2012年6月英语四级考试常考短语(2)

A for the better 好转,向好的方向发展 a change for the better= a change with good results

I get the better of 胜过,战胜,在..中占上风 to get the better of one's opponents

E had better 最好还是,应该 ought to, should

I on board 在船(飞机)上 They got on board the train.

I be bound to 必定,一定 It's bound to rain soon.

E break away (from) 脱离,逃跑 The criminal broke away from the policemen who were holding him.

I break down 损坏;分解,瓦解 1.They break the door down. 2. His opposition broke down. 3. The car broke down. 4. Peter broke down and wept when his mother died. 5. Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances.

E.I break in 1强行进入,闯入;

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I .打断,插嘴 1.He broke in and stole my money. 2.She broke in with some ideas of her own.

3. to break new shoes in

I break into 1.闯入; 2.突然发生,突然开始;3突然改变步法 4侵占;5.打开并提取紧急之物 1.to break into a house 2. to break into song/ laugh/ tears 3.break into a run 4.Social

duties break into my time/leisure.5.to break into money one has saved.

I break off 中断,中止 1.Those two countries have broken off relations. 2. He broke off a branch.

3. A branch broke off (the tree).

E break out 1.2.突然发生,爆发;3.逃跑 1.War broke out. 2.She broke out in curses(大怒). 3=escape:to break out of prison

I break through 1.突破;2.克服,征服,压倒 1.The sun break through (the clouds).

2. The doctors broke through in their fight again heart disease.

I break up 1.破碎,拆散,瓦解;2.终止;3.婚姻关系结束;4身体衰弱,变弱; 1. The ice will break up when the warm weather comes. 2. The police broke up the fight. 3. Their marriage broke up. 4. He may break up under all this pressure.(他累垮了)