托福iBT听力必备习语(2)
节选自《托福（iBT）听力新思维》
1. cool off （down） → make or become calm
2. hold the grudge → having hard feelings
3. come a long way → show much improvement; make great progress
4. straighten out → correct a mistake; make you realize you are wrong
5. once and for all → finally or decisively
6. put … away → put in the right place or out of sight
7. out of it → not concerned with, not involved in
8. bump into → meet by chance; run into
9. out of stock → lacking a supply of, especially temporarily
10. per se → in itself
11. keep to oneself → avoid the society of others
12. go out of one's way → make special effort to help somebody or do sth.
13. put up → accommodate; lodge
14. under the weather → some what ill; in low spirit
15. come in handy → prove useful
16. talk one out of → make one leave off or forego sth. by talking
17. wait on → serve; attend as a servant
18. go all out → make one's utmost effort
19. on sale → at a reduced price
20. try out → enter as a competitor
21. pass up → give up; renounce; reject
22. on behalf of → as a representative of
23. stay up → not to go to bed
24. the odds are → the changes are; the probability is
25. hold over → postpone
26. out of order → in the wrong arrangement or condition; not working right
27. booked up → have no seats or rooms left; have no free time left
28. fit in → fine tine to see someone
29. go in one ear and out the other → make no impression
30. measure up → have the necessary qualifications
31. change of pace → a temporary shift or variation in the normal routine or regular pattern of activity
32. run out of → exhaust the quantity or supply of
33. go by → follow; obey
34. take it out on → cause someone else to suffer for one's own misfortune or dissatisfaction
35. get around to → find the necessary time for
36. put out → disturb; annoy
37. （with） flying colors 成功，以优异的成绩
38. little by little 逐渐
39. call off 取消
40. come into 获得，继承
41. put off 推迟
42. stop by 顺便看望
43. tie up 阻碍
44. be out for 一心谋求，力图获得
45. fill in for 代替
46. turn down 拒绝；把音量关小
47. go off 响起来
48. cut down 减少
49. come up with 想出，写出，提供出，找出
50. make it 成功，达到目标
51. catch one's eye 吸引某人的注意力
52. care for 喜欢；照看，关照
53. head and shoulders above 大大超出，好得多
54. catch on 逐渐流行，逐渐受欢迎
55. on the whole 总的来说，大体上
56. fill sb in 告诉某人应该知道的事情
57. in a nutshell 简直地说，简言叙之
58. from top to bottom 彻底的
59. take the plunge 决意冒险
60. on the tip of one's tongue 一时想不起来
61. cheer up 高兴，不再沮丧或气馁
62. hold off 推迟，拖延
63. on cloud nine 无比幸福，欣喜若狂
64. back out 食言，打退堂鼓
65. grin and bear it 逆来顺受
66. turn out to be 结果是，证明是
67. bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂
68. in the air 悬而未决，未确定
69. get hold off 找到可以谈话的人
70. learn the ropes 熟悉某一行业，了解内情
71. tear oneself away from 免强离开，忍痛离开
72. be tied up 忙得不可开交
73. leave well enough alone 已满意的事情，不要再去管它。不要画蛇添足。
74. touch on 提及，提到
75. see to it 关照，负责办
76. give away 送给
77. get along with 与人相处融洽，与人和睦相处
78. account for 解释
79. out of print 绝版，不再印刷
80. send out 分发
81. in no time 立刻，很快
82. before long 不久，很快
83. play it by ear 随机应变
84. wear and tear 磨损，消耗
85. come what may 无论有何变化，无论如何
86. drop by / stop by 顺便看望短暂或未经计划的讨论
87. be short of 缺少
88. cut it out 停止做某事
89. be sick of 对某事厌烦
90. look for a needle on a haystack 大海捞针
91. knock oneself out 辛苦地工作，工作努力
92. run up against 遭遇，遇到
93. far from 远非如此
94. far from it 根本不是
95. hang on to 紧紧抓住，保留，保住
96. get nowhere 一无进展，不成功，无结果
97. day in and day out 每天连续不断
98. break down 坏了，损坏
99. get going 开始动手做
100. take one's time 从容进行，不紧不慢
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