托福听力词汇

　　an old colleague ----> used to work with
　　angry ----> upset
　　another ----> next
　　another delay ----> delay/late again
　　answer the phone ----> take the call
　　anxious // bear up well ----> fall into some trouble
　　any day/minute/time (now) ----> (very) soon // in on time
　　apartment complex ----> building
　　apply for ----> try for
　　appointment // calendar ----> schedule
　　approved ----> appropriate
　　Are you kidding? ----> Sb. is making a bad decision. // should
　　Are you serious? ----> disagree with
　　arrive ----> delivery
　　article ----> magazine
　　artifacts ----> tools
　　as a rule ----> generally
　　as it is ----> as a matter of fact
　　as rudely as ----> so rude
　　ask ----> suppose // answer
　　ask sb. to do sth. ----> bring the problem to one's attention
　　at first // pretty quickly ----> not for long
　　at least ----> despite
　　at one time // not any more ----> not have to
　　at the jazz club ----> go out for some entertainment
　　at times // on some occasions ----> sometimes // occasionally
　　avoid road clogged with traffic between the suburbs and cities ----> Highway commuting has become unpleasant.
　　awful ----> upset // disgust
　　awful // terrible ----> harmful
　　awfully drowsy ----> feel sleepy
　　back ----> return
　　back up ----> tie up
　　band try out ----> want to play in the band
　　bargain ----> purchase
　　be a little rusty ----> not do sth. very much
　　be a while ----> wait
　　be about to // busy ----> no time
　　be about to lift the pan ----> will soon be allowed
　　be astonished ----> be surprised
　　be at ----> attend
　　be booked up ----> reserve
　　be bored ----> have nothing better to do
　　be certainly/definitely news ----> be surprised
　　be done with // be through with ----> be finished with
　　be due Friday ----> be paid by the end of the week
　　be excited // can hardly wait ----> look forward to (doing) sth.
　　be exhausted ----> stay at home and rest
　　be fed ----> eat
　　be increasing controlled by banks ----> be more dependent on loans from banks
　　be ineligible/unfit/unsuitable for ----> can't enter
　　be interested in // can't put it down ----> enjoy
　　be just a little short of ----> need to find a few more
　　be left behind ----> get lost
　　be longer than it needs to be ----> not need to be so long
　　be made of/from ----> composition
　　be not good with dates ----> have trouble remembering when things happen
　　be off // restriction ----> eliminate
　　be off in a minute ----> end sth. quickly
　　be on a diet ----> go on a diet
　　be on duty at the library ----> go to work
　　be on time // set one's watch ----> be punctual
　　be only human ----> sb. expects too much from oneself.
　　be out of ----> off
　　be out of date ----> no longer be correct
　　be out of earshot ----> be too far away
　　be out of one's mind ----> be a foolish idea // make a bad decision
　　be out of shape/steam // crawl ----> be/get/dog tired // tired/worn out // run down
　　be over ----> change
　　be over at one // after that ----> in the afternoon
　　be pretty happy with ----> seem to like
　　be pretty rusty ----> lose some of one's skill
　　be really dedicated ----> do one's best
　　be really onto sth. ----> Sth. seems promising.
　　be really pretty crowded // stand in the aisles ----> be very well attended
　　be short of one course ----> need to take another course
　　be sold out ----> not ... any more
　　be still on for next week ----> continue the following week
　　be still working ----> keep one's job
　　be supposed to be easy // not ... do well in // isn't easy ----> difficult
　　be tested on it ----> read the page carefully
　　be the obvious choice ----> would get the job
　　be through in next no time ----> be nearly finished
　　be through it in two days ----> be a fast reader
　　be tied up in // have one's hands full // have a tight schedule ----> too busy
　　be up to // over one's head ----> not succeed
　　be up to sb. // count on sb. ----> sb. can decide // sb. may make the decisions
　　be useful ----> help
　　be/feel under the weather ----> be/feel (a little) ill/sick
　　be/get used to (doing) sth. ----> be/get accustomed to sth.
　　be/run low on sth. ----> buy sth.
　　be/stay up (doing) ----> make a night of it
　　beach ----> seashore
　　before ----> earlier than
　　before law and order were established // cheating and robbing each other ----> lawless
　　before long // right away // by and by // on short notice ----> immediately // quickly // shortly // soon
　　before we start our first lab ----> at the beginning of the semester
　　begin one's study ----> an introductory class
　　believe ...? ----> surprise
　　best ----> delicious // most appropriate
　　better ----> improvement // so good // happy
　　better off ----> well off
　　blow above the shore line hills ----> come from over the hills
　　boil down to ----> wind up
　　boring // have an/one eye on clock ----> uninteresting
　　borrow ----> lend // loan // use
　　both ----> either
　　briefing ----> be informed
　　bring ----> tell
　　bring sb. (back) sth. ----> get sb. sth.
　　budget ----> price
　　bump into sb. ----> see sb.
　　burn up ----> furious // angry
　　burst ----> overeat
　　business meeting // flight // late last night // keep up with that kind of pace ----> have a busy schedule