雅思听力必背120个重要习语

 令人惊奇的是，很多考生在考完雅思后突然发现，自己的听力真的提高了很多，并且在考试中学到了很多美国习语。本文特地把雅思考试中常出现的重要习语总结出来，供准备参加新托福考试的托友们使用。为体现原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。

 　　1、above all - most importantly
　　 2、account for - explain
　　 3、as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
　　 4、as a rule - generally ;normally
　　 5、about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
　　 6、an old hand - be an experienced persom
　　 7、any day now -soon
　　 8、approach sb -talk to sb
　　 9、be fed up with - be out of patience with
　　 10、be on one’s own - live independently
　　 11、be on the safe side - take no chances
　　 12、be out of something - have no longer in supply
　　 13、be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
　　 14、be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
　　 15、be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
　　 16、be out for -trying to get
　　 17、be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
　　 18、bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle
　　 19、break down - cease to n
　　 20、break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn’tknow
　　 21、break the news - inform or give bad news
　　 22、brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of somethingthroughstudy
　　 23、bump into - meet unexpectedly
　　 24、by and large - in general
　　 25、by heart - by memory
　　 26、by all means - absolutely ,definitely
　　 27、by no means - in no way
　　 28、call off -cancel
　　 29、cheer up - be happy
　　 30、come down with - become sick with
　　 31、come into -receive,especially after another’s death
　　 32、come up with - think of
　　 33、count on - depend upon
　　 34、count out - eliminate
　　 35、die down - become quiet ,become less
　　 36、do without - manage without something
　　 37、drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
　　 38、every other - alternate
　　 39、fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
　　 40、fall through - fail to happen or be completed
　　 41、far cry form - completely different from;a long way
　　 42、feel like - have a desire or wish for
　　 43、feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
　　 44、few and far between - not happening often; rate
　　 45、figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
　　 46、fill in for -take another’s place
　　 47、fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
　　 48、fish out of water - out of one’s element ornaturalenvironment
　　 49、flying colors -success,victory
　　 50、for good - permanently; forever
　　 51、for the time being - for now; temporarily
　　 52、get away with - escape without punishment
　　 53、get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething
　　 54、get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
　　 55、get the hang of - understand; learn
　　 56、give a hand - help
　　 57、go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated
　　 58、go off -begin to ring
　　 59、hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something
　　 60、hard to come by - difficult to obtain
　　 61、have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding
　　 62、have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreason
　　 63、hold off - delay;postpone
　　 64、hop to it - get started on something quickly
　　 65、hit it off - get along well with someone
　　 66、ill at ease - uncomfortable
　　 67、in hot water - in trouble
　　 68、in the air -uncertain
　　 69、in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoe
　　 70、in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
　　 71、ins and outs - all the details; the various parts anddifficultiesto be seen
　　 72、iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for
　　 73、jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinion
　　 74、keep an eye on - watch closely
　　 75、keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
　　 76、keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared
　　 77、knock oneself out - make a great effort
　　 78、learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivity
　　 79、little by little -gradually
　　 80、make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
　　 81、make out - manage;get along
　　 82、mean to - intentional; on purpose
　　 83、might as well - to have no strong reson not to
　　 84、next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive
　　 85、not to mention - in addition
　　 86、off balance - unaware; off guard
　　 87、on the go - working or doing something all the time
　　 88、on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation
　　 89、on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
　　 90、on the blink - not working properly;broken
　　 91、on the center track - thinking or doing something correctly
　　 92、on the tip of noe’s tongue - to be about to remr somthing
　　 93、once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never
　　 94、out of it - not involved in
　　 95、pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something
　　 96、piece of cake - easy
　　 97、play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning
　　 98、pill it off - accomplish
　　 99、pull one’s leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not ture
　　 100、quite a few - many
　　 101、raise the roof -angry
　　 102、center away - immediately
　　 103、run for office - compete for an elected position
　　 104、save one’s breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anyting
　　 105、say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely
　　 106、stone’s throw - short distance
　　 107、search me - an answer that means; I don’t know
　　 108、serves one center - is deserving of
　　 109、sleep on it - think about something for a while
　　 110、straighten up - clean up; make tidy
　　 111、take a break - rest for a while; stop one’s work or activity
　　 112、think nothing of it - that’s all center
　　 113、throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for
　　 114、to say the least - at the lowest estimate
　　 115、touch on - mention a subject briefly
　　 116、under the water - not feeling well
　　 117、wait around - waiting in vain
　　 118、wait on - attend as a servant;serve
　　 119、well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenienceortrouble
　　 120、whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation
　　 121、with flying colors - succeed very well
　 　122、without a hitch - without difficulty or delay