实用高中英语短语与句型词典24

实用高中英语短语与句型词典

 

let

1. let out

(1) 泄漏。如：

Someone has let the news out. 有人把消息泄漏出去了。

It was Jim who let out the secret. 泄漏秘密的是吉姆。

(2) 发出(声音等)。如：

She let out a scream. 她尖叫一声。

2. let sb (sth) do stg 让某人(某事)做某理。如：

Let me have a look at it. 让我看看。

We can’t let this go on. 我们不能让这事继续下去了。

注：其后有动词和副词连合使用时，若意思明确，往往省略动词而只保留副词。如：

Let him (come) in. 让他进来。

Let him (pass) by. 让他过去。

3. let’s do sth 我们做某事吧(表示建议或劝诱)。如：

Come on, Jim, let’s dance. 来吧，吉姆，我们跳舞吧。

Let’s go to the cinema. 我们去看电影吧。

Let’s go swimming together, shall we? 我们一起去游泳好吗?

4. let us do sth

(1) 请让(允许)我们做某事(表示请求或命令)。如：

Let us go with you. 让我们跟你去。

Let us tell you what we saw in the museum. 让我们告诉你我们在博物馆里看到的情况。

(2) 我们做某事吧(表示建议或劝诱)。如：

Let us be friends. 我们做朋友吧。

Let us go swimming together, shall we? 我们一起去游泳好吗?

比较：

Let us go swimming, will you? 请让我们去游泳吧，好不?

 

lie

1. lie in

(1) 在于。如：

The troube lies in engine. 毛病出在引擎上。

The cure lies in education. 挽救之道在于教育。

(2) 睡懒觉。如：

It’s a holiday tomorrow, so you can lie in. 明天放假，所以你可以睡懒觉。

2. lie with sb 是某人的职权，取决于某人。如：

The choice (decision) lies with you. 由你选择(决定)。

What we do next lies with him. 我们下一步做什么要由他决定。

3. lie about sth 谎说某事，在某事上说谎。如：

He lied about his age. 他谎报年龄。

He lied about his career. 他编造假经历。

4. lie to sb 向(对)某人说谎。如：

Don’t lie to me. 别骗我。

Even you lie to me. 甚至连你都对我说谎。

5. tell a lie 说谎。如：

Don’t tell lies [a lie]. 别说谎。

The boy often tell lies. 这男孩老是说谎。

 

life

1. all one’s life 一生，一辈子。如：

He’s lived here all his life. 他一辈子住在这里。

All my life I’ve tried to be an honest man. 我一生都在设法做一个诚实的人。

2. come to life

(1) 苏醒过来。如：

With the doctor’s help, he soon came to life. 在医生的帮助下，他很快就苏醒过来了。

(2) 变活跃，恢复生气。如：

I seldom come to life before noon. 我中午前往往精神不振。

The town comes to life at night. 这个城镇晚上热闹。

3. for life 终生，终身。如：

They became friends for life. 他们成了终生之交。

The murderer was imprisoned for life. 凶手被终身监禁。

4. true to life 逼真的，栩栩如生的。如：

The story is true to life. 这个故事很逼真。

All the characters in the play are true to life. 剧中的所有角色都演得生动逼真。

 

lift

1. give sb a lift

(1) 把某人抱(举)起来。如：

Give him a lift; he is too small to see anything. 把他抱起来，他人矮，什么也看不见。

(2) 给某人搭便车。如：

Can you give me a lift to the station? 你能让我搭个便车去车站吗?

(3) 给某人提神(鼓舞等)。如：

Drink it. It may give you a lift. 把它喝了，它也许能给你提提神。

(4) 帮某人一把。如：

Give me a lift with this job. 帮我做这工作。

 

light

1. in the light of 在……光线下。如：

They went out for a walk in the moon light. 他们在月光下到外面散了步。

注：有时用 by the light of, 表示“凭借……的亮光”。如：

He worked by the light of the moon. 他在月光下工作(即:凭月光工作)。

2. light up

(1) 点(烟)。如：

He lighted up before speaking. 他在讲话前点了支烟。

(2) 点燃。如：

He lighted up an oil lamp. 他点燃了煤油灯。

(3) 照亮。如：

The sun lit up the room. 阳光照亮了房间。

The fire lit up his face. 火照亮了他的脸。

(4) 变亮，变高兴。如：

The room suddenly lit up. 房间突然亮了起来。

Her face lighted up when she saw us. 她看到我们时面露喜色。

 

