托福TOEFL听力必背120个重要习语

1、托福 TOEFL 听力必背 120 个重要习语above all - most importantlyaccount for - explainas a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truthas a rule - generally ;normallyabout to - be ready to;be on the point of doing somethingan old hand - be an experienced persomany day now -soonapproach sb -talk to sbbe fed up wit

2、h - be out of patience withbe on one' s own - live independentlybe on the safe side - take no chancesbe out of something - have no longer in supplybe tired of - be bored with ,frustrated withbe up to ones' ears - be extremely busybe up to someone -be a person' s responsibilitybe out for

3、-trying to getbe out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossiblebite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandlebreak down - cease to nbreak the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn ' tknowbreak the news - inform or give bad newsbrush up on - imporve noe ' s know

4、ledge of somethingthroughstudy bump into - meet unexpectedlyby and large - in generalby heart - by memoryby all means - absolutely ,definitelyby no means - in no waycall off -cancelcheer up - be happycome down with - become sick withcome into -receive,especially after another ' s deathcome up wi

5、th - think ofcount on - depend uponcount out - eliminatedie down - become quiet ,become lessdo without - manage without somethingdrop by - visit informally; pay a short visitevery other - alternatefall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on timefall through - fail to happen or be completedfar

6、 cry form - completely different from;a long wayfeel like - have a desire or wish forfeel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele offew and far between - not happening often; rate figure out - determine; reason out by thinkingfill in for -take another ' s placefill sb.in - tell what sb. shoul

7、d knowfish out of water - out of one ' s element ornaturalenvironment flying colors -success,victoryfor good - permanently; foreverfor the time being - for now; temporarilyget away with - escape without punishmentget rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomethingget the ball

8、rolling - start something; make a beginningget the hang of - understand; learngive a hand - helpgo without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestatedgo off -begin to ringhang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing somethinghard to come by - difficult to obtainhave a heart - have kind fee

9、lings; be understandinghave a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreasonhold off - delay;postponehop to it - get started on something quicklyhit it off - get along well with someoneill at ease - uncomfortable in hot water - in troublein the air -uncertainin the dark - keep someone witho

10、ut knowdge; informationfromsomenoein the lone run - looking toward the future; eventuallyins and outs - all the details; the various parts anddifficultiesto be seeniron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer forjump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinionkeep an eye on -

11、watch closelykeep one' sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrongkeep on one' s toes - be ready for action; preparedknock oneself out - make a great effortlearn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivitylittle by little -graduallymake ends meet - to get just enough mo

12、ney for noe's needsmake out - manage;get alongmean to - intentional; on purposemight as well - to have no strong reson not tonext to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensivenot to mention - in additionoff balance - unaware; off guardon the go - working or doing something all the time on pins a

13、nd needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipationon purpose - deliberately; intentionally on the blink - not working properly;brokenon the center track - thinking or doing something correctlyon the tip of noe's tongue - to be about to remr somthingonce in a blue moon - rarely; almost neverout

14、of it - not involved inpick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of somethingpiece of cake - easyplay by ear - act spontaneously; without planningpill it off - accomplishturepull one's leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not quite a few - manyraise t

15、he roof -angrycenter away - immediatelyrun for office - compete for an elected positionsave one' s breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anytingsay that again - a saying that means; I agree completelystone' s throw - short distancesearch me - an answer that means; I don'

16、; t knowserves one center - is deserving ofsleep on it - think about something for a while straighten up - clean up; make tidy take a break - rest for a while; stop one ' s work or activity think nothing of it - that ' s all center throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for to say the least - at the lowest estimate touch on - mention a subject briefly under the water - not feeling well wait aro