新托福聽力必背120個重要習(xí)語
時間：2006-10-05 編輯：環(huán)球新托福
令人驚奇的是，很多考生在考完新托福后突然發(fā)現(xiàn)，自己的聽力真的提高了很多，并且在考試中學(xué)到了很多美國習(xí)語。本文特地把托福考試中常出現(xiàn)的重要習(xí)語總結(jié)出來，供準(zhǔn)備參加新托福考試的托友們使用。為體現(xiàn)原汁原味，本文未對這些詞組進行翻譯，不過在每個詞組后面都有相應(yīng)的英文解釋。
環(huán)球新托福相信，只要考生們堅持用心去練，肯定會對聽力的提高有所幫助，而且在考試的時候會發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣的效果真的很好。當(dāng)然這種感覺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
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