高中英语重点动词短语.doc

高中英语重点动词短语 1. act as I don’t understand their language; you’ll have to act as interpreter. 2. account for His illness accounts for his absence. 3. add to The bad weather only added to our difficulties. add up to These clues don’t really add up to very much. 4. adjust to The body quickly adjusts itself to changes in temperature. 5. allow for It will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traffic delays. 6. appeal to Her sense of humor appealed to him enormously. 7. ask for Driving after drinking alcohol is asking for trouble. 8. attach to Do you attach any importance to what he said? 9. blow up The police station was blown up by terrorists. 10. break down The telephone system has broken down We broke down on the motorway Her health broke down under the pressure of work. Talks between the two sides have broken down. break away from The prisoner broke away from his guards. break out Fire broke out during the night. break up The meeting broke up at eleven o’clock. break off He broke off in the middle of a sentence. 11. bring up Her parents died when she was a baby and she was brought up by her aunt. bring in Experts were brought in to advise the Government. bring about The leader wishes to bring about great changes in the reform. bring out Can you make a simple sentence to bring out the meaning of the word? Hardship can bring out one’s best quality. 12. call at/ on Let’s call on John at John’s house call for The situation calls for immediate action. I will call for you at 7 o’clock. call up The sound of happy laughter called up memories of his childhood. call off The match was called off because of bad weather. 13. care for Who will care for him if his wife dies? 14. carry on They decided to carry on in spite of the weather. carry out Many a test has been carried out on the patient. 15. check in / out Passengers sho