call at访问(某处);(车、船等)停靠(某地)
call for来(去)接(某人);要求,需要
call forth唤起,引起;振作,鼓起
call off放弃,取消
call on/upon访问,拜访;号召,呼吁
call up召集,动员;打电话;使人想起
carry off夺去
carry on继续下去,坚持下去;从事,经营
carry out贯彻,执行,实现
carry/bring into effect使生效,使起作用
cast/shed/throw light on/upon使明白,阐明
catch a glimpse of瞥见,看见
catch fire着火
catch on理解,明白
catch one"s eyes引起某人注意
catch sight of发现,突然看见
catch the attention of引起注意
cater to迎合
charge sb.with以某事指控某人;赋予某人某种职责
check up(on)校对,检查,检验
cheer up(使)高兴,(使)振奋
clear away扫除,消除
clear up整理,收拾;消除,解除;解释,澄清;(天气)变晴
cling to紧紧抓住(或抱住);坚持
close in包围,围住
come back(旧事等)在记忆中重现;(健康)恢复
come close to走近;非常接近,很像
come into existence(事物、局面等)产生;形成;成立
come into use开始被使用
come off实现,成功,奏效
come on来吧,跟我来,快点;开始,来临;进展,发展;出场,上演
come out出版,刊出;出现,显露,长出;结果是,结局是;被解出
come round/around来访,前来;苏醒,复原
come through经历,脱险
come to总计,达到;苏醒,复原
come to the point说到要点,扼要地说
come true实现,达到
come up走近,上来;发生;被提出
come up to达到,符合
come up with提出,提供
come to/into effect生效,实施
come to/into operation开始运转,开工
comment on评论
compare with比较,对照
compare…to把…比作
compensate for弥补,补偿,赔偿
concentrate on倾全力于,全神贯注于
conclude from(经推理)相信某事物
confuse…with把…和…混淆,把…和…混为一谈
consist of由…组成,由…构成
contribute to捐献,贡献
cope with(成功地)应付,(妥善地)处理
count on依靠,期待,指望
count up把…相加,算出总数
couple sb./sth. with sb./sth.(阅读)将某人/某事物与某人/某事物联系在一起
cover up掩饰,掩盖
cross out删去,取消
cut across走捷径,抄近路
cut back削减,降低
cut corners走捷径;省钱(或人力、时间等)
cut down消减,减少
cut in(汽车)抢挡;插嘴,打断
cut off切断,使隔绝;切下;打断,停止
cut out删除
cut short中断;简化
date back to可追溯到;始于
deal with应对,处理;论述,涉及
decorate with以…来装饰
dedicate to致力于
deprive of剥夺,使失去
derive from衍生,起源,由…来
detach from拆下;使分开
die down渐渐消失,平息
die off相继死去
die out消失,灭绝
distinguish between把…和…区别,弄清
do away with废除,去掉
do with想要,需要;对待,处理;以…对付过去(或凑合着用)
do without没有…也行
double up弯下身子;把…折起来
doze off打瞌睡
drag sown使…垮掉;使(某人)感到厌烦
draw(sb’s)attention to sth.令(某人)注意某事物
draw in(火车、汽车)到站
draw on动用,利用;吸,抽(烟)
draw out(白昼)变长;把…拉长;掏出,取出,拔出,引出;使(某人)开口说话,诱使(某人)无拘无束地谈话
draw up写出;草拟;画出;停住
dream up虚构,凭空想出
dress up穿上盛装;装扮;伪装
drive away赶走
drop by/in顺便来访
drop off减弱,减少
drop out退出,离队
due to由于,因为
dwell on/upon细想,凝思;详述
earn one’s living谋生
easy game容易捕获的猎物
eliminate from从…中消除(删除,排出)
embark on/upon从事,着手,开始工作
emerge from浮现,出现;摆脱
end up with以…告终
engage in参加,从事于
enroll in加入
equip with装备
even if/though即使,虽然
even then即使那样,连…都
ever since从那时起,自那时以来
ever so非常,极其
every now and then有时,时时,偶尔
every other每隔一个的
except for除…之外
extract from从…拔出(提取,摘录)
face to face面对面地
face up to大胆面向
fade away渐渐消失;凋零;消瘦,憔悴
fail to未能
fair play公平的竞赛,公平对待,光明磊落
fair back on求助于,转而依靠
fall behind落后
fall in love(with)相爱,爱上
fall in with符合,与…一致;碰见,不期而遇
fall off减少;缩小;跌落,下降;衰退,变坏
fall out争吵;结果是
fall short of达不到;辜负
fall through落空,失败
far from远非,远离
feed in输入
feel like欲,想要
figure out想出,理解,明白;计算出
fill in/out填充,填写
find fault with抱怨,找茬儿,挑剔
fit into适合
flare up突然燃起来;突然发怒
flesh out充实,使有血有肉
focus on(使)聚集,集中;(使)仪器聚焦
for (the) purpose of为了
for a moment片刻,一会儿
for a while暂时,一时
for example例如
for good(and all)永久地
for long长久地
for one thing首先,一则
for short简称,缩写
for sure肯定地,有把握地
for the moment现在,暂时
for the sake of为了…起见,看在…的份上
for the time being目前,暂时
from the bottom up从下到上
from time to time有时,不时