雅思基礎詞匯

雅思詞匯量總體要求在6000-7000之間，順利考過雅思，6000的詞匯量還是需要的，并且比較穩妥，單詞背的越多，越容易考出好成績。當然，如果你只有4000左右的詞匯量，要通過雅思6.5分，對于雅思詞匯量，建議大家一方面在日常勤加練習，多背誦，多加強做題技巧的練習，另一方面，就要有好的運氣了。

食物類

piece of cake小菜一碟

The math test was a piece of cake.數學測試很簡單。

to go bananas抓狂，歇斯底里

He went bananas.他神經錯亂了。

bring home the bacon養家糊口

My husband brings home the bacon.我丈夫賺錢養家。

have bigger fish to fry另有要事

I couldn't attend the meeting,I had bigger fish to fry.我沒有出席會議，因為我有更重要的事。

That's the way the cookie crumbles.預料之中

like two peas in a pod形影不離，一模一樣

They are like two peas in a pod.他們整天膩在一起。

as red as a cherry像櫻桃一樣紅

Her cheeks were as red as cherry.她的臉紅的像櫻桃。

eat like a horse食量大如牛

My baby eats like a horse.我的孩子吃得很多。

walk on eggshells小心翼翼(不傷害某人)

I've been walking on eggshells around my boyfriend.我一直小心翼翼地維護和男朋友的感情。

hard nut to crack難以對付的事或人

He is a hard nut to crack.他是一個很難相處的人。

衣物類

cut from the same cloth如出一轍

My son and I are cut from the same cloth.我兒子跟我長得如出一轍

with a fine-toothed comb嚴密的審查

We went over the flat with a fine-toothed comb.我們去了公寓并對它進行了嚴密的審查。

fit like a glove完全相合

That dress fits you like a glove.這條裙子很適合你。

to lose one's shirt失去所有的錢

I lost my shirt in a poker game.我在打撲克中輸得精光。

roll up one's sleeves準備大干一場(別問我為啥是一卷衛生紙)

It's time to roll up your sleeves and get to work.是時候準備大干一場了!

to laugh up one's sleeve偷偷地笑

I was laughing up my sleeve during the whole meeting.在整場會議中我都在偷笑。

動物類

as quiet as a mouse非常安靜

Don't wake them up!Be as quiet as a mouse.不要把他們吵醒了!安靜一點。

as blind as a bat看不見，瞎的，也可以用來調笑某人視力不好

Without glasses she's as blind as a bat.沒戴眼鏡她什么也看不見。

as stubborn as a mule頑固

I can't convince you to anything,you're as stubborn as a mule.我沒法跟你說，你犟得像頭牛。

as busy as a bee超級忙碌

She never has free time anymore,she's as busy as a bee with work.她一點空閑時間都沒有，工作忙得像蜜蜂。

as red as a lobster通紅

Whenever he gets mad,he becomes as red as a lobster.他生氣的時候，臉紅地像條龍蝦。

as ugly as a toad丑

That girl is as ugly as a toad.那個女孩長得很丑。

as free as a bird自由自在

Travelling makes you feel as free as a bird.旅行會讓你感覺自由自在。

as silly as a goose笨

You're being as silly as a goose.你笨得像鵝一樣。

as wise as an owl聰明

I always listen to my father,he's as wise as an owl.我總是聽爸爸的話，他很機智。

as mad as a hornet生氣，抓狂

I'm so angry!I'm as mad as a hornet.我太氣了!像大黃蜂一樣抓狂。

疊詞習語

blah blah用于代表無聊乏味的講話

Oh blah blah blah-I've heard it all before!

嗯，哇啦哇啦說了一大堆——都是我以前聽過的！

drip drip形容壞事緩慢發生的過程

Small independently-owned shops are disappearing with the steady drip,drip,drip.

個體小商店正漸漸消失。

chop-chop快;趕快

Come on,chop-chop,we're late!

快，趕快，我們要遲到了！

goody-goody善于討好賣乖的人

He's a bit of a goody-goody.

他是個老好人。

pooh-pooh對…不屑一顧，蔑視

I think you might pooh-pooh this idea.

我覺得你可能會對這個主意嗤之以鼻。

fifty-fifty對半(的);平分(的)

Let's divide the prize fifty-fifty.

咱們平分獎金吧。

hush-hush秘密的

In the end he was forced to resign but it was all very hush-hush.

最后他被迫辭職，但這些全是秘密發生的。

四六級和雅思的考察角度不同，不必要先背四六級詞匯。直接找雅思的詞匯書來背就好了。四六級考試詞匯可以根據考試大綱去總結高頻詞匯及核心單詞，比較熱門的范疇有文化藝術，社會熱點、文化教育、校園生活、體育健康、生態環境及網絡科技等。而雅思聽力考試常見四大場景租房場景、工作場景、教育場景、旅游場景，其次是圖書館、銀行、生活資訊、疾病健康、環保、動植物場景；寫作關注教育、科技、環境、社會文化等話題詞匯，并且對于邏輯詞的總結和圖表作文中常見詞匯也要全部掌握。