节选自《托福iBT听力新思维》1.flyingcolors→success,victory2.littlebylittle→gradually3.calloff→cancel4.comeinto→receive,especiallyafteranother’sdeath5.putoff→postpone6.stopby→makeabriefvisitonone’swayelsewhere7.tieup→hinder8.beoutfor→tryingtoget9.fillinfor→takeanother’splace10.turndown→①refuseorreject②reducetheloudnessof11.gooff→begintoring12.cutdown→lesson;reduce;limit13.comeupwith→produce;supply14.makeit→①achieveaspecificgoal②succeedingeneral15.catchone’seye→attractone’sattention16.carefor→①like;value②lookafter;takecareof17.headandshouldersabove→muchbetter18.catchon→becomepopular19.onthewhole→ingeneral20.fillsb.in→tellwhatsb.shouldknow21.inanutshell→inafewwords22.fromtoptobottom→completely;entirely23.taketheplunge→enterwithsuddendecisionuponanunfamiliarcourseofaction24.onthetipofone’stongue→unabletoberecalled25.cheerup→feelhappy;stopbeingsadordiscouraged;becomehopeful26.holdoff→postpone;delay27.oncloudnine→astateofperfecthappiness28.backout→withdrawfromanundertaking29.grinandbearit→beascheerfulaspossibleinpainortrouble;dosth.withoutcomplaining30.turnouttobe→cometobe;prove31.biteoffmorethanonecanchew→attemptsth.thatexceedsone’sability32.intheair→uncertain33.getholdoff→findapersonsoyoucanspeakwithhim34.learntheropes→acquirethoroughorspecialknowledgeofajob35.tearoneselfawayfrom→departwithgreatreluctance;forceoneselftoleave36.tieup→engageoroccupycompletely37.leavewell(enough)alone→don’ttrytoimprovewhatisalreadysatisfactory38.touchon→mentionasubjectbrieflyorcasually39.seetoit→takecare;taketheresponsibilitymakesure40.giveaway→giveasapresent41.getalongwith→liveorworkinharmonywith42.accountfor→explain43.outofprint→nolongeravailableforpurchasefromthepublisher44.sendout→distribute45.innotime→inaverybrieftimealmostatonce46.beforelong→soon;withoutmuchdelay47.playbyear→①playaninstrumentwithoutusingwrittenmusic;②handleamatterwithoutadequatepreparationpreparationorguidance48.wearandtear→lossordamagecausedbyuse49.comewhatmay→nomatterwhathappens50.dropby→makeashortorunplannedvisit51.beshortof→nothavingenough52.cutitout→stopdoingsth.53.besickof→betiredof;havingastrongdislikeof54.lookforaneedleinahaystack(abottle)→searchforsth.inaplacewhereitishopelesslylost55.knockoneselfout→workveryhard;makeagreateffort56.runupagainst→encounter57.farfrom→anythingbut;notatall58.farfromit→bynomeans;notatall59.hangonto→holdtightly;keepfirmly60.getnowhere→beunsuccessful;obtainnoresult61.dayinanddayout→everyday;allthetime62.breakdown→ceasetofunction63.getgoing→getstarted;begintomove64.takeone’stime→nothurry65.boildownto→indicate,especiallyasafinaljudgmentoranalysis66.makeup→takeatestforthesecondtime67.putupwith→bearwithpatience;tolerate68.byandby→beforelong69.givesomeoneahand→help;assist70.ringabell→soundfamiliar71.snapoutofit→①changeone’shabits,attitude,etc,suddenly②regainone’scomposure,energy,orgoodspirits;recover72.raisetheroof→maketrouble;startafightoranargument73.getawaywith→escapewithoutpunishment74.onbusiness→withdefiniteworktodo75.lookup→searchfor,asanitemofinformation,inareferencebook76.letup→①cease;stop②slacken;abate77.inanycase(orevent)→nomatterwhathappens78.comeout→bepublished79.lookinto→investigate;inspect80.spellout→explainveryclearlyorindetail81.fallbackon→relyon82.wrapup→bringtoanend,especiallyasuccessfulconclusion83.saveone’sbreath→keepsilentbecausetalkingwillnothelp84.holdup→①delay;hinder②endure,last85.haveone’shandsfull→beverybusy;beabletodonomore86.Howcome?→Howisit?Why?87.stickaround→stayorwaitnearby88.makeout→getalong;manage89.turnup→appear,turnout,showup90.holdoff→postpone;delay91.overone’shead→beyondone’spowertounderstand92.stockup→buyup;layinagoodsupplyof93.keepup→continue94.tieup→occupycompletely95.inandout→cominginandgoingoutoften96.makeendsmeet→makeone’sincomesufficewithoutincurringdebt97.onandon→withoutstopping98.outofthisworld→wonderful;great99.inarow→①inline;inalignment②insuccession;successively100.waitaround→waitinginvain