实用高中英语短语与句型词典
pity
1. have (take) pity on 可怜某人,同情某人。如:
Do have [take] pity on me.千万要可怜可怜我。
She took pity on him and gave himsome money. 她同情他,给了他一些钱。
注:若不是用于该结构(即不是用动词have, take),则通常用介词 for。如:
I feel no pity for you at all.我一点也不同情你。
He was full of pity for thepoor. 他很同情穷人。
2. It’s a pity that-clause ……真是遗憾。如:
It’s a pity that he can’tcome. 他不能来真是遗憾。
It’s a pity that he is allagain. 他又病了真是遗憾。
注:有时可省略 it’s a。如:
Pity that he didn’t think of thisearlier. 他没有及早想到这一点真是遗憾。
有时从句可用虚拟语气,尤其是当从句有“竟然”之意时。如:
Pity [It’s a pity] that you shouldhave to leave. 你非走不可真是可惜。
It’s a pity that he should havefailed in the exam. 他竟然没有考及格真是遗憾。
3. out of pity 出于同情。如:
He married her out of pity.他是出于同情而同她结婚。
I save her out of pity for hischildren. 我出于对她小孩的同情才救了她。
place
1. change places 换座位。如:
Let’s changes places--you’ll be ableto see better from here. 我们换个座位吧,你从这里看得清楚些。
Would you mind changing places withme, as I am too hot here. 我们换个座位好吗,我这儿太热了。
2. in place of 代替。如:
Who is here in place of themanager? 谁在这里代理经理?
We use chopsticks in place of knivesand forks. 我们用筷子而不用刀叉。
3. keep one’s place
(1) 留着位置(座位)。如:
Please keep my place in the lineuntil I come back. 请把我队伍里的位置一直保留到我回来。
(2) 标示位置。如:
I put a piece of paper in the book tokeep my place. 我在书里夹了一张纸以标示我读到什么地方。
4. take one’s place
(1) 就座,就位,就席。如:
Shall we take our places attable? 我们入席吧。
Take your places for the nextdance. 各就各位准备跳下曲舞。
(2) 代替。如:
I took his place as judge.我代替他当法官。
注:有时用 take the place of(代替)这样的结构。如:
Who will take the place of themanager? 谁将代替经理?
Electric trains have taken the placeof steam trains in England. 在英国电气火车已经取代了蒸汽火车。
5. take place 发生,举行。如:
Great changes have taken place in myhometown since 1978. 1978 年以来我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。
When will the examination takeplace? 考试什么时候举行?
注:take place 为不及物动词,所以不能用于被动语态。
plan
1. according to plan 按计划。如:
Everything went according toplan. 一切都按计划进行。
2. have plans for sth [to do sth]有……的计划。如:
Do you have any plans for thisevening? 你今晚有什么计划吗?
注:有时 plans 用单数。如:
I have a plan for overcoming ourdifficulties. 我有克服这些困难的对策。
The police have a plan to catch thethief. 警察有一个捉拿那小偷的计划。
3. make plans for sth 为(做)某事制定计划。如:
They are making plans for theholidays. 他们在拟定度假计划。
Everyone made plans for goingabroad. 每个人都制定了出国计划。
注:有时用 make plans to dosth。如:
I’ve made plans to spend the holidayswith them. 我已计划同他们一起去度假。
4. plan to do sth / plan on doing sth 打算(计划)做某事。如:
I had planned to do [on doing] somework this afternoon. 我曾计划今天下午要做些工作。
Do you plan to stay [on staying]here? 你打算留在这里吗?
5. plan on指望,计划。如:
They didn’t planned on twins.他们没有生双胞胎的准备。
Don’t plan on my going withyou. 别指望我跟你们一起去。
注:有时用介词 for。如:
We hadn’t planned on [for] so manyguests. 我们没指望会有这么多客人。
play
1. play with
(1) 玩……,与……一起玩。如:
The boy is playing toys.这男孩子在玩玩具。
It’s dangerous to play withfire. 玩火是危险的。
The little girl is playing with herfriends. 这个小女孩在与朋友们玩。
(2) 玩弄,摆弄,不认真对待。如:
The child is playing withfood. 这小孩在摆弄食物(指不想吃)。
Do you mean to say he’s been playingwith me all the time? 你是说他一直在玩弄我吗?
