英语习语词组大全.docx

1、英语习语词组大全英语习语词组大全托福听力常用短语（phrases in bold letters from Pertersons TOEFL guide）a back seat driver 专爱指点司机如何开车的乘客a big bear hug 抱得很紧a bit trying 有点苦恼a cap and gown 毕业典礼的礼服a cup of Java 一杯咖啡a dead battery 汽车电瓶没电了a good shot 照相的取景很出色a hangover from the old days 遗留下来的老习惯a knockout 引人注目a little too tight 紧了

2、一点a man of few words 沉默寡言的人a popular moment 舞会中大家都来到了的时间a rainy day 不如意的日子a scorcher 一个大热天a steady 一个固定的异性朋友a tall milk shake 一大杯奶昔A toast everyone. 敬大家一杯酒.a two-year hitch in the army 两年的兵役a wet blanket 扫兴的人About to -almost ready to Above all -most importantly above board 光明正大的absent-minded profess

3、or 无头苍蝇;做事心不在焉者Add up -make sense; be logical after all 毕竟After a while 一会见.after you 你先请all along 始终;一贯all at sea 茫然不知所措All at once -suddenly; without warningall bark and no bite 只动口,不动手的人all burnt up 怒火中烧all dressed up 穿的很漂亮all ears 全神贯注地听;愕然all for it 完全同意all gone 消逝;丢失all-in 疲倦 all in a days wor

4、k, 司空见惯all in all 总而言之all my eye 岂有此理;胡说八道All of a sudden -all at once; suddenlyall out 全力以赴;全卖光了all over 完了all right 一点不错all set 准备好了All set Not yet. 都弄好了吗还没呢.all the better 更好all the same 虽然如此;并无分别all the world and his wife 人人;诸色人等all there 神志清醒的;没有问题的all thumbs 笨手笨脚的;一窍不通的all turn out 如愿以偿all wom

5、an 最标准的女性all you have to do 你只要always the case 常常如此ambulance chaser 唯利是图的低级律师And how! 当然啦!ants in ones pants(skirt) 坐立不安any way 究竟; 无论如何anything under the sun 普天下任何事情apeal to sb 对某人有吸引力appeal to sb 取悦某人apple-polish 逢迎;讨好apply for 申请Are you all packed 你行李收拾好了吗Are you done 你吃饱了吗Are you kidding 你在开玩笑吧A

6、re you telling me 用你来告诉我吗Are you with me 你懂我的意思吗As a matter of fact -in reality; actually in effectas a rule 通常来说as luck would have it 真走运或不走运as mod(时髦人) as sb 与某人一样时髦as the saying goes 常言道At the drop of a hat -quickly; without any preparation timeAt ease -not nervous; calmat first blush 乍看at hand 近

7、旁;在手旁at issue 争论中at loose ends 无职业;不安定at my expense 由我出钱at odds 争执at ones fingers tips 了如指掌at ones service 随时提供服务at ones wits end 不知所措at ones wits end 志穷计尽at sixes and sevens 混乱的at stake 在危险中at the drop of a hat 马上at times 有时;偶然at your disposal 听你的aware of, （be aware of）了解B.T.O. (big time operator)

8、游手好闲的人babes and suckings 天真而缺乏经验者baby-kisser 为达到竞选目的出尽八宝的政客bachelor party 单身会back and forth 来来往往back at the farm 言归正传back number 过期的杂志;守旧派back on ones feet 经受打击后重新站起来back out -withdraw an offer食言backseat driver 指手划脚的人bad egg(lot) 坏蛋bag of bones 骨瘦如柴的人bake down 临阵退缩Bank on -depend on; count onbarking

9、 up the wrong tree 攻击错了目标barter away 以较便宜的价格出售bawl out 责骂Be my guest -do what you want; feel free; help yourselfBe a good sport! 不要婆婆妈妈的!be nuts 傻里傻气be off 走吧;滚蛋Be off! 滚开!Be rusty -need practice or reviewbe on the wagon 喝酒bear in mind 牢记在心beat around the bush 说话绕圈子Beats me -I dont know; I have no i

10、dea (often used in response to a question)beat it 走开beat ones brains (out) 伤透了脑筋beat sb by miles 远远胜过beat, be 太累了beef about 抱怨beef up 加强before you are scheduled to leave 在你决定离开之时间前Before you could say Jack Robinson 很快before you know it 很快behave yourself 请检点一点behind bars 坐牢behind ones back 背后behind t

