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托福听力词汇替换集合:实战篇

2009-08-07 

  

  (A) be just the formality ----> (B) be not essential

  (A) be on the way (B) ----> pass by (A)

  (A) be worse ----> prefer (B) to (A)

  (A) cast on sth. to (B) ----> (B) get sth. from (A)

  (A) get sth. done ----> someone do for (A)

  (A) is far more important ----> should (A) before (B)

  (A) ride with (B) ----> (B) give (A) a ride

  (A) send (B) to do sth. for (A) ----> (A) can use (B)'s sth. later

  (A) tell (B) a day ahead of time what (A) need. ----> (A) request materials a day in advance。

  (A) will miss (B) ----> (B) won't be able to go someplace

  (A) wouldn't have gone to someplace ----> (B) doubt (A)'d leave for someplace

  (course) be cut // double the tuition ----> have financial trouble

  (every) once in a while // (every) now and then // every so often ----> sometimes // (only) occasionally

  (parking) lot ----> (parking) place

  ... and ..., too ----> several

  ~ not ...? // Have/Will/Sure/Is ...? // What if ...? // How/What about ...? ----> suggest // recommend // should // can // may // would like // Please ..。

  3 quarters of a block ----> not too far

  48 hours ----> two days

  65 bucks ----> too expensive

  a 2-ton trunk's lift off my shoulders ----> She is relieved that

  a beach person ----> often to the beach

  a certain thing // put up with ----> get used to

  a couple of ----> a few // several

  a craft person and an artist ----> art and technology

  a few days late // out of question ----> must be in time

  a few days to think about ----> time to decide

  a good change of pace ----> as a diversion

  a large size ----> not fit

  a large waist ----> gain weight

  a later plane ----> another flight

  a little forgetful ----> not remember

  a little the worse for wear ----> worn-out

  a lost cause // have one's heart on sth. ----> not be able to change one's mind

  a lot of courage ----> very brave

  a lot of time // only every spare time ----> a large amount of time

  a million things ----> too much

  a million times ----> very well

  A six-month membership costs as much as 5 individual months. ----> The membership fee is lower。

  a small group ----> several

  a specimen from the past // demise ----> an extinct bird

  a week from tomorrow ----> in eight days

  a word I say ----> when I speak

  accept ----> get

  accept any more excuses ----> listen to any explanation

  accept the charges ----> pay for sth。

  adapt ----> be used to

  adding a new wing ----> addition

  admiration ----> respect

  advisor ----> valuable experience

  afford ----> cheap

  after all ----> previously

  again ----> often

  agency ----> hire someone

  agreement ----> contract

  Ah, nuts. ----> Oh, no。

  ahead of time ----> in advance

  air conditioning ----> cool

  All I got was a sore foot. ----> He didn't buy anything。

  all sorts of different things ----> various items

  all that in one sport ----> develop skills useful in other activities

  all those hours of practice ----> work hard

  all too often ----> always // frequently // many times // again and again // time and time again

  almost everyone ----> only a few people

  alone ----> by oneself

  already ----> too

  always come to ----> never miss

  always put things off until the last minute ----> never do assignments early

  always this deserted ----> usually so empty

  American Indian Dance Theater ----> Native American dance troupe

  an old colleague ----> used to work with

  angry ----> upset

  another ----> next

  another delay ----> delay/late again

  answer the phone ----> take the call

  anxious // bear up well ----> fall into some trouble

  any day/minute/time (now) ----> (very) soon // in on time

  apartment complex ----> building

  apply for ----> try for

  appointment // calendar ----> schedule

  approved ----> appropriate

  Are you kidding? ----> Sb. is making a bad decision. // should

  Are you serious? ----> disagree with

  arrive ----> delivery

  article ----> magazine

  artifacts ----> tools

  as a rule ----> generally

  as it is ----> as a matter of fact

  as rudely as ----> so rude

  ask ----> suppose // answer

  ask sb. to do sth. ----> bring the problem to one's attention

  at first // pretty quickly ----> not for long

  at least ----> despite

  at one time // not any more ----> not have to

  at the jazz club ----> go out for some entertainment

  at times // on some occasions ----> sometimes // occasionally

  avoid road clogged with traffic between the suburbs and cities ----> Highway commuting has become unpleasant。

