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高中英语必备核心短语与句型（讲义）
必备短语UNIT 09
0836
push for 力求得到；奋力争取
例 They are pushing for electoral reform. 他们迫切要求改革选举制度。
拓 push forward 推进，抓紧进行
0837
push on （尤指休息后）继续向前行
例 Let’s push on. It’s nearly nightfall. 咱们继续往前走吧！天快黑了。
0838
push on with 毅然继续做某事
例 We need to push on with this construction. 我们得继续进行这项工
程。
0839
push one’s way through 挤着前行
例 He had to push his way through the crowd to the car. 他不得不从人
群中挤过去，到达车旁。
拓 push sth. through 使某事（比如法律、计划等）被通过
0840
push over 推倒；推翻
例 I was nearly pushed over by a crowd of children. 我差点被一群孩子推倒。
0841
put across 解释；被理解
用 put across是及物动词短语，可用于被动语态。
例 She tried hard, but still failed to put across her point of view. 她尽力
了，但还是没能让别人明白她的观点。
0842
put an end to 结束；终止
例 Her sudden arrival put an end to our meeting. 她的突然来到使我们
的会议终止了。
0843
put aside 放到一边；忽视，不顾；（为顾客）保留
例 He put aside his book and began to listen to me. 他把书放在一边，
开始听我讲话。
0844
put away 放好，收起来；储存……备用
用 是动副结构的短语，中间可插入名词或代词。名词可以放在
away后面，代词只能放在away前面，多用于表示整理物品。
例 Put your toys away in the cupboard, when you’ve finished playing.
你把玩具玩完了以后放进柜子里去。
考 My mother opened the drawer to ______ the knives and spoons.（全
国卷II）A. put away
B. put up
C. put on
D. put together
选 A。句意：我母亲打开抽屉把餐刀和勺子放好。put away 意为
“放好，收起来”；put up 意为“举起；张贴；搭建；提供住宿”；
put on 意为“穿上；上演”；put together 意为“把……放在一起”，
根据句意应选A。
0845
put back 放回原处；推迟；拨慢（钟表指针）
例 The meeting has been put back to next Friday. 会议推迟到下周五召
开。
0846
put by 储存（以备将来使用）
例 Some crops were so abundant that they could even be put by. 有些农
作物数量丰富，它们可以被存储起来，供今后食用。
0847
put down 记下；平息，镇压；放下
用 作“记下”讲时，可与write down互换，但put down更口语化。
例 The journalists simply put down what they heard. 记者们只是记下
他们听到的东西。/ Put down that knife before you hurt somebody! 把
那刀子放下，以免伤人！考 Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can ______ almost
every word her teacher says.（全国卷Ⅰ）
A. put out
B. put down
C. put away
D. put together
选 B。句意：玛丽的确擅长在课堂上记笔记。她几乎能把老师说的
每个词都记下来。put out 意为“扑灭”；put down 意为“放下；写
下”；put away 意为“放好，收拾好”；put together 意为“放在一
起”。根据句意可知应选B。
0848
put forth 提出；（植物）长出
例 John put forth a brilliant idea in this meeting. 约翰在此次会议上提
出了一个绝妙的主意。 / Plants put forth new growth in the spring. 植
物在春天里开始新的生长。
拓 put forward 提出
0849
put forward 提出（计划、建议、名称等）
用 是及物动词短语，后面往往接argument，suggestion，plan等名词。
例 He put forward a constructive suggestion. 他提出了一个建设性的
建议。
0850put… in prison 把……关进监狱
例 The criminal was put in prison at last. 最终，那名罪犯被关进了监
狱。
拓 cast... into prison 把……关进监狱
escape from prison 越狱，逃出监狱
0851
put… into… 将……投入；使进入；把……放进
例 We’ve put a great deal of time and effort into this project. 我们为这
一项目付出了大量的时间和精力。
拓 put the policy into effect 实行该政策
put the bill into operation 使该议案生效
0852
put sth. into action/effect/practice 使生效；实施；执行
例 The law should be put into practice as soon as possible. 应该尽快实
施这项法规。
拓 carry out 开展；执行；落实
0853
put off 推迟，延期；（车船等停住）让（某人）下车
用 后接名词、代词或动名词。
例 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日毕。
0854
put on 穿上；戴上；演出；上演；增加（体重）用 作“穿上”讲时，强调动作，宾语可置于其后或中间。
例 She put on her dress before the dresser. 她在镜橱前穿好裙子。/ He
has put on weight since I last saw him. 他比我上次见到时又胖了。
拓 take off 脱下 put on a performance 演出
辨 wear：指穿戴衣服、首饰、佩剑、眼镜等，表示状态，是延续性
动词。
put on：指穿上衣物，表示动作，是短暂性动词短语。
be dressed in：后面常接具有某种特征的衣物，也可直接加表示衣服
颜色的词。
0855
put one’s finger on 准确地看出或指出（错误﹑问题的所在）
例 I can’t quite put my finger on the flaw in her argument. 我看不出她
的论点有何不妥。
0856
put one’s foot in one’s mouth 犯使某人难堪的错误；说错话
例 Every time I say something, I just seem to put my foot in my mouth.
