1. get down （從...）下來；寫下；使沮喪
eg: We'll get down at the next station.
我們下一站下車。
2. do without 沒有...也行；用不著
eg: People can do without a lot of things,but they cannot do without food.
許多東西人們沒有也能過得去，但沒有食物不行。
3. drop off 下降，減少；睡著，入睡
eg: The recession caused sales to drop off.
經濟不景氣使銷量下降。
4. find out 查明，找出，發現
eg: What you should find out is when he is going to leave.
你應該查明的是他將在什麼時候離開。
5. clear up 清理；澄清，解決；（天）放晴
eg: You should clear up your room.
你應該清理你的房間。
6. die down 逐漸消失，變弱
eg: The wind died down noticeably.
風力已顯著減弱。
7. keep...company 陪伴
eg: He stayed at home to keep his wife company.
他留在家裡陪伴太太。
8. take effect 生效，起作用
eg: The pill takes effect as soon as you swallow it.
這藥丸一吞下去就見效。
9. make a face 做鬼臉
eg: Why do you make a face?
你為什麼要做鬼臉？
10. make friends(with) 與...交朋友
eg: I wanna make friends with you.
我願意和你做朋友。
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11. little by little 逐漸地，一點點地
eg: We will get to know the girl little by little.
我們會逐漸地瞭解這個女孩的。
12. no matter 不要緊；無關緊要
eg: It’s (of) no matter.
這無關緊要。
13. no more...than 只不過
eg: What he said was no more than a joke.
他的話只不過是個玩笑。
14. by nature 天生的，生來
eg: He was , by nature , a man of few words.
他天生是個沉默寡言的人。
15. be of the opinion 持有...的看法
eg: He is of the opinion that money is not important.
他認為錢並不重要。
16. participate in 參加
eg: Celia decided to participate in the London Marathon.
西莉亞決定參加倫敦馬拉松比賽。
17. be patient with 對...有耐心
eg: You ought to be patient with him.
你對他應該有耐心。
18. peculiar to...特有的，獨具的
eg: Language is peculiar to mankind.
語言是人類特有的。
19. in person 親自，當面
eg: He considered going to see them in person.
他考慮親自去看他們。
20. prohibit...from 禁止，阻止
eg: Women wear shorts are prohibited from visiting the monastery.
穿著短褲的婦女禁止進入寺院。
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21. on purpose 故意
eg: Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?
你認為他是故意弄錯的嗎？
22. beyond the reach of 無法達到
eg: Some matters are beyond the reach of the law.
這樣的事情不受法律管轄。
23. by mistake 錯誤地
eg: He took the umbrella by mistake .
他錯拿了這把傘。
24. at most 最多，至多
eg: This book should be published in two months at most.
這本書最多兩個月後就會出版
25. object to 反對
eg: I object to all this noise.
我反對一切噪音。
26. in place of 代替
eg: We now have computers in place of typewriters.
我們現在已有計算機取代了打字機。
27. take pride in 以...自豪
eg: He is so good at painting, so he take pride in it.
他畫畫很在行，所以他為此而自豪。
28. proceed from 由...發出
eg: I suggest we proceed from where we left off yesterday.
我建議我們從昨天未完的地方開始。
29. in progress 進行中
eg: The concert is in progress.
音樂會在進行中。
30. in public 公開地，當眾
eg: He is going to make a speech in public.
他將當眾發表演說。
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31. be opposed to... 反對...
eg: Most Americans would, I suspect, be opposed to this proposal.
我猜，大多數美國人都會反對這個提案。
32. account for 解釋，說明
eg: She could not account for her mistake.
她無法解釋其錯誤。
33. have the advantage of... 有機會，佔優勢
eg: Truth should always have the advantage.
真理總是佔著優勢。
34. in agreement 同意，一致
eg: We seem to be in agreement on the matter.
在這件事上我們的意見看來是一致的。
35. after all 畢竟，到底
eg: After all,February only has twenty-eight days.
2月份畢竟只有28天。
36. amount to 總計，等於
eg: What will all of this work amount to?
這工作全部總計為多少？。
37. arrive on 到達
eg: Mr Smith, together with his wife, is to arrive on the evening.
史密斯先生和夫人將於晚間抵達。
38. be based on 基於
eg: His argument is based on good solid reasoning.
他的論點建立在充分而正確的推理之上。
39. for the better 好轉
eg: His health has changed for the better.
他的健康狀況已有好轉。
40. buy...for... 用多少錢買
eg: I bought this book for 50 dollars.
我用50美元買下了這本書。
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41. in addition 此外，又，加之
eg: In addition, he said, the drug's dosing schedule is only once per month.
此外，這種藥物的給藥方案只能是每月一次。
42. agree with 贊同
eg: I cannot agree with you on this point.
在這一點上我不贊同你的看法。
43. apply to 與...有關；適用
eg: The usual laws of corporate finance do not seem to apply to banks.
一般的公司金融規律對銀行好像不適用。
44. be lined with 沿…排列
eg: The streets were lined with cars.
街上汽車排列成行。
45. emerge from 從…顯露出來
eg: After a long hunt of him, we saw him emerge from the crowd.
我們找了他半天，才見他出現在人群中。
46. take advantage of 利用
eg: It never occurred to me to take advantage of him.
我從沒有想過要佔他的便宜。
47. back up 支持，援助
eg: Other actions can be taken to back up the policy.
可以採取其他措施來支持這個政策。
48. cut down 削減；砍倒
eg: Recycling cuts down on waste.
廢品回收能減少浪費。
49. be concerned about 關心；掛念
eg: People began to be concerned about the air pollution here.
人們開始對這裡的大氣汙染表示憂慮。
50. be indifferent to... 不在乎...
eg: Children will fail to progress if their parents are indifferent to their success.
如果家長對孩子的成功漠不關心，孩子將不會有進步。
