2014年考研英语：十年考研真题阅读中常见的短语（5）

1. on board 到船上, 在船上, 上火车或飞机

2. boast of (or about) 吹嘘

3. out of breath 喘不过气来

4. in brief(=in as few words as possible)简言之

5. in bulk 成批地,不散装的

6. take the floor 起立发言

7. on business 出差办事.

8. be busy with sth.于某事 。 be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事

9. last but one 倒数第二.

10. but for (=without) 要不是. 表示假设

11. buy sth. for…money 用多少钱买

12. be capable of 能够, 有能力 be capable of being +过去分词:是能够被…的

13. in any case(=for love or money, at any rate, at any price, at any cost, whatever happens; anyhow)无论如何

14. in case (=for fear that) 万一;

15. in case of (=in the event of)如果发生…万一 in the case of 至于…, 就…而言

16. in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句)

17. be cautious of 谨防

18. center one’s attention on(=focus one’s attention on) 把某人的注意力集中在…上

19. be certain of (=be sure of) 有把握, 一定.

20. for certain of (=for sure )肯定地,有把握地