成人英语三级/成人学士学位英语大纲要求的单词大概3500左右，词组又有很多，此处列出各考点经常考到的词汇，需要重点记忆理解.

1. above all:首先；                       after all: 毕竟;

  as to: 关于,至于；                     as a result: 结果.

as far as: 远到, 直到.

2. at one’s best: 处在最佳状态；         at other times: 在另外场合；

   at first glance: 乍看.                 at all costs: 无论如何.

3. by mistake: 错误的；                   by oneself: 单独

4. there is no point in doing: 做...没道理的；

   it Is no use doing sth.:做...是没有用的.

5. in the way: 挡道；                    on the way: 在途中；

   by the way:顺便；                     no way: 决不.

6. in existence:存在, 现有；             in practice: 在实践中,实际上；

   in part: 部分；                       in a row: 连续；

   in debt: 详细在；                     in person: 亲自.

   in public: 当众,公开地；              in a hurry: 匆忙,<口>轻易；

   in terms of: 在...方面；              in the name of:以...的名义, 凭；

   in honor of: 向...表示敬意；          in spite of: 不管；

   in return: 作为报答；                 in turn: 依次, 轮流；

in advance: 预先；

   in vain: 徒然；                       in accordance with: 与…一致,按照；

   in addition to: 从事(工作), 在…方面；in effect: 有效；

   in the event of: 如果...发生.

7. at ease: 自由自在；                   with ease: 轻而易举地；

8. in sight: 被看到；                    catch sight of: 瞥见；

   out of sight: 在看不见的地方.

9. at no time: 决不；                    at a time: 每次, 在某时；

   in time: 及时；                       on time: 准时；

   from time to time: 有时；             once upon a time: 从前；

 ahead of time: 提早；                 in no time: 立刻；

 at one time of another: 曾经.

10. in favor of: 有利于,赞同；           by favor of: 敬烦...便交,

    out of favor: 失宠于；                            请面交(信封上用语).

11. out of reach: 在...范围外；          out of place: 不合适；

    out of order: 状态不好, 次序颠倒；   out of date: 过时的；

    out of danger: 脱离危险；            out of work: 失业.

12. to one’s taste: 合味口. 

13. nothing but: 只；                    or something: ...之类.

14. round the corner: 在拐角处；     15. only too: 没想到会….

16. on balance: 总而言之；           17. not much of a : 称不上.

18. be amazed at: 对...感到吃惊；        be curious about: 对...好奇；

    be accused of: 因某事控告某人；      be content with: 对...满足；

    be caught up in: 受某物吸引/感染；   be tired of: 听命于；

    be capable of: 能够；                be aware of: 知道；

    be short of: 达不到；                be based on/upon: 基于；

    be composed of: 由...组成；          be guilty of: 有...之罪；

    be bound to: 一定要；                be determined to do: 决定；

    be ashamed of: 耻于；                be disappointed with: 对...感到失望；

    be known as: 被认为是；              be worthy of: 值得；

19. come to a conclusion: 告一段落,得出结论；
 
    come to terms with:让步,妥协；

    come down in the world: 落魄；   20. draw to a close: 渐近,结果；

    do sb. a favor: 帮某人个忙；     21. take advantage of: 利用；

    take it for granted: 视为当然；      take into account :重视,考虑；

    take the place of = in place of: 代替；

22. put into effect: 实行,使生效；   23. make an appointment: 与某人约会；

    make a fortune: 赚大钱；             make a fuss of/over: 大惊小怪；

    make one’s way: 向前；

25. have a great influence on: 对...造成重大影响；

    have a ball: 狂欢；              26. get to one’s feet: 跟上某人；

27. feel like doing: 想要做某事；    28. go on strike: 实行罢工；

29. judging by/from: 根据...来判断； 30. attach importance to: 重视；

31. have/get/catch hold of: 拥有,抓住,得到.

32. in force: 有效的；               33. in common: 共同的；

in detail: 详细地；                  in the case of: 至于.

34. much ado about nothing: 无事空忙,小题大做,庸人自扰.