托福写作高频词汇搭配

托福写作、阅读高频词汇搭配
经常写作，经常修改，不断地改善自己的写作水平，注意写作中不仅仅是词汇，还有句型语法的应用也不可忽视，托福写作才会进步更快，下面让我们一起看看这些词汇吧。

支持前/后种观点的人people / those in favor of the former/ latter opinion
有/提供如下理由/证据have/ provide the following reasons/ evidence
在一定程度上to some extent/ degree / in some way
理论和实践相结合integrate theory with practice
……必然趋势an irresistible trend of…
日益激烈的社会竞争the increasingly fierce social competition
眼前利益immediate interest/ short-term interest
长远利益interest in the long run
有其自身的优缺点has its merits and demerits/ advantages and disadvantages 扬长避短Exploit to the full one’s favorable conditions and avoid unfavorable ones
取其精髓，取其糟粕Take the essence and discard the dregs
对……有害do harm to / be harmful to/ be detrimental to
交流思想/情感/信息exchange ideas/ emotions/ information
跟上…的最新发展keep pace with / catch up with/ keep abreast with the latest development of …
采取有效措施来……take effective measures to do sth….
……的健康发展the healthy development of …
有利有弊Every coin has its two sides…
没有什么事物是完美的No garden without weeds
对……观点因人而异Views on …vary from person to person
重视attach great importance to…社会地位social status
把时间和精力放在……上focus time and energy on…
扩大知识面expand one’s scope of knowledge
身心两方面both physically and mentally
有直接/间接关系be directly / indirectly related to…&
经济的快速发展the rapid development of economy
人民生活水平的显著提高/稳步增长
the remarkable improvement / steady growth of people’s living standard
先进的科学技术advanced science and technology
面临新的机遇和挑战be faced with new opportunities and challenges
人们普遍认为It is commonly believed/ recognized that…
社会发展的必然结果the inevitable result of social development
引起了广泛的公众关注arouse wide public concern/ draw public attention
不可否认It is undeniable that…/ There is no denying that…
热烈的讨论/争论a heated discussion/ debate
有争议性的问题a controversial issue
完全不同的观点a totally different argument
一些人…而另外一些人…some people… while others…
就我而言/就个人而言as far as I am concerned, / Personally, 就……达到绝对的一致reach an absolut e consensus on… 有充分的理由支持be supported by sound reasons 双方的论点argument on both sides
发挥着日益重要的作用play an increasingly important role in… 对……必不可少be indispensable to…
正如谚语所说 As the proverb goes: ……也不例外be no exception
对…产生有利/不利的影响exert pos itive/ negative effects on… 利远远大于弊The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages 导致，引起lead to/ give rise to/ contribute to/ result in 复杂的社会现象a complicated social phenomenon$
责任感/成就感sense of responsibility/ sense of achievement 阅读词汇 如何能使托福阅读得分有个质的变化呢?不可忽视词汇的积累，下面本文整理的“托福阅读常考固定词汇汇总(一)”，希望为大家的托福阅读增加一点助力。

Group 1 food crops 1.abandon 2.adversely 3.aggregate 4.cultivation 5.fertilize 6.intensify 7.irrigation 8.obtain
9.photosynthesis 10.precipitation
Group 2 disaster 1.anticipate 2.catastrophic 3.collide 4.eruption 5.famine 6.flood 7.impact 8.persevere 9.plunge 10.unleash
