在托福聽力測驗中,常常會湧現一些美國鄙諺,考生假如不克不及準確懂得這些鄙諺的意思,對考生準確懂得灌音內容是有誤導的,本日留學托福測驗頻道就為考生經心整頓了托福聽力經常使用的100個鄙諺,供考生進修。
1. born with a silver spoon in your mouth 生於繁華之家,生來享受繁華
2. by hook or by crook 不擇手腕,不管若何
3. burn one's bridges 背城借一,自斷後路
4. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder 戀人眼裏出西施
5. bite the hand that feeds you 利令智昏
6. eat like a horse 吃得許多
7. go to pieces 破裂,懊喪,心碎
8. go Dutch 各付各的錢
9. get the axe 被開除,被解雇
10. go in one ear and out the other 聽了其實不照辦,左耳朵進右耳朵出
11. get carried away 忘乎所以,落空理智(托福聽力中湧現過)
12. give somebody a ring 給或人打手機
13. give somebody a hand 贊助或人
14. have your cake and eat it 魚與熊掌兼得
15. hold your horses 放慢,等一等
16. high and dry 讓或人墮入逆境
17. hit the hay 去睡覺
18. be hot and bothered 焦炙,不安
19. have one's hands full 很忙
20. have cold feet 重要
21.a far cry from 離……差得老遠,有很大的差異
22.a heart of gold 心腸好、大方漂亮
23.a phone call away 一個手機之遠,隨叫隨到
24.a million things 許多工作(經常使用於形容或人很忙)
25.back out 退出
26.be a total bore 特沒意思
27.be all in a day's work 平常生存的一部門
28.be backed up (交通)堵了;(活)拖下來了
29.be bound for 去……處所
30.be burned up 朝氣
31.be free of 解脫,消除
32.call for 說,預告
33.call it a day 就此停止,到此停止
34.camping trip 露營
35.can help 可以或許防止
36.can't get enough of something 聽不敷,用不敷,吃不敷
37.dark sides 昏暗面
38.dig into one's savings 動用或人的存款
39.dirt cheap 特殊廉價
40.do some errands 做一些跑腿的工作
41.do something over 把……再做一遍
42.don't look at me 別看我!(平日表現分歧意)
43.don't tell me 你還說呢
44.eat out 出去用飯
45.eat up 吃光;占用
46.editorial section (報紙的)社論版
47.emergency landing 緊迫著陸
48.end up 成果是……
49.fall back on 依附,依附
50.feel up to 感到有才能做…
51.get along without 沒有……也行
52.get (set, start) off on the wrong foot 開端就把工作給做糟了,出師未捷
53.fill somebody in on 將有關……的詳情告知或人
54.few and far between 稀疏,少少見
55.fill in for 取代
56.get along with 和……相處不錯
57.get around to 抽時光做……
58.get at 想說……,意思是……
59.get back in shape 規復身材=get into shape get back to 再和……接洽
60.hands down 輕而易舉,異常輕易
61.hang on to 保存
62.hang up 掛上(手機)
63.hard feelings 不高興的情感,欠好的情感
64.have……off 某天歇息
65.have a hand in 介入做……
66.have a short memory 輕易忘事,忘記
67.have a way with 善於
68.have another commitment 別的有約,忙於另一件事
69.have enough of 受夠了
70.I don't know about that 我可不這麽想
71.I have no idea which way to turn 我不曉得該怎樣辦
72.I have seen enough 我看夠了
73.I have seen worse 我見過更糟的
74.keep an eye out for sb. 為或人留心著,為或人照看著
75.keep current on 堅持聯結
76.keep the information to oneself 不跟他人說
77.leave……up to somebody 將……留給或人來做決議
78.leave no stone unturned 用盡統統手腕,費盡心機
79.leave well enough alone 差未幾就不要再弄了,省得多此一舉
80.leave……around 把……亂放,亂扔
81.let oneself in 本身進房間
82.let out 讓……走
83.make a mess of 把……搞得一團糟
84.make do with 用……來拼集
85.make it to 遇上;找到
86.no big deal 沒甚麽大不了的
87.no charge 免費
88.none to speak of 沒甚麽值得提的,沒甚麽值得說的
89.nonstop train 直達快車
90.not a whole lot 真的沒有若幹
91.occupy one's time 占用或人的時光
92.off hand 連忙;事前無預備的
93.on earth 畢竟
94.on edge 重要
95.on the dot 定時
96.performance evaluations 表示評估
97.save one's breath 別空費力量(說某事)
98.save your explanation 別費盡說明了
99.take a break 歇息一下
100.until further notice 另行關照