托福寫作微觀把控：2013托福寫作考試常用詞組50條

1.have an ace in the hole

握有王牌,很有把握

When you have the ace in your hand,you have something which you can use to gain an advantage when you need it.have an ace in the hole(American)

2.a class act

(在運(yùn)動(dòng)或演藝方面)很出色的人

I have been tracking Neil for a year,he is a class act and I have got a lot respect for his ability.

我已跟蹤尼爾一年，他是個(gè)出色的家伙，我很崇拜他的能力。

3.break one’s back

努力地工作

When you’re breaking your back to make an enterprise work,it’s going to cut into your time with family.

當(dāng)你全身心投入工作的時(shí)候，會(huì)侵占到家庭生活的時(shí)間。

4.get someone’s back up

激怒某人

What does get my back up is a girlfriend who gets too jealous if someone else finds me attractive.

5.hat in hand

求助，乞討

He ended up going hat in hand to the neighbours.

他淪落到向鄰居乞討。

6.in the cards

可能發(fā)生

He believes an invasion was never in the cards.

他相信入侵永不會(huì)發(fā)生。

7.a change of heart

態(tài)度的改變

8.get no change out of someone

從某人處沒(méi)有得到任何幫助

You won’t get any change out of him,so don’t expect it .

你不會(huì)從他那兒得到任何幫助，別指望了。

9.chapter and verse

所有細(xì)節(jié)

The instruction gives you chapter and verse

使用說(shuō)明給出了所有細(xì)節(jié)。

10.cut to the chase

言歸正傳

He talked about the need to see all points of view,then he cut to the chase.

11.cut a dash

(外表)給人留下深刻印象

Tania cut a daring dash with a dress slashed almost to the waist .

12.in the dark

一無(wú)所知;蒙在鼓里

13.out of one’s depth

力所不能及

He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.

14.get one’s just deserts

活該

15.die like a dog

凄苦地死去(古)

16.every dog has its day

風(fēng)水輪流轉(zhuǎn)

17.It’s a dog’s life

(抱怨生活或工作不如意)

18.in the doghouse

四面楚歌

Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.

19.do the donkey work

做乏味的工作

20.do something like a dream

做的很出色

The first stages of installation worked like a dream.

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21.all dressed up with nowhere to go

準(zhǔn)備充分，但沒(méi)機(jī)會(huì)去做

If funding dries up ,the opera houses will be all dressed up ,but with nowhere to go .

22.do something at the drop of a hat

鹵莽行事

23.a drop in the ocean/bucket

微不足道，滄海一粟

The size of the grants have been attacked by groups as merely a drop in the ocean.

24.be all ears

洗耳恭聽(tīng)

Now you can say ,I am all ears.

25.down to earth

現(xiàn)實(shí)，實(shí)際

He is blunt,outspoken,practical and down to earth.

keep somebody in the dark

不讓某人知道

26.get egg on one’s face

感到窘迫，羞恥

Steve didn’t expect to win .He just didn’t want to get egg on his face .

27.a white elephant

(形容新的建筑，計(jì)劃)是浪費(fèi)的，無(wú)用的

This project is completely a white elephant

28.a big fish

大人物，重要角色

The four who were arrested here last September were described as really big fish by the U.S.Drug Enforement Agency.

29.drink like a fish

酒量很大　　When I was young I could drink like a fish and eat like a pig.

我年輕時(shí)酒量和食量都很驚人。

30.a fool and his money are soon parted

(形容花錢不理智)

31.free as the air

自由自在，無(wú)拘無(wú)束

32.run out of gas

(突然感到)疲倦和厭倦

33.the heat is on

壓力大

To perform well when the heat is on ,all you have to do is let it happen.

要在大的壓力下表現(xiàn)出色，你要做的是任之發(fā)生。

34. bring someone to heel

使某人臣服，服從

In practice it’s still not clear how the president will use his power to bring the republics to heel.

實(shí)際上，總統(tǒng)將如何使用權(quán)利使公眾服從還不清楚。

35.cross my heart

發(fā)自內(nèi)心

I promise,cross my heart.

我對(duì)天發(fā)誓。

36.in seventh heaven

十分高興

After I was given my first camera,I was in seventh heaven.

37.break a leg

祝演出成功，(注意是祝福語(yǔ)而不是詛咒)

38.live like a king

生活奢華

39.break the ice

打破僵局試大

I was about to speak when someone broke the ice.

我正要說(shuō)話，有人打破了僵局。

40.get down to

開(kāi)始做，處理

The task wasn’t so difficult when I got down to it.

我開(kāi)始處理這件事的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)并不困難。

41.hold back

抑制，控制

We could not hold ourselves back.

我們沒(méi)法控制自己。

42.keep one’s word

遵守約定

43.lay aside / set aside

儲(chǔ)蓄，積蓄

We must lay something aside for our child’s education.

44.keep an eye on

監(jiān)視，注視

I don’t know what would happen if I weren’t here to keep an eye on children.

如果我不在這兒監(jiān)視孩子們，真不知道會(huì)發(fā)生什么。

45.pull one’s leg

取笑，看不起人試大

46.pull through

恢復(fù)，克服

The patient is pulling through.

47.stand for

代表，象征

What does your first letter stand for?

48.take in

欺騙

She must have been taken in by a salesman.

49.make a point of

重視

Do you make a point of being on time for work.

50.help out

幫忙，協(xié)助。大

Jerry hurried to help out zhenzhen.

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