大学英语四级重点短语accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人犯有某罪adapt (sth. / oneself) to sth. else （通过调整）使适应add to 增加add up to 总计达到allow for 考虑到，体谅answer for 对…负有责任appoint sb. to ( a position) 委派某人某种职务ask after 询问，问候assign sth. to sb. 给某人派工作back down 打退堂鼓back off 后退；放慢速度back up 倒（车）；支持be absent from 缺席，未到场be different from 与……不同have control over sb. / sth. 控制……be anxious about sth. / sb. 为某事或人担心或着急be certain about sth. 对某事肯定be sure about sth. / sb. 对某事或某人肯定be cautious about sth. 对某事谨慎，小心be enthusiastic about sth. 对某事热心be particular about sth. 对某事挑剔be competent for sth.有能力胜任be responsible for sth. 对……负有责任be safe / secure from sth ( dangerous) 免于（危险之物）be free from sth. 摆脱或不受……的控制be confident in sb. / sth. 对某人或事相信或有信心be aware of sth. 知道/明白……be conscious of sth.意识到be jealous of sb. 嫉妒某人be ignorant of sth. 对某事一无所知be capable of doing 有能力做某事be characteristic of sth. / sb. 是某事或人的特点或特征be typical of sth./sb. 在某事方面或某人身上很典型be considerate of sb. 体贴或关心（别人）的be guilty of sth. 因某事而内疚或犯有某种罪行be indifferent to sth. / sb. 对某事或人冷漠be proportional to sth. 与某物成比例be similar to sb. / sth 与某人或事相似be superior to sth. / sb. 优于某物或人be inferior to sth. / sb. 劣于某物或人dependent on 依赖，依靠be independent of/ from 独立于，不受……控制bear sth. in mind 把……牢记在心blame sb. for sth.= blame sth. on sb. 为某事而责备某人benefit from 从中获益或得到好处break away (from) 与……决裂，脱离……break down（设备等）出毛病；（健康等）垮掉break into破门而入；冲破障碍进入；打断（话语break off 中断；绝交；折断break out （瘟疫或战争）爆发break through 突破bring up 养育；提出（观点等）break up 打碎；驱散；（关系）被分离bring about 引起，产生bring forward 提出bring out 拿出；使变得明显call off取消（活动）；（从名单上等）依次读出call up 打电话（给）call for 要求call on 拜访；呼吁carry out 执行carry off 搬走；轻而易举地处理或应付carry on 继续，发扬catch up with (在学业等方面)追上，赶上charge sb. with sth. 指控某人犯有某罪cheat sb. of sth. 骗取某人之某物check out（从旅馆等）结帐离去check in（机场，旅馆等）登记，入住clear away 消失；把清除掉cheer up （使）高兴起来clear up 使变清；（天气）放晴clear ( a place ) of sth. 从某地清除某物combine A with B 把A 和B结合起来come out 出现；出版come true 变成现实come up 出现，走上前来come around / to 苏醒；清醒过来come on发生；变好cover up 掩盖come up with （针对问题，挑战）提出（办法等）count on 指望；依靠compare A to B 比较A和B，把A比作B cut across 抄近路穿过complaint about / of sth. 抱怨某事cut down 砍倒；削减，减少contrast A with B 对比A 和Bcut in 插嘴，打断cut off 切掉；阻断cut out 删去；中断convert A into B 把A转化成Bconvince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事cut short 剪短；使停止deal with 处理；对付die down（风，光等）逐渐消失die out 逐渐止息；死绝do away with 废除，去除do without 将就；没有……也行draw in （车）进站draw on 穿上；凭，靠draw up 起草;（车）停住dress up精心打扮drop in / by 顺便拜访drop out 辍学，退学face up to勇敢地面对或接受feel like想要；摸上去如同figure out计算出；想出，理解fall in love with 爱上fall back on 借助于fill in / out 填写（表格等）gain advantage over sb.在某事上比某人占优势get down to doing sthing开始认真对待（工作等）get sth. across to sb. 