2017考研：英语高频短语（13）

1. as a rule

照例；通常，一般说来；照说；

[例句]I go to work by bicycle as a rule.

平常我骑自行车上班。

2. in the long run

从长远来看，终究；一来二去；归根到底；

[例句]Sometimes expensive drugs or other treatments can be economical in the long run

有时昂贵的药物或其他治疗方法从长远来看可能是比较划算的。

3. for the sake of

为了；

[例句]He urged them to set aside minor differences for the sake of peace.

他敦促他们为了和平抛开一些小的分歧。

4. on sale

有售，上市；廉价出售；

[例句]The new commemorative stamps will be put on sale next week.

新的纪念邮票将于下星期发售。

5. on a large scale

大规模地；

[例句]This movement has aroused the masses on a large scale.

这次运动，群众发动的面很广。

6. on a small scale

小规模地[的]；

[例句]He's in business on a small scale.

他做的是小本生意。

7. in secret

偷偷地，暗地地；私下；

[例句]Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.

成员可以通过无记名投票反对候选人加入。

8. in a sense

在某种意义上，在一定程度上；

[例句]In a sense, both were right

从某种意义上来说，两者都对。

9. at first sight

乍看之下，一看到…就；

[例句]At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp

乍看上去，它不像是首府，更像是矿工村。

10. in sight

被看到；

[例句]There was no garage in sight, so I hitched a lift into town

放眼望去看不到修车厂，所以我就搭顺风车进了城。

11. out of sight

看不见，在视野之外；

[例句]We dodged behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists.

我们躲到柱子后面，避开了观光者的视线。

12. in spite of

不顾；虽然，尽管…；别看；

[例句]In spite of great peril, I have survived

虽然处境非常危险，我还是挺过来了。

13. on the spot

当场；立刻；在危险中；处于负责地位；

[例句]The question put me on the spot.

这问题一下子把我难住了。

14. in step

同步的；一致的；

例句]I hope my ideas are in step with public opinion.

我希望我的想法跟公众舆论是一致的。

15. out of step

步调不一致；

[例句]He's out of step with the rest of us.

他和我们大家步伐不大谐调。

16. in stock

（商店等中）有现货的；备有现货；现存；

[例句]We have many patterns in stock for you to choose from.

我们有多种现存的式样供你选择。

17. in sum

总而言之，大体上；

[例句]In sum, the two countries are now true economic partners

总而言之，两国目前是真正的经济合作伙伴。

18. in tears

流着泪；涔涔泪下；含着眼泪；

[例句]He reached oratorical heights which left him and some of his players in tears.

演讲到言辞激昂之处，他自己和他指导的一些运动员不禁热泪盈眶。

19. in terms of

根据；用…的话；就…而言；以…为单位；

[例句]Basically I think he would be someone who complemented me in terms of character.

我基本上认为他是在性格上和我互补的人。

20. for one thing

首先，一则；

[例句]She was a monster. For one thing, she really enjoyed cruelty

她是个恶魔。一方面，她确实以残忍为乐。