a beam of light[]一束光
a blast of[]一阵风
a burning desire[]强烈的愿望
a cluster of[]一群；一组
a column of water[]水柱
a constant temperature[]恒温
a crew of[]一组(工作人员)
a crushing blow[]毁来性的打击
a favorite topic[]爱谈论的话题
a grain of truth[]一丝真理
a great many[]许多
a great variety of[]各种各样的；大量的
a gust of wind[]一阵狂风
a host of[]许多；一大群
a household word[]家喻户晓的(名)字
a mess of[]一大堆
a rule of thumb[]概测法
a series of[]一系列
a set of[]一套
a speck of[]一点点
a strip of[]一条
a suite of[]一系列；一套
a variety of[]各种各样；不同种类
a wealth of[]大量的
accomodate to[]适应
account for[]解释，说明
accuse sb. of...[]指控某人...
acid rain[]酸雨
adapt to[]适应
add to[]加；增加
add up to[]总共达到
adjust to[]适应...
advanced composition[]高级写作
air current[]气流
all but[]几乎；差不多
all night long[]整晚
along with[]一道；一起
amine acid[]氨基酸
amount to[]合计
an array of[]大量的
and the like[]等等，以及诸如此类
apart from[]除...之外
appeal to sb.[]吸引某人
apply to[]适用于
arctic (tern)[]北极(燕鸥)
arouse controversy[]引起争议
arrive at[]达到，作出
as a result[]结果；其结果是
as a result of[]其结果是
as a rule[]通常，一般说来
as follows[]如下
as such[]就其本身而言；如所指的人(或物)那样
as the case might be[]或许
as the name suggests[]顾名思义
as well as[]也；和
as with[]与...一样
as...go (es)[]就...来说
assembly line[]流水作业线
assume control of[]取得对...的控制权
astronomical body[]天体
at a rate of[]以...速度
at a run[]跑；正在跑
at all costs[]不惜任何代价
at an angle[]成一个角度
at any price[]不惜一切代价
at best[]充其量
at great length[]详细地；细致地
at large[]一般来说
at liberty[]自由地
at maturity[](动物)成熟时期
at most[]至多，不超过
at the opposite extreme[]在另一个极端
at the peak of[]在...高峰期
at the request of[]应...的邀请
at the suggestion of[]在...的建议下
at the word of command[]一听到命令声
at will[]任意，随意
at work[]起作用
atmospheric pressure[]大气压力
attach importance to[]认为...有重要性
attach...to...[]附在...上,把...系在...
attribute...to...[]归功于
avant-garde artist[]n. 先锋派艺术家
await publication[]待出版
baby boom[]生育高峰期
back and forth[]来回地
balsam fir[]香脂冷杉
battle against[]反对
be absorbed by[]被...吸收
be accompanied by[]伴随
be accustomed to[]习惯于
be admitted to[]加入
be analogous to[]与...类比
be applied to[]用于
be applied with[]装配有
be assigned to[]归属于
be associated with[]与...联系在一起
be at a loss[]茫然不知所措
be at home in[]熟悉，精通
be at war with[]与...交战
be attributed to[]归于...
be bound by[]受...约束；由...联系起来
be bound to[]一定；必然
be brought up[]被抚养
be carpeted with[]覆盖着
be cast up on[]定居在
be characteristic of[]具有...特色的
be closely bound up with[]与...有密切联系
be combined with[]使...与结合(组合)
be committed to[]忠于某一立场；坚定的
be compared to[]与...相比
be confined to[]局限于
be connected by[]由...连接
be connected with[]与...有关
be convinced that...[]确信
be credited to...[]归功于...
be dedicated to[]从事于；致力于
be derived from[]来自
be directed against[]指向...
be distinguished for[]因...而著称
be dotted with[]点缀着
be dramatized by[]通过...得到形象地说明
be exposed to[]处于...的作用下；使曝光
be filled with[]装满
be friendly with[]对...友好
be heavily forested[]森林茂密的
be held in particularly high regard[]非常受器重
be held in position[]使...处于适当位置
be honored with[]被授予
be in domestic service[]当佣人
be in the hands of[]出自...的手
be left for dead[]被认为已死给撇下不管(意指无法解的难题)
be limited to[]局限于
be located on[]位于；坐落在
be obliged to[]被迫做
be of prime importance[]极其重要
be patterned on[]以...为模式
be paved with[]铺满，遍布
be preferable to[]比...更好
be put in chains[]被囚禁
be recognized as[]被认为是...