like

1. like doing [to do] sth

(1) 喜欢做某事。如：

I like watching [to watch] TV. 我喜欢看电视。

He likes travelling [to travel] alone. 他喜欢单独旅行。

I like being [to be] with her. 我喜欢与她在一起。

(2) 愿意做某事(主要用于否定句)。如：

I don’t like bothering [to bother] him when he is busy. 我不愿在他忙的时候去打扰他。

He doesn’t like asking [to ask] for help. 他不愿求助。

2. like sb doing [to do] sth 喜欢做某事。如：

I don’t like you smoking [to smoke]. 我讨厌你抽烟。

He doesn’t like people praiseing [to praise] him. 他不喜欢别人赞扬他。

注：用动名词时，其前的 sb 可以是所有格形式。如：

I don’t like you [your] smoking. )

3. would [should] like to do sth 想要(希望)做某事。如：

I’d like to go with them. 我想同他们一起去。

He’d like to be a teacher. 他希望当教师。

注：该结构中的不定式不能改为动名词。另外，若表示未曾实现的想法与希望，其后不定式可用完成式。如：

I’d like to have come to help, but I was too busy. 我本想来帮忙的，但却太忙了。

4. would [should] like sb to do sth 想要(希望)某人做某事。如：

I’d like you to stay here. 我想要你留在这儿。

They wouldn’t like it to be talked about. 他们不愿大家谈论此事。

注：该结构中的不定式不能改为动名词。另外，若表示未曾实现的想法与希望，其后不定式可用完成式。如：

I’d like you to have seen her. 我本来想让你见见她的。

5. How do you like…? 你觉得……怎么样?

How do you like the film? 你觉得这部电影怎么样?

How do you like this city? 觉得这个城市怎么样?

6. if you like 如果你愿意，随你的便。如：

If you like, we could go out this evening. 如果你愿意，今晚我们可以出去。

A：Shall I open the window again? 我再打开窗户好吗?

B：If you like. 随你便吧。

 

likely

1. be likely to do sth 可能做某事。如：

He is likely to come to the meeting. 他可能会来开会。

She is very likely to ring me up tonight. 她今晚很可能会给我打电话。(d8)

注：以上句型可作以下改写：

It’s likely that he will come to the meeting.

It’s likely that she will ring me up tonight.

2. most [very] likely (很)可能，大概。如：

He will most likely be late. 他很可能会迟到。

Very likely he has gone home. 他很可能回家了。

注：该说法也用 as likely as not 表示。如：

He will be late as likely as not. 他很可能会迟到。

3. not likely 决不可能，当然不会。如：

A：Will you go with her? 你会同她一起去吗?

B：Not likely. 才不会呢。

 

limit

1. limit…to… 把……限制在……范围内。如：

Limit your answer to yes or no. 你只要回答是还是否。

Mother limited us to one cake each. 母亲限制我们每人只能吃一块蛋糕。

Try to limit your talk to 10 minutes. 请尽量把话在10分钟内讲完。

2. There is a limit to sth 对某事有限度。如：

There is a limit to everything. 事事都有个限度。

There’s a limit to my patience. 我的忍耐是有限的。

There are limits to what I can do for you. 我能为你做的事有限(我不能什么事都帮你做)。

 

