a(great/wide) range of
a variety of
a beam of (light)
a big deal
a bite to eat
a blast of (wind)
a break with (the tradition)
a bunch of
a bundle of
a cloud of
a cluster of
a column of water
a couple of
a crew of
a crowd of
a far cry from
a fit of *
a good/great deal(of)
a grain of truth
a great many
a gust of wind
a handful od
a heap of
a host of
a large amount of&large amounts of
a loaf of (bread)
a matter of
a multitude of
a myriad of*
a number of
a pile of
a series of
a set of
a slice of*
a standing ovation*
a stretch of*
a strip of *
a swarm of&swarms of
a wealth of
a while back
abandon oneself to
abhorrent to
abound in
about to
above all
absent from
abstain from*
abuse of
accede to=agree to
access to
according to
account for
accuse (sb) of (sth)
acquaint (sb) with
acquire a tase for (sth)*
act as
act for
act on/upon
active volcano
adapt (sth/sb) to (sth) add (sth) to
add (sth) up
add in
add on*
adhere to
adjacent to
adjust A to B
admiration for/of
admit(sb)to
adorn (sb/sth) with (sth)*
adventage over
advertise for (sth)
advise (sb) on (sth)
affiliate to /with*
affix to*
afflicted by*
afford to
after all after hours =after work time
against someone's will
agitate for*
agree on/upon
agree to
agree with
ahead of
ahead of time
aid(n.) to
aim at
aim for
air current
akin to =similar to
alien to=foreign to
alght on=descend upon
alike to
all along all but
all day long
all inclusive
all kinds of
all night long
all one's life
all over 1)=finished 2=everywhere
all over again=once again
all over the place
all right 1)=ok 2)beyond any doubt;al the evidence shows
all right with some one=agreeable to someone
all sorts of
allergic to
allow for=take into consideration
allow of=permit
allude to=refer to ()in a brief or indirect way
along with
amenable to =willing to=influenced by
among other=as well as other things
amount to =add up to
an array of=a display of
and so forth&and so on&and others
and that而且（用來代替前面語句的全部或部分以加強語氣，置于句尾）
example：Bacteria under the micrscope often bounce about in
the water.this is because they collide with the water molecules
and are pushed this way and that
and the like
and yet =any wey
answer back
antagonistic to=hostile to
anxious about/for=worried about
anxious to=longing for
any longer/more=any more time
anything but
apart from
apologize to...for
apeal to 1=attract 2=bring a decion by a lower count to a higher court for review
appetite for=desire and capacity for
apply to
appropriate for /to
approve of=consent;admire;praise
argue about/over(sth.)
arise from=come into being from arrange (sth.)for (sb./sth)
arrive at
as a matter of fact
as a means of
as a result of
as a rule
as a whole
as far as
as far as i know /as far as anyone knows
as far as i'm concerned=from my point of view
as follows
as for
as it is =as the present/existing situation is
as it turns out=it is now known,although it was not before
as long as 1=since,because 2=if ,only if
as luck would have it =by good or bad luck;by chance
as soon as possible
as such as the case might be=whatever is true
as to
as usual
as well
as well as
as with=like
as yet=up until now,for now
as ...go(es)=better than the average thing of its type
ascribe ti=attribute=assign to
aside from=except for
ask for
ask over
aspire to =having a strong desire or hope to
assembly line
assent to =agree to
assign to (sb./do sth.)
assist (sb.) in (doing sth.)&assist (sb.)with (sth.)
associate with=allywith;connect to
associate's degree
at a breath=at a streth
at a loss=confused, bewildered
at a rate/speed of &at (+adj.) rate/speed of
be accustomed to
be characteristic of
be characterized by
be civil to
be credited to/with
be descended from
be determined to
be eager to
be finished with
be fond of
be free from
be good at
be good for
be hard on
be hard up =poor,lacking money
be harmful to
be in harmony with
be known as
be made up of
be obliged to do=force (sb) to do (sth)
be out of line=inappropriate,unsuitable
be out of one's mind
be out of order
be out of service
be the case=be true;describe an actual situation
be the last peason=be the least desirable person
be tied=finish at the same time or score the same number of points etc.in a competition
be up&stay up
be worth of
be/fall/get behind
be/go in one ear and out the other
bear fruit 1=give fruit 2=be successful
bear in mind=keep in mind
becoming to =suitable for
before long
beg A for B
begin with
behind the time/times
believe in
believe it or not
belong in=be in the right place or(of a person) feel this way
belong to be to blame
beneficial to
benefit from
between life and death=neither alive nor dead
between you and me=secretively
beyond the reach of
big sale
Bill of Rights
bind... together
black and blue
black and white=referring to photography that does not have any colors except black ,white and grey
blame for
block out=plan
blood pressure
blood serum
blood vessel
blood plasma
blow/lose one's cool
blow out
blow over=go away without causing harm
blow up
boast of
boil down to
bomb out
booked up
border on 1=be next to 2=resemble
bounce about
bread and butter
break away with
break down 1=stop operating 2=decompose
break faith=violate trust;violate confidence
break in=train;discipline
break into
break into pieces
break new ground=make prograss;make advances
break off
break one's heart
break one's neck (to do sth)=work extremely hard
break one's words
break out
break out of =escape from
break the ice=get past the uncomfortable feeling that exists
break through(sth)
break ties with=break off
break up
brighten one's spirits
bring about=cause
bring an end to& bring ...to an end
bring back
bring forth=cause (sth) to appear
bring forward 1=cause to happen earlier 2=propose (sth) for discussion
bring in 1=usher in 2=earn
bring into action
bring into effect/operation
bring off=succeed
bring on 1=introduce 2=cause
bring over=convey
bring through=rescue
bring to light=reveal (sth) which has been hidden
bring to ruin=destroy
bring to terms=force to agree to conditions
bring together
bring under=depress
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