常见短语

1) abide by( to accept and obey a decision ,agreement, etc.) 遵守 eg: if you are employed, you must abide by the rules.

2) above all / most important of all / first of all 最重要、首先

3) account for ( to explain ) 解释、说明

4) act/be one’s age行为符合年纪

eg：you’re not young any more; you should act your age.

5) adapt oneself to使自己适应于/ adjust to使适应于

6) add fuel to the flames/fire（ to spread trouble）火上浇油、添油加醋

7) adhere to ( to stick to ) 坚持

eg: he will adhere to his opinion until proof that he is wrong is presented.

8) ahead of time ( in advance ) 提前

eg: the bus came ahead of time.

9) allow for考虑到

eg: we should allow for all these factors.

10) answer for为…负责

he will have to answer for his behavior one day.

11) as a result of / because of / owing to由于

12) as far as I’m concerned / from my point of view/perspective对我来说

13) ask after ( to inquire about one’s health, etc ) 问候

14) at all costs ( by all means ) 不惜代价、无论如何

eg： we must succeed at all costs.

15) attend to ( to deal with / to look after ) 处理、照顾

16) back up ( to support) 支持

17) be acquainted with ( to have knowledge of ) 了解

18) be obliged for ( to be grateful for ) 感谢

19) be on one’s back卧病不起

20) be pressed for ( be short of ) 缺乏、缺少

21) be remarkable for ( to be famous for ) 以…著称

22) blame sth. on sb. 把…推到某人身上

23) bring about ( to cause ) 引起、造成

24) bring forth ( to produce ) 产生、引起

eg: a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit.

25) by and large（ generally speaking ）总的来说

26) call off ( to cancel ) 取消

27) catch on ( to become popular; to understand ) 流行、理解 eg: her new song caught on quickly.

28) come off ( to succeed ) 成功

29) come to life苏醒、活跃起来

30) count on ( to depend on ) 依靠、指望

31) cut across走捷径、抄近路

in order to save time, he cut across the fields.

32) cut in ( to interrupt ) 插嘴、打断