  awful ----> upset // disgust

  awful // terrible ----> harmful

  awfully drowsy ----> feel sleepy

  back ----> return

  back up ----> tie up

  band try out ----> want to play in the band

  bargain ----> purchase

  be a little rusty ----> not do sth. very much

  be a while ----> wait

  be about to // busy ----> no time

  be about to lift the pan ----> will soon be allowed

  be astonished ----> be surprised

  be at ----> attend

  be booked up ----> reserve

  be bored ----> have nothing better to do

  be certainly/definitely news ----> be surprised

  be done with // be through with ----> be finished with

  be due Friday ----> be paid by the end of the week

  be excited // can hardly wait ----> look forward to (doing) sth。

  be exhausted ----> stay at home and rest

  be fed ----> eat

  be increasing controlled by banks ----> be more dependent on loans from banks

  be ineligible/unfit/unsuitable for ----> can't enter

  be interested in // can't put it down ----> enjoy

  be just a little short of ----> need to find a few more

  be left behind ----> get lost

  be longer than it needs to be ----> not need to be so long

  be made of/from ----> composition

  be not good with dates ----> have trouble remembering when things happen

  be off // restriction ----> eliminate

  be off in a minute ----> end sth. quickly

  be on a diet ----> go on a diet

  be on duty at the library ----> go to work

  be on time // set one's watch ----> be punctual

  be only human ----> sb. expects too much from oneself。

  be out of ----> off

  be out of date ----> no longer be correct

  be out of earshot ----> be too far away

  be out of one's mind ----> be a foolish idea // make a bad decision

  be out of shape/steam // crawl ----> be/get/dog tired // tired/worn out // run down

  be over ----> change

  be over at one // after that ----> in the afternoon

  be pretty happy with ----> seem to like

  be pretty rusty ----> lose some of one's skill

  be really dedicated ----> do one's best

  be really onto sth. ----> Sth. seems promising。

  be really pretty crowded // stand in the aisles ----> be very well attended

  be short of one course ----> need to take another course

  be sold out ----> not ... any more

  be still on for next week ----> continue the following week

  be still working ----> keep one's job

  be supposed to be easy // not ... do well in // isn't easy ----> difficult

  be tested on it ----> read the page carefully

  be the obvious choice ----> would get the job

  be through in next no time ----> be nearly finished

  be through it in two days ----> be a fast reader

  be tied up in // have one's hands full // have a tight schedule ----> too busy

  be up to // over one's head ----> not succeed

  be up to sb. // count on sb. ----> sb. can decide // sb. may make the decisions

  be useful ----> help

  be/feel under the weather ----> be/feel (a little) ill/sick

  be/get used to (doing) sth. ----> be/get accustomed to sth。

  be/run low on sth. ----> buy sth。

  be/stay up (doing) ----> make a night of it

  beach ----> seashore

  before ----> earlier than

  before law and order were established // cheating and robbing each other ----> lawless

  before long // right away // by and by // on short notice ----> immediately // quickly // shortly // soon

  before we start our first lab ----> at the beginning of the semester

  begin one's study ----> an introductory class

  believe ...? ----> surprise

  best ----> delicious // most appropriate

  better ----> improvement // so good // happy

  better off ----> well off

  blow above the shore line hills ----> come from over the hills

  boil down to ----> wind up

  boring // have an/one eye on clock ----> uninteresting

  borrow ----> lend // loan // use

  both ----> either

  briefing ----> be informed

  bring ----> tell

  bring sb. (back) sth. ----> get sb. sth。

  budget ----> price

  bump into sb. ----> see sb。

  burn up ----> furious // angry

  burst ----> overeat

  business meeting // flight // late last night // keep up with that kind of pace ----> have a busy schedule

  buy ----> purchase

  by all means ----> definitely

  by leaps and bounds ----> quickly

  by mail // through the mail ----> in writing // write to

  by the time ----> overdue

  by tomorrow ----> quick

  cake // chocolate ----> dessert

  call an agency ----> hire someone

  call for an appointment // on one's calendar ----> schedule

  call it a day ----> not need to do sth. today

  call off ----> cancel

  can do it with one's eyes closed ----> memorize every part of

  can find only one ----> can't find one

  can hardly breathe ----> be bothered

  can hardly contain oneself ----> be beside oneself

  Can you believe it? ----> unbelievable

  cancel ----> not do sth. // call off // stop

  cancer // doctors and dentists ----> medical // medicine field

  can't // out of the question ----> not be able to

  can't afford a lot ----> select an inexpensive gift

  can't believe ----> be surprised

  can't do (A) until do (B) ----> be not ready to do (A)