Group 3 evolution and migration 1.adapt 2.diverse 3.evolve 4.feature 5.generation 6.inherent 7.migration 8.physical 9.process 10.survive
Group 4 petroleum alternative 1.constraint 2.contamination 3.deplete 4.dispose of
5.elementally
6.emission
7.extinction
8.reservoir
9.shrink 10.stable
A
1 abundant 丰富的plentiful 丰富的
2 accelerate 加速increase 增加
3 accessible 可达到的reachable 可达到的
4 accordingly 因此for that reason 因此
5 account for 说明explain 说明
6 accumulate 积聚collect 收集
7 acute 急性的intense 剧烈的
8 adhere 粘附stick 粘附
9 adjunct 辅助addition 附加
10 adorn 装饰decorate 装饰
11 adverse 相反的negative 负面的
12 advocate 提倡者proponent 支持者
13 aesthetical 审美的artistic 艺术的
14 astound 令人极为惊讶surprise 令人惊讶
15 attachment(to) 喜爱preference(for)喜爱
16 attain 获得achieve 获得
17 attendant 伴随的accompanying 伴随的
18 attire 衣物clothing 衣物
19 attribute 特征characteristic 特点
20 aviation 航空navigation 航空
B
21 barren贫瘠的infertile 贫瘠的
22 bias 偏见prejudice 偏见
23 bizarre 奇异的odd 奇怪的
24 boost 促进raise 提高
25 bound 限制limit 限制
26 break (with) 与…相分离departure (from) 与…相分离
27 bring about 导致cause 导致
C
28 calculate 计划determine 决定
29 carry 支撑support 支撑
30 cast off 丢弃get rid off 抛弃
31 cease 终止stop 停止
32 celestial 天上的astronomical 天文的
33 chance 偶然的unplanned 未计划的
34 characterized 具有特色的distinguished 杰出的
35 classify 分类categorize 分类
36 coarse 粗糙rough 粗糙
37 cohesion 凝聚unity 结合，统一
38 coin 创造，杜撰create 创造
39 collectively 共同地together 一起
40 comparably 类似similarly 同样地
41 compile 收集put together 收集
42 compose 创作create 创作，创造
43 comprise 由….组成consist of 由…..组成
44 conceal 隐藏hide 隐藏
45 concentrate 集中cluster 集中
46 conclusive 最后的，结论性的definitive 最后的，确定性的
47 concomitant with 与…..相一致in conjunction with 与…..相一致
48 condone 宽恕mercy 宽恕
49 confined 被限制的limited 限制的
50 conflict 冲突opposition 相反
51 conjectural 推测的based on guessing 基于猜测的
52 consciously 有意识地on purpose 有目的地
53 conserve 保存retain 保存中华考试网
54 considerable (数量、程度)巨大的great 巨大的
55 considerable 巨大的much 许多的
56 considerable 大量的substantial 大量的，坚实的
57 consort 合伙人，伴侣associate 合伙人，伙伴
58 conspicuous 明显的noticeable 明显的
59 constituent 组成部分component 成分
60 constitute 构成make up 构成
61 consult 商量counsel 商量
62 consumption 消费eating 吃
63 contemporary 当代的existing 现存的
64 counteract 抵消negate 取消，否定
65 counterpart 副本version 版本
66 crucial 重要的，关键的essential 重要的，基本的
67 cumbersome 麻烦的burdensome 麻烦的
68 customary 习俗的usual 一般的
如何能使托福阅读得分有个质的变化呢?不可忽视词汇的积累，下面本文整理的“托福阅读常考固定词汇汇总(二)”，希望为大家的托福阅读增加一点助力。

D 69 dampen 使潮湿moisten 使潮湿
70 daring 大胆的bold 大胆的
71 deft 灵巧的skilled 熟练的
72 deliberate 深思熟虑的careful 小心的
73 demand 要求order 命令
74 demonstrate 证明show 显示
75 dense 密集的thick 周密的
76 depress 降低lower 降低
77 depressed 沮丧的saddened 悲伤的，沮丧的
78 derive 取得，获得obtain 获得
79 detect 发现discover the presence of 发现…..的存在
80 detectable 可察觉的，可测出的measurable 可测量的
81 detectable可察觉的，可测出的sizable 巨大的
82 devastate 损坏ruin 毁灭
83 devote 投身dedicate 致力
84 dictate 规定determine 确定
