英语写作指导:英语常见实用短语

1. put down 放下

shut down 把关上

cut down 砍掉

come down 下来、落下

slow down 减缓、放慢

sit down 坐下

write down 写下

get down 下来,降落

2. after all 毕竟.终究

after that 于是.然后

day after day 日复一日地

one after another 相继.挨次

soon after 不久以后

the day after tomorrow 后天

3. come up with 找到、提出

catch up with 赶上

wake up 弄醒、醒来

send up 发射

open up 开设、开办

grow up 长大

pick up 拾起、捡起

hands up 举手

eat up 吃光

clean up 打扫干净

give up doing sth.=stop doing sth. 放弃做某事

4. arrive at/in + n. 到达

get to +n. 到达

reach + n. 到达

arrive / get +adv. 到达

5. getback 退还,送回去.取回

give back 归还

come back 回来

at the back of 在的后面

on the way (back)home 在回家路上

6. at least 至少

at breakfast 早餐时

at desk 在桌前

at once立刻,马上

at school 在上学

at the same time 同时

at work 在工作

be good at=do well in 擅长

laugh at 嘲笑

notat all 一点也不

at first 起初

at night 在晚上

at noon 中午

at the age of // when sb. wasyears old 在岁时

at last / in the end / finally 最后、终于

at the beginning of the twenty-first century 在21世纪初

at the end of 在终点、结尾

at the moment // now现在

at the foot of 在脚下

at Christmas 在圣诞节

at any moment 任何时候

at times(sometimes) 有时,偶尔

at the doctors 在医务室be bad at不擅长

7. for example 例如

for ever 永远

be good for 对有益

be bad for 对有害

for long=for a long time 长期

for short 简称

be short for 是的简称

TV is short for television

8. come true 实现

come down 下来

come from=be from 来自,出生于

come in/into 进入,进来

come on 赶快

come over 过来

come along 走吧,过来,快点

come and go 来来去去

come up 上来

come out 出来，(花)开，(照片)冲洗出来

9. even though=even if 即使、虽然、尽管

10. be pleased with 对感到满意

be covered with 被覆盖

be expected to do sth. 被期望做某事

be proud of 以自豪

speak highly of 称赞

be afraid of 害怕

hear of 听说(hear from sb.收到某人的来信)

of course=certainly 当然可以

plenty of= a lot of 许多

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11. by the way 顺便说

by oneself 单独,独自

by the end of 到为至

by the time (引起时间状语从句)到的时候

one by one 依次

by air / plane 乘飞机

by bus / train / car 乘公共汽车/火车/轿车

catch a bus 赶公交车

get on / off the bus上/下车

take a bus to=go to by bus乘车去

12. do / try ones best 尽力

do ones homework 做家庭作业

do (the/some) shopping 购物

do the cooking 烹饪

do some cleaning 打扫

do the / some washing 洗衣服

do sport 做运动

do with sb / sth. 处理

well done 干得好

13. early in the morning 一大早

in the early spring 初春

in my early days 我幼年时期

early bus 早班车

14. make a contribution to 贡献给、捐献

make a telephone call to sb. // ring sb. up // give sb. a call //

phone sb.给某人打电话

connectto把与连接起来

be close to 靠近(某地)

give birth to 生(孩子)

lose to sb 输给sb .

15. eitheror 或者或者

on either side of the street 街道任何一边

on each side of the street 街道每一边

on both sides of the street 街道两边

16. keep doing sth. 不停地做某事(表示状态继续)

keep on doing sth. 坚持做某事(表示动作反复进行)

practise doing sth. 练习做某事

enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事

finish doing sth. 做完某事

go on doing sth. 继续做某事(同一件事)

17. go on to do sth. 接着做某事(另一事)

go straight along 沿着一直往前走

go down 下降

go for a walk 散步

go over 复习

go shopping 买东西

go to the cinema 去看电影

go well 进展顺利

go off to 动身前往

go out 外出

go to work 去上班

go up 上升

want a go 想试一试

18. think about 考虑

think of 认为、想起、考虑、想到

think over 仔细考虑

think out 想出

talk about 谈论

worry about 担心

How / What about?怎么样?