  can't fit it in ----> be too busy to do sth。

  can't make any sense out of sth. ----> find sth. confusing

  can't make heads or tails of sth. ----> don't understand sth. at all

  can't put it down ----> interesting

  can't stick around ----> have to go

  can't stop doing // day and night ----> constantly

  can't tell sth. apart ----> sth. seem identical

  can't wait to see the look on one's face ----> be anxious to see one's reaction

  care ----> concern

  cash ----> money

  cash a check ----> get some money

  cassette ----> record

  catch cold ----> get sick

  catch sth. when sth. opens in someplace ----> see sth. when sth. go to someplace

  catch up on ----> make up

  challenge // get stuck ----> solve

  chance ----> time

  change ----> not ... same // different // new

  change one's mind after all ----> had previously said

  change ones' seats ----> from a different row

  check ----> look in // inspect // repair

  check out ----> find out

  check out // reference book ----> inaccurate

  check sth. with ----> call

  check with sb. ----> ask sb。

  chewing gum magnate // purchased the island for three million dollars ----> a wealthy developer

  chilli ... hot ----> spicy

  choose ----> select

  choose ----> decide

  chop down ----> cut down

  class ----> course

  clean out the refrigerator // fix a snack // not many leftovers ----> eat all the food

  clean up ----> put in order

  clear out ----> remove

  climate ----> weather

  clinic ----> infirmary

  close ----> miss

  coat // sweater // late tonight ----> be cool in the evening

  coffee ----> drink

  cold ----> warm

  cold // Arctic temperature ----> winter

  collect ----> hunt

  collect and take ----> pick up and deliver

  combine with (A) to do any good ----> by oneself (B) be not useful

  come a long way ----> improve

  come along ----> progress

  come and watch ----> enjoy

  come back ----> return

  come down with the flu ----> become ill

  come handy ----> benefit

  come in handy ----> be useful

  come into money/a fortune/a legacy ----> receive money

  come right out and ask sb. ----> confront sb. directly

  come to ----> attend // go to see

  come up with ----> find

  community college ----> different school

  competition ----> contest

  completely assembled // only partly ----> finish putting them together

  completely unhindered // a single region ----> economically unified

  completely unknown ----> totally new

  components ----> parts

  computer division ----> computer department

  concentrate on doing one's school work ----> spend one's time studying

  concentrate on one exhibit for the day ----> see only a part of the museum in a day

  concert ----> event

  confront ----> argue with

  contest ----> competition

  cook at home ----> prepare their own meals

  corporation ----> company

  correct all the typing errors // read through the paper again ----> check the paper for mistakes

  cost sb. an arm and a leg ----> be very expensive

  costs // pay // twice ----> be more expensive than

  costs of textbooks ----> expensive

  could be worse ----> not be as bad as they seem

  could have a few days to think about sth. ----> would like time to decide

  could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing ----> fell asleep before the program ended

  Could you give me a hand? ----> Could I use a hand?

  couldn't go to ----> be unable to attend

  couldn't have hoped for a better outcome ----> be pleased with the results

  count (A) in ----> (A) do sth. with (B)

  count sb. in // happy to report sb. be available ----> want to do sth。

  count sb. out ----> not expect sb. to go along

  course ----> schoolwork

  cover more classes ----> more work as a instructor

  creative ----> inventive

  cross-town schedule ----> information about the buses

  cultural activities ----> cultural offerings

  current ----> more recent

  cut down on the number of people crossing one's lawn ----> keep others from walking on one's property

  dark ----> lack of light

  day in and day out ----> all the time

  decrease ----> slightly shorter

  delicious ----> impressive

  delicious aroma ----> smell very good

  deliver ----> send

  demolish ----> ruin

  depend on ----> reaction ... varied

  design elements ----> design features

  destroy // wipe out ----> destructive

  destruction ----> destroy

  didn't recognize sb. ----> sb. looks different

  die ----> dead

  different ----> not

  director of ----> head of

  disconnect ----> turn off

  discount // have some good deals ----> offer a good price

  discover ----> investigation

  discuss ----> topic

  diversion from // get tired of ----> have a change from

  do ----> work

  do a trial run ----> practice

  do about ----> deal with

  do good ----> usefulness

  do one's best for sb. ----> be happy to do

  do some skating and ice-boating // below zero // stay by the fire ----> in the winter

  do sth. over again ----> redo sth。

  do what sb. did ----> follow one's example

  Do you have a car? ----> Someplace be far away。

  Do you have any idea ...? ----> Do you know ...?

