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实用高中英语短语与句型词典37

实用高中英语短语与句型词典

save

1. save sb (sth) from 挽救……免受……，从……救出……。如：

He saved the boy from drowning. 他救起了这个男孩， 使他免于溺死。

I saved the animals from the flood. 我把动物从洪水中救出来。

2. save sth for sth 为(做)某事而节约(存钱)，将某物留用……用。如：

Save your strength for the hard work you’ll have to do later.

留着点劲儿吧，等会儿你还得干重活呢。

注：有时可将 for sth 改为 to do sth。如：

We are saving (money) for a new car [to buy a new car]. 我们正在存钱，准备买辆新车。

3. save sb sth / save sth for sb 为某人节省某物。如：

Save me some milk. / Save some milk for me. 给我留点牛奶吧。

4. save (sb) (from) doing sth 免去(某人)做某事。如：

Soap saves rubbing. 使用肥皂可以减少搓擦。

If you lend me a pound, it’ll save (me) having to go to the

bank. 你如果借给我一英镑，我就不必去银行了。

If you do it tonight, it will save you from having to getup early.

你如果今晚做这事，明天早上你就不必早起了。

say

1. I can’t [couldn’t] say. 我不知道，我说不准。如：

A：Will we win? 我们会赢吗?

B：I can’t say. 我说不准。

A：Do you think he’ll come on time? 你认为他会准时来吗?

B：I couldn’t say. 我不知道。

2. I wouldn’t say no. 我同意，我不反对，好哇。如：

A：Have another drink? 再来一杯吗?

B：I wouldn’t say no. 好，再来一杯。

A：Fancy some coffee? 要来点咖啡吗?

B：I wouldn’t say no. 好哇。

3. It’s said that… 据说……。如：

It’s said that he knows your father. 据说他认识你父亲。

It’s said that he stole the money. 据说是他偷了这笔钱。

4. Say no more. 你别说了，我明白了。如：

Say no more! How much do you want to borrow? 别再说了，你想借多少?

A：He came home with lipstick on his face. 他回家时脸上还带着口红印呢。

B：Say no more! 我明白了!

5. say to oneself 心里想。如：

So I said to myself "It’s time I left". 所以我想“我该走了”。

I woke up early and said to myself "Shall I get up? "我很早就醒来了，心里想“要不要起床呢? ”

6. that’s to say 也就是说，换句话说，更确切地说。如：

He’s 15, that is to say, he’s very young. 他十五岁，也就是说，他很年轻。

He didn’t go, that’s to say, it’s not recorded that he did.

他没去，换句话说，他去了这个事实无案可查。

7. You can say that again. 你说得很对，我同意你。如：

A：It is an interesting book. 这是本有趣的书。

B：You can say that again. I have never read such an

interesting book before. 你说得很对，我以前从未读过这么有趣的书。

8. You don’t say (so). 是吗? 真的吗? 如：

A：She was graduated from college at sixteen. 她16岁就大学毕业了。

B：You don’t say. 真的吗?

A：He’s going to get married. 他要结婚了。

B：You don’t say. He’s only 16 years old. 真的吗? 他才16岁呀!

9. You said it. 你说得对，我同意你。如：

A：Let’s go home. 我们回家吧。

B：You said it. I’m tired. 好，我同意，我很累了。

A：The food was awful. 这食物很糟糕。

B：You said it. 一点不假。

10. What do [would] you say? 你说呢? 怎么样? 如：

We’ll go on holiday together. What do you say? 我们一起去度假吧，怎么样?

Let’s have a rest, what would you say? 我们休息一会儿吧，怎么样?

有时可在其后接 to (doing) sth。如：

What would you say to a drink? 来一杯怎么样?

What do you say to playing tennis? 打打网球怎么样?

school

1. at [in] school 在学校，在上课，在求学。如：

The children are now at [in] school. 孩子们现在上课。

My son is still at [in] school. 我儿子还在读书。

2. after school 放学以后。如：

We have sports after school. 放学后我们进行体育活动。

Let’s go to the library after school. 放学后我们去图书馆吧。

3. go to school 上学。如：

We go to school from Monday to Friday. 我们从星期一至星期五上学。

He is old enough to go to school. 他已到了上学年龄。

4. leave school 中学毕业，退学。如：

I left school two years ago. 我两年前中学毕业。

He left school when he was sixteen. 他16岁中学毕业。

注：有时表示“放学回家”。如：

When do you leave school? 你什么时候放学回家?

5. start [begin] school 开始上学。如：

He started school when he was four. 他4岁开始上学。

The child was just beginning school. 这孩子刚刚开始上学。

sea

1. at sea

(1) 在海上。如：

We spent three months at sea. 我们在海上度过了三个月。

(2) 不知所措，茫然。如：

He was all at sea when he began his new job. 当他开始新时茫然不知所措。

2. by sea 由海路，乘船。如：

I don’t like to travel by sea. 我不喜欢乘船旅行。

Did you come by land or by sea? 你是从陆路来的还是从海路来的?

