高考英语常用动词词组攻略篇
一、add
If you add 5 to 5，you will get 10. Five added to five is/makes 10.
His coming will add to our trouble.
The balloons added to the festival atmosphere.
His whole school education added up to no more than one year.
Add up the numbers，and you will get 1155. （题组训练）用与add相关的短语填空：
1、The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather added _____________the helplessness of the crew at sea.
2、The numbers add ________________95.
二、agree
agree on
agree to do sth.
agree to the plan/decision/arrangement
I don't agree with you/what you said/your advice/your opinion.
The climate here doesn't agree with me. Your story agrees with what I have already beard. （题组训练）用与agree相关的短语填空：
3、Mutton doesn't agree ________________ him.
4、The verb agrees ________________ its subject in number and person.
5、We couldn't agree ________________ a date.
三、break
I am sorry that I broke my promise
break one's word/break the law/break the rule
He broke away from all his old friends. I should break away from such habits.
All our plans broke down. The peace talks have broken down.
Her health broke down under the pressure of work.
（=become very bad）
The telephone system has broken down. The Second World War broke out in September 1939. After midnight，the party broke up.
The police broke up the crowd.
Our troops had little difficulty in breaking through the lines of the police.
broken English
（题组训练）用与break相关的短语填空：
6、News reports say peace talks between the two countries have broken __________ with no agreement reached.
7、Fire broke ____________ last night.
8、Sentences can be broken _____________ into clauses:
9、You've been working so hard for nearly a month. Relax yourself,or you will break _______sooner or later.
10、While we were watching TV，a voice broke ______the program to announce the election results.
四、bring
He brought about a quarrel between his parents.
She made every effort to bring about a peaceful solution to the problem.
Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were brought down by falling trees or branches.
bring down prices
The sale brought in over＄200.
The fine weather is bringing the crops on nicely. Can you make a sentence to bring out the meaning of the phrase.
Joe was born in Texas but brought up in Oklahoma. He was so ill that he brought up everything.
This brought me into touch with various kinds of workers.
They have brought the meeting forward to next Monday.
（题组训练）用与bring相关的短语填空：
11、The war in Iraq was ________________ by the American President Bush.
12、The work can ________________ ＄2000 a year.
The trouble calls for quick action by the government. I will call for you at five o'clock.
We called for the packages at the post office.
I formed the habit of calling on him in the evenings. Your father is ill，you should call in a doctor at once. People don't like being called names.
They've called off the game because of the thick fog.
He called upon me to speak immediately after him
I called on the people of this country to work hard for national unity.
A notice displayed in the shop window called attention to the recent increase in prices.
The army was called in to cut through fallen trees and to help clear the roads and paths.
call at some place/call on sb. /call back/call up/give sb. a call/make a call（a long—distance call）
（题组训练）用与call相关的短语填空：
13、The situation calls ________________ immediate action.
14、The sound of happy laughter called ________________ memories of his childhood.
15、Could you call ________________ Mum on your way home?
He had learned enough German to carry on a conversation. One person should carry on where the other had left off. I was chosen to carry out our experiment.
He did not carry out his promise to us.
After destroying the village，the enemy carried off all the cattle
The work is tough，but it is the person to carry it through.（=to complete sth. successfully）
（题组训练）用与carry相关的短语填空：
16、They are trying to carry ________________ a new policy.
17、What a pity！They should have carried ________________ the.good business.
18、—It's a good idea. But who's going to carry ________________ the plan?
—I think Tom and Greg will
七、come
How come that you didn't get here in time?
He came to realize that he was mistaken.
My dream has come true，
He talked about his coming trip to the United States. How did the accident come about?
I came across（came upon/ran across）this book in an old bookstore on the Fourth Avenue.
He came suddenly across an idea.
He just asked me to come round for supper. Come along！Arthur，we can't wait all day！
This paper comes out every Friday.
I think the roses will come out next week.
I came out first in the examination. The bill comes to $5.
When it comes to mathematics，I know nothing about it.
He came up with an idea.
come to oneself
come to an end
come into effect（force）
come to a conclusion（decision）
come into being（existence）
come into power
（题组训练）根据句意完成句子：
19、I'm as good a cook as she is except when it _________making pastry. 我做饭做得和她一样好，就是不会做油酥馅饼。
20、The shock made her hesitate for a moment but she quickly _________ again.这一打击使她踌躇了片刻，但很快就又恢复正常了。
21、Can you tell me how the accident ______________ ？
你能告诉我事故是怎样发生的吗？
I don't care what they say. I shall go on just the same. If you care to hear it，I will tell it to you.
