托福听力词汇

　　not serious ----> all right
　　not stand ----> hate
　　not taste anything // not worth the wait ----> not very good
　　not tell sth. apart ----> seem identical
　　not think much of ----> disagree
　　not unknown ----> have already heard of
　　not wait until ----> early
　　not wait until the last minute ----> early
　　nothing short of brilliance ----> really wonderful
　　notice ----> realize
　　novel ----> book
　　now ----> right away
　　Now's as good a time as any. ----> He'd like to do it now.
　　occasionally ----> sometimes
　　occupy one's time ----> wait a long time
　　odd ----> surprise
　　Of course not (mind). ----> welcome
　　Oh, no. ----> sorry
　　on edge ----> nervous
　　on end ----> continuously // for some time // for quite a while
　　on my own ----> herself
　　on one's own ----> (by) oneself
　　on the courtyard ----> outside
　　on the news ----> on television
　　on the second floor // take the stairs up ----> on the floor above
　　on time ----> avoid being late
　　on your desk ----> in an office
　　once // no longer ----> not anymore
　　once and again // from time to time // on and off // off and on ----> sometimes // occasionally
　　One day's as good as the next. ----> He's available any day.
　　one in a million ----> rare
　　one more ----> another
　　one step at a time ----> gradually
　　One's job search was unsuccessful. ----> sb. was unable to find a job.
　　one's schoolwork be suffering ----> be interfering with one's studies
　　only ----> part
　　only a couple of times ----> twice // two times
　　only a ten-minute walk ----> not need to take a car
　　only occasionally ----> once in a while
　　only sb. can't ----> almost everyone can
　　only three of ... ----> most of ... not
　　only try to help ----> One's intention be good.
　　optional ----> sb. can do sth. ... if sb. wants to
　　organize ----> take care of
　　other than ----> except
　　ought to be easier // unless ----> might be difficult
　　out of breath // run // rush ----> hurry
　　out of date ----> up to date
　　out of it // in another world ----> think only about
　　out of order ----> not work // break down
　　out of print for sometime now ----> no longer available
　　out of the way ----> finish
　　out of this world ----> delicious // like sth. very much
　　outcome ----> result
　　outgoing ----> friendly
　　out-of-date ----> up-to-date
　　outstanding ----> good
　　over ----> end
　　over one's head ----> beyond sb. // not understand
　　overcome her fear of public speaking ----> not afraid to give a speech
　　oversleep ----> absent
　　oversleep // on time // in a hurry // inside out ----> be rushed
　　painter ----> art
　　painting ----> picture
　　paper ----> form // newspaper // assignment
　　park ranger ----> park service employee
　　parking meter ----> park the car
　　part-time job // get ----> hire
　　pass ----> ticket
　　pass ----> not fail
　　pass ----> go without
　　pass back ----> return
　　pass by ----> detour
　　pass down through the centuries ----> conventional
　　pass out ----> give out
　　pass with flying colors ----> do extremely well
　　passion ----> hobby
　　patronizing ----> customers
　　pay sb. a visit ----> talk to sb.
　　perform ----> play
　　performance auditorium ----> concert hall
　　permanent home // has gotten bigger and better every year ----> for a long time
　　personalize // his ~ days ----> his past
　　pharmacy ----> store
　　phone ----> tell
　　phone book ----> telephone directory
　　photo ----> picture
　　physical activity ----> exercise
　　physical fitness ----> physical condition
　　pick up ----> get
　　picture ... as ... ----> imagine ... as ...
　　plain ----> easy
　　plan to ----> want to
　　plates and bowls ----> dishes
　　play it by ear ----> do sth. without a plan
　　poem ----> literature
　　poem ----> literature
　　pollution report // be hard to breathe ----> quality of air
　　poor quality ----> low quality
　　position ----> job
　　positive impact ----> benefits
　　postpone ----> delay
　　pour ----> a lot of rain
　　practically had to move into the lab ----> The course took a lot of time.
　　practice for the championship ----> spend a lot of time playing
　　Practice makes perfect. ----> The time sb. spent doing has helped sb.
　　presentation ----> speech
　　president // best // all right ----> successful
　　pretty ----> attractive
　　pretty interesting // spend hours ----> fascinating
　　pretty much the same ----> similar
　　pretty successful // understatement ----> extremely successful
　　problem ----> trouble
　　professionally ----> formally
　　Professor ~ with a flu. ----> The lecture was canceled.
　　project ----> class assignment
　　promising ----> likely
　　prophecy ----> expectation
　　proposal ----> opinion
　　push/press/crowd one's luck ----> make too many requests
　　put ----> move
　　put a lot of hours // one's schedule isn't too tight ----> require a great deal of time
　　put everything together ----> complete sth. in time
　　put it on paper ----> put down // take down // write down
　　put off ----> not complete // delay // postpone // have not do any work yet
　　put on ----> play
　　put on some music ----> listen to
　　put out with sb. ----> upset
　　put sth. on paper ----> write sth. down
　　put up ----> stay in
　　put/lay one's finger on ----> point out precisely
　　question ----> information
　　quick // What's the rush. ----> There is no need to be in a hurry
　　quickly ----> fast
　　quit ----> leave // stop
　　quite a person // look up to ----> admire