成人本科学位英语常考短动词短语
account for说明(原因等)；解释
His unhappy childhood ____ his bad temper.(1997.6)
A. counts for B. accounts for C. makes for D. goes for
take into account考虑；重视
I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.
A. regard B. account C. counting D. observation
I'd ______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then
make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A. take into account B. account for C. make up for D. make out
accuse sb. of sth.控告(某人某事)
=charge sb. with sth
The customer accused the cook ____ using canned potatoes.
A. for B. with C. of D. against
The soldier was ___________ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A. scolded B. charged C. accused D. punished
The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers .
A. accused B. charged C. scolded D. cursed
accustom sb to sth.使某人适应某件事情
=be accustomed to sth.
=adapt sb to sth
He finds it difficult to _____ himself to the climate here.
A. account B. accustom C. apply D. adapt
act on按照…而行动
You should act _____ the advice of your doctor.
A. to B. on C. at
D. as
take advantage of趁…之机，利用
=make use of
Such a skilled tennis player knows how to take ______of his opponent’s chief weakness.
A. use B. advantage C. utility C. chance
Her fluency in English gives her an advantage _____ other girls for the job.
A. above B. over C. than D. with
afford to (买)得起(某物)；负担的起
We don't need air conditioning, _____.
A. nor can we afford it C. neither can afford it
B. and nor we can afford it D. and we can neither afford it
Only those who can ___ to lose their money should make high-risk investments.
A. maintain C. endure B. sustain D. afford
allow for考虑到
apply for提出申请(或要求等)
He applied for a post to the college.
apply...to把…应用于
We should apply what we learn in the classroon to the practice.
approve of赞成，满意
If only the committee _________ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A. approve B. will approve C. can approve D. would approve
assist sb. with sth./assist sb. in doing sth帮助某人做某事
He asked us to _____ them in carrying through their plan.
A. provide B. arouse C. assist D. persist
assure sb. of sth./that使(某人)确信
A. to B. at C. on D. with
attend to专心；照顾，护理
pay attention to注意；重视
belong to属于；附属
In short,__ D __ he lives, a man belongs to some society.
A. whatever B. whenever C. whichever D. wherever
make the best of充分利用…
care for ①喜欢；②照料
She doesn’t care for movies about violence
The house was well cared for.
catch on理解，明白，变得流行
I didn’t understand anything at first, but now I am beginning to catch on.
catch up with赶上；指出…出了差错
Aris was in hospital for two weeks, so she’s been working hard to catch up with the others. He spoke so quickly that I didn’t _______ what he said. (1992.6)
A. receive B. accept C. listen D. catch
charge s.b with s.th
=accuse s.b of s.th指控某人犯有某种罪行
charge:要价
Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the __C___ charged on public transport were
more reasonable.
A. fees B. payments C. fares D. costs
This hotel _____ $ 60 for a single room with bath.
A. claims B. demands C. prices D. charges
keep company with与…交往；和…亲热
consult with与…商量(协商)
contribute to有助于…，促成
Medical research has shown that the widespread of use of cigarettes contributes _____ the increase of cancers.
A. towards B. for C. with D. to
__________ a good family life, friendship and work satisfaction.
A. as for B. in view of C. in case of D. such as
A. attribute to B.contribute to C. attend to D. devote to
convince sombody of something使某人确信某事
cope with对付…，妥善处理
count on依靠；期待，指望
You can never____ that fellow for help at a critical moment.(1994.6)
A. take on B. hold on C. count on
D. hang on
cut back削减；缩减
The factory’s production has been cut back.
cut down减少，降低
We must cut down expenses or we’ll get into debt.
cut off切掉；切断
They will cut the electricity off if you don’t pay the bill.
cut out切掉；删掉
If you want to get thin you must cut out your fat.
deal with应付，处理
There is no one here who can _____ the problem.（1994.6）
A. see off B. treat C. deal with D. set up
deal in经营
take delight in以…为乐
devote oneself to献身于；致力于
He devote himself to teaching and win the respects of the students.
distinguish …from…把…同…区分开
It is important to ________between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language.
