【外企面试系列】必备口语短语与例句 - BC系列

1. back and forth 来回地,反复地

• The children were running back and forth between the playground and the swings. (孩子们在游乐场和秋千之间来回奔跑。)
• We went back and forth on the decision before finally making up our minds. (我们在这个决定上反复权衡，最终下定决心。)

2. back of 在…后面

• The parking lot is at the back of the building. (停车场在建筑物的后面。)
• The important information is usually at the back of the book. (重要的信息通常在书的后面。)

3. back up后备,支援

• Make sure you have a back up of your important files. (确保你有重要文件的备份。)
• The team needed some extra back up to win the game. (这个团队需要一些额外的支援才能赢得比赛。)

4. bare of几乎没有,缺乏

• The desert was bare of vegetation. (沙漠上几乎没有植被。)
• The room was bare of furniture except for a single chair. (房间里除了一把椅子几乎没有家具。)

5. be able to do能够

• With enough practice, you’ll be able to play the guitar. (通过足够的练习，你将能够弹吉他。)
• I’m not able to attend the meeting tomorrow due to a prior engagement. (由于之前有约，我不能参加明天的会议。)

6. be around差不多

• I think the meeting will be around 2 o’clock. (我想会议差不多是在2点左右。)
• We’ve known each other for around 10 years. (我们认识彼此差不多10年了。)

7. be available to sb.可用,可供

• The manager is available to answer any questions you may have. (经理可以回答你可能有的任何问题。)
• The report will be available to download from the website starting next week. (该报告将从下周开始可供从网站下载。)

8. be bound to一定

• If you don’t study, you’re bound to fail the exam. (如果你不学习，你一定会考试失败。)
• With such a talented team, they’re bound to win the championship. (有如此出色的团队，他们一定会赢得冠军。)

9. be capable of doing能够

• He’s capable of speaking multiple languages fluently. (他能够流利地说多种语言。)
• The new software is capable of handling large amounts of data. (新软件能够处理大量的数据。)

10. be concerned with 关心…，涉足…

• The company is concerned with reducing its carbon footprint. (公司关心减少自己的碳排放。)
• The research is concerned with the effects of climate change on agriculture. (这项研究关注气候变化对农业的影响。)

11. be dying to渴望

• She’s been dying to see that movie for months. (她渴望看那部电影已经数月了。)
• He’s dying to try the new restaurant in town. (他渴望尝试镇上的新餐厅。)

12. be fed up with受够了be tired of

• I’m fed up with all the traffic on my commute. (我受够了通勤路上的交通拥堵。)
• She’s fed up with her job and is looking for something new. (她对自己的工作感到厌倦，正在寻找新的工作。)

13. be in hospital 住院

• He’s been in hospital for a week with a broken leg. (他因为腿骨折已经住院一周了。)
• She’s going to be in hospital for a few days after the surgery. (手术后她将在医院住几天。)

14. be in season 上市的

• The farmer’s market only sells produce that’s in season. (农夫市场只卖上市的农产品。)

15. in peak season旺季

• The hotel is fully booked during peak season. (旺季期间酒店已经订满。)

16. be in the mood to do sth. 想做

• I’m not really in the mood to go out tonight. (今晚我不是很想出去。)
• She’s in the mood to try something new for dinner. (她想尝试新的晚餐菜式。)

17. be pressed for time时间不够

• Sorry, I can’t talk right now, I’m pressed for time. (对不起，我现在没时间说话。)
• We’re a bit pressed for time, so let’s try to finish this quickly. (我们有点时间紧迫，所以让我们尽快完成这个任务。)

18. be tied up with忙于

• I’m sorry I can’t make it to the meeting, I’m tied up with another project. (很抱歉我不能参加会议，我正忙于另一个项目。)
• She’s tied up with work and won’t be able to come to the party. (她忙于工作，不能参加聚会。)

19. be under the weather 身体不好

• I’m feeling a bit under the weather today, so I’m going to stay home. (我今天感觉有点不舒服，所以我要呆在家里。)
• He’s been under the weather for a few days and hasn’t been able to come to work. (他身体不舒服几天了，不能来上班。)

20. beat around the bush 拐弯没角

• Stop beating around the bush and just tell me what you want. (别拐弯抹角了，直接告诉我你想要什么。)
• He’s always beating around the bush and never gets to the point. (他总是拐弯抹角，从不直接点题。)

