托福听力中关于美国本土信息特别多,新航道总结托福听力中美国本土词汇供大家参考。
托福听力热门本土词汇:
a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人
chip in = contribute money 捐献,集资
sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销
twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远,一直
go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖
bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨
backroom boys 幕后英雄
clear the air 消除误会
come to terms 达成协议
shed crocodile tears 假装哭泣,假慈悲
cut corners 走
do’s and don’ts 行为规范
get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安
a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人
Achilles’ heel 致命弱点;个性的瑕疵
be all ears 洗耳恭听
be all eyes 目不转睛
two thumbs up 举双手赞成
be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb
pull one’ s leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑
break one’ s back 辛勤工作
cast a cloud over 泼冷水,是蒙上阴影
castles in the sky / air 空中楼阁
as clear as a bell 非常清楚
face the music 面对现实
fair and square 正大光明的
first things first 先说重要的
forgive and forget 尽释前嫌;握手言和
below the mark = not measure up 不够水平,不合格
beyond compare 的,最棒的
break even 不赔不赚
by the book 照章办事
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