[语言讨论] 口语常用短语走一波

To respect or obey a  decision, a law or a rule

To explain, give a  reason

To make sense, seem  reasonable

To recommend not  doing something

To have the same  opinion as someone else.

To take into  consideration

1. To plead or make a request

2. To be attractive or interesting

To make a formal  request for something (job, permit, loan etc.)

To move backwards, in  fear or dislike

To  withdraw, concede defeat

1. To give support or encouragement

2. To make a copy of (file, program, etc.)

To base your hopes on  something / someone

To faint, lose  consciousness

To separate using a  barrier.

1. To explode

2. To get angry

To be summarized as

To start a computer  by loading an operating system or program

To separate from a  crowd

1. To go out of order, cease to function

2. To lose control of one’s emotions

To enter by force

To start suddenly

To escape from a  place by force

To come to an end  (marriage, relationship)

To raise (a child)

To improve, refresh  one’s  knowledge of something

To meet by chance  or unexpectedly

1. stop (something) working

2. become exhausted from over-working

To return a phone  call

To cancel

To become more  relaxed, less angry or upset

To continue

1. To do something as specified (a plan, an order,  a threat)

2. To perform or conduct (test, experiment)

To register at a  hotel or airport

1. To pay one’s bill and leave (a hotel)

2. To investigate

To refuse to speak

To act strictly to  prevent something

1. To find by chance

2. To appear, seem, make an impression

To present oneself

To rely or depend on  (for help)

To reduce in number  or size

1. To remove using scissors

2. To stop doing something

To handle, take care  of (problem, situation)

To calm down, become  less strong

To manage without

To last longer than  expected

To write (contract,  agreement, document)

wear elegant clothes

To visit, usually on  the way somewhere

1. To deliver someone or something

2. To fall asleep

To leave school  without finishing

To reduce, become  less severe or slow down (pain,  traffic, work)

To finish in a  certain way; result in

To finally reach a  state, place or action

To fail; doesn’t happen

To understand, find  the answer

To complete (a  form/an application)

To discover or obtain  information

To concentrate on  something

To be on good terms;  work well with

To imply

To escape

To manage to cope or  to survive

To enter

To enter

1. To leave (bus, train, plane)

2. To remove

To board (bus, train,  plane)

To continue to do;  make progress

To have a good  relationship with

To leave

To avoid doing  something

To recover from  (illness, disappointment)

To recover from  (illness, disappointment)

To eliminate

To meet each other

To rise, leave bed

1. To cease opposition; yield

2. To To hand in;  submit

To stop doing  something

To experience

To spend one’s childhood;  develop; become an adult

To submit (report,  homework)

To distribute

To spend time in a  particular place or with a group of  friends

To end a phone  conversation

1. To wait

2. To grip tightly

To be quick,  act speedily

To resolve by  discussion, eliminate differences

To participate

1. To engage in, become a member of

2. To meet and unite with

To continue doing  something

To stay at the same  level as someone or something

To begin, start

To omit, not mention

To disappoint

To take care of

To consider as  inferior

To be  a spectator at an event

To try to find  something

To await or  anticipate with pleasure

To admire

To laugh at/ make  jokes about

To invent (excuse,  story)

To mistake one thing  or person for another

To arrive in a new  home or office

To leave your  home/office for another one.

To fall asleep

To admit or confess  something

To die

To faint

To reimburse

To postpone, arrange  a later date

To turn on, switch on

To extinguish

To accommodate, give  somebody a bed

To collect somebody

To indicate/direct  attention to something

To count on, depend  on, trust

To eliminate

To escape from a  place or suddenly leave

To meet by accident  or unexpectedly (also: bumpinto)

To have no more of  something.

To start a journey;

To start a business

To compare prices

To brag or  want to be admired

To appear/arrive

To be silent, stop  talking

To take a seat

To rise from a  sitting position

To defend

To resemble, in  appearance or character

To look after

To leave the ground

To hire or engage  staff

To  remove; extract

To  reprimand/criticize severely

To consider

To wear something to  see if it suits or fits

To refuse

To finish a product  (so that there’s  none left)

To be careful

1. To become unusable

2. To become very tired

1. To do physical exercise

2. To find a solution or calculate something

To clean (board,  table).