TOEFL听力最常考的55个习语结构4
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44)reach the bottom of the barrel用完,弹尽粮绝

  Model:

  ——Don't you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?)

  ——I guess I've reached the bottom of the barrel. (我想我已经用完了。)

  45)rub sb. the wrong way使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰,打搅

  Model:

  ——What do you think of our new economics instructor1? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样?)

  ——I don't know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. (不知怎么的,他有点让我反感。)

  46)scratch the surface只懂皮毛,很不了解(通常和限制性副词如only, hardly等词连用)

  Model:

  ——You've certainly done a lot of research for your project.(你显然对你的课题做了不少研究。)

  ——It seems like a lot, but actually I've only scratched the surface. (看上去不少,但事实上我只懂一些毛皮。)

  47)up in the air尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的

  Model:

  ——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)

  48)wear and tear磨损;消耗

  Model:

  ——Why do you always put on slippers2 when you go into your apartment? (为什么你老是一进公寓就穿上拖鞋?)

  ——It saves wear and tear on the carpet. (拖鞋不磨损地毯。)

  49)with flying colors大获全胜;胜利地

  Model:

  ——How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样?)

  ——She passed with flying colors. (她考得好极了。)



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1 instructor D6GxY     
n.指导者,教员,教练
参考例句:
  • The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
  • The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。
2 slippers oiPzHV     
n. 拖鞋
参考例句:
  • a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
  • He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋,倒在床上。
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