托福听力必备习语总结(上)

很多托福考生了解到美国习语对于提高托福听力能力具有相当大的作用，所以井澜为大家总结了托福听力必备习语总结：

　　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 one can handle

    break down - cease to function

　　break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know

　　break the news - inform or give bad news

　　brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study

　　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 or natural environment

　　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 throw away something

　　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 to be stated

　　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 rather than reason

　　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; information from somenoe