TOEFL阅读词汇精选.doc

阅读词汇精选 impertinent adj.无关,鲁莽,不相干 pertain适合属于相关impenitent adj.不悔悟的 n.不悔悟的人 nonchalant adj.冷淡的,满不在乎的 seep v.渗漏 plummet v.骤然跌落 black gold n.石油 black diamond n.煤 as.go n.和.相比 mundane adj. ordinary on the right track-well on ones way whales on the beach n.不呆在该呆的位置上 be engrossed in/be absorbed in/in obsession with/concentrate on 表全神贯注 pilot reclamation project n.试验性改造工程 debris n.碎片,岩屑 ，残骸 funnel n.漏斗 range n.山脉,多山的地区 knot n.山脉的交结点 crest n.山顶 ravine n.峡谷 canyon n.峡谷 gorge n.峡谷 crevice n.断裂 hem v.给.镶边,包围 smelt v.冶炼 smother v.覆盖 converging adj.收缩的 venomous adj.有毒的，恶意的 ambience n.周围环境 frenzy n.狂怒 dash v.打击，冲撞 n.挫折 emboss v.饰以浮雕 lament v.悔恨,悲叹 intricately adv.杂乱的 rhythmical adj.合拍的 tributary n.从属的,辅助的 支流charter v.租,包 haunt v.神出鬼没 wander v.漫步 herculean adj.巨大的 obsessed adj.困扰的 outlying adj.无关的,偏僻的 burst n.爆发,脉冲 dumbbell n.哑铃 helium n.氦 intoxication n.陶醉 treasury n.财政部,国库 amplify v.放大,增强 dissipate v.驱散,浪费 fumigate v.薰制,使发香 impart v.传授,透露 jumble v.混杂,搞乱 rarefied adj.纯净的,稀薄的 Phrase against the grain 逆着潮流,与众不同 accuse sb of doing 控告某人 all but 几乎=almost;相当于 at large 一般的 attach to. 把.放在;对.赋予 be accustomed to 习惯于. be applied to 被用于. be at home in 熟悉 be committed to 致力于 by no means 决不 by ones own right by oneself cant help but 不能防止做 cast off 抛弃 cater to 满足.的需要 cling to 坚持 cope with 处理(=take care of ,deal with ,handle) correspond to 与.相应 dedicate oneself to 致力于 deprive of 剥夺. dispose of 处理,处置 every walk of life 各行各业 fall into 陷入,进入 first rank 一流的 follow ones lead 听某人的话,跟某人行事 follow ones standpoint 从某人的立场 from ones point of view 从某人的观点 get rid of 消除 get.in tune 使和谐 give way to 让步于 graze on (牛羊等)吃(草) have.in common 有共性,有共同点 hold back 阻止 in addition to 除.外 in advance 预先 in favor of 倾向于 in harmony with 与.协调一致 in high gear 高速的 in ones own right by oneself in significant measure 在很大程度上 in so far as 再.的范围内 in the strictest sense 在最严格的意义上 jibe with 与.一致 keep abreast with 跟上(keep up with) make a tribute to 对.做贡献 make an impact on 对.产生影响 make ones way to 转向 make way for 让步于 notwithstanding 虽然,尽管 on the whole 总体上 only that. 因为 per capita 人均 pick up 沿着.;拣起 play an part in 再.中扮演角色;在.中起作用 preside over 管理,监控 prior to 在.前 provided with 提供. put an end to 结束 regardless of 不管,不顾 shoot up 迅速成长,增长 subject to 取决于.,受.控制 subsist on 依靠 take advantage of 利用 take on 呈现,承担 take sth for granted 想当然的认为. tip the scale at 称重.,体重. to the extreme 达到极点 to the point of 到.的程度 to the extent of 到.的程度 up to 达到 usher in 带来,开始 wipe out 消除 with respect to 考虑到 Toefl听力成语精选 1.flying colors-success, victory 2.little by little-gradually 3.call off-cancel 4.come intoreceive ,especially after anothers death 5.put off-postpone 6.stop by-make a brief visit on ones way elsewhere 7.tie up-hinder 8.be out for-trying to get 9.fill in for-take anothers place 10.turn down-(1)refuse or reject (2)reduce the loudness of 11.go off-begin to ring 12.cut downlessen ;reduce; limit 13.come up withproduce;supply 14.make it-(1)achieve a specific goal (2)succeed in general 15.catch ones eye-attract ones attention 16.care for-(1)like ;value (2)look after ;take care of 17.head and shoulders above-much better 18.catch on-become popular 19.on the whole-in general 20.fill sb in-tell what sb should know 21.in a nutshell-in a few words 22.from top to bottomcompletely ;entirely 23.take the plunge-enter with sudden decision upon an unfamiliar course of action 24.on the tip of ones tongue-unable to be recalled 25.cheer up-feel happy ;stop being sad or discouraged ;become hopeful 26.hold offpostpone ;delay 27.on cloud nine-a state of perfect happiness 28.back out-withdraw from an undertaking 29.grin and bear it-be as cheerful as possible in pain or trouble; do some thing without complaining 30.turn out to be-come to be ;prove 31.bite off more than one can chew-attempt something that exceeds ones ability 32.in the air-uncertain 33.get hold off-find a person so you can speak with him 34.learn the ropes-acquire thorough or special knowledge