托福听力:生活中常见的词汇(1) ' t4 | i7 {' k
1. a big shot = an important person 大腕儿,大亨
& W) ]/ J& R, V _. P% t# n# a 2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人 + h3 O. Y0 P" \2 p8 O
3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱点;个性的瑕疵 ! G6 S* n# N" P
4. be all ears 洗耳恭听
) r! X8 D. N8 P/ B6 z; p$ D8 a$ H! K 5. be all eyes 目不转睛 - r* I) u. R) Z0 J. X- f+ }7 W$ k
6. a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人
" g: x- s" ]! @+ G% Z. I1 M 7. chip in = contribute money 捐献,集资 中华考试网
8 Q+ ]% A5 }0 Y( t 8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销
7 [3 [7 k0 b+ k; G* h& I g 9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安 5 I% U% X5 a( V+ K* Q' Q p
10. two thumbs up 举双手赞成
6 j% ?7 |) r9 M& f; M1 \" f- Z 11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵
* [4 T& j; h) t" c/ b$ | [' C 12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑 4 e2 P1 D3 U$ B) q
13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作 6 W8 J' c8 ~4 g& T- \* |, y _
14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远,一直
" M, \* ~6 C1 f8 p. A 15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖 7 K( M$ u p+ S0 P% b( V
16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨
$ E3 D% J0 X0 l3 @ 17. backroom boys 幕后英雄
8 L$ N& y# h3 c# S( \ 18. below the mark = not measure up 不够水平,不合格 2 S$ N6 _# c5 n
19. beyond compare 绝佳的,最棒的 5 e/ v: o1 z0 { o7 n7 w9 \5 }
20. break even 不赔不赚 |