1. be equal to 勝任，相等，合適
eg.: He's equal to the occasion.
他能應付這一局面。
2. be familiar to 為某人所 熟悉
eg.: The facts are familiar to every student.
這些事實是每個學生都熟悉的。
3. be familiar with 熟悉；過分親密的
eg.: I am not very familiar with botanical names.
我不太熟悉植物學方面的名稱。
4. be fed up with 受夠了，厭倦，厭煩
eg.: I am fed up with his complaints.
我聽夠了他的怨言。
5. be filled with 裝滿，充滿
eg.: The air was filled with the sound of children's laughter.
空氣裡充滿了孩子們的笑聲。
6. be good for 有益於，適於
eg.: Ten o'clock is good for me.
十點鐘對我來說合適。
7. be hard to say 難以估計，很難說
eg.: It is hard to say agree or disagree completely.
這個很難說完全同意或完全不同意。
8. be in hospital 住院
eg.: You have to be in hospital for a few days, I'm afraid.
恐怕你得住幾天醫院。
9. be in love with 與……相愛；喜愛
eg.: He's in love with the sound of his own voice.
他就喜歡自己的聲音（太愛說話）。
10. be in the mood 有心思或興致
eg.: I don't know when I'll be in the mood again.
我不知道我什麼時候會再有心情。
11. be interested in 對……有興趣
eg.: Should you be interested in our offer, please contact us.
你若對我們的報價感興趣，請與我們聯繫。
12. be through/finished with sb.
和某人分手，結束了
eg.: She's through with her new boy-friend.
她跟新交的男朋友吹了。
13. be tied up 忙於
eg.: I'm afraid I'll be tied up tomorrow at 10 a.m..
恐怕明天上午10點我很忙。
14. be tired of 厭倦
eg.: I'm tired of listening to your criticisms.
我聽膩了你的批評。
15. be up to sb.……的責任，輪到……；由某人決定
eg.: It's up to us to help those in need.
我們有責任幫助那些有困難的人。
16. bear in mind 記住，記在心裡
eg.: Bear in mind that you'll have to practice economy.
記住要厲行節約。
17. bear with 忍受，容忍
eg.: I have to bear with his bad habit.
我不得不忍受他的壞習慣。
18. beat about/around the bush 轉彎抹角，旁敲側擊
eg.: Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
說正題吧，不要拐彎抹角的。