a big headache 令人头痛的工作

a fraction of 一部分

a matter of concern 中心

a series of 一系列，一连串

above all 起首，尤其是

absent from 不在，缺席

abundant in 富于

account for 解释

accuse sb of sth 指控

add to/add up to 增加

after all 毕竟，究竟

agree with 批准

ahead of time/schedule 提前

ahead of 在……以前

alien to 与……相反

all at once 骤然，同时

all but 几乎；除了

all of a sudden 骤然

all over again 再一次，重新

all over 普及

all right 令人满意的；不妨

all the same 仍然，照样的

all the time 始终，始终

angry with sb at/about sth 生气，愤怒

anxious about/for 忧愁，担心

anything but 根本不

apart from 除

appeal to 吸引，申诉，请求

applicable to 合用于

apply to 适用

appropriate for/to 合适

approximate to 相似，接近

apt at 善于

apt to 易于

around the clock 夜以继日

as a matter of fact 实际上

as a result(of) 因此，由于

as a rule 凡是，照例

as far as … be concerned 就…而言

as far as 远至，到…水平

as follows 如下

as for 至于，关于

as good as 和

as if 好像，防腐

as regards 关于，至于

as to 至于，关于

as usual 像平常一样，照例

as well as 除

as well 同样，也，还

ashamed of 羞愧，害臊

aside from 除

ask for the moon异想天开

at a loss 茫然，不知所措

at a time 一次，每次

at all costs 不惜一切代价

at all events 不管怎样，无论如何

at all times 随时，总是

at all 丝毫(不)，一点也不

at any rate 无论如何，至少

at best 充其量，至多

at first sight 乍一看，初看起来

at first 最初，起先

at hand 在手边，在附近

at heart 内心里，本质上

at home 在家，在国内

at intervals 不时，每隔

at large 大多数，未被捕获的

at last 终于

at least 至少

at length 最终，终于

at most 至多，不超过

at no time 从不，决不

at one time 曾经，一度；同时

at present 目前，现在

at someone s disposal 任某人支配

at the cost of 以……为代价

at the mercy of 任凭

at the moment 此刻，目前

at this rate 照此速度

at times 有时，间或

aware of 意识到

back of 在……后边

back up 后备，支援

bare of 几乎没有，缺乏

be able to do 能够

be around 差不多

be available to sb 可用，可供

be bound to 一定

be capable of doing 能够

be concerned with 关心…，涉足…

be dying to 渴望

be fed up with/be tired of 受够了

be in hospital 住院

be in season 上市的

be in the mood to do sth 想做

be pressed for time 时间不够

be tied up with 忙于

be under the weather 身体不好

beat around the bush 拐弯没角

beat the crowd 避开人群

before long 不久以后

behind schedule 误点

bent on sth 下定决心做…

beside point 离题的，不相干的

beyond one s ability 超越某人的能力

beyond question 毫无疑问

book on reserve 须留的图书

booked up 订完了

bound for 开往

break down 抛锚

break though 突破

break up with/be through with/be finished with 和某人分手

bring about 使…发生

bring someone up to date/help someone catch up 帮某人赶上

by accident 偶然

by air 通过航空途径

by all means 尽一切办法，务必

by and by 不久，迟早

by chance 偶然，碰巧

by far 最，…得多

by hand 用手，用体力

by itself 自动地，独自地

by means of 用，依靠

by mistake 错误地，无意地

by no means 决不，并没有

by oneself 单独地，独自地

by reason of 由于

by the way 顺便说说

by virtue of 借助，由于

by way of 经由，通过

call on 号召，邀请，点某人的名，拜访

capable of 能够

careful of/about/with 小心，注意

certain of /about 确信，肯定

chair a meeting 主持会议

charge sb with sth 控告

clear of 没有，不接触

clever at 善于

close to 接近，亲近

come in contact with 与…取得联系

come out of sth alive 大难不死

come up (with) 提出，拿出

comparable to/with 比较

conscious of 察觉到，意识到

consequent on 随之而来

considerate towards 体谅，体贴

contemporary with 与

content with 满足于

contrary to 违反

cost someone an arm and a leg 代价很大

count down 倒计时

count one s chickens before they are hatched 过于乐观

count on 依靠

count the day 期待

counter to 与

crazy about 热衷，着迷

critical of 挑剔，批评

cry in one s beer 借酒消愁

cry on one s shoulder 依靠

curious about 好奇，想知道

cut down on 减少

cut down 削减

cut in 插入

cut off 切断

