考研英语在这场考研中的地位，大家都是知道的。下面整理了考研英语常考的短语，供大家积累背诵。

1. find fault

挑剔；挑错；挑毛病；找茬儿；

[例句]He loved best to find fault with me.

他最喜欢找我的岔了。

2. catch fire

失火；着火着火；发火；走水；

[例句]Loose tobacco shreds catch fire: a flame and acrid smoke light our corner.

卷得松松的烟丝点燃了：火焰和呛人的烟把我们这个角落照亮了。

3. be friends with

交朋友；与…交友，与…友好，跟…做朋友；

[例句]I still wanted to be friends with Alison.

我还是想和艾莉森做朋友。

4. make fun of

开玩笑；调笑；嘲弄，取笑；排调；

[例句]I'd make fun of her dress and imitate her speech.

我会拿她的衣着开玩笑，并模仿她说话。

5. lose heart

丧失勇气；心灰意冷；垂头丧气；

[例句]He appealed to his countrymen not to lose heart.

他呼吁自己的同胞不要丧失信心。

6. learn by heart

记住；牢记；记诵；读熟；

[例句]Try to learn by heart these English words and phase.

努力把这些英语单词和短语记住。

7. get hold of

找到某物以供使用；找到某人；

[例句]Tell Richard I'm going to kill him when I get hold of him.

告诉理查德，一旦抓住他，我要杀了他。

8. keep house

持家；自立门户；管理家务；

[例句]We employ a housemaid to keep house for both of us are very busy.

我们雇佣了一个仆人为我们管理家务，因为我们俩都很忙。

9. throw light on

提供线索；

[例句]Your statement does not throw light on the subject.

你的发言并没有说明问题。

10. bear in mind

牢记；记住；不恝于怀；铭记不忘；

[例句]We must bear in mind these lessons paid for with blood.

我们要记住这些血的教训。

11. have in mind

思念，存心；

[例句]I have in mind some doubts which really puzzle me.

我心中有一个疑团，百思不得其解。

12. go into operation

投产；开工；生效，开始工作；

[例句]The new airport will soon go into operation.

新机场即将启用。

13. put in order

整理，检修；

[例句]Things have to be put in order here before they come.

在他们来之前，这一切都得要整理好。

14. keep pace with

跟上；并驾齐驱；赶上；

[例句]Farmers are angry because the rise fails to keep pace with inflation.

农民们很气愤，因为提价赶不上通货膨胀。

15. play a part

扮演一个角色，参与，装腔骗人；

[例句]Fruit maturity may play a part in phenotypic characterization.

果实成熟期使这种表现型特征可能明显地起一些作用。

16. take place

发生，举行；来；

[例句]A total solar eclipse is due to take place some time tomorrow.

明天某个时刻会发生日全食。

17. take the place of

代替；抵换；

[例句]Nothing can ever take the place of real love and family togetherness.

什么都不能取代真爱与家庭和睦。

18. come to the point

开门见山，直接说要点；到紧要关头；一语破的；

[例句]In spite of all your talk you never seem to come to the point.

你虽然说了那么多话，但好像一直没贴题。

19. carry into practice

实施，实行；

[例句]So, the teachers' innovating quality become the most important factor when we carry it into practice.

因此，实施创新教育，教师创新素质的高低就成为关键。

20. make progress

前进，进步；向上；

[例句]The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.

医学界在抗癌的斗争中不断取得进步。