牛津实用英语语法-第78章
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我说过我要在周末过去看看她。(到她家里去)
go through(tr)仔细检查(常指多种东西;与look through意思相近,但具有更彻底的意思):
There is a mistake somewhere;we’ll have to go through the accounts andsee where it is.
不知哪儿有个错误;我们得再把帐目彻底过一下,看错在哪儿。
The police went through their files to see if they could find any finger-prints to match those that they had found on the handle of the weapon.
警方仔细检查了他们的档案,看是否能找到同在凶器柄上发现的指纹相符的指纹。
go through(tr)承受,受苦,受罪:
No one knows what I went through while I was waiting for the verdict.
没有人能知道我在静候判决时所承受的痛苦。
go through with(tr)完成,使进行至终结(尤指经历某种反对或困难):
He went through with his plan although all his friends advised him toabandon it.
尽管他的朋友们都建议他放弃,他还是把计划进行到底。
go up(intr)
(a) 上升(指物价):
The price of strawberries went up towards the end of the season.
草莓将要下市时,价格上涨了。
(b)起火(并被焚毁),爆炸(指整个的建筑物、船只等):
When the fire reached the cargo of chemicals the whole ship went up.
火焰延伸到运载的化学品时,全船都爆炸了。
Someone dropped a cigarette end into a can of petrol and the whole garagewent up in flames.
有人把烟头扔在一罐汽油里了,整个车库都陷于火海。
go without(tr)不要某物而将就着过日子(但只指物;gowithout a person只有字面的意义,即意指“不等某人来到就动身离去”)
grow
grow out of(tr)长大了一些后不再继续保持幼时的(坏)习惯:
He used to tell a lot of lies as a young boy but he grew out of that lateron.
他还是个小男孩时,常常说谎,可是后来大了就不那样了。
grow up(intr) 成为成年人,长大成人:
I’m going to be a pop star when I grow up,’said the boy.
“我长大了要当流行歌星,”那男孩子说。
hand
hand down(tr)授予或传下去(指传统/信息/所有物等):
This legend has been handed down from father to son.
这一传说代代相传。
hand in(tr)上交,交出(给什么人常不必提及,因为听话人已经知道了):
I handed in my resignation.
我把辞职书交上去了。
Someone handed this parcel in yesterday.(handed it in)
昨天有人把这小包交来了。
hand out(tr)分发:
He was standing at the door of the theatre handing out leaflets.(handingleaflets out/handing them out)
他站在剧院门口,分发小册子。
hand over(tr/intr)将权力或职责交给某人,移交:
The outgoing Minister handed over his department to his successor.(handed his department over/handed it over)
即将离任的部长把他的部门移交给了后任。
hand round(tr)给在场的每一个人,给在场的大家轮流看:
The hostess handed round coffee and cakes.(handed them round).
女主人给大家依次递来咖啡和点心。
hang
hang about/around(tr/intr)(在附近)逗留不去:
He hung about/around the entrance all day,hoping for a chance to speakto the director.
他整天等在入口,巴望着有机会同导演/主任谈一下。
hang back(intr)不愿采取行动,退缩:
Everyone approved of the scheme but when we asked for volunteers theyall hung back.
人人都赞同这个计划,但是我们征求志愿者时,他们都退缩了。
hang on to(tr)抓住不放,不肯交出,不放手(俗语化的用法):
I’d hang on to that old coat if I were you.It might be useful.
如果我是你,我就不放手那件旧外衣。它可能还用得着。
hold
hold off(intr)保持在一段距离之外,不来到(指雨):
The rain fortunately held off till after the school sports day.
幸亏雨直到学校运动会开过了才下。
hold on(intr) 等待(特指打电话时):
Yes,Mr Pitt is in.If you hold on for a moment I’ll get him for you.
对,皮特先生在。请您等一会儿,我给您找他听电话。
hold on/out(intr)(不顾艰苦或危险而)坚持,坚持忍受下去:
The survivors on the rock signalled that they were short of water butcould hold out for another day.
岩石上的幸存者发信号说他们缺水了,但还能坚持一天。
The strikers held out for six weeks before agreeing to arbitration.
罢工工人坚持了六周,才同意接受仲裁。
hold up(tr)
(a) 以威胁或暴力使人停止向前走(时常由于想抢劫):
The terrorists held up the train and kept the passengers as hostages.
恐怖分子强行制止火车前进,并把乘客劫为人质。
Masked men held up the cashier and robbed the bank.(held him up)
有几个蒙面人用武器迫使出纳员就范,把银行给抢了。
(b)使停止,使延迟(常用于被动语态):
The bus was held up because a tree had fallen across the road.
因为有一棵大树横倒在路上,公共汽车停下了。
join
join up(intr)参军,应征从军:
When war was declared he joined up at once.
一宣战,他马上参军。
jump
jump at(tr)热情地接受(一种建议或一次机遇):
He was offered a place in the Himalayan expedition and jumped at thechance.
人家向他提议让他参加喜马拉雅山考察队,他求之不得地接受了。
keep
keep somebody back(宾语在back前面)阻挡,拦阻,制止其前进:
Frequent illnesses kept him back.
