1. find fault
挑剔;挑错;挑毛病;找茬儿;
[例句]He loved best to find fault with me.
他最喜欢找我的岔了。
2. catch fire
失火;着火着火;发火;走水;
[例句]Loose tobacco shreds catch fire: a flame and acrid smoke light our corner.
卷得松松的烟丝点燃了：火焰和呛人的烟把我们这个角落照亮了。
3. be friends with
交朋友;与…交友，与…友好，跟…做朋友;
[例句]I still wanted to be friends with Alison.
我还是想和艾莉森做朋友。
4. make fun of
开玩笑;调笑;嘲弄，取笑;排调;
[例句]I'd make fun of her dress and imitate her speech.
我会拿她的衣着开玩笑，并模仿她说话。
5. lose heart
丧失勇气;心灰意冷;垂头丧气;
[例句]He appealed to his countrymen not to lose heart.
他呼吁自己的同胞不要丧失信心。
6. learn by heart
记住;牢记;记诵;读熟;
[例句]Try to learn by heart these English words and phase.
努力把这些英语单词和短语记住。
7. get hold of
找到某物以供使用;找到某人;
[例句]Tell Richard I'm going to kill him when I get hold of him.
告诉理查德，一旦抓住他，我要杀了他。
8. keep house
持家;自立门户;管理家务;
[例句]We employ a housemaid to keep house for both of us are very busy.
我们雇佣了一个仆人为我们管理家务，因为我们俩都很忙。
9. throw light on
提供线索;
[例句]Your statement does not throw light on the subject.
你的发言并没有说明问题。
10. bear in mind
牢记;记住;不恝于怀;铭记不忘;
[例句]We must bear in mind these lessons paid for with blood.
我们要记住这些血的教训。
11. have in mind
思念，存心;
[例句]I have in mind some doubts which really puzzle me.
我心中有一个疑团，百思不得其解。
12. go into operation
投产;开工;生效，开始工作;
[例句]The new airport will soon go into operation.
新机场即将启用。
13. put in order
整理，检修;
[例句]Things have to be put in order here before they come.
在他们来之前，这一切都得要整理好。
14. keep pace with
跟上;并驾齐驱;赶上;
[例句]Farmers are angry because the rise fails to keep pace with inflation.
农民们很气愤，因为提价赶不上通货膨胀。
15. play a part
扮演一个角色，参与，装腔骗人;
[例句]Fruit maturity may play a part in phenotypic characterization.
果实成熟期使这种表现型特征可能明显地起一些作用。
16. take place
发生，举行;来;
[例句]A total solar eclipse is due to take place some time tomorrow.
明天某个时刻会发生日全食。
17. take the place of
代替;抵换;
[例句]Nothing can ever take the place of real love and family togetherness.
什么都不能取代真爱与家庭和睦。
18. come to the point
开门见山，直接说要点;到紧要关头;一语破的;
[例句]In spite of all your talk you never seem to come to the point.
你虽然说了那么多话，但好像一直没贴题。
19. carry into practice
实施，实行;
[例句]So, the teachers' innovating quality become the most important factor when we carry it into practice.
因此，实施创新教育，教师创新素质的高低就成为关键。
20. make progress
前进，进步;向上;
[例句]The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
医学界在抗癌的斗争中不断取得进步。