21. beat the crowd 避开人群

• We left early to beat the crowd at the amusement park. (我们早早离开，以避开游乐园的人群。)
• If you want to get a good spot at the concert, you need to beat the crowd. (如果你想在音乐会上获得一个好位置，你需要避开人群。)

22. before long 不久以后

• We’ll be there before long, just be patient. (我们很快就会到那里，耐心等待。)
• Before long, the sun will set and it will be dark. (不久以后，太阳将落山，天就会黑下来。)

23. behind schedule 误点

• The train is behind schedule and won’t arrive for another hour. (火车误点了，还要再等一个小时才到。)
• We’re behind schedule on this project and need to work harder to catch up. (我们在这个项目上误点了，需要更加努力赶上进度。)

24. bent on sth. 下定决心做…

• She’s bent on becoming a doctor and won’t let anything stop her. (她下定决心要成为一名医生，不会让任何事情阻止她。)
• He’s bent on winning the competition and has been practicing every day. (他下定决心要赢得比赛，一直在每天练习。)

25. beside point 离题的,不相干的

• That’s beside the point, we need to focus on the main issue. (那是离题的，我们需要集中精力处理主要问题。)
• Bringing up his past mistakes is beside the point and won’t help us solve the problem. (提出他过去的错误是离题的，不会帮助我们解决问题。)

26. beyond one’s ability超越某人的能力

• The task was beyond his abilities and he had to ask for help. (这项任务超出了他的能力范围，他不得不寻求帮助。)
• Climbing the mountain was beyond my abilities, so I had to turn back. (攀登这座山超出了我的能力范围，所以我不得不回头。)

27. beyond question 毫无疑问

• It’s beyond question that she’s the best candidate for the job. (毫无疑问，她是这个职位的最佳人选。)
• The evidence is beyond question and proves his innocence. (证据毫无疑问，证明了他的清白。)

28. book on reserve 须留的图书

• I need to put this book on reserve because it’s always checked out. (我需要把这本书须留，因为它总是被借走。)
• The library requires a deposit to put a book on reserve. (图书馆需要交押金才能把书须留。)

29. booked up 订完了

• I’m sorry, but all the tables are booked up for tonight. (很抱歉，今晚所有的桌子都订完了。)
• The hotel is booked up for the weekend, so we’ll have to stay somewhere else. (酒店周末都订完了，所以我们得去别的地方住。)

30. bound for开往

• The train is bound for New York City. (这趟火车开往纽约市。)
• The plane is bound for Singapore and will take off in 30 minutes. (这架飞机开往新加坡，将在30分钟内起飞。)

31. break down抛锚

• My car broke down on the way to work this morning. (今天早上我去上班的路上车子抛锚了。)
• The elevator broke down and we had to take the stairs. (电梯出故障了，我们只能走楼梯。)

32. break though突破

• She finally broke through her writer’s block and finished her novel. (她终于突破了写作障碍，完成了她的小说。)
• The company’s new product is expected to break through the market and become a best-seller. (公司的新产品预计会突破市场，成为畅销品。)

33. break up with和某人分手be through with / be finished with

• He broke up with his girlfriend last month. (他上个月和他的女朋友分手了。)
• After years of fighting, she finally decided to break up with her business partner. (经过多年的争吵，她终于决定和她的商业合伙人分手。)

34. bring about 使…发生

• The new law brought about significant changes in the education system. (新法律在教育系统中带来了重大的变革。)
• His invention brought about a revolution in the field of technology. (他的发明在技术领域引起了一场革命。)

35. bring someone up to date 帮某人赶上

• Can you bring me up to date on what happened while I was gone? (你能告诉我我不在的时候发生了什么吗？)
• I need to bring my colleague up to date on the latest project developments. (我需要帮我的同事赶上最新的项目进展。)

36. help someone catch up 帮某人赶上

• I need to help my friend catch up with the rest of the class after missing a week of school. (我需要帮助我的朋友在缺了一周学校后赶上班上其他同学。)
• Our team needs to work together to help the new employee catch up with our project. (我们团队需要一起努力帮助新员工赶上我们的项目。)

37. by accident 偶然

• I found this book by accident while browsing the shelves. (我在浏览书架时偶然发现了这本书。)
• She met her future husband by accident when she missed her train. (她因为错过火车而偶然遇到了她的未来丈夫。)

