新托福听力常用习语（上）

    今天为大家整理的新托福听力常用习语（上），对于备考托福听力的考生来说是非常有用的，只要考生们坚持用心去练，肯定会对托福听力的提高有所帮助，而且在考试的时候会发现真的是有效果的。

　　1、above all - most importantly

　　2、account for - explain

　　3、as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth

　　4、as a rule - generally ;normally

　　5、about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something

　　6、an old hand - be an experienced persom

　　7、any day now -soon

　　8、approach sb -talk to sb

　　9、be fed up with - be out of patience with

　　10、be on one's own - live independently

　　11、be on the safe side - take no chances

　　12、be out of something - have no longer in supply

　　13、be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with

　　14、be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy

　　15、be up to someone -be a person's responsibility

　　16、be out for -trying to get

　　17、be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible

　　18、bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle

　　19、break down - cease to n

　　20、break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn'tknow

　　21、break the news - inform or give bad news

　　22、brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

　　23、bump into - meet unexpectedly

　　24、by and large - in general

　　25、by heart - by memory

　　26、by all means - absolutely ,definitely

　　27、by no means - in no way

　　28、call off -cancel

　　29、cheer up - be happy

　　30、come down with - become sick with

　　31、come into -receive,especially after another's death

　　32、come up with - think of

　　33、count on - depend upon

　　34、count out - eliminate

　　35、die down - become quiet ,become less

　　36、do without - manage without something

　　37、drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit

　　38、every other - alternate

　　39、fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time

　　40、fall through - fail to happen or be completed

　　41、far cry form - completely different from;a long way

　　42、feel like - have a desire or wish for

　　43、feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of

　　44、few and far between - not happening often; rate

　　45、figure out - determine; reason out by thinking

　　46、fill in for -take another's place

　　47、fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know

　　48、fish out of water - out of one's element ornaturalenvironment

　　49、flying colors -success,victory

　　50、for good - permanently; forever

　　51、for the time being - for now; temporarily

　　52、get away with - escape without punishment

　　53、get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething

　　54、get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning

　　55、get the hang of - understand; learn

　　56、give a hand - help

　　57、go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated

　　58、go off -begin to ring

　　59、hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something

 60、hard to come by - difficult to obtain

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