托福考试英语听力词汇习语参考

托福考试英语听力词汇之必备习语【篇一】

a big shot = an important person大腕儿，大亨as clear as a bell非常清楚a wet blanket讨人嫌的人。

a breath of fresh air使人耳目一新的人achilles’ heel 致命弱点；个性的瑕疵backroom boys幕后英雄be all ears洗耳恭听be all eyes目不转睛。

be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵。

below the mark = not measure up不够水平，不合格beyond compare的，最棒的。

bucket down = rain very he**ily瓢泼大雨break one’s back 辛勤工作break even不赔不赚by the book照章办事clear the air消除误会come to terms达成协议。

cut corners走捷径。

castles in the sky / air空中楼阁cast a cloud over泼冷水，是蒙上阴影chip in = contribute money捐献，集资do's and don't's行为规范face the music面对现实。

get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安go for a song = be sold very cheaply贱卖pull one’s leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑。

sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly畅销shed crocodile tears假装哭泣，假慈悲。

twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all thetime永远，一直。

two thumbs up举双手赞成。

托福考试英语听力词汇之必备习语【篇二】a man of few words沉默寡言的人all thumbs笨手笨脚的；一窍不通的ants in one's pants (skirt)坐立不安a knockout引人注目a rainy day不如意的日子as mod as sb.与某人一样时髦。

at one's finger's tips了如指掌at sixes and sevens混乱的backseat driver指手划脚的人bite one's head off大发脾气black sheep不孝子女blow one's top怒发冲冠。

break the ice打破僵局；打破沉默break one's neck痛打一顿；拼命做某事bring down the house掌声雷动buy your story相信你的话。

burn a hole in one's pocket花钱如流水call it a day今天到此为止cold fish冷酷无情的人capital idea好主意。

daylight robbery价钱贵到离谱dark horse黑马；冷门dirty dog卑鄙小人dear jones letter绝交信。

every tom, dick and harry张三李四forgive and forget尽释前嫌；握手言和fair and square正大光明的。

first things first先说重要的get the ball rolling使蓬勃发展。

托福考试英语听力词汇之必备习语【篇三】flat tire没精打采from a to z从头到尾go on the horse快一点吧god knows天晓得。

gone with the wind随风而逝。

great minds think alike!英雄所见略同。good for nothing毫无用处的h**e words with sb.口角。

hit of the show表演中最精彩的一幕hit the high spots达到高水准hit the sack睡觉happy go lucky乐天派h**e a big mouth话多的人h**e it both ways权衡两方面h**e time off休假。

hold one's tongue保持沉默 = i owe you我欠你；借据in hot water遇到麻烦。

in the hole遇到经济困难。

in the long run从长远来看；终究in the soap遇到麻烦keep one's head镇定。

keep one's shirt on不动手打架keep punching继续努力kick off开始干某事knock it off别再讲下去了。

let the cat out of the bag泄漏秘密let nature take its course顺其自然knock on wood.说话禁忌；赶紧讨个吉利。= kill two birds with one stone一石二鸟。