新托福听力词汇替换列表：基础篇

48 hours ----> two days

 

　　50% off ----> discount

 

　　a couple of times ----> twice

 

　　a little after ten ----> just past ten o’clock

 

　　a waste of money ----> not worth the money

 

　　a week from today ----> next week

 

　　a week from tomorrow ----> in eight days

 

　　age ----> era

 

　　agreement ----> contract

 

　　ahead of time ----> in advance

 

　　any day now ----> soon

 

　　anything but poor ----> rich // has a lot of money

 

　　apply for a loan ----> borrow money

 

　　approach sb ----> talk to sb

 

　　around ----> nearby

 

　　ask for a refund ----> get money back

 

　　astonished ----> surprised

 

　　backpack ----> knapsack

 

　　be crowded ----> be well-attended

 

　　be done ----> complete

 

　　be free ----> not busy

 

　　be in one ear and out the other ----> doesn’t listen

 

　　be onto something ----> promising

 

　　be overwhelmed with ----> be busy with

 

　　beach ----> seashore

 

　　best score ----> perfect grade

 

　　beyond sb. ----> not understand

 

　　big sale ----> discount

 

　　book ----> reserve

 

　　boring ----> uninteresting

 

　　borrow ----> lend

 

　　breathe ----> air pollution

 

　　brighten one’s spirits ----> make one feel better

 

　　broke ----> no money

 

　　budget ----> money // price

 

　　bump into ----> meet // see

 

　　buy ----> purchased

 

　　by and by ----> in a short while

 

　　by leaps and bounds ----> quickly

 

　　cake // apple pie ----> dessert

 

　　can hardly wait to do ----> look forward to doing // can’t wait to do // be anxious to do

　　can’t put the book down ----> the book is interesting

 

　　can’t recognize ----> looks different

 

　　can’t stick around ----> have to go

 

　　can’t turn down an offer ----> be eager to go

 

　　carry out the plan ----> implement the plan

 

　　casual ----> informally

 

　　change ----> money

 

　　change of pace ----> diversion

 

　　charge ----> pay // fine

 

　　check ----> ask

 

　　check it out ----> find out

 

　　cheerful ----> happy

 

　　chop down ----> cut down

 

　　circulation desk ----> library

 

　　clean out // a big appetite ----> eat all the food

 

　　clear off ----> reorganize

 

　　clever ----> smart

 

　　come a long way ----> improve

 

　　come in handy ----> useful // benefit

 

　　come out ----> publish

 

　　come up with ----> find

 

　　contest ----> competition

 

　　couldn’t make out ----> didn’t understand

 

　　count sb in ----> sb. wants to go, too

 

　　cover school expenses ----> pay school fees

 

　　current ----> recent

 

　　delay ----> late

 

　　deserted ----> empty

 

　　detest ----> strongly dislike

 

　　did some shopping ----> bought sth

 

　　disagreeable ----> unpleasant

 

　　discard ----> get rid of

 

　　discount // good deal ----> good price

 

　　do better ----> improve

 

　　doesn’t figure out ----> doesn’t know

 

　　don’t chew it ----> swallow

 

　　drop in on sb. ----> pay sb a visit

 

　　double ----> twice

 

　　down jacket ----> warm jacket

 

　　drop by ----> visit

 

　　drop sb a line ----> write to sb

 

　　drowsy ----> sleepy

 

　　dry ----> wet

 

　　duplicate ----> reproduce

 

　　dust the apartment ----> clean the apartment

 

　　can’t fit it in ----> too busy

 

　　can’t get away with that ----> will get into trouble