2017考研：英语高频短语（7）

1. take the floor

（在会议上）发言，参加讨论;

[例句]The chairman permitted me to take the floor.

主席允许我发言。

2. on business

出差; 因公;

[例句]I presume you're here on business

我想你是来这里出差的。

3. be busy with

忙于; 从事

[例句]Students be busy with studies, preparing for the forthcoming examinations.

学生们准备着即将来临的考试，学业繁忙。

4. last but one

倒数第二;

[例句]It's the last but one day in the athletics programme

那是田径比赛结束的前一天。

5. but for

要不是;

[例句]I'd have been lost but for you.

要不是你，我就走迷路了。

6. buy sth. for money

用多少钱买

[例句]I forget how much they paid for it.

我忘了他们用多少钱买的这东西。

7. be capable of

能够;

[例句]Servers and storage must be capable of resizing without impact to users.

服务器和存储必须能够在不影响用户的情况下重新调整大小。

8. in any case

无论如何，不管怎样; 还有;

[例句]He thought her campaign would probably fade out soon in any case.

他认为不管怎样，她的竞选活动都可能会很快归于沉寂。

9. in case

假使; 免得; 以防; 也许;

[例句]Write the telephone number down in case you forget.

把电话号码写下来以免忘了。

10. in case of

万一，如果; 防备;

[例句]In case of difficulty, just call on me.

如有困难，找我好了。

11. in the case of

至于…， 就…来说;

[例句]I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency

我不敢想在重大紧急情况下会发生什么。

12. in no case

无论如何不;

[例句]In no case will they look on passively.

他们决不会在一边看热闹。

13. be cautious of

留心…，谨防…;

[例句]We should be cautious of the plan.

制定计划时要谨慎。

14. enter one's attention on

把某人的注意力集中在上

[例句]I center my attention on reading .

我集中精力读书。

15. be certain of

确信;

[例句]Brazil need to beat Uruguay to be certain of a place in the finals

巴西必须击败乌拉圭才能确保进入决赛。

16. at best

顶多; 至多， 充其量;

[例句]We can only finish half of it this afternoon at best.

今天下午我们充其量只能完成一半。

17. by chance

碰巧; 偶然地，意外地; 无意之中; 偏巧;

[例句]I met her by chance on the street.

我恰巧在街上遇到了她。

18. in charge of

主管，负责; 照料;

[例句]He is in charge of the school work.

他负责学校工作。

19. round the clock

昼夜; 日夜; 夜以继日; 日以继夜;

[例句]He often works round the clock.

他经常通宵达旦地工作。

20. in common

共有; 同;

[例句]We happened to discover we had a friend in common

我们凑巧发现我们有一个共同的朋友。