Albert Einstein cared little for money. He was seen using a cheque for＄1500 as a bookmark.
Would you care for a cup of coffee?（＝Would you like...？）
He cared about money.
The mother card for the sick child day and night
The professor said that he was interested only in research：he didn't care about his students.
In this way we could give them timely medical care.
九、catch
catch fire（＝to start burning）
catch one’s breath
That car caught his eyes/attention.
The police caught him stealing a car.（＝to discover suddenly and by surprise especially when someone is doing something bad）
That style has never caught on in China.（＝become popular） He was caught in the rain.（＝be stuck）
Her skirt got caught in the door.（＝be hooked） I suddenly caught sight of him in the crowd.
She made it clear that she would support Australia.
After the storm the sky cleared.
The waitress will clear away these dishes in a moment. How can we clear away，these doubts?
The weather has cleared up；we can go out. You'll have to clear up the things on the table before we have tea.
十一、compare
Car production rose by 25％，compared to/with the first 3 months of this year.
We know it was a small place，comparing to what it is now.
Compare this with that，and you will see which is better.
Shakespeare compared the world to a stage. 十二、cover
They covered 12 miles yesterday.
How many pages have you covered?
The city covered ten square miles.
The professor's talk covered the subject.
The mountain was covered with snow all the year round.
The best reporters were sent to cover the 27th Olympic Games.
cut off
cut out
cut in
cut up
a short cut
They want to cut down a large forest in this area. George is trying to cut his weight down.
The army was called in to cut through the fallen trees on the road.
十四、deal
I'd rather deal with a man than a woman. Women are sharp.
I'm used to dealing with matters of this sort.
This book deals with questions on politics.
What shop do you deal with?
十五、die
die of，如： die of illness/a fever/hunger/sadness/old age
As a result，many westerners die at an early age of heart disease. die from，如：
die from an accident/the polluted air/a bad habit
Ronny's steps had died away/down，and there was a moment of silence.
The wind has died away/down again.
It is thought that between the years 1550 and 1950 an average of one
kind of living thing died out each year.
I'm dying for something to eat.（＝have a strong desire for sth.）
（题组训练）用与die有关的短语填空：
22、The wild population of koalas is in danger of _________________ .
23、Do you fancy a cup of tea? I'm _________________ thirst.
24、I am _________________ a cup of coffee.
十六、 do
—I have some difficulty in pronouncing some of the words in English. —No,you're doing fine. I'm happy in my work in the garden. I'm doing well.
Will it do if we let you have an answer by Friday？
Let's do up this room first.
They tried to do away with slavery.
Please do up these books and post them for Mr. Smith.
have something/nothing/anything/a lot to do with
（题组训练）用与do有关的短语填空：
25、________________ your buttons！
26、He has nothing ________________ the case.
27、The school has ________________ the rules.
28、I haven't enough money to buy a car，so I'll have to ________________ without it.
Even if none of this is true for us today，it is probable that one day we will end up with a disability.
If you drive your car like that，you'll end up in hospital.
The politician finally ended up his speech.
We ended up the dinner with fruit and coffee. The match ended in a win for us. It rained for three days on end.（=continuously） We must put an end to this foolish behavior. The meeting came to an end at last.
（题组训练）用与end有关的短语填空：
29、He ________________ his letter ________________ good wishes to the family.
30、The battle ________________ victory.
31、Their marriage ________________ divorce.
十八、fall
We can't afford to fall behind our competitors in using the new technology.
She has fallen in love with him/the dress.
Where does the plan fall down?（=fail or to be ineffective）
fix（on） a time for sth.，如：
Let's fix a time for discussion.
They've fixed the time and date for the party.
fix one's eyes on，如：
He fixed his eyes on the clock.
fix one's attention on
fix the broken machine
二十、follow
You should follow the rules of the lab when you're doing experiments.
The child follows her mother about all day long.
Follow this road until you get to the church. May follows April.
Do you follow what I'm saying?
二十一、get
The operator finally got me through.
He has got through＄1,000 in less than a year.
John has got through the examination.
