英语四级听力必背的120个习语II
日期:2008-10-03 23:31

(单词翻译:单击)

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
in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen
iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for
jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion

keep an eye on - watch closely
keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared
knock oneself out - make a great effort
learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity

little by little -gradually
make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
make out - manage;get along
mean to - intentional; on purpose
might as well - to have no strong reson not to

next to nothing - ; very inexpensive
not to mention - in addition
off balance - unaware; off guard
on the go - working or doing something all the time
on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation

on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
on the blink - not working properly;broken
on the right track - thinking or doing something correctly
on the tip of noe’s tongue - to be about to remember somthing
once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never

out of it - not involved in
pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something
piece of cake - easy
play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning
pill it off - accomplish

pull one’s leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way; make somenoe believe something that is not ture
quite a few - many
raise the roof -angry
right away - immediately

run for office - compete for an elected position
save one’s breath - to keep silent because talking would not achieve anyting
say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely
stone’s throw - short distance
search me - an answer that means; I don’t know

serves one right - is deserving of
sleep on it - think about something for a while
straighten up - clean up; make tidy
take a break - rest for a while; stop one’s work or activity
think nothing of it - that’s all right

throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for
to say the least - at the lowest estimate
touch on - mention a subject briefly
under the water - not feeling well
wait around - waiting in vain

wait on - attend as a servant;serve
well worth the trouble - inconvenience or trouble
whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation
with flying colors - succeed very well
without a hitch - without difficulty or delay

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重点单词
  • discouragevt. 使气馁,阻碍
  • spontaneouslyadv. 自发地,自生地,自然产生地
  • decisionn. 决定,决策
  • blinkvi. 眨眼,闪烁,屈服,视若无睹 vt. 使眨眼,尽力
  • trackn. 小路,跑道,踪迹,轨道,乐曲 v. 跟踪,追踪
  • achievev. 完成,达到,实现
  • unawareadj. 没有发觉的,不知道的
  • inconveniencen. 不便,困难 vt. 使 ... 不便,使 ...
  • vainadj. 徒劳的,无效的,自负的,虚荣的
  • anticipationn. 预期,预料