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托福听力词汇

2009-04-14来源:和谐英语

  buy ----> purchase
  by all means ----> definitely
  by leaps and bounds ----> quickly
  by mail // through the mail ----> in writing // write to
  by the time ----> overdue
  by tomorrow ----> quick
  cake // chocolate ----> dessert
  call an agency ----> hire someone
  call for an appointment // on one's calendar ----> schedule
  call it a day ----> not need to do sth. today
  call off ----> cancel
  can do it with one's eyes closed ----> memorize every part of
  can find only one ----> can't find one
  can hardly breathe ----> be bothered
  can hardly contain oneself ----> be beside oneself
  Can you believe it? ----> unbelievable
  cancel ----> not do sth. // call off // stop
  cancer // doctors and dentists ----> medical // medicine field
  can't // out of the question ----> not be able to
  can't afford a lot ----> select an inexpensive gift
  can't believe ----> be surprised
  can't do (A) until do (B) ----> be not ready to do (A)
  can't fit it in ----> be too busy to do sth.
  can't make any sense out of sth. ----> find sth. confusing
  can't make heads or tails of sth. ----> don't understand sth. at all
  can't put it down ----> interesting
  can't stick around ----> have to go
  can't stop doing // day and night ----> constantly
  can't tell sth. apart ----> sth. seem identical
  can't wait to see the look on one's face ----> be anxious to see one's reaction
  care ----> concern
  cash ----> money
  cash a check ----> get some money
  cassette ----> record
  catch cold ----> get sick
  catch sth. when sth. opens in someplace ----> see sth. when sth. go to someplace
  catch up on ----> make up
  challenge // get stuck ----> solve
  chance ----> time
  change ----> not ... same // different // new
  change one's mind after all ----> had previously said
  change ones' seats ----> from a different row
  check ----> look in // inspect // repair
  check out ----> find out
  check out // reference book ----> inaccurate
  check sth. with ----> call
  check with sb. ----> ask sb.
  chewing gum magnate // purchased the island for three million dollars ----> a wealthy developer
  chilli ... hot ----> spicy
  choose ----> select
  choose ----> decide
  chop down ----> cut down
  class ----> course
  clean out the refrigerator // fix a snack // not many leftovers ----> eat all the food
  clean up ----> put in order
  clear out ----> remove
  climate ----> weather
  clinic ----> infirmary
  close ----> miss
  coat // sweater // late tonight ----> be cool in the evening
  coffee ----> drink
  cold ----> warm
  cold // Arctic temperature ----> winter
  collect ----> hunt
  collect and take ----> pick up and deliver
  combine with (A) to do any good ----> by oneself (B) be not useful
  come a long way ----> improve
  come along ----> progress
  come and watch ----> enjoy
  come back ----> return
  come down with the flu ----> become ill
  come handy ----> benefit
  come in handy ----> be useful
  come into money/a fortune/a legacy ----> receive money
  come right out and ask sb. ----> confront sb. directly
  come to ----> attend // go to see
  come up with ----> find
  community college ----> different school
  competition ----> contest
  completely assembled // only partly ----> finish putting them together
  completely unhindered // a single region ----> economically unified
  completely unknown ----> totally new
  components ----> parts
  computer division ----> computer department
  concentrate on doing one's school work ----> spend one's time studying
  concentrate on one exhibit for the day ----> see only a part of the museum in a day