please
1. if you please
(1) 请,劳驾。如:
Come this way, if you please.请这边走。
Pass me the salt if youplease. 请把盐递给我。
注:这样用的 if you please 较正式,通常用 please 代之。
(2) 如果你不见怪的话。如:
I’ll take another cup, if youplease. 如果你不见怪的话,我要再喝一杯。
(3) 真是怪事,你说怪不怪。如:
The missing letter was in his pocket,if you please. 你说怪不怪,那封丢失的信就在他口袋里。
2. please sb 使某人高兴(满意),讨好某人。如:
It’s difficult to pleaseeveryone. 很难做到人人满意。
Our aim is to please thecustomers. 我们的目的是要让顾客满意。
His success pleased hisparents. 他的成功使他的父母很高兴。
3. please yourself 你请便吧,随便。如:
A;I don’t want to go with youtoday. 我今天不想同你去了。
B:Oh, please yourself then.哦,随你便吧。
pleased
1. be pleased with 对……满意(高兴,愉快)。如:
I’m very pleased with yourwork. 我对你的工作很满意。
He was pleased with the news.他听到这个消息很高兴。
His mother is very pleased with hisgirlfriend. 他母亲对他的女朋友非常满意。
注:有时也用介词 about, at 等。如:
I’m very pleased at [about, with]yoursuccess. 我对你的成功感到满意。
2. be pleased to do sth 高兴做某事。如:
He was pleased to see heragain. 又见到她,他很高兴。
He was pleased to accept theinvitation. 他高兴地接受了邀请。
I was very pleased to be able tohelp. 我能够帮上忙感到很高兴。
pleasure
1. find pleasure in (doing) sth 从……当中找到(得到)乐趣。如:
He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。
He finds pleasure in going to thecinema. 他觉得看电影很开心。
2. for pleasure 为了好玩,为了取乐,为了消遣。如:
He did it for pleasure.他做此事是为了好玩。
Are you here on business or forpleasure? 你是来办事还是来玩?
3. have the pleasure of (doing) sth 有幸做某事。如:
May I have the pleasure of thisdance? 我可以邀您跳这曲舞吗?
When may I have the pleasure ofseeing you again? 什么时候我能有幸再见到你?
I once had the pleasure of beingintroduced to you. 我曾有幸被介绍与你认识。
4. It’s a pleasure. 不用谢。如:
A:Thanks a lot. 多谢了。
B:It’s a pleasure. 不有谢。
注:It’s a pleasure 也可说成 My pleasure. / A pleasure. / It wasmy pleasure. / Pleasure was all mine. 等。
5. It’s a pleasure to do sth 做某事是件令人高兴的事。如:
It’s a pleasure to teachchildren. 教小孩是件乐事。
It’s a great pleasure to readstories. 读故事很有意思。
6. take pleasure in (doing) sth 以做某事为乐,喜欢做某事。如:
She takes pleasure in teachingchildren. 她喜欢教小孩。
He takes great pleasure in going tothe theatre. 他很喜欢去看戏。
7. with pleasure
(1) 高兴地,愉快地。如:D16
I’ll do it with pleasure.我将高兴地去做它。
He listened with pleasure to themusic. 他愉快地听了音乐。
(2) 乐意地,愿意地。
A:Will you lend me the book?这本书你借给我好吗?
B:With pleasure. 可以。
A:Will you join us? 和我们一起玩好吗?
B:Thank you, with pleasure.谢谢,我非常愿意。
plenty
1. in plenty 大量,充足,丰富。如:
The farms have water inplenty. 农场有充足的水。
There was food and drink inplenty. 有充足的饮食。
There are good books inplenty. 好书多得很。
2. plenty of 充足的,足够的,许多的。如:
Plenty of people have come.来了许多人。
She has plenty of imagination.她想象力丰富。
注:plenty of 通常用于肯定句,否定句或疑问句常用 enough, much, many等代之。比较:
There is plenty of time.时间还很多。
There isn’t much time.时间不多了。
Is there enough time?时间还够吗?
