沒(méi)有多大進(jìn)展。 back up 支持，后退 You’ll have to back up and turn around. 你得后退再轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)來(lái)。 bear…in mind 將……記在心中 I will bear your advice firmly in mind. 我將牢記你的忠告。 because of 因?yàn)?，由? I was late because of the rain. 由于下雨，我遲到了。 before long 不久，很快 The book will be published before long. 這本書(shū)不久就要出版。 behave oneself 表現(xiàn)得體 A person who behaves himself is respected. 表現(xiàn)得體的人受到廣泛尊重。 beyond comprehension 無(wú)法理解 His behavior was completely beyond comprehension. 他的行為令人完全無(wú)法理解。 beyond description 難以言表，無(wú)法形容 The beauty of this park is beyond description. 這個(gè)公園的美無(wú)法形容。 beyond one’s grasp /power 力所不及 These things are beyond our grasp/power to control. 這些情況是我們力所不及的。 beyond one’s reach 夠不著 The book was beyond my reach. 我夠不著那本書(shū)。 break away 逃脫，脫離 Two policemen were holding him, but he managed to break away. 兩個(gè)警察抓住了他，但他設(shè)法逃脫了。 break down 打倒，失敗，出故障，分解 The generator broke down. 發(fā)電機(jī)出故障了。 break in 破門(mén)而入，打斷 Thieves broke in last night and stole some money. 昨晚小偷闖了進(jìn)來(lái)，而且偷走了一些錢(qián)。 break off 中斷，突然終止 He has broken off all relations with her. 他已斷絕了與她的一切關(guān)系。 break out 爆發(fā)，突然開(kāi)始 Fire broke out in the neighborhood last night. 昨晚附近突然發(fā)生了火災(zāi)。 break through 突破，取得突破 Scientists are beginning to break through in the area. 科學(xué)家們?cè)谀欠矫骈_(kāi)始有所突破。 break up 打散，破裂，結(jié)束 Their marriage broke up. 他們的婚姻破裂了。 bring about 導(dǎo)致，引起 This may bring about a revolution in industry. 這可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致一場(chǎng)工業(yè)上的巨變。 bring back 帶回，恢復(fù)，使想起 The photographs brought back many pleasant memories. 那些照片帶來(lái)很多令人愉快的回憶。 bring down 降低，減少 The government is determined to bring down inflation. 政府決心降低通貨膨脹。 bring forth 生產(chǎn)，產(chǎn)出 Trees can bring forth fruits. 樹(shù)木能結(jié)出果實(shí)。 bring forward 提議，將（……的日期或時(shí)間) 提前 The meeting has been brought forward from 10 May to 3 May. 會(huì)議已由5月10號(hào)提前到了5月3號(hào)。 bring in 吸引，引入，賺得 We need to bring in more new business. 我們需要吸引更多的新業(yè)務(wù)。 bring out 使顯出，出版 Your graduation essay fully brings out your writing ability. 你的畢業(yè)論文充分顯示出你的寫(xiě)作才能。 bring up 教養(yǎng)，提出（討論等） We were brought up to respect the old. 我們從小就被教導(dǎo)要尊敬老人。 burn out 燒盡，熄滅 The fire had burnt out before the fire brigade arrived. 在消防隊(duì)趕到以前，火已熄滅了。 burn up 被燒毀，發(fā)燒 The spacecraft burned up as it entered the earth ’s atmosphere. 宇宙飛船進(jìn)入地球大氣層時(shí)被燒毀了。 by accident/chance 偶然，意外地 Columbus discovered America by accident/chance. 哥倫布偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了美洲。 by all means 可以，當(dāng)然行，沒(méi)問(wèn)題 —May I have a look? 我可以看一眼嗎？ —By all means. 當(dāng)然可以。 by no means 決不，一點(diǎn)也不 She is by no means an inexperienced teacher. 她決不是個(gè)毫無(wú)經(jīng)驗(yàn)的教師。 by means of 借助……手段，依靠……方法 He dismantled the machine by means of a screwdriver. 他用一把螺絲刀拆開(kāi)了這個(gè)機(jī)器。 by and by 不久，很快 The pain will go away by and by. 疼痛不久就會(huì)消失的。 by chance 偶然，碰巧 He came here quite by chance. 他來(lái)這兒完全出于偶然。 by far ……得多，大大地 This is by far the better of the two. 二者之中，這個(gè)好得多。 by heart 單憑記憶 I’ve dialed the number so many times that I know it by heart. 這個(gè)號(hào)碼我撥了很多次，以至于我都記住了。 by mistake 錯(cuò)誤地，無(wú)意中 I took your bag by mistake. 我錯(cuò)拿了你的手提包。 by nature 生性，天生 She is very sensitive by nature. 她生性很敏感。 by the way 順便提一下 By the way, I found that book you lost. 順便提一下，我找到了你丟的那本書(shū)。