常用的英语短语

常用英语短语词组

阅读理解和写作一直是英语考试中的难点，为了挺高英语阅读能力和写做能力，平时一定要多积累单词和短语，为了帮助大家，我分享了一些常用短语，希望能帮到大家!

1. catch fire

the house caught fire when they were away. 在他们外出时房子着火了。She was standing to close to the fireplace and her dress caught fire. 她站得离壁炉太近了，衣服烧着了。

2. on fire on fire / catch fire

都是“着火”的意思，不过catch fire强调动作，on fire强调状态，如：Look! The house is on fire.

3. look out Look out!

(当心、小心)，比Take care! 或Be careful! 语气要强，往往用于某种紧急情况或可能出现危险的场合。Look out! There’s danger in the forest. 后还可接for短语：Look out for the rock in the water. 当心水里的石头。

4. put out

灭火 They tried their best to put out the fire. 常用被动语态：The forest fire was put out soon. 森林大火很快就被扑灭了。注：be out熄灭：The forest fire was out at last.

7. in that case

如果那样 It may rain tomorrow. In that case, you'd better try another day. 明天可能下雨。那你最好改天在试。In that case, you wouldn't have a pan on fire. You'd have a house on fire! 如果是那样的话，那你就不是使一个油锅着火，而会使一座房子失火了!对比：in case 以防(万一)，如：Take your raincoat in case it rains. 携带雨衣，以防下雨。

8. belong to

属于(无被动语态)。These books belong to the school library. 这些书是校图书馆的。Who does this belong to? 这是谁的?He doesn’t feel he belongs here. 他觉得自己是外人。

9. close to close

在这儿是形容词，意思是靠近，to是一个介词，后面要加名词，即：close to+宾语。如：There is a bank close to our school.我校附近有家银行。There were so many people in the street watching the fire that firefighters could not get close to the building. 街道上围观大火的人太多了，消防人员无法接近大楼。

10. lose one’s life

失去生命。死(die)还有一种婉转的说法：pass away 去世。The dog saved the boy but lost its own life. 这狗救了这小孩，但却失去了自己的生命。Thousands of lives were lost in the earthquake. 在地震中，成千上万的.人失去了生命。

11. Put on performances

演出。 动词词组put on有“上演”“表演”的意思，如：We’ve decided to put the play on again next week. 我们决定将在下周再次上演这出戏。 The senior class put on a dance. 高年级表演了一个舞蹈。

12. at present

present前面不能加冠词，要加冠词的话，得用at the present time。如：Mr. King is busy at present/now. Can he ring you later? 金先生现在很忙，他稍后给你电话，好吗?We are planning for a new experiment at the present time. 现在我们正在计划一项新的试验。

13. year by year

表示每年有所变化时(as each year passes)用year by year，如：I grow taller year by year. 我一年一年的长高了。表示一年年一成不变时(continuously for many years)，就要用year after year。对比：The flowers remain the same year after year while people change year by year. 年年岁岁花相似，岁岁年年人不同。

“名词+by+名词”意思是“逐个地”“一个接一个地”，如：They went to the hall one by one.他们一个接一个进入大厅。 These problems should be solved step by step. 这些问题应当逐步解决。

14. one day

one day 作状语，可指过去的某一天(有一天)，也可指将来的某一天(总有一天)：One day we visited the nature park near Beijing. 一天，我们去参观了北京附近的自然公园。You will know more about the history of the country one day. 将来总有一天你会了解更多的这个国家历史的。

15. one after another

接连地(的)，一个接一个地(的)：They came in one after another. 他们一个接一个走了进来。 We have won one victory after another. 我们取得一个又一个的胜利。

16. at breakfast 早餐时;正在吃早饭

He told me this story at breakfast. 他在吃早饭时把这个故事告诉了我。

17. in danger 在危险中

He had a car accident. His life is in great danger. 他出了车祸，生命非常危险。He was not seriously hurt. He is in no danger. 他伤得不重，没有生命危险。

