set off 动身
set up 建立
show off 炫耀
shut up 住口
speed up 加速
stand for 代表,象征
stick to 坚持
suffer from 遭受
talk of 谈论
think of 考虑,想起
try out 试验
turn down 调低
turn off 关掉
worry about 担心
2. 介词成语
1)英语中有大量成语由介词构成,单是一些常用介词就可构成大量成语:
at a stretch 一连,连续地
at a time 一次,每次
at ease 稍息,安心
at first sight 一见(钟情)
at first 最初,开始时
at heart 在内心
at home 在家,随便
at last 最后
at least 至少
at length 最后,详细地
at most 至多
at once 立即,同时
at peace(war) 处于和平(战争)状态
at play(work) 在玩耍(工作)
at present 现在,目前
at random 随意地,胡乱地
at the risk of 冒…的风险
at the same time (与此)同时
at the start 一开头
at the time 此刻,这时
at times 有时候
at will 任意地
by accident 偶然
by air 航空
by all means 想一切办法
by bus (plane, etc) 坐巴士(飞机等)
by chance 偶然
by cheque 用支票
by choice 出于自愿
by daylight 在大白天
by day(night) 白天(夜间)
by force 靠武力
by mistake 错误地,误把…
by turns 轮流
by surprise 突然,出其不意
by the way 顺便说一句
in a sense 从某种意义上说
in addition(to) 此外(除…之外)
in advance 事前
in all 总共
in any case (event) 不管怎样,反正
in brief 简而言之
in case 要是,如果
in case of 在…情况下
in comparison 比较起来
in danger 处于危险中
in debt 负债