11、he scenes(curtain) 在幕后behind the times 不合时宜behind time 误期believe it or not 信不信由你benefit from 从中得到best-seller 畅销书、唱片等bet it is 当然是better half 老婆better luck next time 下次好运些吧Better off -in an improved conditionbetter than, be 比.多;多于between my ribs and my back bone 肚子beyond ones reach of 超出支付能力beyond sb

12、. （be beyond sb.） 使某人无法理解big bluffer 吹牛者Bite off -more than one can chew take on more responsibility than one can handlebite ones head off 大发脾气black and blue 遍体鳞伤black sheep 不肖子女blame sb for sth 为某事责备某人bleed white 花光血汗钱blind alley 死胡同;失败之路blood in ones eye 极度愤怒bloody fool (B.F.) 蠢材blow hot and cold

13、喜怒无常Blow it! 他妈的!blow off steam 发脾气blow ones own horn 自吹自擂blow ones top 怒发冲冠blow up 表现失常;吹风body and breeches 完全boil down to 归结起来是;其结果是boiling point 爱情的沸点bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳bone up on 努力研读born with a silver spoon in ones mouth 出生富贵born yesterday 乳臭未干bottoms up 干杯Bottoms up! 干杯!Bound to -certain t

14、o; sure tobrain storm 心血来潮brand new 崭新的break down 故障;毁坏break in 适合break it off 吹了break ones heart 使某人心碎break ones neck 痛打一顿;拼命做某事break the ice 打破僵局;打破沉默break the routine 调剂一下bred in the bone 天生的;个性的A breeze -something very simple and easy to doBring about -cause to happenbring back the good old days

15、 回忆昔日好时光bring down the house 掌声雷动bring me up-to-date 告诉我最新消息bring sb to date 使某人掌握最先进东西Bring up -(1)raise (a child) ; (2) introduce( a topic, for example)brotherly impulse 激动手足的情分brush off (男女之间)甩;撇开brush up on sth 复习,重新学习buck up 振作起来bull dog 难以相处的人Bump into -meet unexpectedly ; run intoburn a hole

16、in ones pocket 花钱如流水burn ones bridges behind one 不留后路burn ones fingers 碰钉子burn the midnight oil 熬夜读书bury ones head in the sand 不敢面对现实bury the hatchet 捐弃前嫌Business is business. 公事公办busy-body 好管闲事和多嘴的人buy things on time 分期付款买东西buy your story 相信你的话buying bargains 买廉价货by all means 务必by and by 逐渐;慢慢地By a

17、nd large -mostly; generally; on the wholeby fair means or foul 不择手段By golly! (By Gum!) 天呀!By heart -by memory; learned word for wordby hook or by crook 不择手段By no means -in on way; not at allby the look of you 从你的样子看来call back 再打电话call it a day 今天到此为止call it off 取消call off 取消Call on -visitcall one na

18、mes 用污秽语言骂人call the shots 发号施令;管事call up 打电话calling at this early hour 一大早就打电话Calm down -relaxCan you stop by 你能来吗cant afford to have 买不起cant be helped 避免不了cant be wrong 错不了cant get away with it 逃不掉cant help it 爱莫能助cant stand it any longer 再也无法忍受Capital idea! 好主意！Care for -(1)take care of; (2) like;

19、 feel affection forcarry coals to Newcastle 多此一举;徒劳无功carry sth too far 做事超出限度carry the torch 单相思cast away 扔掉cast down 沮丧caste eyes at 注视;打主意castle in the air 空中楼阁catch on to 理解Catch on -become popularcatch ones breath 喘口气catch up on sth 补上某事catch up with 迎头赶上caught red-handed, be 犯罪活动的当场被抓住chain smo

20、ker 烟瘾大的人change hands 转手change my opinion of you 我对你的看法改变一下cheap joints 下流地方Check in (into)- register (at a hotel)check out 办清离开手续;借书;调查check up on 校对cheer up 振作;鼓励chew the rag 唠叨不断chip in 集资;捐款clean sweep 全胜clean the house for sb 和某人算帐Clear up -(1) clarity; make understandable; (2) become nice and

