大学英语六级听力考试常考词组

大学英语六级听力考试常考词组（1）a big shot：权贵之人, 大亨, 大人物a case in point：恰当的（合适的）例子a collect call = a transferred charge call collect call：对方付费电话a couple of：几个a far cry from：遥远的距离，大不相同的东西a fish out of water：不舒服；不自在ill at ease：不安的，不舒服（uncomfortable）a man of few words：沉默寡言的人a must：必备条件（prerequisite）a piece of cake：非常容易的事its a snap：轻而易举a stones throw：投石的距离within easy walking distance：很近a variety of：各种各样的account for：说明，占，解决，得分add fuel to the fire/flame：火上加油air/plane crash：飞机失事all ears：专心倾听all eyes：极为注意看all in all：总共anything but：绝对不*nothing but：十分，非常apply for：请求，申请apply for a job（job-hunting）：找工作apply for a loan：申请贷款As and Bs：好成绩as time goes by：随着时间的推移assign to：分配at a loss：困惑，亏本地in a panic：惊慌失措at home：舒适，悠闲，和在家里一样 Make yourself at home. at once：立即，马上right away：立刻right now：立刻in no time：立刻in next to no time：立刻，马上in second to no time：立刻，马上off hand：立刻，无准备地on short notice：忽然，急忙at ones wits end：江郎才尽；不知所措reach the bottom of the barrel：弹尽粮绝rack ones brains：绞尽脑汁at the most：至多，不超过at ones convenience：在某人方便时at ones service：听吩咐；随时供使用render service to sb：向提供服务cater to：迎合automobile exhaust：汽车尾气bark up the wrong tree：攻击错了目标，找错了人be absorbed in：全神贯注于，专心于be addicted to：沉溺于某种（不良）嗜好be fascinated by：全神贯注，一心一意be wrapped up in：全神贯注于，完全沉浸于，专注于lose oneself in：全神贯注于之中be acquainted with：熟悉be familiar with：熟悉on top of sth：熟练掌握，在之上like the back of ones hand：了如指掌at ones fingers tips：了如指掌know sth backwards and forwards：熟悉某事，彻底了解某事be all in a days work：很平常的事be allergic to：对过敏be beside oneself：发狂，得意忘形be better off：经济状况好的，富裕的be worse off：情况更差，更加贫困in the black：赢利*in the red：亏空，亏损，有赤字on a budget：节省费用budget deficit：预算赤字*on a shoestring：以极少的资金或不用资金*keep body and soul together：仅能维持生活make both ends meet：量入为出，使收支平衡be booked up：客满，被预定一空be sold out：告罄，售完out of stock：已脱销，没有库存eat up：吃光，耗尽，吞灭，完全相信use up：用完，耗尽be full up：客满；吃饱run short of：缺少run/be out of：用完reach the bottom of the barrel：耗尽，用完be bound for：开往，以为目的地head for：出发，动身，前往leave for：到去，出发前往，驶往make for：走向，向前进be bound to：一定be busy with：忙于get tied up in：忙于，被捆住，被占用，深陷于be up to ones head/ears/eyes/nose/neck/shoulders in：深深地陷于，工作忙得不可开交be overwhelmed with：淹没在，忙于have ones hands full：手头工作很忙have a full/tight schedule：排得紧紧的时间表be caught in rain/the shower：被雨淋着be caught in a traffic jam：遇到塞车（交通拥塞）be tired up in traffic：由于交通拥挤而被阻塞be held up by traffic：由于交通阻塞而被推迟（延迟）be caught red-handed：当场抓住某人（on the spot）be disappointed at：对失望be engaged in：从事于take up：拿起，开始从事，继续，吸收，责备，拘留，占据，认购be entitled to：给予权利/资格；使有资格（做某事）be authorized to：授权have/gain access to：有权使用have the right to：有资格，有权be enthusiastic about：对热心show enthusiasm on：对表现热情go in for：参加，追求，从事，赞成take an active part in：积极参与be keen on：喜爱be fluent in：流利be frank with：坦白，坦率be hard on sb：对刻薄，对要求严格be strict with sb：对要求严格，严厉find fault with：批评，挑剔*push over：推倒pushover：容易打败的对手，容易对付的人，容易做的事情be head and