The rent was equal to half his monthly income.
租金相当于他半个月的收入。
be familiar to？为某人所熟悉
例句
The facts are familiar to every student.
这些事实是每个学生都熟悉的。
be familiar with？熟悉；过分亲密的
例句
I am not very familiar with botanical names.
我不太熟悉植物学方面的名称。
be fed up with？受够了，厌倦，厌烦
例句
I am fed up with his complaints.
我听够了他的怨言。
be filled with？装满，充满
例句
May your life be filled with love and happiness.
希望你们的生活充满爱和欢乐。
be good for？有益于，适于
例句
She would be good for the job.
她做这工作很合适。
be hard to say？难以估计，很难说
例句
Maybe in three days. It is hard to say.
可能三天以后吧，这个很难说。
be in hospital？住院
例句
I go to see him each day while he is in hospital.
他住院期间，我每天都去看他。
be in love with？与……相爱；喜爱
例句
They’re very much in love with each other.
他们彼此在热恋中。
be in the mood？有心思或兴致
例句
I’m not in the mood to disagree with you.
我没有心思跟你争论。
be interested in？对……有兴趣
例句
I think you may be interested in our new product.
我想你们可能会对我们的新产品感兴趣。
be through/finished with sb.？和某人分手，结束了例句
She’s through with her new boyfriend.
她跟新交的男朋友吹了。
be tied up？忙于
例句
I’m tied up in a meeting until 3 pm.
我开会直到下午三点钟方可脱身。
be tired of？厌倦
例句
You’ll soon be tired of the game.
很快你就会对这种游戏感到厌倦的。
be up to sb.？……的责任，轮到…… ；由某人决定例句
It’s up to us to help those in need.
我们有责任帮助那些有困难的人。
bear in mind？记住，记在心里
例句
I shall bear in mind your advice.
我将牢记你的忠告。
bear with？忍受，容忍
例句
I have to bear with his bad habit.
我不得不忍受他的坏习惯。
beat about/around the bush？转弯抹角，旁敲侧击例句
Stop beating about the bush and tell us who won.
不要东拉西扯了，告诉我们是谁赢了吧。
because of？由于，因为
例句
He had to retire because of ill health.
由于健康状况不好，他不得不退休。
become of？（人或事的）情况，遭遇，结果，归属例句
I do not know what will become of her.
我真不知道她要变成什么样儿了。
before long？不久以后
例句
It looks as if it rains before long.
看起来一会儿就要下雨了。
begin with？从……开始
例句
Shall we begin with a prayer？
我们从祈祷开始好吗？
believe in？信仰，信奉；相信
例句
He believes in getting plenty of exercise.
他相信多做运动必有好处。
believe it or not？信不信由你
例句
Believe it or not， he asked me to marry him！
信不信由你，他向我求婚了！
belong to？属于；派作某种用场正好
例句
That lid belongs to this jar.
那个盖子是配这个瓶子的。
beside the point？离题的，不相干的
例句
How much it costs is beside the point.
花多少钱的问题不必谈了。
beyond question？毫无疑问
例句
His honesty is beyond question.
他的诚实是毋庸置疑的。
big deal？要人；要事
例句
I can see why you made such a big deal about her.
我知道了为什么你对她那么在意。
black and blue？青一块紫一块
例句
He punched me until I was black and blue.
他打得我全身青一块紫一块的。
blow away？吹散；传播
例句
Beware your hat， lest it should be blown away.
当心你的帽子别被吹走。
blow down？吹掉，吹落；喷出
例句
I was almost blown down by the wind.
我几乎被风刮倒了。
blow off？吹掉；吹破；熄灭；不理会；将（热水等）放出例句
I can’t believe you blow off my phone call.
我不敢相信你居然不接我的电话。
blow up？炸掉；失败；发火；突然开始且来势凶猛例句
I’m sorry I blew up at you.
很抱歉，对你发火了。
break away？逃走；脱离；背弃；摆脱
例句
Can’t you break away from old habits？
你不能戒除旧习惯吗？
break down？破坏，打破；发生故障；弄垮
例句
Our car broke down on the motorway.
我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
break in？闯入；插嘴，打断，干扰；训练，逐渐适应例句
Please don’t break in on our conversation.
请别打断我们的谈话。
break into？闯进；侵占；打断；突然……起来；占用例句
Don’t break into their conversation.
不要打断他们的谈话。
break off？折断；中止，中断，结束
例句
The door handle has broken off.
门的把手断了。
break out？突然发生
例句
Fire broke out during the night.
