英语四六级：考试中那些常见短语你掌握了吗？

有一个坏消息要告诉大家，已经十一月底了，马上就要十二月了。你们懂我在暗示什么。还没背单词的你，也不要慌，这篇就要帮你抗饥荒（急慌）：

四六级考试马上就要来了，同学们的要开始加班加点的进行自己的复习工作了！四六级考试说白了，就是在考察听力和阅读理解的功力，听力需要同学们听说读写面面精通，阅读理解需要同学们掌握一定的词汇量和语法知识。这两个版块都离不开的就是英语短语，所以小编今天要给大家来总结一些四六级考试中常见的短语。
superior to 优于…
compete with 与…竞争
compete against sb.与某人对抗
turn out to be 结果是;证明是 
appear to 似乎;出现 
seem to 看起来像
in face of 面对
keep calm 保持冷静
suffer from 遭受,忍受
speed up 加快速度
lay off 解雇
endeavor to 尽力
turn around 转身;好转
turn into 变成 
attempt to 试图
refer to 参考
take care of 照顾
lead to 导致
rather than 而不是
boast of (or about) 吹嘘   
out of breath 喘不过气来
in brief(=in as few words as possible)简言之
in bulk 成批地，不散装的  
take the floor 起立发言    
on business 出差办事
be busy with sth忙于某事
be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事 
last but one 倒数第二 
but for (=without) 要不是. 表示假设 
buy sth. for…money 用多少钱买  
be capable of 能够， 有能力
be capable of being +过去分词：是能够被…的
in any case(=for love or money, at any rate, at any price, at any  cost, whatever happens; anyhow)无论如何   
in case (=for fear that) 万一;  
in case of (=in the event of)如果发生…万一 
in the case of 至于…, 就…而言
in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句)    
be cautious of 谨防
center one’s attention on(=focus one’s attention on) 把某人的注意力集中在…上
at the thought of一想到…   
as a whole (=in general) 就整体而论
at will 随心所欲   (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于，富有  
access(to) (不可数名词) 能接近，进入，了解
by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地，意外.
Without accident(=safely) 安全地
of one’s own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地 ,主动地
in accord with 与…一致 . out of one’s accord with 同…。不一致  
with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地  
in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照，根据
take…into account(=consider)把..。考虑进去  
give sb. an account of 说明， 解释 (理由)
account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释， 说明。
on account of (=because of) 由于，因为。
on no account(=in no case, for no reason)绝不要，无论如何不要(放句首时句子要倒装)
be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially) 熟悉
act on 奉行，按照…行动;
act as 扮演; act for 代理  
adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于
adapt…(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need) 改编， 改写(以适应新的需要)
in addition (=besides) 此外， 又， 加之
in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外
deviate from 背离，偏离
devote to 致力于，把...奉献给  
die down 变弱，逐渐消失
die out 消失，灭绝 
differ from 不同
differ with 与...意见不同