托福听力中常见习语（一）

  美国习语在托福听力中的出现比例是非常高的，因此很多托福考生对美国习语额积累也是很重视的，为体现习语的原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释，希望对大家有所帮助。

　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 one can handle

　break down - cease to function

　break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know

　break the news - inform or give bad news

　brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study

　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 or natural environment

　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 throw away something

　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 to be stated

　go off -begin to ring

　hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something

　hard to come by - difficult to obtain

　have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding

　have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason

　hold off - delay;postpone

　hop to it - get started on something quickly

　hit it off - get along well with someone

　ill at ease - uncomfortable

　in hot water - in trouble

　in the air -uncertain

　in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe

　以上就是南京新航道托福小编对托福听力中常见习语的介绍，如果熟练掌握将会对大家托福听力水平的提高有所帮助，希望大家重视。更多资讯、资料请访问南京新航道托福频道：https://nj.xhd.cn/toefl/