be related to[]与...有关
be reported as[]报道称之为
be resistant to[]对...有抵抗作用
be restricted to[]局限于
be secreted from[]从...分泌出来
be short of[]不及；少于；缺少
be substituted for[]替代
be taken by[]被...吸引
be the case[]情况属实
be the rage[]极为流行之物；风靡一时
be the rule[]普通情况；惯常的事
be tired of[]厌倦
be traced to[]追溯到
be viewed as[]被看作是
become (get) involved[]介入
before long[]不久以后
begin with the idea that[]最初的想法是
behind the lines[]在后方
belt buckle[]皮带搭扣
Bessemer converter[]酸性转炉(旧称贝氏转炉)
Bill of Rights[]《人权法案》
billions of[]亿万
birth rate[]出生率
blood plasma[]血浆
blood pressure[]血压
blood serum[]血浆
blood stream[]血流
blow out[]破裂
blow up[]炸毁
blue whale[]蓝鲸
born into[]出身于...家庭
bounce bout[]来回弹跳
brain wave[]脑波
break down into[]分解成...
break into[]碰到；发现
break off[]断裂
break off[]破壳而出
break ties with[]断绝与...的关系
breeze up[](风)变强
bright spot[]光点
bring about[]导致
bring in[]引如；带进
bring sb. to the scene[]使...来到现场
bring sth. to a close[]结束
bring...to an end routine[]结束
broad-brimmed hat[]宽边帽
Bronze Age[]青铜器时代
build confidence[]树立信心
bump into[]碰到
burn out[]烧掉
burst apart[]猛烈爆裂
by accident[]偶然
by means of[]通过
by no means[]决不，并不是
by one's own admission[]自已承认(认为)
by one's own power[]靠自身的能力
by the (thousands)[]按(千)计算
by the age of[]到...年龄
by the close of[]到...末期
by the way[]顺便说一下
by twos[]每两人(一组)
call for[]要求
call for[]要求
cannot help but[]禁不住
capture the imagination of[]激起...的想象
capture the imagination of[]激发...的想象力
care about[]关注；对...感兴趣
care for[]照料(看)
carry on[]进行
carry out[]进行
carry sth. on one's back[]背在背上
carve out of[]从...切出(引伸为修建)
cash prize[]现金奖励(赏)
catch a glimpse of[]看一看，瞥见
catch on[]流行起来
cater to...[]满足...的需要；迎合
caught up with[]入迷；给...迷住
cause damage to[]带来损害
cave painting[]洞穴壁画
chains of islands[]岛群
chamber music[]室内乐
chaos and confusion[]混乱与浑沌
chemical bond[]化学键
chemical compound[]化合物
chemical integration[]化学结合
chip out[]切成小片
church tower[]教堂塔
circulatory system[]循环系统
civic duties[]公民义务
civil law[]民法
civil service[]行政部门
Civil War[]美国内战(南北战争)
clay pottery[]黏土陶瓷器
clean up[]清理干净；清除
clear of[]离开；脱离
cling to[]粘在...上
close in on[]包围，围住
close-up view[]特写镜头；接近的观察
closed circuit television[]闭路电视
coal mine[]煤矿
coated with[]涂有
coax sb. into doing sth.[]劝诱(说服)某人做某事
collection and distribution points[]集散地
collide with[]与...相碰撞
colonial expansion[]殖民扩张
colored filter[]彩色滤光片
combine...with[]与...结合(化合)
come across[]遇到
come due[]到期
come into being[]形成；产生
come into one's own[]进入繁盛期
come on[]得到；碰上；找到
come to[]谈到；提及
come under heavy criticism[]遭到严厉的批评
come upon[]遇到
communicative competence[]交际能力
commuter train[]市郊往返列车
compete with[]与...竞争
computer programmer[]电脑程序编制员
concentration on[]注意力集中于
concern oneself with[]研究的对象是...