38. by air 通过航空途径

• I prefer to travel by air rather than by car. (我更喜欢乘飞机旅行，而不是开车。)
• The package was shipped by air and arrived the next day. (包裹通过航空途径运送，第二天就到了。)

39. by all means 尽一切办法,务必

• By all means, let’s go see the new movie tonight. (尽一切办法，我们今晚去看那部新电影吧。)
• If you need any help, by all means, let me know. (如果你需要任何帮助，务必告诉我。)

40. by and by 不久,迟早

• By and by, she became one of the most successful businesswomen in the country. (迟早，她成为了全国最成功的女商人之一。)
• We’ll get through this rough patch by and by, just have patience. (我们迟早会度过这个艰难时期，只要有耐心。)

41. by chance 偶然,碰巧

• I met my old friend by chance at the grocery store. (我在杂货店偶然遇到了我的老朋友。)
• By chance, I found a rare book at the used bookstore. (碰巧，在二手书店我找到了一本珍贵的书。)

42. by far 最,…得多

• This is by far the best pizza I’ve ever had. (这是我吃过的最好吃的披萨，毫无疑问。)
• She is by far the most talented musician in the orchestra. (她是乐团中最有才华的音乐家，远远超过其他人。)

43. by hand 用手,用体力

• The pottery was made by hand using traditional techniques. (这些陶器是用传统技艺手工制作的。)
• We had to move all the furniture by hand because the elevator was broken. (由于电梯坏了，我们不得不用体力把所有家具搬走。)

44. by itself 自动地,独自地

• The machine turns off by itself after it’s done running. (这个机器在运行完毕后会自动关闭。)
• The picture is beautiful by itself, but it looks even better with a nice frame. (这张照片本身就很美，但用一个漂亮的相框装起来会更好看。)

45. by means of 用,依靠

• We can solve this problem by means of negotiation. (我们可以通过谈判解决这个问题。)
• The company increased its profits by means of cost-cutting measures. (公司通过削减成本来增加了利润。)

46. by mistake 错误地,无意地

• I deleted the file by mistake and now I can’t find it. (我错误地删除了这个文件，现在找不到了。)
• He took my bag by mistake because it looked similar to his own. (他无意地拿了我的包，因为它看起来和他自己的很相似。)

47. by no means 决不,并没有

• By no means should you give up on your dreams. (你决不应该放弃你的梦想。)
• This is by no means the end of the story, there’s more to come. (这并不是故事的结局，还有更多的内容。)

48. by oneself 单独地,独自地

• He built the entire house by himself, without any help. (他独自一人建造了整座房子，没有任何帮助。)
• She decided to go on the trip by herself to clear her mind. (她决定独自一人去旅行，让自己的思维清晰起来。)

49. by reason of 由于

• The game was postponed by reason of the heavy rain. (由于大雨，比赛被推迟了。)
• He was granted asylum by reason of his political beliefs. (由于他的政治信仰，他获得了庇护。)

50. by the way 顺便说说

• By the way, have you heard about the new restaurant that just opened downtown? (顺便说说，你听说了刚在市中心开业的新餐厅吗？)
• Oh, by the way, could you pick up some milk on your way home? (哦，顺便说一下，你回家的路上能买点牛奶吗？)

51. by virtue of 借助,由于

• He won the race by virtue of his speed and endurance. (他凭借自己的速度和耐力赢得了比赛。)
• By virtue of his hard work and dedication, he earned a promotion at work. (由于他的努力工作和奉献精神，他在工作中获得了晋升。)

52. by way of 经由,通过…方法

• We can get to the beach by way of this hiking trail. (我们可以通过这条徒步小道到达海滩。)
• I communicated with her by way of email since she lives in a different country. (由于她住在另一个国家，我通过电子邮件与她沟通。)

53. call off 取消

• They had to call off the picnic due to the bad weather. (由于天气不好，他们不得不取消野餐。)
• The wedding was called off at the last minute because the bride got cold feet. (新娘临时退缩，婚礼被取消了。)

54. call on 号召,邀请,点某人的名,拜访

• The president called on the nation to come together in times of crisis. (总统号召全国在危机时刻团结一致。)
• I’m going to call on my friend after work to see how she’s doing. (下班后我要去拜访我的朋友，看看她最近怎么样。)

55. capable of 能够

• With hard work and dedication, anyone is capable of achieving their goals. (通过努力工作和奉献精神，任何人都能够实现自己的目标。)
• This machine is capable of producing thousands of products per hour. (这台机器能够每小时生产数千个产品。)

