托福考試校園類詞匯 ? ? ? ?be down and out:疲憊不堪，一蹶不振 　　EX: After about ten years of no business at all, they are practically down and out. 　　EX: I don't think you realize that I am down and out. 　　double date:兩對伴侶的約會 　　EX: Sometimes it's more fun to go on a double date. 　　go off the deep end:魯莽行事，感情用事 　　EX: He surely went off the deep end when he bought that restaurant. 　　go the whole hog:全力以赴 　　EX: When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog. 　　jump out of the frying pan into fire:每況愈下(from bad to worse) 　　EX: You're jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. By trying to straighten out with Mr.Bagnell, you're getting your self in trouble with Mrs. Bagnell. 　　jump down one's throat:橫加指責 　　EX: I don't mind being corrected when I am wrong, but you don't need to jump down my throat. 　　lick into shape:塑造，訓練整頓 　　EX: Two years in the army will lick him into shape. 　　EX: The inspection was announced at two o'clock, and they had the place licked into shape. 　　look down one's nose at:嗤之以鼻，瞧不起

　　EX:The man is a snob. He looks down his nose at most people 　　EX:He looks down his nose at the offer. (meaning he doesn't care about the offer.) 　　make heavy weather:發覺某事有困難 　　EX:Though the investment is at present making heavy weather, the future is regarded withconfidence. 　　make head or tail of: 弄清楚，懂得 　　EX:Can you understand this letter? I've read it through twice and I juse can't make head of tail of it. 　　Stand to reason 清楚而且合乎邏輯 　　Ex:It stands to reason that too many shopping choices can be as bad as too few. 　　Ex:If you drink too much coffee a day, it stands to reason that your health will suffer. 　　kick around 私下討論一下 　　Ex: We haven't decided where to go on vacation. I think we'd better kick it around for a while. 　　put two and two together 找出解決之道 　　Ex: At first, he couldn't understand the directions for assembling the bookcase, but later on he was able to put two ond two together. 　　fake steps 采取必要措施.