托業(yè)聽力高頻短語雜錦(2)

1.be cut out for 天生適合

I'm not cut out to be a hero.

2.be absorbed in

She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can't tear her away.

3.be addicted to 對……上癮

She has been addicted to drugs for years.

4.be attached to 對……有感情

A： I'm 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 I've actually been quite attached to it.

5.back up

1） 累積

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.

2） 支持

I'll back it up.

6.be bound for 到……地方

The bus is bound for New England.

7.be （feel） myself 找到自我

I'm feeling myself again.

8.be burned up 生氣

She was really burned up at the news.

9.be hard up for

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

10.be head and shoulders above 好許多

In calculus,Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

11.be in the dark 蒙在鼓里

A： Do you have any idea what his notice is about?

B： I‘m as in the dark as you are.

12.be stuck 卡住了

I can't get this window open. It's stuck.

13.bite off more than one can chew. 貪多嚼不爛

A： I hear you're taking an advanced physics course this semester.

B： I think I've bitten off more than I can chew.

14.break new ground 有了新的突破

His architectural design broke new ground in the field.