2010年雅思听力高频词汇汇总：社会生活类

1、a change of pace 节奏变换
You can’t do these chemistryexperiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
2、 a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
3、 and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
4、a phone call away 一个电话之远、愿意过来帮忙。
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
5、I knew it all along.
6、anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
7、 account for 解释
How do you account for it?
8、 after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine.
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
9、 allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergicto something.
10、 at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
11、 as far as I know 就我所知
12、at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
13、 back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes、 but he backed out at last minute
2)不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
14、 be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
15、 be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horrorfiction. I can’t tear her away.
16、 be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
17、be attached to 对……有感情
A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
18、 back up
1) 累积
The subwayis running behind schedule、 and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持
I’ll back it up.
19、 be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
20、 be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
21、 be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
22、 be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes、 but I have a lot of books.
23、 be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
24、be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
25、be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
26、 bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
27、 break new ground 有了新的突破
His architecturaldesign broke new ground in the field.
28、benefit concert 慈善音乐会
We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert、 but we don’t have
much money for advertising.
29、 busy signal 占线
I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busysignal.
30、between you and me 你我之间、保密
31、call for
A、打电话找
Tom just called for you.
B、预报
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C、问
It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.
32、cash the check 兑现支票
Have your sister cashed her paycheck?
33、clear off 收拾、整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.
34、come down (雨、雪)下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
35、come what may 不管怎样
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
36、cost somebody an arm and a leg
A: Did you see the diamondring Bill gave to Linda?
B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
37、 cut it out 闭嘴
I told you to cut it out.
38、be cut out for 生来时做……的
Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
39、dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
40、 do with 用…..凑合. do without 没有……也行
You can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend
41、 dog tired 特别累、同义：run down. worn out. out of steam
I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
42、 down jacket 羽绒服
43、go in one ear and out the other 一耳朵进、一耳朵出
Well, you know Mike, everything’s in one ear and out the other.
44、 head and shoulders above 高出许多
In computer programming、 Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.
45、 I have no idea which way to turn 我不知道该怎么办
46、 I have seen worse 我见过更糟的
47、 in the red 赤字 反义：in the black
48、 letter of recommendation 推荐信；letter of reference推荐信
49、 look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面
50、 on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖
A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?
B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue!
51、 than necessary 比应该的要冷
The lab was cooler than necessary.
52、 That’s easer said than done. 说来容易做来难
53、 There is nothing to it. 没什么、很容易
I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it.