英语六级考试听力常用美国习语
as far as I know 据我所
a while back 不久以前
all along一直,始终
anything but 绝对不
at any time随时
Achiless’heel 致命弱点
a rainy day不如意的日子
all thumbs 笨手笨脚的
ants in one’s pants/shirts坐立不安
a breeze小菜一碟
at no charge免费
all tied up工作很忙
as a matter of fact事实上
a long way off还差得远呢
a big fish in a small pond小地方的大人物
at somebody’s service愿意为某人效劳
常用美国习语B
be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
be on a diet正在节食
before long 不久,很快
behind the time(s)落后于时代
believe it or not信不信由你
bit by bit逐步的,慢慢的
break down 坏了,出故障
break up分手
by all means 当然
by and by很快
be sick/tired of 厌恶,厌倦
be up to胜任,能做
burn up 使愤怒
break new ground创新
be all ears 洗耳恭听
be all eyes目不转睛
by the book 照章办事
below the mark不够水平,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!本性难移
bite off more than I can chew 贪多嚼不烂
big potato大人物
burn a hole in one’s pocket 花钱如流水
break a leg大获全胜
常用美国习语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取得很大进展
come by参观,访问
cool off凉爽,消气
count me out 别把我算在内
count me in 把我算在内
come down with(disease)得病
cut sb. an arm and a leg非常昂贵
call it a day 今天到此为止
capital idea好主意
cold fish冷酷无情的人
常用美国习语D
dark side阴暗面
day in and day out一天又一天
day and night 夜以继日
dirty dog卑鄙小人
don’t mention it 没什么提的,没关系的
dark horse黑马,冷门
drive someone out of mind让某人发疯
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使发疯
drop out of 退学,失学
easier said than done说起来容易做起来难
do’s and don’t’s行为规范
常用美国习语E
every now and then有时
every once in a while有时
every other每隔一个
every so often偶尔,有时
Easy come easy go!来得容易去也快
easy as pie非常简单
eyes bigger than one’s stomach眼小肚大