托福100条必备习语
1. a beach person
M: Jennifer is going to the shore again this weekend.
W: Well, she’s always been a beach person.
a person who likes to go to the beach
2. a bunch of
A bunch of us are getting together to go to the basketball game on Saturday afternoon.
东方明珠多少米a group of
3. abound in
New Jercy abounds in colonial architecture, battlefields of the revolution, and other historical sites important in the early history.
be rich in
4. adhere to
We will adhere to our plan.
carry out a plan or an operation without deviation:
5. a host of
A host of terms came into u.
a group of
6. a houhold word
Pearl S. Buck was almost a houhold word throughout much of her lifetime.
A widely known saying, name, person, or thing
7. a large amount of
a large quantity of
Using many symbols makes it possible to put a large amount of information on a single map.
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8. a needle in a haystack
something impossible to do(大海捞针)
W: We are suppod to meet John here at the train station.
M: That’s like looking for a needle in a haystack(干草堆).工程拆除
9. a nest egg
A sum of money put by as a rerve
Today the simple piggy bank is en everywhere as the symbol of saving and frugality, for putting away funds for a rainy day, or building a nest egg (money saved for emergencies) for life’s sudden money needs.
10. a rainy day
A time of need or trouble
张报they put away funds for a rainy day, or building a nest egg (money saved for emergencies) for life’s sudden money needs.
11. a range of 广泛的
She created a range of广泛的 sculptures in different styles in the 1940’s.
12. a rare treat
M: This casrole砂锅菜 really tastes good. I guess that’s becau the vegetables in it are fresh instead of canned.
M: I know. Kind of a rare treat in this cafeteria.
13. a rule of thumb
A uful principle having wide application but not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable in every situation.
This basic chemical knowledge, which was applied in most cas as a rule of thumb, was nevertheless dependent on previous experiment.
14. a scorcher
a hot day
Hew! It’s a real scorcher today.
15. a lection of
The jewelry store doesn’t have a good lection of watches.
16. a ries of
Reversals of the field give ri to a ries of magnetic stripes条纹地带 running parallel to the axis轴 of the rift裂口.
A number of objects or events arranged or coming one after the other in succession.
17. a suite of
Their fossilization required a suite (套) of factors.
18. a torrent of大量的
They brought a torrent of criticism on the experimenter.
19. a trace of一丝
Scientists believe that when the oceans were young they contained only a trace of salt and their level of salinity含盐量has been growing gradually.
20. a variety of各种各样的
We organize tours to a variety of places nearly every weekend.
30. address to写给
Why is it that whenever I opened my mailbox lately, I pulled out letters addresd to you?
31. adjust to
Industries had to adjust to peacetime conditions: factories had to be retooled for civilian needs.
32. affiliate with加入
The share比例 of voters regarding themlves as political independents, that is, people not affiliated with either of the major parties, ro.
33. against one’s will
Poverty forced others to leave their native lands for the New World against their will.
34. aim at瞄准, 针对
Applied rearch aims at some specific objective, such as the development of a new produce, process, or material.
35. aim for
determine a cour for
That is what I aim for in my dances
36. all at once突然,一下子
Can you manage that many labs all at once?雪山图片风景
37. all but
almost.
The slow-breeding mammals of the a have been all but wiped out消灭 by humans.
38. all over
我的表现The basic design is two triangles. In fact there are triangles all over.
39. allocated for
a lot of money was allocated (划拨) for a soils study.
40. amount to
The purchas amounted to 50 dollars.
月亮代表我的心吉他谱In 1987 the sales of ice cream in the United States amounted to fifteen quarts per year for every persons in the country.
add up in quantity
41. an array of
An impressively large number, as of persons or objects
The ecosystems生态系统of the Earth provide a vast array of free public rvices that are esntial for the support of civilizations.
42. And how当然罗!
W: The concert pianist was fantastic.