高考英语核心必考词组详解throw about
①乱扔，乱丢，向四面八方扔：
The child threw his clothes about in the bedroom. 这孩子把衣服扔的卧室里到处都是。
②舞动，挥动(手臂等)：
The girl threw her arms about.
女孩挥动双臂。
③浪费；滥用；挥霍，乱花(钱):
Don't throw about your money on trash.
不要乱花钱买无用的东西。
④盖上，罩上；包围，围住：
She threw a neckerchief around her neck.
她把围巾绕在脖子上。
⑤滥用(权力)；仗势欺人：
He was stronger than the other boys, and he threw his weight around.
他比其他男孩儿力气大，便欺负别人。
set about
①开始，着手(工作等)：
to set about doing something
开始动手(或着手)做某事
②试着(做某事)，试图：
I set about reading the book at one go.
我曾试图一口气把这本书看完。
③散布(流言等)：
to set about a rumor
散布谣言
④[口语]抨击；揍(某人)：
to set about each other
扭打，打成一团
go about
①干(某事)，着手做；着手进行：
You are not going about it correctly.
你干这件事做得不对。
I must go about my business.
我必须忙我自己的事。
②四处走动；旅行：
The tourists went about London freely.
游客们在伦敦四处自由游览。
③(消息等)传播，流传；(疾病等)流行：
The rumor is going about that John and Mary are getting married.
正在谣传约翰与玛丽将要结婚。
④到处…；经常从事于：
Some people go about telling untrue stories.
某些人到处传播不真实的事。
⑤和…相好；和…混在一起(常与with 连用)：
He always goes about with his children.
他总是与他的孩子们混在一起。
bring about
①带来，引来，引起，导致，产生，使发生；造成；
实现；带来…的结果；开始：
The economic reform brought about great change in the lives of the common people.
经济改革在老百姓生活方面带来巨大的变化。
②【航海学】使(船)掉过头来，使(船)改变方向：
They brought the ship about and headed for safety. 他们使船掉头，朝安全地带行驶。
come about
①发生，产生；实现：
How did the accident come about?
这个事故是怎么发生的?
2.across
get across
①(使)越过，(使)渡过；(使)横穿马路：
It's so much safer to get across the road at the traffic lights.
在有交通红绿灯的地方横穿马路要安全得多。
②(使)被了解；讲清楚，让…听懂：
He taught me how to get my ideas across.
他教我如何把自己的观点表达清楚
③[英国口语]触犯，冒犯；使生气，使恼火：
Take care not to get across the director, he could have you dismissed. 小心别惹经理生气，他会把你开除。
come across
①(偶然地)碰到；想到：
Perhaps I shall come across him in France.
也许我会在法国遇见他。
②发现；出现：
I came across this book in an old bookstore in London.
我在伦敦一家旧书店里发现了这本书。
③讲得清楚明白，可理解；有说服力：
Your speech didn't come across; nobody understood your opinion.
你的演说讲得不明不白，没有人能听懂你的意思。
④[口语]看上去似乎是，给人…印象：
He came across to me as being quite a nice person.
他在我的印象中是一个挺好的人。
⑤[美国俚语](不情愿地)交出；照付；照办：
The robber took out his pistol and pointed at her head with it, and she came across with all the money she had in her pocket.
