2017考研：英語高頻短語(25)
掛回;躊躇不前;退縮，猶豫;逡巡;
[例句]I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.
我看到他走上前，但很快又縮了回來，緊張地搓著手。
2. hang on
堅持下去;等候;緊緊抓住;等待某事發(fā)生;
[例句]Can you hang on for a minute?
你能不能稍等一會兒?
3. hang up
掛上;掛住;使等候;將電話筒掛上;
[例句]Mum hung up the phone.
媽媽掛上了電話。
4. have on
穿著;戴著;計劃好;約定;
[例句]It's a pretty hat you have on.
你戴的帽子很好看。
5. hold back
阻礙;隱瞞;控制;猶豫不決;
[例句]The administration had several reasons for holding back.
政府因為幾個原因而猶豫不決。
6. hold on
堅持;等一等;<口>別掛電話;抓緊不放;
[例句]His right arm was extended up beside his head, still holding on to a coffee cup.
他的右臂伸在頭的一側，手里仍緊握著一個咖啡杯。
7. hurry up
趕快;(使)趕緊;
[例句]Franklin told Howe to hurry up and take his bath; otherwise, they'd miss their train.
富蘭克林告訴豪趕快去洗澡;否則他們會趕不上火車。
8. keep down
控制;使不升起;使留級;吞下藥物;
[例句]The prime aim is to keep inflation down.
首要目標是抑制通貨膨脹。
9. keep off
(使)不接近;禁食;(雨、雪等)沒有下;避開某一話題;
[例句]I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods.
我努力做到了只吃規(guī)定飲食，不沾甜食。
10. keep up
保持;不減弱，(天氣)持續(xù)不變;保養(yǎng);(使)不倒下;保持不衰退;
[例句]She shook her head and started to walk on. He kept up with her.
她搖了搖頭開始往前走。他跟了上去。
11. let down
放下;放低;使失望;失信;
[例句]But then to be let down like that, oh it's so unfair!
但是接下來竟讓人如此失望，唉，這真不公平!
12. let in
容許;加進;讓…進入;把…降下;
[例句]We opened the windows and let in the glorious evening air.
我們打開窗戶，讓傍晚那沁人心脾的空氣流進室內。
13. let off
放(炮、煙火等);免罰;寬恕;
[例句]The boys were letting off fireworks.
男孩子在放煙火。
14. let out
放出;釋放;發(fā)出(聲音);使(火)熄滅;
[例句]It lets sunlight in but doesn't let heat out.
它吸收陽光，但并不釋放熱量。
15. line up
排成一行;排隊等候;組織;邀集;
[例句]The senior leaders lined up behind him in orderly rows.
高級將領整齊有序地在他身后站成幾排。
16. look out
當心;向外看;面向;朝外;
[例句]I should look out if I were you!
如果我是你，我會小心的。
17. look on
旁觀，觀看;看待，視作;
[例句]I look on the matter as most unusual.
我認為這件事極不尋常。
18. look in
往里面看;拜訪;短暫訪問;把注意力轉向…;
[例句]I looked in on Louisa. She was sleeping.
我順道去看了一下路易莎。她當時在睡覺。
19. make out
理解;假裝;辨認出;填寫(表格);
[例句]I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth.
我只依稀看見一個高個的模糊身影穿過了矮樹叢。
20. mix up
混合;把(某人)搞糊涂，分不清;混同;
[例句]People often mix me up with other actors.
人們常常把我同其他演員弄混。
