托福口语日常表达有哪些?学够了学术性词汇,快来学习一些日常表达吧!看美剧里面很多句子都和平时学习的句子不太一样?那是因为外国人日常说话也不会像我们中国人一样那么严谨,有很多口语化的表达,大家多学下可以使得自己的表达更地道哦~
一、托福口语表达:恋爱用语
1.blow someone off: 不搭理、拒绝、让某人一直等着
"She's going to blow off John because she's not interested in him. =不搭理
"The party was full of losers so she blew it off. =cancel
2.check out someone:打量
Why don't we go and check out those cute girls?
3.come on to :吸引某人、跟某人调情=flirt
She felt bold and confident enough to come on to him at the party.
4.fix someone up to :安排约会
I thought you didn't like her and had fixed her up with your friend Paul.
5.hit it off:相处很融洽
I took her to dinner and we totally hit it off.
6.let someone down easy: 不伤害别人
"No bloody way = Letting them down hard
"Sorry I won't be in town = Let down easy
"The teacher knew that Paul would have to repeat the course and that there was no way to let him down easy.
7.on the rebound: 恋爱空档期
Jeremy just broke up with his girlfriend, it looks like Jane is trying to catch him on the rebound!
8.play hard to get:故意摆架子(表明说不其实内心一阵狂喜)
I cannot tell whether she doesn't like me or if she is playing hard to get.
9.strike out to : 失败
Every time Benny asks a girl, he strikes out. Maybe he is too aggressive.
二、托福口语表达:成功和幸福
Blue-blood:贵族
There's too much blue blood in this family! They really should mix with the common people otherwise they'll degenerate.
Blue ribbon:最高荣誉、最高奖项
She won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair.
lead a Charmed life:陶醉的生活
Mike was living the charmed life until he lost it all on that bet he took.
Cream of the crop:出类拔萃
Don't worry about you two breaking up, you're the Cream of the Crop! You're the Best there is! You don't need him.
Dressed to kill:衣着华丽引人注目
Wow, Christy, even though this is a semi-formal, you're dressed to kill, babe!
Footloose and fancy-free:自由自在
I think I'll go hiking in Europe for my holidays; I'll probably go on my own, footloose and fancy-free.
Go to town : 干劲十足,飞黄腾达
That kid can really go to town on a dance floor.
Gravy train:美差
Look over there, Brian is riding the gravy train again.
Happy-go-lucky:逍遥自在
He is such a happy-go-lucky child.
Have/got it made:非常成功
Now he's married a rich wife he's really got it made.
Head over heels in love:深深坠入爱河
She is head over heels in love.
In the pink:红光满面(形容健康)
She looked so well, she was "in the pink"
Keep up with the Joneses:比阔气、跟邻居攀比
If he can't afford a decent meal, he should not keep up with the Joneses.
live in the Lap of luxury: 过着奢侈的生活
He used to live in the Lap of luxury, however, he got broke a while ago.
On cloud nine:九重天,欣喜若狂
He was on cloud nine after winning the competition.
Pop the question:求婚
Did you ever pop the question to her?
Roll out the red carpet:隆重欢迎
They were ready to roll out the red carpet when they heard that the celebrity was not the real McCoy.
Sitting pretty:在风头上
He's been sitting pretty ever since he got that new job.
Strike it rich:恭喜发财
Happy New Year and hope you strike it rich!
Sweep someone off his/her feet:佩服的五体投地
I am swept off my feet by her wit and charm.
Through thick and thin:不过艰难险阻
A true friend sticks through thick and thin.
Tickle someone's fancy:逗弄
There was plenty there to tickle a child's fancy.
Tickled pink:乐坏了、兴高采烈
I was tickled pink at the news.
Tie the knot:结婚
I really want to tie the knot this year and start a family.
Upper crust:上流社会
Eton is a school that only the children of the upper crust can afford.
With flying colors:很有风采 (取得胜利)
He passed the examination with flying colors.
三、托福口语表达:关于时间
once in a blue moon: 偶尔、千载难逢
I don't usually hang out here, just once in a blue moon.
kill some time:消磨时间
Where shall I go to kill some time?
at the drop of a hat:动辄
He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat.
burn the midnight oil:熬夜
You shouldn't burn the midnight oil.
nick of time:紧要关头
His generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time.
spur of the moment:一时冲动
He bought the car on the spur of the moment.
days are numbered:气数已尽、日子屈指可数
The old man' s days are numbered.
Down to the wire:最后时刻、接近最后期限
I think the election will got right down to the wire.
Eleventh hour:最后时刻
He turned in the report at the eleventh hour.
From the word go: 一开始
He's been against the plan from the word go.
In the long run:长期
The product can help you to save money in the long run.
Jump the gun:草率行事、操之过急
Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.
put something On hold:稍等
The decision was put on hold until a meeting of the party's central committee.
Shake a leg:赶快
Shake a leg! The bus won't wait.
quick off the mark:马上行动
Be quick off the mark if you hear of something promising.
Step on it:加速
If he didn't drive faster, we were going to be late, so I told him to step on it.
Time on one's hands:有空余的时间
I've got extra time on my hands.
Under the wire:在截止日期前, the last minute
He applied the college just under the wire.
Until the cows come home:一直的、很晚很晚
This wine's delicious! I could drink it until the cows come home.
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