concerns over[]为...担心(忧虑)
confer sth. on sb.[]把...赐予(授予)
conform to[]遵守
consist of[]由...组成
continental drift[]大陆漂移(说)
[]]continental shelf
contrary to[]与...相反
contrast with[]与...相比
convection current[]对流循环气流
convection zone[]对流层
convert...into...[]把...转换成
convex polygon[]凸面多角形
cope with[]与...相适应
corpus callosum[]胼胝体
correspond to[]与...相对应
count on[]依赖
course offering[]课程设置
craft of poetry[]诗歌技艺
credit sb. with sth.[]把...归功于
crew modules[]船员舱
critical point[]临界点
[]]crouch
curio hunter[]古董搜寻者
cut down[]减少，削减
dance to jazz music[]在爵士乐的伴奏下跳舞
date from[]追溯
deal with[]处理；研究
dearest to one's heart[]最喜欢的
decision point[]决定点
Declaration of Independence[]《独立宣言》
dedicate oneself to[]把自己用于；赋予自己
defend oneself against[]对...为自己辩护
deprive sb. of sth.[]使...丧失；剥夺
derived from[]来源于
descriptive statistics[]描述统计学
desert landscape[]沙漠地貌
despite the odds[]尽管有极大的困难
develop confidence in sb.[]对某人产生信任
devoid of[]没有
devote one's attention to[]注意；重视
devote oneself to[]致力于
die break[]钢模损坏
die down[]衰落
die hard[]难解掉；难消灭
die out[]灭绝
digestive system[]消化系统
distinguish...from...[]区分
double-glazed panel[]双层玻璃板
draft plan[]草案
drip cup[]滴壶
drum skin[]鼓皮
duct gland[]有输送管的腺；管腺
due to[]由于；取决于
dust off[]弄掉...灰尘
earn the name of[]获得...的(美)名
elective system[]选修制
electric current[]电流
electric eel[]电鳗
electric resistance[]电阻
electric traction line[]电车线
electric trolley[]电车
electromagnetic spectrum[]电磁光谱
emission control[]废气排出控制
empty...of...[]使...失去
in route from...to...[]从...到...的途中
end in[]以...告终
endangered species[]濒临灭绝的物种
energy content[]能量
enter a race[]参加比赛
entrance requirement[]入学要求(条件)
environmental concerns[]环境问题
equilateral triangle[]等边三角形
every item of dress[]每件衣服
every walk of life[]各行各业
exercise one's activity[]活动
exocrine gland[]外分泌腺
expansion program[]扩建工程
exploratory trip[]考察旅行
fade away[]逐渐消失
fail to do sth.[]未能做
fall in between[]介于两者之间
fall in steps with[]与...齐步行进
fall into[]分成
fall short of[]未达到；辜负
far beyond the planets[]远离行星的
fasten to[]固定在... 上
fatten sth up[]使...长肥
fault system[]断层系统
feed on[]以...为生
fertilized eggs[]受精卵
fill in[]填充
fill out[]扩大
fill up[]填补
fishing enthusiast[]钓鱼爱好者
fit (fill) the bill[]符合要求，适合要求
flash out[]辐射；照射
flies in amber[]珍奇遗物
flour sack[]面粉袋
focus on[]以...为焦点；集中于
follow close to the line of[]严格遵守
follow suit[]学样，照着做
food processing[]进食
for a time[]一段时期
for the most part[]多半；通常；在极大程度上
for the remainder of[]余下的岁月里
for the time[]在当时
fossil fuel[]化石燃料
free of[]没有
from generation to generation[]世代相传
from sb's of view[]从...的角度来看
from sb's standpoint[]从...的观点来看
from without and within[]来自外面和内部的
front teeth[]门牙
frost heaving[]冻胀；冰冻隆胀
full authority[]全权
full moon[]满月
fully outfitted for[]为...完全整装好
gain a win[]获胜
gain easy access[]容易接近
gain interest among[]令...感兴趣
games of chance[]机遇游戏
gammar radiation[]伽马射线
gem topaz[]宝石黄晶
geologically speaking[]从地质学的角度来说
geomagnetic field[]地磁场
get into hot water[]陷入困境
get under way[]开始进行
get...in tone[]使和谐(协调)
gifted with[]天生有
give birth[]产仔，生孩子
give birth to[]产生；形成
give off[]长出；发出
give rise to[]导致
give way to[]让路，让步
Glacier National Park[]国家冰川公园
go (es) as follows[]如下
go about[]从事
go back as far as[]追溯到...