I'll be with you as soon as I get through the work. The story has got round—everybody knows about it.
My work is getting along better now.
The bank robbers used a stolen car to get away. Now he was dead，and I could not get away from my sadness. He got down and began to pray.
Don't you think it's time we got down to business? He used to be afraid of heights but he has got over that now.
二十二、give
He gave away most of his fortune to the poor.
They suspected（怀疑）that the secret had been given away by one of their friends.
He has given in to my views.
The gas gave off an unpleasant smell.
Please give my regards/greeting./love/wishes/thanks to Miss Smith.
The teacher gave out the examination papers.
After two days our food gave out，and we had to return to the camp.
The swimmer gave out after ten laps.
I've given up smoking.
（题组训练）用与give有关的短语填空：
32、Smoking is bad for your health.
—Yes，I know. But I simply can't give it ________ .
33、Don't mention that at the beginning of the story，or it may give ________ the shocking ending.
34、Cheap coal gives ________ a lot of smoke.
二十三、go
But if you go against nature and do things at the wrong time of year，you will have to do more work and the results will not be so good.
—How is everything going?
—Things are going very well.
The black hair was going grey.
That is to say，the doctor's been gone for two hours and thirteen minutes.
The engine went well.
How does the old saying go?
If you think you can solve the problem，go ahead. Go ahead，we're all listening.
Work is going ahead.
—May I start?
—Yes，go ahead.
News of the plane crash went around like wildlife. Time went by quickly.
Shares have gone down again by ten points.
She had no time to go deeply into the matter just then.
What is going on out there?
Why not buy some English tapes and some books to go with them?
When smokers who are used to nicotine go without it for an hour or two，they begin to feel bad.
Let me have a go at fixing it.
My family goes back 300 years，while his family goes back to the 15th century.
He always likes to go back to his younger days.
Go over your work before you hand it in.
He doesn't go in for team games. go out
（题组训练）用与go有关的短语填空：
35、Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to go ________________ .
36、If you had gone ________________ your test paper carefully before handing it in，you would have made fewer mistakes.
37、As time goes ________________ ，my memory seems to get worse.
二十四、hand
When he writes，he always keeps a dictionary at hand.
The examinations are at hand.
My shoes were made by hand.
Could you give me a hand with this parcel?
This custom has been handed down since the 18th century.
The teacher handed out the books at the beginning of the lesson.
The thief was handed over to the police.
on（the）one hand...，on the other（hand） hand in
（题组训练）用适当的介词填空：
38、I am resigning as chairman and handing ________________ to my deputy.
39、Don't worry，for help is ________________ hand！
40、He was handing ________________ leaflets（传单）to members of the audience.
二十五、hold
She held back，not knowing what to do or say.
Don't hold anything back，you must tell me everything.
If they hadn't held him back，he would have beaten you.
I made my choice and I will hold on to the end.
You should hold on to your oil share.
He asked me to hold on while he left the telephone to find a pencil.
Could he hold out in spite of the difficulty?
The pupil held up his hand to ask the teacher a question. hold office
hold one's position
hold an opinion （idea）
They held their heads up and walked into the hall.
Please hold yourself still while I am taking your photograph.
He held a cigarette between his lips.
A lot of cars were held up in the accident,
（题组训练）用与hold有关的短语填空：
41、We thought of selling this old furniture，but we've decided to hold ________________ it. It might be valuable.
42、The dam was not strong enough to hold ________________ the flood waters.
43、I missed the lecture because my car was held ________________ in the traffic jam.
44、Tell me all about it—don't hold anything ________________ ！
二十六、keep
He keeps away from liquor and tobacco.
The Englishman will move back in order to keep a certain distance away.
He may be telling the truth but he is keeping something back.
Finally，he did not give her the right change，but kept back five pounds.
You have to be home by I1 o'clock. Keep that in mind Keep off the grass.
He didn't stop running. He just kept on. Keep on until you reach the traffic lights.
The coat should keep out the cold.
They have shut the door and meant to keep us out. You should keep out of these things.
I hope such fine weather will keep up. We've kept up our friendship for over twenty years now. The good news keeps up our spirits.
I can't keep up with all the changes. I hope the rain keeps off.
（题组训练）单项填空：
45、Would you slow down a bit，please? I can't ________________ you.