我每次开口，好像都会说错话。
0857
put one’s hand in one’s pocket 掏腰包；出钱
例 I’ve heard he doesn’t like putting his hand in his pocket. 我听说他不
愿意掏腰包。
0858put out 扑灭；关闭（电灯等）
例 The rescue services are still trying to put out the fires. 救援队仍在努
力灭火。
0859
put pressure on/upon 对……施加压力
用 后常接动词不定式作宾语补足语，即 put pressure on sb. to do
sth.，意为“迫使某人做某事”。
例 They put pressure on her to resign. 他们向她施加压力，让她自行
辞职。
0860
put through 接通；使通过；完成；使经受（磨练、痛苦等）
例 The government is putting through some radical social reforms. 政府
正在进行某些彻底的社会改革。/ He has put his family through much
suffering. 他让他全家人受了不少苦。
0861
put together 将……放在一起；装配；组建；拟定；设计制造
例 We put together all the French books for reference. 我们集中了所有
的法文书籍供参考使用。
0862
put up 举起；修建；张贴；提高（价格等）；留宿
用 是非延续性动词短语，不可与表示一段时间的状语连用。
例 A new skyscraper has been put up downtown. 市中心又建起了一座摩天大厦。
考 1. He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ______
at a hotel for the night.（浙江高考）
A. putting down
B. putting off
C. putting on
D. putting up
选 D。句意：他决定一路开车回家，中途不在宾馆过夜。put up at...
表示“在某处获得食宿安排或暂住”，符合题意，故选 D。 put
down 意为“记下；镇压”；put off 意为“推迟”；put on 意为“穿
上；上演”。
2. The exam results will be ______ on Friday afternoon.（辽宁高考）
A. put down
B. put off
C. put up
D. put away
选 C。句意：考试结果将会在周五下午张贴出来。put down 意为
“记下；镇压”；put off 意为“推迟”；put up 意为“张贴”；put
away意为“收起”，根据句意，本题应选C。
0863
put up with 忍受，容忍
用 put up with是及物动词短语，后可接名词或动名词作宾语。例 We have to put up with her bad temper. 我们只得忍受她的坏脾气。
考 I can ______ the house being untidy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.（全
国卷I）
A. come up with
B. put up with
C. turn to
D. stick to
选B。句意：我能忍受房子凌乱，但讨厌它不干净。come up with意
为“想出，提出”；put up with 意为“忍受，容忍”；turn to 意为
“转向，求助于”；stick to 意为“坚持”，根据句意，本题应选
B。
0864
puzzle over 对……苦苦思索
例 She’s been puzzling over his strange email for weeks. 她对着他那封
奇怪的电子邮件琢磨了好几个星期。
拓 puzzle sth. out 开动脑筋（试图）找出某事物的答案或解决方法
0865
quantities of 大量的；许多的
用 也可作 a quantity of。该短语作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
例 The library has quantities of reference sources. 该图书馆藏有大量
参考资料。
0866quarrel with sb. about/over sth. 就某事与某人争吵
例 I don’t want to quarrel with you about it. 我不想因此事跟你争吵。
0867
queue up 排队；列队
例 You have to queue up at the bus stop. 在公交车站你得排队。
拓 queue up for sth. 为某事而排队 line up 排队
0868
quite a few 相当多的；不少
用 表示肯定的含义，相当于 many，后接可数名词的复数形式。有
时单独使用，起指代作用。
例 Quite a few people came to the lecture. 有相当多的人来听讲座。
拓 quite a lot 大量；许多
0869
rain cats and dogs 下倾盆大雨
例 It rains cats and dogs here during the spring. 春季这里会下倾盆大
雨。
0870
raise money 集资；筹款；募捐
例 The concert will raise money for local charities. 这场音乐会将为当
地慈善机构募捐。
拓 raise funds 筹集资金
0871raise one’s eyebrows 扬起眉毛（表示惊讶或反对）
例 What you told me raised my eyebrows. 你告诉我的事让我很吃惊。
拓 raise one’s voice 提高声音 raise one’s hand 举手
0872
range from… to… 从……到；在……和……之间
例 Her children’s ages range from three to eighteen. 她的孩子们的年龄
在3岁到18岁之间。
