2017考研：英语高频短语（33）

1. throw about

乱扔（东西）；

[例句]Don't throw about your trash on the ground.

别将你的垃圾乱丢在地上。

2. throw down

[词典]扔下；推翻；使倒下；抛弃；

[例句]The regional parliament threw down a new challenge to the central authorities by passing a law allowing private ownership of businesses.

地方议会通过了一项法律，允许企业私有，这向中央政权发起了新的挑战。

3. throw light on

照亮；阐明；使...明白；

They have expanded my view on the question.

[例句]他们已更充分地阐明了我对这个问题的观点。

4. active in

积极于；

[例句]He was very active in Freemasonry.

他是共济会中非常活跃的分子。

5. be afraid of

害怕，担忧；怖；

[例句]Don't be afraid of losing face.

不要怕丢面子。

6. be alive to

对…敏感，觉察，关心；

[例句]You must be alive to opportunity!

你必须注意机会！

7. be angry at

对…发怒；

[例句]And to be angry at everyone.

和对每个人都生气。

8. be badly off

生活贫困；

[例句]Surely you can't be that badly off?

你肯定没那么穷吧？

9. be bent on

执意；醉心；一心一意；专心于；

[例句]She seems to be bent on self-destruction.

她看起来是决心要自我毁灭了。

10. be better off

境况好；更富裕；生活更好；

[例句]He would be better off leaving everyday care to his wife.

如果把日常家务让他的妻子去管，他就会轻松些。

11. be bound to

注定；一定要…；终归；不得不；

[例句]If you worked hard, you should be bound to succeed.

如果你努力工作，你一定会成功。

12. be buried in

沉思，专心于；被埋葬在…；

[例句]He ordered that Matilda's body should be buried in the family vault.

他指示马蒂尔达的遗体必须葬在家族墓穴里。

13. burn out

燃尽；烧坏，烧掉，烧尽；

[例句]Fire officials let the fire burn itself out.

消防官员让火自行熄灭。

14. be characterized by

…的特点在于，…的特点是；

[例句]IT governance may be characterized by assigning decision rights and measures to IT processes.

IT治理可以通过分配IT流程的决策权和措施进行描述。

15. be clever at

擅长；

[例句]He tried to be clever at my expense.

他想卖弄小聪明捉弄我。

16. be combined with

与…结合；

[例句]In English study, intensive reading must be combined with extensive reading.

在英语学习中，精读必须与泛读结合起来。

17. be composed of

由…组成；由... 组成；

[例句]The force would be composed of troops from NATO countries

这支军队将由来自北约国家的部队组成。

18. be concerned about

关心，挂念；惦；

[例句]It's a teacher's duty to be concerned about the students' study.

关心学生的学习是教师分内的事。

19. be connected with

与…相连/联系；

[例句]We'll be connected with that factory by this means.

我们将用这种方式与那个工厂联系。

20. be coupled with

和…联合，结合；

[例句]It should be coupled with a strong patch management process.

需要配以一个强劲的补丁程序管理程序。