听力常见短语,习语与惯用表达法
听力常见短语，习语与惯用表达法
A
a big shot 有影响的人；大人物；大亨
a blot from the blue 晴天霹雳
a case in point 恰当的例子
a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁
a Chinese puzzle 深奥的难题
a fraction of 一小部分
a friend in need 患难之交
a narrow escape 死里逃生，九死一生
a night bird 过惯夜生活的人
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 storm in a teacup 小风波；小题大做
a variety of 各种各样的
a white lie 善意的谎言；无伤大雅的谎话
access to 途径；使用……的机会
acquaint with 熟悉，了解
account for 解释，是……的原因
against one's will 违背某人意愿
agree on 就……达成一致
agree with 同意(某人)，(食物、气候等)适应
ahead of time/schedule 提前
air crash 空难
all ears 側耳聆听，全神贯注的听
all sorts of 各种各样的
all the same 仍然，照样，还是
all the year round 一年到头
And how! 对，的确（口语中表示赞成）
And so on 等等
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
apply to 应用
apple of one's eye 钟爱之物，
apt to 有……的倾向
approve of 赞同，
as fit as a fiddle 很健康
as a matter of fact 事实上
as a result (of) 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
a series of 一系列的
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 heart 内心深处；实际上
at least 至少
at no time 在任何时候都不，决不
at one’s convenience 在某人方便的时候
at one's wits' end 智穷计尽，没有办法
at present 目前，现在
at random 随意地
at short notice 一得到通知马上就……
at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟
at the interval 在中间休息时间
at the scene 在出事地点，在现场
at the tip of one's tongue 话到嘴边，一时想不起
at times 不时地,有时，
aware of 意识到
B
back issue /current issue B 过刊／现刊有，
back up 支持
based on(upon) 在……的基础上
be available 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 讨厌, 对……厌倦
be fond of 喜欢
be free of 免除，脱离
be Greek to me 完全不懂，一窍不通
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
between the devil and the deep blue sea 处境危险，进退两难
beyond compare/ all praise 绝佳，极好
bite off more than one can chew 承担太多的工作而无法完成，好高骛远
black sheep 害之马；败家子
book up 订完了
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weight的短语
break the ice 打破僵局
bring up 抚养
bury one’s head in the sand 逃避现实；自欺欺人
by all means 当然，一定
by and large 总的说来，大体上
by chance 偶然，意外地
by leaps and bounds 极快地，大幅度地
by means of 以……的方式
by nature 天性
by no means 一点也不，决不
by the way 顺便说一下
C
call in 来，叫进来
call it a day 结束，收工，（当日）工作到此为止
call off 取消
call on 访问，拜访
can do with 将就，能对付
can not help (doing) 禁不住
care for 喜爱
castle in the air/sky/ Spain 空中楼阁,不切实际的想法
catch on 变得流行，受欢迎
catch one’s breath 喘口气
catch sight of 注意到，看见
catch somebody red-handed 当场捕获某人
catch up with 追赶，赶上
(be) categorized 分类；分成……部分
(be) caught in 陷入困境
check in 办理(人住)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
cold shoulder 冷淡的对待
come across 偶然碰见
come down with 病倒
come straight to the point 开门见山
come true 实现达到，
come up to 符合
come up with 提出，想出
concentrate on 集中精力
concerned with 关心，关注，与……有关
contribute to 帮助，有助于；增强，促进
cope with 应付，对付
correspondence course 函授课程
count on 依靠，指望
crash into （车，船等）猛撞
crocodile tears 假惺惺的，假慈悲
cross out 划掉，删去
cross the bridge when one comes to it 船到桥头自然直
cry for the spilt milk 悔恨晚已
cut down 削减，删节
cut in line 插队
cut out 天生具有某种才能
cut short 打断
D
Date back to 追溯到，始于
day in and day out 每天，始终
deal with 论述，关于，处理
decide on 决定
depend on 依靠，依赖
devote to （时间，精力，物资等）投入
die away (声音等)逐渐消逝
die out 消失，灭绝
distinguish between 区别，区分
dos and don'ts 规则，允许的和不允许的
do in Rome as the Romans do 人乡随俗
do sb. good/harm 对某人有好处／坏处