高考重点热点动词短语辨析.txt

2010高考重点、热点动词短语辨析
add to:vt. increase 增加; add sth to sth 把……添加到……之中
The rise in electricity costs has added to our difficulties.
add up to = come to 合计(不可用进行时和被动态)e to
These figures add up to 50. 这些数字总计为50。
act as vt. 担当(同义短语:serve as)
A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind person. 经过训练的狗可以给盲人当向导。
act on vt. 1、按照……行动
Acting on my doctor’s advice, I try to avoid taking more carbohydrates than the body ,我尽量不摄取超过身体需要的碳水化合物。
2、(药等)对……起作用。
Does the medicine take long to act on the nerve centers?
这药过很长时间才对神经中枢起作用吗?
Act out:将……表演出来
The children started to act out the whole accident.
break away from vt. 1)挣脱(某人);2)脱离(组织等),破除(思想体系,传统)
You must break away from the illegal group at once.
break down 1)vi. go wrong (机器、车轮)发生故障;
I’m sorry to arrive late, but my car broke down halfway.
2)fail vi.(计划、谈判等)失败;
The peace talks broke down without any agreement being reached.
和谈失败了,没有达成任何协议。
3) vi.(身体)垮了,感情失控;
I can’t have you breaking down in health. 我不能让你身体一天天垮下去。
4)vt.(化学);分解divide划分
Every lesson is broken down into several 。
break up 1)vt / vi 击碎,破裂
Jim began to break the ice up on the frozen lake.
The ship broke up on the rocks. 船触礁破裂。
2)vt. 破坏(关系);vi.(关系)破裂
What broke up their friendship ? Their marriage broke up.
3)vt. 驱散(人群)The police had to use force to break up the crowd.
break off 1)vt. end 断绝(关系)
The two countries have broken off diplomatic(外交)relations.
2)vt./vi. stop 停止(说话,工作)
We broke off(work)for a cup of coffee. 我们停下(工作),喝杯咖啡。
break out vi. (火灾、战争、争吵等)爆发,突然发生(不能用被动态)
break into vt. 1)enter by force 强行进入,破门而入
We found that the room had been broken into and everything stolen.
2)vt. 突然…起来(同义) burst into
break into song / laughter / tears / cheers 突然唱(大笑,大哭,欢呼)起来
break in vi. 1)强行进入,非法进入;
A stranger broke in on the morning without knocking.
2)*interrupt 打断别人说话,插嘴。
She broke in with some suggestions of her own. 她插话,提出自己一些建议。
bring about:vt. cause 导致,引起。同义短语:lead to, result in, give rise to