2016年6月英语四级备考复习：听力常用习语盘点

­　　英语四级听力除了必要的词汇短语外我们还需要准备一些习语，下面这些习语是经常在四级听力中出现的，大家跟新东方在线英语四级频道学习这些常用的四级听力常用词语吧!

­　　1.above all - most importantly

­　　2.account for - explain

­　　3.as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth

­　　4.as a rule - generally ;normally

­　　5.about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something

­　　6.an old hand - be an experienced persom

­　　7.any day now -soon

­　　8.approach sb -talk to sb

­　　9.be fed up with - be out of patience with

­　　10.be on one’s own - live independently

­　　11.be on the safe side - take no chances

­　　12.be out of something - have no longer in supply

­　　13.be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with

­　　14.be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy

­　　15.be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility

­　　16.be out for -trying to get

­　　17.be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible

­　　18.bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle

­　　19.break down - cease to function

­　　20.break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know

­　　21.break the news - inform or give bad news

­　　22.brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study

­　　23.bump into - meet unexpectedly

­　　24.by and large - in general

­　　25.by heart - by memory

­　　26.by all means - absolutely ,definitely

­　　27.by no means - in no way

­　　28.call off -cancel

­　　29.cheer up - be happy

­　　30.come down with - become sick with

­　　31.come into -receive,especially after another’s death

­　　32.come up with - think of

­　　33.count on - depend upon

­　　34.count out - eliminate

­　　35.die down - become quiet ,become less

­　　36.do without - manage without something

­　　37.drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit every other - alternate

­　　38.fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time

­　　39.fall through - fail to happen or be completed

­　　40.far cry form - completely different from;a long way

­　　41.feel like - have a desire or wish for

­　　42.feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of

­　　43.few and far between - not happening often; rate

­　　44.figure out - determine; reason out by thinking

­　　45.fill in for -take another’s place

­　　46.fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know

­　　47.fish out of water - out of one’s element or natural environment

­　　48.flying colors -success,victory

­　　49.for good - permanently; forever

­　　50.for the time being - for now; temporarily

­　　64.hit it off - get along well with someone

­　　65.ill at ease - uncomfortable

­　　66.in hot water - in trouble

­　　67.in the air -uncertain

­　　68.in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe

­　　69.in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually

­　　70.ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen

­　　71.iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for

­　　72.jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion

­　　73.keep an eye on - watch closely

­　　74.keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong

­　　75.keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared

­　　76.knock oneself out - make a great effort

­　　77.learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity

­　　78.little by little -gradually

­　　79.make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs

­　　80.make out - manage;get along

­　　81.mean to - intentional; on purpose

­　　82.might as well - to have no strong reson not to

­　　83.hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something

­　　84.hard to come by - difficult to obtain

­　　85.have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding

­　　86.have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason

­　　87.hold off - delay;postpone

­　　88.hop to it - get started on something quickly

­　　89.hit it off - get along well with someone

­　　90.ill at ease - uncomfortable

­　　91.in hot water - in trouble

­　　92.in the air -uncertain

­　　93.in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe

­　　94.in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually

­　　95.ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen

­　　96.iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for

­　　97.jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion

­　　98.keep an eye on - watch closely

­　　99.keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong

­　　100.keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared

­　　101.knock oneself out - make a great effort

­　　102.learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity

­　　103.little by little -gradually

­　　104.make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs

­　　105.make out - manage;get along

­　　106.mean to - intentional; on purpose

­　　107.might as well - to have no strong reson not to