托福iBT听力必背习语（上）

节选自《托福iBT听力新思维》

1. flying colors → success, victory

2. little by little → gradually

3. call off → cancel

4. come into → receive, especially after another’s death

5. put off → postpone

6. stop by → make a brief visit on one’s way elsewhere

7. tie up → hinder

8. be out for → trying to get

9. fill in for → take another’s place

10. turn down →① refuse or reject ② reduce the loudness of

11. go off → begin to ring

12. cut down → lesson; reduce; limit

13. come up with → produce; supply

14. make it →① achieve a specific goal ② succeed in general

15. catch one’s eye → attract one’s attention

16. care for →① like; value ② look after; take care of

17. head and shoulders above → much better

18. catch on → become popular

19. on the whole → in general

20. fill sb. in → tell what sb. should know

21. in a nutshell → in a few words

22. from top to bottom → completely; entirely

23. take the plunge → enter with sudden decision upon an unfamiliar course of action

24. on the tip of one’s tongue → unable to be recalled

25. cheer up → feel happy; stop being sad or discouraged; become hopeful

26. hold off → postpone; delay

27. on cloud nine → a state of perfect happiness

28. back out → withdraw from an undertaking

29. grin and bear it → be as cheerful as possible in pain or trouble; do sth. without complaining

30. turn out to be → come to be; prove

31. bite off more than one can chew → attempt sth. that exceeds one’s ability

32. in the air → uncertain

33. get hold off → find a person so you can speak with him

34. learn the ropes → acquire thorough or special knowledge of a job

35. tear oneself away from → depart with great reluctance; force oneself to leave

36. tie up → engage or occupy completely

37. leave well(enough)alone → don’t try to improve what is already satisfactory

38. touch on → mention a subject briefly or casually

39. see to it → take care; take the responsibility make sure

40. give away → give as a present

41. get along with → live or work in harmony with

42. account for → explain

43. out of print → no longer available for purchase from the publisher

44. send out → distribute

45. in no time → in a very brief time almost at once

46. before long → soon; without much delay

47. play by ear →① play an instrument without using written music; ② handle a matter without adequate preparation preparation or guidance

48. wear and tear → loss or damage caused by use

49. come what may → no matter what happens

50. drop by → make a short or unplanned visit

51. be short of → not having enough

52. cut it out → stop doing sth.

53. be sick of → be tired of ; having a strong dislike of

54. look for a needle in a haystack (a bottle) → search for sth. in a place where it is hopelessly lost

55. knock oneself out → work very hard; make a great effort

56. run up against → encounter

57. far from → anything but; not at all

58. far from it → by no means; not at all

59. hang on to → hold tightly; keep firmly

60. get nowhere → be unsuccessful; obtain no result

61. day in and day out → every day; all the time

62. break down → cease to function

63. get going → get started; begin to move

64. take one’s time → not hurry

65. boil down to → indicate, especially as a final judgment or analysis

66. make up → take a test for the second time

67. put up with → bear with patience; tolerate

68. by and by → before long

69. give someone a hand → help; assist

70. ring a bell → sound familiar

71. snap out of it →① change one’s habits, attitude, etc, suddenly ② regain one’s composure, energy, or good spirits; recover

72. raise the roof → make trouble; start a fight or an argument

73. get away with → escape without punishment

74. on business → with definite work to do

75. look up → search for, as an item of information, in a reference book

76. let up →① cease; stop ② slacken; abate

77. in any case (or event) → no matter what happens

78. come out → be published

79. look into → investigate; inspect

80. spell out → explain very clearly or in detail

81. fall back on → rely on

82. wrap up → bring to an end, especially a successful conclusion

83. save one’s breath → keep silent because talking will not help

84. hold up →① delay; hinder ② endure, last

85. have one’s hands full → be very busy; be able to do no more

86. How come? → How is it? Why?

87. stick around → stay or wait nearby

88. make out → get along; manage

89. turn up → appear, turn out, show up

90. hold off → postpone; delay

91. over one’s head → beyond one’s power to understand

92. stock up → buy up; lay in a good supply of

93. keep up → continue

94. tie up → occupy completely

95. in and out → coming in and going out often

96. make ends meet → make one’s income suffice without incurring debt

97. on and on → without stopping

98. out of this world → wonderful; great

99. in a row →① in line; in alignment ② in succession; successively

100. wait around → waiting in vain