1.be fond of“喜愛，愛好”接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)詞的-ing形式。
  He’s fond of swimming.他喜歡游泳。
  Are you fond of fresh vegetables.你喜歡新鮮蔬菜嗎?
  He is fond of his research work.他喜愛他的研究。
  2.hunt for=look for尋找
  I have found the book I was hunting for.
  我找到了那本我在找的書。
  hunt for a job找
  3.in order to/so as to：這兩個(gè)詞組都可引導(dǎo)不定式作目的狀語,in order to可放于句首,so as to則不能,其否定形式為in order not to/so as not to.
  He went to Beijing in order/so as to attend an important meeting.
  他去北京是為了參加一個(gè)重要會(huì)議。
  In order to be noticed,he shouted and waved to us.
  為了讓我們注意他,他朝我們又是叫喊又是揮手。
  4.care about
  1)喜歡，對……有興趣=care for
  2)She doesn’t care about money.她不喜歡錢。
  2）關(guān)心=care for
  She thinks only of herself.She doesn’t care about other people.
  她只考慮自己。她不關(guān)心別人。
  3）在乎，在意（接從句或不接任何成分）
  These young people care nothing about what old people might say.
  這些年輕人根本不在乎老人說的話。
  5.such as意為“諸如……”，“像……”，是用來列舉人或事物的。
  She teaches three subjects,such as physics and chemistry.
  她教三門科目,像物理、化學(xué)。
  6.drop a line留下便條,寫封短信
  7.make yourself at home別客氣；隨便；無拘束
  If you get to my house before I do,help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home.
  如果你在我之前到我家，自己喝點(diǎn)飲料，隨便一點(diǎn)。
  8.stay up不睡；熬夜
  （1）I'll be late home,don't stay up for me.我將回家很晚，不要等我了。
  （2）He stayed up reading until 2:00 in the morning.他熬夜看書直到凌晨兩點(diǎn)。
  9.come about引起；發(fā)生；產(chǎn)生
  （1）How did the accident come about?這場事故是怎么發(fā)生的？
  （2）They didn't know how the change had come about.他們不知道這個(gè)變化是怎樣產(chǎn)生的。
  10.except for除……之外
  （1）except與except for的用法常有區(qū)別。except多用于引起同類事物中被排除的一項(xiàng)。如：
  ①He answered all the questions except the last one.除去最后一個(gè)，他回答了所有問題。
  ②We go there every day except Sunday.除了星期天，我們天天去那里。
  （2）except for用于引述細(xì)節(jié)以修正句子的主要意思。如：
  ①Except for one old lady,the bus was empty.除去一個(gè)老太太，這輛公共汽車全空了。
  ②Your picture is good except for the colours.你的畫兒很好，只是某些色彩有問題。
  （3）但在現(xiàn)代英語中，except for也用于表示except的意思。如上述個(gè)例子可以是：
  He answered all the questions except for the last one.
  （4）另外，在介詞短語之前只能用except，不能用except for。
  We go to bed before ten,except in the summer.除了夏季，我們通常十點(diǎn)之前上床睡覺。
  11.end up with以……告終；以……結(jié)束
  The party ended up with an English song.聚會(huì)以一首英文歌結(jié)束。
  12.more or less幾乎；差不多；大約；大概；大體上
  （1）I've more or less succeeded,but they haven't.我差不多成功了，而他們沒有。
  （2）Our living condition has more or less improved.我們的生活水平或多或少提高了。
  13.bring in引進(jìn)；引來；吸收
  （1）We should bring in new technology.我們應(yīng)該引進(jìn)新技術(shù)。
  （2）He brings in 800 dollars a month.他一個(gè)月掙八百美元。
  14.get away（from）逃離
  （1）The thieves got away from the shop with all our money.
  小偷帶著我們所有的錢從商店逃跑了。
  （2）I caught a really big fish but it got away.我釣到了一條好大的魚，可是它逃掉了。
  15.watch out（for）注意；留心
  （1）Watch out!There is a car coming.小心！汽車來了。
  （2）Watch out for the hole in the road.留神路上的那個(gè)坑。
  16.see sb.off給某人送行
  Tomorrow I will see my friend off at the railway station.明天我到火車站給朋友送行。
  17.on the other hand另一方面（用以引出相互矛盾的觀點(diǎn)、意見等，常說on the one hand……on the other hand一方面……另一方面）
  I know this job of mine isn't well paid,but on the other hand I don't have to work long hours.
  我知道這份報(bào)酬不高，但從另一方面來說，我也不必太長時(shí)間。
  18.as well as和，還
  He is a talented musician as well as being a photographer.她不但是攝影師還是個(gè)天才的音樂家。
  19.take place發(fā)生
  20.take one’s place入座、站好位置、取得地位
  take sb’s place或take the place of代替、取代
  20.on fire相當(dāng)于burning,意為“燃燒；著火；起火”，有靜態(tài)的含意。catch fire有動(dòng)態(tài)的含意。
  set…on fire/set fire to…用來表示“使……著火”、“放火燒……”。
  Look,the theatre is on fire!Let’s go and help.
  瞧，劇院著火了，咱們?nèi)兔然鸢伞?br />   21.on holiday在度假，在休假中
  When I was on holiday,I visited my uncle.
  我在度假的時(shí)候去看望了叔叔。
  22.travel agency旅行社=travel bureau
  23.take off 1)脫下(衣服等),解(除)掉
  He took off his wet shoes.他脫下了濕鞋子。
  2）（飛機(jī)）起飛
  The plane took off on time.It was a smooth take-off.
  飛機(jī)準(zhǔn)時(shí)起飛。起飛非常順利。
  3）匆匆離開
  The six men got into the car and took off for the park.
  這六個(gè)人上了車，匆匆離開去公園。
  24.go wrong v.走錯(cuò)路,誤入岐途,(機(jī)器等)發(fā)生故障
  25.in all adv.總共
  26.stay away v.外出
  27.look up查詢（如賓語為代詞，則代詞放中間）
  Look up the word in the dictionary.在字典里查單詞。
  相關(guān)詞組：look for尋找；look after照顧，照料；look forward to期待；look into調(diào)查；look on旁觀；look out注意；look out for注意，留心，提防；look over翻閱，查看，檢查；look around環(huán)視；look through翻閱，查看。
  28.run after追逐，追求
  If you run after two hares,you will catch neither.同時(shí)追兩只兔子，你一只也抓不到。
  29.on the air廣播
  We will be on the air in five minutes.我們五分鐘以后開始廣播。
  This programme comes on the air at the same time every day.
  這個(gè)節(jié)目每天在同一時(shí)間播出。
  30.think highly/well/much of對……評價(jià)很高,贊賞,對……印象好
  He was highly thought of by the manager.經(jīng)理對他非常贊賞。
  I think well of your suggestion.我覺得你的建議很好。
  think badly/nothing/little/lowly of……認(rèn)為不好,好……不在意,不贊成,覺得……不怎么樣
  I don’t think much of him as a teacher.我覺得他作為一個(gè)老師不怎么樣。