托福听力备考必备短语汇总

2022-05-26 17:55:54

 

  

  1. flying colors → success, victory

  2. little by little → gradually

  3. call off → cancel

  4. come into → receive, especially after another’s death

  5. put off → postpone

  6. stop by → make a brief visit on one’s way elsewhere

  7. tie up → hinder

  8. be out for → trying to get

  9. fill in for → take another’s place

  10. turn down →① refuse or reject ② reduce the loudness

  11. knock oneself out → work very hard; make a great effort

  12. cut down → lessen; reduce; limit

  13. come up with → produce; supply

  14. make it →① achieve a specific goal ② succeed in general

  15. catch one’s eye → attract one’s 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 → in a few words

  22. from top to bottom → completely; entirely

  23. take the plunge → enter with sudden decision upon an unfamiliar course of action

  24. on the tip of one’s tongue → unable to be recalled

  25. cheer up → feel happy; stop being sad or discouraged

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