cut out 切除

cut someone short 打断

cut through 抄近路

cut up 切碎

distinct from 种类(风格)不同

do the laundry 洗衣服

doubtful of /about 怀疑

drop by / in 顺路拜访

due to 由于，因为　

easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难

east of 在……东面

equal to 相等，胜任

equivalent to 等于，相当于

essential to/for 必不可少

even if/though 即使，虽然

ever so 非常，极其

every now and then 时而，偶尔

every other 每隔一个的

except for 除了

expert at/in/on 善于　

faculty members 教职员工

faithful to 忠实于

fall flat 平躺在地上

familiar to sb 某人熟悉某事（物）

familiar with sth 熟悉，通晓

far from 远非，远离

fatal to 致命的

favorable to 支持，赞成

fearful of 惧怕

feel at home 熟悉

feel blue 心情不好

feel free to 随便

figure out sth 解决

fit for 适于

flat tire 轮胎没气

fond of 喜欢

for ever 永远

for good 永久地

for the better 好转

for the moment/present 暂时，目前

for the sake of 为了…的利益

for the time being 暂时，眼下

foreign to 和……无关

free of/from 未受

free with 慷慨，大方

from time to time 有时，不时

full up 客满

get nowhere with 毫无进展

get over 恢复

get used to 习惯于

give off 发出

give someone a big hand 为某人鼓掌

give someone a hand 帮忙

go about sth 开始做…

go after 追求

go ahead 同意做某事

go by 遵守

go down 下降，往下传

go for 竭尽全力做

go into 进入，开始从事

go off 出发

go out 熄灭，外出

go over 复习，从头到尾检查一遍

go round/around 足够分配

go sightseeing 去观光

go steady with 和某人确定关系

go through 从头到尾

go without 单独

guilty of 有罪的

hand in hand 手拉手，密切关联

hang up 挂断

have one s hands full 忙得不可开交

have the final say 有决定权

head on 迎面地，正面的

heart and soul 全心全意地

hold out for sth 坚持要求

hold up 坚持

hold water 言之有理

how about… 怎么样

how come 怎么会

hungry for 渴望

impatient at sth 不耐烦

impatient for 急切，渴望

impatient of 无法容忍

in (the)light of 鉴于，由于

in a hurry 匆忙，急于

in a moment 立刻，一会儿

in a sense 从某种意义上说

in a way 在某种程度上

in a word 简言之，总之

in accordance with 与

in addition to 除了

in addition 另外，加之

in advance 预先，事先

in all 总共，合计

in any case/event 无论如何

in brief 简单地说

in case of 假如，防备

in charge of 负责，总管

in common 共用的，共有的

in consequence(of) 因此；由于

in debt 欠债，欠情

in detail 详细地

in difficulty 处境困难

in effect 实际上，事实上

in favor of 支持，赞成

in front of 面对，在

in general 一般来说，大体上

in half 成两半

in hand 在进行中，待办理

in honor of 为庆祝，为纪念

in itself 本质上，就其本身而言

in line with 与

in memory of 纪念

in peak season 旺季

in no case 决不

in no time 立即，马上

in no way 决不

in order 按顺序，按次序

in other words 换句话说

in part 部分地

in particular 特别，尤其

in person 亲自，本人

in place of 代替，取代，交换

in place 在合适的位置

in practice 在实践中，实际上

in proportion to 相对于某事物来说，与某事物成比例

in public 公开地，当众

in quantity 大量

in question 正在谈论的

in regard to 关于，至于

in relation to 关于，涉及

in return for 作为对

in return 作为报答/回报/交换

in short 简言之，总之

in sight 被见到；在望

in spite of 尽管

in step with 与

in tears 流着泪，在哭着

in terms of 根据；就…而言

in the company/wake of 随着

in the course of 在

in the distance 在远处

in the end 最后，终于

in the event of 如果

in the face of 即使；在

in the first place 首先

in the future 在未来

in the heat of the day 一天中最热的时候

in the least 丝毫，一点

in the long run 长期

in the way 挡道

in the world 究竟，到底

in time 及时

in touch 联系，接触

in turn 依次，轮流；转而

in vain 徒劳，白费力

indifferent to 无兴趣，不关心

indignant with sb 愤慨

inferior to 级别低于，不如

innocent of 无辜的

instead of 代替，而不是

intent on 专心于

invisible to 不可见的　　

just now 眼下；刚才

keep on 爱好，很喜欢

keep track of 留心

kind of/sort of 有点

leave alone 不管

let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密，真相大白

liable for 对承担责任

