1.station oneself in：安顿自己于
真题：
teacher stations him or herself in the Quiet Reading area老师会待在安静阅读区
2.in the vicinity of：在...的附近
真题：
a great number of serious assaults occur in the vicinity of motor vehicle
严重的袭击事件发生在机动车辆附近
3.a head：每人
4.at the outset：在开始的时候
5.a jar of：一瓶
6.be converted into：被转换为，被转化为
7.be credited to：归功于
8.be subjected to：经历
9.be taken aback：吃惊
10.be to blame：对某事应负责
11.break the mould：打破常规
12.by means of：用，依靠
13.enrol on：报名参加
14.chop down：伐倒
15.get around：四处走动，旅行
16.get into shape：锻炼
17.dispense with：省去，免掉
18.get stuck：遇到困难
19.draw the line：划清界限
20.grab a coffee：喝杯咖啡
21.in the range of：大约
22.jet lag：（飞行）时差
23.kick off：开始
24.in terms of：就....而言
25.pull out：离开
26.on a roll：做的很顺，势如破竹
27.on the same wavelength：融洽
28.second half：后半时，后半场
29.serve a purpose：起到一个作用
30.out of print：绝版，断货
31.set back：受挫
32.set in：开始
33.phase out：逐步淘汰
34.sit in on：旁听
35.pick one's brain：听取某人的意见
36.spoil oneself：放纵一下自己
37.spot on：恰好的，准确的
38.a far cry from：相距甚远
39.and how：的确
40.a while back：不久以前
41.anything but：绝对不
42.at sb's service：愿为...服务
I am at your service at any time.
43.around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
44.at home with：对....很熟悉
45.back out：退出/不履行
46.be cut out for：天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
47.back up:积累
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
48.支持
I’ll back it up.
49.be bound for：到...地方
50.be hard up for：缺少，急需
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
51.be head and shoulders above：在....方面出类拔萃，远远超过
52.be in the dark：蒙在鼓里
53.bite off more than one can chew：贪多嚼不烂
A:I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
我听说你这学期选了一门高等物理课程。
B:I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew
我觉得我有点力不从心 / 我承担的超出了自己的能力范围。
54.break new ground：有了新的突破
55.busy signal：占线
56.call for：预报
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
call for：需求，呼吁
radical solutions were called for to revolutionise the way people lived and safeguard humanity against catastrophe.
需要激进的解决方案来彻底改变人们的生活方式，保护人类免受灾难
57.call it a day：就此结束
58.cash the check：兑现支票
59.come what may：不管怎样
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
60.cost somebody an arm and a leg：花费一大笔钱
61.cut it out：闭嘴
62.be cut out for：适合于...
Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
汉密尔顿医生认为拉里不适合从事医疗行业。
63.drive somebody up the wall/drive somebody out of one’s mind：让某人发疯
64.fall back on：依赖
65.fill a prescription：按处方抓药
66.fill in for/fill one's place/take the place of/take over：代替
67.food for thought/thought-provoking：令人思考的东西
68.get off on the wrong foot：出师不利
69.get a lot out of...： 从……学到很多
70.give credibility to：相信
71.go in one ear and out the other：一耳朵进，一耳朵出
72.go to one’s head：某人自负
73.graduation announcements：毕业典礼请柬
74.groan about：抱怨
75.guest lecturer：客座教授
76.hand-me-down：送的东西
77.hand down：易如反掌
Lee won the chess match hands down.
78.have a way with：擅长
79.have had it with：受够了，对...忍无可忍
I have had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice.
我受够了卧病在床。这些杂志大部分我都读了两遍了。
80.hit the spots：正合需要
This lemonade sure hits the spots.
81.hold the grudge：记仇
82.in next to no time：马上，立即
83.in the red：赤字 反义 in the black：有盈利，有盈余
84.keep to oneself：不与人交往，独处
He is a very quiet person and always keeps to himself.
他是个很安静的人，总是独来独往。
85.leave....up to somebody：把...留给某人决定
We’ll have to leave the decision up to him.
86.on the tip of one’s tongue：就在嘴边，差一点就说出来了
I know his name. It's on the tip of my tongue.
我知道他的名字，就在嘴边，一时想不起来了。
87.quitting time：下班时间
88.take it over：重修
Don failed physics and had to take it over.
89.with flying colors：出色地，成功地
She passed with flying colors.
90.get one‘s hands dirty：亲自参与某项工作
91.within the realm of possibility：在可能的范围内
It is within the realm of possibility that technology will solve this problem.
技术有可能解决这个问题
92.by no means：绝不
the oral disease is by no means a modern-day problem.
口腔疾病绝非现代问题
93.the likelihood is that：可能性是....
I think the likelihood is that I'll be on my own.
我想我可能是一个人去
94.be to do：计划要做某事
They are to meet at the park.
他们计划在公园见面
95.ramble on：漫无边际地说下去
He tends to ramble on about his travels for hours.
他往往会花几个小时漫无边际地谈论他的旅行
96.add bits here and there：添加一些内容
we can add bits here and there to make the report more comprehensive.
我们可以在报告各个部分添加一些内容，使其更加全面
近义：scatter additions/sprinkle enhancements：分散添加/点缀增强
97.start off：开始
98.bring to a close：结束
99.go down to：前往
I need to go down to the store to buy some groceries.
我需要去商店买些杂货
100.have a go：尝试一下
Why don‘t you have a go at solving the puzzles?
你为什么不试着解一下这个谜题呢
101.vying for：竞争/争夺....
The companies are vying for the biggest market share.
公司们正在争夺最大的市场份额
102.lay out：安排，布置
The architect laid out the new garden beautifully.
建筑师将新花园布置得很美丽
103.flat fare：统一票价
104.bump into：偶然遇见
105.mind you
mind you,I think i need it.
不过，我确实需要它
106.concrete：混凝土制的
107.levelling off:趋于平稳
108.kill two birds with one stone：一石二鸟，一举两得
109.touch wood：希望好运继续
I've been very lucky with my health so far, touch wood.
到目前为止，我的健康状况一直很好，希望好运继续
110.fit as a fiddle：非常健康
she is fit as a fiddle after her vacation.
她度假后非常健康
111.in the middle of：在...的中间
She found herself in the middle of a heated debate.
她发现自己正处在一场激烈的辩论中
112.take on board：接受，采纳建议或意见
113.get to grips with：掌握，理解
114.drag in：引入，牵扯
He always drags in irrelevant topics during discussions.
他在讨论中总是引入无关的话题
115.kick-start：启动，重新启动
116.get the most out of：从中获得最大利益
117.phase out：逐步淘汰
118.at the outset：开始时，最初
119.set out：出发，着手
120.quite big names：相当知名的人
He is quite a big name in the world of literature.
他是文学界相当知名的人士
121.skate across the surface：浅尝辄止
I want to investigate something in depth,instead of just skating across the surface.
我想更深入研究某个问题，而不是浅尝辄止
122.behind the scenes：幕后
