1. add oil to the fire：火上浇油
Whatever you say to him is only adding oil to the fire.
无论你跟他说什么都是火上浇油。
混淆短语：oil and vinegar：截然不同的东西
Men and women are like oil and vinegar.
男人和女人就像油和醋。
2. add to：加上
We probably have to add a washing machine to our yearly shopping list.
我们可能得在年度采购清单上加上一台洗衣机。
混淆短语：add up：合计
If you add up all the bills， you'll understand why we are unable to make ends meet.
如果你把所有的账单加起来，你就知道我们为什么入不敷出了。
3. admit sb's guilt：认罪
However the police questioned him， he wouldn't admitted his guilt.
无论警方如何审问他，他就是不认罪。
替换短语：plead guilty：认罪
The eyewitness's testimony made him plead guilty at last.
目击证人的证词使他认罪了。
4. advise sb. against V-ing：劝某人不要做……
As your friend， I would like to advise you against wasting time.
身为你的朋友，我劝你别浪费时间。
混淆短语：advise with sb. on sth.：劝某人商量某事
I had advised with my parents on this before I made my decision.
在我决定之前，我和父母商量过此事。
5. afford to by sth.：买得起某物
I'm afraid that we can't afford to buy the car.
恐怕我们买不起这辆车。
混淆短语：can't afford to waste sth.：浪费不起
I'm afraid you can't afford to waste your money on such luxury item.
恐怕你没有足够的财力浪费在这样的奢侈品上吧。
6. after all：毕竟
You'd better not go there in your casual wear.It's a wedding ceremony after all.
你最好别穿休闲服去那里，毕竟是婚礼。
混淆短语：all in all：总之
Although there were a few flaws， it was a good plan all in all.
虽然有点瑕疵，总体上，还是个好计划。
7. after the fashion of：模仿，跟……一样
This is a church building after the fashion of Gothic.
这是一座模仿哥特式建筑的教堂。
8. against all odds：不计成败，不顾一切
Against all odds， we'll climb up to the summit of the mountain.
我们将不顾一切登上山顶。
9. a great many：很多
A great many people were killed in this accident.
很多人在这次事故中丧生了。
替换短语：plenty of：很多
There are plenty of cats in the garden.
花园里有很多猫。
10. in favor of：赞同
I'm quite in favor of his views.
我很赞同他的看法。
替换短语：agree with：同意
She doesn't agree with him on many thins.