A. keep up with B. put up with C. make up to D. hold on to
46、—Mummy，can I put the peaches in the cupboard？
—No dear. They don't ______________ well. Put them in the fridge instead.
A. keep B. fit C. get D. last
二十七、join
to join an island to the mainland by a bridge
The new railway joins our town to the big city.
The girl，Mary，joined in the conversation. Will you join us in a walk?
The electrician joined up the wires.
二十八、connect
connect with/to
Connect this wire to that one.
The Suez Canal connects Africa with Asia.
He has been connected with the company since 1984. The early bus from the village connects with the 8：30train.
（题组训练）用join或connect的适当形式完成下列句子：
47、They all ________________ in singing the Christmas carols.
48、The 9：00am train from London ________ with the 12：05 p.m. from Crewe.
49、Two extra carriages were ________________ onto the train on at York.
二十九、look
As，look back upon those years，I am struck by Annie's wisdom.
I've been looking into this matter this afternoon.
Two men were fighting. The rest were looking on. When you're eating fish，look out for bones.
We've been looking out for a new house，but the ones we've seen are all too expensive.
Look up the word in the dictionary
I want to look my uncle up sometime.
She looked through her notes before the examination. （题组训练）用与look相关的短语填空：
50、A Working Party has been set up to look ________________ the problem.
51、Look ________________ pickpockets.
52、If you want to know how a word is used，look the word ________________ in the Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
三十、make
make good use of/make full use of/make the most of/make the best of
We should make use of water to produce electricity.
He had a gift for thinking up ways of making political points.
Both husband and wife had to work to make ends meet.
After years as an unsuccessful businessman，he's finally made it.
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Can you make out what that object is on the other side of the valley?
It isn't difficult to make out his ideas.
The explanation in the school book makes no sense，because the words are hard.
Can you make sense of what he says?
The teacher asked the children to make up a story about a trip to the moon.
Mary had to make up for the time she missed in school when she was sick，by studying very hard.
The actors were making up when we arrived.
The team is made up of nine players.
He'll make a good lawyer.
I think I could make it 8：30 if that's all right for you.
（题组训练）用与make相关的短语填空：
53、The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to make it ________________ .
54、She spent an hour making herself ________________ before the party.
55、Hard work can make ________________ a lack of intelligence.
56、It's my first holiday for two years so I'm going to make ________________ of it.
Smoke usually means fire:
Your friendship means a great deal to me. But I don't believe he means any harm.
His parents meant him for a teacher. This picture is meant for me.
This room was meant for the workers' reading room.
What do you mean by coming here this morning?
（题组训练）单项填空：
57、—Why haven't you bought any butter?
—I ________________ to，but I forgot about it.
A .liked B.wished C. meant D. expected
三十二、meet
as there is one narrow entrance where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic.
The house stands where three roads meet.
In order to meet his expenses，he had to do extra work at night.
To join the army，one must meet certain physical standards.
A policeman could meet danger any minute of his working day.
In the woods，he met with two strangers.
The lift was not operating properly. The company operates two factories. The medicine operated quickly.
He operated on the baby's throat and saved its life.
三十四、pay
Perhaps I shall pay a visit to England this winter.
It's high time、paid me back the＄100 he owes me. How much did you pay for the book?
I'll pay off my debt with this check.
Did your plan pay off?
It pays to invest in protective clothing. （题组训练）用与pay相关的短语填空：
58、Teamwork pays ________________ .
59、I'll pay Jenny ________________ for what she did to me！
三十五、pick
She picked up the little book and gave it to him.
He has picked up some bad habits at that club.
He picked up French while he was staying in Paris. Pick me up at the hotel.
The class picked up the story where they had left it. We picked up the radio signals on our receiver.
Have you picked out the movie you want to see?
Can you pick out your brother in the crowd?
John puts ten dollars aside every week.
He put aside his textbooks when he left school and never reopened them.
Put aside all that has happened and try to start again.
Put your books away.
Put the dictionary back on the shelf.
The meeting has been put back until next week.（=put off） Put the clock back by five minutes.
Put the clock forward by five minutes.
He put out the lamp and went out.
The company puts out 13 new machines every month. Are you serious in putting forward such a view?
put into effect
put into force
put into practice
put on weight
put one's heart into
put sb. through
put to bed
put to use
put up with
I just didn't wish to put you to the trouble of changing a large note.
if you don't know how to pronounce the word，refer to the dictionary.
