1. occur to
…發生在；被想起[到]；
[例句]It did not occur to me to check my insurance policy.
我沒有想到要覈實我的保險單條款。
2. refer to
參考；指的是；涉及；適用於；
[例句]I mention this point now in passing and shall refer to it again.
這一點現在順便提一下，以後還會講到。
3. send for
召喚；派人去取；申請；訂購；
[例句]I've sent for the doctor.
我已經派人去請醫生了。
4. send in
提交，派遣；
[例句]Applicants are asked to send in a CV and a covering letter.
申請人需要提交一份簡歷和附函。
5. serve as
爲；充當，擔任；
[例句]He volunteered to serve as the manager of our department store.
他自薦當我們商場的'經理。
6. set aside
留出；把…放置一旁；不理會；取消；
[例句]Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry.
一些醫生建議每天留出一點時間來解決煩心事。
7. sit for
參加（考試等）；
[例句]I've asked Mum to sit for us next Saturday.
我已經拜託媽媽下週六爲我們臨時照看一下孩子。
8. stand by
支持；準備行動；信守諾言；站在旁邊；
[例句]British and American warships are standing by to evacuate their citizens if necessary.
英國和美國的戰艦已準備好在必要時將本國公民撤離出去。
9. stand for
代表；爲…而奮鬥；擁護；<口>容忍；
[例句]AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
AIDS是獲得性免疫缺損綜合徵的縮寫。
10. stand against
（使）靠在…上；（使）靠…站着；在…的映襯下；反對…；
[例句]There they made their tragic and heroic last stand against the Roman legions.
他們在那裏對羅馬軍團進行了最後的抵抗，場面英勇而悲壯。
11. take in
接受；讓…進入；理解；包括；欺騙；改短，改小；接待，留宿；訂閱；攝入；
[例句]I hope you will take the advice in good part.
我希望你能愉快地接受這勸告。
12. take to
喜歡；習慣於…；開始從事；覺得（某事）容易學；
[例句]Did the children take to him?
孩子們喜歡上他了麼？
13. touch on
碰（某人某處）；與…有關，涉及；
[例句]I felt a touch on my shoulder.
我感到肩膀上被碰了一下。
14. turn into
成爲；（使）變成；譯成；
[例句]I think I have got to stop or I might turn into a machine.
我想我得停下來了，否則我就會變成一臺機器。
15. break down
失敗；劃分（以便分析）；損壞；衰弱下來；
[例句]Their car broke down.
他們的車子出故障了。
16. break in
打斷；闖入；開始工作；（使）逐漸適用；
[例句]Masked robbers broke in and made off with$ 8,000.
蒙面強盜闖了進來，搶走了8,000美元。
17. break out
（戰爭、打鬥等不愉快事件）突然發生，爆發；突然發生，爆發；向外砸開；
[例句]He was 29 when war broke out.
戰爭爆發時他才29歲。
18. burn out
燃盡；燒壞，燒掉，燒盡；
[例句]Fire officials let the fire burn itself out.
消防官員讓火自行熄滅。
19. burn up
燒燬；燒起來，燒掉，發怒；毀；
[例句]The satellite re-entered the atmosphere and burned up.
衛星重新進入大氣層，燒成灰燼。
20. check in
記錄，登記簽到；歸還經登記借出的東西；把…留給其他人照看；
[例句]I'll ring the hotel. I'll tell them we'll check in tomorrow.
我來給旅館打電話，通知他們我們明天入住。