85 diffuse 扩散travel 传播
86 dirt 土壤soil 土壤
87 disaster 灾祸catastrophe 大灾祸
88 discreet慎重的careful 小心的
89 discrete 离散的separate 分离的
90 dispute 争论argument 争论
91 disseminate 传播spread/impart/inform 散布/传播/传播
92 distinct 截然不同的different 不同的
93 distinct 明显的obvious 明显的
94 distinct 分别的，截然不同的separate 分离的
95 distinction 区别difference 差别
96 distinguished 不同的differentiated 不同的，有区别的
97 divergence 分歧difference 不同
98 dogma 教条belief/doctrine 信仰/教条
99 domain 范围，领域field 土地，领域
100 dominate 占优势be prevalent in 占优势
101 dramatic 引人注目的striking 引人注目的
102 drastic 猛烈的radical 根本的
103 drastic 激烈的severe 猛烈的
104 draw 吸引attract 吸引
105 durable 耐久的lasting 持久的
106 durable 耐久的endurable 持久的
107 dwelling 住宅house 房子
G 153 gap 裂缝opening 裂缝
154 give way to 被..所代替turn into 转变为
155 glow (炽热)发光shine 发光
H 156 hard 坚硬的firm 坚硬的
157 hemisphere 半球side 一侧
158 herald 预示，宣布announce 预示，宣布
159 homogeneous 同源的uniform 一致的
I 160 imitate 模仿copy 复制
161 immunity 免疫protection 保护
162 implement 工具tool 工具
163 implication 内涵significance 含义，意义
164 impose 加强(要求) demand 要求
165 in place of 代替instead of 代替
166 inadequate 不充分的deficient 缺乏的，不足够的
167 incise 切割carve 雕刻
168 inclination 爱好，倾向preference 爱好
169 induce 导致cause 导致
170 inevitable 不可避免的ineluctable 不可避免的
171 influx 流入arrival 到达
172 ingot 金属锭 a block of metal 一块金属
173 inhibit 阻止hinder 妨碍
174 initially 最初at first 第一外语学习网
175 initiate 创立begin 开始
176 instance 案例case 案例
177 instantaneous 立竿见影的immediate 立即的
178 integral 整体的，构成整体所必需的essential 基本的，必需的179 intense 强烈的extreme 极端的
180 interchangeable 可替换的equivalent 等值的
181 intervention 干涉influence 影响
182 intricate 复杂的complex 复杂的
183 inviting 吸引人的attractive 吸引人的
J 184 jolt 使震惊的shock 使震惊的
L 185 lament 令人对….感到遗憾complain about 抱怨
186 lure 引诱attract 吸引
M 187 magnify 扩大increase 提高
188 magnify 扩大intensify 加强
189 magnitude 量值，大小extent 范围
190 maintain 维持preserve/keep 保持/保持
191 major 主要的principal 主要的
192 maneuver 策略，花招trick 诡计
193 margin 边缘edge 边缘
194 marked 明显的pronounced 明显的
195 meticulous 过分注意细节的careful 小心的
196 milestone 里程碑significant development 重大发展的
197 minuscule 微小的tiny 微小的
198 minute 微小的tiny 微小的
199 modify 改变change 改变
200 monopolize 垄断dominate 支配
201 moreover 进一步说furthermore 进一步说
202 mundane 世俗的ordinary 平常的
203 myriad of 无数的many 许多的
N 204 nevertheless 然而however 然而
205 novel 新颖的innovative 创新的
206 noxious 有害的harmful 有害的
O 207 obtain 得到acquire 获得
208 obtain 获得get 得到
209 outbreak 爆发beginning 开始
210 outline 概要summarization 概述
211 outstanding 出类拔萃的excellent 很好的
P 212 peak 顶峰maximum 最大值
213 peculiar 独特的distinctive 独特的
214 penetrate 穿过go through 穿过
215 persist 坚持continue 持续
216 pertinent 相关的relevant 相关的
217 phenomenon 现象event 事件
218 pick up 沿着follow 沿着
219 picture 想象，描写imagine/describe 想象/描写220 pit 深坑hole 洞
221 ponder 沉思meditate 沉思 222 ponderous 笨重的heavy 沉重的
223 pore 孔hole 洞
224 position 位置location 位置
225 potential 潜在的possible 可能的
226 prefer 倾向，喜欢favor 喜欢
227 preoccupation 全神贯注involvement 全神贯注228 preside over 掌管manage 掌管
229 prevailing 主要的most frequent 最经常的
230 prevent 阻止avoid 避免
231 primary 基础的fundamental 基本的，基础的232 principal 主要的main 主要的
233 prior to 在…之前preceding 前面的
234 prominent 卓越的distinguished 杰出的
235 prominent 卓越的prestigious 著名的
236 property 特点characteristic 特点
237 proponent 支持者supporter 支持者
238 prospect 前景possibility 可能性
239 protrude 突出project 突出
240 puncture 刺破pierce 刺破
R
241 rapid 快速的swift 迅速的
242 rare 稀罕的infrequent 不经常的
243 rather 相反instead 相反
244 readily 容易地easily 容易地
245 realization 认识到awareness 认识到
246 reap 收获gain 获得
247 reckless 不负责任的irresponsible 不负责任的248 refreshing 给人新鲜感的unusual 不同寻常的249 relate 与…有关connect 与…有关
250 reliance 依靠dependence 依靠
251 remarkable 非凡的extraordinary 非凡的
252 restricted 受限制的limited 受限制的
253 revise 修改change 改变
254 rich 丰富的abundant 丰富的
255 robust 强壮的strong 强壮的
256 roll back 把…压到标准水平reduce 降低，减少257 rotate 旋转alternate 交替
258 rotate 旋转turn 旋转
259 roughly 大约approximately 大概
260 rudimentary 初步的，尚未发展完备undeveloped 尚未发展完备的
261 rupture 爆裂burst 爆裂
S 262 sanitation 卫生health 卫生
263 scale 攀登climb 攀登
264 scope 范围range 范围外语学习网
265 secure 弄到，获得acquire 获得
266 secure 安全的safe 安全的
267 set 设置establish 建立
268 settle 定居locate 坐落
269 shield 保护protect 保护
270 shy away from 躲避avoid 躲避
271 simultaneous 同时的synchronous 同时的
272 since 因为because 因为
273 site 地点location 位置
274 skepticism 怀疑doubt 怀疑
275 skilled 熟练的expert 熟练的
276 skyrocket 快速上升的increase rapidly 迅速增加
277 smother 窒息eliminate 清除
278 snap 断裂break 断裂
279 sole 唯一的only 唯一的
280 solemn 严肃的serious 严肃的
281 some 大约approximately 大概
282 sort out 区分separate 分离
283 spark 引起，开始bring (about)/usher (in) 引起/开始
U 317 unadorned 未装饰的disorganized 混乱的
318 undergo 经历experience 经历
319 uniform 统一integrate 整合
320 unique 独一无二的particular 独特的
321 unravel 弄清discover 发现
322 usher in 开始begin 开始
V 323 vary 改变differ 与…不同
324 vast 宽广的，巨大的large 巨大的
325 vibrate 震动convulse 震动
326 vigilant 警惕的alert 警惕的
327 virtually 实质上(几乎) actually/practically/almost 实际上(几乎)
W 328 witness 目击observe 观察
Y 329 yield 产生provide 提供
托福听力高分词汇分享，词汇、词组是托福考试中最基本也是最核心的元素，词汇量的多少、词组运用的恰当精彩与否都是托福考试成功的要素，百利天下考试为大家收集部分托福听力真题词汇，恰当运用这些词汇不仅对托福听力成绩有帮助，对托福口语和写作也能添一份力。

above all - most importantly
account for - explain
as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
as a rule - generally ;normally
about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
an old hand - be an experienced persom
any day now -soon
approach sb -talk to sb
be fed up with - be out of patience with
be on one’s own - live independently
be on the safe side - take no chances
be out of something - have no longer in supply
be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
be out for -trying to get
be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle
托福词汇和词组中，有一些就像孪生兄弟，稍不留神就容易认错。

给大家整理了20例常见易混淆的托福词汇，希望在托福阅读和托福写作中要格外注意。

1）quite 相当quiet 安静地
2）affect v 影响，假装effect n 结果，影响
3）adapt 适应adopt 采用adept 内行
4）angel 天使angle 角度
5）dairy 牛奶厂diary 日记
6）contend 奋斗，斗争content 内容，满足的context 上下文contest 竞争，比赛
7）principal 校长，主要的principle 原则
8）implicit 含蓄的explicit 明白的
9）dessert 甜食desert 沙漠v 放弃dissert 写论文
10）pat 轻拍tap 轻打slap 掌击rap 敲，打
11）decent 正经的descent n 向下，血统descend v 向下
12）sweet 甜的sweat 汗水
13）later 后来latter 后者latest 最近的lately adv 最近
14）costume 服装custom 习惯
15）extensive 广泛的intensive 深刻的
16）aural 耳的oral 口头的
17）abroad 国外aboard 上（船，飞机）
18）altar 祭坛alter 改变
19）assent 同意ascent 上升accent 口音
20）champion 冠军champagne 香槟酒campaign 战役
托福高频句子
All there 神志清醒的;没有问题的
e.g. He behaves very oddly at times I don't think he's quite all there. She's all there; she will soon work out how to do it.
All turn out 如愿以偿
all thumbs 笨手笨脚的;一窍不通的
e.g. She is always all thumbs
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! Very
Ants in one's pants(skirt) 坐立不安
anything under the sun 普天下任何事情
appeal to sb 对某人有吸引力
apple-polish 逢迎;讨好
Are you all packed? 你行李收拾好了吗?
Wrap up; pack one’s bags
Are you telling me? 用你来告诉我吗?
Are you with me? 你懂我的意思吗?
as a rule 通常来说Usually
as luck would have it 真走运或不走运
as mod as sb 与某人一样时髦
as the saying goes 常言道
at first blush 乍看
at hand 近旁;在手旁
at issue 争论中
at loose ends 无职业;不安定
at my expense 由我出钱on me
Be at odds 争执
at one's finger's tips 了如指掌
at one's service 随时提供服务
at one's wit's end 不知所措
at one's 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
Before you can say Jack Robinson
Jack of all trades See John
at times 有时;偶然at your disposal 听你的aware of, be 了解
B.T.O. (big time operator) 游手好闲的人
babes and suckings 天真而缺乏经验者
baby-kisser 为达到竞选目的到处笼络人心的政客bachelor party 单身聚会back and forth 来来去去The guard walked back and forth in front of the gate. back at the farm 言归正传
Get down to Business Business is business
back number 过期的杂志;守旧派
back on one's feet 经受打击后重新站起来
back out 食言e.g. I hope I can depend on you not to back out at the last moment.
Backseat driver 指手划脚的人bad egg(lot) 坏蛋
bag of bones 骨瘦如柴的人,瘦皮猴bake down 临阵退缩
barking 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
The sergeant bawled out a command to his men.
Be a good sport! 不要婆婆妈妈的!
A good sport 输得起的人，有体育精神的人
Be a good sport. Play according to the rules of the game.
A nice guy
be on the wagon 喝酒bear in mind 牢记在心
beat around the bush 说话绕圈子
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information beat it 走开
Beat it up
beat one's brains (out) 伤透了脑筋
at sb by miles 远远胜过
beat, be 太累了
I beat cf. Beat me
beef about 抱怨
Take no notice; he's always beefing about something.
beef up 加强
The government decided to beef up its air force by buying a number of new fighters.
Before you could say Jack Robinson 很快
before you know it 很快
behind bars 坐牢
behind one's back 背后(说坏话)
to bad mouth, big mouth; Shoot one’s mouth off
hind the scenes(curtain) 在幕后
What’s the curtain?
behind the times 不合时宜behind time 误期
best-seller 畅销书、唱片等
bet it is 当然是
better half mate
between my ribs and my back bone 肚子
beyond one's reach of 超出支付能力
big bluffer 吹牛者
bite one's head off 大发脾气
black and blue 遍体鳞伤
black sheep 不肖子女
Black horse
Dark horse
bleed white 花光血汗钱
blood in one's eye 极度愤怒
blow hot and cold 喜怒无常
Blow it! 他妈的! blow off steam 发脾气blow one's own horn 自吹自擂To sing one’s own praises
blow one's top 怒发冲冠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 one's mouth 出生富贵
born yesterday 乳臭未干
bottoms up 干杯Bottoms up! 干杯!
brain storm 心血来潮，集体研讨break in 适合
break it off 吹了
break up with
break one's neck 痛打一顿;拼命做某事
rough sb. Up, give sb. a good beating;
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bring back the good old days 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Keep sb posted
bring sb to date 使某人掌握最先进东西
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An extraordinarily large order bucked up all the staff.
Buck up! We're going to be late.( shake the leg)
bull dog 难以相处的人
burn a hole in one's pocket 花钱如流水
burn one's bridges behind one 不留后路
burn one's fingers 碰钉子，自寻烦恼，自讨苦吃
It was too late for him to feel regret as he had burned his fingers.
Get the cheese 碰钉子，失望
Government cheese: money through welfare
E.g. I get my government cheese on the first day of the month."
burn the midnight oil 熬夜读书bury one's head in the sand 不敢面对现实originally used to describe ostrich
bury the hatchet 捐弃前嫌
Cease fire
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divided payments sometimes: installment
buy your story 相信你的话
I’m buying it
buying bargains 买廉价货
drive a hard bargain
by all means 务必by fair means or foul 不择手段Smith is determined to get on in this world, by fair means or foul.
by hook or by crook 不择手段= be any kind of means
by 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 one names 用污秽语言骂人
To call names
It's wrong to call a person names.
call the shots 发号施令;管事Can you stop by? 你能来吗?
can't be helped 避免不了can't be wrong 错不了
can't get away with it 逃不掉
can't help it 爱莫能助can't stand it any longer 再也无法忍受
Capital idea! 好主意！carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举;徒劳无功Sending tea and silk to China is like carrying coals to Newcastle.
The man who waters his grass after a heavy rain is carrying coals to Newcastle.
carry sth too far 做事超出限度
carry the torch 单相思,奋斗，开战
one-sided love
Although the others gave up fighting for their rights, Peter continued to carry the torch.
cast away 扔掉cast down 沮丧
castle in the air 空中楼阁catch on to 理解
Get the picture?
1. This song failed to catch on. （prevail ）
2. 3. It took me a while to catch on.
catch one's breath 喘口气catch up on sth 补上某事caught red-handed, be 犯罪活动的当场被抓住
chain smoker 烟瘾大的人change hands 转手
check out 办清离开手续;借书;调查
check up on 校对Colloquial: Just checking.
chew the rag 唠叨不断What are they chewing the rag about now?
chip in 集资;捐款to raise funds
clean sweep 全胜
clean the house for sb 和某人算帐clock watcher 盼望下班的人hang by a hair; hang by a thread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 请过来吃饭吧come 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 别吹牛了
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;比喻：接受事实
E.g. fig. He seems to have come to terms with losing his sight.
She also is receiving psychiatric counseling to come to terms with what happened.
come to the point 说话切题
Back on the farm; down to business
come up with sth 想出某事
come what may 无论发生什么事
e.g. He promised to support her come what may
e.g. She made up mind that, come what may, she would stay there.
contribute to sth 有助于
cook up a story 编出慌话骗人
e.g. In order not to go to class this morning, Mary cooked up an excuse about being ill.
cool off 冷却下来
e.g. I hope the two countries will cool off a bit, or there will be a war.
e.g. Come on, have some tea and cool of
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cooling my heels waiting for her 翘首以待To cool my heels E.g. I was early for the appointment, so I had to cool my heels in the outer office. I had to cool my heels for nearly an hour before the manager would see me. crash the gate 不请自来的客人;擅自闯入 E.g. They couldn’t get any tickets for the volleyball game, so they tried to crash the gate. crazy like a fox 装疯;装模作样cross my heart 敢发誓;不骗人(i.e. I swear ) E.g. I saw him do it: cross my heart. Girl: Are you always gonna be there when I grow up, are you? Boy: Cross my heart. Related: You have my word; I give you my word; I need your word C.f. Finger cross----e.g. Keep your finger cross that I’ll break the record. 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To cry wolf C.f. Children wolf down their food. Give never the wolf the wether.
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 out Cf. Cut it out (stop saying that): Cut out all this nonsense! or to leave in a hurry: They cut out chop-chop More: I must cut out smoking. i.e. to get rid of cut sb down to size 揭穿某人的底细；降低。

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Cut sb off 把电话挂断.
E.g. We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.
Just when she had reached the most important point we were cut off. cut sth out 阻止;停止;故障;占上风Cut throat 害人的 e.g. Bill cut Tom’s throat by betraying him. Let not your tongue cut your throat. Close mouth catch no fly There is cut-throat rivalry among the supermarkets. All goods in this store are sold at cut-throat prices.
Cut-and-dried 事先准备好的;枯燥无味的He had a speech all cut and dried. The professor is cut and dried with a very cut-and-dry way of speaking.
Darn it 真讨厌(approximately: damn it)
Darn it! right away he stray off the subject.
Cf. shit----shoot; gee---Jesus Christ; Oh my--- oh my god
day in and day out 夜以继日e.g. He works in his study day in and day out. It rained all summer, day in and day out.
day off 放假日day-dream 白日梦
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Daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱;明抢Highway robbery; Charge sb. An arm and a leg days are numbered 生存时日屈指可数dead beat(tired) 烂醉如泥be fuddled dead dog 没用的人dead easy 易如反掌be one’s cup of tea, piece of cake; as easy as turning one’s hand over dead serious 认真得不得了dead sure(certain)
极之肯定Dead to the world consciousless to the surroundings He was badly injured in the accident and still dead to the world now. Dear John letter 绝交信Deliver the goods 完成工作;履行承诺Die with one's boots on 死在工作岗位上因公殉职，阵亡，战死，暴卒die-hard 冥顽不灵dilly-dally 吊儿浪当；磨磨蹭蹭Don’t dilly dally, hurry up! I sicken at his dilly-dallying. dirty dog 卑鄙小人rat e.g. He tried to steal my money, the dirty dog. Dish water 毫无味道E.g. No taste at all, it is just like dish water. Her coffee tastes like dish-water, ie It is weak and unpleasant.
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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 over 重做;粉刷Do you get me? 明白吗? Are you with me? doesn't count 不算doesn't make sense 不合逻辑dog's life 悲惨的生活
Don't be silly! 别傻啦! Don't be such a baby! 不要那样孩子气Don't mention it.
别客气,不算什么. Don't tease me. 别开玩笑了.
Don't you feel guilty? 你不觉得罪过吗?
Don't you know that yet? 你还不知道吗? double crosser 出卖朋友的人He is good at double cross.
Politics is too full of stories of double cross. After he double cross his best friend, everyone give him the cold shoulder.
(down) in the dumps 愁眉苦脸
Felt down in the dumps.
He has been in the dumps ever since he lost his wife.
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Down in the mouth 愁眉苦脸A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth. (Pun) Brian came home looking very down in the mouth after receiving his redundancy notice.
down on one's luck 倒楣
down payment定金
cf. divided payment/ installment
Down the hatch! 干杯!
Drag sb through the mud 拖人下水
draw up 草拟;准备
We'll notify her to draw up a contract.
Suck on the tube to draw up the water.
drooling around 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 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 off 让某人下车
drop the ball 犯错误Duck soup 易如反掌之事
That history test was duck soup.
Winning this game is going to duck soup.
dull book 沉闷的书
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dumb bell 笨蛋dumb Dora 傻女Dump her! 甩掉-- dwell on 考虑;不断地说early bird 集会早到的人
The early bird gets the worm.
It is the early bird that catches the worm.
easier said than done 说来容易做时难
easy come easy go 来得容易去得快(特指钱)
Easy does it -- when you can. 慢慢来,尽力而为.
eat one's hat 敢打赌,非常确定
I’ll eat my hat if that man isn’t Mary’s boyfriend.
eat one's head off 痛骂…
She would eat his head off whenever he came in late.
eat one's heart out 伤心异常,因此消瘦to feel grief
To Cry one's eyes/heart out
Do not eat your heart out.
eat one's words 食言To go back on one's words
related: One 's words reflect one 's think.
eat out 出外吃饭
egg money / pin money/ case-dough私房钱
private savings
Private property
She pointed at the packet. “In here is my private property -- hic – about two hundred dollars. . . “ 沙博礼译《春蚕和林家铺子》（她当着林先生和寿生的跟前，指着那纸包说道：“这是我的私房，呃，光景有两百多. . .”）
egghead 书呆子,知识分子
That egghead publish a new theory of matter last month.
书呆子bookworm
Either make or break 不成功,便成仁
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This play will either make or break the playwright.
eleventh hour 最后关头
zero hour
We need to finish up. We are at the zero hour.
enough of it 够了,停止吧
enough to wake the dead 震耳欲聋；非常吵（烦心）
They were making enough noise to wake the dead.
Every cloud has a silver lining. 困难当中总会看到光明；天无绝人之路
every dog has his day人人都有得志时啊！
every now and then 不时地;有时
every once in a while 偶尔
every so often 偶然
every Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四
The drunk told his troubles to every Tom, Dick and Harry who passed by.
It’s not easy to become a member of that club – they want people who have plenty of money to spend, not just every Tom, Dick and Harry.
everyone is for himself 自己顾自己
everything goes to the dogs 一切都完了
face the music 接收惩罚;面对困难
After he is caught with the steal goods, he has to face the music.
faculty and staff 教职员faculty members 教职员
fair and square 忠诚与坦白
He’s dealt fair and square with us。

1. He won the game fair and square.
Fair-weather friend 酒肉朋友
Everyone knows Charles is merely a fair-weather friend.
fall behind 落后;失利fall for look 女人爱漂亮fall for, to love; fall for a girl fall out with 争吵To dismiss He was told to fall out; Sergeant, fall the men out. Did you and your mother fall out?
They often fall out over trivial matters.
fall through 失败;毁灭
Should they fall through in their present plans, the consequences will be fatal. family man 有家室之人
dependable in one's habits; a steady-going family man.
far from, be 远不是
fast one 一搭就上的(男人或女人)
Fat chance! 不太可能的事!
Fat chance of catching the thief.
Fat chance of voting out his suggestion.
Fat chance I can get there on time.
fat hangovers 好厉害的醉后头疼
fat-head 人头猪脑
favorite son 被自己一州拥护的候选人fed sb a big line 对某人说了个大谎.
Then when I finally got hold of her this morning, she fed me a big line. fed up (with) 对某事厌倦fed up with, be 感到厌倦feel free 随便... feel like 很想要feel up to 能胜任He doesn't feel up to the job.
I feel quite up to a long hike today.
feeling in the pink 觉得愉快
I'm feeling in the pink after a good night's sleep.
In the pink of health.
All the family is in the pink.
feminine type 女人气质的
few and far between 难能可贵Holidays are few and far between.
Fonteyn's appearances have become few and far between. Goods of high quality are few and far between these days. fifty-fifty 五成机会；AA制
The chances of success are fifty-fifty.
They went fifty-fifty on the dinner.
fight it out 据理力争;武力解决
They decided to fight it out with swords.
He set his teeth and prepared to fight it out.
figure out 考虑出;想出
fill in for 代替Can you fill in for me at the meeting?
Fill in a gap Fill in your name on the form.
fill out 填表
find a sugar daddy 找到一个有钱的老头子
find a way out 找出一条出路fire sale 减价出售
first in line 队伍中排第一名。