of a job 35.tear oneself away from-depart with great reluctance ;force oneself to leave 36.tie up-engage or occupy completely 37.touch on-mention a subject briefly or casually 39.see to it-take care; take the responsibility ;make sure 40.get along with-live or work in harmony with 41.give away-give as present 42.account for-explain 43.out of print-no longer available for purchase from the publisher 44.send out-distribute 45.in no time-in a very brief time ;almost at once 46.before longsoon ;without much delay 47.play by ear-(1)play an instrument without using written music (2)handle a matter without adequate preparation or guidance 48.wear and tear-loss or damage caused by use 49.come what may-no matter what happens 50.drop by-make a short or unplanned visit 51.be short of-not having enough 52.cut it out-stop doing sth 53.be sick of-be tired of ;having a strong dislike of 54.look for a needle in a haystack(a bottle)-search for something in a place where it is hopelessly lost. 55.knock oneself out-work very hard ;make a great effort 56.run up against-encounter 57.far from-anything but ;not at all 58.far from it-by no means ;not at all 59.hang on to-hold tightly ;keep firmly 60.get nowhere-be unsuccessful ;obtain no result 61.day in and day out-every day ;all the time 62.break down-cease to function 63.get going-get started ;begin to move 64.take ones time-not hurry 65.boil down toindicate ,especially as a final judgment or analysis 归结于66.make up-take a test for the second time 67.put up with-bear with patience ;tolerate 68.by and by-before long 69.give someone a handhelp ;assist 70.ring a bell-sound familiar 71.snap out of it-(1)change ones habits ,attitude , suddenly (2)regain ones composure ,energy ,or good spirits ;recover 突然改变 情绪；（从不好的情绪里）快速摆脱出来72.raise the roof-make trouble ;start a fight or an argument 73.get away with-escape without punishment 74.on business-with definite work to do 75.look up-search for ;as an item of information ,in a reference book 76.let up-(1)cease ;stop (2)slacken ;abate 放松停止77.in any case(or event)-no matter what happens 78.come out-be published 79.look intoinvestigate ;inspect 80.fall back on-rely on 81.spell out-explain very clearly or in detail 82.wrap up-bring to end ,especially a successful conclusion 83.save ones breath-keep silent because talking will not help 84.hold up-(1)delay ;hinder (2)endure ,last 85.have ones hands full-be very busy ;be able to do no more 86.How come?-How is it ? Why? 87.stick around-stay or wait nearby 88.make out-get along ;manage 89.turn upappear ,turn out ,show up 90.hold offpostpon e;delay 91.over ones head-beyond ones power to understand 92.stock up-buy up ;lay in a good supply of 93.stay put-stay in place ;not leave 94.keep up-continue 95.tie up-occupy completely 96.in and out-coming in and going out often 97.make ends meet-make ones income suffice without incurring debt 98.on and on-without stopping 99.out of this worldwonderful ;great 100.in a row-(1)in line ;in alignment (2)in succession ;successively 101.wait around-waiting in vain 102.cool off(down)-make or become calm 103.hold the grudge-having hard feelings 104.come a long way-show much improvement ;make great progress 105.straighten out-correct a mistake ;make you realize you are wrong 106.once and for all-finally or decisively 107.put.away-put in the right place or out of sight 108.out of it-not concerned with ;not involved in 109.bump into-meet by chance ;run into 110.out of stock-lacking a supply of, especially temporarily 111.per se-in itself 112.keep to oneself-avoid the society of others 113.go out of ones way-make special effort to help somebody or do something 114.put upaccommodate ;lodge 115.under the weather-somewhat ill ;in low spirit 116.come in handy-prove useful 117.talk one out of-make one leave off or forego something by talking 118.wait onserve ;attend as a servant 119.go all out-make ones utmost effort 1