of mind(=being absent-minded) 心不在焉Absence of mind in chemical experiments may causea serious accident.全神贯注于…（近义词: be lost in ; be buried in; be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on ）Newton was so absorbed in his laboratorywork that he often forgot to eat. 牛顿全神贯注地在实验室工作,常常连吃饭也忘了。
abundant in (be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有Fish is abundant in the river.河里鱼很多。
不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解There is no access to the street through that door.穿过那个门没有通向大街的路。
赊账If you buy something on account, you pay nothing or only partof the cost at first, and pay the rest later. 因为(because of)You use on account of to introduce the reason or explanation for something. 不论什么原因也不On no accountshould the mixture come near boiling. 把……考虑进去 The direction of the prevailingwinds should be taken into account. 说明, 解释 (理由) for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释, 说明The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.嫌疑犯不能说明那天晚上他的时间安排 sb of…(=charge sb with…; blamesb for…; blame sth on sb ; complain about) 指控,控告They were accused of unlawful assembly. habit of doing sth, be used to sth)习惯于I am not accustomedto being interrupted.了解; 熟悉He waswell acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.履行Both countries failed toact on recent UN resolutions. 双方均未能履行联合国近期的决议。
担当Act as an agent to record the accounts. oneself to <situation> (=adjust oneself to)使自己适应于He adapted himself to the cold weather.他适应了寒冷的天气。
(=make sth suitable for a new need) 改编, 改写(以适应新的需要) A graded reader(年级课本, 分级读本)is a story which has been adapted for people learning to read or learninga foreign language.addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外There’s a postage andpacking fee in addition to the repair charge. 调节; 适应They are unable to adjust themselves to their environment.胜过This custom-built kitchen hasmany advantages over a standard one. advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from)欺骗、利用She took advantage of him even after they were divorced. 同意, 允诺She agreed to my idea 她同意我的想法。
对…意见一致We agree on this count 这一点上,我们的意见一致。
一致；相符合I quite agree with what you say. 你所说的我很赞成。
同意某人的观点I agree with you about the gun situation.同意, 一致Not all scholars are in agreement with her, however.在…之前, 超过Our company is ahead of other makers of spare parts for the airplane.我们公司制造飞机零部件比别家的业绩好。
不肯定, 不具体, 悬而未决2)在谣传中 3)到处弥漫Excitement was in the air. 到处充满了兴奋之情Rumors about the celebrity are still in the air.关于那个明星的流言还在谣传。
all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的Above all, do not be too proud to ask for advice. 总共, 总计In all some 15 million people live in the selected areas. 毕竟,到底;It has turned out to be a nice day after all.天气终于转晴了。
一点也不;I'm not at all sorry I came, I'm glad! 我来了一点也不遗憾，我很高兴。
突然; I feel terribly sleepy all at once. 一劳永逸;The problem can be solved once and for all,if you do that.（如果你那样做，问题就可能一劳永逸地得到解决。
） 最重要的; 考虑到, 把…算进去We must allow for his inexperience 我们必须考虑到他缺乏经验。
总计、等同于 The banks have what amounts to a monopoly（垄断）. for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take charge for) 对…负责、保证(guarantee)I will answer for the truth of what hehas said.我保证他所说的话是真的。
为…向…道歉I apologized to her for stepping on her foot.我因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。
对某人有吸引力Does the film appeal to you? 申请I want to apply for the job. 我想申请这项工作。
of doing(= be in favor of, favor, agree to)赞成My parents don't approve of me smoking cigarettes.我的父母不准许我吸烟。
由…引起 Mistakesarosefromabasicmisunderstanding.出自于基本上是误解的错误安排…做… It has been arranged for him by his family to marry a girl of his own class.他家已就婚姻问题为他做好安排，要他娶一个门当户对的女孩以…为羞耻I behaved badly yesterday and I am ashamed(of myself) now. 我昨天表现不好，我现在感到很惭愧。
向…保证, 使…确信 I assure you its quality. 保证质量缚, 系 ,结We should attach primaryimportance to the development of economy.我们要把发展经济的工作放在第一位。
试图做…If you make an attemptto do something, you try to do it, often without success. 关注；注意： We'll attend to that problem later.稍后我们将关注那个问题believe sth to be theresult of…)把…归因于David attributed his company's success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard work.大卫说他们公司之所以获得成功是由于全体员工的团结和坚持不懈努力工作的结果。
平均On average, American firms remain the most productive in the world.American shares rose, onaverage, by 38%. 意识到I was not aware of the fire. 我没有意识到火。
one’s back on sb (=close one’s eye to sb) 不理睬(某人),背弃,抛弃If the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world. 基于This news reportis based entirely on fact.这篇新闻报导是完全根据实际情况写成的。
根据…, 在…基础上 On the basis of the above results, we may establish attractor viewpoint of process of the long-range atmosphere andclimate. begin with (=firstly) 首先, 第一(经常用于开始语)To begin with, we mustconsider the faculties of the staff all-sidedly.首先,我们必须全面地考虑全体员工的素质。