51.
be short of
→
not having enough
52.
cut it out
→
stop doing sth.
53.
be sick of
→
be tired of ; having a strong dislike of
54.
look for a needle in a haystack (a bottle)
→
search for sth. in a place where it is hopelessly lost
55.
knock oneself out
→
work very hard; make a great effort
56.
run up against
→
encounter
57.
far from
→
anything but; not at all
58.
far from it
→
by no means; not at all
59.
hang on to
→
hold tightly; keep firmly
60.
get nowhere
→
be unsuccessful; obtain no result
61.
day in and day out
→
every day; all the time
62.
break down
→
cease to function
63.
get going
→
get started; begin to move
64.
take one’s time
→
not hurry
65.
boil down to
→
indicate, especially as a final judgment or analysis
66.
make up
→
take a test for the second time
67.
put up with
→
bear with patience; tolerate
68.
by and by
→
before long
69.
give someone a hand
→
help; assist
70.
ring a bell
→
sound familiar
71.
snap out of it
→①
change one’s habits, attitude, etc, suddenly
②
regain one’s composure, energy, or good spirits; recover
72.
raise the roof
→
make trouble; start a fight or an argument
73.
get away with
→
escape without punishment
74.
on business
→
with definite work to do
75.
look up
→
search for, as an item of information, in a reference book
76.
let up
→①
cease; stop
②
slacken; abate
77.
in any case (or event)
→
no matter what happens
78.
come out
→
be published
79.
look into
→
investigate; inspect
80.
spell out
→
explain very clearly or in detail
81.
fall back on
→
rely on
82.
wrap up
→
bring to an end, especially a successful conclusion
83.
save one’s breath
→
keep silent because talking will not help
84.
hold up
→①
delay; hinder
②
endure, last
85.
have one’s hands full
→
be very busy; be able to do no more
86.
How come?
→
How is it? Why?
87.
stick around
→
stay or wait nearby
88.
make out
→
get along; manage
89.
turn up
→
appear, turn out, show up
90.
hold off
→
postpone; delay
91.
over one’s head
→
beyond one’s power to understand
92.
stock up
→
buy up; lay in a good supply of
93.
keep up
→
continue
94.
tie up
→
occupy completely
95.
in and out
→
coming in and going out often
96.
make ends meet
→
make one’s income suffice without incurring debt
97.
on and on
→
without stopping
98.
out of this world
→
wonderful; great
99.
in a row
→①
in line; in alignment
②
in succession; successively
100.
wait around
→
waiting in vain
节选自《托福iBT听力新思维》,
posted on 2007-04-07 22:36
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