shoulders above：远远超出，鹤立鸡群second to none：首屈一指few and far between：稀少，难能可贵one in a million：百里挑一；凤毛麟角be in fashion：流行keep up-to-date with：跟上潮流（最新发展）*out of fashion：不流行*out of date/out-dated：过时的，废弃的be in season：当令，正是旺季be known for：因而众所周知be famous for：因而著名be popular with：受欢迎be relevant to：有关的；中肯的be responsible for：为负责，形成的原因be to blame：该受责备，应承担责任be sick of ：厌恶，厌倦be disgusted at/with：嫌，讨厌，唾弃，对作呕be inclined to：倾向于be subject to：受支配，从属于，常遭受be subjected to：遭受到suffer from：忍受，遭受be up to：胜任，从事于be eligible for：合格的；任职的be qualified for：有的资格；适于担任be competent for/in：称职的，胜任的worth ones salt：值得尊敬的；称职的be cut out for：适合担任*its up to sb：就由某人决定leave sth up to sb：把某事留给某人决定have the final say：有决定权be worn out：筋疲力尽的，因过度工作、操劳、忧虑或磨难而变得衰弱的be dog-tired：极其疲倦的be tired out：非常疲倦be out of steam：没有精力（气力）feel rundown：精疲力竭的feel exhausted：耗尽的, 疲惫的be washed out：活力耗尽，变得枯竭be worn out：穿坏，用坏beyond repair：无法修理，无法补救be totally dead：失灵的，出故障的，由于错误或损坏而不能正常使用的bear in mind：牢记在心beat around the bush：说话绕圈子，旁敲侧击beside the point：离题，不中肯*to the point：中肯，扼要*come to the point：说话切题*hit the nail on the head：一针见血，说中，中肯beat the crowds：避开，躲避拥挤的人群become/go broke：破产，一文不名go bankruptcy：破产behind schedule：落后于预定计划*on the schedule：按时间表，准时*on time：准时*on the nose：恰好地；精确地*on the dot：准时地behind bars：在监狱服刑believe it or not：信不信由你better late than never：迟做总比不做好；亡羊补牢，为时未晚better than nothing：聊胜于无between you and me：你我之间的秘密，对外保密in the dark：在黑暗中，秘密地，不知道keep/leave in the dark：不让某人知道keep secret：保密，把保密keep to oneself：保守秘密，对守口如瓶beyond sb：为某人所不能理解It is beyond me. 我能力所不及；我不能理解。over ones head：超出某人能力之外，难于理解beyond reach：够不着bit by bit：渐渐，一点一点地little by little：渐渐step by step：逐步地slowly but surely：稳扎稳打地，确定不移地make progress：取得进展，进步take sth one step at a time：一步一步来bite off more than one can chew：贪多嚼不烂；不自量力；做自己做不了的事break down：（汽车）抛锚have a flat tire：（自行车）漏了气的车胎break into：破门而入，侵占break in on：打断，打扰break ones back：拼命工作，工作过于努力 bend over backward(s) to do sth：尽最大的力量（做某事）bone up on：专心致志于knock oneself out on sth：把自己弄得精疲力竭，尽最大努力go out of ones way to do sth：特意（花时间/心血）做某事take pains to do sth：不辞辛劳做某事make efforts to do sth：尽力做某事break out：突发，爆发break the ice：打破沉默，打破僵局break through：突围，突破bring about：使发生，致使bring to light：发现，揭发come to light：暴露，被发现，所周知bring up：教育，培养，提出broaden ones mind/horizon：扩大视野，增长见识brush up on：温习，复习go over：转变，仔细检查，润色，复习buck up：振作起来cheer up：振作，鼓励burn up：烧起来，烧掉，发怒be cross with：脾气暴躁的；生气的blow up：使充气，爆炸，放大hit the ceiling：勃然大怒，暴跳如雷hit the roof：大怒in a rage：一怒之下in a fury：在狂怒中raise the roof：喧闹，大声抱怨lose ones temper：发火；生气go to pieces：暴跳如雷，瓦解，身体垮掉 burst into tears：突然大哭by all means：尽一切办法，一定come what may：不论发生什么事情no matter how：不管如何 leave no stone unturned：千方百计，想方设法by and large：大体上，基本上on the whole：大体上，基本上in general（overall）：通常，大体上，一般而言by fair means or foul：不择手段by hook or by crook：用尽一切方法，不择手段by leaps and bounds：飞跃地by nature：天生，生来by no means：决不not at all：一点也不