2012年英语专四考试高频短语汇总

 　　1.absence from 缺席,不在　如：

　　His long absence from work delayed his promotion¹.

　　他长期不上班，把他的提升给耽误了。

　　2. absence of 缺乏　如：

　　In the absence of my commanding officer, I acted on my own initiative.

　　指挥官不在场, 我主动见机行事。

　　In the absence of their teacher the class was in a state of anarchy².

　　教师不在, 班上一片混乱.

　　3. access to ……的入口,通路　如：

　　The only access to the farmhouse³ is across the fields.

　　要到那农舍去唯有穿过田地。

　　She was forbidden access to the club.

　　人家不允许她到那个俱乐部去。

　　4. acquaintance with 相识,了解　如：

　　I have only a nodding acquaintance with Japanese.

　　我对日语仅略知一二。

　　The guide has some acquaintance with Italian.

　　导游懂得一点意大利语。

　　5. action on sth 对……的作用　如：

　　Evidences of glacial action on the rocks

　　岩石上的冰河留下的痕迹

　　6. addition to sth 增加　如：

　　She is a beautiful addition to the family.

　　她是我们家漂亮的新成员。

　　Can we finance the addition to our home?

　　我们可以为你提供经费。

　　7. admission to /into 进入,入(场,学,会)　如：

　　How does one gain admission to the Buckingham Palace?

　　怎样才能获准进入白金汉宫?

　　Admission to British universities depends on examination results.

　　英国大学入学以考试成绩为凭。

　　8. admission of sth 承认，如：

　　His admission of guilt⁴ surprised everyone.

　　他供认犯罪使大家感到意外。

　　The write of the letter is ipso facto an admission of guilt.

　　写此信的本身就是一种认罪。

　　9. advance in 改进,进步，如：

　　An advance in genetic⁵ engineering.

　　遗传工程学方面的进展

　　To advance in years.

　　年纪增长

　　10. advantage over 优于……的有利条件，如：

　　Now we have won an advantage over the enemy.

　　我们现在经赢得了对敌人的优势。

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 anarchy   

n.无政府状态；社会秩序混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• There would be anarchy if we had no police.要是没有警察，社会就会无法无天。
• The country was thrown into a state of anarchy.这国家那时一下子陷入无政府状态。

3 farmhouse   

n.农场住宅（尤指主要住房）

参考例句：

• We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。
• We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。

4 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

5 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。