A. determine B. identify C.explore D.distinguish
do away with废除，去掉
It’s time to do away with some old regulations.
do without没有…也行；将就
If there is no bread, we must do without (it).
draw a conclusion得出结论
drop by/in顺便走访，非正式访问
Why don’t you drop in and see me?
bring into effect实行，实现，实施
come into effect开始生效，开始实行
take effect (药等)见效
We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ---- what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.
A. benefits B. affects C. guides D. effects
Once out of the earth's gravity, the astronauts is _____ by the problem of weightlessness.
A. affected B. effected C. inclined D. related
Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.
A. lessened B. declined C. affected D. effected
end up结束，告终；竖着
end up with以…而结束
It is high time that such practices __________ .
A. are ended B. be ended C. were ended D. must be ended
ensure sb. against保护某人免受…
equip with装备，配备
There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.
A. installed B. equipped C. provided D. projected
catch sb.'s eye引起(某人)注目
keep an eye on照看；留意
In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ____ the developments and recorded every detail.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
face up to勇敢地对付；大胆面向
Eve is too young to face up t her parents’ divorce.
fail to不能，记忆
She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.
A. failure B. lack C. absence D. drop
fall behind落在…后面，跟不上
His study falls behinds other students in his class.
feel like感到想要做
Do you feel like going to a movie?
figure out计算出；估计；理解
Helen figured out the answer.
I can’t figure out what he intended to say.
fill in /out填充，填写，临时代替
Have all the blanks been filled in?
catch fire着火，烧着
do sb. a favour给某人以恩惠
The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _______ his arguments in favour of the new theory.
A. to be based on B. to base on C. which to base on D. on which to base focus...on使眼睛注视，集中
All her energies are __________ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.
A. guided B. aimed C. directed D. focused
set free释放，使获得自由
make friends with与…交朋友
make fun of取笑，嘲笑
hang up把…挂起来；挂断电话
hang on (vi.)坚持
If you hang on, you’ll succeed.
happen to碰巧
head for朝…方向走去
identify with认为…等同于
inform s.b of s.th通知某人某件事情
A. resign B. reject C. retreat D. replace
The manager promised to keep me _____ of how our business was going on.
A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing
We desire that the tour leader ____ us immediately of any change in plans.
A. inform B. informs C. informed D. has informed
We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ____.
A. out of work B. out of stock C. out of reach D. out of practice
The president promised to keep all the board members going on.
A. inform C. be informed B. informing D. informed
take interest in对…感(产生)兴趣
Through out his life, Henry Moore _____ an interest in encouraging art in the city of Leeds.
A. contained B. secured C. reserved D. maintained
play a joke on sb.开某人的玩笑
have no lack of不缺乏
lead to通向，导致；引起
=bring about
=result in
let down放下；降低；使…失望
I was depending on Esther, but she let me down.
let out ①放掉(水等);②泄漏（秘密）
I’ll tell you a secret, but you mustn’t let it out.
go beyond the limit超过限度
long for渴望
fall in love with相爱，爱上…
major in专攻，专修
name sth after sth用…命名…
object to…反对…
to say nothing of更不必说
pass away消失；去世；终止
George’s mother passed away three months ago.
pass by走过；(时间)逝去
pass on把…传给别人
Please pass on the secret word “water” to the next person.
pay back偿还(借款等)；回报
I owe you some money. Let me pay you back.
pay off还清(债款)
Some families never pay their debts off.
preserve sth from保护…使…免遭
=protect sth from
=shelter sth from
prevent sth/sb from 阻止（某物／某人）做某事
=stop sth/sb from
=keep sth/sb from
Not having a good command of English can be a serious
achieving your goals. _____ preventing you from
A. obstacle B. fault C. offense D. distress They took ________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A. fruitful B. beneficial C. valid D. effective
react on对…有影响
react to对…起反应
refer oneself to依赖，求助于
refer to sb. /sth. as把…称作
rest in存在于，由于
Why do people work? The answer rests in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job, by the activity of accomplishing.
