奪取托福高分的重點詞匯

　　You can’t do these chemistryexperiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

　　2、 a far cry from 相距甚遠

　　The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

　　3、 and how 的確

　　A: She’s a good dancer.

　　B: and how.

　　4、 a matter of time 時間問題

　　It is only a matter of time.

　　5、 a phone call away 一個電話之遠、愿意過來幫忙。

　　If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

　　6、 a while back 不久以前

　　7、all along 一直

　　I knew it all along.

　　8、 anything but 絕對不

　　I was anything but happy about going.

　　9、 account for 解釋

　　How do you account for it?

　　10、 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.

　　11、 allergic to 對|……過敏

　　Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergicto something.

　　12、 at sb’s service 愿為某人服務(wù)

　　I am at your service at any time.

　　13、 around the clock 24小時不停

　　Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

　　14、 as far as I know 就我所知

　　15、at home with 對…..很熟悉

　　She is at home with problems like this.

　　16、 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.

　　17、 be cut out for 天生適合

　　I’m not cut out to be a hero.

　　18、 be absorbed in

　　She has been absorbed in a horrorfiction. I can’t tear her away.

　　19、 be addicted to 對……上癮

　　She has been addicted to drugs for years.

　　20、be attached to 對……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.

　　21、 back up

　　1) 累積

　　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.

　　22、 be bound for 到……地方

　　The bus is bound for New England.

　　23、 be (feel) myself 找到自我

　　I’m feeling myself again.