听力常用短语.doc

A

a case in point恰当的例子

a fraction of一小部分

a narrow escape死里逃生，九死一生

a piece of cake容易的事，小事一桩

a sore throat嗓子痛

a stone’s throw一箭之遥，很近

a variety of各种各样的

account for解释，是……的原因

against one’s will违背某人的意愿

agree on就……达成一致

agree with同意（某人），（食物，气候等）适合某人

ahead of time/schedule提前

air crash空难

all the year round一年到头

another cup of tea/another pair of shoes另外一回事，另当别论

anything but决不

apart from除了

appeal to吸引

apply for申请

apple of one’s eye钟爱之物，宠儿

apt to有……的倾向

approve of赞同，认可

as fit as a fiddle很健康

as a matter of fact事实上

as a result由于

as a rule通常

as usual跟往常一样

as a whole总体上

as far as I know据我所知

as luck would have it碰巧

at a loss不知所措

at a discount低于正常价格

at ease放松，轻松

at no time在任何时候都不，决不

at one’s wit’s end智穷计尽，没有办法

at random随意的

at short notice一得到通知马上就……

at sixes and sevens乱七八糟

at the tip of one’s tongue话到嘴边，一时想不起

at times有时，不时地

B

back issue/current issue过刊/现刊

be available有，可提供

be around露面

be bound for（车等）开往

be bound to肯定会

be far from远不是，根本不是

be fed up with对……厌倦，讨厌

be fond of喜欢

be free of免除，脱离

be no exception不例外

beat about the bush不直截了当，绕圈子

behind schedule（车，飞机等）晚点

beside the point离题，不中肯

bite off more than one can chew承担太多的工作而无法完成，好高骛远

born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth出身富贵

break one’s word毁约，说话不算数

break down（车等）出故障

break one’s word食言，失信

break off暂停工作

bring up抚养

by all means当然，一定

by and large总的来说，大体上

by chance偶然，意外地

by nature天性

by leaps and bounds极快的，大幅度的

by no means一点也不，决不

C

call it a day结束，到此为止

call off取消

call on访问，拜访

can do with讲究，能对付

can not help(doing)禁不住

care for喜爱

castle in the air空中楼阁，不切实际的想法

catch on变得流行，受欢迎

catch up with追赶，赶上

catch one’s breath喘口气

check in办理（入住）登记手续

check out付账后离开

cheer up振作起来

chilled to the bone冻僵了

clothes make the man人靠衣装

come across偶然碰见

come down with病倒

come straight to the point开门见山

come true实现

come up to达到，符合

come up with提出，想出

concentrate on集中精力

count on依靠，指望

cross out划掉，删去

cut down削减，删节

D

day in and day out每天，始终

deal with论述，关于，处理

die away（声音等）逐渐消逝

dos and don’ts规则，允许的和不允许的

do in Rome as the Romans do入乡随俗

do sb. good/harm对某人有好处/坏处

down to earth实事求是

doze off打瞌睡

draw near接近，临近

dress up穿盛装

drop by/in顺便访问

drop out辍学，放弃

E

easy come, easy go来的容易去的快

end in以……为结果

end up结束

engage in参加，从事

every other (week)每隔一（周）

express mail快递

F

fall back on求助于

fall behind落后

familiar with熟悉

few and far between很少，很稀疏

figure out弄清楚，算出，想出

fill the prescription按照药方配药

find fault with挑剔，抱怨

flat tyre轮胎没气了

for the time being暂时

for sale待售

focus on集中在

for a change为了换换花样

for a time暂时，一度

for ages很久

for free免费

for good永久的

for the time being暂时

free with money花钱大手大脚

from bad to worse每况愈下

from time to time时常

G

gain weight增加体重

get along with与……相处

get on in years上了年纪

get out of bed on the wrong side一早起床就情绪不好

get rid of摆脱

get somewhere取得进展

give sb . a cold shoulder待人冷淡，态度不友好

give sb . a lift/ride让某人搭车

give sb . a ring给某人打电话

go beyond超出，胜过

go Dutch各自负担自己的费用

good for nothing没用的人或事物

go on a diet节食

go on strike罢工

go over复习

go sightseeing观光

go with与……相配

H

hand in交上

hand up挂断（电话）

have a word with和…..谈话

have access to可以使用

have an appointment with sb与某人有个约会

have butterflies in one’s stomach紧张

have one’s hands full十分繁忙

have a fever/temperature发烧