go back to[]追溯到
go off[]爆炸
gold rush[]淘金热
gold-headed cane[]金手杖
governing class[]统治阶级
grass plains[]长满草的平原
graze on[]吃
grind up[]磨碎
grizzly bear[](北美产的)灰熊
grocery store[]杂货店
gypsy moth[]舞毒蛾
half brother[]同母异父(或同父异母)兄弟
halfway path[]中庸之道
hand out[]施舍
hand-held drum[]手鼓
hand-to-hand combat[]肉搏战
handsome salary[]可观的薪水
harden into[]变得确定
have ...in common[]有共同点
have a good idea of[]清楚地了解(知道)
have a strong arm for[]有强硬的手段做...(arm指权力，力量)
have an advantage over[]比...有优势
have but one[]只有一个
have effect on[]对...产生影响
have intimate knowledge of[]非常熟悉
have less to do with[]与...关系小一些
have more to do[]with...与...更有关
have on sth.[]穿戴某物
have sth. to do with[]与...有关
have...in common[]共有...
heartbreak over[]因...而碎心(的痛苦)
high kick[]高踢腿
high performer[]效率高的职员
high plains[]高平原
higher education[]高等教育
hillbilly music[]乡村音乐
hired hand[]雇员
historical perspective[]历史展望
hold back[]阻挡，抑制
hold positions of authority[]享有权力地位
hold to[]坚持
hold up[]支撑
hold...in place[]使...在合适的位置
home front[]大后方
homing pigeon[]信鸽
honored with...[]荣获
hook up[]连接；插上
horizon lines[]地平线
horse and cart[]马车
horse-drawn trolley[]马车
House of Representative[]众议院
hydraulic shield[]液压防护装置
hydrogen cyanide[]氢氰酸
ice Age[]冰期；冰河时代
ice cap[]冰盖；冰冠
ice cube[]近似立方形的冰块
idiomatic expressions[]习惯表达法
if sorts[]勉强称得上的；各种各样的
immediate forebear[]直系祖先
in a brilliant fan[]呈明亮的扇形
in a large part[]在很大程度上
in abundance[]大量地
in abundant supply[]大量供应
in addition to[]除...以外
in advance[]提前，预先
in an early form[]雏形
in combination[]结合
in conjunction with[]与...连起来
in constant motion[]不断运动
in contact with[]与...联络(系)
in contrast[]相反
in cooperation with[]与...合作
in depth[]全面深入地；彻底地
in extent[]就面积而言
in favor of[]支持；出于偏爱
in general[]总的说来
in half[]两半
in harmony with[]与...协调
in high gear[]高速，高档
in one's own right[]本身，自身
in one's power[]尽某人的努力
in one's turn[]接着；轮到时
in oneself[]自身
in operation[]在运行
in other words[]也就是说；换句话说
in proportion[]相应地
in proportion to[]与...成比例
in quantity[]大量的
in relation to[]与...有关
in relation to[]与...有关
in showers of spark[]阵雨似的火花
in significant measure[]在很大的程度上
in so far as[]在...的范围内；到...的程度
in some cases[]在某些情况下
in terms of[]从...角度而言
in the hope of[]希望
in the depth of[]在...里面
in the distant future[]在遥远的将来
in the midst of[]在...中间
in the open air[]在户外
in the past[]在过去
in the sense of[]从...意义上说
in the spotlight[]成为注意中心；出风头
in the strictest sense[]最严格的意义上
in theory[]理论上
in this manner[]用这种方式；这样
in this respect[]在这方面
in turn[]反过来；转而
independent of[]独立于
indulge in[]沉溺于
inferential statistics[]演绎统计学
inferior to[]比...差，低于...的
insofar as[]在...的范围内；到...的程度
instant color print[]即现彩色印制
institutions of higher learning[]高等教育机构
insulation board[]隔热板
interact with[]与...相互作用
interfere with[]干扰
intergalactic space[]星际空间
intestinal wall[]肠壁
iron rail[]铁轨
iron rod[]铁棍
ironing table[]熨衣板
irrelevant to[]与...不相关
isolated substance[]离析物质
it is not just that ...[]这并不只是因为
jaw muscle[]颚肌
jibe with[]符合...，与...一致
[]]jigsaw puzzle
jump out at[]突然出现
keep abreast with[]跟上，不落后于
keep at[]不息地做
keep count of[]知道...的确切数目
keep out[]抵御
keep record[]管理楼案
keep to[]留在(某地)
keep up with[]跟上
keep with sb's orders[]遵照...的命令
keep...on board[]使...有(工作上的)联系
key component[]主要成分
keyboard instrument[]键盘乐器
killer whale[]虎鲸；逆戟鲸
know better[]明事理；有头脑
know next to nothing of...[]几乎一无所知
laden with[]充满
later years[]晚年
lava cave[]熔岩洞
lawn sprinkler[]草坪撒水器
lay claim to[]宣称有...
