托福备考：托福听力中高频词汇积累

keep at it坚持下去

figure out计算出，弄明白

a set of一组，一套

be aware of意识到

account for解释

aim for力求做到

bring about产生带来

in addition to除了

tend to 倾向于

rely on依赖

fit in适应，找时间做某事

go without saying理所应当

pose a threat on对…… 造成威胁

keep track of记录

be supposed to应当

catch on with受到…… 的欢迎

back up倒回

fall into后退

out of place不合适的，不恰当的

pass on，pass down传承

be exposed to暴露于，遭受

have something to do with与...有关

come across遇到

take place发生

so to speak也就是说

be intended for为...计划或设计

go out of business停业，关门

be carried away十分激动或兴奋

turn out to结果是

come up with想出

hold back控制，阻碍

be messed up搞砸了

make sense有道理，说得通

sum up总结;概述;计算...的总数

have access to可接近，可进入，可利用

end up with以...结束

be involved in被涉及，被卷入

sort of有点

a number of许多

get rid of摆脱，除去

cut it out 闭嘴

I told you to cut it out.

be cut out for 生来时做……的

Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

department chair 系主任

I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

dirt cheap 非常便宜

A： You’ve already furnished your apartment?

B： I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

do with 用………凑合; do without 没有……也行

You can do with your girlfriend.

You can do without your girlfriend

fall back on 依赖

A： Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?

B： I did pretty well， but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

fill a prescription 按处方抓药

Would you please fill this prescription for me?

fill in for 代替; 同义：fill one’s place(position， shoes); take the place of; take over Say， Dave， can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.

food for thought 令人思考的东西;同义：thought-provoking

There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

break new ground 有了新的突破

His architectural design broke new ground in the field.

benefit concert 慈善音乐会

We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert， but we don’t have much money for advertising.

busy signal 占线

I’ve been calling David for the past half hour， but I keep getting a busy signal.

between you and me 你我之间，保密

call for

A，打电话找

Tom just called for you.

B，预报

The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?

C，问

It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

call it a day 就此结束

A： I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital， and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.

B： Yeah， I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now， so I guess we can call it a day.

cash the check 兑现支票

Have your sister cashed her paycheck?

clear off 收拾，整理

It’s about time we clear off the desk.

come down (雨，雪)下起来

The heavy rain is coming down， now.

come in first in the race 比赛第一名

Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

come what may 不管怎样

We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight， come what may.

cost somebody an arm and a leg

A： Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?

B： I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.