比较 by the sea(在海边)。如：

He lives by the sea. 他住在海边。

3. go to sea

(1) 去当水手。如：

He went to sea when he was 15. 他15时当了水手。

He decided to go to sea. 他决定去当水手。

比较 go to the sea(到海滨去)。如：

We decided to go to the sea for the weekend. 我们决定去海滨度周末。

(2) 乘船出海，出航。如：

The family went to sea last week. 这一家子上个星期乘船走了。。

4. on the sea

(1) 在海上。如：

Ships sail on the sea. 船上海上航行。

比较 in the sea(在海里)。如：

Fish swim in the sea. 有些鱼生活在海洋里。

(2) 在海边，在海滨。如：

He lives in a town on the sea in Devon. 他住在德文郡海边的一个市镇。

search

1. in search of sb (sth) 搜找某人(某物)。如：

They started at once in search of the missing child. 他们马上开始寻找这个失踪的孩子。

Some birds have gone south in search of winter sun. 有些鸟为寻觅冬季阳光而南飞了。

2. in one’s (the) search for sb (sth) 搜找某人(某物)。如：

They started at once in their search for the missing child. 他们马上开始寻找这个失踪的孩子。

3. search sb (sth) 搜查某人(某物)。如：

The police searched the city. 警察搜遍了全城。

He searched the boys one by one. 他一个一个地搜了这些男孩子的身。

4. search for sb (sth) 搜找某人(某物)。如：

The police searched for the thief. 警察搜找那个小偷。

He is searching for his missing wallet. 他在搜找他丢失的钱包。

5. search sb (sth) for sb (sth)为了找到某人(某物)而搜查某人(某物)。如：

The police searched the city for the thief. 警察为了找到那个小

偷搜遍了全城。

He searched his mind for some words of comfort. 他搜索枯肠想找到几句安慰的话。

season

1. it’s the season for (doing) sth 是做某事的时候(时节)。如：

It is just the season for shooting now. 这正是狩猎的好时节。

This is the season for sleeveless dresses. 这是穿无袖连衣裙的时候了。

2. in season 当令，及时，正是时候，正合适，在旺季。如：

Oranges are now in season. 桔子现在正当令。

Fruit is cheapest in season. 水果在上市季节最便宜。

Hotels are often full in season. 在旺季旅馆经常客满。

3. out of season 不当令，不上市，在淡季，不是时候。如：

Apples are out of season now. 苹果现在已不当令了。

Hotel charges are lower out of season. 在淡季旅馆收费较低。

He arrived out of season. 他来得不凑巧。

seat

1. be seated 就坐。如：

Please be seated. 请坐。

He asked me to be seated. 他叫我坐下。

2. have [take] a seat 就坐。如：

Please have [take] a seat. 请坐。

Excuse me, is this seat taken? 请问这座位有人坐吗?

3. seat oneself 就坐。如：

Please seat yourself. 请坐。

He seated himself near the window. 他在窗户边坐下。

secret

1. in secret 秘密地，偷偷地。如：

I was told about it in secret. 有人偷偷地告诉了我。

She cried in secret, afraid to tell anyone. 她偷偷地哭，不敢告诉任何人。

2. in the secret 知道秘密，知道内情。如：

Is he in the secret? 他知道内情吗?