lead out[]开始；出发
learn by rote[]死记硬背地学习
leave no sort of trace[]没有留下任何痕迹
let off[]放(枪炮，烟花)等
liberal arts[]人文科学
life cycle[]生命周期
light bulb[]灯泡
light court[]天窗
link...to...[]与...连接起来
literary output[]文学作品
living quarters[]住处
lock system[]河闸控制系统
long johns[]长内衣裤
look into[]研究
lose consciousness[]失去知觉
lose sight of[]忘记；忽略；不再看见
love affair[]恋爱
Lower World[]下界
loyal to[]效忠于
lubricating oil[]润滑油
main subject[]主体
maintain order[]维持秩序
major general[]少将
make a point[]表明一种看法；证明一个论点
make a tribute to[]向...献礼
make an impact on[]对...产生影响
make one's way to[]想方设法进入
make out[]辨出来，看出来
make sketches of[]作素描
make the difference[]产生差别
make the most of[]充分利用
make up[]构成；组成
make way for[]为...腾出地方；让路
manufacturing or mining center[]制造或矿业开发中心
marine scientist[]海洋科学家
mass production[]大量生产
mass transportation[]公共交通运输
massed movement[]大规模运动
[]]maverick
medicine man[]巫医
membership fee[]会员费
merge into[]合并；结合
merit and demerit[]优缺点
methyl cyanide[]甲基氰
migratory bird[]候鸟
mill town[]工业城
mirror film[]镜膜
model oneself after[]模仿...
modus operandi[](拉丁文)做法
monarch butterfly[]黑脉金斑蝶
more specifically[]更具体地说
more succinctly[]更简洁地说
more than[]超出...的
motion picture[]电影
motor center[]运动(神经)中枢
move into[]进入
much less[]更不用说
multiple service[]多层次服务
musical composition[]乐曲
name after[]以...命名
native to (the west)[](西部)土生土长的
NATO[]北大西洋公约组织
natural balance[]生态平衡
nervous system[]神经系统
news coverage[]新闻报道
no wonder[]不足为怪
not-too-distant future[]在不远的将来
nuclear energy[]核能
nuclei nucleus[]的复数n. 核
nucleic acid[]核酸
object lesson[]示范；实物教学
of all time[]有史以来
of special note[]特别显著；特别重要
of the day[]当时的
of the essence[]极其重要的；必不可少的
of the period (day)[]当时
off course[]不在规定的轨道上；离开航线
oil refining[]炼油
on a daily basis[]每天(指一起共事)
on an equal base with[]与...在平等的基础上
on average[]平均
on hard times[]在困难时期
on one's own[]靠自己的力量
on the battlefield[]在战场上
on the bottom[]在底部
on the heavy side[]有点偏胖
on the other side[]另一方面
on the part of[]就...而言
on the spot[]当场，现场
on the strength of[]基于，根据
on the urban scene[]在城市里
on the whole[]总的说来
on the whole[]整体而言
on their way[]在...途中
on various occasions[]在许多情况下
only that...[]只是因为...
open ended[]开口的
open up[]开设
operational mine[]工作矿井
or whatever[]等等；诸如此类的事
order of magnitude[]数量级
organic food[]有机食品
original version[]原始著作；原始版本
originate from[]源于
other than[]除了...以外
out of place[]不在合适的位置
[]]outer space
over millennia[]数千年来
over the horizon[]即将来临，已露端倪(同on the horizon)
over time[]久而久之
parking lot[]停车场
participate in[]参加
pass on[]传递；转移
pass the time[]消磨时光
pass up[]放过
pattern sth. After[]仿效
pay close heed to[]密切注意
peace table[]和平谈判桌
peat bog[]泥炭
penal colony[](罪犯的)流放地
per capita[]人均
perform a role[]起作用
perform onstage[]登台表演
periodic reversal[]周期性反转
persist in[]坚持作...