line

1. drop (sb) a line (给某人)写封短信。如：

Drop me a line and let me know how you’re getting on. 给我写封短信，告诉我你的情况。

He dropped me a line thanking me for the gift. 他寄给我一封短信，感谢我给他送的礼物。

注：有时也用 send sb a line, 不如用 drop sb a line常见。

2. hold the line (电话用语)等一下。如：

Will you hold the line for a moment? I’ll see ifheisin. 请等一下，我去看看他是否在。

Hold the line, please. I’ll put you through to Mr Green. 请稍等一下，我给你与格林先生接过去。

3. in line

(1) 排成一行。如：

The children are standing in line. 孩子们排成一行。

(2) 使有秩序。如：

The police kept the crowd in line. 警察维持人群的秩序。

(3) 一致。如：

Our thoughts on this subject are much in line. 我们在这个问题上的看法相当一致。

4. out of line

(1) 不成一条直线，不在队伍中。如：D8

One of the soldiers is out of line. 有一名士兵没站齐。

(2) 不符合，不一致。如：

His ideas are out of line with reality. 他的想法与实际不相符。

(3) 出格，越轨。如：

Please excuse me if I’m out of line. 如有失礼之处，请多包涵。

5. be lined with sth 排列着某物。如：

The road is lined with trees. 路的两边种着树。

The streets are lined with cars. 大街上汽车排列成行。

The river-bank was lined with people. 人们排列在河岸上。

6. line up (使)排队，(使)排成行。如：

He lined the desks up. 他把课桌排成行。

We lined up to buy tickets. 我们排队买票。

The teacher lined the students up according to height. 老师把学生按个儿高矮排好队。

 

listen

1. listen for 听着等候……(的声音)。如：

We listened for the bell. 我们听着等铃声响。

She listened for the baby’s cry. 她听着怕孩子哭。

2. listen in

(1) 收听(广播)。如：

Do you often listen in to the radio? 你经常收听广播吗?

He likes to listen in late at night? 他喜欢晚上听广播听到很迟的时候。

(2) 偷听。如：

Someone is listening in to [on] our conversatio. 有人在偷听我们的谈话。

3. listen to 听……。如：

Listen to the teacher carefully. 请仔细听老师讲。

They are listening to the radio. 他们在听无线电广播。

 

little

1. a little 一点儿。如：

He knows a little French. 他懂一点点法语。

He is now a little over fifty. 他今年五十刚出头。

Can you stay a little longer? 你能再呆会儿吗?

I feel a little cold. 我感到有点冷。

2. little by little 一点点地，慢慢地，渐渐地。如：

Little by little things returned to normal. 慢慢地情况恢复了正常。

His health seems to be improving little by little. 他健康状况看来正在好转。

3. not a little

(1) 很，相当。如：

He was not a little surprised. 他极为惊奇。

She was not a little satisfied with the result. 她对结果相当满意。

(2) 不少的，相当多的。如：

It has given me not a little trouble. 这给带来不少麻烦。

She spent not a little money on clothes. 她花了相当多的钱来买衣服。

4. quite a little 相当多的，不少的。如：

It gives quite a little pleasure. 这给我不少乐趣。

We are not finished; quite a little is left todo. 我们还没做完，还有不少工作要做。

注：quite a little 与 not a little 大致同义，有时可换用。

 

live

1. live by 靠……谋生(指方法或手段等)。如：

They live by honest labour. 他们靠诚实劳动过活。

Sheep live by eating grass. 绵羊吃草。

2. live on

(1) 以……为食，靠……生活。如：

The Chinese live on rice. 中国人以大米为主食。

He lives on his friends. 他靠朋友接济度日。

注：有时也用 live upon, live off。如：

Sheep live on [upon] grass. 绵羊吃草。

He still lives off his parents. 他还靠父母生活。

(2) 继续活着，继续存在。如：

She lived on for many years after her husband died. 她丈夫死后她还活了若干年。

Mozart is dead but his music lives on. 莫扎特人已作古，但他的音乐作品却万古流传。

3. live to do sth

(1) 为做某事而生活。如：

Eat to live, but do not live to eat. 吃是为了活， 但不要为了吃而活着。

(2) 活着可以做某事。如：

He lived to see his granddaughter married. 他在有生之年看到了孙女儿结婚。

 

loan

1. give sb the loan of sth 把某物借给某人。如：

I gave him the loan of my umbrella. 我把雨伞借给他。

He gave me the loan of some money. 他借给一些钱。

2. have [get] the loan of sth 借某物。如：

May I have the loan of your typewriter? 我可以借你的打字机吗?

He got the loan of a book from a friend. 他从朋友处借了一本书。

3. loan sb sth / loan sth to sb 借某物给某人。如：

Will you loan me your pen? / Will you loan you pen to me? 请你把钢笔借给我好吗?

He loaned me some money. / He loaned some money to me. 他借给我一些钱。

4. on loan 借(来)。如：

He has my car on loan. 他借了我的汽车。

I have the book on loan from the library. 我从图书馆借了这本书。