托福常用短语（一）

1. a  charge  of  pace  节奏变换
eg:You  can't  do  these  chemistry  experiments  all  day  long. You  certainly  need a charge of  pace.

2.a  far  cry  from  相距甚远
eg:The  bublished  book  is  far  from the early  manuscript.

3.and  how 的确
eg:A:She is  a  good  dancer. B:And  how.

4.a matter of  time 时间问题
eg：It' s  a  matter  of  time.

5.a  phone  call  away  一个电话之远，愿意过来帮忙
eg:If  you  need  my  help, do  let  me  know. Just  remember I  am  a phone  call  away.

6.all  along 一直
eg:I knew  it  all  along.

7.anything  but 绝对不
eg:I  was  anything  but  happy  about  going.

8.account  for 解释
eg:How  do  you  account  for it?

9.after  all 到底
eg:A:I' ve just  seen  the x-rays and your teeth look just  fine.B:I see. Then there is nothing  to  worry  about after about.

10.allergic  to 对.....过敏
eg: Something  in this  room  is  making  my  eyes itch. I must  be  allergic to something.

11.at  sb's  service  愿为某人服务
eg:I am  at  your  service  at  any  time.

12.around  the  clock 24小时不停
eg: Martha studied  around  the  clock  for  management  exam.

13.at  home  with 对.....很熟悉
eg: She  is  at  home  with  problem  like  this.

14.back  out  退出
eg:A: Wasn't  Tom  supposed  to  sing  tonigt? B：Yes, but  he  backed out at last minute.
不履行
eg: She  finally  backed  out  of  her  promise.

15.be  cut  out  for 天生适合
eg:I' m  not  cut  out  to  be  a  hero.

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16.be  addicted to  对.....上瘾
eg:She  has  been  addicted  to  drugs  for  years.

17.be  attached  to  对....有感情
eg: A: I'm  amazed  that  you  are  still  driving  that  old  car  of  yours . I  thought you  would  have  gotten  rid  of  it  years  ago.  B:It  runs  well  and  I've  actually been quite  attached  to  it.

18. back  up 积累
eg: The  subway  is  running  behind  schedule  ,  and  traffic  is  backed  up  for  blocks . I don't  know  if  we'll make  the  6:30  show.
支持 eg: I'll  back  it  up.

19:be  bound  for  到.....地方
eg: The  bus  is  bound  for  New  England.

20.be  feel  myself 找到自我
eg: I' m  feeling  myself  again.

21.be  burned  up 生气
eg: She  was  really  burned  up  at  the  news.

22.be  head  and  shoulders  above 好许多
eg: In  calculus, Tom  is  head  and  shoulders  above  his  classmates.

23. be  in  the  dark 蒙在鼓里
eg: A: Do you  have  any  idea  what  his  notice  is  about?  B:I' m  as  in  the  dark  as  you  are.

24.be  stuck 卡住了
eg: I  can't  get  this  window  open. It's  stuck.

25.bite  off  more  than  one  can  chew. 贪多嚼不烂
eg: A:I  hear  you're  taking  an  advanced  physics  course  this  semester. B: I think I've  bitten  off  more  than  I  can  chew.

26.break  new  ground  有了新突破
eg:His  architectural  design  broke  new  ground  in  the  field.

27.benefit  concert  慈善音乐会
eg:We  need  to  promote  the  benefit  concert ,  but  we  don't  have  much  money for  advertising.

28.busy  signal 占线
eg: I've  been  calling  Tom  for  the  past  half  hour, but  I  keep  getting  a  busy  signal

29. call  for 打电话找
eg: Tom  just  called  for  you.
预报  eg: The  forecast  call  for  heavy  rain  again  tonight. Aren't  you  gald  we'll  be  getting  away  from  this  for  a  week?
问  eg: It's  probably  in  the  new  part  of  town . We'll have  to  call  for  directions.

30.call  it  a  day 就此结束
eg:A:I'm  really  glad  our  club  decides  to  raise  money  for  the  children's  hospital.  B:Yeah, I  agree. Now  we've  gone  through all  the  numbers on  our list  now, so I guss  we  can  call  it  a  day.

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31.cash  the  check 兑现支票
eg:Have  your  sister  cashed  her  paycheck?

32.clear  off  收拾
eg:It's  about  time  we  clear  off  the  desk.

33.come  down 下（雪雨）
eg:The  heavy  rain  is  coming  down,now

34.come  in  first  in  the  race 比赛第一名
eg:Not  only  did  Tom  come  in  the  race  but  she  also  had  her  best  running  time.

35.come  what  may 不管怎样
eg:We'll  pick  you  up  tomorrow  at  eight, come what  may.

36.cut  it  out 闭嘴
eg: I  told  you  to  cut  it  out.

37. dirt cheap非常便宜
eg: A:You've  already  furnished  your apartment? B:I've  found  some  used  fumiture that  was  dirt  cheap.

38.do  with 用.....凑合
eg:You  can  do  with  your  girlfriend.

39.dog  tired 特别累
eg:I'm  dog  tired these  days .  I'm  working on  seven  articles.

40.drive  somebody  up  the  wall 让某人发疯
eg: The  sound  of  all  that  traffic  is  driving  me  out  my  mind.

41.fill  in  for 代替
eg: Tom，can  you  fill  in for  me  tonight  at  the  restaurant ? I'd like  to  go  out  of  town.

42.fill  a  prescription 按处方抓药
eg:Would  you  please  fill  this  prescription  for  me?

43.for  nothing  免费
eg:To  pay  to  see that  movie  would  be  foolish, when  you  can see it  on  TV for  nothing.

44.get  a  lot  out of  something 从.....学到很多
eg：The  training  program  was  difficult, but she  got a lot  out  of  it.

45.get  at  想说
eg:  Do  you  understand  what I'm  getting  at?