personal conferences[]私下交谈；个别接触
personal contact[]私下交往
perspective glass[]透视镜
physical decay[]自然衰退
pick up[]找到(路线，踪迹等)并沿着它走
picture tube[]显像管
piece together[]收集
pilot whale[]领航鲸；巨头鲸
pivotal figure[]关键人物
Plain Indian Culture[]大草原印第安人文化
plastered with[]涂上灰泥
plate glass[]平板玻璃
plate tectonics[]板块结构学
play an important role[]起重要作用
plot out[]描绘；提出...纲要
point of departure[]出发地点
point to[]意味着
polar region[]极地
political favor[]政治施舍
positive and negative effects[]正负作用
postage stamp[]邮票
pour out into[]倾注
power failure[]停电
power plant[](同power station)发电厂；发电站
powered trial bike[]机动小径自行车
powerful Earth-based telescope[]地球上的高倍望远镜
present difficulties[]构成困难
press coverage[]新闻报道
primary concern[]主要关心的事
prior to[]在...之前；先于
private industry[]私人企业
produce results[]产生结果
producer group[]生产者集团
progressive forces[]进步力量
[]]prominent
provided that ...[]如果
public amenities[]公共娱乐场所
public land policy[]公共土地政策
public opinion[]公众舆论
public school[]公立学校
public sentiment[]公众的情绪
public transit[]公共交通系统
pull forward[]向前凸出
Puritan father[]清教徒长老
put another way[]换句话说
put back[]恢复正常；把...放回原处
put sb. against[]使与...对立
put the interests of ...ahead of[]把...利益置于...之前
put through[]使穿过
put up[]建立
put...in place[]把...放在合适的位置
qualify as[]作为...合适
quarry operation[]采石场的运作
quarter century[]四分之一世纪
quotation mark[]引号
rag paper[]碎布优质纸
railroad industry[]铁路工业
raise money[]集资
range from...to...[](在...到...内)变动；显示不定(或不等)
rate of growth[]增长率
rather than[]而不是
[]]raw material
raw sewage[]原污水
reach its peak[]到达顶峰
ready market[]现成的市场
[]]real estate
red cedar[]铅笔柏
reduce...to...[]把...简化为
reenter politics[]再度从政
refer to[]指
reference point[]参照点
reference to[]提到
reflective glass[]反光玻璃
reflective tape[]反光带
refuse site[]废地
regardless of[]不论
relative speed[]相对速度
relevant to[]与...有关
REM (rapid eye movement)[]快速眼动
removed from[]远离
renew a friendship[]重修旧好
replace...with...[]用...代替...
reproductive capability[]生殖能力
residential lot[]住宅区
result from[]由...产生
result in[]结果是；导致
result in[]导致；结果是
retentive power[]暂留力
return to life[]恢复活力
reward sb.[]奖励；表彰
rich in[]富有
rocking chair[]摇椅
roll over[]翻滚
root in[]起源于；起因于
rough hands[]粗鲁的工人
run into[]遇到
run out of[]用完
run parallel to[]与...平行
run wild[]失控；(价)暴涨
running north and south[]贯穿南北
rush out[]涌出
rust away[]锈烂
satellite city[]卫星城
satisfy one's desires[]实现愿望
satisfy one's needs[]满足...要求
scat singing[]无意义的狂喊乱叫唱法
scholarly attainment[]学术成就
scoop up[]用铲子取
sea anemone[]海葵
seal up[]封闭，密封
second job[]第二职业
second place[]第二名
seek after[]寻找；追求
sense organ[]感觉器官
service industry[]服务行业
set a record[]创记录
set sth. in motion[]使...运动
set the stage for[]为...提供舞台；为...创造条件
set the table[]摆好餐具
set up[]设立
set...in motion[]使...运动
shift from...to...[]从...转向
shine through[](喻)表现出来
short of[]若无，除...外
show off[]炫耀，卖弄
shut down[]关闭
shut out[]遮住；把...挡在外面, 排斥
side with[]站在...一边；支持
sieve tube[]筛管
sign language[]符号语言
sink into an existence[]陷入(进入)...的状态
slavish copy[]依样画葫芦的摹写
slip away[]逃走
slow down[]减速；慢下来
social concerns[]社会所关注的事物
social worker[]社会工作者
solar astronomer[]太阳天文学家
[]]solar system
