make good /no sense有意义/没意义

make tea/coffee 泡茶/咖啡

make for有助于，使成为 Cultural exchanges make for mutual understanding.

7. put away 放好;收起来;把…放在原位;储藏 放弃

put aside放在一边;抛弃;暂时不做;留出(时间),省出(钱)

put sth. in order(使)整齐

put on weight增加体重(lose weight减肥，减少体重)

put on your clothes穿衣 take off your clothes脱衣

put an end/stop to制止，使停止，结束

cf. come to an end(某事)结束 end up with failure以失败而告终

put up with和某人住在一起;忍受，忍耐=bear / stand

put through 做成，完成;接通电话 使通过考试;使经历(难受的事)

8. take sb. by surprise (出人意料地)攻占;撞见

take A for B 把A误认为是B

take sb./sth. for granted认为…是必然情况，视为当然

take sth. into account/consideration加以考虑;予以重视

take advantage of 利用;占…的便宜

take the opportunity of抓住机会;利用(机会)

take charge of开始负…的责;看管;控制

take it easy=Don’t be nervous

take your time 从容 Take your time. There is still half an hour left.

take the place of代替 cf. stand for代表

take on a new look 呈现新面貌 take off脱下,起飞

take on sb 雇用 =employ sb=hire sb

take in fresh air=absorb

take up 占据(时间,地方);从事于 take up space / much time take up a city攻占城市

take up arms (against)拿起武器反对…，武装起来与…作对

take over接管,接替

9. turn down 拒绝;音量调低 ;向下翻;

turn out制造出，生产出，培养出;结局是，结果是;原来是

It turns out that知道是…，结果证明是

It is one's turn to do sth 轮到某人做某事

turn over a new leaf重新生活，改过自新

turn in sth to sb 上交

10. not a little=much not a bit=not at all=not in the least

---Are you hungry?

---Not a little. I could eat a horse.

11. break away from(the Union )脱离(联邦)

get rid of bad habit 去掉 do away with废除

12. drop in at a place drop in on ab 顺便拜访

13. due to=caused by The accident was due to careless driving.

owing to=because of Owing to the rain they could come.

thanks to=as a result of Thanks to your help we were successful.

14. feel like doing=would like to do…

15. figure out=imagine=work out make out 辩认，拼凑

16. have a gift for=be talented at

17. in short简言之 in a word 一句话

18. knock into sb=happen to meet sb cf. knock sb down 撞倒

19. let out a cry of surprise= cry out

20. It is no wonder that …

There is no doubt that …

21. on show在展出 cf. show off one new clothes 炫耀

22. out of order=in a mess / sth goes wrong in (good) order

23. pick up sb 开车去接 pick out=choose

24. run short of run out of=use up

Our supplies have run short(不用被动语态)=We have run short of supplies.

25. run for 竞选 call for=need

send for a doctor=ask sb to go to fetch a doctor

apply for the position 申请

run into sb=(suddenly) see sb撞上/碰到

26. set about to do sth=set out to do sth

27. burst out laughing carry out a plan执行

The war broke out in late autumn.

His shoes were worn out. wear out 穿破

28. cut down the price 削减 cut off electricity 切断

29. call off a meeting=not hold …取消 see sb off at the airport 送行

set off for the first destination

30. break in 打断/插入 be engaged in 从事

31. reply to sb=answer sb stick to sth / to doing sth

see to sb=take care of sb

take to开始, 喜欢, 沉溺于, 走向, 照料, 求助于, 适应

take to gardening when one retires take to drinking

get down to some solid work认真开始… object to sth/ doing …反对

32. tear up a letter 撕… keep up one’s courage保持…

bring up a child 抚养… break up a family 拆散…

stay up late at night=do not go to sleep until very late

33. pass away=die die away= (sound ) gradually disappear

34. cut through=take a shortcut see through one’s trick

I couldn’t get through; the line was busy.

35. in charge of负责 in the charge of，意味着在…管理下

36. add up to总计 add to=increase增加/添加

37. all at once=all of a sudden=suddenly

38. give out散发,分发,用完 give away背弃,泄露，赠送

39. keep … safe

to remain safe : cf: remaining food(剩菜剩饭)=leftover

to stay safe

40. What do you think of your new job?

How do you like your new job ?

How do you find your new job? 你认为你的新工作怎么样?

第一类 高考英语单词陷阱

一、一个星期七天

1. Monday 2. Tuesday 3. Wednesday 4. Thursday 5. Friday

6. Saturday 7. Sunday

二、一年十二个月

1. January 2. February 3. March 4. April 5. May

6. June 7. July 8. August 9. September 10. October

11. November 12. December

三、一年四季

1. spring 2. summer 3. autumn 4. winter

四、容易拼写错的数字

eighth第八

ninth第九

forty四十

twelfth第十二

twentieth第二十

四、亲属称呼

daughter (女儿)

niece (女性晚辈)

nephew (男性晚辈)

cousin (同辈兄弟姐妹)

aunt (女性长辈)

uncle (男性长辈)

五、以下动词加-ed或-ing要双写最后一个字母

regret (regretted, regretting) 后悔

control (controlled, controlling) 控制

admit (admitted, admitting) 承认

occur (occurred, occurring) 出现

prefer (preferred, preferring) 宁愿

refer (referred, referring) 提到

forget (forgetting ) 忘记

permit (permitted, permitting)允许

equip (equipped, equipping) 装备

注意：quarrel, signal, travel中的l可双写(英国英语)也可不双写(美国英语)

六、部分过去式和过去分词不规则变化的动词

broadcast (broadcast, broadcast) 广播

flee (fled, fled) 逃跑

forbid (forbade, forbidden) 禁止

forgive (forgave, forgiven) 原谅

freeze (froze, frozen) 结冰