经常生病使他进展迟缓。
keep down(tr)压抑,控制:
What is the best way to keep down rats?(keep them down)
控制鼠患的最佳方法是什么?
Try to remember to turn off the light when you leave the room.I am try-ing to keep down expenses.(keep expenses down)
你离开时,要记得熄灯。我在努力控制支出。
keep off(tr/intr)避免在……上践踏,避免来到近旁:
‘Keep off the grass.’
“禁止践踏草地!”(公园里的布告)
keep on 继续,不停歇:
I wanted to explain but he kept on talking and didn’t give me a chance tosay anything.
我本想解释一下,可是他不住嘴地说,不给我说话的机会。
keep out(tr)阻止进入,挡住:
My shoes are very old and don’t keep out the water.(keep the water out/ keep it out)
我的鞋很旧,漏水进去了。
keep out(intr)不许进来,留在外面:
‘Private.Keep out.’
“私人产业。不许进入。”(门上的告白)
keep up(tr)继续保持(努力):
He began walking at four miles an hour but he couldn’t keep up thatspeed and soon began to walk more slowly.(couldn’t keep it up)
他开始以每小时四英里的速度走路,但是无法维持那个速度,不久之后就放慢了脚步。
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says‘Yes’and‘No’.
与光说“对”和“不对”的人很难把谈话继续下去。
keep up(intr),keep up with(tr)与某人齐头并进,和某人同速前进:
A runner can’t keep up with a cyclist.
跑步的跟不上骑车的。
The work that the class is doing is too difficult for me.I won’t be able tokeep up(with them).
班上学的东西对我讲是太难了。我跟不上(他们)。
It is impossible to keep up with the news unless you read the newspapers.
你要是不读报,就跟不上时事。
knock
knock off(tr/intr)(一天的活干完之后)歇了,收工,下班(俗语):
English workmen usually knock off at 5。30 or6。00 p.m.
英国工人一般在下午5点半或6点下班。
We knock off work in time for tea.
我们收工后,正好能赶上喝下午茶。
knock out(tr)重击使之晕倒在地:
In the finals of the boxing championship he knocked out his opponent,who was carried out of the ring.(knocked his opponent out/knocked himout)
在拳击锦标赛决赛中,他把对手击昏在地,后者被人抬出了拳击台。
lay
lay in(tr)为自己准备足够的货品等以使其维持一段时间,储备(食物):
She expected a shortage of dried fruit so she laid in a large supply.
她预期果脯会有短缺,所以囤积了一大批。
lay out(tr)为花园、建筑等安排平面设计:
Le Notre laid out the gardens at Versailles.(laid the gardens out/laidthem out)
凡尔赛宫的园林是勒·诺特尔设计的。
lay up(tr)小心地存储以备将来用(指船只等):
Before he went to Brazil for a year,he laid up his car,as he didn’t wantto sell it.(laid it up)
他要到巴西去一年,在此以前他把车子储存起来了,因为他不想把车卖掉。
be laid up(of a person)因病卧床不起:
She was laid up for weeks with a slipped disk.
她因腰椎间盘突出,卧床数周之久。
lead
lead up to(tr)为……做好准备,引出(比喻的用法):
He wanted to borrow my binoculars,but he didn’t say so at once.He ledup to it by talking about birdwatching.
他想借我的望远镜,可又不直接说。他借着谈起观察鸟类的话题引出这件事。
leave
leave off(常为intr)停止(做某件事):
He was playing his trumpet but I told him to leave off because the neigh-bours were plaining about the noise.
他在吹喇叭,可是我告诉他别吹了,因为邻居们都在抱怨太闹了。
leave out(tr)省略,删去:
We’ll sing our school song leaving out the last ten verses.
我们唱校歌要省略最后十节。
They gave each petitor a number;but they left out No.13 as no onewanted to have it.(left No.13 out/left it out)
他们给每个参赛者一个号码;可是他们把13号隔过去了,因为没有人要这个号码。
let
let down(tr)放下来:
When she lets her hair down it reaches her waist.(lets down her hair/lets it down)
她把头发放下来时,头发长抵腰际。
You can let a coat down(lengthen it)by using the hem.
你可以利用下摆把一件外衣放长。
let someone down(宾语在down之前)行动不像某人所期待的,未能执行某一协议,辜负某人:
I promised him that you would do the work.Why did you let me downby doing so little?
我答应他说你会做这工作的。你为什么干得这么少而让我失望呢?
He said he’d e to help me;but he let me down.He never turned up.他本来说过要来帮我;可是他把我涮了。他根本就没有来。
let in(tr)允许进入,放进来:
They let in the ticket…holders.(let the ticket-holders in/let them in)
他们把持票人放进去了。
If you mention my name to the door…keeper he will let you in.
你要是对看门人提我的名字,他会放你进去的。
let someone off(宾语在off之前)不予惩罚:
I thought that the magistrate was going to fine me but he let me off.
我本以为法官会罚我,可是他放了我一马。
let out(tr)
(a)放宽(指衣服):
That boy is getting