高考常见动词短语积累归纳总结
Look
1. look about/around 环顾四周，四周寻找
The little boy looked around for his mother。
2. look back 回头,回顾, 与on/to连用
When a man becomes aged, he likes to look back on/to his old happy days.
3. look down upon/on 轻视, 瞧不起
You can’t look down on a person only by his appearance.
4. look up to 尊敬
I look up to my parents.
5. look in on sb. / at a place作简短而顺路的拜访
I will look in on you tomorrow.
I may look in at the party on my way home.
6. look into 调查，检查
A working party has been set up to look into the problem/matter.
7. look on 观望, 旁观
Two men were fighting while the people looked on.
8. look on sb./sth. as…把…看作
I look on her as a promising singer.
9. look out小心, 注意
look out of向外看
10. look through
(1)浏览, 大略地看一边
I looked through several magazines in the bookstore.
(2)复习
I have to look through my notes for the following exam.
11. look up
(1)仰视
(2)查阅(指在相似的信息中找到自己要的东西, 如在字典, 电话号码本, 时间表中)
You’d better look up the time of the next train in the timetable.
look 的其他常用短语：
look up … in查找
look sb. up and down 上下打量
look back to/ upon回顾
look upon…as把… 看作
look forward to期待
look through浏览; 看穿
take a new look呈现新面貌
Die 1. die away（尤指声音、风、光）渐渐消失
The sound of the car died away in the distance。
2.die down （物质特性和感情的）逐渐减弱，逐渐平息
The fire / wind is dying down。
3. die off (一群生物)相继死去
As she got older and older, he relatives all died off.
4.die out (家族, 种族) 灭绝, 死绝 (做法, 观念) 完全消失, 绝迹, 废除This kind of bird is dying out.
5. die for sth. / to do sth. 迫切想得到某物/想做某事
I’m really dying for a drink on a day like this!
I’m dying to see him again.
Let
1. let alone (用于表示接着提到的事更不可能) 更不用说, 更谈不上
The baby can’t even walk , let alone run.
2. let sb./sth. alone对某人/某事放任不管/置之不理
let sb./sth. be不打搅/不干涉某人/某事
3. let down
(1) make (clothes) longer 把(衣服)加长,放大
I’m going to let down this old dress for my daughter.
(2)使某人失望, 失约于某人
I’m counting on you to support me; don’t let me down.
4. let in
(1) 把某人/某物放入, 允许进入
She opened the door and let me in.
(2) allow, admit 容许, 许可
This new evidence lets in the possibility of doubt.
5. let sb./sth. off
(1)宽恕，从轻处理；免除（责任，处分等）
If you promise not to do it again, I’ll let you off.
(2)放(枪, 炮等), 使爆炸
Don’t let those fireworks off indoors.
6. let out
(1)放出, 释放
Someone has let the air out of this tyre.
(2)泄露, 使知道
He accidentally let out that he hadn’t been home for three weeks.
7. let sb. go 放某人走, 让某人逃走
Set
1.set about
(1)begin to do or deal with; start
We set about cleaning up the mess.
(2)deal with; do
He set about this job in completely the wrong way.
2.set aside = save for a special purpose
She set aside a little money each week.
3. set back 阻碍…的进展,使受挫,延缓
The bad weather will set back our building plans by three weeks.
4.set down
(1)(汽车或司机) 停下让(乘客)下车
The bus sets the children down just outside the school gate.
(2)规定, 制定
It’s clearly set down that you are not allowed to vote twice. 5.set off
(1)出发, 动身
They set off in search of the lost child.
(2)使爆炸
They set off the fireworks as soon as it got dark..
6.set out
(1)陈列, 摆出, 安排
The meal was set out on a long table.
(2)出发,动身
(3)(目的明确地)开始(一个通常是长期的或困难的行动过程)
set out to do sth.
(4)(尤指以书面) 表明, 陈述,阐述(事实,理由等)
The reasons for my decision are set out in my report.
7.set up
(1)竖起, 设置
set up a committee
(2)建立,设立,创立(组织,企业); 制定(计划等)
(3)造成,产生,引起
The high winds set up dangerous driving conditions.
Call
1. call at a place
2. call back给…回电话
3. call by顺路拜访, 路过顺便到
I’ll call by at the shop on my way home.
4. call for
(1) demand 把…召来, 要求
call for the waiter/the bill
（2）need or deserve
This sort of work calls for a lot of patience.
(3) go and get sb. from their house, office, etc.; collect 去接某人
I’ll call for you at 9 o’clock.
5. call in
(1) ask to come to help 请…来(帮助)
call the doctor in
（2）收回, 要求归还
The makers have called in some cars with dangerous faults.。