play / act the role of sb = play sb 扮演某人的角色

play a part / role in … 在……中起作用 play a trick on sb 开某人的玩笑，耍弄某人

play football / basketball 踢足球/打篮球

play the piano 弹钢琴 play with 玩耍，游戏

primary school = elementary school 小学 point at 指示，指向

point to 指向 point out 指出，使注意 prefer A to B 相比B更喜欢A prepare sth 准备

prepare for sth 为某事做好准备

prepare sb for sth 使某人为某事做好准备 produce / make electricity 发电

protect sb from / against … 保护某人免受……(伤害等)

provide sb with sth = provide sth for sb 为某人提供某物

(比较：supply sb with sth = supply sth to sb 给某人提供某物

offer sb sth = offer sth to sb 为某人主动提供某物)

pull down 拆毁，拆除，摧毁，推翻 pull on 随便穿上

pull out of 从……中退出，(火车)驶离车站，从……拉出来

pull sb up 把……往上拉，把……拉上来

push open 推开 push (sth) over (使车船等)闪到一边

pros and cons 赞成与反对，正面和反面 pretty well 相当好，几乎，差不多

(17)Qq

quarrel with sb (about sth) (因某事)和某人吵架/争吵

quite a few 许多，大量

quite a lot / a bit 许多，大量

(18)Rr

raise money for (good cause) 为(做好事)而筹款

rank high / low 排名高/排名低 rank third 位居第三

rather than 宁可，而不是，非，与其……宁愿……

raw material 原料 record card 成绩单

record holder 记录保持者 reach out (for sth) 伸手去(拿，碰)

reach out (to sth) 伸出手以触到或抓到、拿到某物

read about 读到有关…… receive / get one’s doctor’s degree 获得博士学位

recommend … to sb 向某人推荐……

refer to 提到，查询，参阅，指的是，谈到，涉及，有关

relate to 理解，同情，涉及，与……有关 (比较：be related to 与……有关联/关系)

remind sb of sth 使某人想起某事 reply to 答复

respond to 回应，反映，响应

result in 产生某种作用或结果，导致

[比较：result from 由于，(因而)发生，产生，出现]

return to normal 恢复正常 ring back 给某人回电话

ring off 挂断电话，停止讲话 ring up sb = ring sb up 给某人打电话

rise / come to fame 成名 roll over 翻滚，倒转

round up 使集合在一起，使聚拢 rock band 摇滚乐队

roller skating 滑旱冰 running water 自来水

ruin sth = bring sth to ruin 使……变成废墟

run after 追赶，追求，追逐，在……之后跑

run at 冲向，向……攻击

run away 流失，逃跑，逃走，失控

run away from school =drop out of school 逃学

run for 竞选

run into / across = come across = meet …by chance = happen to meet 偶然遇见

run off 跑掉，迅速离开

run out of sth 用完…… [比较：(sth) run out 耗尽，用光，用完]

run over 压死，看一遍，跑过去 run a business 做生意

run / start a restaurant 开餐馆

rush sb off one’s feet 使某人忙得不亦乐乎，使某人忙得不可开交

rush out 冲出去 rush through 掠过，快速通过

(19)Ss

satisfy / meet the needs of … 满足……的需要

save money 存钱 save sb’s life 挽救某人的生命

say “no” to … 拒绝，否认，不同意 say thanks to … 向……表示感谢

say to oneself 心里想，自言自语 school day 学校上课时 school play 校园剧 school things 学习用具 school / field trip 郊游 search for 搜查，寻找，查找

self rescue 自救 see for oneself 自己去看，亲眼看

see sb off 为某人送行(比较：meet sb 接某人)

see to 处理，料理，照顾 see to it that…= make sure that… 确保，务使

seek after 追求 seek for 寻找

sell out 卖完，出卖 sense of responsibility 责任感

sentence / beat sb to death 判处某人死刑 / 把某人打死

separate … from … 把……和……分离开

serve as 作为，当作 serve in the army 服役

serve the dishes 上菜 serve the people 为人民服务

settle an argument about… 解决关于……的争论

settle down 定下心来，安家落户，定居，平静下来

settle for 勉强同意，接受 settle in(使)习惯(环境等)，定居

settle up 付清，结账 shake hands with sb 和某人握手

share (in) sth 分享 share sth with sb 与某人分享……

shop assistsant 售货员 short wave 短波

shoot at 向……射击

shout at (sb) 冲(某人)嚷嚷 [比较：smile at (sb) 冲(某人)笑]

show off 炫耀 show up 出席，露面

show respect for sb 对某人表示尊敬 show sb how to do sth 教某人做某事

show sb out / in 送某人出去/ 迎某人进来

show sb to the door 带某人到门口 shut down 关闭，把……关上

shut up 闭嘴 silver screen 银幕

sign an agreement with… 与……达成协议

sit down = be seated 坐着，坐下 sit up 熬夜

side by side 肩并肩，一起，相互支持 social problems 社会问题

soft drink 清凉饮料，软饮料 solar system 太阳系

soup opera 肥皂剧，连续剧 so far = up till now 到目前为止

some day 将来某一天，来日 some … , others … 一些……，另一些……

sooner or later 迟早，终归 sound like 听起来像……

space / train station 太空/火车站 speed skating 速滑

speak about 谈论，交谈 speak against 发表抨击

speak of 谈到 speak out 大胆讲出

speak to 谈话，与……通话 speed by 飞驰而过

speed up 加快速度(比较：slow down 减缓，减速，慢下来)

spend … (in) doing sth 花(钱，时间) 做某事

spend …on sth 在……花费(钱，时间) spread out 伸开，铺开

stage name 艺名 standing room 立足之地

stone by stone 一块石头一块石头地 straight away 立刻地，毫不犹豫地

stare at 凝视，盯着看 start a fire 引起火灾

starve to death 饿死 stay away 不在家，外出