拓 vary from... to... 由……到……情况不同
0873
rather than 而不是
用 相当于instead of。当rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，
谓语动词与rather than前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。
例 I think I’ll have a cold drink rather than coffee. 我想喝冷饮，不想
喝咖啡。
拓 would... rather than... 意为“宁愿……也不愿意……”，如：
Rather than travel by car, I’d prefer to walk. 与其乘汽车旅行，我宁可
走路。
考 What we expect from you is working hard ______ hardly working.
（安徽高考）
A. less than
B. rather than
C. as well asD. as much as
选B。句意：我们期待你的是努力工作，而非很少工作。less than意
为“少于；不及”；rather than意为“而不是”；as well as意为“也；
又；像……一样好”；as much as 意为“和……一样，差不多”。
working hard（努力工作）和 hardly working（几乎不工作）为意思
完全相反的两个短语，显然前后为对照关系，故本题应选B。
0874
rather too 太……
用 修饰形容词或副词。
例 He spoke rather too quickly for me to understand. 他说得太快了，
我听不懂。
0875
reach out 伸出；伸手去拿
例 Please reach out your helping hand. 请伸出援助之手。/ Reach out
for the rope, or you’ll fall down. 伸手抓住那根绳子，否则你会掉下来
的。
拓 reach out one’s hand 伸出某人的手
reach out one’s hand for... 伸手取……
reach for 伸手去拿
0876
reach out to 把手伸向；接触
例 We must reach out to those in need. 我们应该帮助那些需要帮助的人。/ We need to reach out to new audiences. 我们需要接触新的观众。
0877
react against 反抗；反对
用 后接表示人或物的名词。
例 Children tend to react against their parents by going against their
wish. 孩子们通常以违背父母的意愿来反抗他们。
0878
react to 做出反应
例 How did they react to your suggestion? 他们对你的建议有什么反
应？
0879
read out 宣读；朗读
例 She read out the game results. 她宣读了比赛的结果。
拓 speak out 公开说出 read between the lines 领会言外之意
0880
reckon on 指望；依赖
用 后接动词时，要用动词-ing形式。
例 You can’t always reckon on having good weather. 总指望能有好天
气是靠不住的。
0881
recognize… as… 承认；认可
例 I was recognized as one of the best brains of my college. 我是大学里公认的聪明脑瓜。
0882
recommend doing sth. 建议做某事
例 I recommend buying this dictionary. 我建议买这本词典。
0883
recover from 恢复健康
例 It took him a long time to recover from a bad cold. 他患重感冒，很
长时间才康复。
拓 recover oneself 恢复健康；恢复冷静
0884
refer to 指的是；查阅；参考；谈到；涉及
例 The term is often used to refer to the United States. 这个词往往被用
来指代美国。/ We often refer to these books in our work. 我们在工作
中经常会参考这些书。
0885
refer to… as… 把……称为；把……看作
例 Music is often referred to as a universal language. 音乐往往被称为
全世界共同的语言。
0886
reflect on 反思；认真思考；对……造成影响
用 可用副词well，badly等修饰，表示造成好的或坏的影响。
例 He has to reflect on what to answer. 他得考虑如何答复。/ Thisscandal will reflect badly on the Party as a whole. 这件丑闻将对整个党
造成负面影响。
0887
refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事
例 I refuse to answer that question. 我拒绝回答那个问题。
0888
regard… as… 把……看作；认为……是
用 as是介词，常用其被动形式be regarded as。
例 We regard him as our real friend. 我们把他看作我们真正的朋友。
0889
regardless of 无论，不管，不考虑
例 Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower. 他不顾危险地爬上了高
塔。
拓 despite of 不顾；不管
考 Our club is open to everyone ______ age, sex or educational
background.（福建高考）
A. due to
B. except for
C. along with
