2012年6月英语四级考试高频词汇(10)

271. at the expense of在损害…情况下,以…为牺牲

272. expose…to…使暴露于…, 使…受(危险,风险)

273. be exposed to… 面临…, 受到….

274. beyond expression (=in a manner that cannot be expressed) 无法形容, 说不出的

275. give expression to 表达, 表现 find expression in 表现

276. to …extent 在…程度上

277. in the extreme (= extremely) 极其

278. look sb. in the eye 正视, 打量(某人)

279. close (shut) one’s eyes to不理会,视而不见

280. in one’s mind’s eye 在心目中, 在想象中

281. in the twinkling of an eye 一眨眼,转眼间

282. keep an eye on(=keep a watch on)照看,监视

283. in the eyes of in one’s eyes ( = in the judgment of ) 在某人看来, 在某人眼里

284. on the face of it (=judging by what one can see) 表面看来

285. in the face of 面对着(困难等情况)

286. in one’s face当着某人的面; face to faced面对面; face up to 大胆面向

287. fail in (=be unsuccessful in) 失败

288. in good faith(=honestly, sincerely) 真诚地

289. keep faith with 对…守信用

290. lose faith in 对…失去信心

291. on faith 毫无怀疑地, 依赖地

292. faithful to (=loyal to) 对…忠诚

293. fall into the habit (of) 养成…习惯

294. fall short of (=fail to reach a desired result, standard, etc.) 没达到, 低于

295. familiar with 熟悉,了解

296. have a fancy for ( =like sth. without the help of reason) (没有道理地)喜欢, 想要

297. take a fancy to (=become fond of) 喜欢

298. by far 远, 非常 (与比较级或最高级连用)

299. far from 远远不是

300. far from 非但不…(而且)