1.to be aimed at 旨在；目的在于

This book aims at providing a more practical and more effective method for Chinese students of English in their learning and using idiomatic expressions and in the understanding of the cultural elements that these expressions contain.

本書(shū)旨在向中國(guó)學(xué)生提供一個(gè)更為實(shí)用、有效的學(xué)習(xí)方法，幫助他們學(xué)習(xí)使用英 語(yǔ)習(xí)慣表達(dá)法，理解其中的文化內(nèi)含。

2.to give sb.the air 拋棄某人；不理睬某人；解雇某人

When John loused up the business, his boss gave him the air, and ironically, his daughter instantly gave the boss the air just because of that.

當(dāng)約翰把生意搞糟時(shí)，他的老板便炒了他的魷魚(yú)。更有諷刺意味的是，約翰的女 兒也就因此把那個(gè)老板給甩了。

3.to be alarmed for...對(duì)．．．放心不下；對(duì)．．提心吊膽

She seems to be very much alarmed for her husband being charged with a case of being bribed.

看來(lái)她對(duì)丈夫被指控有受賄嫌疑一案很是提心吊膽的。

4.to put sb.on the alert...使某人對(duì)．．．警懾起來(lái)，防備起來(lái)

Dont make a mention of anything about it, or you will put her on the alert against us before we take the action.

這事你千萬(wàn)別跟她提，要不她會(huì)在我們行動(dòng)之前就開(kāi)始防備我們。

5.to make an allegation mat...硬說(shuō)，偏偏說(shuō)．．．；斷言．．．

I saw him with my own eyes go into the massage parlor with another guy , but her made an allegation that he didnt go there.

我親眼看見(jiàn)他和另一個(gè)人去按摩室了，可是他偏偏說(shuō)他沒(méi)有去那兒。

6.to be allergic to...對(duì)．．．有過(guò)敏反應(yīng)；厭惡．．．

We all know that suggestions and criticisms that sound unpleasant to the ear are usually good to the soul but unfortunately, many people are allergic to them and some become abhorrent of them.

我們都知道讓人們聽(tīng)起來(lái)不很舒服的批評(píng)建議對(duì)心靈通常是大有裨益的，然而很多人卻不愛(ài)聽(tīng)這樣的批評(píng)意見(jiàn)，有的甚至憎恨別人給自己提批評(píng)意見(jiàn)。

7.to make an alliance against...聯(lián)合抵御（反對(duì)）．．．

The two armies are obviously making an alliance against us by stationing troops along our defence.

兩支軍隊(duì)在我們的防御工事前部署部隊(duì)，這無(wú)疑是試圖聯(lián)合抵御我們。

8.to allure sb. into...引誘某人去．．．，誘惑某人去．．．

Money has allured great many people into crimes, crimes that simply didnt exist fifty years ago.

金錢(qián)誘惑許許多多的人去犯罪，這些犯罪在50年前根本就是沒(méi)有過(guò)的現(xiàn)象。

9.to have no alternative but...除了．．．別無(wú)選擇

Under such circumstances, a small company like ours has no alternative but follow others like sheep.

在這種情況下，像我們這樣的小公司除了跟在別人的屁股后面跑以外別無(wú)選擇。

10.amuse oneself by/with...以．．．自得其樂(lè)

These laid-off workers have to amuse themselves by doing a better job in their homes.

這些下崗工人只能是力求把家務(wù)干好而自得其樂(lè)了。

11.be analogous to/with...類(lèi)似于．．．；與．．．相似

Its obvious that his paper is largely analogous to Freuds paper published in the United States.

很顯然，他的論文與弗洛伊德在美國(guó)發(fā)表的那篇論文相比極為相似。

12.be annoyed with...因．．．而感到煩惱或厭煩

Many people are annoyed with unsought advice and criticisms.

很多人討厭別人主動(dòng)提出勸告，更為他人的批評(píng)感到厭煩。

13.to come into antagonism with...與．．．鬧翻，對(duì)抗

The two companies came into antagonism with each other as a result of their reducing the prices of their products.

因?yàn)榻档彤a(chǎn)品價(jià)格一事兩個(gè)公司鬧翻了。

14.to feel an antipathy for...厭惡，嫌棄．．．，對(duì)．．．反感

It seems that Sandra is feeling an antipathy for all her in-laws except her brother-in-law.

看來(lái)桑德拉很嫌棄她丈夫的家里人，只有她小叔子是個(gè)例外。

15.to go ape over...被．．．搞得神魂顛倒

The Swedish Ping-Pong players went ape over their final success in the game.

瑞典乒乓球運(yùn)動(dòng)員為在這次比賽中的最后勝利而興奮不已。

16.make an apology to sb. for...因．．．而向某人道歉

The general manager made a sincere apology to all the employees for not being able to carry out his promise for a salary raise this year.

總經(jīng)理因沒(méi)能兌現(xiàn)他給大家長(zhǎng)工資的承諾而向全體職員表示了誠(chéng)懇的歉意。

17.to make ones appeal to...向．．．發(fā)出呼吁；求助于．．．

At times of war, the President of the country made his appeal to his countrymen to donate military supplies and support the army.

戰(zhàn)時(shí)，總統(tǒng)呼吁全國(guó)人民捐贈(zèng)物資以支援軍隊(duì)。

18.to apply...to...把．．．應(yīng)用于，運(yùn)用到．．．

What can be applied to one circumstance may not be applicable to another situation, and this is what we call “exception”。

能被應(yīng)用于某一種情況的理論不一定也適用于另一種情況。這就是我們所說(shuō)的“例外”。

19. to make appointment with...與．．．約定，約會(huì)

The president made an appointment with his aid for a secret talk about the change of foreign policy toward the country with which it has had problems.