solo instrument[]独奏乐器
sort out[]把...分类
soundly asleep[]酣睡
space agency[]航天局
space shuttle[]航天飞机
speak of[]谈到，提到
speed up[]加快速度
spend one's entire fortune[]花光所有的钱
sperm whale[]巨头鲸；抹香鲸
spring into being[]产生
spring up[]迅速生长
stand at[](测得特定数)达到
standards of admission[]入学标准
start out[]开始时打算；本来想要
stem from[]源于
still life arrangement[]大型静物摄影布置
stinging cell[]带刺的细胞
stock exchange[]股票交易
stretch out[]伸出
strike a serious blow at[]严重打击
string instrument[]弦乐器
subduction zone[]潜没区域
subject matter[]创作的题材
subject of much debate[]有争议的问题
subject to[]易受...的
substitute A for B[]用A代替B
succeed in[]取得成功
sum total[]总数，总额
sum up[]总结
Superintendent of Indian Affairs[]印第安事务大臣
superior to[]比...优越(好)
susceptible to[]易受...影响的
swarm of[]大群
switch to[]转变
switch to oils[]改画油画
synonymous with[]与...同义
table salt[]精制食盐
take a step[]迈出一步
take advantage of[]利用
take care of[]处理
take charge of[]负责；主管
take control of[]控制
take hold[]抓住；扛着
take issue with[]与...争论
take measures[]采取措施
take note of[]作记录
take on[]承担, 呈现
take over[]接办，接管
take sth. for granted[]视...为理所当然
take sth. Seriously[]严肃对待...
take the offensive on all fronts[]全面发起进攻
take to[]形成...的习惯；开始喜欢
take up[]着手处理；论及
take...for subject matter[]把...作为题材
taken in this sense[]从这个意义上去理解
tally book[]记录本；记账本
target discrimination on...[]把对...的歧视作为目标
target organ[]目标器官
technological base[]技术基础
teeth root[]牙根
Ten Commandments[]十戒
tend to[]倾向于
tens of thousands of[]千百万
testify to[]说明，表明
the human race[]人类
the overwhelming majority[]绝大多数
the spot of earth[]地方
the turn of the century[]本世纪初
theater critic[]剧评家
theory of probability[]概率论
thin out[]变稀薄；变淡
This World[]本界
throw off[]摆脱
throw oneself into[]投身于
tin can[]马口铁罐头
tip the scales at[]称起来重量为
tissue fluid[]组织液
to a great degree[]在很大程度上
to the extreme[]走向极端
to the point of[]到...地步
tooth wear[]牙齿磨损
top dogs[]夺魁者
town council[]市政会，镇政会
trail dust[](亦作a trail of dust)灰尘
transform...into...[]把...变成...
transit line[]运输路线
Treasury Department[]财政部
trip wire[]绊网；拉发线
tune in to[]收到
turn down[]拒绝
turn one's attention to[]开始关注；把注意力转移到...
turn out[]结果是；证明是
turn to[]变成,转向
turn up[]来到；出现
turtle shell[]玳瑁壳；海龟甲
unaided eye[](不借助设备的)肉眼
unbound hair[]飘散的头发
under construction[]正在施工之中
under favorable conditions[]在有利的情形下
under pressure[]在压力之下
under sb's directions[]在...的指示下
up to[]多达
Upper World[]上界
upside down[]倒转
urban sprawl[]城区的无计划扩张
use up[]耗尽；用完
usher in[]开辟；创始；宣告...的来临, 引进
vantage point[]有利地位
very simply put[]简言之
visual illusion[]视觉错误
view...as...[]认为...是...
vocal chord[]声带
volcanic vent[]火山口
wad up[]揉成一团(卷)
warn sb. of sth.[]告诫
wary of[]谨防的；小心翼翼的
waste away[]慢慢融化掉；逐渐减少
waste disposal[]处理废品
wear and tear[]磨损和毁坏
were it not for[]若不是，假如没有
What a vision![]多壮观!
What of ...?[]...的情况怎样?
Wigman system[](德国舞蹈家)维格曼体系
win approval[]得到支持(嘉许)
wind instrument[]管乐器
wing bone[]翼骨
Winnipeg Grain Exchange[]温尼伯粮食交易所
wipe out[]消灭
with an eye for[]以...的眼光
with reference to[]关于；有关
with respect to[]就...而言；在...方面
with the exception of[]除...之外
wonder food[]特效食品
work on the idea of[]开始琢磨
work out[]计算
worker honeybee[]工蜂
wrap up[]完成某事
