beyond the reach of somebody在某人伸手够不着的地方Keep chemicals beyond the reach of children.fall in love with somebody开始爱上某人I think I’m falling in love with your brother.flash a smile笑容一闪She flashed a sudden smile at him.lie in 在于The difficulty lies in providing sufficient evidence.make an attempt to do something努力……, 试图……The climbers will make another attempt to reach the summit today.end with以……结束The festival ended with fireworks.like clockwork极有规律性和准确性地,顺利地The operation went like clockwork.loose end(s)尚待解决或解释的枝节问题There are some annoying loose ends in the plot.miscarriage of justice审判不公, 误判This failure contributed to the miscarriage of justice.take on开始具有或呈现(某种品质、形貌等),以……面貌出现These insects can take on the color of their surroundings.without doubt 无疑地,确实地Without doubt,he is a genius .under arrest 被捕,在押A drug dealer was under arrest last night.back out不履行,打退堂鼓,食言I hope I can depend on you not to back out at the last moment.catch on懂得;掌握\流行He doesn’t take hints easily, but he’ll catch on eventually.fill in替代某人的工作Sally is off sick. Can you fill in for her for a few days?get through干完,完成Let’s start; there is a lot of work to get through.start over 从头开始If you make a mistake, just erase it and start over.try something out 试用,试验, 考验She knew I wanted to try the boat out on the weekend.with a vengeance激烈地,猛烈地It began to rain again with a vengeance.a pat on the back鼓励,表扬Alex deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work.attach importance to 认为……重要I do n’t attach any importance to these rumors.be on to something在做有重要意义(会产生重要结果)的事You’re on to something, and all this is the result of it.follow up在……之后再采取进一步行动I followed up my letter with a visit.lift up 激励,鼓舞She really lifted up our spirits with those moving words.make a habit of 形成/养成……的习惯I don’t make a habit of chatting to strange men at parties.make somebody’s day使某人(的日子过得)快活Hearing her voice on the phone made my day.pass along传递, 转交Please pass the picture along to the student.shy awayfrom(由于害怕、心里不踏实或缺乏信心等)回避(做某事),躲开……We frequently shy away from making decisions.t urn…(a)round 使……向好的方向发展Within three years she completely turned the company around.walk of life社会,阶层行业,职业In my job I see people from every walk of life.act on 根据……行事Police say they acted on information received.be/become accustomed to (doing)习惯于……I’m not accustomed to being interrupted.blurt out脱口而出突然说出,Peter blurted the news out before we could stop him.get out of hand无法控制Deal with the problem before it gets completely out of hand.if only但愿……就好了只要,……就好了(后面的从句用虚拟语气) If only I knew what they are going to do.make … of解释,理解What do you make of this message?move on更换目前的工作、班级、活动等而开始另一项John wanted to move on from the Post to a bigger paper.once too often(指冒险犯规等) 次数太多;屡次三番,引来恶果He’s insulted me once too often.tear off撕掉The boys tore off their clothes and jumped into the water.to this day至今To this day, I still don’t know why he killed himself.go into 从事参加……,Bob wants to go into the army.take someone/something seriously认真对待,认为……重要I always take you seriously.as a matter of fact事实上,其实As a matter of fact , i just arrived yesterday.Call on教学生回答问题The teacher always called on her first.Carry over (在不同情况下)继续存在,保持下去Attitudes learned at home carry over on to the playground.Fall behind落后She started falling behind in her schoolwork.Put……away放好,收好Its times to put these toys away.Up to知直到We've keep our meetings secret up to now.At a disadvantage处于不利地位Anyone who can't use computer is at a disadvantage these days.Be in a majority占少数Boys are in a majority at the dance class.Be typical of 具有……的典型特点,代表了……This dish is very typical of china.Burn to death \ be Burn to death 烧死Many people were burnt to death last night.For ages很长的一段时间,好久I haven't seen you for ages.Go too far走得太远,做得过分This time he had gone too far on the issue.Make a thing of……认为……很重要My parents always make a thing of my getting good grades.A bunch of 一群(束、串)She went to the park in a bunch of friends.Go beyond超越,超出Their friendship had gone beyond friendship.Light up照亮,变得明亮The candles light up the room.Pull together 把……重新组织好,整顿Data exists but it needs pulling together.Put together装配,组装I can't work out how to