雅思听力常考词汇汇总

　　1. a change of pace 节奏变换

　　You cant do these chemistryexperiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

　　2. a far cry from 相距甚远

　　The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

　　3. and how 的确

　　A： Shes a good dancer.

　　B： and how.

　　4. a matter of time 时间问题

　　It is only a matter of time.

　　5. a phone call away 一个电话之远、愿意过来帮忙

　　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 绝对不

　　I was anything but happy about going.

　　9. account for 解释

　　How do you account for it?

　　10. after all 到底

　　A： Ive 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 对过敏

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

　　12. at sbs service 愿为某人服务

　　I am at your service at any time.

　　13. around the clock 24小时不停

　　Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

　　14. as far as I know 就我所知

　　15. at home with 对很熟悉

　　She is at home with problems like this.

　　16. back out

　　1) 退出

　　A： Wasnt 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 天生适合

　　Im not cut out to be a hero.

　　18. be absorbed in

　　She has been absorbed in a horrorfiction. I cant tear her away.

　　19. be addicted to 对上瘾

　　She has been addicted to drugs for years.

　　20. be attached to 对有感情

　　A： Im 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 Ive actually been quite attached to it.

　　21. back up

　　1) 累积

　　The subwayis running behind schedule， and traffic is backed up for blocks.

　　I dont know if well make the 6：30 show.

　　2) 支持

　　Ill back it up.

　　22. be bound for 到地方

　　The bus is bound for New England.

　　23. be myself 找到自我

　　Im feeling myself again.

　　24. be burned up 生气

　　She was really burned up at the news.

　　25. be hard up for

　　Im hard up for clothes， but I have a lot of books.

　　26. be head and shoulders above 好许多

　　In calculus， Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates