托福口语突破:疑难词汇解析(3)

2013-03-04 09:00:41 托福口语词汇

  40,it's who you know that counts——认识的人起作用

  -Did you hear that Greg got a job in his uncle's law office?

  Like they say, it's who you know that counts

  41,is ice cold ——理所当然

  -Does Professor Ford always come to class?

  Is ice cold?

  42,It never fails——总是发生

  -It never fails; plan a big picnic and it sure to rain

  -It never fails it's raining hard outside and I am stark stuck 来自 stick 阻延或推迟 Without an umbrella (困在里面)

  I'd like to let you have mine, but I have to go out soon

  43,inside out ——里朝外

  -Here I am, I am lucky I made it to the exam on time

  I can see you are in a hurry; you are wearing your sweater inside out

  44,keep an eye——留意

  -One of the members of the dormitory counselor is quitting, do you know of anyone who would be interested in and taking her place?

  I am not sure, but I'll certainly keep an eye on for you

  45,keep from——抑制,防止

  -No one could keep him from speaking

  46,keep track of——掌握..的线索,注意动向,通晓世态

  -You certainly have a lot clocks there seems to be one in every room

  My family gives them to me because I have trouble keeping track of the time

  47,knock oneself out ——使自己筋疲力尽

  -Gorier has been knocking herself out on that project

  48,last ——最不情愿

  -The last person I want to see is Jeff

  -Would you like to come mountain climbing with us?

  That's the last thing in the world I ever want to do

  -I thought Paul might be able to help me figure out this computer program

  Paul is about the last person I'd ask if I were you

  49,lay off ——临时解雇,暂时辞退

  -I got some bad news today

  The store where I work is laying off staff

  Are they going to let you go?

  50,leave much to be desired——不令人满意,有待改善

  -Well dietitians(营养学家) work hard to offer students nutritious and well-balanced diet

  Many of our young men and women claimed that brandy Bramley food like most dorm food leaves

  Much to be desired

  51,light up ——突然快活,高兴起来

  -Those flowers light up the whole room

  52,like apples and oranges ——用来表示无法相比的事物

  -Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge

  They are like apples and oranges

  53,look for a needle in a hay stack——大海捞针

  -We are supposed to meet John here at the train station

  That's like looking for a needle in a hay stack (干草堆)

  54,live by oneself——独自一人生活

  -Mary said she wanted to live by herself

  55,line up ——准备停当,计划安排

  -I have this great job lined up to manage the closing door clothing store at them all at the mall.——排列起来,排成队

  -Look at all those cars lined up for the ferry (等待摆渡); There must be forty ahead of us

  Yeah, I think it's going to be a while

  56,look forward to——盼望,期待

  -I am really looking forward to the picnic tomorrow

  If we are lucky we'll have some sun this year for a change

  57,look up to ——把某人当作好榜样模仿 , 尊重,尊敬

  -Dianna looks up to her teacher

  -I hear your older sister is on the Olympic team and on the honor's list; she must be quite a person

  She sure is, I've always looked up to her

  58,look over ——检查,查看

  -The professor asked us to look over our papers for mistakes

  59,look into ——调查,审查,研究

  -Martin is looking into the possibility of getting alone getting a loan(贷款)

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