18. date from 始于…/从…就开始有/可追溯到…

这一表达法常用于叙述以前发生的某件事情等情况，如：This church dates from the 13th century. 这是一座早在13世纪就建造起来的教堂。又That dates back to ...：That old bridge dates back to the Song Period. 那座古桥的历史可以追溯到宋代。一般使用一般现在时。

19. make a good effort 作很大的努力

He made a great effort to help the poor students. 类似词组还有：make efforts努力;make every effort尽一切努力;spare no effort不遗余力;without effort毫不费力地等。

在日常的语言中，一个词组可以指的是单词的任何聚合。在语言学当中，一个词组是单词的一个群组(有时是一个单词)，在句子的语法中，它作为一个单个的单元而起作用。下面给大家整理了最常用的英文短语，希望对大家有所帮助!

1. Have a niceday. 祝你今天愉快

2. So far, so good. 目前为止一切都好

3. Take it orleave it. 要就要，不要就拉倒

4. Keep it up! 继续努力，继续加油

5. Good foryou. 好啊!做得好!

6. Time flies!时光如梭

7. Time is money. 时间就是金钱

8. That's life.这就是人生

9. Now you're talking. 这才对嘛

10. have butterflies in one's stomach 紧张

11. You asked for it. 你自找的

12. read between the lines 字里行间的言外之意

13. The rest is history. 众所皆知

14. A little bird told me. 我听说的

15. It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行

16. Mind your own business. 不关你的事儿

17. Hang in there. 坚持下去

18. could be worse 可能更糟

19. Money talks. 金钱万能

20. count me out 不要算我

21. Over my dead body! 想都别想(除非我死了)

22. go fifty-fifty on sth. 平分

23. You can say that again! You said it! 你说的没错;你说对了

24. Look who's talking! 看看你自己吧!

25. It's Greekto me. 这我完全不懂

26. take my word for it 相信我的话

27. not one's cup of tea 不感兴趣;不合胃口

28. Get real ! 别闹了;别开玩笑了

29. head over heels 深陷;完全地

30. Suit yourself. 随你高兴

31. What's the catch? 有什么意图?

32. let the cat out of bag 泄漏秘密

33. sth. is touch and go 危险的情况;惊险的;一触即发的

34. beat a dead horse 白费劲

35. The sky's the limit. 没有限制

36. once in a blue moon 千载难逢;难得一次

37. Be prepared. 准备好

38. It's easier said than done. 说的比做的简单

39. have second thoughts 考虑一下;犹豫

40. behind someone's back 在某人背后;背着某人

41. Better lucknext time. 下次运气更好

42. come inhandy 派得上用场

43. rains catsand dogs 倾盆大雨

44. First come,first served. 先来先招待;捷足先登。

45. It's not myday! 今天运气真糟

46. That's news to me. 这可是新闻呢

47. There's no way to tell. 没办法知道

48. read sb.like an open book 清楚某人心里的想法

49. You've got me there. 你考到我了

50. Easy does it. 慢慢来;小心一点;别生气了

51. on the tip of one's tongue 差一点就说出口;差一点就记起来的

52. The more,the merrier. 越多越好

53. let someone off the hook 让某人摆脱麻烦、解脱困境

54. beside the point 离题的;不是重点

55. burn the candle at both ends 白天晚上都要忙;花费很多精力

56. meet a deadline 截稿

57. out of sight, out of mind 眼不见为净;离久情疏

58. rub someone the wrong way 惹恼某人

59. stop on one's toes 触怒到某人

60. be fed up with 对……感到厌烦

61. give credit where credit is due. 称赞该被赞美的人

62. go from bad to worse 每况愈下

63. hit the jackpot 中大奖，走运

64. It all depends on what one means by sth. 看某人对于……是指什么意思

65.accidentally/on purpose 不小心/故意

66. in one's book 在某人的字典里;对……而言

67. No pains,no gains 一份耕耘，一份收获

68. You ain't seen nothing yet. 你还没看过更好(烂)的.

69. to give a rain check 改天的邀请

70. That's whatfriends are for. 这就是好朋友啊

71. It's a pain in the neck. 很讨厌而难避免

72. It's the thought that counts. 心意最重要

73. the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角;危险的细微的征兆

74. jump down someone's throat 粗暴地回答某人;无理地打断某人的话

75. save sth.for a rainy day 以备不时之需

