雅思常用词汇

　　71, than necessary 比应该的要冷

　　The lab was cooler than necessary.

　　72, That’s easer said than done. 说来容易做来难

　　73, There is nothing to it. 没什么，很容易

　　I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it.

　　74, with flying colors 成功

　　A: How did Ellen do on her American History exam?

　　B: She passed with flying colors.

　　75, You can bet your life 当然

　　A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?

　　B: You can bet your life.

　　61,in the works 正在准备阶段

　　An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works.

　　62, keep to oneself

　　I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors.

　　63, kill time 浪费时间

　　Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours?

　　64, leave…up to somebody

　　We’ll have to leave the decision up to him.

　　65, letter of recommendation 推荐信;letter of reference 推荐信

　　66, look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面

　　67, no kidding 不是开玩笑吧

　　68, on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖

　　A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?

　　B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue!

　　69, quitting time 下课时间

　　I’m glad it’s almost quitting time.

　　70, take it over 重修

　　Don failed physics and had to take it over.

　　51,have had it with 处于

　　I’ve had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice.

　　52, head and shoulders above 高出许多

　　In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.

　　53, hit the spots 特别好

　　This lemonade sure hits the spots.

　　54, hold the grudge 记仇

　　A: I wish I hadn’t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I never meant to.

　　B: The great thing about Mary is that she doesn’t hold the grudge.

　　55, I have no idea which way to turn 我不知道该怎么办

　　56, I have seen worse 我见过更糟的

　　57, in advance 提前;同义：before hand, ahead of time

　　It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don ’t have it.

　　58, in case 万一中

　　Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out.

　　59, in next to no time 马上

　　A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long?

　　B: I’ll be through in next to no time.

　　60, in the red 赤字 反义：in the black

　　41,go in one ear and out the other 一耳朵进，一耳朵出

　　Well, you know Mike, everything’s in one ear and out the other.

　　42,go jogging 去跑步

　　Are you ready to go jogging?

　　43,go to one’s head 某人自负

　　A: Have you noticed how John’s changed since he became student government president?

　　B: I think the whole thing has gone to his head, and he used to be so sociable and open.

　　44,got the time 几点了

　　A: Got the time?

　　B: It’s a little after ten.

　　45, graduation announcements 毕业典礼请柬

　　Have you ordered your graduation announcements?

　　46,graon about 抱怨

　　How come Michael’s always groaning about something?

　　47,guest lecturer 客座教授

　　The only person who understood the guest lecturer was the professor.

　　48,hand-me-down 送的东西

　　A: What a gorgeous jacket. It must have cost a fortune.

　　B: Not at all. It’s a hand-me-down.

　　49,hand down 易如反掌

　　Lee won the chess match hands down.

　　50,have a way with 擅长

　　Bonnie really has a way with words.

　　31,give credibility to 相信

　　A: did you hear about Jim?

　　B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.

　　32,go easy on 温和对待

　　Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you.

　　33,go in one ear and out the other 一耳朵进，一耳朵出

　　Well, you know Mike, everything’s in one ear and out the other.

　　34, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了

　　I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.

　　35,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多

　　The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

　　36, get at 想说

　　Do you understand what I’m getting at?

　　37, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚

　　A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.

　　B: He can’t get away with that

　　38,get going 赶紧行动; 同义：get moving

　　A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.

　　B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

　　39, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了

　　A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.

　　B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.

　　40, get started on 开始做

　　We should get started on the project.

　　21, back up

　　1) 累积

　　The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.

　　2) 支持

　　I’ll back it up.

　　22, be bound for 到……地方

　　The bus is bound for New England.

　　23, be (feel) myself 找到自我

　　I’m feeling myself again.

　　24, be burned up 生气

　　She was really burned up at the news.

　　25, be hard up for

　　I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

　　26, fill a prescription 按处方抓药

　　Would you please fill this prescription for me?

　　27, fill in for 代替; 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.

　　28,food for thought 令人思考的东西;同义：thought-provoking

　　There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

　　29,for nothing 免费

　　To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

　　30,from top to bottom 从上到下

　　A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.

　　B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..

　　11, allergic to 对|……过敏

　　Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

　　12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务

　　I am at your service at any time.

　　13, around the clock 24小时不停

　　Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

　　14, as far as I know 就我所知

　　15，at home with 对…..很熟悉

　　She is at home with problems like this.

　　16, back out

　　1) 退出

　　A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?

　　B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute

　　2)不履行

　　She finally backed out of her promise.

　　17, be cut out for 天生适合

　　I’m not cut out to be a hero.

　　18, be absorbed in

　　She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

　　19, be addicted to 对……上瘾

　　She has been addicted to drugs for years.

　　20，be attached to 对……有感情

　　A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have

　　gotten rid of it years ago.

　　B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.