1. Catch
catch a cold 感冒;受凉
catch fire 着火;**流行,火起来
catch hold of **
catch on 流行;领会
catch on to 理解
catch one’s breath喘气;休息
catch one’s eye /attention 引人注目/引起注意
catch sight of 看见
catch up with 赶上
2. Come
come along 过来;进展,**
come along with 随同
come across 偶尔遇见,偶尔发现
come at 袭击;拜见
come by 从旁走过
come around 到来/苏醒,恢复/改变看法或立场
come around / round to 赞成;同意
come back 回来/想起,记起
come by**,**;拜访,串门
come between 离间,使分开,使产生隔阂
come down with 因……而病倒;患…病
come down 流传
come to the point **要点
come into contact with 与……**
come in for 遭到,受到(责备等):The reporter’s work came in for critici**.
come on 发生,赶快
come off 发生,举行 come off it 别傻了,别闹笑话了,别出洋相了
come out 发行;被告知;结果是;公开宣称
come into operation 启用
come to a standstill 停止
come to a stop 停止;到站
come to an end 结束
come to light **大白;显露
come true 梦想成真
come through 按要求(或期望)做:I asked for their help, and they came through.我向他们求助,他们就帮了我。
come up to达到;符合;不辜负(live up to)
come up with 提出;赶上
come upon 偶然发现(或遇见)
come a long way 取得进展;明显提高
come all the way 远道而来;大老远跑来
come in handy 迟早有用
come into being 诞生,形成
come out of 从(某场所)出来;出自
come to one’s mind 想起
come to think of it 回头想起
come to an agreement 达成协议
come what may 无论如何
3. Do
do a favor 帮忙
do good to 有益于
do harm to 有害于
do damage 使受到损失
do (one) in 使精疲力竭;杀死
do (one) out of 骗取:His partners did him out of his fair share of the money.他的生意伙伴把他该得的那笔钱骗走了。
do away with 废除;去掉
do (one’s) own thing 做自己最喜欢(最擅长的事)的事
do or die 需要拼命,需要全力以赴
do over 重做,返工;重新装饰(或装修)
do one’s best 竭尽全力
4. Get
get across 穿过;清楚表达;使理解
get accustomed to = get used to 习惯于
get along 进展;相处;度日
get at 暗示;够得着,触及;
get away with 逃脱
get bored doing 厌倦做某事
get by (勉强)对付过去,(勉强)过活;溜走;勉强过得去
get down to 开始处理;开始认真对待
get down 使难过
get hurt 受伤
get one’s hopes up 使某人产生希望
get even with 扯平
get going 开始
get hold of **;了解
get in the way 挡道
get in **,被允许**;到达
get in touch with 与……建立联系
get somewhere/nowhere 有(无)进展
get off the ground 有所进展;突破
get off 被允许离开;逃脱惩罚,逃避义务;
get on one’s nerves 使……心烦
get on 和睦相处;变老;继续,继续进行,进步;
5. Go
go about 流传;开始做(复杂的事);继续
go after 追求;追逐
go along 配合:she decided to go along with their plans for the surprise party.
go around 足够供应,谣言流传;四处走动
go beyond 超出;胜过
go back on 违背(诺言等)
go by 凭……判断;顺便拜访
go down 下降;下跌;消肿;被记住(铭记)
go Dutch 各付个的;**制
go in (into) 详细调查;从事
go in for 赞成;参加(考试);热衷于
go off 消失;变质;**,发出响声
go off on me 对我发脾气
go on with = go ahead 继续
go out 出去;泄密;过时;停止运转,熄灭;约会
go out of one’s way to do sth.不辞辛苦做...