總統(tǒng)與其助理約定進(jìn)行一次秘密交談?dòng)懻撆c其有瓜葛的國(guó)家外交政策的改變問(wèn)題。

20.to be appreciative of...欣賞．．．；感激．．．

He is not actually appreciative of your advice, though he pretends not to give you that impression.

盡管他裝作一副感激的樣子，但實(shí)際上他對(duì)你的勸告并不領(lǐng)情。

21.to have/feel an apprehension for/over 對(duì)．．．感到不安（焦慮、恐懼）

Most small and medium-sized enterprises are feeling a strong apprehension for their existence and prospects.

很多中、小型的企業(yè)對(duì)其生存和前途感到憂心忡忡。

22.to be apprehensive for/of...對(duì)．．．感到不安，焦慮，恐懼

Many parents nowadays are very much apprehensive of their childrens future.

近幾年來(lái)，很多父母對(duì)其子女的前途感到焦慮不安。

23.to be/become apprised of...熟悉，了解．．．；得知．．．

We must become apprised of the market needs before we can get a large share of the market.

我們要想占領(lǐng)大部分市場(chǎng)就必須深入了解市場(chǎng)的需求。

24.to make approaches to...接近．．．；和．．．交道

Soon after she got to Chicago, she tried every means to make approaches to the hotshots and social celebrities.

她到達(dá)芝加哥后不久就想方設(shè)法接近該市的大人物和社會(huì)名流。

25.to be appropriate for...適合于．．．；適用于．．．

This method might be good for teaching adult students, but its not appropriate for teaching children.

這種方法也許適合成年學(xué)生的教學(xué)，對(duì)于兒童教育，則并不適合。

26.to be apt to do...有．．．的傾向；很容易．．．；有可能．．．

Parents are apt to make such mistakes as thinking they re always right in everything they do and that children should always be at their mercy.

很多父母認(rèn)為自己做什么都對(duì)，孩子就應(yīng)該聽(tīng)從他們。這樣的錯(cuò)誤是家長(zhǎng)們很容易犯的。

27.to argue sb. into doing sth. 說(shuō)服某人去干某事

A group of students had finally argued the chairman of the department into canceling the courses that are irrelevant to their areas of research.

后終于說(shuō)服系主任取消那些與他們的研究領(lǐng)域毫不相干的課程。

28.to get into arguments with...與．．．發(fā)生爭(zhēng)執(zhí)，展開(kāi)辯論

The department heads got into hot arguments with the general manager on the issue of whether they should invest in the newly proposed project.

在是否應(yīng)該投資搞最近提出的工程問(wèn)題上，各部門(mén)的經(jīng)理們與總經(jīng)理展開(kāi)了激烈的辯論。

29.to arise from...從．．．中產(chǎn)生；由．．．而引起，起因于．．．

The “weightless" condition of astronauts in orbit about the earth arises from just the cancellation of inertial and gravitational forces.

在圍地球運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的軌道中，宇航員的”失重”狀態(tài)就是慣性與引力相互抵消的結(jié)果。

30. to keep sb. at arms length 對(duì)某人敬而遠(yuǎn)之

If one doesnt know how to keep other people at arms length, he may easily get lost when he is hit below the belt.

如果一個(gè)人不知該如何與他人保持距離，那么當(dāng)別人在他背后使壞時(shí)他自然是無(wú)計(jì)可施。

31.to make arrangements for...為．．．做準(zhǔn)備，安排

Please fax to us your flight number and the time of arrival one week in advance, so that we can make arrangements for meeting you at airport and the reception.

請(qǐng)您提前一個(gè)星期把您的航班號(hào)和抵達(dá)的時(shí)間傳真給我們，我們好安排到機(jī)場(chǎng)接 機(jī)并為招待會(huì)提前做好準(zhǔn)備。

32.to arrive at/in...到達(dá)．．．；抵達(dá)．．．

He told me that he would arrive in Chicago at about half past four on the 15th of May and probably arrive at your hotel in an hours time after that.

他告訴我說(shuō)他將于5月12日下午4點(diǎn)30分抵達(dá)芝加哥機(jī)場(chǎng)，而且很可能在到達(dá)后的一個(gè)半小時(shí)內(nèi)到達(dá)你們飯店。

33.to be ashamed of oneself for...因．．．而感到害羞，漸愧

The superstar was ashamed of himself for acting a role in the film that has degraded his fame as a superstar.

那個(gè)超級(jí)影星為自己在該片中扮演了一個(gè)有損于自己名望的角色而感到羞愧。

34.to aspire after/for/to/towards...渴望，向往，追求，有志于．．．

After he became a millionaire, he turned to aspire after a leadership role in the city government.

他成了百萬(wàn)富翁之后，轉(zhuǎn)而立志于成為市政府的一名領(lǐng)導(dǎo)干部。

35.to be assigned to...被分配從事．．．；被派到．．．

John was recently assigned to Tokyo as a section chief,taking charge of the production section.

約翰最近被派到東京當(dāng)主管，負(fù)責(zé)生產(chǎn)部的管理工作。

36.to associate oneself with...贊同，支持．．．；與．．．交往

He tried to associate himself with the local people but nevertheless; he found it very hard to adjust himself to the local customs and their way of life.