【美國留學(xué)】托福聽力考試疑難詞組集合第五篇

80,on the dot =準(zhǔn)時,正點

-did you and a manamandareally meet exactly five minutes to two in front of the theater?

yes, we were both there on the dot

81,on earth =究竟,到底

-how on earth can you believe that?

82,on end = 連續(xù),沒完沒了的

-did linda ever finish that introductory chapter?

i am not sure; she spent hours on endrewriting it

83,on ones own =獨立的,憑自己的力量

-she learned to use the computer on her own

84,on sale =減價

-did you buy any of the sweaters that were on sale?

buy any, i got five of them, there were such a good bargain

85,on campus =在校內(nèi)

-michel is the most talented actor on campus

isn’t he though?

86,on the side =兼職,副業(yè)

-he has a job on the side preparing a libratory every day for the next experiments

87,once and for all =最后一次,干脆

-i am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all

i see why you are angry, but ive always found that the polite route is the most effective

88,out of =缺乏,沒有

-id like to buy a copy of professor franklins book on shelvesshells(貝殼)

i am very sorry, that you’ve been out of print for some time now

-the bookstore is out of textbooks for france 102

-how can we be out of salt, i bought them only last week

-the bookstore is out of lined notebook paper 劃線的筆記本

89,out of business =停止,停產(chǎn)

-the supermarket down the street is selling everything half price because they are going

out of business

sounds like an idea time to stock up on coffee

90,out of earshot = 不在聽力所及范圍

-hey, joe, joe, save your breath

he’s out of earshot

91,out of it =神情恍惚,心不在焉

-peters really out of it these days

yeah i know, ever since he met anne, he’s been in another world

92,out of ones mind =神經(jīng)失常

-gerry says hes planning to take an extra course this term

he’s got to be out of his mind

93,out of place =場合不合適,不合時宜,不恰當(dāng)

-just look at that new dormitory, the modern architecture seems so out of place among all the older buildings

94,pick up =1,中途搭人或帶貨

-have you picked up your id card from the office yet?

no the camera for taking photos was broken

-should we ask paul to pick up our clothes at the dry cleaners?

why not, it’s right on his way home

-professor corks said you could pick up your term paper today at her office

so shes graded it

-i hope you had a chance to pick up those financial aid papers

i thought i get day to do it later

-i thought you were picking david up at the airport

how could air on tuesday night

-id like to pick this film up by four-tomorrow afternoon

i can have it for you at two if you like

-im going to the vegetable stand(蔬菜店) today, can i pick up anything for you

no thanks; i just came back from the market myself

-we’ve got a whole hour before the browns come to pick us up

yeah, but we better get moving

-i am going to the snack bar for a couple of coffee

would you like me to bring you back something?

not from the snack bar, but could you pick up a paper for me

= 2,拾起,撿起

-one team will pick up litter in the picnic area and jogging trail and one will dig out

garbage found in the sallowshallow (淺的)waters of the lake itself

=獲得,學(xué)會

-i know lorry play the piano but i didnt know she plays the guitar

neither did i, it seems she just picked it up on her own over the summer

95,out of the question =不可能的,辦不到的

-could i hand in my paper a few days late?

i am afraid thats out of the question

96,out of this world =非常好

-have you tried susans apple pie?

i got the last piece, and it was out of this world

97,pass up =錯過

-i was going to ?念錯了 work on my thesis a lotin july, but i m sure my advisor wouldnt want me to pass up this opportunity

98,pay off =證明是成功的,有好處的或值得的

-what a wonderful performance, the marching band has never sounded better

thanks; i guess all those hours of practice are finally paying off

99,out of steam =沒有力氣,泄氣,漸漸停止

-let’s jog for another mile

ill try, but i am running out of steam