托业考试听力词汇.doc

break ones back 辛勤工作 be all ears 洗耳恭听be all eyes 目不转睛 a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人two thumbs up 举双手赞成 a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人 Achilles heel 致命弱点;个性的瑕疵chip in = contribute money捐献，集资pull ones leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖a big shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销get butterflies in ones stomach = get nervous 紧张不安be the apple of ones eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远，一直side-kick 莫逆之交 sign up for 报名参加sink in the scale 降低 sitting pretty 过着舒服的生活 sixes and sevens 乱七八糟sixth sense 第六感 size up 打量sleep in this morning 睡个懒觉slip ones memory 一时忘记slow-poke 行动迟缓的人 slowly but surely 稳扎稳打small potato 小人物 smoke like a chimney 烟鬼smoke O.P.B 吸别人的烟 snake in the grass 隐藏的危险snap out of it 突然改变情绪;振作起来Snowed. (学生)被一个问题弄糊涂。so thats it 原来如此 So what? 那又怎么样?soft-soap 谄媚 somehow or other 莫名其妙地sore spot 伤心事，旧疮疤 Sorry to have kept you waiting. 抱歉，让您久等了。sounds just like 看样子就象speak of the devil 说曹操曹操到speak the same language 志同道合spill the beans 露马脚 spoil the show 演杂了sports bums 吃闲饭的球员 square deal 公平交易stab-in-the-back business 暗箭伤人stand a change 有机会嬴 stand on ones own feet 独立自主stand one up 失约而使人白等stand ones ground 一步也不退让stand sb up 让某人空等一场stand up for sth 支持;拥护standing ovation 站起来热烈鼓掌stay away from 滚开stay out O.P.B (other peoples business) 不要管别人的闲事stay up late 熬夜steamed up 怒火中烧 step on ones toes 触怒某人step out 出外约会;暂时离开工作sth must be done 非马上采取点行动sth tells me 我好象感觉 stick around 在附近等着stick your nose into 让你忙着stick-up 抢劫stomachs growling 肚子咕噜咕噜地响stop by 过来一会stop pulling my leg 不要开玩笑了storm in a teacup 大惊小怪1.be cut out for 天生适合Im not cut out to be a hero.2.be absorbed inShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I cant tear her away.3.be addicted to 对上瘾She has been addicted to drugs for years.4.be attached to 对有感情A： Im amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago.B： It runs well and Ive actually been quite attached to it.5.back up1) 累积The subway is running behind schedule,and traffic is backed up for blocks. I dont know if well make the 6：30 show.2) 支持Ill back it up.6.be bound for 到地方The bus is bound for New England.7.be (feel) myself 找到自我Im feeling myself again.8.be burned up 生气She was really burned up at the news.9.be hard up forIm hard up for clothes,but I have a lot of books.10.be head and shoulders above 好许多In calculus,Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.11.be in the dark 蒙在鼓里A： Do you have any idea what his notice is about?B： Im as in the dark as you are.12.be stuck 卡住了I cant get this window open. Its stuck.13.bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂A： I hear youre taking an advanced physics course this semester.B： I think Ive bitten off more than I can chew.14.break new ground 有了新的突破His architectural design broke new ground in the field.1.a change of pace 节奏变换You cant do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.2.a far cry from 相距甚远The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.3.and how 的确A： Shes a good dancer.B： and how.4.a matter of time 时间问题It is only a matter of time.5.a phone call away 一个电话之远，愿意过来帮忙。If you need my help， do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.6.a while back 不久以前7.all along 一直I knew it all along.8.anything but 绝对不I was anything but happy about going.9.account for 解释How do you account for it?10.after all 到底A： Ive just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine，B： I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.11.allergic to 对|过敏Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.12.at sbs service 愿为某人服务I am at your service at any time.13.around the clock 24小时不停Martha studied around the clock for management exam.14.as far as I know 就我所知15.at home with 对很熟悉She is at home with problems like this.16.back out1) 退出A： Wasnt Bert supposed to sing tonight?B： Yes， but he backed out at last minute1.a change of pace 节奏变换You cant do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.2.a far cry from 相距甚远The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.3.and how 的确A： Shes a good dancer.B： and how.4.a matter of time 时间问题It is only a matter of time.5.a phone call away 一个电话之远，愿意过来帮忙。If you need my help， do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.6.a while back 不久以前7.all along 一直I knew it all along.8.anything but 绝对不I was anything but happy about going.9.account for 解释How do you account for it?10.after all 到底A： Ive just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine，B： I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.11.allergic to 对|过敏Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.12.at sbs service 愿为某人服务I am at your service at any time.13.around the clock 24小时不停Martha studied around the clock for management exam.14.as far as I know 就我所知15.at home with 对很熟悉She is at home with problems like this.16.back out1) 退出A： Wasnt Bert supposed to sing tonight?B： Yes， but he backed out at last minuteblow ones top 怒发冲冠break the ice 打破僵局;打破沉默bring down the house 掌声雷动buy your story 相信你的话call it a day 今天到此为止cold fish 冷酷无情的人capital idea 好主意daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱dark horse 黑马;冷门dirty dog 卑鄙小人dear Jones letter 绝交信break ones neck 痛打一顿;拼命做某事every Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四burn a hole in ones pocket 花钱如流水under ones breath 轻声细语follow suit 鹦鹉学舌;学样子gain ground 有进展break a leg 大获全胜turn a deaf ear 不加理睬tit and tat 以牙还牙thats that 就此而已stay the course 坚持到底turn the clock back 时光倒转second to none 最佳的second thoughts 重新考虑safe and sound 安然无恙root and branch 完全地;连根拔除read between the lines 明白其言外之意over and down with 到此为止;结束under ones thumb 在某人支配之下shoulder to shoul