给某人解释清某事get at触及；着手处理get over 克服（困难，偏见，疾病等）get by (勉强)对付过去get through干完（工作等）；（使）通过（某地）get away with 做成（某坏事而未被发觉或受处罚）get off 下（车，马等）get on 上（车等）get rid of 摆脱，克服掉give off 发出（味，烟等）give out发出（光，热，声等）go back on违背（诺言等）；使失望give up 放弃hand down 把……传下去go for 支持，赞同go in for从事；爱好go off 爆炸；（食物）变质hand on 转送；传（尤指从上代往下代）hang about 闲荡have control over sb. / sth. 控制某人或物have faith in sth. / sb 信任某人或某事hold back 阻挡，抑制have nothing to do with 与……无关hold on 抓牢；忍住；（电话）别挂断hold out伸出，坚持have sth. to do with 与…有关have sympathy for sb. 同情某人have talent for sth. 有做某事的天赋或才干head for 走向inform sb. of sth.通知某人某事keep an eye on 注意，照看keep on继续下去keep one’s head保持头脑清醒keep one’s words 信守诺言keep to oneself 不与任何人交往keep up with 跟上（人，潮流，形势等）keep watch on 注意，提防knock down 打倒knock out 打晕laugh at 嘲笑lay aside把……搁置一旁；储存（以备后用）lay down 放下；规定lay out 摆出；设计；lay off（生意萧条而临时）解雇安排leave alone别管（某人）leave off 停止leave out 省略，遗漏let down 使失望，使沮丧let go of松开let off 放（枪，炮，烟等）line up排队live up to遵守（诺言等）；不辜负（期望）look after照顾look down on / upon 看不起look forward to盼望look into 调查look up to 尊敬lose heart失去信心lose one’s temper发脾气lose sight of看不见make out 辨认出；理解make up for弥补make use of利用pass away 消失，去逝pass up放过（机遇等）pay attention to注意pay back报答；还钱pay off还清（债务）pick out挑出；辨认出pick up 捡起；（情况）好转play a part in = play a role in = act a role in 起作用或扮演角色provide sth. for sb. 给某人提供某物prevent sth / sb. from doing 阻止某事发生；阻止某人做某事protect sb/sth. from / against (dangers) 保护人或物免于危险pull down 拆掉pull in = draw in （车）停下put aside （暂时）丢开（某事）；储存put forward 提出；建议put off 关掉；推迟set back 推迟；阻碍；使受挫折set fire to点着set free 释放set off 出发，起程set out 出发；开始settle down（使）安顿下来；定居；平静下来show off 炫耀，卖弄show up 出现；露面take in包括；吸收；欺骗sit up 熬夜；（使）坐起来take care of 照顾；照料slow up/down（使）慢下来，（使）减速take off 起飞；脱掉stand for 代表；表示take on 呈现；增加stand up for 维护；保护take over 接管stand up to勇敢地面对；经得起take part in 参加（活动等）speed up（使）加快速度take to 喜欢；走向stick to 坚持take the place of 代替substitute A for B 用A替代Bsum up算出总数；总结supply sth. to sb. 给某人提供某物switch on 打开（电）switch off 关掉（电）take after （长的）像（某人）take delight in 乐于take advantage of 利用take charge of 负责take sth. for granted 想当然take into account / consideration考虑；把……考虑在内take pride in sth. 以……为骄傲think of … as … 把……看作……think over 仔细考虑touch on涉及到throw away 扔掉（物品）；错过（机会等）transform A into B 把…变成/改造成…try on试穿（衣服等）try out试验；考验turn down 回绝；关小（音量）turn up 开大（音量）；出现turn in交回（不需要的物品等）；上床睡觉turn off关掉（电源）turn on 打开（电源）turn out 关掉（电源）；turn over（使）翻滚；交托；仔细考虑turn to 转向，求助于turn A into B 把……变成或转换成……use up 用尽wait on服侍wait for 等待watch out for 小心，注意watch over观察，注视wear off磨损；消失wear out（使）疲惫不堪wind up （给钟）上发条wipe out毁灭，摧毁work at / on 从事于；致力于work out想出；制定出；计算出work up （使）激动；激发write off注销yield to屈服于，向……投降。