He is in the secret, so far as I know. 据我所知，他是知内情的。

3. secret from sb 对某人保密。如：

We have no secrets from you. 我们对你毫无隐瞒。

I kept my illness secret from my wife. 我没让我妻子知道我生病了。

注：secret 有时是名词，有时可能是形容词。如：

Please keep it (a) secret from him. 这事请对他保密。

secretary

1. secretary of (某组织机构或团体等的)秘书(书记，干事)。如：

He was secretary of this Party branch. 他是这个党支部的书记。

She was elected as secretary of the club. 她被选为俱乐部的干事。

2. secretary to sb 是某人的秘书。如：

She’s private secretary to the Minister. 他是部长的私人秘书。

My sister got a job as personal secretary to the company

chairman. 我姐姐找了一份担任公司董事长私人秘书的工作。

see

1. see sb (sth) do sth 看见某人(某事)做了某事。如：

I saw him stand up and go out. 我看见他站起来，然后就走了出去。

We saw the train come into the station. 我们看见火车进了火车站。

注：在被动语态中，不定式要带 to。如：

She was seen to pick it up. 有人看见她把它捡了起来。

2. see sb (sth) doing sth 看见某人(某事)在做某事。如：

I saw her crying under the tree. 我看见她在树下哭。

We’re glad to see the trees growing so well. 看到树长得这么好，我们很高兴。

3. see sb (sth) done 看见某人(某事)被……。如：

He saw the man knocked down by a motor cycle. 他看见这个人被摩托车撞倒了。

I’ve never seen the word used that way before. 我从来没有看见这个词这样用过。

4. see much (little, nothing, a lot, etc) of sb 见到某人的机会很多(很少)。如：

I see little of Mr Smith. 我很少见到史密斯先生。

We don’t see much of each other. 我们不常见面。

I have seen nothing of her. 我从未见过她。

5. see about (doing) sth 负责处理(安排)某事。如：

It’s time for me to see about (cooking) dinner. 我该去安排晚饭了。

I’ll have to see about getting the roof mended. 我得去照料修理屋顶的这件事。

6. see sb off 为某人送行。如：

I went to the airport to see her off. 我到机场去送了她。

We saw the visitors off at the station. 我们去车站为客人们送行。

7. see sb (sth) out

(1) 送某人出门，送某人到门口。如：

My secretary will see you out. 我的秘书会送你出去。

You needn’t get up, I’ll see myself out. 你不必起身了，我自己会出去的。

(2) 度过(熬过)某时间，进行到底。如：

Will our supplies see the winter out? 我的供给能过冬吗?

He didn’t stay to see the play out. 他没有待下看完戏。

8. see through

(1) 看穿，识破。如：

I see through your little game. 我看穿了你那套把戏。

(2) 帮助度过(困难等)。如：

We decided to borrow a bit to see us through. 我们决定借点钱度过这段困难时期。

(3) 进行到底。如：

He is determined to see his job through. 他决心把工作进行到底。

seek

1. seek after [for] sth 寻找某物，追求某物。如：

The book is much sought after. 这本书为很多人所企求。

We are seeking for information. 我们正在寻找信息。

注：有时可省略 after / for(即 seek 用作及物动词)。如：

She will seek (after) the truth in the matter. 他将弄清该事的真相。

We must seek (for) a solution to the problem. 我们必须寻求解决问题的办法。

2. seek sth from sb 向某人征求某事。如：

We must seek permission from the manager. 我们必须请求经理同意。

You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter. 你应该就此事征求你律师的意见。

比较：You should seek your lawyer’s advice. 你应该征求你律师的意见。

3. seek sb (sth) out 找出或找到某人(某物)。如：

He sought out his friend in the crowd. 他在人群中找到他的朋友。

We sought her out to tell her of her success. 我们找到她告诉她成功了。

4. seek to do sth 设法或试图做某事。如：

He has sought to explain it. 他一直想对此作出解释。

They sought to punish him for his crime, but he escaped. 他们试图要将他治罪，但他逃跑了。

seem

1. it seems as if [as though] 似乎……。如：

It seems as if he is happy. 他好像很高兴。

It seemed as though he didn’t recognize me. 他似乎没认出我来。

2. it seems that……似乎……。如：

It seems that he has caught a cold. 他似乎感冒了。

It seems that he has a lot of money. 他似乎有很多钱。

3. seem like 看起来像……。如：

It seems like a good idea. 那似乎是个好主意。

It seems like years since we last met. 我们似乎有好几年没见面了。

4. seem to do sth 似乎……。如：

He seems to know everything. 他似乎什么都懂。

She always seems to be sad. 她似乎老是满面愁容。

注：该句型有时可与 it seems that [as if]……互换。如：

他似乎病了。

正：He seems to be ill.

正：It seems that he is ill.

正：It seems as if he is ill.

5. there seems… 似乎有……。如：

There seems to be a mistake. 似乎有错。

There seems to be something the matter with her. 他好像是出了什么事似的。

seize

1. be seized with 突然产生，突然感到。如：

He was seized with a slight fever. 他突然有点发烧。

She was seized with a sudden desire to leave the place. 她突然想到要离开这个地方。

2. seize on [upon] 抓住，采纳，接受。如：

She seized on [upon] the chance of a trip abroad. 她抓住了这次出国的机会。

She seized on my suggestion and went to abroad. 她采纳了我的建议出国了。

3. seize sth from sb 从某人手里夺过某物。如：

She seized the gun from him. 她从他手里夺过了枪。

He seized the letter from me and began to read out loud. 他从我手里夺过信就开始大声读起来。

select

1. select sb (sth) as 选择某人(某物)作……。如：

He was selected as the team leader. 他被选中当队长。

They selected the village as their base of operation. 他们选定那个村庄作为他们的活动基地。

2. select sb (sth) to do sth 挑选某人(某事)做某事。如：

He selected a shirt to match his suit. 他挑选了一件衬衫来配他那套衣服。

They selected him to speak at the meeting. 他们选他在会上发言。