point
1. point at
(1) (用手)指着。如:
It’s rude to point at people.用手指人是不礼貌的。
He pointed at the bottle hewanted. 他指了指他想要的那一瓶。
注:此时也可用 point to, 尤其是用于较远的事物时。如:
He pointed to [at] the map on thewall. 他指着墙上的那张地图。
He pointed to a tall building in thedistance. 他指着远处的一幢高楼。
(2) 用……对着(指着,瞄准等)。如:
Don’t point your finger at me.不要用手指着我。
He pointed his gun at thetiger. 他把枪口对准老虎。
有时也用 towards。如:
He pointed the telescope at [towards]the moon. 他对望远镜对准月亮。
2. point to
(1) (用手)指着。如:
He pointed to the front door.他指着前门。
She pointed to a tallbuilding. 她指着一座高楼。
(2) (指针或房子等)指着,朝向,表明,说明。如:
The hands of the clock pointed tohalf past six. 钟的指针指在六点半上。
注:有时也用 towards)。如:
The building points to [towards] theeast. 大楼朝东。
All the facts point to [towards] thesame conclusion. 所有事实都说明同样的结论。
3. point out 指出,把注意力引向。如:
He pointed her out to me.他把她指给我看。
Please point our my errors.请指出我的错误。
I must point out that further delaywould be unwise. 我必须指明再延误就要吃大亏了。
polite
1. be polite to sb 对某人有礼貌的。如:
Be more polite to ladies.对女士要更有礼貌。
He is polite to his parents.他对他父母很有礼貌。
2. It’s polite of sb to do sth 某人做某事是有礼貌的。如:
It’s polite of him to do so.他那样做很有礼貌。
It wasn’t very polite of you toserveyourselfwithoutaski
注:以上各句也可说成:
He is polite to do so.
You weren’t very polite to serveyourself without asking.
poor
1. be poor at 在……很差劲或不行。如:
The man is poor at swimming.这个人不善于游泳。
Some of the students are poor atspelling. 有些人在拼写方面很差劲。
2. be poor in 在……贫乏。如:
The man was poor in thought.这个人思想贫乏。
He was poor in money but richinknowledge. 他金钱贫乏,但知识丰富。
3. the poor 穷人。如:
The rich are not always happier thanthe poor. 富人并不比有钱人更幸福。
The poor were looked down upon in theold days. 在旧社会穷人受人瞧不起。
popular
1. be popular among 受……欢迎,讨……喜欢,在……当中流行。如:
Beards are popular among youngmen. 蓄须在年轻人当中很游行(受年轻人欢迎)。
Swimming is popular with allages. 游泳是老老少少都喜欢的。
The singer is very popular with[among] young people. 这位歌手很受年轻人的欢迎。
He is popular among men, though not,perhaps, with ladies. 他很受男士们的欢迎,虽然也许不一定讨女士们的喜欢。
population
1. have a population of 有……人口。如:
The city has a population of250000. 这个城市有25万人口。
China hasapopulationofmorethantwe
2. the population of ……的人口。如:
The population of the country is onlyten million. 这个国家的人口仅有一千万。
The population of this city is verylarge. 这个城市人口很多。
How large [What] is the population ofChina? 中国有多少人口?
possession
1. in possession of sth 拥有某物。如:
Who is in possession of thehouse? 这房子是谁的?
Mr Smith is in possession of thecompany. 这家公司是史密斯先生的。
比较 in the possession of sb被某人拥有。如:
The house was in the possession of MrLi. 这房子是李先生的。
The keys are in hispossession. 钥匙在他手里。
2. come into possession of sth 得到某物。如:
He came into possession of a largefortune. 他得了一大笔财产。
比较 come into the possession of sb被某人得到。如:
A large fortune came into hispossession. 他得到了一大笔财产。
How did this painting come into yourpossession? 这幅画你是怎么弄到的?
3. have possession of sth 拥有某物。如:
Who has possession of thisland? 这片土地归谁所有?
He has had possession of the housefor ten years. 他拥有这房子已有十年了。
4. take possession of sth 获得某物,占据某物。如:
They took possession of theisland. 他们占据了这个岛屿。
You can’t take possession of thehouse until the papers have been signed. 在文件签字以前,你不能住过那房子。
possible
1. as…as possible 尽可能地……,越……越好。如:
Come as early as possilbe.尽可能早点来。
Be as kind to her as possilbe.尽可能对她友好些。
I need the money as soon aspossible. 我需要尽快得到这笔钱。
2. if possilbe 如果可能的话。如:
I’ll help you if possilbe.如有可能我会帮助你们的。
Send it by air mail ifpossible. 如有可能请用航空邮件寄。
3. it’s possible for sb to do sth 某人做某事是可能的。如:
It is possible for her to sell herhouse. 他有可能卖掉房子。
It is possible (for you) togrowthisflowereveninwint
注:该句型有时可与 it’s possible that-clause转换。如:
It is possilbe for them to win. / Itis possible that theywill win. 他们可能会赢。
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