托福写作常用习语

同学们在备考时可以多积累一些常用的材料，掌握了大量的材料，在写作考试的时候才能运笔自如。接下来给大家分享一些托福写作常用习语。

托福写作常用习语

1.have an ace in the hole

握有王牌,很有把握

When you have the ace in your hand,you have something which you can use to gain an advantage when you need it.have an ace in the hole【American】

2.a class act

【在运动或演艺方面】很出色的人

I have been tracking Neil for a year,he is a class act and I have got a lot respect for his ability.

我已跟踪尼尔一年，他是个出色的家伙，我很崇拜他的能力。

3.break one’s back

努力地工作

When you’re breaking your back to make an enterprise work,it’s going to cut into your time with family.

当你全身心投入工作的时候，会侵占到家庭生活的时间。

4.get someone’s back up

激怒某人

What does get my back up is a girlfriend who gets too jealous if someone else finds me attractive.

5.hat in hand

求助，乞讨

He ended up going hat in hand to the neighbours.

他沦落到向邻居乞讨。

6.in the cards

可能发生

He believes an invasion was never in the cards.

他相信入侵永不会发生。

7.a change of heart

态度的改变

8.get no change out of someone

从某人处没有得到任何帮助

You won’t get any change out of him,so don’t expect it .

你不会从他那儿得到任何帮助，别指望了。

9.chapter and verse

所有细节

The instruction gives you chapter and verse

使用说明给出了所有细节。

10.cut to the chase

言归正传

He talked about the need to see all points of view,then he cut to the chase.

11.cut a dash

【外表】给人留下深刻印象

Tania cut a daring dash with a dress slashed almost to the waist .

12.in the dark

一无所知;蒙在鼓里

13.out of one’s depth

力所不能及

He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.

14.get one’s just deserts

活该

15.die like a dog

凄苦地死去【古】

16.every dog has its day

风水轮流转

17.It’s a dog’s life

【抱怨生活或工作不如意】

18.in the doghouse

四面楚歌

Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.

19.do the donkey work

做乏味的工作

20.do something like a dream

做的很出色

托福写作精选习语

1.free as the air

自由自在，无拘无束

2.run out of gas

【突然感到】疲倦和厌倦

3.the heat is on

压力大

To perform well when the heat is on ,all you have to do is let it happen.

要在大的压力下表现出色，你要做的是任之发生。

4. bring someone to heel

使某人臣服，服从

In practice it’s still not clear how the president will use his power to bring the republics to heel.

实际上，总统将如何使用权利使公众服从还不清楚。

5.cross my heart

发自内心

I promise,cross my heart.

我对天发誓。

6.in seventh heaven

十分高兴

After I was given my first camera,I was in seventh heaven.

7.break a leg

祝演出成功，【注意是祝福语而不是诅咒】

8.live like a king

生活奢华

9.break the ice

打破僵局试大

I was about to speak when someone broke the ice.

我正要说话，有人打破了僵局。

10.get down to

开始做，处理

The task wasn’t so difficult when I got down to it.

我开始处理这件事的时候，发现并不困难。

11.hold back

抑制，控制

We could not hold ourselves back.

我们没法控制自己。

12.keep one’s word

遵守约定

托福写作习语归纳

1. Use your loaf – use your head, think smart.

用你的面包——动动脑子，仔细想想。

Example: Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem!

例子：快来帕克，动动脑子!我知道你能解决的。

2. Finger licking’ good – extremely tasty.

好吃到要舔手指——非常美味。

Example: My mom makes the best steak! It’s finger licking’ good!

例子：我妈妈最擅长做牛排!简直好吃爆了!

3. To have Van Gogh’s ear for music – to be tone deaf .【Van Gogh only had one ear!】

用梵高的耳朵听音乐——音痴。【梵高只有一只耳朵!】

Example: Xavi really shouldn’t play the piano- he has Van Gogh’s ear for music.

例子：哈维真不该弹钢琴——他简直就是个音痴。

4. To pig out – to eat a lot very quickly.

狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多东西。

Example: After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.

例子：马拉松跑完后，参赛者们在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎咽。

5. Everything but the kitchen sink – almost everything has been included.

除了厨房里的水槽什么都有——几乎包括了所有事。

Example: Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!

例子：为了证明问题是正确的，玛利亚几乎把所有的事都说了个遍。

6. To put a sock in it – to tell someone noisy to be quiet.

放只袜子在里面——告诉某个很吵的人保持安静。

Example: Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it.

例子：当我在学习时简在那边大喊大叫，于是我让她闭上嘴巴。

7. To have a cast iron stomach – to have no problems eating or drinking anything.

有个铁胃——吃、喝任何东西都没问题。

Example: I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach.

例子：我觉得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定会生病，但是乔看起来就像有个铁胃一样，吃多少都没事儿。

8. To drink like a fish – to drink heavily.

像鱼一样能喝——海量。【喝起酒来不要命】

Example: The group at the bar seems to being having a party and you can tell he’s the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish!

例子：酒吧里的这群人看起来像是在举行生日派对，很明显可以看出他是这个派对的主角，因为他一直在不停地喝。