背单词十分枯燥，有时候背了后面忘了前面。英语短语由于其意思固定，搭配固定，不像单词，一词多义，因此更加容易记忆。而且英语短语的积累在阅读和写作中都十分有帮助。在此，考研网（www.sudayz.com）提醒报考2018苏州大学考研的同学们，掌握常用短语也是奠定基础的必经之路，下列精心整理的170个常用短语希望考生收藏并利用碎片时间背诵记忆：
2018考研英语：常用短语精选四
81.on board到船上,在船上,上火车或飞机
82.boast of (or about)吹嘘
83.out of breath喘不过气来
84.in brief (=in as few words as possible)简言之
85.in bulk成批地,不散装的
86.take the floor起立发言
87.on business出差办事.
88.be busy with sth.于某事。 be busy doing sth.忙于做某事
89.last but one倒数第二.
90.but for (=without)要不是.表示假设
91.buy sth. for…money用多少钱买
92.be capable of能够,有能力be capable of being +过去分词:是能够被…的
93.in any case (=for love or money, at any rate, at any price, at
any cost, whatever happens;anyhow)无论如何
94.in case (=for fear that)万一;
95.in case of (=in the event of)如果发生…万一in the case of至于…,就…而言
96.in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句)
97.be cautious of谨防
98.center one's attention on (=focus one's attention on)把某人的注意力集中在…上
99.be certain of (=be sure of)有把握,一定.
100.for certain of (=for sure)肯定地,有把握
101.by chance (=accidentally, by accident)偶然
102.for a change换换环境(花样等)
103.charge sb. with …控告某人犯有…
104.in charge of (=responsible for)负责(某事) in the
charge of …由…管
105.take charge of (=to be or become responsible for)负责管理(照顾)
106.charge…for因…索取(费用), charge sb. with sth.控告某人犯有…
107.round the clock (=all day and all night, usually without
stopping)昼夜不停地
108.comment on评论
109.commit oneself to使自己承担… commit sb. to prison把某人送进监狱; commit one's idea towriting把某人的想法写下来; commit a
matter to a committee把某事交给委员会讨论
110.in common (和…)有共同之处,共用. be common to sb.是与某人所共有的
111.keep company with (=be friendly and go out together)和…要好.
112.compare…with …把…与…比较
113.compare…to…把…比作…
114.by comparison比较起来
115.in comparison with (=in contrast to)和…比起来
116.compensate for (=give sth. to make up for)补偿,赔偿,弥补compensate
sb. for sth.赔偿,弥补
117.complain of (or about)抱怨;诉苦;控告; complain
about抱怨某人或事情; complain to sb.about sth. (or sb.)向某人抱怨…; complain (抱怨);
complement (补充); compliment (恭维)
118.comply with (=act in accordance with a demand, order, rule etc.)遵守,依从
119.conceive of (think of, imagine, consider)想象,设想
120.concentrate on (or upon)集中,专心