a big headache 令人头痛的事情

a fraction of 一部分

a matter of concern 焦点，令人关注的问题

a series of 一系列，一连串

above all 首先，尤其

absent from 不在，缺席

abundant in 富含

account for 解释

accuse sb. of sth. 指控某人

add to/add up to 增加

after all 毕竟，终究

agree with 同意

ahead of time/schedule 提前

ahead of 在......之前

alien to 陌生的，不熟悉的

all at once 突然，同时

all but 几乎，差不多

all of a sudden 突然

all over again 再一次，重新

all over 到处，遍及

all the same 尽管如此；仍然

all the time 一直，始终

angry with sb. at/about  sth. 生气，愤怒

anxious about/for 忧虑，担心

anything but 决不；远非

apart from 除了

appeal to 吸引；对......有吸引力

applicable to 适用于

apply to 适用于

appropriate for/to 适合

approximate to 接近于

apt at 擅长

apt to 易于；有……倾向

around the clock 夜以继日

as a matter of fact 事实上

as a result(of) 因此，由于

as a rule 通常，一般来说

as far as ... be concerned 就... ...而言

as far as 远至，到...程度

as follows 如下

as for 至于

as good as几乎相同，和......一样好

as if 好像，仿佛

as regards 关于；至于

as to 关于；至于

as usual 像平常一样，照例

as well as 也；和；以及

as well 也，又

ashamed of 为......感到羞愧

aside from 除了

ask for the moon 痴心妄想，奢求不可能实现的事物

at a loss 不知所措

at a time 一次

at all costs 无论如何，不惜任何代价

at all events 无论如何

at all times 始终，一直

at all 根本，全然

at any rate 无论如何

at best 充其量，至多

at first sight 乍一看，初看起来

at first 最初，起先

at hand 在手边，在附近

at heart 内心深处

at home 在家，在国内

at intervals 间隔地，间歇地

at large 在逃；普遍存在

at last 终于，最后

at least 至少

at length 最后，最终；详细地，充分地

at most 至多，不超过

at no time 从不，决不

at one time 曾经，一度

at present 目前，现在

at the cost of 以……为代价

at the mercy of 任由…摆布

at the moment 此刻，目前

at this rate 以这种速度

at times 有时，偶尔

aware of 意识到

back and forth 来回地，反复地

back of 后面

back up 备份；支持

bare of 几乎没有，缺乏

be able to do 能够做

be available to 可被……利用或得到的

be bound to 必定，注定

be capable of doing 有能力做

be concerned with 关心…，涉足…

be dying to 非常渴望

be fed up with/be tired of 对......感到厌烦

be in hospital 住院

be in season 应季

be in the mood to do sth. 有心情做某事

be pressed for time 时间紧迫

be tied up with 忙于

be under the weather 感觉不舒服，身体不适

beat around the bush 拐弯没角

beat the crowd 避开人群

before long 不久以后

behind schedule 进度落后

beside point 离题，不相干

beyond one's ability 超出某人的能力

beyond question 毫无疑问

bound for 开往

break down 分解；故障；崩溃

break though 突破

break up with/be through with/be finished with 和某人分手

bring about 引起，导致

bring someone up to date带某人了解最新情况

by accident 偶然

by air 通过航空途径

by all means 尽一切办法，务必

by and by 不久以后

by chance 偶然，碰巧

by far 到目前为止

by hand 用手

by itself 自动，独自

by means of 通过，借助

by mistake 错误地，无意地

by no means 决不，绝非

by oneself 单独地，独自地

by reason of 由于，因为

by the way 顺便说一下

by virtue of 凭借，由于

by way of 通过；经由

call off 取消

call on 号召；拜访

capable of 有能力做某事

careful of/about/with 小心，注意

certain of /about 确信，肯定

chair a meeting 主持会议

charge sb. with sth. 指控某人某事

clear of 远离，避开

clever at 擅长

close to 接近，靠近

come in contact with 与…取得联系

come out of sth. alive 大难不死

come up (with) 提出

conscious of 察觉到，意识到

consequent on 由于，作为......的结果

contemporary with 与......同时代的

content with 满足于

contrary to 与......相反

cost someone an arm and a leg 让某人付出了巨大的代价

count down 倒计时

count one's chickens before they are hatched  过于乐观

count on 依靠，指望

count the day 期待

counter to 违反，与......相反

crazy about 热衷，着迷

critical of 挑剔，批评

cry in one's beer 借酒消愁

cry on one's shoulder 依靠

curious about 对......好奇

cut down on 减少，削减

cut down 砍伐；减少

cut in 插嘴；插队

cut off 切断；中断；隔绝

cut out 剪掉；停止；适合

cut someone short 打断某人的话

cut through  抄近路

cut up 切碎

die out 灭绝

distinct from 不同于

do the laundry 洗衣服

doubtful of /about 对......表示怀疑

drop by / in 顺便拜访

due to 由于

each other 彼此，互相

easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难

equal to 等于

equivalent to 等于，相当于

essential to/for 对......至关重要

even if/though 即使，虽然

ever so 非常，极其

every other 每隔一个

except for 除了

face to face 面对面地

faculty members 教职员工

faithful to 忠实于

fall flat 未达到预期效果，失败

familiar to sb. 表示某人对某事物或情况有所了解或熟悉

familiar with sth. 熟悉某事

far from 远离

fatal to 对......致命的

favorable to 有利于

fearful of 害怕，担忧

feel at home 感到宾至如归

feel blue 心情不好

feel free to 随意，无拘束

figure out 弄清楚，理解

fit for 适于

flat tire 没精打采；漏了气的车胎

fond of 喜欢

for good 永久地，一劳永逸地

for the better 改善

for the moment/present 暂时，暂且

for the sake of 为了，为了...的利益

for the time being 暂时，眼下

foreign to 陌生的，不熟悉的

free of/from 免于，没有

free with 慷慨的，大方的

from time to time 偶尔，有时

get a bargain 买到便宜货

get nowhere with 毫无进展

get over 克服，恢复

get used to 习惯于

give off 散发，释放

give someone a big hand 为某人鼓掌

give someone a hand 帮助某人

go about sth. 着手处理某事

go after 追求，追赶

go ahead 继续进行

go by 经过；流逝

go for 选择；努力争取；攻击

go off 离开；爆炸；响铃；变质

go out 熄灭，外出

go over 复习，从头到尾检查一遍

go around 绕行；传播；足够分配

go sightseeing 观光

go steady with 与......稳定交往 

go through 经历；仔细检查；完成

guilty of 有罪

had better 最好：表示建议或警告，表示某人最好采取某种行动，否则可能会产生不良后果

hand in hand 手拉手，密切关联

hang up 挂断

have one's hands full 忙得不可开交

have the final say 拥有最终决定权

head on 迎面地，正面的

heart and soul 全心全意

hold out for sth. 坚持要求

hold water 站得住脚

how come 怎么会这样

hungry for 渴望，迫切需要