1.station oneself in：安顿自己于真题：teacher stations him or herself in the Quiet Reading area老师会待在安静阅读区2.in the vicinity of：在...的附近真题：a great number of serious assaults occur in the vicinity of motor vehicle严重的袭击事件发生在机动车辆附近3.a head：每人4.at the outset：在开始的时候5.a jar of：一瓶6.be converted into：被转换为，被转化为7.be credited to：归功于8.be subjected to：经历9.be taken aback：吃惊10.be to blame：对某事应负责11.break the mould：打破常规12.by means of：用，依靠13.enrol on：报名参加14.chop down：伐倒15.get around：四处走动，旅行16.get into shape：锻炼17.dispense with：省去，免掉18.get stuck：遇到困难19.draw the line：划清界限20.grab a coffee：喝杯咖啡21.in the range of：大约22.jet lag：（飞行）时差23.kick off：开始24.in terms of：就....而言25.pull out：离开26.on a roll：做的很顺，势如破竹27.on the same wavelength：融洽28.second half：后半时，后半场29.serve a purpose：起到一个作用30.out of print：绝版，断货31.set back：受挫32.set in：开始33.phase out：逐步淘汰34.sit in on：旁听35.pick one's brain：听取某人的意见36.spoil oneself：放纵一下自己37.spot on：恰好的，准确的38.a far cry from：相距甚远39.and how：的确40.a while back：不久以前41.anything but：绝对不42.at sb's service：愿为...服务I am at your service at any time.43.around the clock 24小时不停Martha studied around the clock for management exam.44.at home with：对....很熟悉45.back out：退出/不履行46.be cut out for：天生适合I’m not cut out to be a hero.47.back up:积累The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.48.支持I’ll back it up.49.be bound for：到...地方50.be hard up for：缺少，急需I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.51.be head and shoulders above：在....方面出类拔萃，远远超过52.be in the dark：蒙在鼓里53.bite off more than one can chew：贪多嚼不烂A:I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.我听说你这学期选了一门高等物理课程。B:I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew我觉得我有点力不从心 / 我承担的超出了自己的能力范围。54.break new ground：有了新的突破55.busy signal：占线56.call for：预报The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?call for：需求，呼吁radical solutions were called for to revolutionise the way people lived and safeguard humanity against catastrophe.需要激进的解决方案来彻底改变人们的生活方式，保护人类免受灾难57.call it a day：就此结束58.cash the check：兑现支票59.come what may：不管怎样We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.60.cost somebody an arm and a leg：花费一大笔钱61.cut it out：闭嘴62.be cut out for：适合于...Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.汉密尔顿医生认为拉里不适合从事医疗行业。63.drive somebody up the wall/drive somebody out of one’s mind：让某人发疯64.fall back on：依赖65.fill a prescription：按处方抓药66.fill in for/fill one's place/take the place of/take over：代替67.food for thought/thought-provoking：令人思考的东西68.get off on the wrong foot：出师不利69.get a lot out of...：从……学到很多70.give credibility to：相信71.go in one ear and out the other：一耳朵进，一耳朵出72.go to one’s head：某人自负73.graduation announcements：毕业典礼请柬74.groan about：抱怨75.guest lecturer：客座教授76.hand-me-down：送的东西77.hand down：易如反掌Lee won the chess match hands down.78.have a way with：擅长79.have had it with：受够了，对...忍无可忍I have had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice.我受够了卧病在床。这些杂志大部分我都读了两遍了。80.hit the spots：正合需要This lemonade sure hits the spots.81.hold the grudge：记仇82.in next to no time：马上，立即83.in the red：赤字 反义 in the black：有盈利，有盈余84.keep to oneself：不与人交往，独处He is a very quiet person and always keeps to himself.他是个很安静的人，总是独来独往。85.leave....up to somebody：把...留给某人决定We’ll have to leave the decision up to him.86.on the tip of one’s tongue：就在嘴边，差一点就说出来了I know his name. It's on the tip of my tongue.我知道他的名字，就在嘴边，一时想不起来了。87.quitting time：下班时间88.take it over：重修Don failed physics and had to take it over.89.with flying colors：出色地，成功地She passed with flying colors.90.get one‘s hands dirty：亲自参与某项工作91.within the realm of possibility：在可能的范围内It is within the realm of possibility that technology will solve this problem.技术有可能解决这个问题92.by no means：绝不the oral disease is by no means a modern-day problem.口腔疾病绝非现代问题93.the likelihood is that：可能性是....I think the likelihood is that I'll be on my own.我想我可能是一个人去94.be to do：计划要做某事They are to meet at the park.他们计划在公园见面95.ramble on：漫无边际地说下去He tends to ramble on about his travels for hours.他往往会花几个小时漫无边际地谈论他的旅行96.add bits here and there：添加一些内容we can add bits here and there to make the report more comprehensive.我们可以在报告各个部分添加一些内容，使其更加全面近义：scatter additions/sprinkle enhancements：分散添加/点缀增强97.start off：开始98.bring to a close：结束99.go down to：前往I need to go down to the store to buy some groceries.我需要去商店买些杂货100.have a go：尝试一下Why don‘t you have a go at solving the puzzles?你为什么不试着解一下这个谜题呢101.vying for：竞争/争夺....The companies are vying for the biggest market share.公司们正在争夺最大的市场份额102.lay out：安排，布置The architect laid out the new garden beautifully.建筑师将新花园布置得很美丽103.flat fare：统一票价104.bump into：偶然遇见105.mind youmind you,I think i need it.不过，我确实需要它106.concrete：混凝土制的107.levelling off:趋于平稳108.kill two birds with one stone：一石二鸟，一举两得109.touch wood：希望好运继续I've been very lucky with my health so far, touch wood.到目前为止，我的健康状况一直很好，希望好运继续110.fit as a fiddle：非常健康she is fit as a fiddle after her vacation.她度假后非常健康111.in the middle of：在...的中间She found herself in the middle of a heated debate.她发现自己正处在一场激烈的辩论中112.take on board：接受，采纳建议或意见113.get to grips with：掌握，理解114.drag in：引入，牵扯He always drags in irrelevant topics during discussions.他在讨论中总是引入无关的话题115.kick-start：启动，重新启动116.get the most out of：从中获得最大利益117.phase out：逐步淘汰118.at the outset：开始时，最初119.set out：出发，着手120.quite big names：相当知名的人He is quite a big name in the world of literature.他是文学界相当知名的人士121.skate across the surface：浅尝辄止I want to investigate something in depth,instead of just skating across the surface.我想更深入研究某个问题，而不是浅尝辄止122.behind the scenes：幕后