托福听力常用词替换大总结

　托福听力考试常见的换词：

    back ----> return

　back up ----> tie up

　band try out ----> want to play in the band

　bargain ----> purchase

　be a little rusty ----> not do sth. very much

　be a while ----> wait

　be about to // busy ----> no time

　be about to lift the pan ----> will soon be allowed

　be astonished ----> be surprised

　be at ----> attend

　be booked up ----> reserve

　be bored ----> have nothing better to do

　be certainly/definitely news ----> be surprised

　be done with // be through with ----> be finished with

　be due Friday ----> be paid by the end of the week

　be excited // can hardly wait ----> look forward to (doing) sth.

　be exhausted ----> stay at home and rest

　be fed ----> eat

　be increasing controlled by banks ----> be more dependent on loans from banks

　be ineligible/unfit/unsuitable for ----> can't enter

　be interested in // can't put it down ----> enjoy

　be just a little short of ----> need to find a few more

　be left behind ----> get lost

　be longer than it needs to be ----> not need to be so long

　be made of/from ----> composition

　be not good with dates ----> have trouble remembering when things happen

　be off // restriction ----> eliminate

　be off in a minute ----> end sth. quickly

　be on a diet ----> go on a diet

　be on duty at the library ----> go to work

　be on time // set one's watch ----> be punctual

　be only human ----> sb. expects too much from oneself.

　be out of ----> off

　be out of date ----> no longer be correct

　be out of earshot ----> be too far away

　be out of one's mind ----> be a foolish idea // make a bad decision

　be out of shape/steam // crawl ----> be/get/dog tired // tired/worn out // run down

　be over ----> change

　be over at one // after that ----> in the afternoon

　be pretty happy with ----> seem to like

　be pretty rusty ----> lose some of one's skill

　be really dedicated ----> do one's best

　be really onto sth. ----> Sth. seems promising.

　be really pretty crowded // stand in the aisles ----> be very well attended

　be short of one course ----> need to take another course

　be sold out ----> not ... any more

　be still on for next week ----> continue the following week

　be still working ----> keep one's job

　be supposed to be easy // not ... do well in // isn't easy ----> difficult

　be tested on it ----> read the page carefully

　be the obvious choice ----> would get the job

　be through in next no time ----> be nearly finished

　be through it in two days ----> be a fast reader

　be tied up in // have one's hands full // have a tight schedule ----> too busy

　be up to // over one's head ----> not succeed

　be up to sb. // count on sb. ----> sb. can decide // sb. may make the decisions

　be useful ----> help

　be/feel under the weather ----> be/feel (a little) ill/sick

　be/get used to (doing) sth. ----> be/get accustomed to sth.

　be/run low on sth. ----> buy sth.

　be/stay up (doing) ----> make a night of it

　beach ----> seashore

　before ----> earlier than

　before law and order were established // cheating and robbing each other ----> lawless

　before long // right away // by and by // on short notice ----> immediately // quickly // shortly // soon

　before we start our first lab ----> at the beginning of the semester

　begin one's study ----> an introductory class

　believe ...? ----> surprise

　best ----> delicious // most appropriate

　better ----> improvement // so good // happy

　better off ----> well off

　blow above the shore line hills ----> come from over the hills

　boil down to ----> wind up

　boring // have an/one eye on clock ----> uninteresting

　borrow ----> lend // loan // use

　both ----> either

　briefing ----> be informed

　bring ----> tell

　bring sb. (back) sth. ----> get sb. sth.

　budget ----> price

　bump into sb. ----> see sb.

　burn up ----> furious // angry

　burst ----> overeat

　business meeting // flight // late last night // keep up with that kind of pace ----> have a busy schedule

　buy ----> purchase

　by all means ----> definitely

　by leaps and bounds ----> quickly

　by mail // through the mail ----> in writing // write to

　by the time ----> overdue

　by tomorrow ----> quick