  doctors and dentists // orthopedist ----> medicine

  don't have the key to the post office box ----> be not able to pick up the mail

  don't share ----> disagree

  don't take it out on sb. ----> shouldn't make sb. feel bad

  don't tie up the phone ----> end his conversation

  doubt ----> should

  doubt // surprise ----> wonder

  down jacket ----> warm jacket

  down side ----> disadvantage

  downpour // clear up ----> rain

  draft a memo ----> prepare a notice

  drag one's feet ----> make very little progress

  draw on her own experience ----> include some of her life

  draw the line ----> refuse

  draw to a close ----> come to a close

  drawing ----> sketch

  drive ----> ride

  drop ----> break

  drop by // again? // It's only been there an hour. ----> It's too soon to go back there。

  drop in on sb. // drop by sb. // stop by sb. ----> pay sb. a visit

  drop sb. off ----> get out of the car

  drop these letters ----> mail the letters

  drowsy ----> feeling sleepy // make sb. feel sleepy

  drug ----> pharmacy

  dry spell ----> not much rain

  due date ----> deadline

  due date // hand in ----> finish

  due to ----> because of

  during ----> throughout

  each week ----> weekly

  early ----> sooner

  early ----> before the end

  easier ... than ... ----> difficult // hard

  eat meat ----> have meat

  eat up too much my time ----> not join

  either // neither // both // so // also // too ----> agree

  eliminate insects ----> pest control

  emergency loan ----> borrow money

  end up ----> wind up

  enough ----> not any more

  entire ----> new

  escape into the atmosphere ----> suspend in the air

  essay ----> article

  Even if ... prefer (A) to (B) ----> not like to (B)

  every now and then ----> every so often // (every) once in a while // occasionally // sometimes

  every so often ----> only occasionally

  every twenty minutes ----> at timed intervals

  every week ----> all the time

  everybody speak ~ ----> the only language spoken is ~

  everyone ----> very popular

  everything in the refrigerator ----> a variety of ingredients

  exact change ----> right coins

  exactly ----> properly

  exactly // on the dot ----> at the same moment

  exactly round // precise spheres ----> perfectly round

  exams ----> study

  exchange it for a larger size ----> It doesn't fit sb。

  expect ----> anticipate

  expensive ----> cost

  extension ----> on time

  extra work ----> more than the required amount of work

  factors ... lead to ----> causes

  fail to ----> don't

  fall back on ----> turn to

  fall back on one's dictionary ----> look up some words

  fan ----> like to do sth。

  far from being the only one ----> many people

  far from new ----> old

  fascinating ----> very interesting

  faster than ----> exceed

  feeble ----> weak

  feedback ----> opinion

  ferry ----> boat

  few ... sit through // out ... entire ----> most ... leave before ... over

  few and far between ----> hard to find

  figure out // have no idea ----> need one's help

  fill in for sb. ----> take the place of sb. // take over for sb. // take over (one's job)

  fill in for sb. ----> replace sb. // substitute for sb。

  fill one's shoes ----> take one's place

  fill out the papers ----> complete the forms

  fill sb. in on ----> keep sb. informed of // bring sb. updated/up-to-date on

  find ----> look for

  find // come up with ----> prepare for

  find out about it ----> check on it

  fine ----> charge

  fine with ----> go along with // agree

  finish ----> complete // submit // turn in

  finish // put everything together // turn in ----> complete

  first start ----> right away

  fit as a fiddle ----> in excellent health

  five ----> several

  fix // take care of // handy ----> repair

  fix up ----> work on

  float on the air ----> be excited

  folks ----> relatives

  follow the example of ... ----> follow suit

  following the Civil War ----> Post-Civil War

  for a while ----> at another time

  for more space ----> be well attended

  for the third time this month ----> again

  forcing the mixture through tiny holes ----> squeezing liquid through small holes

