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托福听力词汇

2009-04-14来源:和谐英语

  listen to ----> follow
  look after ----> take care of
  look at the manual ----> read the instruction
  look for a bigger apartment ----> has too much furniture
  look for a needle in a hay stack ----> be hard to find
  look on with ----> share
  look over // proofread ----> check // review // look through
  Look who's talking. ----> He should follow his own advice.
  lose ----> shed
  lose one's voice ----> unable to talk
  lose track of time ----> not realize what time it is
  lost ----> misplace
  love // lover ----> like
  love to fish ----> enjoy go fishing
  Lucky you! ----> wish
  magnate // millionaire ----> wealthy developer
  mail ----> write
  mail carrier ----> deliver
  main tool ----> strong effect
  make a come back ----> win
  make a mess of ----> screw up
  make a point of taking a close look ----> inspect sth. more carefully
  make a profit ----> make any money
  make any difference to sb. ----> sb. probably won't do
  make do with what sb. have got ----> do with the material available to sb.
  make ends meet // live within one's income ----> low salary
  make friends ----> meet people
  make fun of ----> laugh at
  make it ----> succeed
  make me promise ----> I had to promise
  make new friend in on time ----> adapt easily
  make one's flight ----> catch one's flight
  make some sketches ----> do some artwork
  make sure ----> confirm
  make the wrong turn ----> go the wrong way
  make yourself at home ----> should get comfortable
  manage to do sth. after all ----> have difficulty
  manage to handle all that ----> do so many things
  many ----> most
  many ----> different
  many miles away ----> far from
  many miles away ----> far
  mark ----> grade
  meat each other half way ----> reach a compromise
  mess // worse ----> clean
  might have found ----> missed
  mild // different ----> cold
  mind ----> bother
  minority ----> few
  misread the price tag ----> not read the amount correctly
  miss coming to one of sth. // only once or twice at the most ----> come to most of sth.
  miss one's first class ----> oversleep
  mix up ----> confuse
  money seems to burn a whole in one's pocket ----> not have enough money
  more ----> additional
  more detailed explanation ----> addition information
  more expensive ----> cost mare than
  more letters ----> has written a lot of letters recently
  more passive ----> less active
  more time ----> very time-consuming
  move off ----> not live in
  move to ----> location changes
  mow the lawn ----> cut the grass
  much the same as last ----> change little
  mugs, bowls, and ladles ----> storage
  must ----> necessary
  must have been sleeping ----> was probably asleep
  My goodness! ----> be amazed at
  My legs have fallen asleep. ----> My legs are numb.
  mysteriously ----> accidental
  mystery ----> surprise // surprisingly
  naturally // spontaneously // not planned in advance ----> individual self expression
  nay ----> does not
  nearly finished ----> barely started
  necessary ----> facilitate
  need one more class to complete one's schedule ----> sign up for (course)
  nervous // shake all over ----> extremely anxious
  never mind ----> disregard
  never realize ----> mistake
  never retouched his prints or made copies of them ----> be unique
  new ----> another/different
  next ----> following // right away
  next month ----> at a late date
  next term // next time ----> in the future
  next year too ----> continue
  nice ----> good
  nice // exist only in one's imagination ----> exceptionally good
  nightmare ----> avoid
  no end in sight ----> for a while
  no one can dispute the fact ----> undeniably
  no one is unwilling ----> everyone agree
  no pushover ----> very strict
  nobody ... not ----> everybody
  not ... all ----> share
  not ... alone ----> someone assist
  not ... amuse ----> serious
  not ... any major revisions ----> only a few changes
  not ... be up to // fill in for sb. ----> replace // substitute
  not ... both ----> only one
  not ... clean ----> dirty
  not ... think of ----> disagree
  not ... trouble ----> well
  not a single cloud ----> sunny
  not as much as experts have predicted ----> not as bad been anticipated as had
  Not at all. ----> Not a bit of it.
  not be compatible ----> reject
  not care for ----> dislike
  not count sb. out yet ----> sb. may still be able to do sth.
  not discourage/keep/prevent sb. from doing sth. ----> want sb. to continue sth.
  not do sth. until ... ----> do sth. later
  not everyone ----> some people
  not full ----> vacant
  not give up ----> continue
  not go unrewarded ----> be well repaid
  not have the time ----> too busy
  not hold the grudge // forget ----> forgive people
  not let it show ----> hide his feelings
  not likely // not much chance of that ----> doubt
  not likely rebroadcast ----> miss the chance
  not make much money // a small stipend ----> not pay very well
  Not much chance of that. ----> probably not do sth.
  not much longer // make time for sth. ----> go to someplace soon
  not much of a sth. fan // far from ... favorite ----> not like sth.
  not one student ----> nobody
  not oversleep // catch the flight // wake up call // front desk ----> hotel staff
  not play very well ----> poor play
  not really like ----> be dissatisfied
  not recognize sb. ----> Sb. looks different.