托福iBT听力必备习语

1. fly***g ***l***s → su***ess, ***c***ry

　　2. ***ttle by ***ttle → gradually

　　3. call off → cancel

　　4. ****** ****** → receive, especially after another's death

　　5. put off → postpo***

　　6. s***p by → make a brief ****** on o***'s way elsewhere

　　7. tie up → h***der

　　8. be out f*** → try***g *** get

　　9. fill *** f*** → take another's place

　　10.turn down →① refuse *** reject ② r***uce the loud***ss of

　　11.*** off → beg*** *** r***g

　　12.cut down → lesson; r***uce; ***mit

　　13.****** up with → produce; supply

　　14.make it →① achieve a specif*** ***al ② su***e*** *** ge***ral

　　15.catch o***'s eye → attract o***'s attention

　　16.care f*** →① ***ke; value ② look after; take care of

　　17.head and ***ulders above → much better

　　18.catch on → be****** popular

　　19.on the whole → *** ge***ral

　　20.fill sb. *** → tell what sb. ***uld know

　　21.*** a nutshell → *** a few w***ds

　　22.from ***p *** bot***m → ***mpletely; entirely

　　23.take the plunge → enter with sudden decision upon an unfami***ar ***urse of action

　　24.on the tip of o***'s ***ngue → unable *** be recall***

　　25.cheer up → feel happy; s***p be***g sad *** dis***urag***; be****** hopeful

　　26.hold off → postpo***; delay

　　27.on cloud n***e → a state of perfect happ***ess

　　28.back out → withdraw from an undertak***g

　　29.gr*** and bear it → be as cheerful as possible *** pa*** *** trouble; do sth. without ***mpla******g

　　30.turn out *** be → ****** *** be; prove

　　31.bite off m***e than o*** can chew → attempt sth. that exce***s o***'s abi***ty

　　32.*** the air → uncerta***

　　33.get hold off → f***d a person so you can speak with him

　　34.learn the ropes → acquire th***ough *** special knowl***ge of a job

　　35.tear o***self away from → depart with great reluctance; f***ce o***self *** le**e

　　36.tie up → engage *** o***upy ***mpletely

　　37.le**e well（enough）alo*** → don't try *** improve what is already sati**ac***ry

　　38.***uch on → ***ntion a subject briefly *** casually

　　39.see *** it → take care; take the responsibi***ty make sure

　　40.give away → give as a present

　　41.get along with → ***ve *** w***k *** harmony with

　　42.a***ount f*** → expla***

　　43.out of pr***t → no longer **ailable f*** purchase from the pub***sher

　　44.send out → distribute

　　45.*** no ti*** → *** a very brief ti*** almost at once

　　46.bef***e long → soon; without much delay

　　47.play by ear →① play an ***stru***nt without us***g written mus***; ② handle a matter without adequate preparation preparation *** guidance

　　48.wear and tear → loss *** damage c***s*** by use

　　49.****** what may → no matter what happens

　　50.drop by → make a ***rt *** unplan***d ******

　　51.be ***rt of → not h*****g enough

　　52.cut it out → s***p do***g sth.

　　53.be s***k of → be tir*** of ; h*****g a strong dis***ke of

　　54.look f*** a ******le *** a haystack （a bottle） → search f*** sth. *** a place where it is hopelessly lost

　　55.knock o***self out → w***k very hard; make a great eff***t

　　56.run up aga***st → en***unter

　　57.far from → anyth***g but; not at all

　　58.far from it → by no ***ans; not at all

　　59.hang on *** → hold tightly; keep firmly

　　60.get nowhere → be unsu***es**ul; obta*** no resu***

　　61.day *** and day out → every day; all the ti***

　　62.break down → cease *** function

　　63.get ******g → get start***; beg*** *** move

　　64.take o***'s ti*** → not hurry

　　65.boil down *** → ***d***ate, especially as a f***al judg***nt *** analysis

　　66.make up → take a test f*** the se***nd ti***

　　67.put up with → bear with patience; ***lerate

　　68.by and by → bef***e long

　　69.give so***o*** a hand → help; assist

　　70.r***g a bell → sound fami***ar

　　71.snap out of it →① change o***'s habits, attitude, etc, sudde***y ② rega*** o***'s ***mposure, e***rgy, *** ***od spirits; re***ver

　　72.raise the roof → make trouble; start a fight *** an argu***nt

　　73.get away with → escape without punish***nt

　　74.on bus***ess → with def***ite w***k *** do

　　75.look up → search f***, as an item of ***f***mation, *** a reference book

　　76.let up →① cease; s***p ② slacken; abate

　　77.*** any case （*** event） → no matter what happens

　　78.****** out → be pub***sh***

　　79.look ****** → ***vestigate; ***spect

　　80.spell out → expla*** very clearly *** *** detail

　　81.fall back on → rely on

　　82.wrap up → br***g *** an end, especially a su***es**ul ***nclusion

　　83.s**e o***'s breath → keep silent bec***se talk***g will not help

　　84.hold up →① delay; h***der ② endure, last

　　85.h**e o***'s hands full → be very busy; be able *** do no m***e

　　86.How ******? → How is it? Why?

　　87.st***k around → stay *** wait ***arby

　　88.make out → get along; manage

　　89.turn up → appear, turn out, ***w up

　　90.hold off → postpo***; delay

　　91.over o***'s head → beyond o***'s power *** understand

　　92.s***ck up → buy up; lay *** a ***od supply of

　　93.keep up → ***nt***ue

　　94.tie up → o***upy ***mpletely

　　95.*** and out → ***m***g *** and ******g out often

　　96.make ends ***et → make o***'s ********* suff***e without ***curr***g debt

　　97.on and on → without s***pp***g

　　98.out of this w***ld → wonderful; great

　　99.*** a row →① *** ******; *** a***gn***nt ② *** su***ession; su***essively

　　100. wait around → wait***g *** va***