托福考试中需掌握的重要习语
课程导航
托福考试中需掌握的重要习语报名
托福考试中需掌握的重要习语新闻
托福考试中需掌握的重要习语环境
热门课程:
400-882-6311
  • 学校新闻

托福考试中需掌握的重要习语

  很多托福考生都意识到美国习语的重要性,认为积累这些习语对提高听力有很大的帮助。为体现习语的原汁原味,本文未对这些词组进行翻译,不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。
 
  above all - most importantly
 
  account for - explain
 
  as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
 
  as a rule - generally ;normally
 
  about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
 
  an old hand - be an experienced persom
 
  any day now -soon
 
  approach sb -talk to sb
 
  be fed up with - be out of patience with
 
  be on one’s own - live independently
 
  be on the safe side - take no chances
 
  be out of something - have no longer in supply
 
  be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
 
  be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
 
  be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
 
  be out for -trying to get
 
  be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
 
  bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle
 
  break down - cease to function
 
  break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know
 
  break the news - inform or give bad news
 
  brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study
 
  bump into - meet unexpectedly
 
  by and large - in general
 
  by heart - by memory
 
  by all means - absolutely ,definitely
 
  by no means - in no way
 
  call off -cancel
 
  cheer up - be happy
 
  come down with - become sick with
 
  come into -receive,especially after another’s death
 
  come up with - think of
 
  count on - depend upon
 
  count out - eliminate
 
  die down - become quiet ,become less
 
  do without - manage without something
 
  drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
 
  every other - alternate
 
  fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
 
  fall through - fail to happen or be completed
 
  far cry form - completely different from;a long way
 
  feel like - have a desire or wish for
 
  feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
 
  few and far between - not happening often; rate
 
  figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
 
  fill in for -take another’s place
 
  fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
 
  fish out of water - out of one’s element or natural environment
 
  flying colors -success,victory
 
  for good - permanently; forever
 
  for the time being - for now; temporarily
 
  get away with - escape without punishment
 
  get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throw away something
 
  get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
 
  get the hang of - understand; learn
 
  give a hand - help
 
  go without saying - understood; clear without needing to be stated
 
  go off -begin to ring
 
  hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something
 
  hard to come by - difficult to obtain
 
  have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding
 
  have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason
 
  hold off - delay;postpone
 
  hop to it - get started on something quickly
 
  hit it off - get along well with someone
 
  ill at ease - uncomfortable
 
  in hot water - in trouble
 
  in the air -uncertain
 
  in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe
 
  in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
 
  ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen
 
  iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for
 
  jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion
 
  keep an eye on - watch closely
 
  keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
 
  keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared
 
  knock oneself out - make a great effort
 
  learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity
 
  little by little -gradually
 
  make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
 
  make out - manage;get along
 
  mean to - intentional; on purpose
 
  might as well - to have no strong reson not to
 
  next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive
 
  not to mention - in addition
 
  off balance - unaware; off guard
 
  on the go - working or doing something all the time
 
  on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation
 
  on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
 
  on the blink - not working properly;broken
 
  on the right track - thinking or doing something correctly
 
  on the tip of noe’s tongue - to be about to remember somthing
 
  once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never