D. regardless of
选 D。句意：我们俱乐部对每个人开放，不考虑年龄、性别和教育
背景。due to 意为“由于，因为；到……期限”；except for 意为“除了”；along with 意为“和……一起”；regardless of 意为“无
论，不管，不考虑”。根据句意可知应选择D项。
0890
regret doing sth. 遗憾做过某事；后悔做了某事
例 I believe you will regret leaving Paris. 我相信你会为离开巴黎而后
悔的。
辨 regret doing sth.：为已经做过的事情感到后悔，指事情已经做过
了。
regret to do sth.：意为“遗憾要做某事”，指事情还没做，常用于向
别人宣布不好的消息。
0891
relate to 涉及；有关；能理解
用 不可用于进行时中。
例 All these questions relate to philosophy. 这些问题都跟哲学有关。/
Some adults can’t relate to children. 有些成年人不理解儿童的想法。
0892
relieve sb. of 解除某人的（负担﹑责任等）
例 After the defeat General Smith was relieved of his command. 这次失
利之后，史密斯将军的指挥权就被解除了。
0893
rely on 依靠；依赖；指望；期待
例 I rely on you to set a good example. 我全靠你来树立个好榜样。0894
remark on/upon 说起；谈论；评论
例 It is rude to remark on a lady’s appearance. 议论一位女士的外貌是
不礼貌的。
0895
remember doing sth. 记得曾经做过某事
例 Do you remember taking a trip to America with him? 你记得曾经和
他到美国旅行吗？
辨 remember doing sth. 意为“记得曾经做过某事”，指事情已经做
过了。
remember to do sth. 意为“记得要去做某事”，指事情还没有做。
考 I remembered ______ the door before I left the office, but forgot to
turn off the lights.（安徽高考）
A. locking
B. to lock
C. having locked
D. to have locked
选 B。句意：在离开办公室前我记住了关门，但是忘记了关灯。
remember to do sth.意为“记住要去做某事”，remember doing sth.意
为“记得曾经做过某事”。本题是对发生在过去情况的客观陈述，
根据 but 可知前后是相互对照的两件事情，即“记住了关门而忘记
了关灯”，故选择B项。0896
remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事物；提醒某人某事
例 This song reminds me of Italy. 我一听到这首歌就会想起意大利。/
The photos reminded me of my schooldays. 这些照片使我回想起我的
学生时代。
拓 该短语的含义也可以用“remind sb. that从句”的形式来表达。
考 1. Mary, I ______ John of his promise to help you.（全国卷II）
A. told
B. reminded
C. warned
D. advised
选 B。句意：玛丽，我提醒过约翰关于他要帮助你的承诺。remind
sb. of sth. 表示提醒某人某件事情。tell 意为“告诉”； warn 意为
“警告”；advise意为“建议”。根据句意答案为B。
2. Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself
______ of his own dreams.（重庆高考）
A. reminding
B. to remind
C. reminded
D. remind
选 C。句意：迈克尔在床边挂了一幅姚明的照片以便提醒自己时刻
铭记梦想。keep+宾语+宾语补足语（使……处于某种状态），后面的宾语补足语可以是形容词、副词、介词短语、现在分词或过去分
词，过去分词和宾语之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，也就是被动关系，
现在分词和宾语之间是逻辑上的主动关系；remind sb. of意为“使某
人想起某事或提醒某人某事”，由该结构可以看出，himself 与
remind之间为被动关系，故选C。
0897
remind sb. (not) to do sth. 提醒某人（不）做某事
例 Mom, please remind me to take my sports gear with me. 妈妈，请提
醒我带上运动装备。
0898
replace… with… 用……代替，用……替换
例 We need to replace the water pipes with new ones. 我们需要更换新
的自来水管。
拓 in place of 代替；取代 take the place of 代替；取代
0899
remove… from… 移开；拿去；去掉；从……开除
例 Let’s remove the cloth from the table. 咱们来把桌上的桌布拿掉。/
The student senate voted to remove Fuller from office. 大学评议会投票
将富勒免职了。
0900
resign from 辞去……的职务
例 Think twice before you resign from your job. 辞职前要三思。拓 resign as 辞去作为……的职务
0901
resign oneself to 听从于；顺从于
例 He resigned himself to his fate. 他听天由命。
0902
respond to 回答；作答；回应
例 How did the editor respond to our suggestion? 编辑对我们的建议反
应如何?
