标题: 听力习语 from《PERTERSON’S TOFEL 成功指南》（ZZ） [打印本页] 作者: liushiyou 时间: 2003-6-27 23:33 标题: 听力习语 from《PERTERSON’S TOFEL 成功指南》（ZZ） 以下是clonepony从《PERTERSON’S TOFEL 成功指南》上花了近两小时摘下的听力习语，希望能对广大考T的学友们有所帮助。 其中难免有打字错误，请指正！多谢！
Above all most importantly
About to almost ready to
Add up make sense ; be logical
All at once suddenly; without warning
All of a sudden all at once; suddenly
As a matter of fact in reality; actually
As a rule generally; customarily
At the drop of a hat quickly; without any preparation time
At ease not nervous; calm
Back out(of) withdraw an offer
Bank on depend on; count on
Be my guest do what you want; feel free; help yourself
Be rusty need practice or review
Beats me I don't know; I have no idea(often used in resp##被过滤##e to a question
Better off in an improved condition
Bite off more than one can chew take on more resp##被过滤##ibility than one can handle
Bound to certain to; sure to
Break down stop functioning (a machine ,for example)
Break in(on) interrupt
Break the ice break through social barriers (as at a party)
Break the news(to) inform; give bad news
Break up end(a meeting ,for example)
Break up (with) stop being a couple( a boyfriend and girlfriend ,for example)
A breeze something very simple and easy to do
Bring about cause to happen
Bring up (1)raise (a child) ; (2) introduce( a topic, for example)
Brush up on review; study; practice
Bump into meet unexpectedly ; run into
By and large mostly; generally ; on the whole
By heart by memory; learned word for word
By no means in on way; not at all
Call it a day stop working for the day; go home
Call off cancel
Call on visit
Calm down relax
Care for (1)take care of; (2) like; feel affection for
Catch on become popular
Catch on (to) understand ,learn
Catch up (with) go as fast as ;catch
Check in (into) register(at a hotel)
Check out (of) (1)leave (a hotel); (2) take material (from a library, for example)
Cheer up become cheerful; be happy
Chip in (on/for) contribute
Clear up (1) clarity; make understandable; (2) become nice and sunny (used to talk about the weather)
Come across find; meet ; encounter
Come around (to) begin to change one’s opinion; begin to agree with
Come down with become sick with (an illness)
Come up with think of (an idea)
Cost an arm and a leg be very expensive
Count on depend on ;rely on; bank on
Count out eliminate ; no longer c##被过滤##ider as a factor
Cut off stop ; discontinue (a service , for example)
Cut out for have an aptitude for ;be qualified for
Day in and day out c##被过滤##tantly; for a long time
Die down become less severe; quiet down
Do over do again ; repeat
Do without not have
Down the drain wasted ;done for no reason(work, for example)
Dream up invent; think of ; come up with
Drop in (on) visit informally
Drop (someone) a line send someone a letter
Drop off (1)leave something (a package, for example); (2) take (someone) home; let someone out of a car
Drop out (of) stop attending (classes, for example)
Easy as pie very simple; a piece of cake
Eyes bigger than one’s stomach said of someone who takes more food than he or she can eat
Fall behind not move as quickly as ; lag behind
Fall through fail to happen
A far cry from not similar to; not as good as
Feel free do something if one wants
Feel like be inclined to; want to
Feel like a million dollars feel very good
Feel up to feel able to do something ;ready to
Fed up( with ) not able to tolerate; disgusted with ; annoyed by
Few and far between uncommon and infrequent
Figure out understand ; solve
Fill in write in a blank (on an application form, for example)
Fill in (for) substitute for
Fill one in provide missing information
Fill out complete (an application form ,for example)
Find out learn ;discover
A fish out of water someone not in his or her normal surroundings
Fix up repair; renovate
Follow in one’s footsteps do what someone else did (especially an older relative)
For good permanently; forever
For the time being temporarily; for now
From out of the blue unexpectedly; without warning