1. be considerate of sb. 體諒某人
聯想：take sth. into consideration 考慮某事
considering prep. 就… 而論； 考慮到
2. convince sb. of sth 使某人相信某事
convince sb. that… 使某人相信 convincing adj.有說服力的
be convinced of sth. 深信某事
be convinced that 深信….
3. commit a mistake / error 犯錯誤
commit sth to sb. 把某物托付給某人
commit sb. to prison 把某人送進監獄
commit sb to do /doing 責成某人做某事
commit sth. to memory 把某事記住
4. set about (doing) 開始做；著手處理
set out (to do) 開始做；著手處理
set down 放下；擱下；記下；寫下
set aside 撥出/節省；對..不予考慮/把…置于一旁；駁回/撤消
set in （疾病、壞天氣等）開始來臨===
set off 1)出發 2）使爆炸 3）襯托；使更為突出
set up 建立（事業）；成立（組織）
be set in 為（故事、戲劇等）構設背景。
5.be guilty of a crime 犯了罪 have a guilty conscience 問心無愧
6.accuse sb. of sth （= charge sb. with sth ） 指責/控告某人某事
be under accusation 被控告
7.be vital to 對…非常重要 be of vital importance 極其重要的
8. pass on 1)傳下來；傳給（后代） 2）離去；往前
pass away 去世；死
pass by 漠視；不理會
pass down 傳遞（=pass on ）
9. have no choice but to do sth. 別無選擇只好干….
10. live/lead a sad / lonely life 過著悲慘/孤獨的生活
11. go wrong 出毛病，走錯路
12.keep off 勿踏；讓開 keep out 勿入；（使）在外 反義詞 keep in
13.even though /even if 即使（ 引導讓步狀語從句）從句中可用虛擬語氣
14. be mistaken about sth/sb. 弄錯 mistake… for… 誤認
15.first of all = as the first thing 表示其后的內容先于其他發生
above all = more important than anything else 表示“特別重要的是/尤其是”強調其后的內容不同尋常，比其他重要。
16. protect …. from… 保護…不受侵害
prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
stop sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
keep sb. from doing sth. 讓某人避開做某事
persuade sb. from doing sth. 說服某人不要做某事
17. make a beeline for :走近路,走直路
The hungry boy made a beeline for dinner. 那個饑餓的男孩直奔回家吃飯.
18. come to light 顯露，暴露，被發現 bring …to light 將…曝光，揭露
throw/cast light on/ upon 使明白，解釋
19. 1) (=be busy with) “忙于” What are the children up to now?
2)“由某人負責” It’s up to you to take care of the children.
up to 3) “勝任；適于” He is still not up to the age.
4) 后接表示時間的詞語，表示“直到某個時間”。
I haven’t heard from him up to now.
20.compare … to ….把…比做…. compare …. with …. 把…與… 進行比較
compare with/ to 和… 比較…(常用于句首或句尾做插入語)
21.tell …apart… 把…區分開來 tell A from B 辨別A 和B（= distinguish..from..）
22.be anxious about 為… 擔憂… be anxious for sth. 渴望（了解；得到）
be eager for sth. 盼望；想得到 be eager to do 渴望做某事
be worried about 為…發愁 be curious about sth. 對…好奇
23. over and over again=again and again=time and time again=over and over一再地，經常地，重復地
24. 1）前進，進來 He came up to me and held my hands tightly.
2）上升 The sun came up at that time.
come up 3）長出，發芽 These seeds haven’t come up yet.
4）被提出討論 The question came up at the meeting yesterday.
聯想：come about發生； come across 碰見，受歡迎； come at襲擊；
come down下降，流傳；come out with 說出，透漏；come to oneself蘇醒
25 a variety of +n.(pl.) 做主語時，謂語動詞用復數。A variety of toys are on show in the shop.
The variety of +n.(pl.) 做主語時,謂語動詞用單數.The variety of books he has is astonishing.
26.provide sth. for sb. 為某人提供某物 provide sb. with sth. 為某人提供某物
聯想：be supplied with be equipped with be furnished with
be fitted with
27.award sb. a prize( award a prize to sb) 授獎給某人
award sb. the title of 授予某人…的稱號
28.cover…with…. 用… 蓋… be covered with 被…覆蓋… (表狀態)
be covered by 被… 覆蓋….(表動作)
29. be divided into 把….分成… divide sth. in half / into halves 把…分成兩半
divide up 劃分；分配 divided by 除以 separate A from B 使A和B分離
30.keep in touch with 與.. 保持聯系 get in touch with 與…取得聯系
lose touch with 與… 失去聯系 be out of touch with 與…失去聯系
31.make sense of (=understand) 弄懂；理解 make sense 講的通；有意義
make no sense 講不通；無意義 in a sense 就某種意義而言；在某種意義上
32.be adapted to 適應 The plants are adapted to various climates and soil.
33.at a time (=each time) 每次 at one time （過去）曾經；一度
at the time 那時 at any time 任何時候 at the same time 同時
in time 遲早；及時 in no time 立即；很快 at no time 決不
for a time 暫時；一度 all the time 一直 for the first time 第一次
after a time 過了一會 ahead of time 提前 for the time being 暫時