拓 respond to an email 回邮件
0903
result from 起因于；由……造成
用 后面接事情发生的起因。
例 Many illnesses result from lack of exercise. 许多疾病是由于缺乏锻
炼所致。
0904
result in 导致；引起
用 后面接事情导致的结果，或获得某种成果。
例 Stress and tiredness often result in a lack of concentration. 紧张和疲
劳常使人精神不集中。
0905
retire from 从……退休；从……退役
例 The president will soon retire from office. 总裁不久将辞任。/ Herfather will retire from the army next month. 她爸爸下月就要退役了。
拓 retire as 作为……而退休
0906
return to 返回；回到；恢复为
例 After some time he returned to his old habit. 过了一些时候，他又
故态复萌了。
0907
rid… of… 使……摆脱……
例 It’s not easy to rid oneself of a habit. 要改掉一个习惯是不容易的。
拓 get rid of 摆脱；丢掉；扔掉
0908
ride on 骑坐在……上；取决于
例 She was riding on her father’s shoulders. 她骑在父亲的肩上。/ The
outcome will ride on his decision. 结果要由他来决定。
0909
right away 立刻；马上
例 He said that he would be back right away. 他说他马上就回来。
拓 at once 立刻；马上 right now 立刻；马上
0910
right now 现在；马上
用 right now表示时间，强调now，在句中作状语。
例 They ought to leave their house right now. 他们应当即刻离开家。0911
ring back 回电话
用 代词作宾语时，代词要放在ring和back的中间。
例 He promised to ring back in a few minutes. 他答应过几分钟后回电
话。
拓 call back 回电话
0912
ring off 挂断电话
例 I’ll have to ring off now; I have a train to catch. 我现在不得不把电
话挂了，我要赶火车去。
0913
ring out 响起；发出清脆的声音
例 I heard a shot ring out somewhere. 我听到某处一声枪响。
拓 ring out the old year 鸣钟送走旧岁
0914
ring up 打电话给
例 Can you ring up the bus company? 你给公共汽车公司打个电话好
吗？
拓 ring sb. up 给某人打电话
0915
rip off 敲诈；偷窃；多收费
例 Thieves broke in and ripped off five computers. 盗贼破门而入，偷走了五台电脑。
拓 rip sb. off 意为“敲诈某人”； rip sth. off意为“偷窃某物”。
0916
rise to one’s feet 站起来
例 He rose to his feet and made his way out the door. 他站了起来朝门
外走去。
拓 give rise to sth. 引起、导致某事（尤指坏事发生）
0917
rise up against 起义；反抗
例 He called on the people to rise up against the invaders. 他号召民众
起来反抗入侵者。
0918
risk one’s life 冒着生命危险
例 She had risked her life to help save mine. 她冒着生命危险救了我一
命。
拓 risk life and limb 冒死；不惜受伤
0919
rob sb. of sth. 抢夺某人某物
例 She was robbed of what little money she had. 她仅有的一点儿钱都
被抢了。
拓 steal sth. from sb. 偷走某人某物
0920roll in 蜂拥而来；（金钱等）大量涌进
例 Orders have kept rolling in since they readjusted the price. 自从他们
调整了价格，订单便纷纷而来了。/ As the result of our appeal, the
money came rolling in. 由于我们的呼吁，资金源源不断涌入。
拓 roll one’s eyes 不以为然；瞪白眼
0921
roll over （使）翻身；（车出事故而）翻筋斗
例 The dog rolled over onto its back. 狗滚了个四脚朝天。
0922
roll up 卷起（袖子或裤腿）；（尤指开车晚点）到达
例 The jacket was too big for him so he rolled up the cuffs. 这件夹克对