56. careful of/about/with 小心,注意

• Be careful of the slippery floor. (小心滑地。)
• He’s always careful about what he eats because he has a sensitive stomach. (他总是小心注意自己吃什么，因为他的胃比较敏感。)

57. certain of/about 确信,肯定

• I’m certain of his innocence. (我确信他是无辜的。)
• Are you certain about the time of the meeting? (你确定会议的时间吗？)

58. chair a meeting 主持会议

• The CEO will chair the meeting tomorrow. (明天CEO将主持会议。)
• She’s been asked to chair the committee for the upcoming project. (她被要求主持即将开始的项目委员会。)

59. charge sb. with sth. 控告

• The police charged him with theft. (警方控告他犯有盗窃罪。)
• The prosecutor decided to charge the suspect with murder. (检察官决定控告嫌疑人谋杀罪。)

60. clear of 没有,不接触

• Make sure the area is clear of any obstacles before starting the construction. (在开始建设之前，请确保该地区没有任何障碍物。)
• He’s trying to stay clear of any drama in the office. (他试图避免卷入办公室的任何纷争。)

61. clever at 善于

• She’s very clever at solving puzzles. (她非常善于解决难题。)
• He’s clever at finding ways to save money. (他擅长想办法节省开支。)

62. close to 接近,亲近

• The store is close to the train station. (商店离火车站很近。)
• She’s very close to her grandmother. (她和她的祖母关系非常亲密。)

63. come in contact with 与…取得联系

• I’ve never come in contact with anyone famous before. (我以前从未与任何名人接触过。)
• He came in contact with the virus while traveling abroad. (他在国外旅行期间接触了病毒。)

64. come out of sth. alive 大难不死

• Despite the dangerous situation, everyone came out of the accident alive. (尽管情况危险，每个人都大难不死地从事故中走了出来。)
• He was lucky to come out of the war alive. (他很幸运能够在战争中生还。)

65. come up (with) 提出,拿出

• She always comes up with creative ideas for our team projects. (她总是能够为我们的团队项目想出富有创意的想法。)
• Can you come up with a plan to increase sales this quarter? (你能否提出一个计划来增加本季度的销售额？)

66. comparable to/with比作/比较

• The new smartphone is comparable to the latest model from Apple. (这款新智能手机可以与苹果最新款相比。)
• The growth of the company this year is not comparable with its performance last year. (公司今年的增长与去年的表现无法比较。)
• The complexity of the situation is comparable to solving a Rubik’s Cube. (这种情况的复杂程度可以比作解决魔方。)

67. conscious of察觉到,意识到

• She was conscious of someone following her in the dark alley. (她意识到有人在暗巷里跟踪她。)
• The speaker was conscious of the audience’s reactions during his speech. (演讲者在演讲期间察觉到了听众的反应。)
• We need to be conscious of our carbon footprint and reduce our impact on the environment. (我们需要意识到我们的碳足迹，减少对环境的影响。)

68. consequent on随之而来

• The increase in demand for the product was consequent on its positive reviews. (对该产品的需求增加是由于它的好评。)
• The company’s success was consequent on the hard work of its employees. (公司的成功是由于员工的努力工作。)
• The delay in delivery was consequent on the bad weather conditions. (交货延迟是由于恶劣的天气条件。)

69. considerate towards体谅,体贴

• She is always considerate towards her coworkers and tries to help them whenever possible. (她总是很体贴同事，尽可能地帮助他们。)
• He was very considerate towards his girlfriend and always put her needs first. (他对女友非常体贴，总是把她的需求放在第一位。)
• The hotel staff were very considerate towards their guests and went out of their way to make their stay comfortable. (酒店工作人员非常体贴客人，竭尽全力让他们的住宿舒适。)

70. contemporary with与…同时代

• Shakespeare was a contemporary with Queen Elizabeth I. (莎士比亚与伊丽莎白一世同时代。)
• The jazz musician Duke Ellington was contemporary with Louis Armstrong. (爵士音乐家杜克·艾灵顿与路易斯·阿姆斯特朗同时代。)
• The philosopher Immanuel Kant was contemporary with the American Revolution. (哲学家伊曼纽尔·康德与美国革命同时代。)

