英语阅读理解及书面表达必备词组(2)

in danger 处境危险 out of date 过时

the other day 在不久前，前几天 be deaf to sth. 对……充耳不闻 deal with 对付，应付 in debt 负债 out of debt 还清债务 make a decision 作出决定 do good deeds 做好事 do the deed 付诸行动，生效 deep into the night 直到深夜 deep in thought 沉思 deep into the night 深夜 without delay 毫不耽搁，立刻 delay doing sth. 迟迟未做某事 deliver a speech 发表(演说等) meet the demands 满足要求

foreign language department 外语系 department store 百货商店 beyond description 难以形容 be determined to do sth. 决心做某事

with the development of industry 随着工业的发展 devote oneself to 献身于，致力于

be in danger of dying out 处于灭亡的危险中

make no difference 没作用，没影响

have difficulty in doing sth. 做……有困难，难以…… be invited to dinner 应邀赴宴 in all directions 向四面八方 make a new discovery 做出新的发现 under discussion 正在讨论中 wash dishes 洗盘子

in the distance 在远方，在远处 be distant toward sb. 对……冷淡 do good to 对……有益 do wrong 做坏事，犯罪 from door to door 挨门挨户 next door 隔壁的 go downstairs 下楼 go downtown 到市区去

drag one's feet 缓慢前进，拖延 draw tears from sb. 催人泪下 dream of doing sth. 渴望做某事 drill a hole in the wall 在墙上钻孔 drive off 赶走

drive sb. mad 使某人发狂 earn money 挣钱 earn one's living 谋生 on earth 究竟

take it easy 别着急，别紧张，放松些 have a great effect on 对……有很大影响 make efforts to do sth. 努力做某事 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事 make ends meet 量入为出；使收支相抵 a happy ending 美满的结局

Englishspeaking countries 说英语的国家 enter oneself for a contest 报名比赛 the entrance to the theater 剧场的入口 on New Year's Eve 在除夕 even if/even though 虽然，即使 current events 时事

have/take an examination 参加考试

carry out a medical examination 进行体格检查 pass an examination 考试及格 set an example to sb. 为……树立榜样 do morning exercises 做早操 come into existence 产生，成立 carry/do/make an experiment 做实验 make an explanation 作解释，说明 make a face 做鬼脸，装怪相 as a matter of fact 事实上 fail to do sth. 未能…… fall behind 落后，掉队

be familiar with sth. 对……熟悉 be famous for 因……而闻名 be famous as 作为……而闻名 feel one's pulse 摸某人的脉 feel like doing sth. 觉得想做…… hurt one's feelings 伤害某人的感情 the Spring Festival 春节 have a high fever 发高烧 the field of science 科学领域 in one's fifties 五十多岁时 a key figure 关键人物 fill in the form 填写表格 in a flash 刹那间

a big / great flood 一场大洪水 sweep the floor 扫地 on the third floor 在三层

a building of three storeys 三层楼的建筑 be in flowers 正在开花 fly a kite 放风筝 in a fog 糊里糊涂

make a fool of sb. 欺骗，愚弄某人 at the foot of the mountain 在山脚下 the air force 空军 by force 靠武力，强行

with great force 用很大力气 foreign trade 对外贸易 form a good habit 养成好习惯 try one's fortune 碰碰运气

in fours 每四个一组(一批)；四个四个地 a frequent visitor 常客 a fresh hand 新手

make friends with 同……交朋友 from then on 那时起

from time to time 不时地，时常

No pains, no gains. 一份耕耘，一份收获。 play games 做游戏 generation gap 代沟

get down to sth. 开始认真(做某事) get into trouble 陷入麻烦 have a gift for music 有音乐天分 give out 用尽，耗尽，筋疲力尽 take a glance at 朝……看了一眼 glare at 向人瞪眼，怒目而视 go out (灯，火)熄灭 go over the lesson 复习功课 score a goal 进了一个球

make mistakes in grammar 犯语法错误 grasp one's meaning 懂某人的意思