2017考研：英语高频短语（25）

1. hang back

挂回；踌躇不前；退缩，犹豫；逡巡；

[例句]I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.

我看到他走上前，但很快又缩了回来，紧张地搓着手。

2. hang on

坚持下去；等候；紧紧抓住；等待某事发生；

[例句]Can you hang on for a minute?

你能不能稍等一会儿？

3. hang up

挂上；挂住；使等候；将电话筒挂上；

[例句]Mum hung up the phone.

妈妈挂上了电话。

4. have on

穿着；戴着；计划好；约定；

[例句]It's a pretty hat you have on.

你戴的帽子很好看。

5. hold back

阻碍；隐瞒；控制；犹豫不决；

[例句]The administration had several reasons for holding back.

政府因为几个原因而犹豫不决。

6. hold on

坚持；等一等；<口>别挂电话；抓紧不放；

[例句]His right arm was extended up beside his head, still holding on to a coffee cup.

他的右臂伸在头的一侧，手里仍紧握着一个咖啡杯。

7. hurry up

赶快；（使）赶紧；

[例句]Franklin told Howe to hurry up and take his bath; otherwise, they'd miss their train.

富兰克林告诉豪赶快去洗澡；否则他们会赶不上火车。

8. keep down

控制；使不升起；使留级；吞下药物；

[例句]The prime aim is to keep inflation down.

首要目标是抑制通货膨胀。

9. keep off

（使）不接近；禁食；（雨、雪等）没有下；避开某一话题；

[例句]I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods.

我努力做到了只吃规定饮食，不沾甜食。

10. keep up

保持；不减弱，（天气）持续不变；保养；（使）不倒下；保持不衰退；

[例句]She shook her head and started to walk on. He kept up with her.

她摇了摇头开始往前走。他跟了上去。

11. let down

放下；放低；使失望；失信；

[例句]But then to be let down like that, oh it's so unfair!

但是接下来竟让人如此失望，唉，这真不公平！

12. let in

容许；加进；让…进入；把…降下；

[例句]We opened the windows and let in the glorious evening air.

我们打开窗户，让傍晚那沁人心脾的空气流进室内。

13. let off

放（炮、烟火等）；免罚；宽恕；

[例句]The boys were letting off fireworks.

男孩子在放烟火。

14. let out

放出；释放；发出（声音）；使（火）熄灭；

[例句]It lets sunlight in but doesn't let heat out.

它吸收阳光，但并不释放热量。

15. line up

排成一行；排队等候；组织；邀集；

[例句]The senior leaders lined up behind him in orderly rows.

高级将领整齐有序地在他身后站成几排。

16. look out

当心；向外看；面向；朝外；

[例句]I should look out if I were you!

如果我是你，我会小心的。

17. look on

旁观，观看；看待，视作；

[例句]I look on the matter as most unusual.

我认为这件事极不寻常。

18. look in

往里面看；拜访；短暂访问；把注意力转向…；

[例句]I looked in on Louisa. She was sleeping.

我顺道去看了一下路易莎。她当时在睡觉。

19. make out

理解；假装；辨认出；填写（表格）；

[例句]I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth.

我只依稀看见一个高个的模糊身影穿过了矮树丛。

20. mix up

混合；把（某人）搞糊涂，分不清；混同；

[例句]People often mix me up with other actors.

人们常常把我同其他演员弄混。