考生必备：托福iBT听力必备习语.doc

考生必备：托福iBT听力必备习语300 考生必备：托福iBT听力必备习语300 　　1. flying colors → success, victory (Ie.) win the state championship with flyingcolors/ pass the test with flying colors 　　2. little by little → gradually 　　3. call off → cancel 　　4. come into → receive, especially after anothers death 　　5. put off → postpone 　　6. stop by → make a brief visit on ones way elsewhere 　 7. tie up → engage or occupy completely/ hinder 　　(ie.) she tied up her things in a parcel. 　　Tie up the wound 　　Tie up the ship at Shanghai [美语] the dockers strike tied up the port. The accident tied up the traffic for a few hours. [口语] tie up the agreement [口语被动语态] martin and jane got tied up in june. 　　She has tied up her cash in the stock market. 　　This ties up with what she has said. 　　The 2 firms tied up last week. 　　The activity had us tied up for a whole week. 　　 8. be out for[美国口语]努力想到；期待；寻求，谋求，决心要获得 → trying to get 　　9. fill in for → take anothers place 　　10. turn down →① refuse or reject ② reduce the loudness of 　　11. go off 离开；进行；变质；睡去; (商品)卖掉，售出; 发出特种声音 → begin to ring 　　12. cut down → lesson; reduce; limit 　　13. come up with → produce; supply 　　14. make it →① achieve a specific goal ② succeed in general 　　15. catch ones eye → attract ones attention 　　16. care for →① like; value ② look after; take care of 　　17. head and shoulders above → much better 　　18. catch on → become popular 　　19. on the whole → in general 　　20. fill sb. in → tell what sb. should know 　　 　　 21. in a nutshell adv. 简单地，简约地；极其简括地说 → in a few words (ie.) That, in a nutshell, is Jobs view of the relationship between Apple and its developer community. 　　22. from top to bottom → completely; entirely 　　23. take the plunge 冒险尝试；采取决定性步骤 → enter with sudden decision upon an unfamiliar course of action 　　24. on the tip of ones tongue → unable to be recalled 　　25. cheer up → feel happy; stop being sad or discouraged; become hopeful 　　26. hold off → postpone; delay