liable to 易受，应受

little by little 逐渐地

look for/hunt for 寻找

lost the point 弄错

lots of 许多

loyal to 忠于

mad at/with sb 生气，愤怒

mad with 因……而发狂

make (both) ends meet 收支平衡

make a living 谋生

make it 成功

make the best/most of 充分利用

many a 许多

mark the papers 批改考卷

major in 主修

minor in 兼修

meet one s needs 满足要求

might as well 不妨

mistake a for b 把A误认为B

more or less 或多或少，有点

my treat 我请客

necessary to/for 必要的

next door 隔壁的，在隔壁

next to 下一个，其次

no doubt 无疑地

no less than 不少于

no longer 不再

no more than 至多，同

no more 不再

none other than 不是别的，正是

nothing but 只有，只不过

now and then 时而，偶尔

off duty 下班

on (the) one hand 一方面

on a large/small scale 大/小规模地

on account of 由于

on behalf of 代表

on board 在船(车/飞机)上

on business 因公

on condition that 如果

on duty 上班，值班

on earth 究竟，到底

on fire 起火着火

on foot 步行

on guard 站岗，值班

on hand 在场，在手边

on loan to 借给

on occasion(s) 有时，间或

on one s guard 警惕，提防

on one s own 独立，独自

on purpose 故意地

on sale 出售，廉价出售

on schedule 按时间表，准时

on second thoughts 经重新考虑

on the contrary 正相反

on the grounds of 根据，以

on the other hand 另一方面

on the point of 即将

on the road 在旅途中

on the side 作为兼职/副业

on the spot 当场；立刻

on the whole 总的来说，大体上

on time 准时

on(an/the) average 平均，通常

once (and) for all 一劳永逸地

once again 再一次

once in a while 偶尔

once more 再一次

once upon a time 从前

one another 相互

one s cup of tea喜欢的人/物

open to 不限制，开放的

opposite to 在对面

or else 否则，要不然

or so 大约，左右

other than 非；除了

out of breath 喘不过气来

out of control 失去控制

out of date 过时的

out of doors 在户外

out of order 出故障的

out of place 不适当的

out of practice 久不练习，荒疏

out of sight 看不见，在视野外

out of the question 毫无可能的

out of touch 不联系，不接触

out of 由于；（材料）用……

over and over (again) 一再地，再三地　

particular about 挑剔，讲究

patient with 有耐心

peculiar to 独特的，独有的

pick up 捡

play by ear 见机行事

popular with 受欢迎

prior to 在……之前

pull one s leg 拿某人开玩笑

put someone on 使（选手）出赛

put someone up 给某人提供住宿

put up with 忍受　　

rather than 不是

reach agreement 相约；达成协议

reach an agreement 达成一致

regardless of 不顾，不惜

relative to 关于……的

remove from 从…除去

representative of 代表

resign one s post 辞职

responsible for 负责，是

result from 由于

rich in 富于

right away 立即，马上

ring sb up 打电话给…

rule out 排除…的可能性

run out of 用完

rush hours 上下班高峰　

sensible of 觉察到

sensitive to 对……敏感

set another date 改期

set one s mind on doing 决定

short of 缺少

show off 卖弄

sick of 厌恶，厌倦

side by side 肩并肩，一起

similar to 相似

skilled at/in 善于

slip one s mind 忘记

so far 迄今为止

somewhere around 大约

sooner or later 迟早，早晚

sore throat/foot 嗓子哑/腿酸

stay up late 熬夜

step by step 逐步地

subject to 受制于，易于

such as 例如

sufficient for 足够的

suitable for/to 适合于

superior to 优于，级别高于

sure of /about 对……确定

suspicious of 怀疑

take a seat/be seated 请坐

take one s place 取代

take one s time 慢慢来

take sth seriously 认真对待

take up 占据

thanks to 由于，多亏

that is (to say) 就是说，即

the reverse is also true 反之亦然

be tired of 对…厌倦

to the point 切中要害，切题

turn over 倾覆

typical of 是典型的，特有的

under control 处于控制之下

under the circumstances 这种情况下

up in the air 没有确定

up to date 到目前为止；最新式的

up to 多达；直到；胜任；取决于　

void of 没有，缺乏；无效　　

what if 要是……又怎样

what s up/new？发生了什么事；怎么样？

with regard to 关于，至于

with respect to 关于， （至于）谈到

with the exception of 除……以外

without any trace 没有踪迹

without fail一定，必定；一向如此

without question 毫无疑问

wolf down 狼吞虎咽

word for word 逐字地