19. borrowfrom 从借

lendto 把借给

from door to door 挨家挨户

from time to time 时时

from now on 从今以后

from then on 从那以后

be different from 与不同

learnfrom 向学习

20. get dressed 穿衣

get into 进入

get / be lost 丢失

get off / on下/ 上车

get on well with sb. 与某人相处得好

get out of 从出来

get ready for +n. 为做准备

get ready to do sth. 准备做某事

get / go to sleep (fall asleep) 入睡

be asleep 睡着

get warm 变暧

get well 康复

get a chance 有机会、得到机会

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21. look for 寻找

wait for 等候

look after=take care of 照看

look like 看起来像

look over 检查,复习

look out 小心,从里向外看

look the same 看起来一样

look up 向上看,查单词

look around 环视

look forward to 期望

look through 温习,检查

22. set off 出发、动身

put off 推迟

keep off 避开、不靠近

drop off 放下(某物)

turn off 关

jump off 跳离

take off 脱(衣),(飞机)起飞

23. half a kilo 半千克

half an hour 半小时

in half 分成两半

half of the day 半天

24. do eye exercises 做眼保健操

do morning exercises 做早操 take (more) exercise (多)参加体育锻炼

an exercise book 练习本

25. take part in 参加

hand in 上交

in hospital 住院

in surprise 吃惊地

in the sun 在阳光下

in trouble 处于困境

in a minute / moment马上

26. leave for 动身去某地

27. feed on 以为主食

live on 继续活着

base on 以为根据

carry on 坚持、继续下去

and so on 等等

on the other hand 另一方面

on foot 步行

28. be famous for 以..著名

be excited about +n./V-ing 对感到兴奋

be interested in 对感兴趣

be born 出生

be busy with sth.=be busy doing sth. 忙于

be amazed at 对..感到惊讶

29. move away 移开

move to (搬)移到

30. search the Internet 上网

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31. make sure 确信

make a dialogue 编对话

make a mistake 犯错误

by mistake 由于疏忽

make a noise 吵闹

make faces 做鬼脸

make friends (with) 和..交朋友

make room for 给..让地方

make tea 沏茶

make money 赚钱

make a decision 作出决定

32. used to do sth 过去常常做某事

be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事

33. leave sth+介词短语　把忘记在某处

34. forget to do sth. 忘记做某事

encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事

decide to do sth. 决定做某事

allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事

35. hear sb. to do (doing)sth. 听见某人做某事

36. help sb. (to) do sth .//help sb. with sth. 帮助某人做某事

with ones help 在某人的帮助下

with pleasure 乐意

37. the summer holiday(s) 暑假

the winter holiday(s) 寒假

38. step into 走进

pour into 倒入

39. in the first 第一

for the first time 第一次

at first 起初

a firs t language 母语

first of all 首先

40. leave a message for sb. 给某人留条

give / take sb. a message 给某人捎口信

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41. take photos / pictures 照像

take away 拿走

take out 取出

work out 算出

take care 当心

take medicine 服药

take ones temperature 量体温

take ones time 别着急

take a walk 散步

take place 发生

42. learn by oneself / teach oneself 自学

learn by heart 背熟

43. a year and a half (one and a half years ) 一年半

44. have a try 尝试,努力

try out 尝试、试验

find out / about 找出,查明

have a good / wonderful / great / time 玩得开心

have a (bad) cold (重)感冒

have a meeting / walk / watch 开会/散步/比赛

have sports 进行体育活动

have nothing / sth. to do with 与..无(有)关

have no idea 不知道

have (ones) medicine 服药

45. offer sb sth. 给某人提供某物

46. win first prize 获一等奖

47. all over the world= around the world =throughout the world 全世界

48. all kinds of 各种各样的

49. neither nor 既不也不.

