四级必考短语及其例句8.docVIP

hold up ★★★ ①支持；支撑 ②使延迟；使停顿 【例】 ① The pillar holds up the roof. 柱子支撑着屋顶。 ② Thick fog held the express up for three hours. 浓雾使这列快车耽误了三个小时。 hunt down ★★ 穷追；追捕到 【例】 The police have hunted down the escaped prisoner. 警察已经追捕到那个逃犯。 identify with ★ 把……等同于 【例】 One cannot identify happiness with wealth. 不能把幸福和财富混为一谈。 idle away ★ 虚度（光阴）；浪费（时间） 【例】 They idled the afternoon away, playing cards. 他们用打牌来消磨整个下午的时间。 impose on/upon ★ 把……强加于 【例】 This proposal would impose a great burden on the country’s finances. 这个计划会给国 家的财政增加很大的负担。 indulge in ★★ 沉溺于，沉迷于；尽情享受 【例】 He is a busy man and seldom indulges in a holiday. 他是个忙人，难得有时间好好度假。 inform of ★★ 将（某事）通知或报告（某人） 【例】 Please inform us of any change of address as soon as possible. 地址如有变化，请尽 快通知我们。 inquire into ★ 调查；查问；探究 【例】 We must inquire further into the matter. 我们必须进一步调查此事。 insist on/upon ★ ①坚决要求 ②坚决主张 【例】 ① She insisted on our going by train. 她坚决要求我们乘火车去。 ② He always insists on discipline in the classroom. 他一贯强调课堂纪律。 interfere in ★★ 干涉，干预 【例】 You should not interfere in other people’s arguments. 你不应该干预别人的争论。 interfere with ★★★ 干扰；妨碍 【例】 The sound of the radio upstairs interferes with my work. 楼上收音机的声音妨碍我工作。 invest in ★★ 投资于 【例】 Many people think it safest to invest in property. 许多人认为投资房地产最保险。 keep an eye on ★★ ①照料，照看 ②留神；密切注意 【例】 ① Keep an eye on the baby while I hang out the wash. 我到外面去晾衣服，你照看一 下孩子。 ② The police have been keeping an eye on the thief ever since he came out of prison. 那个小偷出狱后，警方一直密切注意着他。 keep off ★★ ①（使）不接近 ②不吃（食品、药物等） 【例】 ① Smoke will keep off mosquitoes. 烟会把蚊子薰走。 ② After his illness, he kept off beer for a year. 生病以后，他有一年没沾啤酒。 keep pace (with) ★★ （与……）齐头并进，跟得上 【例】 Could you slow down a bit? I can’t keep pace (with you). 你慢一点好吗？我跟不上。 keep track of ★★★ 与……保持联系 【例】 It’s hard to keep track of all one’s old school friends. 与所有的老校友都保持联系很难。 keep up ★★★ （使）继续下去；保持 【例】 They keep up the habit of visiting old friends. 他们保持着看望老朋友的习惯。 keep up with ★★★ 跟上；与……齐头并进 【例】 I can’t keep up with all the changes in computer technology. 我跟不上计算