in essence 本质上
at all events 无论如何 at any rate 无论如何
in the event of(=in case of)万一
with the exception of (apart from) 除去…., 除…以外
in excess of超过
exchange…for 以…交换
exert oneself to do sth. 努力
come into existence开始存在
beyond expression无法形容
go to extremes 走极端
in the twinkling of an eye 一眨眼，转眼间
keep faith with 对…守信用
lose faith in 对…失去信心
fall into the habit of养成…习惯
in fashion时兴，流行
be fed up with 厌烦
set the world on fire非常成功
at first sight乍一看
free of charge 免费
furnish…with (supply) 向…提供
take…for granted 把…认为理所当然的。
on the ground of (=because of) 以…为理由
be guilty of有…罪或过失
come to a halt (stop) 停止
head for前往 leave for 到…去
in one’s honour (in honour of)祝贺，纪念on memory of 为纪念…
on one’s honour 以某人的名誉担保
be identical with和…相同
impose…on 把…强加在
impress…on 给…留下印象
inclusive of 把…包括在内
indicative of 表明， 说明
be inferior to 比…差 superior to
be innocent of 无罪的
in the interests of 符合…的利益
interfere in干涉 intervene in 干预
be involved in卷入
be jealous of 妒忌
(be) keen on 喜爱， 渴望 long for
at large未被捕，详尽，普遍
lean against (背)靠着…
in the light of考虑到， 根据
at the mercy of任…摆布， 在…支配下
make the most of 充分利用
nothing but 只有， 不过…而已
take notice of (pay attention) 注意
object to 反对 objection to (接动名词) 反对
once in a while (=occasionally) 偶尔
originate in/from起源于
on the outskirts (of) 在城郊
keep pace with 跟…并驾齐驱
take pains 尽力
part with 分手，舍弃，卖掉
participate in (take part in)参加
beside the point 离题 to the point 中肯， 切题
in practice 实际上，业务熟练
be(get) out of practice 荒疏，不熟练
in the presence of 在…在场的情况下
preside over / at 主持(会议，业务等)
prevail over 占优势， 压倒， 战胜
prevent…from 使…不， 防止…做
previous to在…之前 prior to 在前
take pride in(=pride oneself on) 以…自豪
in progress进行中
in proportion to 与…成比例
out of the question不可能 out of question 毫无疑问 in question所谈及的
at random随便地， 任意地
react to 对…作出反应
reason with (=argue) 以理服人
refer to…as 把…称做…
relevant to 与…有关的 in relation to …有关
resort to 诉诸于.。
respond to 对…反应
restrain…from抑制. restrict…to把.。限制于.。
give rise to (lead to) 引起， 导致
for the sake of (for the good or advantage of ) 为了…起见
be for sale 待售
on sale甩卖
scrape through(in) 勉强通过
in season 旺季
for short为简便，简称 in short简称 be short of缺乏，不够
take the side of 站在…一边
at the sight of 一看见… be in sight看得见 out of sight 看不见
speak ill of 说…的坏话； speak well of 说…的好话
specialize in 擅长， 专攻
on the pot在现场， 在出事地点，立即
stand against反对stand for支持…
stick to 粘着， 坚持
submit…to 提交
be subject to 受支配
suspect sb. of 疑心某犯有…
on second thoughts 经再三考虑之后
be typical of 是…的特点
in view of考虑到来源：考试大
be in the way碍事， 阻碍 in the way 对…方式 in a way 从某种程度上说
at the thought of一想到
yield to 对…屈服