托福100条必备习语(1)a
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1. a beach person M: Jennifer is going to the shore again this weekend. W: Well, she’s always been a beach person. a person who likes to go to the beach 2. a bunch of A bunch of us are getting together to go to the basketball game on Saturday afternoon. a group of 3. abound in New Jercy abounds in colonial architecture, battlefields of the revolution, and other historical sites important in the early history. be rich in 4. adhere to We will adhere to our plan. carry out a plan or an operation without deviation: 5. a host of A host of terms came into use. a group of 6. a household word Pearl S. Buck was almost a household word throughout much of her lifetime. A widely known saying, name, person, or thing 7. a large amount of jjj a large quantity of Using many symbols makes it possible to put a large amount of information on a single map. 8. a needle in a haystack something impossible to do（大海捞针） W: We are supposed to meet John here at the train station. M: That’s like looking for a needle in a haystack（干草堆）. 9. a nest egg A sum of money put by as a reserve Today the simple piggy bank is seen everywhere as the symbol of saving and frugality, for putting away funds for a rainy day, or building a nest egg (money saved for emergencies) for life’s sudden money needs. 10. a rainy day jjj A time of need or trouble they put away funds for a rainy day, or building a nest egg (money saved for emergencies) for life’s sudden money needs. 11. a range of 广泛的 She created a range of广泛的 sculptures in different styles in the 1940’s. 12. a rare treat M: This casserole砂锅菜 really tastes good. I guess that’s because the vegetables in it are fresh instead of canned. M: I know. Kind of a rare treat in this cafeteria. 13. a rule of thumb A useful principle having wide application but not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable in every situation. This basic chemical knowledge, which was applied in most cases as a rule of thumb, was nevertheless dependent on previous experiment. 14. a scorcher a hot day Hew! It’s a real scorcher today. 15. a selection of The jewelry store doesn’t have a good selection of watches. 16. a series of Reversals of the field give rise to a series of magnetic stripes条纹地带 running parallel to the axis轴 of the rift裂口. A number of objects or events arranged or coming one after the other in succession. 17. a suite of Their fossilization required a suite (套) of factors. 18. a torrent of 大量的 They brought a torrent of criticism on the experimenter. 19. a trace of 一丝 Scientists believe that when the oceans were young they contained only a trace of salt and their level of salinity含盐量has been growing gradually. 20. a variety of 各种各样的 We organize tours to a variety of places nearly every weekend. 30. address to 写给 Why is it that whenever I opened my mailbox lately, I pulled out letters addressed to you? 31. adjust to Industries had to adjust to peacetime conditions: factories had to be retooled for civilian needs. 32. affiliate with 加入 The share比例 of voters regarding themselves as political independents, that is, people not affiliated with either of the major parties, rose. 33. against one’s will Poverty forced others to leave their native lands for the New World against their will. 34. aim at 瞄准, 针对 Applied research aims at some specific objective, such as the development of a new produce, process, or material. 35. aim for determine a course for That is what I aim for in my dances 36. all at once 突然,一下子 Can you manage that many labs all at once? 37. all but almost. The slow-breeding mammals of the sea have been all but wiped out消灭 by humans. 38. all over The basic design is two triangles. In fact there are triangles all over. 39. allocated for a lot of money was allocated (划拨) for a soils study. 40. amount to The purchases amounted to 50 dollars. In 1987 the sales of ice cream in the United States amounted to fifteen quarts per year for every persons in the country. add up in quantity 41. an array of An impressively large number, as of persons or objects |