76. behind the scenes 在幕后;在黑暗中

77. by the skin of one's teeth 刚好，勉强，侥幸

78. Don't rock the boat. 不要破坏现状、捣乱

79. worth its weight in gold 很有价值的

80. speak for the devil 说曹操曹操到

81. right up/down someone's alley 某人的专长

82. You never know what you can do until you try.不试试看，就不知道自己的潜力

83. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. 你帮我，我也帮你

84. A pennysaved is a penny earned. 省一分就是赚一分

85. get away fromit all 远离这一切

86. make a mountain out of a molehill 大惊小怪;小题大做;言过其实

87. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠抵过一个诸葛亮

88. get/ havecold feet 紧张

89. have someone's sight on sth. 看好了某样东西;决心要

90. Honesty is the best policy 诚实为上策

91. No sooner said than done. 说做就做

92. sleep likea log 睡得很沉

93. through thick and thin 共同经历

94. all in the day's work 习以为常;不足为奇

95. Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇伤身

96. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略图

97. Some people never learn. 有些人总是学不乖

98. There's no place like home. 没有比家更温暖的地方

99. You learn sth. new everyday. 你每天都会学到新东西/知道新事情

100. wrap things up 把事情整理一番，做个结束

101. at the drop of a hat 立即，随时

102. Beauty is only skin deep. 美丽是肤浅的

103. It takes two to tango. 一个巴掌拍不响

104. Never putoff until tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事，今日毕

105. Somepeople have all the luck. 有些人就是那么幸运

106. Don't be such a poor loser. 不要输不起

107. Don't cry over spilt milk. 覆水难收

108. It wouldn't hurt to ask. 问人又不会怎么样

109. have one's head in the clouds 心不在焉

110. Never say die. 决不要灰心

111. seeing is believing 眼见为实

112. Patience is a virtue. 耐心是一种美德

113. Talk is cheap. 光说没有用

114. turn overa new leaf 重新开始

115. burn the midnight oil 挑灯夜战

116. grin and bear it 默默忍受;忍耐着点

117. same to you 同样祝福你

118. sth. is better than nothing 有总比没有强

119. Opposites attract. 异性相吸

120. The feeling is mutual. 有同感

121. the calm before the storm 暴风雨前的宁静

122. The early bird catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃

123. Better left unsaid. 最好还是不要说

124. Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是崭新的一天

125. come out in the wash 真相大白;得到圆满的结果

126. Every dog has his day. 十年风水轮流转

127. bury the hatchet 言归于好;和好

128. A good manis hard to find. 好人难找

129. in the nick of time 及时

130. Don't speak too soon. 别说的太早

131. There's no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费的午餐

132. withoutbatting an eyelid 眼眨都不眨;泰然自若

133. know the ropes 知道学习规则或内容

134. pay through the nose 花很多钱

135. sell like hot cakes 很畅销

136. What's done is done. 做了就做了

137. Look before you leap. 三思而后行

138. When the chips are down. 在重要关头;到了关键时刻

139. bet one's bottom dollar 确信无疑

140. Variety isthe spice of life. 多样化丰富生活

不言不语都是好风景

141. a wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼

142. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达

143. like abull in a china shop 笨手笨脚;莽撞行事

144. someone is not out of the woods yet 还未脱离危险

145. The best things in life are free. 生命中最好的东西是金钱买不到的

146. Easy come,easy go. 来得快，去得快

147. I don'thave a clue. 我不知道

148. Better safe than sorry. 宁愿安全(可靠)也不要后悔

149. Practicemakes perfect. 孰能生巧