21、sunny (used to talk about the weather)clock watcher 盼望下班的人close shave (close call) 千钧一发coast is clear 没有危险了coin a neat phrase 话说得很恰当cold fish 冷酷无情的人Columbus discovered America 陈年旧事come about 发生come across 偶然遇见come along with 随同come and get it 试试拿走它吧Come around -(to) begin to change ones opinion; beg

22、in to agree withcome down with 病倒come in 起作用;有份come in handy 迟早有用come into the world 出世come off it 吹牛皮come on 别这样come on 来吧!(提醒、催促)come on strong 非常积极的给人以好印象come out right 事情进展顺利come out with 说出come right over 这就来了come through 交出;成功come to naught 成为泡影come to terms 达成协议come to the point 说话切题come up w

23、ith sth 想出某事come what may 无论发生什么事contribute to sth 有助于cook up a story 编出慌话骗人cool off 冷却下来cooling my heels waiting for her 翘首以待Cost an arm and a leg -be very expensiveCount on -depend on ;rely on; bank on Count out -eliminate ; no longer consider as a factorcrash the gate 不请自来的客人crazy like a fox 装疯;装

24、模作样cross my heart 感发誓;不骗人cross the bridge when one comes to it 既来之则安之cross with, be 不高兴cry quits 放弃;承认失败cry wolf 狼来了;发出假警报cup of tea 喜欢而又会做之事cut corners 超近路;以简捷方式做事cut down on 削减cut it out 够了!算了cut of the woods 脱离危险期Cut off -stop ; discontinue (a service , for example)cut out 戒掉坏习惯Cut out for -have

25、an aptitude for ;be qualified forcut sb down to size 揭穿某人的底细cut sb off 把电话挂断.cut sth out 阻止;停止;故障;占上风cut throat 害人的cut-and-dried 事先准备好的;枯燥无味的dark horse 黑马;冷门darn it 真讨厌dating yourself before your time 老气横秋day in and day out 夜以继日day off 放假日day-dream 白日梦daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱days are numbered 生存时日屈指可

26、数dead beat(tired) 烂醉如泥dead dog 没用的人dead easy 易如反掌dead serious 认真得不得了dead sure(certain) 极之肯定dead to the world 睡得很香dear Jone letter 绝交信deep southern drawl 拉长语调的南方口音definte word 确定的消息deliver the goods 完成工作Did you fall heir to a gold mine 你是否遇见了金矿的小老板Die down -become less severe; quiet downdie with ones

27、 boots on 死在工作岗位上die-hard 冥顽不灵dilly-dally 吊儿浪当dine out 出外吃饭dirty dog 卑鄙小人discuss sth over a coke 边喝可乐边谈某事dish water 毫无味道distance makes the heart grow fonder 时间会使感情加深do a little sightseeing 逛逛do all the talking 会议上只有一个人讲话do my own laundry 自己(用洗衣机)洗衣服do one good 对某人有好处do over 重做;粉刷do sth about it 想想办法

28、Do without -not haveDo you get me 明白吗doesnt count 不算doesnt make sense 不合逻辑dogs life 悲惨的生活Dont be silly! 别傻啦!Dont be such a baby! 不要那样孩子气Dont mention it. 别客气,不算什么.Dont tease me. 别开玩笑了.Dont think Ill have much use for that. 这对我没有多大用处.Dont you feel guilty 你不觉得罪过吗Dont you know that yet 你还不知道吗done time 老

29、资格(贬义)double crosser 出卖朋友的人 down in the dumps 愁眉苦脸down in the mouth 愁眉苦脸down on ones luck 倒楣down payment 分期付款的定金Down the drain -wasted; done for no reason (work, for example)Down the hatch! 干杯!drag sb through the mud 拖人下水draw on 依照;依据draw up 草拟;准备Dream up -invent; think of ; come up withdrooling aro

30、und her all the time 一直对她垂涎三尺drop by 顺道拜访drop dead 去你的drop in on sb 拜访某人Drop in (on) -visit informallyDrop off -(1)leave something (a package, for example); (2)(2) take (someone) home; let someone out of a car drop it 停止吧drop it off 把它放到.drop me a line 写信给我drop out 退学drop sb a line 给某人写信drop sb off 让某人下车drop the ball 犯错误 duck soup 易如反掌之事du