夜间突然发生了火灾。
break through？挤过去；突破
例句
Demonstrators broke through the police cordon.
示威群众突破了警戒线。
break up？弄破，打碎；拆散；终止；
绝交
例句
The ship broke up on the rocks.
船触礁撞毁了。
bring about？造成，带来，引起
例句
This old bicycle will bring about 15.
这辆旧自行车能卖15美元左右。
bring back？使忆起；使恢复；送回，还回，带回例句
Please bring back the book tomorrow.
请明天把书送回来。
bring down？使落下，打倒；降低，减少
例句
He was brought down in the penalty area.
他在罚球区被对方撞倒。
bring forth？产生，提出
例句
These efforts will surely bring forth good fruit.
这些努力必将产生良好的结果。
bring forward？提前；提出，提议
例句
Can you bring forward any proof？
你能提出证据吗？
bring in？介绍；带进，引进；生产；吸收
I例句
The sale of the house only brought in about 45，000.
这房子仅卖45000美元。
bring out？公布，发表；显示出
例句
The company is bringing out a new sports car.
公司正在生产一种新跑车。
bring to？使恢复知觉；带到，带去
例句
She has fainted； try to bring her to.
她晕过去了，要设法让她醒过来。
bring up？抚养，教育；提出
例句
He was brought up to respect authority.
他从小就受到尊敬师长的教育。
build up？建立，确立；增进（健康），增强（体力）例句
You need more protein to build you up.
你需要增加蛋白质以增强体质。
burn down？烧光，烧成平地；烧完，火力减弱例句
The room grew colder as the fire burnt down.
随着炉火逐渐减弱，房间越来越冷。
burn out？烧尽；烧坏；耗尽
例句
The hotel was completely burnt out.
该旅馆全部毁于大火。
burn up？烧尽；烧旺起来；激怒
例句
The way he treats her really burns me up.
他对待她的方式真的把我激怒了。
burst into？突然开始
例句
Suddenly， the group burst into laughter.
突然，这群人笑起来。
burst out？突然激动地说，叫嚷；突然
开始
例句
Everyone in the room burst out laughing.
房间里的人突然笑起来。
by accident？偶然
例句
The discovery was made almost by accident.
这一发现很大程度上是偶然的。
by air？乘飞机
例句
I don’t travel much by air.
我不怎么坐飞机旅行。
by all means？尽一切办法；只管；当然可以
例句
Go ahead by all means.
你只管干下去。
by and by？不久，马上
例句
It’s very likely to clear up by and by.
很可能不久就要放晴了。
by any chance？或许，可能
例句
Are you Mrs. Grant， by any chance？
请问你是格兰特夫人吗？
by chance？偶然，碰巧
例句
I got this job completely by chance.
我得到这份工作纯属偶然。
by far？最，……得多；显然
例句
It is quicker by far to go by train.
乘火车要快得多。
by hand？用手，用体力；由传递者（非经邮局）例句
We had to wash our clothes by hand.
我们不得不手洗衣服。
by heart？背诵，记住
例句
Actors have to learn their lines by heart.
演员们得记住他们的台词。
by itself？自动地，独自地
例句
Will the dog be safe left in the car by itself？
把这只狗独自留在车上安全吗？
by means of？用……，依靠……
例句
The load was lifted by means of a crane.
这重物通过起重机来抬。
by mistake？错误地，无意地
例句
He locked himself out by mistake.
他不小心把自己关在门外了。
by any means？无论如何，总而言之
by no means？决不，并没有
例句
She’s not a bad kid by any means.
她绝不是一个坏孩子。
by oneself？单独地，独自地
例句
Living by oneself is very lonely.
独自一个人生活很孤单。
by reason of？由于
例句
He was excused by reason of his age.
他因年高而获得原谅。
by the way？顺便问/说一句
例句
What did you say your name was， by the way？
顺便问一句，您说您的名字叫什么来着？
by virtue of？借助，由于
例句
He got the job by virtue of his ability.
他凭借自己的能力获得了那份工作。
by way of？经由，途经；通过……方法；作为，当做例句
They are travelling to France by way of London.
他们经伦敦去法国。
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call back？收回；回电
例句
You could call back to collect her at noon.
你可以打电话中午回来接她。
call by？顺路访问，顺路探访
例句
Could you call by on your way home？
你回家的时候，能顺路来一下吗？
call for？请求，要求；号召；拜访
例句
The situation calls for prompt action.
形势所迫，必须立即采取行动。