hand out 分发,发给 hand out the pencils
hand over 交出,移交,让与 The thief was handed over to the police.
in hand 撑握 Don't worry, I have the matter well in hand.
on hand 在手边,临近,在场 =ready for use or to take part
on (the)one/other hand 一方面,另一方面
hang about 闲荡,徘徊,逗留 I hung about/around for an hour but he didn't come.
hang back 畏缩,犹豫,踌躇 We all hang back when he saw how old the car was.
hang on 1抓住不放;2坚持;3等会儿; 4.取决于; 5打电话时不挂断 1.Hang on, the bus is starting. 2.Much hands on your decision;3.=hold on
hang on to /onto 紧握住,坚持下去 =try to keep
hang up 挂断电话 I was so angry that I hang up on her.
happen to 碰巧;发生 I happened to see him yesterday.=It was happened that I saw him yesterday.
hardly any 几乎没有 There's hardly any coal left.Hardly anybody(=very few people)came to the meeting
hardly ... before /when 刚..就.. Hardly had the game begun when it started raining.
have sth back 要回,收回某物 You shall have it back(=It will be returned to you) next month.
have on 穿着,戴着 He had nothing on except a hat.
have to do with 和...有...关系
head for 驶,向,走向 Where are you heading for? We are heading for the same destination.
head on 迎面地.正面地
keep one's head 保持镇静 =to remain /keep calm
lose one's head 慌乱,仓皇失措 You musn't lose your head.
at heart 在内心,实质上 He is kind at heart.; He looks rather fierce,but he is kind at heart.
by heart 牢记,凭记忆
get / learn by heart 记住,背诵 I learned the poem by heart.
heart and soul 全心全意地,完全地 =completely: I am yours heart and soul.
lose heart 丧失勇气,失去信心 He lost heart when he failed the exam.
help oneself 自取所需(食物等) The money was on the table and no one was there,so he helped himself.
here and there 到处 He saw flowers here and there.
get hold of 抓住 Take/get/catch hold of the rope, and we'll pull you up.
hold back 阻止,抑制,踌躇 We built banks to hold back the flood waters.; I could not hold him back.
hold on 握住不放 ,等会儿
hold onto 紧紧握住 =hang onto He held onto the rope.
hold out 坚持,不屈服 I don't hold out much hope that the weather will improve.
hold up 举起,云承 阻挡 The building of the new road has been held up by bad weather.
in honor of 为向...表示敬意,为...庆祝/纪念 a party in honor of the visiting president
on one's honor 以名誉担保 He was (put) on his honor not to tell the secret.
keep house 管理家务,做家务
hurry up (使)赶快 Hurry up, it's getting late.
in a hurry 匆忙,立即 He was in a hurry to go home.
improve on / upon 改进,超过 =to produce or be something better than; better; It is hard to improve on the plan.
at intervals 不时,每隔..时间或距离 The bell rang at 20-minute intervals.
by itself 自动地,独自地 The machine works by itself.
in itself 本质上,就其本身而言 =without considering the rest; The existence of human beings is a miracle in itself.
be keen on 喜爱,渴望 He is keen on short stories.
keep away (from sth) 远离 Keep away from the water's edge! or keep sb/sth away from...
keep back 1.阻止.抑制; 2.隐瞒 3.保留 1.keep sb back from doing sth =prevent sb from doing sth. 2.She can keep nothing (back) from her friends. 3.They keep back $20 a month from my salary for National Insurance(国民保险费).
keep down 控制,压低(声音) He couldn't keep down his anger .; Chemicals are used for keeping insects down.
keep from 使..不进入 Can't you keep your dog from coming into my garden?
keep in 1.继续烧着,不熄;2.控制 1Shall we deep the fire in or let it out. 2.He couldn't keep in his indignation.
keep in with 与某人保持友谊 You must keep in with your customers, retain their goodwill.
keep off 不接近,避开 The parents are advised to keep children off the street. Keep off the grass!
keep on (doing sth) 继续,反复地做 Prices keep on increasing. Susan got a bad cold and kept on caughing all night.
keep out of 躲开,置身...之外 Danger! Keep out! Keep out of their quarrels,Don't get involved in them.
keep to 遵守,信守,坚持 1.Traffic in Britain keeps to the left. 2.keep to the subject /point at issue: 把握讨论的主题/要点. 3.He kept the news to himself.
keep up 1.继续,坚持, 2.维护 3.4.使迟睡. 1.Will the fine weather keep up?2.How do you keep up this large house? 3.It's wrong to keep the children up so late, They should go to bed. 4.I don't want to deep you up; you look sleepy and ready for bed.