50. not only but also 不但而且

both and 和都

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51. the more , the better 越多越好

52. all ones life 一生

53. as soon as 一就

as soon as possible 尽可能早地、尽快

as well = too也

as much as 至多

as little as 至少

regard as 把当作

as if 好像

54. no matter 无论

55 ever since 从那以后,此后一直

56. so far 到目前为止

or so大约

57. another two hours (=two more hours ) 又(再) 2个小时

58. three times a week 一周三次

59. the number of 的数量

a (large / good) number of / large numbers of / many 许多

60. less than少于 , less and less 越来越少

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61. is another way of saying 什么是..的另一说法 Quick is another way of saying fast. Bike is short for bicycle.

62. notuntil 直到才

63. be like 像

feel like +n./V-ing 想要

like best 最喜欢 , would like to 想要

64. the 24 hour clock 24 小时制

65. wash away 冲走

run away 逃跑

take away 带走

66. before long 不久

long before / ago 很久以前

for long =for a long time 长期

no longer = not. .any longer 不再

67. more or less = about 或多或少,大约

more than = over 多于,超过

68. every year 每年

every four years 每隔四年

every other day 每隔一天

everyday English / life 日常英语/生活

69. next to 紧挨着

next door 隔壁,邻居

next year 明年

next time 下次

70. receive / get / have a letter from sb. = hear from sb 收到某人的来信

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71. on show = on display 展览

72.be filled with / be full of 充满

73. thank to =because of 由于

74. some day =one day (将来)某一天

all day 终日

day and night 日日夜夜

in a day or two 一两天内

in the old days 从前,旧社会

from day to day (day after day) 日复一日

the day before yesterday 前天

the day after tomorrow 后天

Tree planting Day 植树节

Womens Day 妇女节

75. keep / stop / prevent (from) doing sth. 防止(阻止)做某事

stop to do sth. 停下来去做某事

stop doing sth. 停止做某事

76. nice and +adj. = very +adj. 很,非常

77. a place (places) of interest 名胜

78. three quarters of the information on the Internet 因特网上四分之三的信息

two thirds of the books 三分之二的书

79. credit card 信用卡

80. the increasing population 增长着的人口

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81. a path of travel 旅行路线

82. point at / to 指向

83. by sea = by ship 乘船

by the sea = on the sea 在海边

at sea在海上

84. set ones mind to do sth. 一心想做某事

85. multiplyby 乘以

86. See you! 再见

You see. 你知道,你明白,你瞧

Let me see. 让我想想

see sb. off 给某人送行

see a / the doctor 看病

see sb . do / doing sth. 看见某人做某事

87. someothers 一些(人,物)其他(人,物)

oneanother 一个..另一个(三者或以上 )

onethe other 一个另一个(总数二个)

88. be worn out 穿旧，磨坏

check out 核实，检查

write out 写出

take sth. out of 从拿出/取出某物

89. in this way 用这种方法

in a few years time 几年以后

in space 在太空

in and out of class 在课内课外

in the last fifteen minutes 在最后十五分钟里

in the second half 在下半场

later in ones life 在某人后半身

in the air 在空中

in the open air 在户外

90. give sb. an injection给某人打针 , get an injection打针

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91. have been to 去过某地

have gone to 到某地去了

92. here + be+ 名词+ for+某人 ( Here is a letter for you. 这儿有你的一封信.)

93. be far behind +某人 (He is far behind others. 他落后于别人)

94. one of + adj. 最高级+复数名词

95. take +某物+with +某人 (Youd better take an umbrella with you. 你最好带上雨伞)

96. prefer to= likebetter than 宁愿,更喜欢

prefer + V-ing (to do sth.) ( I prefer doing (to do) it myself .我喜欢自己做那件事).

