在托福听力考试中，有一些被反复强调的重难点词汇考生往往并不会忽略，而影响考生听力信息摄取的障碍恰恰是那些没什么生词、听起来马马虎虎，感觉又似懂非懂的听力短语。下面思润小编就给同学们分享托福听力考试中容易被误解的词组。 1.anythingbut

听力原句：

Librarian：Oh,wellIguessyoumightthinkthat.ButwhenIsawitbackthenitwasanythingbutboring.

语境释义：并不；一点也不

注：近似词组nothingbut意为“只不过是”

例如：It'snothingbutajoke.

2.insuchshortnotice

听力原句：

Student：Hi,thanksforseeingmeinsuchshortnotice.

语境释义：如此仓促

3.inperson

听力原句：

Manager：Right,thechoir.It’snicetofinallymeetyouinperson.So,youarehavingproblemswith...

语境释义：亲自，当面

4.high-end

听力原句：

Pro：Ok,basicallytheyhavetoofferthingsthatmostpeoplecanfindanywhereelse,youknowquality,thatmeansbetterexerciseequipment,high-endstuff,andclasses-exerciseclassesmaybeaerobics.

语境释义：高端的

5.drive…home

听力原句：

Therefore,it’sbesttobeanon-conformist–todoyourownthing,notworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethink.That’sanimportantpoint.Hereallydrivesthisargumenthomethroughouttheessay.

语境释义：把（论点、问题等）讲得透彻、明白

6.goofoff

听力原句：

Student:Iwentofftothestackandfoundsomereallygoodmaterialformypart,butwhenIgotbacktoourtable,theywerejustgoofingoffandtalking.SoIwentandgotmaterialsfortheirsectionsaswell.

语境释义：游手好闲，混日子

7.godownthedrain

听力原句：

Student:Iknow,butIdidn’twanttorisktheprojectgoingdownthedrain.

语境释义：前功尽弃，付诸东流

8.startfromscratch

听力原句：

Student:Butwe’vegotallthesourcesandit’sduenextweek.Wedon’thavetimetostartfromscratch.

语境释义：从头开始

9.comedownto

听力原句：

It’sbeenshapedbyconstraintsovervaststretchesoftime,allofwhichcomesdowntothefactthatthebestforagingstrategyforbeaversisn’ttheonethatyieldsthemostfoodorwood.

语境释义：归结为

10.openspot

听力原句：

Iamafraidwedon’thaveanyopeningsatlunchtime.Alotofstudentswanttoworkthen,soitisreallyrareforustohaveanopenspotatthattimeofday.

语境释义：职位空缺

11.notnecessarily

听力原句1：

Well,designdoesn'tnecessarilyincludethingslikesculpturesordecorativewalkwaysor…oreveneyecatchingwindowdisplays,youknowart.

听力原句2：

Professor：That’sanotherpossiblereasonalthoughitdoesn’tnecessarilyexplainotherbehaviorssuchaseating,drinkingorsleeping.”

语境释义：不一定，未必（不是“不需要”或者“不必要”的意思！）

12.beatoddswith

听力原句：

Theytrytofitinwiththerestoftheworldeventhoughit’satoddswiththeirbeliefsandtheiridentities.

语境释义：与…相违背、相冲突

注：在听力中该短语会有连读，要多听。

13.lesser-known

听力原句：

Employee：Youareluckytohaveprofessorwhoincludesthelesser-knownwriterlikeheronthesyllabus,youknow,nottheusualauthorswe’veallread.

语境释义：不知名的

14.prosandcons

听力原句：

Imeannoonereallythinksthat,sayabeegoesthroughweighingtheprosandconsofpollinatingthisflowerorthatflower.

语境释义：权衡利弊，仔细斟酌

15.inadifferentlight

听力原句：

Student:Imean...Beingawaiter,Igettoseealotoftheprofessors,likeinadifferentlight,wejokearoundalittleyouknow.Intheclassroom,theyalwayshavetobeprettyformal,but…

语境释义：从不同的角度，从另外一面

16.lowkey

听力原句：

Pro:Oh,that'sverythoughtfulofyou,Eric,butitwillbelowkey,nothingflashy.That'snotherstyle.

语境释义：低调的，不张扬的

17.commondenominator

听力原句：

Therearevariationsonthismodelofcourse,butthecommondenominatorsarealwaysanideaofcreatingashoppingspacethatwillgetpeopletoshopinthecitywithoutneedingtheircars.

语境释义：共同点，共性

注意：denominator本意为“分母”

18.tongueincheek

听力原句：

ButifyoutookawayalltheDNAthatcodesforgenes,youstillhavemaybe70%oftheDNAleftover.That’stheso-calledJUNKDNA.Thoughthewordjunkisusedsortoftongueincheek.

语境释义：半开玩笑地

19.pullthemfromthinair

听力原句：

Tobegin,howdowecreatefictionalcharacters?Wedon’tjustpullthemfromthinair,dowe?Imeanwedon’tcreatethemoutofnothing.

语境释义：凭空捏造

20.touchbase

听力原句：

Advisor:Hi,StevenIschedulethisappointment,causeithasbeenawhilesincewetouchedbase.

语境释义：联系，进行接触

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