雅思聽力背誦一下精選短語有備無患

　　clear off 收拾，整理

　　It’s about time we clear off the desk.

　　come down (雨，雪)下起來

　　The heavy rain is coming down, now.

　　come in first in the race 比賽第一名

　　Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

　　come what may 不管怎樣

　　We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

　　cost somebody an arm and a leg

　　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.

　　dog tired 特別累，同義：run down; worn out; out of steam

　　I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.

　　down jacket 羽絨服

　　as far as I know 就我所知

　　back out

　　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.

　　There is nothing to it. 沒什么，很容易

　　I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it.

　　get a lot out of something 從……學到很多

　　The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

　　get at 想說

　　Do you understand what I’m getting at?

　　cut it out 閉嘴

　　be cut out for 生來時做……的

　　Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

　　department chair 系主任

　　I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

　　dirt cheap 非常便宜

　　A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?

　　B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

　　get away with 對…..擺脫懲罰

　　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

　　get going 趕緊行動; 同義：get moving

　　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.

　　get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神經(jīng)了

　　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.

　　get time off from work 從工作中抽時間

　　Oh, so she was able to get time off from the work.

　　give credibility to 相信

　　A: did you hear about Jim?

　　B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.

　　go easy on 溫和對待

　　Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you.

　　You can bet your life 當然

　　A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?

　　B: You can bet your life.

　　go to one’s head 某人自負

　　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.

　　got the time 幾點了

　　A: Got the time?

　　B: It’s a little after ten.

　　graduation announcements 畢業(yè)典禮請柬

　　Have you ordered your graduation announcements?

　　graon about 抱怨

　　How come Michael’s always groaning about something?

　　with flying colors 成功

　　A: How did Ellen do on her American History exam?

　　B: She passed with flying colors.

　　break new ground 有了新的突破

　　His architectural design broke new ground in the field.

　　look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面

　　no kidding 不是開玩笑吧

　　on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖

　　A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?

　　B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue!

　　quitting time 下課時間

　　I’m glad it’s almost quitting time.

　　benefit concert 慈善音樂會

　　We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.

　　drive somebody up the wall 讓某人發(fā)瘋;同義：drive somebody out of one’s mind

　　The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.

　　fall back on 依賴

　　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.

　　fill a prescription 按處方抓藥

　　Would you please fill this prescription for me?

　　fill in for 代替; 同義：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.

　　food for thought 令人思考的東西;同義：thought-provoking

　　There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

　　for nothing 免費

　　To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

　　from top to bottom 從上到下

　　A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.

　　B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..

　　guest lecturer 客座教授

　　The only person who understood the guest lecturer was the professor.