牢記考研英語中的高頻短語對於考研英語閱讀理解、完形填空等都大有裨益。本文總結了部分考研英語高頻短語，供大家記憶、學習。
1. hang back
掛回；躊躇不前；退縮，猶豫；逡巡；
[例句]I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.
我看到他走上前，但很快又縮了回來，緊張地搓著手。
2. hang on
堅持下去；等候；緊緊抓住；等待某事發生；
[例句]Can you hang on for a minute?
你能不能稍等一會兒？
3. hang up
掛上；掛住；使等候；將電話筒掛上；
[例句]Mum hung up the phone.
媽媽掛上了電話。
4. have on
穿著；戴著；計劃好；約定；
[例句]It's a pretty hat you have on.
你戴的`帽子很好看。
5. hold back
阻礙；隱瞞；控制；猶豫不決；
[例句]The administration had several reasons for holding back.
政府因為幾個原因而猶豫不決。
6. hold on
堅持；等一等；<口>別掛電話；抓緊不放；
[例句]His right arm was extended up beside his head, still holding on to a coffee cup.
他的右臂伸在頭的一側，手裡仍緊握著一個咖啡杯。
7. hurry up
趕快；（使）趕緊；
[例句]Franklin told Howe to hurry up and take his bath; otherwise, they'd miss their train.
富蘭克林告訴豪趕快去洗澡；否則他們會趕不上火車。
8. keep down
控制；使不升起；使留級；吞下藥物；
[例句]The prime aim is to keep inflation down.
首要目標是抑制通貨膨脹。
9. keep off
（使）不接近；禁食；（雨、雪等）沒有下；避開某一話題；
[例句]I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods.
我努力做到了只吃規定飲食，不沾甜食。
10. keep up
保持；不減弱，（天氣）持續不變；保養；（使）不倒下；保持不衰退；
[例句]She shook her head and started to walk on. He kept up with her.
她搖了搖頭開始往前走。他跟了上去。
11. let down
放下；放低；使失望；失信；
[例句]But then to be let down like that, oh it's so unfair!
但是接下來竟讓人如此失望，唉，這真不公平！
12. let in
容許；加進；讓…進入；把…降下；
[例句]We opened the windows and let in the glorious evening air.
我們開啟窗戶，讓傍晚那沁人心脾的空氣流進室內。
13. let off
放（炮、煙火等）；免罰；寬恕；
[例句]The boys were letting off fireworks.
男孩子在放煙火。
14. let out
放出；釋放；發出（聲音）；使（火）熄滅；
[例句]It lets sunlight in but doesn't let heat out.
它吸收陽光，但並不釋放熱量。
15. line up
排成一行；排隊等候；組織；邀集；
[例句]The senior leaders lined up behind him in orderly rows.
高階將領整齊有序地在他身後站成幾排。
16. look out
當心；向外看；面向；朝外；
[例句]I should look out if I were you!
如果我是你，我會小心的。
17. look on
旁觀，觀看；看待，視作；
[例句]I look on the matter as most unusual.
我認為這件事極不尋常。
18. look in
往裡面看；拜訪；短暫訪問；把注意力轉向…；
[例句]I looked in on Louisa. She was sleeping.
我順道去看了一下路易莎。她當時在睡覺。
19. make out
理解；假裝；辨認出；填寫（表格）；
[例句]I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth.
我只依稀看見一個高個的模糊身影穿過了矮樹叢。
20. mix up
混合；把（某人）搞糊塗，分不清；混同；
[例句]People often mix me up with other actors.
人們常常把我同其他演員弄混。
