今天小编为大家带来托福听力易误解的词组一文，希望对大家有所帮助。接下来跟小编一起来看看吧。
1. anything but
听力原句：
Librarian：Oh, well I guess you might think that. But when I saw it back then it was anything but boring.
语境释义：并不;一点也不
注：近似词组 nothing but 意为“只不过是”
例如：
It's nothing but a joke.
2. in such short notice
听力原句：
Student：Hi, thanks for seeing me in such short notice.
语境释义：如此仓促
3. in person
听力原句：
Manager：Right, the choir. It’s nice to finally meet you in person. So, you are having problems with...
语境释义：亲自，当面
4. high-end
听力原句：
Pro： Ok, basically they have to offer things that most people can find anywhere else, you know quality, that means better exercise equipment,high-end stuff, and classes-exercise classes may be aerobics.
语境释义：高端的
5. drive…home
听力原句：
Therefore, it’s best to be a non-conformist – to do your own thing, not worrying about what other people think. That’s an important point. He really drives this argument home throughout the essay.
语境释义：把(论点、问题等)讲得透彻、明白
6. goof off
听力原句：
Student: I went off to the stack and found some really good material for my part, but when I got back to our table, they were just goofing off and talking. So I went and got materials for their sections as well.
语境释义：游手好闲，混日子
7. go down the drain
听力原句：
Student: I know, but I didn’t want to risk the project going down the drain.
语境释义：前功尽弃，付诸东流
8. start from scratch
听力原句：
Student: But we’ve got all the sources and it’s due next week. We don’t have time to start from scratch.
语境释义：从头开始
9. come down to
听力原句：
It’s been shaped by constraints over vast stretches of time, all of which comes down to the fact that the best foraging strategy for beavers isn’t the one that yields the most food or wood.
语境释义：归结为
10. open spot
听力原句：
I am afraid we don’t have any openings at lunch time. A lot of students want to work then, so it is really rare for us to have an open spot at that time of day.
语境释义：职位空缺

11. not necessarily
听力原句1：
Well, design doesn't necessarily include things like sculptures or decorative walkways or… or even eye catching window displays, you know art.
听力原句2：
Professor：That’s another possible reason although it doesn’t necessarily explain other behaviors such as eating, drinking or sleeping.” 语境释义：不一定，未必(不是“不需要”或者“不必要”的意思!)