150. for crying out loud 哎呀呀!拜托

151. on the spur of the moment 一时冲动;一时兴起

152. Every little bit counts. 一点一滴都算

153. drive sb.to the wall 使某人发疯/受不了;使某人束手无策

154. get sth.off one's chest 倾吐心中的事;落下心中的大石头

155. Two wrongsdon't make a right. 报复于事无补

156. the blind leading the blind 外行领导外行

157. in the same boat 同命相连

158.Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是会骗人的

159. only time will tell 只有时间会证明

160. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 别孤注一掷

161. take the good with the bad 好的与坏的都要一起接受

162. take the bull by the horns 当机立断;大胆果断地解决问题

163. That's the last straw. 使人无法忍受的最后一击

164. You can't please everyone. 你无法使每一个人都满意

165. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙

166. Money doesn't grow on trees. 金钱得来不易

167. cost sb.an arm and a leg 花大笔钱

168. have the upper hand 占优势

169. everything but the sink 所有的东西

170. Boys willbe boys. 男孩就是男孩

171. Not beable to get a word in edgewise. 插不上话

172. go back to square one 回到原地

173. It's never too late to learn. 学习永远不嫌晚;亡羊补牢犹未晚

174. Leave well enough alone. 维持现状;对现在已经很满意了，不用变更

175. on a first-name basis 直呼其名(很熟的)

176. Nothing to write home about. 没什么值得说的;不值得推荐

177. packed in like sardines 挤得要命

178. There are other fish in the sea. 天涯何处无芳草;还有别的机会

179. What you see is what you get. 你看到什么就是什么

180. come out smelling like a rose 一枝独秀

181. hear through the grapevine 听到谣言

182. read you loud and clear 听得很清楚;很了解你

183. have a sweet tooth 喜欢甜食(喜欢某物)

184. know sb.like the back of one's hand 很了解某人

185. It's not the end of the world. 不是世界末日

186. come away empty-handed 一无所获

187. breathedown someone's neck 紧跟在某人后面;监督某人

188. cost sb. a pretty penny 很贵

189. fill someone's shoes 接替某人的职位

190. act the mustard 达到标准

191. like a dream come true 如梦成真

192. zero in onsth. 专注于;对准(两个介词并用，奇怪)

193. put/ laysth. on the line 坦白的说，冒……风险

194. like a fish out of water 感到尴尬不适应

195. All systems are go. 准备好了。(这句话研究了半天，居然不是语法错误?)

196. end of theroad 终点;最后

197. just whatthe doctor ordered 正合需要

198. pull the wool over someone's eyes 欺骗;蒙蔽某人

199. The first step is always the hardest. 万事开头难

200. Time change, people change. 时间会变，人也会变

take care of 爱护，照料

take a chance 冒险，投机

take change 开始管理，接管

keep…company 陪伴

take (a) delight in 以…为乐

make a difference 有影响，起(重要)作用

carry/bring/put into effect 使生效，实行，实现

come/go into effect 生效，实施

take effect 生效，起作用

catch sb.’s eye 被某人看到，引起某人注意

keep an eye on 留神，照看，密切注意

make a face 做鬼脸

find fault with 抱怨，挑剔，找岔子

catch (on) fire 着火，开始燃烧

face to face 面对面地

a few 有些，几个

quite a few 不少，相当多

a little 一点，一些

little by little 逐渐地，一点点地

quite a little 相当多，不少

no matter 无论

the moment (that) 一…就

no more 不再

fair play 公平竞赛，公平对待

attitude to/towards 态度，看法

a great/good deal of 大量，非常，极其

influence on 影响

interference in 干涉，介入

interference with 妨碍，打扰

introduction to 介绍

a lot (of) 许多(的)，大量(的)

lots of 大量，很多

fall in love (with sb.) 爱上(某人)

reply to 回答，答复

trolley bus 电车

I.D. card 身份证

credit card 信用卡

no doubt 无疑地，很可能

next door 隔壁

out of doors 在户外

face to face 面对面地

a few 有些，几个

quite a few 不少，相当多

a little 一点，一些

little by little 逐渐地，一点点地