1.Above all:最关键是,most important of all Above all, they’ll have to discover how much nitrogen it possesses since nitrogen is4/5 of the air breathe.( -1) 2.Account for:解释。阐明 How do you account for the truth? 3.After all:究竟,毕竟 We won’t be laid off after all.(1998-1) 4.Air /car crash:空难,车祸 5.Allergic to:过敏 I’m allergic to beef and mutton. 6.Appeal to:吸引,呼吁。 Could you tell me which position you think most appeals to you?( -6) 7.Apply for/to, application letter 申请,求职信 8.At ease:安逸,自由自在 I don’t know why he is ill at ease?心神不宁 9.Back up:支持,援助。 10.Beat the crowd :避开人群,避开高峰 The only to beat the crowds when you do the grocery shopping on Sunday is to be here when they open at 9 sharp.(1990-6) 11.Be aware of:意识到 I like people who are going about their daily business without being aware of the camera(1997-1) 12.Behind the schedule/late 13.Be in charge of:负责,照顾,经管 be responsible for 14.Be in the charge of:下级+be in the charge of+上级 15.Be in season:应季,当令 These apples and pears seem to be in season.(1995-6) 16.Be supposed to do:应当,被期望 What am I supposed to do with his help? 17.Book up Break down/doesn’t work 18.Bring up:教育,培养,提出 She brought up her children to be truthful. 19.Build up 积累,增强,树立 20.By chance/run into:偶尔 21.By no means :绝不 /anything but 22.Check in/out 23.Come up:发生,出现,提出 24.Come up with:针对问题,挑战等提出,想出,赶上 I spent a whole week searching on the net, but came up with nothing valuable. 25.Concentrate on/focus on 集中 26.Deal with /cope with 处理 27.Drop in :顺便拜访 28.Drop out of:不参与,退出 They’re likely to drop out of school and less likely to succeed in life. 29.Eat one’s words 食言 30.Fall short of:达不到,不符合 Its results fell short of her expectation.( -1)