71. content with满足于

• She was content with her life as a teacher and didn’t aspire to become a principal. (她满足于自己作为一名教师的生活，不渴望成为校长。)
• He was content with a simple lifestyle and didn’t need a lot of material possessions. (他满足于简单的生活方式，不需要很多物质财富。)
• They were content with their modest home and didn’t feel the need to upgrade to a larger one. (他们对自己的普通住宅感到满意，不觉得需要升级到更大的房子。)

72. contrary to违反

• His actions were contrary to the company’s code of conduct. (他的行为违反了公司的行为准则。)
• Her beliefs were contrary to the mainstream view of society. (她的信仰与社会主流观点相违反。)
• The politician’s statements were contrary to the facts of the situation. (政治家的言论与事实相违反。)

73. cost someone an arm and a leg代价很大

• Sample sentence: The designer shoes she wanted to buy cost her an arm and a leg, so she decided to buy a cheaper alternative.
• Chinese meaning: 她想买的那双设计师鞋代价很大，所以她决定买一个更便宜的替代品。

74. count down倒计时

• Sample sentence: We are counting down the days until our vacation starts.
• Chinese meaning: 我们正在倒计时直到我们的假期开始。

75. count one’s chickens before they are hatched过于乐观

• Sample sentence: He was counting his chickens before they were hatched when he started planning his victory party before the election results were announced.
• Chinese meaning: 当他在选举结果宣布之前就开始计划他的胜利派对时，他过于乐观了。

76. count on依靠

• Sample sentence: I can always count on my best friend to be there for me when I need her.
• Chinese meaning: 我总是可以依靠我最好的朋友在我需要她的时候。

77. count on依靠

• Sample sentence: You can count on me to finish the project on time.
• Chinese meaning: 你可以依靠我按时完成这个项目。

78. count the day期待

• Sample sentence: She was counting the days until her wedding day.
• Chinese meaning: 她期待着自己的婚礼日子的到来。

79. count the day期待

• Sample sentence: We are counting the days until the release of the new album.
• Chinese meaning: 我们期待着新专辑的发布日子的到来。

79. counter to与…相反

• Sample sentence: His actions were counter to what he had promised earlier.
• Chinese meaning: 他的行动与他之前的承诺相反。

80. crazy about热衷,着迷

• Sample sentence: She is crazy about playing the guitar and practices every day.
• Chinese meaning: 她热衷于弹吉他，每天都练习。

81. critical of挑剔,批评

• Sample sentence: He is very critical of her work and always finds something to complain about.
• Chinese meaning: 他对她的工作非常挑剔，总是能找到一些要抱怨的地方。

82. cry in one’s beer借酒消愁

• Sample sentence: After his girlfriend broke up with him, he went to the bar to cry in his beer.
• Chinese meaning: 在女友分手后，他去酒吧借酒消愁。

83. cry on one’s shoulder依靠

• Sample sentence: Whenever she needs someone to talk to, she knows she can cry on her best friend’s shoulder.
• Chinese meaning: 每当她需要有人倾听时，她知道她可以依靠她最好的朋友。

84. curious about好奇,想知道

• Sample sentence: He is curious about how the new technology works and wants to learn more.
• Chinese meaning: 他好奇新技术的工作原理并想要了解更多。

85. cut down on 减少

• Sample sentence: In an effort to be healthier, she is trying to cut down on her sugar intake.
• Chinese meaning: 为了更健康，她正试图减少摄入的糖分。

86. cut down削减

• Sample sentence: The company is planning to cut down on its expenses to save money.
• Chinese meaning: 公司计划削减开支以节省钱。

87. cut in插入

• Sample sentence: He cut in the conversation to add his own opinion.
• Chinese meaning: 他插入谈话并发表自己的意见。

88. cut off切断

• Sample sentence: The phone was cut off because the bill was not paid.
• Chinese meaning: 电话被切断了，因为账单没有支付。

89. cut out切除

• Sample sentence: The doctor had to cut out the infected tissue to prevent the spread of the infection.
• Chinese meaning: 医生不得不切除受感染的组织，以防止感染的扩散。

90. cut someone short打断

• Sample sentence: She cut him short because she didn’t want to hear any more excuses.
• Chinese meaning: 她打断了他，因为她不想再听任何借口。

91. cut through抄近路

• Sample sentence: To avoid traffic, we decided to cut through the park.
• Chinese meaning: 为了避开交通，我们决定抄近路穿过公园。

92. cut up切碎

• Sample sentence: She cut up the vegetables for the salad.
• Chinese meaning: 她把蔬菜切碎做沙拉。