go over 参观;复习;仔细检查;被接受(**赞许);
go through 通过;经历;完成
go through with 把…进行到底,完成,实现
go steady (和某人)正式确定恋爱关系
go up 上升;增长;上涨
go under 倒闭,失败,垮掉
go all out 全力以赴;竭尽全力
go out of business 歇业;停业
go without saying 不用说,不言而喻
on the go 忙个不停的
go through a lot of money 花了很多钱
6. Keep
keep an eye on sth. 照看;密切注视
keep in mind 记住
keep in touch with 与……**联系
keep pace with 与……同步前进
keep off 避开
keep back 隐瞒(信息),拒不告诉;保留,储存
for keeps 永久地
keep on (doing) 继续(做某事)
keep one’s finger crossed 祝……好运
keep (one’s) eyes open or peeled 密切注视
keep (one’s) head above water (通过**努力)生存,继续;勉强对付
keep track of 追踪;知道;理解
keep (one’s) sanity **镇静
keep up with 跟上;继续
keep up one’s spirits 振作精神
keep cool **冷静
keep count on **联系
keep sth. in mind 把……记在心上
keep sb. from doing sth 阻止某人做某事
keep(sth.)to oneself 不与人交往;保守某事
keep one’s opinion / idea to oneself 不把想法告诉别人
7. Make
make a fuss 大惊小怪;小题大做
make advances 取得进展
make war 发动战争
make an effort 努力
make a night of it 痛快的玩一晚
make a day of it 做了一整天
make a living 谋生
make a comeback 东山再起
make a face 扮鬼脸
make away with 拿走,偷走
make a point of 坚持要
make believe **,假扮
make certain 肯定;确认
make do 凑合,将就
make ends meet 收支平衡
make friends 交朋友
make for 有利于,有助于
make it 成功
make light of 认为…不重要
make much of **
make the deadline 赶上最后期限
make a fortune = make big bucks 挣大钱
make no difference 毫无区别
make a difference 有影响,有关系
make out 辨认出;理解;填写
make off with (迅速)拿走,偷走
8. Put
put an end to = put a stop to 终止
put aside 撇开
put across 沟通,交流,被理解
put away 把……放回原处;收起来
put by 留存,积蓄
put down 把……记下来;**;贬低,看不起;
put forward 提出
put off 延期
put into practice 实践
put on 穿上;上演
put sth. in order 把……弄整齐
put to use 使用
put up举起;安顿;参与;建立
put up with 容忍;忍受
put up to (doing)怂恿,唆使
put out 熄灭;解雇;给…添麻烦,冒犯
put out with 对某人生气
put out by 由于某事而生气
put through to 电话接通
put over on 欺骗,愚弄
9. Take
take action 采取行动
take advantage of 利用
take after 仿效;(相貌、脾气或性格)与…相似,像
take care of 照顾
take effect 生效
take(sb.)for a ride 欺骗,蒙骗(某人)
take charge of 负责;管理
take in 接待;减小,改小;理解,明白;欺骗
take into account = take account of 把……考虑进去
take into consideration 考虑到
take it easy 不要紧张;慢慢来
take it for granted 把……当成理所当然
take measures = take steps 采取措施;步骤
take off 起飞
take one’s time doing sth.从容不迫做某事
take over 接管;接收
have what it takes 有能力,能够
take part in 参加 take potshots at 拐弯抹角地批评,指桑骂槐
take place 代替;发生,出现
take out sth. on sb. 向某人出气
take turns 轮流
take up占有;着手
take a break 休息,放松
take a close look 仔细看一看
10. Turn
turn around 转身
at every turn 到处,时时
in turn 轮流地→(反义)out of turn
turn down 关小;拒绝
turn in = hand in上交
turn into 把……变成
turn off 关闭
turn away 把(某人)打发走 turn blue/green 冻得青紫/羡慕,嫉妒
turn on 打开
turn over 移交;再三考虑;翻转
turn over a new leaf 改变,(尤指)改过自新
turn to 翻到;转向;求助于
turn(one’s) stomach 使恶心;使作呕
turn up 突然发现;找到;出现 turn up (one’s) nose 拒绝
turn out 结果是;培养;生产;打扮