他来说太大了，所以他卷起了袖口。/ They eventually rolled up two
hours late. 他们最终晚来了两小时。
拓 roll up one’s sleeves 摩拳擦掌，卷起袖子（准备工作或战斗）
0923
round up 聚拢；一举逮捕
例 Round up a few friends to help you. 召集一些朋友来帮你忙。/ The
police rounded up a number of suspects. 警察逮捕了几个嫌疑犯。
0924
rule out 将……排除在外；不认可
例 He was ruled out as a possible candidate. 他已经没有可能成为候选
人。0925
run across 不期而遇；偶然发现
例 I ran across an old friend of mine in the library. 我在图书馆里与一
位老朋友不期而遇。
拓 come across 偶遇；发现 meet up 见面，碰面
0926
run after 追求；追逐
用 是及物动词短语，一般不用于被动语态中。
例 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两兔，一只
也抓不住。
0927
run away 逃跑；离开
用 是不及物动词短语，表示“从……逃跑”，后面接介词from。
例 The fox ran away before the hunter shot at it. 那只狐狸在猎人朝它
开枪之前跑掉了。
拓 break away from 与……相脱离 get away from 从……逃跑
考 —OK, I’ve had enough of it. I give up.
—You can’t ______ your responsibilities.（江苏高考）
A. run off with
B. run up against
C. run out of
D. run away from选 D。句意：——好吧，我受够了。我放弃。——你不能逃避责任。
run off with 表示“携带……逃跑”；run up against 表示“意外地碰
到（困难）或偶然碰到（人）”；run out of 表示“用光，耗尽”；
run away from表示“逃避，避开”。
0928
run for 持续；延续；竞选
例 The play ran for six months on Broadway. 这出戏在百老汇连续演
了半年。/ He is preparing to run for the presidency. 他正在准备竞选总
统职位。
0929
run into 跑入；流入；撞上；偶然发现
用 是及物动词短语，宾语可以是人，也可以是物。
例 I nearly ran into a bus when it stopped suddenly in front of me. 前面
一辆公共汽车突然停住，我险些撞上。
0930
run out 用光；耗尽
用 作“用光；耗尽”讲时，主语是表示被用光事物的名词或代词，
不用于被动语态中，用主动形式表示被动含义。
例 Our time is running out. 我们剩下的时间不多了。
考 Food supplies in the flood-stricken area ______. We must act
immediately before there’s none left.（重庆高考）
A. have run outB. are running out
C. have been run out
D. are being run out
选 B。句意：供应洪灾地区的食物快用完了，我们必须在用完之前
立刻采取行动。run out 是不及物动词短语，不能用于被动语态，排
除C、D；由第二句中的 before there’s none left 可知，run out 是将要
发生的动作，应用将来时。have run out 是现在完成时，表示动作的
完成；are running out是进行时，可以表将来，故选B。
0931
run out of 从……跑出；用光；耗尽
用 作“用光；耗尽”讲时，主语一般是人，表示主动含义。
例 He jumped to his feet and ran out of the office. 他一下子跳了起来
跑出了办公室。/ They ran out of money and had to abandon the project.
他们把资金花光了，所以不得不抛弃这个项目。
拓 use up 用完；耗尽
0932
run over 碾过；溢出；快速复查
例 He was run over and had to be taken to hospital. 他被车碾压，必须
送往医院。
0933
run through 匆忙看一遍；排练
例 He ran through the names on the list. 他把名单匆匆地看了一遍。0934
see sb. off 为某人送行；向某人告别
例 I’ll go to the airport to see off my girlfriend and her mother. 我将去
机场为我的女友和她的母亲送行。
0935
send for 派人去请；派人去取
例 The child is running a high fever. We must send for a doctor at once.
