常用英语短语及例句-A
“A”字头单词的常用短语及例句
1.abide by(=be faithful to ; obey)忠于；遵守; 承担。
He has always abided by his promises. 他一贯遵守其承诺.
You’ll have to abide by the consequences. 你必须承担后果。
2. be absent from…. 缺席，不在
He is always absent from school. His father is always absent from work.
Absent from work. 旷工；缺勤absent over leave 逾假不归
Absent with/without leave. 因/无故缺勤
3.absence of mind(=absent-mindedness) 心不在焉
The teacher wigged him for absent-mindedness. 老师呵斥他心不在焉.
4.pay attention to 注意；重视
Wait! Don’t pay attention to her! It’s coming!!
5.be absorbed in 全神贯注于…/ 热衷于……be engrossed in; be lost in; be rapt in; be focused on;
be sold on; be addicted to;
Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book or are engrossed in something you like.
6.by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外. Without accident(=safely) 安全地
Accidently In Love；突如其来的爱
He was able to stop the train without accident. 他能安全地停住火车
7.of one’s own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely; voluntary)自愿地,主动地
At present this case still is in cognizance, this employee already left his post of his own accord later on last year. 目前该案仍在审理中，这名员工已于去年晚些时候自愿离职。
8.in accord with 与…一致out of one’s accord with 同….不一致
We should transform the elevator’s function in accord with our order.
9.in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照,根据
We have adjusted the drilling speed in accordance with the actual conditions of subsoil.
10.on one’s own account 1)为了某人自己的利益2) (=at one’s own risk) 自行负责3) (=by
oneself)单独地，独自地，全靠自己地
No friendship in the world if anyone do anything only on one’s own account.
You have to make this case at your own risk.
One cannot play table tennis by oneself. 一个人不能独自打乒乓球
11.[俚语] on account of(=because of) 由于, 因为; on no account不论什么原因也不
On account of your health, you must endeavour to shift the care of your children.
I had to be out all afternoon yesterday on account of some urgent business although I had a cold.
Yong people should on no account neglect their daily physical excises.
青年人绝不能忽视他们的日常体育锻炼
12.take…into account(=consider)把...考虑进去
because households and firms look at the price when deciding what to buy and sell, they
unknowingly take into account the social benefits and costs of their actions.
13.account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 1] 解释, 说明; 2] 导致；[口语] 打死，射杀
Jack could not account for his foolish mistake. 杰克无法解释自己的愚蠢错误
He has to account for the chairman for all the money he spends.
他必须向主席说明他花掉的所有钱的去向
The flood accounts for the bad crop. 水灾导致歉收
The policemen accounted for three terrorists at the airport.
警察在机场击毙了三名恐怖分子.
14.on no account(=in no case, for no reason)绝不要,无论如何不要(放句首时句子要倒装)
In no case can we cheapen the quality of products. 任何情况下我们都不能降低产品质量.
On no account can we ignore the value of knowledge. 我们绝不能忽视知识的价值.
15.accuse…of…(=blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控,控告
accused person 被告
We accused him of immoral conduct toward her. 我们指责他对她的不道德行为
They blamed him for the accident, but I have nothing to blame myself for it.
他们责备他出了事故，而我自己是无可责备的。
She complains to the manager about the pressure of her job.
16.be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be used to)习惯于
Be accustomed to pass the night full of temptations. 早已习惯穿梭充满诱惑的黑夜
You will soon be accustomed to the climate here. 不久你就会习惯这里的气候的
You’ll soon get/be used to hard work. 你会很快习惯于艰苦的工作的
You will be used to working in the countryside. 你将习惯于在农村工作
We should be in the habit of exercising every day. 我们应该养成天天锻炼的习惯
17.be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially ) 熟悉
Actually, I happen to be acquainted with that woman. 事实上，我恰好和那个女人关系匪浅To be acquainted with the merit of ministry, we need only observe the condition of the people.
要了解政府的政绩只需要观察民情
However, the fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you are not very well- acquainted with failure.
然而，由于你们是哈弗大学的毕业生，这就意味着你们对失败不甚熟悉
18.act on 对…起作用; act as 扮演，充当，担当; act for 代理，作为…的代理人
The medicine acted on her fever at once. 这药很快就使她退了烧
She acted as our interpreter. 她给我们当翻译. To act as manager. 担任经理
A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind person. 受过训练的狗可以充当盲人的向导
In my absence the assistant manager will act for me. 我不在时由经理助理代理我
19.adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于; adjust oneself to 调整/改变…以适应
When you go to a new country, you must adapt yourself to new manners and customs.
当你新到一个国家时，你必须使自己适应新的风俗习惯.
It is not easy to adapt oneself to new conditions.
使一个人适应新环境很难.
How to adjust oneself state of mind? 如何调整自己的心态?
