托福考试复习备考听力部分必背120个重要习语

我们相信，只要大家坚持用心去练，肯定会对你们听力提高会有帮助的，而且在考试的时候你会发现这样的效果特别好，当然这种感觉是建立在你大量练习和能力提高的基础上的。

above all - most importantly

account for - explain

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

as a rule - generally ；normally

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

an old hand - be an experienced persom

any day now -soon

approach sb -talk to sb

be fed up with - be out of patience with

be on one's own - live independently

be on the safe side - take no chances

be out of something - have no longer in supply

be tired of - be bored with ，frustrated with

be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy

be up to someone -be a person's responsibility

be out for -trying to get

be out of the question - be unacceptable ，impossible

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

break down - cease to n

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

break the news - inform or give bad news

brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

bump into - meet unexpectedly

by and large - in general

by heart - by memory

by all means - absolutely ，definitely

by no means - in no way

call off -cancel

cheer up - be happy

come down with - become sick with

come into -receive，especially after another's death

come up with - think of

count on - depend upon

count out - eliminate

die down - become quiet ，become less

do without - manage without something

drop by - visit informally； pay a short visit

every other - alternate

fall behind - lag； fail to accomplish something on time

fall through - fail to happen or be completed

far cry form - completely different from；a long way

feel like - have a desire or wish for

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

few and far between - not happening often； rate

figure out - determine； reason out by thinking

fill in for -take another's place

fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know

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

flying colors -success，victory

for good - permanently； forever

for the time being - for now； temporarily

get away with - escape without punishment

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

get the ball rolling - start something； make a beginning

get the hang of - understand； learn

give a hand - help

go without saying - understood； clear without needing tobestated

go off -begin to ring

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

hard to come by - difficult to obtain

have a heart - have kind feelings； be understanding

have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreason

hold off - delay；postpone

hop to it - get started on something quickly

hit it off - get along well with someone

ill at ease - uncomfortable

in hot water - in trouble

in the air -uncertain

in the dark - keep someone without knowdge； informationfromsomenoe

in the lone run - looking toward the future； eventually