托福测验听力真题中100个短语
1，a change of pace节奏变更
You can‘t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
2， a far cry from相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
3， and how确实
A： She‘s a good dancer.
B： and how.
4， a matter of time时候题目
It is only a matter of time.
5， a phone call away一个电话之远，宁愿答应过去帮助。
If you need my help， do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
6， a while back不久已往
7，all along不断
I knew it all along.
8， anything but尽对不
I was anything but happy about going.
9， account for注释
How do you account for it？
10， after all究竟
A： I‘ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine，
B： I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
11， allergic to对|……过敏
Oh man！ Something in this room is IT my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
12， at sb‘s service愿为某人效力
I am at your service at any time.
13， around the clock 24小时不断
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
14， as far as I know就我所知
15，at home with对………很认识
She is at home with problems like this.
16， back out
1）加入
A： Wasn‘t Bert supposed to sing tonight？
B： Yes， but he backed out at last minute
2）不实施
She finally backed out of her promise.
17， be cut out for生成合适
I‘m not cut out to be a hero.
18， be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can‘t tear her away.
19， be addicted to对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
20，be attached to对……有感情
A： I‘m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago.
B： It runs well and I‘ve actually been quite attached to it.
21， back up
1）累积
The subway is running behind schedule， and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don‘t know if we’ll make the 6：30 show.
2）支撑
I‘ll back it up.
22， be bound for到……中央
The bus is bound for New England.
23， be（feel） myself找到自我
I‘m feeling myself again.
24， be burned up气愤
She was really burned up at the news.
25， be hard up for
I‘m hard up for clothes， but I have a lot of books.
26， be head and shoulders above好良多
In calculus， Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
27，be in the dark蒙在鼓里
A： Do you have any idea what his notice is about？
B： I‘m as in the dark as you are.
28，be stuck卡住了
I can‘t get this window open. It’s stuck.
29， bite off more than one can chew.贪多嚼不烂
A： I hear you‘re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B： I think I‘ve bitten off more than I can chew.
30， break new ground有了新的打破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.
31，benefit concert慈善音乐会
We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert， but we don‘t have much money for advertising.
32， busy signal占线
I‘ve been calling David for the past half hour， but I keep getting a busy signal.
33，between you and me你我之间，失密
34，call for
A，打电话找
Tom just called for you.
B，预报
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren‘t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week？
C，问
It‘s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.
35， call it a day就此结束
A： I‘m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital， and most of the people we‘ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
B： Yeah， I agree. Now we‘ve gone through all the numbers on our list now， so I guess we can call it a day.
36，cash the check兑现支票
Have your sister cashed her paycheck？
37，clear off拾掇，拾掇整顿
It‘s about time we clear off the desk.
38，come down（雨，雪）下起来
The heavy rain is coming down， now.
39， come in first in the race角逐第一名
Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.
40，come what may不论如何
We‘ll pick you up tomorrow at eight， come what may.
41，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.
42， cut it out闭嘴
I told you to cut it out.
43，be cut out for生来时做……的
Dr. Hamilton doesn‘t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
44，department chair系主任
I didn‘t write that memo to the department chair.
45，dirt cheap极度廉价
A： You‘ve already furnished your apartment？
B： I‘ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
46， do with用………对付； do without没有……也行
You can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend
47， dog tired分外累
同义：run down； worn out； out of steam
I‘m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
48， down jacket羽绒服
49，drive somebody up the wall让某人发疯
同义：drive somebody out of one‘s mind
The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
50， fall back on拜托
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.
51， fill a prescription按处方抓药
Would you please fill this prescription for me？
52， fill in for替代；同义：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.
53，food for thought令人思索的东西；同义：thought-provoking
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
54，for nothing免费
To pay to see that movie would be foolish， when you can see it on TV for nothing.
55，from top to bottom从上到下
A： Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B： I‘ve searched it from top to bottom……
56， get of on the wrong foot开始事变就做错了
I got off on the wrong foot， and I don‘t have any idea which way to turn now.
57，get a lot out of something从……学到良多
The training program was difficult， but she got a lot out of it.
58， get at想说
Do you understand what I‘m getting at？
59， get away with对………挣脱责罚
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
60，get going赶快办法；同义：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.
61， get on one‘s nerve招惹某人神经了
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.
62， get started on开始做
We should get started on the project.
63， get time off from work从义务中抽时候
Oh， so she was able to get time off from the work.
64，give credibility to相信
A： did you hear about Jim？
B： I wouldn‘t give that rumor any credibility.
65，go easy on温和对待
Well， since it‘s your first and only ticket， the judge will probably go easy on you.
66，go in one ear and out the other一耳朵进，一耳朵出
Well， you know Mike， everything‘s in one ear and out the other.
67，go jogging往跑步
Are you ready to go jogging？
68，go to one‘s head某人自负
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.
69，got the time几点了
A： Got the time？
B： It‘s a little after ten.
70， graduation announcements结业典礼请帖
Have you ordered your graduation announcements？
71，graon about埋怨
How come Michael‘s always groaning about something？
72，guest lecturer客座传授
The only person who understood the guest lecturer was the professor.
73，hand-me-down送的东西
A： What a gorgeous jacket. It must have cost a fortune.
B： Not at all. It‘s a hand-me-down.
74，hand down垂手可得
Lee won the chess match hands down.
75，have a way with善于
Bonnie really has a way with words.
76，have had it with处于
I‘ve had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice.
77， head and shoulders above凌驾良多
In computer programming， Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.
78， hit the spots分外好
This lemonade sure hits the spots.
79， hold the grudge记仇
A： I wish I hadn‘t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I never meant to.
B： The great thing about Mary is that she doesn‘t hold the grudge.
80， I have no idea which way to turn我不晓得该如何办
81， I have seen worse我见过更糟的
82， in advance提早；同义：before hand， ahead of time
It‘s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don’t have it.
83， in case万一
Let‘s take our suits along in case the sun comes out.
84， in next to no time马上
A： Are you going to be using the copying machine long？
B： I‘ll be through in next to no time.
85， in the red赤字反义：in the black
86，in the works正在准备阶段
An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works.
87， keep to oneself
I‘m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors.
88， kill time浪费时候
Gosh， what can we do to kill the next 10 hours？
89， leave…up to somebody
We‘ll have to leave the decision up to him.
90， letter of recommendation保举信；letter of reference保举信
91， look on the bright sides of things看事物的光明面
92， no kidding不是开玩笑吧
93， 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！
94， quitting time下课时候
I‘m glad it’s almost quitting time.
95， take it over重建
Don failed physics and had to take it over.
96， than necessary比应该的要冷
The lab was cooler than necessary.
97， That‘s easer said than done.说来随便做来难
98， There is nothing to it.没什么，很随便
I can run this projector. There‘s really nothing to it.
99， with flying colors乐成
A： How did Ellen do on her American History exam？
B： She passed with flying colors.
100， You can bet your life固然
A： Will Prof. Smith come to class on time？
B： You can bet your life
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