高考英语必背短语
:从……借
He borrows money from his friends from time to time, but he never repaid a 他时不时找朋友借钱,但从未还过一毛钱。
混淆短语:live on borrow time:(老人,病人)奇迹般地活着
It's unbeliveable that our 22-year-old dog is still living on borrow 真不敢相信我们那只22岁的狗还奇迹般地活着。
with:以……打扰某人
I hope you won't bother me with the same old 我希望你不要再拿同样的问题来烦我。
混淆短语:can't be bothered:不想出力,不愿找麻烦
I can't be bothered running errands for 我不想替你跑腿做事。
to:(1)向……鞠躬;(2)服从……
(1)The students bowed to their teacher at the beginning of the 上课前学生向老师鞠躬。
(2)Although he lived in poverty, he never bowed to 即使他生活贫困,也从未对金钱俯首帖耳。
shame on:使某人蒙羞
Your behavior brought shame on the 你的行为让家人蒙羞。
into the open:公开某事
He decided to bring the secret into the 他决定将秘密公开。
混淆短语:keep one's eyes open:留心看,密切注意
You'd better keep your eyes open for any 你最好要留意每个陌生人。
ccomparison with:相比之下,比较起来
Living in the city seems more conveninent by comparison with that in the 与乡下相比,都市生活更为方便。
替换短语:compared with:与……相比
Compared with the country life, living in the city seems more 与乡下相比,都市生活更为方便。
all means:不惜一切地
Generally, mothers will protect their own children by all 一般来讲,母亲都会不惜一切保护自己的孩子。
混淆短语:by no means:绝不
Generally, mothers will harm their own children by no 一般来讲,母亲绝不会伤害自己的孩子。
appearances:根据外表
Shallow people always judge others by their 肤浅的人常常以貌取人。
混淆短语:at first appearance:乍看之下
The man looks scary at first appearance, but if you look at him carefully,he is actually quite 那个男人乍看之下很吓人,但如果你仔细看的话,他其实还蛮帅的。
means of:通过……的方式
The man earned his living by means of 这个男人靠写作为生。
混淆短语:no mean:相当好的,不容易的
My brother is no means 我哥是个出色的摄影师。
oneself:单独
It's not wise to go out at night by yourself in this 在这个城市,晚上单独出门是很不明智的。
替换短语:on one's own:单独
It's not wise to go out at night on your own in this 在这个城市,晚上单独出门是很不明智的。