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托福iBT听力必备习语(上)

1.       flying colors success, victory

2.       little by little gradually

3.       call off cancel

4.       come into receive, 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 reduce the loudness of

11.   go off begin to ring

12.   cut down lesson; reduce; limit

13.   come up with produce; supply

14.   make it →① achieve a specific goal succeed in general

15.   catch ones eye attract ones attention

16.   care for →① like; value 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 bottom completely; 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 off postpone; 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 sth. without complaining

30.   turn out to be come to be; prove

31.   bite off more than one can chew attempt sth. 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.   leave well(enough)alone dont try to improve what is already satisfactory

38.   touch on mention a subject briefly or casually

39.   see to it take care; take the responsibility make sure

40.   give away give as a present

41.   get along with live or work in harmony with

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 long soon; without much delay

47.   play by ear →① play an instrument without using written music; handle a matter without adequate preparation 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 sth. 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 to indicate, especially as a final judgment or analysis

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 hand help; assist

70.   ring a bell sound familiar

71.   snap out of it →① change ones habits, attitude, etc, suddenly regain ones composure, energy, or good spirits; recover

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 slacken; abate

77.   in any case (or event) no matter what happens

78.   come out be published

79.   look into investigate; inspect

80.   spell out explain very clearly or in detail

81.   fall back on rely on

82.   wrap up bring to an end, especially a successful conclusion

83.   save ones breath keep silent because talking will not help

84.   hold up →① delay; hinder 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 up appear, turn out, show up

90.   hold off postpone; delay

91.   over ones head beyond ones power to understand

92.   stock up buy up; lay in a good supply of

93.   keep up continue

94.   tie up occupy completely

95.   in and out coming in and going out often

96.   make ends meet make ones income suffice without incurring debt

97.   on and on without stopping

98.   out of this world wonderful; great

99.   in a row →① in line; in alignment in succession; successively

100.  wait around waiting in vain(编辑:雨巷)