put this table together.be up to…由……做主,取决于……,是……职责\胜任……,适于……\密谋……I’m afraid Tim just isn’t up to the job.i nvolve…in使某人参与,使某人加入Don’t involve me in solving your problems.s acrifice…for…为……牺牲……It’s not worth sacrificing your health for your career.for the sake of为了……起见He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health.not in the least一点也不,绝对不It doesn’t matter in the least if you’re a bit late.on occasion有时,间或He has, on occasion, made small mistakes.time and again屡次,一再I’ve told her time and again not to bring that dog in here.date back to可追溯到This church dates back to the 13th century.feed back反馈,反应The information is fed back to the government department.in the hope that因为希望……I didn’t phone till four o’clock in the hope that you’d be finished.proceed to往下进行(另一件事)L et’s proceed to the next item on the agenda.to the point 切题His argument was short and to the point.drop out退学,退出The boys dropped out of school and went to work.follow one’s lead以某人为榜样You say what you think is best. I’ll follow your lead.give of(oneself, one’s time/money, etc.) 献出……来帮助别人You should freely give of yourself.take … too far / go too far做得过火He’s taking that joke too far and becoming rude.have a fit大吃一惊;大发雷霆,发怒My father would have a fit if he found out about this.look up to尊敬Ialways looked up to Bill for his couragemeasure up to符合,达到His performance failed to measure up to his parents’ expectations.put/place somebody on/upon a pedestal 把某人当偶像崇拜You shouldn’t put him on a pedestal—he doesn’t deserve it.take the place of someone / take someone’s place代替No one could take the place of her mother.you name it凡你能说得出的Clothes, furniture, books—you name it, they sell it!and the like诸如此类,等等He was interested in natural disasters, such as volcanoes, earthquakes and the like.look to 指望,仰仗,期待We looked to her for a solo (独唱).measure somebody/something against拿……与……比She measured the shoe against the footprint.on the surface在表面上,在外表上On the surface this seems like a difficult problem.on top of除……以外,以及On top of borrowing $80, she asked me to lend her my car.be bound up with与……有密切关系Mark’s problems are all bound up with his mother’s death when he was ten.be up against面临,必须对付(困境或对手)He was up against a lot of problems with his previous boss.come in for criticism/blame挨批评/指责The police came in for a lot of criticism for excess brutality.go for争取获得, 选择\喜欢,被……吸引Do you go for modern music?in shape处于良好的健康状况Plenty of physical exercise will help you keep in shape.dawn on (someone)突然意识到It dawned on me that Joanna had been right all along.go well with一致,相配Your new shoes go well with your dress.sign up签(报)名参加We will not have the picnic unless more people sign up.strike someone as在某人看来似乎……This activity strikes me as a waste of time.all manner of各种各样的,形形色色的We would discuss all manner of subjects.end up结束,告终He’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful.feed on由……助长\以……为食物Hatred feeds on envy.in question正被讨论的,谈论中的That is not the subject in question.may well很可能Your job may well involve some traveling.on the strength of基于……,由于……的影响I bought the book on the strength of your recommendation.reduce…to 使某人陷入某种(通常指更坏的)状态或状况中\ 将某事物概括或简化成某种形式Laziness has reduced him to a beggar.The report can be reduced to three main points.strike terror/fear into someone’s heart使人感到恐惧、害怕The word “cancer” still strikes terror into many hearts.bring something under control控制住He struggled to bring his boat under control in the first race.bear in mind记住,考虑到we’ll certainly bear your application in mind.make sense有道理,合乎情理It would make sense to leave early.in this light 从这一角度看Viewed in this light, the problem seemed less important.by virtue of 由于,凭借He got the job by virtue of being the only one to apply.Capitalize on充分利用,尽量获利Ecuador has capitalized on its natural beauty to attract tourism.Range from something to something 涉及,包含Courses range from cookery to computing .Line up 排队The teachers lined us up against the cement wall.Short cut 快捷办法,捷径Fame can be a short cut to love and money.Strike a chord 引起共鸣,打动His writing strike a chord in the hearts of the rebellious students.大学英语(四)汉译英句子Unit 11. 还在小时候,布利茨恩(Blizten)就会戏弄祖母,把她的拖鞋挪走。