rest on依据，信任
I have been told that much of the knowledge does not rest on reasoning or on experiment, but on authority.
rely on依靠，依赖，依仗
remark on评论，谈论，议论
remind sb. of sth. 让某人想起了某事
get rid of摆脱，除去
save up储蓄；贮存；节省
search after探索；寻找
send for派人去请；召唤；索取
The manager sent for me and asked for an explanation.
show in领入，领进来
show off (vi. )炫耀，卖弄
Do you like people who show off?
show up (vi.)出席，露面
Only nine members showed up at the meeting.
smell of有…的气味
stand by站在旁边；支持
I am your friend. I’ll always stand by you.
stand for ①代表；②容忍（一般用于否定句）
The sign“+”stands for plus.
We cannot stand for such bad living conditions.
stand in one's way阻碍，妨碍
stand out突出，显眼，杰出
She will stand out from the crowd because of her height and her bright red eye. stand up for维护；坚持
“Stand up for what you believe” Roger told John.
stay up不睡觉，熬夜
Father often stayed up working.
stick to坚持；忠于；信守
I will stick to the principle and never break it.
switch off (用开关)关掉
switch on (用开关)开启
talk over商量，(充分)讨论
We talked over the business before reaching the conclusion.
tell...from辨别，分辨；认出
tell...apart把…区分开
lose one's temper发怒，发脾气
stand the test经受住考验
treat sb. as把…待如；把…看作
take turns依次，轮流
put to use使用，利用
come into use开始被使用
After being tested in many ways, this newly-designed machine will _____ in the near future.
A. take its place B. put into use C. come into use D. take action
use up用完，耗尽；花完
＝run out of
work out算出；设计出；制定出
Father is still trying to work out his tax.
We must work out a better method of saving water.
work at从事于，致力于
Bob is still working at the new book.
yield to…容忍，忍受
We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military threat.
A. up B. to C. in D. at
成人本科学位英语常考短动词短语
account for说明(原因等)；解释
His unhappy childhood ____ his bad temper.(1997.6)
A. counts for B. accounts for C. makes for D. goes for
take into account考虑；重视
I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.
A. regard B. account C. counting D. observation
I'd ______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then
make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A. take into account B. account for C. make up for D. make out
accuse sb. of sth.控告(某人某事)
=charge sb. with sth
The customer accused the cook ____ using canned potatoes.
A. for B. with C. of D. against
The soldier was ___________ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A. scolded B. charged C. accused D. punished
The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers .
A. accused B. charged C. scolded D. cursed
accustom sb to sth.使某人适应某件事情
=be accustomed to sth.
=adapt sb to sth
He finds it difficult to _____ himself to the climate here.
A. account B. accustom C. apply D. adapt
act on按照…而行动
You should act _____ the advice of your doctor.
A. to B. on C. at
D. as
take advantage of趁…之机，利用
=make use of
Such a skilled tennis player knows how to take ______of his opponent’s chief weakness.
A. use B. advantage C. utility C. chance
Her fluency in English gives her an advantage _____ other girls for the job.
A. above B. over C. than D. with
afford to (买)得起(某物)；负担的起
We don't need air conditioning, _____.
A. nor can we afford it C. neither can afford it
B. and nor we can afford it D. and we can neither afford it
Only those who can ___ to lose their money should make high-risk investments.
A. maintain C. endure B. sustain D. afford
allow for考虑到
apply for提出申请(或要求等)
He applied for a post to the college.
apply...to把…应用于
We should apply what we learn in the classroon to the practice.
approve of赞成，满意
If only the committee _________ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A. approve B. will approve C. can approve D. would approve
assist sb. with sth./assist sb. in doing sth帮助某人做某事
He asked us to _____ them in carrying through their plan.
A. provide B. arouse C. assist D. persist
assure sb. of sth./that使(某人)确信
A. to B. at C. on D. with
attend to专心；照顾，护理
pay attention to注意；重视
belong to属于；附属
In short,__ D __ he lives, a man belongs to some society.
