大学英语四级考试绝对实用的四级高频动词词组[ 注：以下词组后的五角星代表该词在以往四级考试中出现的频率高低，三星为最高。

]abandon oneself to ★沉湎于；纵情于【例】Don’t abandon yourself to pleasures. 不可一味享乐。

accord with ★★相符合；相一致；相和谐【例】Our information doesn’t accord with his report. 我们所了解的情况和他的报告不相符。

account for ★★①是……的原因②（在数量、比例方面）占【例】①He couldn’t account for the missing funds. 他无法对丢失的资金作出解释。

② Senior citizens in this state account for more than 25 percent of the population.该州的老年人占总人口的25% 以上。

accuse of ★★★指责；控告【例】 He was accused of murder. 他被指控犯有谋杀罪。

acquaint ...with ★★★使认识；使了解；使熟悉【例】 She acquainted them with the facts. 她让他们了解了事实真相。

You must acquaint yourself with your new duties. 你必须熟悉自己的新职责。

act on/upon ★①遵照……行动，奉行②作用于，影响【例】①He gave me good advice, but I didn’t act on it.他给了我很好的建议，但我却没照着做。

② Alcohol acts on the brain. 酒精影响大脑。

adapt to ★★★①适应②使适应【例】① Our eyes slowly adapted to the darkness. 我们的眼睛慢慢地适应了四周的黑暗。

② She had to adapt herself to the life in Paris. 她必须适应巴黎的生活。

add to ★★★增添【例】 The balloons added to the festival atmosphere. 这些气球增添了节日的气氛。

add up ★★①把……加起来②说得通，合乎情理【例】① Add up these figures for me, please. 请帮我把这些数字加起来。

②His story didn’t add up. 他的叙述不合情理。

add up to ★★①合计达②意味着【例】① These figures add up to 245. 这些数字的总和是245。

② Your answer adds up to a refusal. 你的回答意味着拒绝。

adhere to ★★★①黏附，附着②坚持（意见、信仰等）【例】① The mud adhered to his feet. 泥巴黏在他的脚上。

② He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting.他坚持自己在会上所说过的那番话。

adjust to ★★①适应②使适应【例】① Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness.宇航员在飞行中必须适应失重状态。

② We adjusted our watches to local time. 我们按当地时间校准了手表。

agree on/upon ★对……取得一致意见【例】 They agree on the terms of the contract. 他们就合同条款取得了一致意见。

aim at ★★★①瞄准，对准②以……为目的【例】① I aimed at the door but hit the window. 我瞄准的是门，却击中了窗户。

② She was aiming at a promotion. 她当时一心想得到晋升。

allow for ★★★考虑到，顾及，为……留出余地【例】Allowing for the bad weather, we should set off soon.考虑到天气不好，我们应该及早动身。

amount to ★★①总计，共达②意味着【例】① The cost amounted to ＄240. 费用共计240 美元。

② What you say amounts to a direct accusation. 你的话等于直接指责。

answer for ★对……负责【例】 You will have to answer for your violent behavior in court.你必须为自己在法庭上的粗暴行为承担责任。

appeal to ★★★诉诸；求助于【例】 He appealed to reason to win his argument. 他靠理性在辩论中获胜。

apply to ★★①向……提出申请（或要求）②适用于，与……有关【例】① We have applied to the government for a home improvement grant.我们已经向政府申请改善住房的拨款。

② The question in the second half of the form applies only to married men.表格中下半部的问题仅适用于已婚男士回答。

approve of ★★★赞成；认可；喜欢【例】 My father did not approve of my marriage to Mary. 我父亲不赞成我和玛丽结婚。

arise from★★★由……引起；起源于【例】The country’s present difficulties arise from the reduced value of its money.该国目前的困难是由其货币贬值引起的。

arrive at ★★达成（协议）；得出（结论）；达到（价格、年纪）【例】After many hours’ talk, the committee arrived at a decision.委员会讨论了数小时之后作出了一项决议。

ask after ★①问候②要求；需要【例】① He always asks after you in his letter. 他每次来信都问候你。

② The miners are asking for another increase in pay. 矿工们要求再次加薪。

This matter asks for immediate attention. 这件事需要立刻处理。

associate with ★★★结交，与……交往【例】I don’t like you associating with such people. 我不喜欢你和这样的人交往。

assure of ★①使对……确信不疑②保证（某人）得到【例】① He assured us of his ability to solve the problem.他向我们保证他有能力解决这个问题。

② He assured his clients of a pleasant holiday.他向顾客们保证，他们一定能度过一个愉快的假期。

attend to ★★★①注意，留意；倾听②致力于；处理③照料，照顾【例】① I wish that I had attended to his advice. 我当初要是听他的忠告就好了。

② He has a great deal to attend to today. 他今天有许多事要处理。

③You’d better attend to the children first—they need their breakfast.你最好先去照料孩子——他们要吃早饭。

attribute to ★★★把……归因于【例】 She attributes her great age to a carefully planned diet. 她认为自己的高寿是饮食得当的结果。

back up ★①（使）后退②支持【例】① Will you please back your car up? 请把你的车往后退好吗？②The police wouldn’t have believed me if you hadn’t backed me up.如果你当时不支持我，警察是不会相信我的。

bargain for ★①为……讨价还价② [ 通常用于否定句] 预料；指望【例】① They spent hours bargaining for the valuable painting.他们为这幅珍贵的油画讨价还价了好几个小时。

②I hadn’t bargained for such heavy rain, and got wet without a raincoat.我没料到会下这么大的雨，结果因为没带雨衣，被淋湿了。

base on/upon ★把……建立在……的基础（或根据）之上【例】 Direct taxation is usually based on income. 直接税通常是以收入为依据的。

be about to ★★★刚要；马上【例】 We were just about to leave when you called. 我们正要走的时候，你来电话了。

be bound up in ★专心致志于，忙于【例】I’m sorry I couldn’t meet you. I was bound up in committee meetings.很抱歉我没能见你，我那时正忙于委员会的会议。

be bound up with ★与……有密切关系【例】 Economic progress is closely bound up with educational development.经济的进步和教育的发展息息相关。

be composed of ★★由……组成【例】 Water is composed of oxygen and hydrogen. 水是由氧和氢组成的。

be made up of ★★★由……组成【例】 The new company is made up of several smaller organizations.这个新公司是由几个较小的机构组成的。

be to blame ★该受责备；应承担责任【例】 She is in no way to blame. 她决不应该受到谴责。