托福聽力必備習(xí)語200句

1. a big shot = an important person 大腕兒，大亨

2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人

3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱點;個性的瑕疵

4. be all ears 洗耳恭聽

5. be all eyes 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛

6. a wet blanket 討人嫌的人

7. chip in = contribute money　捐獻，集資

8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 暢銷

9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 緊張不安

10. two thumbs up 舉雙手贊成

11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍貴

12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 開某人玩笑

13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作

14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永遠，一直

15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 賤賣

16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢潑大雨

17. backroom boys 幕后英雄

18. below the mark = not measure up 不夠水平，不合格

19. beyond compare 絕佳的，最棒的

20. break even 不賠不賺

21. by the book 照章辦事

22. cast a cloud over 潑冷水，是蒙上陰影

23. castles in the sky / air 空中樓閣

24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚

25. clear the air 消除誤會

26. come to terms 達成協(xié)議

27. shed crocodile tears 假裝哭泣，假慈悲

28. cut corners 走捷徑

29. do’s and don’ts 行為規(guī)范

30. face the music 面對現(xiàn)實

31. fair and square 正大光明的

32. first things first 先說重要的

33. forgive and forget 盡釋前嫌;握手言和

34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃發(fā)展

35. a knockout 引人注目

36. a man of few words 沉默寡言的人

37. a rainy day 不如意的日子

38. all thumbs 笨手笨腳的;一竅不通的

39. ants in one's pants (skirt) 坐立不安

40. as mod as sb. 與某人一樣時髦

41. at one's finger's tips 了如指掌

42. at sixes and sevens 混亂的

43. backseat driver 指手劃腳的人

44. bite one's head off 大發(fā)脾氣

45. black sheep 不孝子女

46. blow one's top 怒發(fā)沖冠

47. break one's neck 痛打一頓;拼命做某事

48. break the ice 打破僵局;打破沉默

49. bring down the house 掌聲雷動

50. burn a hole in one's pocket 花錢如流水

51. buy your story 相信你的話

52. call it a day 今天到此為止

53. Capital idea 好主意

54. cold fish 冷酷無情的人

55. dark horse 黑馬;冷門

56. daylight robbery 價錢貴到離譜

57. dear Jones letter 絕交信

58. dirty dog 卑鄙小人

59. eat one's words 承認錯誤

60. every Tom, Dick and Harry 張三李四

61. flat tire 沒精打采

62. from A to Z 從頭到尾

63. go on the horse 快一點吧

64. God knows 天曉得

65. gone with the wind 隨風(fēng)而逝

66. good for nothing 毫無用處的

67. Great minds think alike! 英雄所見略同。

68. happy go lucky 樂天派

69. have a big mouth 話多的人

70. have it both ways 權(quán)衡兩方面

71. have time off 休假

72. have words with sb. 口角

73. hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕

74. hit the high spots 達到高水準

75. hit the sack 睡覺

76. hold one's tongue 保持沉默

77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你;借據(jù)

78. in hot water 遇到麻煩

79. in the hole 遇到經(jīng)濟困難

80. in the long run 從長遠來看;終究

81. in the soap 遇到麻煩

82. keep one's head 鎮(zhèn)定

83. keep one's shirt on 不動手打架

84. keep punching 繼續(xù)努力

85. kick off 開始干某事

86. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥

87. knock it off 別再講下去了

88. Knock on wood. 說話禁忌;趕緊討個吉利.

89. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密

90. let nature take its course 順其自然

91. like a cat on hot bricks 熱鍋上的螞蟻

92. like a turtle on its back 對事情束手無策

93. lousy clichés 陳詞濫調(diào)

