一、add
(1)       If you add 5 to 5,you get 10.<把……加到……上面>
Five added to five is/makes 10.
(2)       This will add to our trouble.<增加>
The balloons added to the festival atmosphere.<增加>
(3)       His whole school education added up to no more than one year.<加起来总共>
(4)       Add up the numbers,and you will get 1155.<加……>
(题组训练)用与add相关的短语填空:
1、The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather added _______the helplessness of the crew at sea.
2、The numbers add _______95.
答案:1、to 2、up to
二、agree
(1)       agree on<就……达成共识>
(2)       agree to do sth.<同意做(某事)>
agree to the plan/decision/arrangement<同意>
(3)       I don't agree with you/what you said/your advice.<同意>
The climate here doesn't agree with me.<指食物、天气等适合某人>
Your story agrees with what I have already beard.<和……一致>
(题组训练)用与agree相关的短语填空:
3、Mutton doesn't agree ________________ him.
4、The verb agrees ________________ its subject in number and person.
5、We couldn't agree ________________ a date.
答案:3、 with 4、with 5、 on
三、break
(1)       I am sorry that I broke my promise<违背,违反>
break one's word/break the law/break the rule
(2)       His health broke.<(身体或精神)垮了>
(3)       He broke away from all his old friends.<断绝来往,脱离>
(4)       I should break away from such habits.<改掉(习惯)>
(5)       All our plans broke down. The peace talks have broken down.
<(计划、谈判等)失败>
Her health broke down under the pressure of work.
(=become very bad)<被搞垮,垮掉>
The telephone system has broken down.<(机器或车辆)出故障;坏掉>
(6)       The thieves planned to break into a bank.<闯入,破门进入>
(7)       The Second World War broke out in September 1939.<爆发>
(8)       After midnight,the party broke up.<散(会)>
(9)       I broke up the candy and gave each child a small piece.<分开>
The police broke up the crowd.<分开,分散>
(10)   broken English<鳖脚的英语>
(11)   Our troops had little difficulty in breaking through the lines of the police.<突破>
(题组训练)用与break相关的短语填空:
6、News reports say peace talks between the two countries have broken __________ with no agreement reached.
7、Fire broke ____________ last night.
8、Sentences can be broken _____________ into clauses:
9、You've been working so hard for nearly a month. Relax yourself,or you will break _______sooner or later.
10、While we were watching TV,a voice broke ______the programme to announce the election results.
答案:6、down 7、out 8、up9、 down 10、into
四、bring
(1)       He brought about a quarrel between his parents.<引起,造成>
(2)       She made every effort to bring about a peaceful solution to the problem.<实现>
(3)       Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were brought down by falling trees or branches.<使倒下>
(4)       bring down prices<降低价格>
(5)       The sale brought in over$200.<赚得>
(6)       Dirt often brings on disease.<引起>
The fine weather is bringing the crops on nicely.<使成长更快,使提高>
(7)       Can you make a sentence to bring out the meaning of the phrase.<讲解清楚>
(8)       Joe was born in Texas but brought up in Oklahoma.<抚养>
(9)       He was so ill that he brought up everything.<呕吐>
(10)   This brought me into touch with various kinds of workers.<(和各种名词连用)进入某种状态>
(11)   Please bring forward the matter at the next meeting.<提出>
They have brought the meeting forward to next Monday.<把……提前,提早>
(题组训练)用与bring相关的短语填空:
11、The war in Iraq was ________________ by the American President Bush.
12、The work can ________________ $2000 a year.
答案:11、brought about 12、bring in
五、call
The trouble calls for quick action by the government.<要求>
(1)       I will call for you at five o'clock.<来找某人>
(2)       We called for the packages at the post office.<来取某物>
(3)       I formed the habit of calling in on him in the evenings.<顺便拜访>
(4)       Your father is ill,you should call in a doctor at once.<找来,请来>
(5)       People don't like being called names.<骂人>
(6)       They've called off the game because of the thick fog.<取消>
(7)       He called upon me to speak immediately after him<请/叫(某人做某事)>
(8)       I called on the people of this country to work hard for national unity.<号召>
(9)       A notice displayed in the shop window called attention to the recent increase in prices.<引起……的注意>
(10)   The army was called in to cut through fallen trees and to help clear the roads and paths.<召集>
(11)   call in at some place/call in on sb. /call back/call up/give sb. a call/make a call(a long—distance call)
(题组训练)用与call相关的短语填空:
13、The situation calls ________________ immediate action.
14、The sound of happy laughter called ________________ memories of his childhood.
15、Could you call in ________________ Mum on your way home?
答案:13、for 14、up 15、on