  forecast ----> expect

  forget ----> not think // quit

  form ----> paperwork

  forward ----> deliver // send

  four o'clock ----> afternoon

  four weeks ----> one month

  free ----> flexible

  free of additives ----> without additives

  freeze ----> be very uncomfortable

  from ocean beds that dried up long ago ----> in fossils on land

  from time to time ----> occasionally // now and then

  front-row seats ----> good seats

  fun ----> enjoy // enjoyable

  function ----> work

  furnace ----> heat system

  Germany and France ----> Europe

  under the impression ----> get the impression

  under warranty ----> be broken

  understand ----> be sure // think

  underwater ----> on wet surface

  undo ----> all over again

  unforgivable ----> can't be forgiven

  unique ----> different

  Unless I can get out of sth.! ----> Sb. be not eager to do sth。

  unless sb. has to ----> only when necessary

  up to date ----> catch up on

  up to one's neck/eyes/ears in work ----> too busy

  upside down ----> not correctly

  use the stepstool ----> stand on sth。

  used sth. // dirt cheap ----> very inexpensive

  used to be so sociable and open ----> now act less friendly

  used to do sth. ----> no longer // once

  used to live in ----> has moved out of

  usually no ----> few

  vacuum cleaner ----> dirty

  vacuum the rug and polish the furniture ----> do some housework

  very impolite ----> show extremely poor manners

  very little ----> be limited

  wait after rush hour ----> leave later to avoid traffic

  wait for ----> happy

  wait on me ----> bother people

  wait till morning ----> do sth. tomorrow

  waive ----> make exemption from

  Walking is out of the question. // Do you have a car? ----> far away

  wandering aimlessly // carefully planed moves ----> planned their migrations

  want ----> welcome

  want to (A) before (B) ----> not going to (B) immediately

  want to go for a swim ----> would like to swim

  wash off the chemicals ----> clean vegetables with water

  waste indoors // make the most of sth. ----> spend some time outdoors

  waste one's money // team ... lose ----> This game won't be worth seeing。

  way ----> route

  We can't hear the singer very well from the balcony. ----> Her voice doesn't carry to the balcony。

  We hardly ever see them here. ----> They don't come here often。

  we would have all been late ----> kept us from being late

  wear glasses ----> poor vision

  wear out highways ----> the repair of public roads

  weekly ----> every week

  weigh a ton each ----> too heavy for her to lift

  well-dressed ----> be particular about

  what (out-of-the-way) place ----> where

  What for ----> why

  what happens to the atmosphere as a result of burning gasoline ----> air pollution

  what I don't understand is ----> I don't know

  what out-of-the-way place ----> where

  What? // You mean ... ----> surprise

  What's new with sb.? ----> How sb.'s been doing lately?

  when ... be over ----> after

  when sb. start working ----> in the future

  when the bus leaves ----> the departure time

  When will ... be ready? ----> I've waited too long for ..。

  whittle ----> sculpt

  whole ----> entire // much

  whole weekend // haven't finished ----> very long

  Why get upset? ----> over-react

  Why not ----> anyway

  Why you wait it so long? ----> very useful

  will take a while to learn the ropes ----> be not familiar with the work yet

  win ... first ----> always lose

  window ----> light

  with all the other expense ----> can't really afford

  with finals coming up ----> near the end of the school year

  with traffic this heavy ----> not be able to drive quickly

  without ... dangerous ----> safe

  without affecting ----> relatively little harmful effect

  without breaking up ----> remain intact

  without one's assignment ----> not finish ones assignment

  without shouting ----> not to shout

  without sth. ----> unless sb. have sth。

  work ----> practice

  work force ----> worker

  work on ----> do

  work out ----> figure out // turn out

  work the machine ----> use the machine

  worry ----> be relieved

  worse ----> harder

  would ... sunny and warm // not ----> clouds and cool temperatures

  would be so easy ----> be unexpectedly difficult

  Would I ever! ----> like the suggestion

  wrap up ----> be finished with // be through with // be done with

  wrap up ----> complete // conclude // finish

  write ----> draft

  write to one's folks ----> correspond with one's relatives

  writing // composition ----> work

  you and a few hundred other people ----> many students

  You are telling me. ----> agree

  You could fry the egg on the sidewalk. ----> It's extremely hot outside。

  You might say ... ----> agree

  You said it! ----> also find

  Your university program gives you a well experience and corporation. ----> She will probably get the job。

  yourself ----> someone

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