94. make a hit 出風(fēng)頭

95. make my mouth water 使我垂涎

96. master key 萬能鑰匙;關(guān)鍵

97. neck and neck 不分上下

98. need other's shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰

99. no sweat 沒問題;不用冒汗

100.No money, no honey. 沒有錢,哪有愛情

101.odds and ends 零碎的工作

102.off color 身體不爽

103.on pins and needles 如坐針氈

104.once in a blue moon 機會難得;絕無僅有

105.packed like sardines 擁擠得象沙丁魚罐頭一樣

106.pain in the neck 極討厭的人或物

107.past master 技藝精湛的人

108.pipe course 容易的課程或工作

109.plain sailing 一帆風(fēng)順;輕而易舉之事

110.pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步

111.pull a long face 拉長臉不悅

112.put sb。 in the ring 和某人賽一場

113.rain or shine 不論晴雨

114.row in one boat 從事相同事業(yè);相同命運

115.royal road 容易取得成功的捷徑

116.run of the town 轟動一時的人

117.salt of the earth / world 社會中堅

118.second sight 超人的預(yù)見力

119.shoe is on the other foot 今日不同往昔

120.side money 外快

121.sixth sense 第六感

122.slowly but surely 穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打

123.speak the same language 志同道合

124.spill the beans 露馬腳

125.stand on one's own feet 獨立自主

126.stay out O.P.B / other people's business不要管別人的閑事

127.step on one's toes 觸怒某人

128.sugar report 情書

129.Sunday dress 最好的衣服

130.take a back seat 處于默默無聞的地位

131.take French leave 不辭而別

132.Take it or leave it. 別討價還價，接不接受隨你便

133.take one's hat off to 表示尊敬佩服

134.take things as they come 既來之則安之

135.talk big 講大話

136.talk of the town 非常流行的東西

137.talk through one's nose 驕傲自大

138.tall story 難以置信的故事

139.be the spirit 真有道理.

140.throw cold water on 潑冷水

141.Tom, Dick and Harry 一般的人;普通的人

142.turn the tables 扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢

143.under the sun 世界上任何地方

144.visit John 上廁所

145.walking dictionary 知識淵博的人

146.welcome to the party 現(xiàn)在你總算懂了!

147.What's the catch? 你這是什么意思?

148.when in Rome do as the Romans do 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗

149.white lie 善意的謊言

150.with open arms 熱烈歡迎

151.without fail 一定

152.yes-man 唯唯諾諾的人

153.be all wet 完全錯了

154.get no say 無權(quán)說話

155.got me there 難住我了

156.leave sb. in the cold. 太令某人掃興

157.That’s your story! 那是你編的!

158.stick with sb 緊跟著某人

159.put oneself together! 加把勁!

160.It’s a no-no! 萬萬不可!

161.Suit me fine! 太適合我了

162.Time will tell! 時間會證明一切!

163.same old story 又是那一套

164.Boys will be boys! 本性難移!

165.Easy come easy go! 來的容易去也快!

166.be Greek to sb. 某人完全不懂

167.small potato 小人物

168.big potato 大人物

169.couch potato 整日呆在沙發(fā)上看電視的人

170.wait on hand and foot 招待的無微不至

171.waste one’s breath 白費唇舌

172.watch one’s P’s and Q’s 注意小節(jié)，有禮貌

173.weigh one’s words 斟字酌句

174.wheels within wheels 錯綜復(fù)雜之理由

175.win a name 出名

176.win / lose by a neck 以微小之差險勝 / 惜敗

177.window dressing 報喜不報憂

178.wishful thinking 如意算盤

179.worn to a shadow 疲憊不堪

180.ups and downs 有喜有悲

181.under one’s breath 輕聲細語

182.under one’s thumb 在某人支配之下

183.turn the clock back 時光倒轉(zhuǎn)

184.turn a deaf year 不加理睬

185.tit and tat 以牙還牙

186.that’s that 就此而已

187.stay the course 堅持到底

188.six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八兩

189.shoulder to shoulder 齊心協(xié)力地

190.set one’s jaw 咬緊牙關(guān);堅持到底

191.see the world 見過世面;見多識廣

192.second to none 最佳的

193.second thoughts 重新考慮

194.safe and sound 安然無恙

195.root and branch 完全地;連根拔除

196.read between the lines 明白其言外之意

197.over and down with 到此為止;結(jié)束

198.follow suit 鸚鵡學(xué)舌;學(xué)樣子

199.gain ground 有進展

200.break a leg 大獲全勝