He referred to the matter once or twice.
The man referred to in the talk is one of my friends.
What I have to say refers to all of you.
The lady was referring to Mike when she spoke of a bright boy.
三十八、run
The buses run until after twelve.
The machine ran continuously for eight days.
The water runs out of the pipe into the bucket.
For several miles the road runs across a plain.
They run most of the stores here.
The chairman ran the meeting well.
Will the color in this dress run if I wash it?
He is running for governor.
If you ran after two hares，you will catch neither.
She hit the child and ran away.
All our supply of food has run out（=given out）. We ran out of coal，and had to burn wood.
I ran over a rabbit this morning.
Run through this article and tell me what you think of it.
I've got a lot of things to see to.
Who is to see to the organization of the next meeting? Will you see to that customer，please?
If I see to getting the car out，will you see to closing the windows?
Please see to it that the lights are turned off.（=make sure/ensure that）
四十、send
We've just sent her to sleep.
My sister sends you greetings and asks when you will be in London.
That noise will send me mad.
The explosion sent things flying in all directions.
They have sent up several spaceships this year.
send for a taxi/an ambulance/a doctor
四十一、set
We set about clearing（set out to clear）up the mess.
You'd better set aside some money for special use.
Set aside my wishes in this matter.
We will set off（out）for Africa tomorrow.
Polonium is used to set off a nuclear bomb.
Let's set up the tent first and build the fire later.
He set up a new record.
The film was set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century.
（题组训练）用与set相关的短语填空：
63、The new government must set ________________ finding solutions to the country's economic problems.
64、Let's set ________________ my personal feelings.
四十二、show
He told the BBC that he wanted 17 hours of nonstop TV time so that both concerts could be shown on television. Tickets，please. Show your tickets.
Come along. I'll show you to your room myself. My cousin is visiting us next week，and I have promised to show him around New York.
Most small children show off in front of visitors.
四十三、stand
The letters" UK" stand for "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
I can't stand the hot weather.
You should learn to stand on your own two feet. stand out
stand by
四十四、strike
On Friday 16th October，1987，a hurricane struck the southeast of England.
The boy struck the man with a stick.
A stone struck me on the head.
I struck a match and held it to his cigarette.
An idea suddenly struck me.
He was struck by her beauty.
They are striking for higher pay.（=They are on strike for higher pay.）
I left immediately the clock struck twelve.
四十五、turn
He was poor but proud and turned down every offer of help. The teachers have to turn in the reports at the end of the school year.
The examination turned out（to be）easy. Bob turns over most of the money he earns to his mother.移交 The car struck the wall and turned over.
He turned over in bed.
Please turn over this page.
The missing boy turned up
If you have some questions，you can turn to your teachers for help.
Mozart's music always turns me on/off. She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood. Because the hall was full，many people were turned a way. turn a blind eye to/on
turn a deaf ear to
turn about
turn against
turn back
by turns
in turn
take turns
（题组训练）同义词组替换：
65、I have waited for him for hours but he hasn't ________________ （appeared）yet.
66、His invitation is ________________ （refused）.
67、If you don't know the words，you can ________________ （refer to）a dictionary.
四十六、take
The assistant did not take her seriously and advised her to buy two bottles of very expensive wine.
He led the ships down the river to a place where the British army could land safely and take the enemy by surprise. I won't take up much of your time.
The table takes up too much room.
When he left school he took up journalism.
People should be ready to go to prison for their beliefs，but they should never take up anus to fight.
When you return to the office the following morning or after the holiday，you can listen to the messages and take any necessary action.
The teacher took up the lesson where he left off yesterday.
Jean took advantage of the lunch hour to finish her homework.
I take back what I said.
Take it easy.The roads are icy.
He is taking over my job while I am on holiday. He seemed to take great pride in his work.
She had taken the trouble to buy the books for me.
The Great Wall has taken on a new look since the liberation. Is the supermarket taking on any more assistants?
四十七、work out
We must work out a plan as quickly as we can. Have you worked out this problem yet?
I can't work out the meaning of the poem.
This map is wrong；I can't work out where we are.
Things will work out if you will just be patient. Things have worked out badly.
（题组训练）英译汉：
68、Things worked out quite well. ________________
69、I've never been able to work her out. ________________
70、Can you work out what these squiggles mean?
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