英語六級考試聽力常用美國習語
as far as I know 據我所
a while back 不久以前
all along一直,始終
anything but 絕對不
at any time隨時
Achiless’heel 致命弱點
a rainy day不如意的日子
all thumbs 笨手笨腳的
ants in one’s pants/shirts坐立不安
a breeze小菜一碟
at no charge免費
all tied up工作很忙
as a matter of fact事實上
a long way off還差得遠呢
a big fish in a small pond小地方的大人物
at somebody’s service愿意為某人效勞
常用美國習語B
be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
be on a diet正在節食
before long 不久,很快
behind the time(s)落后于時代
believe it or not信不信由你
bit by bit逐步的,慢慢的
break down 壞了,出故障
break up分手
by all means 當然
by and by很快
be sick/tired of 厭惡,厭倦
be up to勝任,能做
burn up 使憤怒
break new ground創新
be all ears 洗耳恭聽
be all eyes目不轉睛
by the book 照章辦事
below the mark不夠水平,不合格
be in another world 精神恍惚,魂不守舍
break the ice打破僵局,打破沉默
beyond the reach of sb.超出某人能力之外
Boys will be boys!本性難移
bite off more than I can chew 貪多嚼不爛
big potato大人物
burn a hole in one’s pocket 花錢如流水
break a leg大獲全勝
常用美國習語C
call off取消
can’t help doing禁不住做
catch one’s eyes引人注意
come a long way取得很大進展
come by參觀,訪問
cool off涼爽,消氣
count me out 別把我算在內
count me in 把我算在內
come down with(disease)得病
cut sb. an arm and a leg非常昂貴
call it a day 今天到此為止
capital idea好主意
cold fish冷酷無情的人
常用美國習語D
dark side陰暗面
day in and day out一天又一天
day and night 夜以繼日
dirty dog卑鄙小人
don’t mention it 沒什么提的,沒關系的
dark horse黑馬,冷門
drive someone out of mind讓某人發瘋
do the laundry洗衣服
do the trick起作用
drag his feet落后,故意拖沓
drive up the wall使發瘋
drop out of 退學,失學
easier said than done說起來容易做起來難
do’s and don’t’s行為規范
常用美國習語E
every now and then有時
every once in a while有時
every other每隔一個
every so often偶爾,有時
Easy come easy go!來得容易去也快
easy as pie非常簡單
eyes bigger than one’s stomach眼小肚大