keep up with 1.跟上,不落后; 2.保持联系. 1.I had to run to keep up (with the girls). Dove couldn't keep up with the rest of the class. 2.try to keep up with old friends far away.
knock down 1.撞倒,击倒; 2.拆除 1.Alex was knocked down by a bus yesterday.2. Our house is being knocked down to make way for a new road.
knock out 击倒,击昏 A rock falling down from the mountain knocked a tourist out.
at large 1.一般地,大多数; 2.未被捕获的 1.in general,as a whole: Did the people at large approve of the government's policy? 2. free, uncontrolled: The criminals are still at large.(凶手依然逍遥法外)
lay aside 1.放下,把..搁置一旁; 2.留存,储存; 3.放弃,抛弃 1.=put down: Lay the book aside and rest your eyes for a while. 2.Lay aside money for one's old age. 3.Lay aside bad habits.
lay down 1.放下; 2.规定,制订 1. to lay down arms 2.to lay down the law.You can't lay down hard and fast rules.
lay off (临时)解雇,休息 They laid us off for 3 months.
lay out 1.安排,布置,设计; 2.展开(以便使用或易见) 1.=make a plan for ,arrange: lay out a printed page/an advertisement. well paid-out streets and avenues.(设计良好的街道和马路). 2.The magnificent scene that was laid out before the climbers when they reached the summit.
in the least 一点,丝毫 He is not in the least worried.
leave behind 不带,忘了带,遗留,留下 Don't leave your coat (behind)!
leave out 省略,遗漏 I left out the important point.
lend itself to
at length 最终,终于 =at last ,finally: After two hours' drive they arrived there at length.
let down 1.使失望,不帮助; 2.放下,降低 1.disappoint, fail to help :Harry will never let you down.(You can rely upon him to help you always.) 2.Pleast let the window down.She let down her hair. 3.make(clothes) longer: This skirt needs letting down.
let go (of ) 放开,松开 Don't let go (of) the rope /handle. Let me go!(Take your hands off me,don't hold or keep me.)放开你的手,不要拉我,让我走!
let in / into 让..进来 There is someone at the door;let them in,will you? Who let you into the building?
let loose 放开,释放,放松(喻发泄) Don't let that dog loose.
let off 1.原谅,宽恕,从轻处理,免除(工作,责任,约束) ; 1.The police let him off, but warned him not to do it again. You let him off lightly. 2.to let off a fireworks放(枪炮,烟火等): The boys were letting off fireworks
let out 1.放出,发出 ; 2.放大,放宽 1.He let out a cry of pain. Let the water out of the bathtub. 2.=to make (clothes)bigger: She's getting so fat that her trousers need to be let out round the waist(腰).
lie in 1.睡懒觉; 2. 分娩,待产 1=to stay in bed late in the morning; lie-in n: have a nice lie-in on Sunday morning 2. The time had come for her to lie in.
in the light of 鉴于,由于 =taking into account;considering: The book was written in the light of the new theory.
throw/cast light on/upon 阐明某事,使人了解某事 =to make clear;explain: Their findings throw some light on what has happened.
in line 成一直线,排成一行 in line for the job ; The students stood in line to welcome us .
in line with 与...一致,与...符合 That isn't in line with my ideas at all.
line up 使排队, 使排成一行 1.He lined up behind the others to wait his turn. 2.I've lined up a famous singer for the school concert.
little by little 一点点地, 逐渐地 If you keep studying hard, you are certain to make progress little by little.
live on/by 靠...生活,以...为食 They live on meat,fish, milk and vegetables.
live through 度过 The old man lived through two world wars.
live up to 1遵守,实践(诺言,原则);2.符合,不辜负 The teacher hopes that his students will live up to his expectations. 2.Did the film live up to your expectations?
as long as 只要,如果,既然 =if;on condition that:We can finish the task ahead of time as long as we work hard
for long Were you there for long?
look after 照料,照管,关心,注意 Who will look after the baby?
look at 看,朝..看,看待 He looks at work in a different way now he is in charge.
look back 回顾,回头看 After he won the first game,he never looked back.
look down on/ upon 蔑视,看不起 =to have a low opinion of
look for 寻找 =try to find
look forward to 盼望,期待;预料 =to expect to enjoy
look in 顺便看望,顺便访问
look into 窥视,调查,过问 There is a fault in the machine, and we're just looking into it.
look on 旁观,观看, 看待,视作 =to watch while others take part
look out 注意 Look out! You'll crash the car.
look over 检查,查看 =examine quickly
look through 浏览,温习 =examine,esp. for points to be noted
look up 查阅 1.Things are looking up! 2.Look up the word in the dictionary.
look up to 尊敬,敬仰 =respect
at a loss 困惑,不知所措 =confused; uncertain what to do or say
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