高考英語重難點短語復習
18. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之
in addition to a diet, she pursues various exercises on tv. 節食以外她還隨電視做體操。
19. adjust…(to) (=change slightly)調節; 適應;
he adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country. 他很快使自己適應了這個國家炎熱的天氣。
20. in advance (before in time) 預告, 事先.
before visiting him, i called him up in advance. 在拜訪他之前，我先打電話給他。
21. have an advantage over 勝過. have the advantage of 由于……處于有利條件 have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事
this method has the advantage of saving a lot of fuel. 這個方法有可以節省很多燃料的優點。
her teaching experience gave her a big advantage over the other applicants for the job.她的教學經驗使她比起其他求職者具有很大的有利條件。
22. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from, harness)利用.
she took advantage of his good nature.她利用了他脾氣好這個特點。
23. agree with 贊同(某人意見) agree to 同意
i entirely agree with you. 我完全同意你的看法。
we couldn’t agree on a date/when to meet.關於日期[什么時候見面], 我們未能取得一致意見.
24. in agreement (with) 同意, 一致
we are in agreement with their decision. 我們同意他們的決定。
25. ahead of 在……之前, 超過……; ahead of time 提前.
he will be ahead of others in english. 他在英語方面將超過別人。
26. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具體. 2)在謠傳中. on/off the air正在廣播；停止廣播
we may be going skiing at christmas, but it’s still all up in the air. 我們圣誕節可能去滑雪，但還沒有定下來。
we shall be on the air in five minutes.我們五分鐘后開始廣播。
27. above all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的.
what a child should do, above all, is to do well in his studies. 小孩子該做的最重要的事是學好功課。
28. in all (=counting everyone or everything, altogether) 總共, 總計
that’s ￡5.40 in all. 總共5.40英鎊。
29. after all 畢竟,到底; (not) at all 一點也不;
all at once(=suddenly)突然; above all 最重要的; first of all 首先; all in all 大體上說
all in all, he’s more learned than he was ten years ago. 總的說來，他比XX年前更有學問了。
all at once she lost her temper. 她突然發起脾氣來。
you should forgive him for his forgetfulness; after all, he is over seventy. 你應該原諒他的健忘癥，畢竟他已經七十多歲了。
first of all, let me tell you the news. 首先，讓我告訴你這個消息。
30. allow for (=take into consideration, take into account) 考慮到, 估計到.
we must allow for the train being late. 我們必須想到火車會晚點的。
31. amount to (=to be equal to) 總計, 等于.