英语组专用2009高考常用词汇、词组辨析(25)

The music added to our enjoyment. 音乐使我们更加愉快。

The money he spent add up to more than $2,000.

他一共花了2,000多美元。

Your long answer just adds up to a refusal.

你这么罗嗦的回答，意味着你将会被人拒绝。

（110）as well/as well as

as well的意思是“也，还”；as well as的意思是“不仅……，还”。 例：It has been a great grief for him as well!

这对他来说也是极大的悲恸。 She is a talented speaker as well as being a musician.

她不但是音乐家还是一个天才的演讲者。

（111）at last/in the end

at last的意思是“最终，最后”，常指经过努力后的最终结果；in the end的意思是“末尾，结尾，事情的最后时刻”。

例：At last I found my lost bicycle in a deserted house.

我终于在一所废弃的房子里找到了我丢失的自行车。

I hope everything will turn out all right in the end.

我希望结束时一切顺利。 （112）after all/at all

after all的意思是“毕竟”；at all的意思是“一点也（不）”。

例：Don’t be fussy about what he did. After all he is only a child. 别对他的所作所为太苛求，他毕竟还是个孩子。

I’m not at all interested in what he said.

我对他说的话根本不感兴趣。

（113）break out /break through/break down break out意为“爆发，进发”；break through意为“打破，冲破”；break down意为“抛锚，出故障，失败”。 例：Riots and disorders have broken out.

这里已经发生了骚乱与混乱。 He broke out laughing. 他突然大笑了起来。

The Allies sought to break through the German lines.

盟军试图突破德军的防线。

Scientists hope to break through soon in their fight against cancer. 科学家们希望在与癌症的较量中尽早有所突破。

Our car broke down on our way to the village.

在去乡下的路上，我们的车抛锚了。

Their negotiation broke down because neither side would compromise.

由于双方都不让步，他们的谈判最终破裂了。

（114）at all cost/by all means/by means of

at all cost意为“不惜一切代价”；by all means意为“竭力，千方百计”；by means of意为“用……手段（方法、方式）”。

例：Mr. Jackson intended to save his son’s life at all cost.

杰克逊先生打算不惜一切代价抢救他儿子的生命。

We must get there by all meanings before he has a chance to break the news to her.

我们必须尽全力在他有机会把消息透露给她之前赶到那里。

The fisherman saved himself by means of a floating log.

渔夫靠一块漂浮的圆木幸免于难。

（115）call for/call up

call for意为“来找人，要求，需要（采取行动）等”；call up意为“打电话，想起，征召入伍等”。 例：I’ll call for you at nine. 我9点钟来探望你。

Success school calls for much hard work.

成功需要付出努力。

On reaching the city, she called up Lester.

一到达这个城市她就给莱斯特打电话。

He was called up for military duty. 他应征入伍。

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The picture of the Capitol called up memories of our class trip.

国会大厦的图片使我想起我们班的旅行。 （116）come about/work out/figure out

come about意为“发生，造成”；work out意为“经过努力做出，得出，算出”；figure out意为“想出，算出，弄明白”。 例：How did this dangerous state of affairs in Europe come about? 欧洲危险的形势是如何造成的？ I tried to figure out what he meant. 我想弄明白他的意思。

We must work out a better method of saving paper.

我们必须想出节约纸张的更好方法。

We must work out how we are going to do it.

我们必须想出该如何做这件事。 （117）come round/come to

come round意为“复原，苏醒，恢复健康等”，round是副词；come to意为“涉及，来到，苏醒，恢复知觉”，to是介词，后面跟的consciousness等词常省略。

例：The man was stunned, but he came round after a time.

那个人先是一愣，但很快便恢复了常态。

When it comes to mathematics, I’m all thumbs.

一提起数学，我是一窍不通。 She is unconscious now, but may come to at intervals.

她现在失去了知觉，但会时而苏醒一阵儿。

（118）cut back/cut down

两个词组都有“削减，减少”的意思，可以互换使用。但有时cut back着重表达不再增加、部分收回或回到原水准而造成的减少；而cut down则多指实际量上的减少。

例：The government has decided to cut back this year’s military expense.

政府决定削减今年的国防开支。 I have decided to cut down my smoking.

我已决定减少吸烟次数。 （119）due to/owe…to…

due to意为“应属于……，由于……，因为……”；owe to意为“归功于……”。

例：A great deal of money is due to you.

一大笔钱应属于你。

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