托福聽(tīng)力必背120個(gè)重要習(xí)語(yǔ)

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令人驚奇的是,很多考生在考完新托福后突然發(fā)現(xiàn),自己的聽(tīng)力真的提高了很多,并且在考試中學(xué)到了很多美國(guó)習(xí)語(yǔ)。本文特地把托??荚囍谐3霈F(xiàn)的重要習(xí)語(yǔ)總結(jié)出來(lái),供準(zhǔn)備參加新托??荚嚨耐杏褌兪褂?。為體現(xiàn)原汁原味,本文未對(duì)這些詞組進(jìn)行翻譯,不過(guò)在每個(gè)詞組后面都有相應(yīng)的英文解釋。
    只要考生們堅(jiān)持用心去練,肯定會(huì)對(duì)聽(tīng)力的提高有所幫助,而且在考試的時(shí)候會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣的效果真的很好。當(dāng)然這種感覺(jué)是建立在你大量練習(xí)和能力提高的基礎(chǔ)上的。
    1、above all - most importantly
    2、account for - explain
    3、as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
    4、as a rule - generally ;normally
    5、about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
    6、an old hand - be an experienced persom
    7、any day now -soon
    8、approach sb -talk to sb
    9、be fed up with - be out of patience with
    10、be on one's own - live independently
    11、be on the safe side - take no chances
    12、be out of something - have no longer in supply
    13、be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
    14、be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy
    15、be up to someone -be a person's responsibility
    16、be out for -trying to get
    17、be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
    18、bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle
    19、break down - cease to n
    20、break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn'tknow
    21、break the news - inform or give bad news
    22、brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of somethingthroughstudy
    23、bump into - meet unexpectedly
    24、by and large - in general
    25、by heart - by memory
    26、by all means - absolutely ,definitely
    27、by no means - in no way
    28、call off -cancel
    29、cheer up - be happy
    30、come down with - become sick with
    31、come into -receive,especially after another's death
    32、come up with - think of
    33、count on - depend upon
    34、count out - eliminate
    35、die down - become quiet ,become less
    36、do without - manage without something
    37、drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
    38、every other - alternate
    39、fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
    40、fall through - fail to happen or be completed
    41、far cry form - completely different from;a long way
    42、feel like - have a desire or wish for
    43、feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
    44、few and far between - not happening often; rate
    45、figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
    46、fill in for -take another's place
    47、fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
    48、fish out of water - out of one's element ornaturalenvironment
    49、flying colors -success,victory
    50、for good - permanently; forever
    51、for the time being - for now; temporarily
    52、get away with - escape without punishment
    53、get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething
    54、get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
    55、get the hang of - understand; learn
    56、give a hand - help
    57、go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated
    58、go off -begin to ring
    59、hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something
    60、hard to come by - difficult to obtain
    61、have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding
    62、have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreason
    63、hold off - delay;postpone
    64、hop to it - get started on something quickly
    65、hit it off - get along well with someone
    66、ill at ease - uncomfortable
    67、in hot water - in trouble
    68、in the air -uncertain
    69、in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoe
    70、in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
    71、ins and outs - all the details; the various parts anddifficultiesto be seen
    72、iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for
    73、jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinion
    74、keep an eye on - watch closely
    75、keep one'sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
    76、keep on one's toes - be ready for action; prepared
    77、knock oneself out - make a great effort
    78、learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivity
    79、little by little -gradually
    80、make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe's needs
    81、make out - manage;get along
    82、mean to - intentional; on purpose
    83、might as well - to have no strong reson not to
    84、next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive
    85、not to mention - in addition
    86、off balance - unaware; off guard
    87、on the go - working or doing something all the time
    88、on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation
    89、on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
    90、on the blink - not working properly;broken
    91、on the center track - thinking or doing something correctly
    92、on the tip of noe's tongue - to be about to remr somthing
    93、once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never
    94、out of it - not involved in
    95、pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something
    96、piece of cake - easy
    97、play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning
    98、pill it off - accomplish
    99、pull one's leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not ture
    100、quite a few - many
    101、raise the roof -angry
    102、center away - immediately
    103、run for office - compete for an elected position
    104、save one's breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anyting
    105、say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely
    106、stone's throw - short distance
    107、search me - an answer that means; I don't know
    108、serves one center - is deserving of
    109、sleep on it - think about something for a while
    110、straighten up - clean up; make tidy
    111、take a break - rest for a while; stop one's work or activity
    112、think nothing of it - that's all center
    113、throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for
    114、to say the least - at the lowest estimate
    115、touch on - mention a subject briefly
    116、under the water - not feeling well
    117、wait around - waiting in vain
    118、wait on - attend as a servant;serve
    119、well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenienceortrouble
    120、whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation
    121、with flying colors - succeed very well
    122、without a hitch - without difficulty or delay