Would / should 等情态动词 + prefer +不定式. (I would prefer to do it myself.我宁愿自己做那件事)

prefer +名词(v-ing) + to+名词 (v-ing) (I prefer learning English to playing football.我愿意学英语而不愿踢足球)

prefer +不定式(名词)+ rather than + 不带to的不定式, (I prefer to walk there rather than go by bus.我喜欢走着去那里,

而不愿乘车)

prefer + 名词(代词) to do sth. (We prefer her not to come.我们宁愿她不来)

97. 人+ spend +time (money) +(in) doing sth. (I spent over two hours (in) finishing my homework.我花了两个多小时完成家庭

作业.)

人 + spend + time (money) + on +名词, (He spent 1,000 on the TV set .他花了一千元买电视机)

人 + pay + money +for +sth. ( He paid ten yuan for the book .他花了10元钱买那本书.)

It + takes (will take, / took) + sb. + time (money) + to do sth. (Itll take you only ten minutes to get there by

bus.乘车去那里只花你10分钟)

物+ cost + (sb.) + money, (The dictionary cost me 20 yuan .我花20元钱买了那本词典)

98. do with + sb. / sth. (What have you done with the pork ? 那些肉你怎么处理了?)

99. mind + if 从句, (Do you mind if I open the window?我开窗你不反对吧?)

mind + V-ing, (Would you mind turning on the TV?打开电视你不反对吧?)

100. whatfor? / why? (What do you learn English for? = Why do you learn English?)

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101. need + 名词 (v-ing), (The students need some help.学生们需要帮助.This pair of shoes needs mending.这双鞋需要修理)

102. be used for+ 名词(v-ing),被用来做.. (A writing brush is used for writing.)

be used as+名词, 被作为使用 (English is used as the first language in none of these countries. )

be used by+动作执行者, 被使用,

103. be made of 由制造(This table is made of wood .这张课桌是木制的)

be made from由制成 (This kind of paper is made from wood . 这种纸是用木材制成的)

be made in+地点, 某地制造(These cars are made in Germany) be made by+人, 由谁制造的 (This kite is made by

Kate . )

104. more developed countries发达国家, less developed countries不发达国家, developing countries发展中国家

105. be worth + money (V-ing),值钱.值得做This car is worth more than two million yuan in China. This book is well

worth reading.这本书很值得一读.

106. the Summer palace 颐和园

Tiananmen Square 天安门广场

the palace Museum 故宫

the Great Hall of the people 人民大会堂

the Temple of Heaven 天坛

the Great Green Wall 绿色长城

pLA 中国人民解放军

pRC 中华人民共和国

the party 中国共产党

the League 共青团

peking Opera 京剧

107. a digital camera 数字照相机

a doctor for animals = an animal doctor 动物医生

108. so + 形/副+that 从句 (The place is so cold that nothing can grow in winter .这地方太冷，冬天什么都不长)

so + many / few+ 复数名词 +that从句 (He has so many books that I dont know which one to borrow. 他有那么多书,我不

知道借哪一本)

so + much / little+ 不可数名词+that从句 (She has so little money that she cant buy anything .她钱太少,什么也买不

到.)

so+ 形容词 +a / an +单数名词 +that从句 (This is so good a book that all of us like reading it )

such +a / an+ 形容词+单数名词+ that从句 (This is such an interesting story that all of us like it)

such +形容词+复数名词+that从句. such +形容词+不可数名词+that从句 (It is such fine weather today that many children

are playing outside)

109. tell sb about sth.告诉某人关于某事 , tell sb+从句, tell sb. to do sth.让某人做某事

tell a lie说谎 , tell a story讲故事 , thank you for +n ./V-ing 谢谢你 too + adj. / adv. + to + v.太而不能, too

much(修饰名词)太多,过分 , much too(修饰adj./adv.)太

110. hope / wish+不定式(或从句), wish sb. to do sth. What do you mean by?= What does mean?是什么意思？