2014年职称英语考试常见动词短语精选(1)

　　1.agree on 商定，决定，达成共识

　　The two parties agreed on the date of the meeting. 双方就开会的日期达成了一致

　　2.ask ... for 询问、向…要

　　He asked me for a cup of water. 他向我要杯水

　　3.be popular with sb. 受某人欢迎

　　The book is popular with students of English. 这本书很受英语专业学生的欢迎

　　4.be rich in 在…充足 充裕

　　It is rich in sugar and fat .

　　5.begin ... with 从…开始

　　Begin the party with a dance. 以舞蹈开始晚会

　　6.break away from 脱离…

　　the south to break away from the Union南部各州从联邦中脱离

　　7.break out 突然发生、爆发

　　SARS broke out in 2003.

　　8.break the rule 违反规定

　　Everyone obeys the rules; anyone who breaks the rules is punished.(违反规定的人将受到惩罚)

　　9.bring down 1. 降低

　　Can you try to get them to bring down the price ?

　　10.bring in 引进、引来、吸收

　　They started to use English, but they also brought in some words from their own languages.引进自己的语言

　　11.bring up 教育、培养

　　Chaplin was brought up by his mother.

　　12.blow away 刮走、吹走

　　Strong winds can also blow away the valuable soil吹走有价值的土壤.

　　13.blow over 风 吹翻 、刮翻

　　Three famous parks in and around London had over trees blown over.

　　14.blow down 风 吹倒

　　Fifteen million trees had been blown down by the high winds.

　　15.cut off 切断

　　The electricity was cut off for several days too.

　　16.call at (a place) 访问 某地

　　He called at the hospital after work to find out whether Mr King was better.

　　17.call on sb. 拜访、访问

　　So I called on you and asked if I could lend me a hand.

　　18.call back 回电话

　　Can you ask him to call me back ?

　　19.call for 要求、号召

　　People are calling for freedom.

　　20.call in 招集、招来(警察、军队等)

　　The army was called in to cut through fallen trees and to help clear the roads and paths.