新托福iBT 必背习语必备短语

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新托福听力必背习语
这些习语都是美国人生活中非常常用的，请大家熟练背诵，不但对托福考试管用，也对大家以后去美国的生活很有帮助。
　　 1、above all - most importantly 首先，最重要的
　　 2、account for – explain解释
　　 3、as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth 实际上
　　 4、as a rule - generally ;normally 通常
　　 5、about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something 将要
　　 6、an old hand - be an experienced persom 老手，有经验的人
　　 7、any day now -soon 很快
　　 8、approach sb -talk to sb 接近某人
　　 9、be fed up with - be out of patience with 厌烦
　　 10、be on one's own - live independently 独自地
　　 11、be on the safe side - take no chances 安全起见
　　 12、be out of something - have no longer in supply 没有供应了
　　 13、be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with 厌烦
　　 14、be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy 很忙
　　 15、be up to someone -be a person's responsibility 由某人决定
　　 16、be out for -trying to get 试图去做
　　 17、be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible 不可能
　　 18、bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle 眼大肚子小
　　 19、break down - cease to 坏了，出问题了
　　 20、break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn'tknow 破冰，缓和气氛
　　 21、break the news - inform or give bad news 告知坏消息
　　 22、brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of somethingthroughstudy 温习，提高
　　 23、bump into - meet unexpectedly 撞见，偶然碰到
　　 24、by and large - in general 通常
　　 25、by heart - by memory 用心
　　 26、by all means - absolutely ,definitely 绝对地
　　 27、by no means - in no way 绝不
　　 28、call off -cancel 取消
　　 29、cheer up - be happy 高兴起来
　　 30、come down with - become sick with得(传染性的病),感染
　　 31、come into -receive,especially after another's death
　　 32、come up with - think of 想出
　　 33、count on - depend upon 指望，依靠
　　 34、count out - eliminate 消除，去除
　　 35、die down - become quiet ,become less 逐渐变小
　　 36、do without - manage without something 没有。。。也可以，也凑合
　　 37、drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit 短暂拜访
　　 38、every other - alternate 每隔一个
　　 39、fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time 落后
　　 40、fall through - fail to happen or be completed 失败
　　 41、far cry form - completely different from;a long way 很远
　　 42、feel like - have a desire or wish for 感觉想。。。
　　 43、feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of 觉得能做。。。
　　 44、few and far between - not happening often; rare很少见，不经常
　　 45、figure out - determine; reason out by thinking 找出，发现
　　 46、fill in for -take another's place 填补某人空缺
　　 47、fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know 告诉某人应该做某事
　　 48、fish out of water - out of one's element or natural environment 离开一个人熟悉的环境
　　 49、flying colors -success,victory 成功
　　 50、for good - permanently; forever 永远的
　　 51、for the time being - for now; temporarily 目前
　　 52、get away with - escape without punishment 逃脱惩罚
　　 53、get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething 去掉，消除
　　 54、get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning 开始做某事
　　 55、get the hang of - understand; learn 学到，理解
　　 56、give a hand - help 帮忙
　　 57、go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated 不用说也知道
　　 58、go off -begin to ring 发出响声
　　 59、hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something 别挂
　　 60、hard to come by - difficult to obtain 很难获得
　　 61、have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding发慈悲，理解
　　 62、have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason凭直觉
　　 63、hold off - delay;postpone 推迟
　　 64、hop to it - get started on something quickly快速开始做某事
　　 65、hit it off - get along well with someone 和某人相处很好
　　 66、ill at ease - uncomfortable不安,感到拘束
　　 67、in hot water - in trouble 有麻烦
　　 68、in the air -uncertain 不确定
　　 69、in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoe 不知情
　　 70、in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually 长远的讲
　　 71、ins and outs - all the details; the various parts anddifficultiesto be seen迂回(详情,进进出出)
　　 72、iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for 解决难题
　　 73、jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion 仓促下决定
　　 74、keep an eye on - watch closely 盯着，照看着
　　 75、keep one'sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong两指交叉以求好运
　　 76、keep on one's toes - be ready for action; prepared保持警觉，时刻准备着
　　 77、knock oneself out - make a great effort把自己弄得精疲力竭，尽最大努力
　　 78、learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivity 熟悉情况，知道内情
　　 79、little by little -gradually 逐渐地
　　 80、make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe's needs量入为出(使...收支相抵)
　　 81、make out - manage;get along起草，设法，辨认出，亲热
　　 82、mean to - intentional; on purpose 故意做某事
　　 83、might as well - to have no strong reson not to还是...的好
　　 84、next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive几乎没有(几无)
　　 85、not to mention - in addition更不用说
　　 86、off balance - unaware; off guard不平衡
　　 87、on the go - working or doing something all the time很忙
　　 88、on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation坐立不安
　　 89、on purpose - deliberately; intentionally 故意地
　　 90、on the blink - not working properly;broken (机器等)坏了,出故障
　　 91、on the center track - thinking or doing something correctly思维或者行动正确
　　 92、on the tip of noe's tongue - to be about to remember somthing 在嘴边
　　 93、once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never
　　 94、out of it - not involved in在局外
　　 95、pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something承担全部费用
　　 96、piece of cake - easy 容易
　　 97、play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning 见机行事
　　 98、pill it off - accomplish 完成
　　 99、pull one's leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not ture 开玩笑
　　 100、quite a few – many 很多
　　 101、raise the roof -angry 非常生气
　　 102、center away - immediately 立即，马上
　　 103、run for office - compete for an elected position (美)竞选职务
　　 104、save one's breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anyting 省省力
　　 105、say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely
　　 106、stone's throw - short distance短距离
　　 107、search me - an answer that means; I don't know我可不知道!
　　 108、serves one center - is deserving of 值得
　　 109、sleep on it - think about something for a while把问题留在第二天解决，先想想再说
　　 110、straighten up - clean up; make tidy使整齐(整理)
　　 111、take a break - rest for a while; stop one's work or activity 休息一会
　　 112、think nothing of it - that's all center别放在心上
　　 113、throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for 泼冷水
　　 114、to say the least - at the lowest estimate至少可以这样说,毫不夸张地说
　　 115、touch on - mention a subject briefly触及，论及
　　 116、under the weather - not feeling well 感觉不舒服
　　 117、wait around - waiting in vain不耐烦地等待，或者是无聊的等待
　　 118、wait on - attend as a servant;serve 伺候，服侍
　　 119、well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenience or trouble 值得麻烦
　　 120、whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation 完全不同的状况
　　 121、with flying colors - succeed very well 非常成功
　　122、without a hitch - without difficulty or delay顺利无阻地(轻易地)