A. whatever B. whenever C. whichever D. wherever
make the best of充分利用…
care for ①喜欢；②照料
She doesn’t care for movies about violence
The house was well cared for.
catch on理解，明白，变得流行
I didn’t understand anything at first, but now I am beginning to catch on.
catch up with赶上；指出…出了差错
Aris was in hospital for two weeks, so she’s been working hard to catch up with the others. He spoke so quickly that I didn’t _______ what he said. (1992.6)
A. receive B. accept C. listen D. catch
charge s.b with s.th
=accuse s.b of s.th指控某人犯有某种罪行
charge:要价
Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the __C___ charged on public transport were
more reasonable.
A. fees B. payments C. fares D. costs
This hotel _____ $ 60 for a single room with bath.
A. claims B. demands C. prices D. charges
keep company with与…交往；和…亲热
consult with与…商量(协商)
contribute to有助于…，促成
Medical research has shown that the widespread of use of cigarettes contributes _____ the increase of cancers.
A. towards B. for C. with D. to
__________ a good family life, friendship and work satisfaction.
A. as for B. in view of C. in case of D. such as
A. attribute to B.contribute to C. attend to D. devote to
convince sombody of something使某人确信某事
cope with对付…，妥善处理
count on依靠；期待，指望
You can never____ that fellow for help at a critical moment.(1994.6)
A. take on B. hold on C. count on
D. hang on
cut back削减；缩减
The factory’s production has been cut back.
cut down减少，降低
We must cut down expenses or we’ll get into debt.
cut off切掉；切断
They will cut the electricity off if you don’t pay the bill.
cut out切掉；删掉
If you want to get thin you must cut out your fat.
deal with应付，处理
There is no one here who can _____ the problem.（1994.6）
A. see off B. treat C. deal with D. set up
deal in经营
take delight in以…为乐
devote oneself to献身于；致力于
He devote himself to teaching and win the respects of the students.
distinguish …from…把…同…区分开
It is important to ________between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language.
A. determine B. identify C.explore D.distinguish
do away with废除，去掉
It’s time to do away with some old regulations.
do without没有…也行；将就
If there is no bread, we must do without (it).
draw a conclusion得出结论
drop by/in顺便走访，非正式访问
Why don’t you drop in and see me?
bring into effect实行，实现，实施
come into effect开始生效，开始实行
take effect (药等)见效
We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ---- what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.
A. benefits B. affects C. guides D. effects
Once out of the earth's gravity, the astronauts is _____ by the problem of weightlessness.
A. affected B. effected C. inclined D. related
Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.
A. lessened B. declined C. affected D. effected
end up结束，告终；竖着
end up with以…而结束
It is high time that such practices __________ .
A. are ended B. be ended C. were ended D. must be ended
ensure sb. against保护某人免受…
equip with装备，配备
There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.
A. installed B. equipped C. provided D. projected
catch sb.'s eye引起(某人)注目
keep an eye on照看；留意
In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ____ the developments and recorded every detail.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
face up to勇敢地对付；大胆面向
Eve is too young to face up t her parents’ divorce.
fail to不能，记忆
She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.
A. failure B. lack C. absence D. drop
fall behind落在…后面，跟不上
His study falls behinds other students in his class.
feel like感到想要做
Do you feel like going to a movie?
figure out计算出；估计；理解
Helen figured out the answer.
I can’t figure out what he intended to say.
fill in /out填充，填写，临时代替
Have all the blanks been filled in?
catch fire着火，烧着
do sb. a favour给某人以恩惠
The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _______ his arguments in favour of the new theory.
A. to be based on B. to base on C. which to base on D. on which to base focus...on使眼睛注视，集中
All her energies are __________ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.
