托福听力 记住这些重要词汇

托福听力要记住的120个词汇

above all - most importantly
 account for - explain
 as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
 as a rule - generally ;normally
 about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
 an old hand - be an experienced persom
 any day now -soon
 approach sb -talk to sb
 be fed up with - be out of patience with
 be on one’s own - live independently
 be on the safe side - take no chances
 be out of something - have no longer in supply
 be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
 be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
 be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
 be out for -trying to get
 be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
 bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle
 break down - cease to n
 break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn’tknow
 break the news - inform or give bad news
 brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of somethingthroughstudy
 bump into - meet unexpectedly
 by and large - in general
 by heart - by memory
 by all means - absolutely ,definitely
 by no means - in no way

call off -cancel
 cheer up - be happy
 come down with - become sick with
 come into -receive,especially after another’s death
 come up with - think of
 count on - depend upon
 count out - eliminate
 die down - become quiet ,become less
 do without - manage without something
 drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
 every other - alternate
 fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
 fall through - fail to happen or be completed
 far cry form - completely different from;a long way
 feel like - have a desire or wish for
 feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
 few and far between - not happening often; rate
 figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
 fill in for -take another’s place
 fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
 fish out of water - out of one’s element ornaturalenvironment
 flying colors -success,victory
 for good - permanently; forever
 for the time being - for now; temporarily
 get away with - escape without punishment
 get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething
 get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
 get the hang of - understand; learn

give a hand - help
 go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated
 go off -begin to ring