托福听力小词经典100例 1,a change of pace 节奏变换 2, a far cry from 相距甚远 3, and how 的确 4, a matter of time 时间问题 5, a phone call away 一个电话之远,愿意过来帮忙。 6, a while back 不久以前 7,all along 一直 8, anything but 绝对不 9, account for 解释 10, after all 到底 11, allergic to 对|……过敏 12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务 13, around the clock 24小时不停 14, as far as I know 就我所知 15,at home with 对…..很熟悉 16, back out 17, be cut out for 天生适合 18, be absorbed in 19, be addicted to 对……上瘾 20,be attached to 对……有感情 gotten rid of it years ago. 21, back up 22, be bound for 到……地方 23, be (feel) myself 找到自我 24, be burned up 生气 25, be hard up for 26, be head and shoulders above 好许多 27,be in the dark 蒙在鼓里 28,be stuck 卡住了 29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂 30, break new ground 有了新的突破 31,benefit concert 慈善音乐会 32, busy signal 占线 33,between you and me 你我之间,保密 34,call for 35, call it a day 就此结束 36,cash the check 兑现支票 37,clear off 收拾,整理 38,come down (雨,雪)下起来 39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名 40,come what may 不管怎样 41,cost somebody an arm and a leg 42, cut it out 闭嘴 43,be cut out for 生来时做……的 44,department chair 系主任 45,dirt cheap 非常便宜 46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行 47, dog tired 特别累,同义:run down; worn out; out of steam 48, down jacket 羽绒服 49,drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯;同义:drive somebody out of one’s mind 50, fall back on 依赖 51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药 52, fill in for 代替; 同义:fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town. 53,food for thought 令人思考的东西;同义:thought-provoking 54,for nothing 免费 55,from top to bottom 从上到下 57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多 58, get at 想说 59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚 60,get going 赶紧行动; 同义:get moving 61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了 62, get started on 开始做 63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间 64,give credibility to 相信 65,go easy on 温和对待 66,go in one ear and out the other 一耳朵进,一耳朵出 67,go jogging 去跑步 68,go to one’s head 某人自负 69,got the time 几点了 70, graduation announcements 毕业典礼请柬 71,graon about 抱怨 72,guest lecturer 客座教授 73,hand-me-down 送的东西 74,hand down 易如反掌 75,have a way with 擅长 76,have had it with 处于 77, head and shoulders above 高出许多 78, hit the spots 特别好 79, hold the grudge 记仇 80, I have no idea which way to turn 我不知道该怎么办 81, I have seen worse 我见过更糟的 82, in advance 提前;同义:before hand, ahead of time 83, in case 万一 84, in next to no time 马上 85, in the red 赤字 反义:in the black 86,in the works 正在准备阶段 87, keep to oneself 88, kill time 浪费时间 89, leave…up to somebody 90, letter of recommendation 推荐信;letter of reference 推荐信 91, look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面 92, no kidding 不是开玩笑吧 93, on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖 94, quitting time 下课时间 95, take it over 重修 96, than necessary 比应该的要冷 97, That’s easer said than done. 说来容易做来难 98, There is nothing to it. 没什么,很容易 99, with flying colors 成功 100, You can bet your life 当然
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You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
It is only a matter of time.
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
I knew it all along.
I was anything but happy about going.
How do you account for it?
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
I am at your service at any time.
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
She is at home with problems like this.
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2)不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持
I’ll back it up.
The bus is bound for New England.
I’m feeling myself again.
She was really burned up at the news.
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.
We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.
I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
A,打电话找
Tom just called for you.
B,预报
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,问
It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.
A: I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital, and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
B: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.
Have your sister cashed her paycheck?
It’s about time we clear off the desk.
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
I told you to cut it out.
Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
You can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend
I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.
Would you please fill this prescription for me?
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.
A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.
The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.
Do you understand what I’m getting at?
A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
B: He can’t get away with that
A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.
A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.
We should get started on the project.
Oh, so she was able to get time off from the work.
A: did you hear about Jim?
B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you.
Well, you know Mike, everything’s in one ear and out the other.
Are you ready to go jogging?
A: Have you noticed how John’s changed since he became student government president?
B: I think the whole thing has gone to his head, and he used to be so sociable and open.
A: Got the time?
B: It’s a little after ten.
Have you ordered your graduation announcements?
How come Michael’s always groaning about something?
The only person who understood the guest lecturer was the professor.
A: What a gorgeous jacket. It must have cost a fortune.
B: Not at all. It’s a hand-me-down.
Lee won the chess match hands down.
Bonnie really has a way with words.
I’ve had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice.
In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.
This lemonade sure hits the spots.
A: I wish I hadn’t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I never meant to.
B: The great thing about Mary is that she doesn’t hold the grudge.
It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don ’t have it.
Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out.
A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long?
B: I’ll be through in next to no time.
An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works.
I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors.
Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours?
We’ll have to leave the decision up to him.
A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?
B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue!
I’m glad it’s almost quitting time.
Don failed physics and had to take it over.
The lab was cooler than necessary.
I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it.
A: How did Ellen do on her American History exam?
B: She passed with flying colors.
A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?
B: You can bet your life.