学位英语听力部分常考习语汇编（按字母顺序排列）
aa big sale 大减价。
对照：on sale 在减价**，for sale在**。
a：were those shoes very expensive?
b：i never could h**e bought them if the shoe store wasn’t h**ing a big sale.
a：这些鞋子贵吗？
b：要不是鞋店在大减价我是永远也不可能买的。
a couple of 两三个，几个。
a：should i help clean up by throwing away these news*****s?
b：i want to clip a couple of articles first.
a：我帮你收拾一下，把这些报纸扔了行吗？
b：我想先剪几篇文章下来。
a long
a：如果天气一直这样的话，我就要买一件暖和一点儿的外衣了。
b：听起来是个不错的主意。你知道，离春天还有很长一段时间呢。
a waste of money 浪费钱。
i really felt the movie was a waste of money, didn’t you?
我认为看这部电影简直是浪费钱，你觉得呢？
a waste of time 浪费时间。
this seminar is simply a waste of time.这个课程简直就是浪费时间。
absent-minded 心不在焉，健忘。
he is really absent-minded. whatever i say to him goes in one ear and out the other.
他总是心不在焉。跟他说什么都是一个耳朵进，一个耳朵出。
account for解释，说明；占…百分比。
how do you account for it? 这事你怎么解释？
after all毕竟，终究，到底，终于。
a：mary won’t be coming to work tomorrow. she’s finally going to the photography exhibit.
b：oh, so she managed to get tickets after all.
a：mary明天不会来上班，她最后还是去看那个摄影屏了。
b：噢，这么说她终于还是搞到票了。
ahead of time提前。
请对照记忆另外还有两个习语：in advance, beforehand, 都同样表示提前。
a：did you h**e to do anything special to use the rare book collection?
b：i just had to tell them a day ahead of time what i needed.
a：你对珍藏书的使用有没有什么特殊要求？
b：我必须提前一天告诉他们。
and how 的确
a: she's a good dancer. b: and how.
annual checkup年度体验。
hello! this is office. we’re calling to remind you of your 4:
15 appointment for your annual checkup tomorrow.
anything but 单单除……之外；恰恰不；根本不会。
对照习语：nothing but 正是，只是，不过。如：she is nothing but poor.她很穷。
susan is anything but poor.苏珊一点儿也不穷。
apply for 申请。
1）none of the people who applied for the job has the required credential.
申请这份工作的人都没有所需的文凭。
2）because he brought the wrong documents. my cousin couldn’t apply for this driver’s license.因为我的表弟带的文件不对，申请不了驾照。
3）why is alex applying for financial aid? doesn’t he h**e a lot of money?
为什么alex正在申请财政资助？他不是有很多钱吗？
4）a：i’d like to apply for the part-time job.
b：fine, just fill out this form. someone will be with you in a moment.
a：我想申请这个兼职工作。
b：好的，把这个**儿填了。一会儿就会有人接待你的。
around the corner在街角附近；即将来临。
just around the corner there’s another drugstore.就在那个街角还有一家药店。
christmas is around the corner. 圣诞节即将来临了。
as long as只要；和……一样长。
a：what did you do with your dog while you were away?
b：oh, he’s a good tr**eler as long as he gets a chance to play.
a：你不在的时间，狗怎么办？
b：噢，只要它有机会玩，它会是个不错的旅伴。
at hand在手头，在手边。
i couldn’t look up the spelling of the word. i didn’t h**e a dictionary at hand.
我查不了这个词的拼写，我手头没有字典。
at the most至多，顶多。
a：has sandy ever missed coming to one of our parties?
b：only once or twice at the most.
a：我们的晚会sandy有没有缺席过。
b：顶多也不过是一两次。
bback out 退出。
a：wasn’t bert supposed to sing tonight?
b：yes, but he backed out at the last minute.
a：bert今天晚上不是要唱歌吗？
b：是的，可是他在最后一刻退出了。
be absent from school缺课，没上学。
clare is absent from school today. clare今天没上学。
be absorbed in 专注于，被……吸引。
she is absorbed in a detective story. it’s hard to tear her away.
她正专注于一本侦探**，要把她拉走很难。
be accustomed to习惯于。
同义习语：be used to
i’m not accustomed to using a gas stove.我不习惯用煤气灶。
be behind schedule晚点。
the subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. i don’t know if we’ll make the 7：15 show.
地铁晚点了，交通堵了好几个街区。我不知道我们能不能赶上7点15的演出。
be bound to一定会，必然会。
the plan is bound to succeed, and we are bound to win.
计划一定会成功的，我们一定会赢的。
be on a diet正在节食。
**场景中经常出现的习语，其他如：get on a diet, begin one’s diet可一起记忆。
susan is on a diet. susan正在节食。
be overwhelmed with忙着做。
a：i h**en’t seen you at the student center all week. h**e you been sick?
b：i’ve been overwhelmed with my history *****.
a：这周我都没在学生中心看见你。你病了吗？
b：我正忙着做历史**呢。
be responsible for 对……负责任。
jack is to blame. he is responsible for the whole accident.
应该受到责备的是杰克，他对整个事件负责。
be sensitive to 对……敏感。
a：why didn’t you go to the hockey finals last weekend? you missed a great game.
b：oh, come on. you know how sensitive i am to loud noise.
a：为什么上周末你没有去看冰球决赛？你错过了一场精彩的比赛。
b：得了，你知道我对噪音是多和地敏感。
be supposed to 应该。
这个习语在听力当**现很多，当它被用于现在时的时候，表达“应该”的意思，和should同义；但当它被用于过去时的时候，则含有责备的意思，表示“该做的没做”，和should h**e done something同义。
a：do you know if george is coming to the meeting?
b：oh, no. i was supposed to tell you he is sick and can’t come.
a：你知道george会来开会吗？
b：噢，不。我早该告诉你他生病了不能来。
be tied up被占用。
i’m so frustrated. we are supposed to do our assignments for statistics on the computer. but the ones in the student center are always tied up.
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