1.above all 最重要的是，most important of all
　　above all, they’ll

have to discover how much nitrogen it possesses since nitrogen is4/5 of the air breathe.
　　2. account for 说明，阐明
　　how do you account for the truth?
　　3. after all 究竟，究竟
　　we won’t be laid off after all.(1998-1)
　　4. air /car crash 空难，事端
　　5. allergic to 过敏
　　i’m allergic to beef and mutton.
　　6. appeal to 招引，呼吁。
　　could you tell me which position you think most appeals to you?
　　7. apply for/to, application letter 请求，求职信
　　8. at ease 闲适，安适安适
　　i don’t know why he is ill at ease?忐忑不定
　　9. back up 撑持，协助。
　　10. beat the crowd 避开人群，避开顶峰
　　the only to beat the crowds when you do the grocery shopping on sunday is to be here when they open at 9 sharp.
　　11. be aware of 知道到
　　i like people who are going about their daily business without being aware of the camera.
　　12. behind the schedule/late
　　13. be in charge of 担任，照看，经管 be responsible for
　　14. be in the charge of 下级+be in the charge of+上级
　　15. be in season 应季的，当令的
　　these apples and pears seem to be in season.
　　16. be supposed to do 大约，被期望
　　what am i supposed to do with his help?
　

　17. book up
　　break down/doesn’t work
　　18. bring up 教育，培育，提出
　　she brought up her children to be truthful.
　　19. build up 堆集，增强，树立
　　20. by chance/run into 偶尔
　　21. by no means 绝不 /anything but
　　22. check in/out
　　23. come up 发生，呈现，提出
　　24. come up with 关于疑问，应战等提出，想出，赶上
　　i spent a whole week searching on the net, but came up with nothing valuable.
　　25. concentrate on/focus on 会集
　　26. deal with /cope with 处置
　　27. drop in 趁便造访
　　28. drop out of 不参加，退出
　　they’re likely to drop out of school and less likely to succeed in life.
　　29. eat one’s words 食言
　　30. fall short of 达不到，不契合
　　its results fell short of her expectation.
　　31. figure out 搞理解，弄理解
　　what i can’t figure out is how to make it work in my program.
　　32. find out
　　33. fit one’s need 满足或人需要
　　34. for ages/a long time
　　35. get along with 发展
　　36. get around 避开
　　37. get used to 习气于;使习气、
　　38. use to do 曩昔常常
　　39. go dutch/split the bill/fifty-fifty/separate the bill
　　40. go sightseeing
　　41. go/keep on a diet
　　i’m on a diet recently, so i’d better skip the dessert.
　　42. have a hard/difficult time with sth.
　　43. have a temperature/fever
　　44. have the final say:有抉择权
　　45. hold up 堵塞，持枪阻拦，举起，阻拦
　　did you hear that the convenience store next to the gas station was held up last night?
　　46. in a good/terribly /mood
　　47. in the long run:长时刻来看
　　it seems very experience. but in the long run it will save the money on the maintenance.
　　48. join in:参加
　　49. keep between the two of us:/keep a secret
　　50. keep fit
　　51. keep in touch with
　　52. knock it off/stop
　　53. lay off/fire
　　54. let out:放走，泄露
　　55. look for a needle in a haystack:难如登天
　　56. make a hit:获得成功
　　57. make ends meet:使出入相抵
　　58. make

sense:有意义
　　59. make up;抵偿，扮装，补考
　　60. meet each other half way: make an agreement
　　61. move on:/go on/continue/keep on
　　62. nothing but:只需
　　63. anything but:绝不
　　64. now that:已然
　　65. on earth:究竟
　　66. on purposes :有意，成心
　　67. out of the world:/wonderful/amazing
　　68. pull in;进站，泊岸
　　69. pull through:康复，恢复安康
　　70. put off/delay/
　　71. put through:接通电话
　　72. reach the bottom of the barrel: use up/run out of
　　73. resign one’s post:/quit;辞去职务
　　74. ring a bell:听起来很熟
　　75. run off/copy
　　76. sign up for/join in/register
　　77. sneak up on sb.头头接近，接近
　　78. take …for granted 恰当然地认为
　　79. take one’s time 沉着不迫
　　80. take one’s word:./believe in sb./trust sb.
　　81. the reverse is also true 反之亦然
　　82. tie up with/busy with
　　83. tired of/get bored of
　　84. under the weather 身体不舒畅
　　85. well-off/rich people
　　86. white elephant 无价值的东西，废物
　　87. white lie 好心的鬼话
　　88. you bet 当然