A. guided B. aimed C. directed D. focused
set free释放，使获得自由
make friends with与…交朋友
make fun of取笑，嘲笑
hang up把…挂起来；挂断电话
hang on (vi.)坚持
If you hang on, you’ll succeed.
happen to碰巧
head for朝…方向走去
identify with认为…等同于
inform s.b of s.th通知某人某件事情
A. resign B. reject C. retreat D. replace
The manager promised to keep me _____ of how our business was going on.
A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing
We desire that the tour leader ____ us immediately of any change in plans.
A. inform B. informs C. informed D. has informed
We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ____.
A. out of work B. out of stock C. out of reach D. out of practice
The president promised to keep all the board members going on.
A. inform C. be informed B. informing D. informed
take interest in对…感(产生)兴趣
Through out his life, Henry Moore _____ an interest in encouraging art in the city of Leeds.
A. contained B. secured C. reserved D. maintained
play a joke on sb.开某人的玩笑
have no lack of不缺乏
lead to通向，导致；引起
=bring about
=result in
let down放下；降低；使…失望
I was depending on Esther, but she let me down.
let out ①放掉(水等);②泄漏（秘密）
I’ll tell you a secret, but you mustn’t let it out.
go beyond the limit超过限度
long for渴望
fall in love with相爱，爱上…
major in专攻，专修
name sth after sth用…命名…
object to…反对…
to say nothing of更不必说
pass away消失；去世；终止
George’s mother passed away three months ago.
pass by走过；(时间)逝去
pass on把…传给别人
Please pass on the secret word “water” to the next person.
pay back偿还(借款等)；回报
I owe you some money. Let me pay you back.
pay off还清(债款)
Some families never pay their debts off.
preserve sth from保护…使…免遭
=protect sth from
=shelter sth from
prevent sth/sb from 阻止（某物／某人）做某事
=stop sth/sb from
=keep sth/sb from
Not having a good command of English can be a serious
achieving your goals. _____ preventing you from
A. obstacle B. fault C. offense D. distress They took ________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A. fruitful B. beneficial C. valid D. effective
react on对…有影响
react to对…起反应
refer oneself to依赖，求助于
refer to sb. /sth. as把…称作
rest in存在于，由于
Why do people work? The answer rests in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job, by the activity of accomplishing.
rest on依据，信任
I have been told that much of the knowledge does not rest on reasoning or on experiment, but on authority.
rely on依靠，依赖，依仗
remark on评论，谈论，议论
remind sb. of sth. 让某人想起了某事
get rid of摆脱，除去
save up储蓄；贮存；节省
search after探索；寻找
send for派人去请；召唤；索取
The manager sent for me and asked for an explanation.
show in领入，领进来
show off (vi. )炫耀，卖弄
Do you like people who show off?
show up (vi.)出席，露面
Only nine members showed up at the meeting.
smell of有…的气味
stand by站在旁边；支持
I am your friend. I’ll always stand by you.
stand for ①代表；②容忍（一般用于否定句）
The sign“+”stands for plus.
We cannot stand for such bad living conditions.
stand in one's way阻碍，妨碍
stand out突出，显眼，杰出
She will stand out from the crowd because of her height and her bright red eye. stand up for维护；坚持
“Stand up for what you believe” Roger told John.
stay up不睡觉，熬夜
Father often stayed up working.
stick to坚持；忠于；信守
I will stick to the principle and never break it.
switch off (用开关)关掉
switch on (用开关)开启
talk over商量，(充分)讨论
We talked over the business before reaching the conclusion.
tell...from辨别，分辨；认出
tell...apart把…区分开
lose one's temper发怒，发脾气
stand the test经受住考验
treat sb. as把…待如；把…看作
take turns依次，轮流
put to use使用，利用
come into use开始被使用
After being tested in many ways, this newly-designed machine will _____ in the near future.
A. take its place B. put into use C. come into use D. take action
use up用完，耗尽；花完
＝run out of
work out算出；设计出；制定出
Father is still trying to work out his tax.
We must work out a better method of saving water.
work at从事于，致力于
Bob is still working at the new book.
yield to…容忍，忍受
We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military threat.
A. up B. to C. in D. at