新托福听力备考词汇介绍（5）

　　专家为大家整理了新托福听力词汇替换集合。

　　tough luck ----> be sorry

　　town ----> city

　　trade it in for a new one ----> get another car // buy a different car

　　trade-ins ----> used bicycle

　　transfer // another ----> different

　　transport ----> ship

　　try it // stick with an old favorite ----> not like the new flavor

　　try the kind sb. use ----> switch brands of sth。

　　try to get ones resume right ----> make many revision to ones resume

　　try to meet each other half way ----> make an effort to reach a compromise

　　turn down ----> more quietly

　　turn down sth. ----> refuse sth. // not accept sth. // not really want to do sth。

　　turn in ----> hand in // return

　　turn out to be ----> prove to be

　　turn sth. in to someplace ----> take sth. to someplace

　　turn the television off? // in the middle of watching a program ----> leave the television on

　　turn things around ----> The situation will improve。

　　tutor ----> help

　　twenty minutes ----> too little time

　　twice yearly ----> two time a year

　　two sides ----> partly

　　two weeks ----> half a month

　　two years ago ----> used to

　　typos // processor ----> fix the errors

　　under the impression ----> get the impression

　　under warranty ----> be broken

　　understand ----> be sure // think

　　underwater ----> on wet surface

　　undo ----> all over again

　　unforgivable ----> can‘t be forgiven

　　unique ----> different

　　Unless I can get out of sth.! ----> Sb. be not eager to do sth。

　　unless sb. has to ----> only when necessary

　　up to date ----> catch up on

　　up to one’s neck/eyes/ears in work ----> too busy

　　upside down ----> not correctly

　　use the stepstool ----> stand on sth。

　　used sth. // dirt cheap ----> very inexpensive

　　used to be so sociable and open ----> now act less friendly

　　used to do sth. ----> no longer // once

　　used to live in ----> has moved out of

　　usually no ----> few

　　vacuum cleaner ----> dirty

　　vacuum the rug and polish the furniture ----> do some housework

　　very impolite ----> show extremely poor manners

　　very little ----> be limited

　　wait after rush hour ----> leave later to avoid traffic

　　wait for ----> happy

　　wait on me ----> bother people

　　wait till morning ----> do sth. tomorrow

　　waive ----> make exemption from

　　Walking is out of the question. // Do you have a car? ----> far away

　　wandering aimlessly // carefully planed moves ----> planned their migrations

　　want ----> welcome

　　want to (A) before (B) ----> not going to (B) immediately

　　want to go for a swim ----> would like to swim

　　wash off the chemicals ----> clean vegetables with water

　　waste indoors // make the most of sth. ----> spend some time outdoors

　　waste one‘s money // team ... lose ----> This game won’t be worth seeing。

　　way ----> route

　　We can‘t hear the singer very well from the balcony. ----> Her voice doesn’t carry to the balcony。

　　We hardly ever see them here. ----> They don‘t come here often。

　　we would have all been late ----> kept us from being late

　　wear glasses ----> poor vision

　　wear out highways ----> the repair of public roads

　　weekly ----> every week

　　weigh a ton each ----> too heavy for her to lift

　　well-dressed ----> be particular about

　　what (out-of-the-way) place ----> where

　　What for ----> why

　　what happens to the atmosphere as a result of burning gasoline ----> air pollution

　　what I don’t understand is ----> I don‘t know

　　what out-of-the-way place ----> where

　　What? // You mean ... ----> surprise

　　What’s new with sb.? ----> How sb.‘s been doing lately?

　　when ... be over ----> after

　　when sb. start working ----> in the future

　　when the bus leaves ----> the departure time

　　When will ... be ready? ----> I’ve waited too long for ..。

　　whittle ----> sculpt

　　whole ----> entire // much

　　whole weekend // haven‘t finished ----> very long

　　Why get upset? ----> over-react

　　Why not ----> anyway

　　Why you wait it so long? ----> very useful

　　will take a while to learn the ropes ----> be not familiar with the work yet

　　win ... first ----> always lose

　　window ----> light

　　with all the other expense ----> can’t really afford

　　with finals coming up ----> near the end of the school year

　　with traffic this heavy ----> not be able to drive quickly

　　without ... dangerous ----> safe

　　without affecting ----> relatively little harmful effect

　　without breaking up ----> remain intact

　　without one‘s assignment ----> not finish ones assignment

　　without shouting ----> not to shout

　　without sth. ----> unless sb. have sth。

　　work ----> practice

　　work force ----> worker

　　work on ----> do

　　work out ----> figure out // turn out

　　work the machine ----> use the machine

　　worry ----> be relieved

　　worse ----> harder

　　would ... sunny and warm // not ----> clouds and cool temperatures

　　would be so easy ----> be unexpectedly difficult

　　Would I ever! ----> like the suggestion

　　wrap up ----> be finished with // be through with // be done with

　　wrap up ----> complete // conclude // finish

　　write ----> draft

　　write to one’s folks ----> correspond with one‘s relatives

　　writing // composition ----> work

　　you and a few hundred other people ----> many students

　　You are telling me. ----> agree

　　You could fry the egg on the sidewalk. ----> It’s extremely hot outside。

　　You might say ... ----> agree

　　You said it! ----> also find

　　Your university program gives you a well experience and corporation. ----> She will probably get the job。

　　yourself ----> someone