孩子在发高烧。我们必须马上派人去请医生。
0936
set in 以……为背景
用 此短语常用于被动结构。
例 The novel is set in pre-war London. 这部小说以战前的伦敦为背景。
0937
set about 开始，着手
例 Do you know how to set about going on this work? 你知道怎样着手
进行这项工作吗？
辨 set out：也有“着手做”的意思，但是后面要跟动词不定式，即：
set out to do sth.。
set about：后要用动名词，即：set about doing sth.。
考 Armed with the information you have gathered, you can ______
preparing your business plan. (浙江高考)
A. set outB. set about
C. set off
D. set up
选 B。句意：有了你收集的这些信息，你就可以开始准备你的商业
计划了。set out意为“动身；着手”，后面常跟不定式；set about意
为“开始，着手”，后面常跟动名词；set off 意为“出发；引起”；
set up意为“建立”，B项符合题意，故为答案。
0938
set an example to 为……树立榜样
例 Her diligence has set an example to the others. 她的勤奋为其他人树
立了榜样。
0939
set aside 留出，拨出；把……抛在脑后
例 We also set aside some meat for elderly people. 我们还留出一些肉
给 年 岁 大 的 人 。 / He urged the participants to set aside minor
differences for the sake of achieving peace. 他敦促与会者把小分歧抛
于脑后，以求实现和平。
考 In much of the animal world, night is the time ______ for sleep—pure
and simple.（湖北高考）
A. set aside
B. set down
C. set offD. set up
选 A。句意：在大多数动物的世界里，夜晚纯粹是留作睡觉的时间。
set aside 意为“留出，拨出；把……抛在脑后”；set down 意为“制
定；记下”； set off 意为“出发；引起”；set up 意为“建立”，
根据句意，本题应选A。
EXERCISE
1.Not having promoted the new digital camera successfully, the company
should ______ its original marketing methods.
A. account for
B. reflect on
C. work out
D. call up
2.Much to his relief, he felt a heavy burden ______ from his mind after
the lost wallet was found.
A. rescued
B. replaced
C. recovered
D. removed
3.In the past few years the workers have ______ a lot of suggestions but
none has been accepted by the management.
A. put down
B. put forwardC. put out
D. put up
4.This group of actors and actress ______ an excellent performance for
people in Beijing.
A. turn on
B. lay down
C. open up
D. put on
5.Alcoholism has been ______ a disease since 1951 by the World Health
Organization.
A. famous as
B. recognized as
C. looked as
D. selected as
6.The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally
______.
A. pulled down
B. pulled through
C. pulled up
D. pulled over
7.As is known to us all, failure usually ______ laziness while diligence
can ______ success.A. results from; lie in
B. results in; result from
C. leads to; lie in
D. results from; result in
8.—What do you think of Andrew?
—There are some things that are not easy to ______, and his coldness is
one.
A. put aside
B. put up with
C. think of
D. get along with
9.______ your book, and do your work first. You may read it later.
A. Put out
B. Put away
C. Put up
D. Put on
10.You’d better ______ some money for special use.
A. pick up
B. give away
C. put off
D. set aside
11.If you ______ any problems when you arrive at the airport, give me aring.
A. come up with
B. set about
C. run into
D. put aside
12.It is wise to have some money ______ for old age.
A. put away
B. kept up
C. given away
D. laid up
13.The forest guards often find campfires that have not been ______
completely.
A. turned down
B. put out
C. put away
D. turned over
14.You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please ______ the
books when you’ve finished with them.
A. put on
B. put down
C. put back
D. put off15.Tom has ______ a good idea to solve the problem.
A. kept up with
B. got along with
C. caught up with
D. come up with
16.The continuous rain ______ the harvesting of the wheat by two weeks.
A. set off
B. set out
C. put down
D. put off
17.Do be careful while crossing the street. If not you may get ______ by
a passing car.
A. run over
B. run into
C. run out
D. run across
18. —Will somebody go and get Dr. White?
—He’s already been ______.
A. asked for
B. sent for
C. called for
D. looked for19.It was getting dark. We decided to ______ for the night at a
farmhouse.
A. put up
B. put away
C. put down
D. put on
20.The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as
the battery ______ quickly.
A. shuts up
B. ends up
C. runs out
D. turns out
答案
01-05 BDBDB
06-10 BDBBD
11-15 CABCD
16-20 DABAC