have nothing to do with与……没有关系

have no idea不知道

have the final say有决定权

have sth . in common有共同之处

have sth. done让别人做某事

head for前往

hear from收到某人的信件

hear oneself think专心思考

heart and soul全心全意地

heavy traffic交通拥挤

high time是该做某事的时候了

hit the ceiling勃然大怒

hold the line/on别挂电话

hold up耽搁

I

in a mess混乱，乱七八糟

in a sense从某种意义上讲

in addition to除了

in advance提前

in case以防，以免

in debt负债

in exchange作为交换

in a good/bad mood心情好/坏

in honor of为庆祝/纪念

in low spirits情绪低落

in memory of为纪念

in no time很快

in part部分的

in particular尤其，特别

in person亲自

in season（蔬菜，水果等）当令

in the dark不知道，蒙在鼓里

in the long run从长远来看

in theory从理论上说

in turn依次，轮流

in vain徒劳，白费

interfere with干涉，影响

it depends看情况，视……而定

it is sb.’s treat由某人请客
K

keep an eye on照看，注意，观察

know/learn the ropes了解，掌握做事情的技能

keep body and soul together生存下去

keep one’s head保持镇静

keep sb. informed及时通知某人

keen on喜好

L

lay off解雇

least of all最不

let alone更不用说

lend a hand帮忙

live from hand to mouth收入勉强糊口

look forward to期待

look for a needle in a haystack大海捞针

look on the bright side看到事物光明的一面

look out当心

look through浏览

lose heart失去信心

lose one’s head不知所措

lose one’s temper发脾气

lose wei
ght减轻体重

M

make a fuss大惊小怪

make a difference影响

make a living谋生

make a reservation预定（旅馆房间，座位等）

make ends meet使收支相抵

make head or tail of sth弄懂，看懂

make for前往

make fun of取笑，嘲弄

make sense有意义，讲得通

make sure确保，弄清楚

make up弥补，补充

make up one’s mind下决心

man of letters文人

mind one’s own business别管闲事

mistake sb. for sb把……误当作……

more often than not多半，大概

N

no wonder难怪

no way决不

none of one’s business与某人无关，少管闲事

nothing but只有

not to mention更别提

O

on account of由于

on earth究竟

on duty值班

on no account决不

on purpose故意

on sale降价出售

on the contrary相反

on the spot当场

on vacation度假，休假

on weekdays在工作日

one in a million凤毛麟角，百里挑一

one’s cup of tea某人的喜好，兴趣，口味

once in a blue moon很难得，几乎不可能

once in a while偶尔

other than而不是

out of breath上气不接下气

out of control失去控制

out of date过时

out of order出了毛病

out of print（书）没有重印

out of question没问题

out of stock没货

out of the question不可能

out the cart before the horse本末倒置，主次颠倒

owe to归功于

owing to由于

P

pick up（车等）中途搭人

pull over停在路边

put an end to结束

put off推迟

put their heads together集思广益，群策群力

put through to sb.接通某人的电话

put up with容忍，忍受

R

rain cats and dogs瓢泼大雨

rain or shine不论下雨还是天晴

run across不期而遇，偶然发现

run into偶然遇见

rather than而不是

read between the lines明白言外之意

regardless of不管

remind sb.of sth使某人想起

responsible for对……负责人

result from由于

ring up打电话

room and board食宿

round the corner即将到来

round the lock日日夜夜，不分白天黑夜

rule out排除

run out of用光

rush hour（交通）高峰时间

S

safe and sound安然无恙

(…o’clock) sharp……点整

Speak highly of sb.高度评价某人

sure thing当然，没问题

T

take advantage of利用

take charge of负责，看管

take off起飞

take one’s place代替，接替别人

take one’s time别急，慢慢来

take over接管

take sth.seriously认真看待

teach sb.a lesson教训某人

take turns轮流

thanks to多亏了

traffic jam交通堵塞

throw light on提供知识，使人们了解

too good to be true好的令人难以置信

turn down把音量调小，拒绝

turn off关上（电器开关）

turn on打开（电器开关）

turn up出现，露面

turn over（车，船等）翻倒

turn a blind eye视而不见

turn a deaf ear充耳不闻，置之不理

U

under the weather身体不适

up in the air未定的

up to date最新的，现代的

up to sb由某人决定

used to过去常常

use up用光

W

When it comes to当说到，当涉及到

why not?为什么不？好！

with a grain of salt有保留的，不全信

without fail无误，一定

Y

You bet!当然！

You said it!对！可不是！