11) be a credit to：为……增光

e.g. I hope you will be a credit to your school.

do credit to：为……增进荣誉

e.g. This piece of work does credit to you.

12) bear in mind：记住

e.g. I hope you will bear in mind all I am saying.

have in mind：考虑

e.g. Don’t give your confidence to others regarding the plan you have in mind.

13) begin with：以……为起点

e.g. He advised me to begin with something easy.

to begin with：首先

e.g. To begin with, we must consider the problem from all sides.

14) build up：逐步建成，增强

e.g. They are trying hard to build up an independent economy.

He went for an ocean voyage and built up his health.

build on：以……为基础，依赖

e.g. Let’s build on your idea.

We shall build on your supporting us.

15) by day：在白天

e.g. Most of them work by day and study by night.

by the day：(指工作报酬等)按日计算

e.g. Will you pay me by the day or by the hour?

16) can but只好……罢了

e.g. We can but try to make him see how unreasonable he has been.

cannot but：不得不，禁不住

e.g. I cannot but tell her the truth.(=I cannot help telling her the truth)

17) come forth：出现，发行

e.g. Many new things are coming forth..

Do you know that a set of new stamps has come forth?

come forward：自告奋勇，提出供讨论

They have come forward with an offer to help.

The matter was deferred at last evening’s meeting, but will come forward at our next session.

18) compare … to比拟(指出其中的相似点)

e.g. Man’s life is often compared to a candle.

compare … with：把……和……相比(指出其不同之处)

e.g. He compared his camera with mine.

19) consist in：包含在……中

e.g. Happiness consists in good health.

consist of：由……组成

e.g. The apartment consisted of two rooms and a kitchen.

20) end on：两端相碰，正对

e.g. The two ships collided each other end on.

We shouldn’t place the bicycles end on.

on end：竖着，连续地，不断地

e.g. Place the box on end.

She often works for 20 hours on end.