大学英语四级考试常用短语汇总解析

a series of一系列,一连串

above all首先,尤其是

after all毕竟,究竟

ahead of在...之前

ahead of time提前

all at once突然,同时

all but几乎;除了...都

all of a sudden突然

all over遍及

all over again再一次,重新

all the time一直,始终

all the same仍然,照样的

as regards关于,至于

anything but根本不

as a matter of fact实际上

apart from除...外(有/无)

as a rule通常,照例

as a result(of)因此,由于

as far as...be concerned就...而言

as far as远至,到...程度

as for至于,关于

as follows如下

as if好像,仿怫

as good as和...几乎一样

as usual像平常一样,照例

as to至于,关于all right令人满意的;可以

as well同样,也,还

as well as除...外(也),即...又

aside from除...外(还有)

at a loss茫然,不知所措

at a time一次,每次

at all丝毫(不),一点也不

at all costs不惜一切代价

at all events不管怎样,无论如何

at all times随时,总是

at any rate无论如何,至少

at best充其量,至多

at first最初,起先

at first sight乍一看,初看起来

at hand在手边,在附近

at heart内心里,本质上

at home在家,在国内

at intervals不时,每隔...

at large大多数,未被捕获的

at least至少

at last终于

at length最终,终于

at most至多,不超过

at no time从不,决不

by accident偶然

at one time曾经,一度;同时

at present目前,现在

at sb's disposal任...处理

at the cost of以...为代价

at the mercy of任凭...摆布at the moment此刻,目前

at this rate照此速度

at times有时,间或

back and forth来回地,反复地back of在...后面

before long不久以后

beside point离题的,不相干的beyond question毫无疑问

by air通过航空途径

by all means尽一切办法,务必by and by不久,迟早

by chance偶然,碰巧

by far最,...得多

by hand用手,用体力

by itself自动地,独自地

by means of用,依靠

by mistake错误地,无意地

by no means决不,并没有

by oneself单独地,独自地

by reason of由于

by the way顺便说说

by virtue of借助,由于

by way of经由,通过...方法

due to由于,因为

each other互相

even if/though即使,虽然

ever so非常,极其

every now and then时而,偶尔

every other每隔一个的

except for除了...外

face to face面对面地

far from远非,远离

for ever永远

for good永久地

for the better好转for the moment暂时,目前

for the present暂时,目前

for the sake of为了,为了...的利益

for the time being暂时,眼下

from time to time有时,不时

hand in hand手拉手,密切关联

head on迎面地,正面的

heart and soul全心全意地

how about...怎么样

in a hurry匆忙,急于

in case of假如,防备

in a moment立刻,一会儿

in a sense从某种意义上说

in a way在某种程度上

in a word简言之,总之

in accordance with与...一致,按照

in addition另外,加之

in addition to除...之外(还)

in advance预先,事先

in all总共,合计

in any case无论如何

in any event无论如何

in brief简单地说in charge of负责,总管

in common共用的,共有的

in consequence(of)因此;由于in debt欠债,欠情

in detail详细地

in difficulty处境困难

in effect实际上,事实上

in general一般来说,大体上

in favor of支持,赞成

in front of面对,在...前

in half成两半

in hand在进行中,待办理

in honor of为庆祝,为纪念in itself本质上,就其本身而言in line with与...一致

in memory of纪念

in no case决不

in no time立即,马上

in no way决不

in order按顺序,按次序

in other words换句话说

in part部分地