2. use some less common words and idiomatic vocabulary.
其中idiomatic vocabulary就是我们所讲的动词短语，由此可见，动词短语运用的程度直接影响着考生的托福成绩。在托福口语考试过程中，大家用到的动词短语其实只有6-7个地方，所以，这块内容还是比较好复习的。
Look 的常用短语
look up … in 查找
look back to/ upon 回顾
look upon…as 把… 看作
look forward to 期待
look through 浏览，看穿
take on a new look 呈现新面貌
Concentrate 的常用短语：
concentrate on 专心…
concentrate one’s mind on 专心于…
类似的短语
fix one’s mind upon
focus on
put one’s heart into
focus one’s mind on
Surprise常用短语：
in surprise 惊讶地
to one’s surprise 使某人惊讶的是
be surprise at/to do/that
常见表“喜欢”的短语和单词：
like
care for
be keen on
be fond of
take delight in…
Trouble的常用短语
have much trouble / no trouble (in) doing 在…有/没有困难
take great trouble to do 不辞辛劳做某事
put sb to the trouble of doing …为难某人做某事
make trouble 捣乱
be in (great) trouble 惹麻烦;处在困境中
help sb. out of trouble 帮某人摆脱困境
End的常用短语
come to an end ……结束
put an end to 结束……
in the end 终于，后
end up (by) doing …以……结束
make both ends meet 收支相抵
表示“导致”、“由…引起”的短语
1. 导致
result in
lead to
2. 由……引起
be caused by
result from
grow out of
lie in
表“全力以赴”的短语
do / try one’s best
spare no efforts to do
take great pains to do
go all out to do
do what somebody can (do) to do
do all somebody can (do) to do
Far常用短语
far from (being) 离……要求相差很远
far from +(a place) 距离某地很远
far away 遥远
so far 到目前为止，那么远
as far as sb. knows/sees 据某人所知
by far (前,比较级后)起强调作用
Distance常用短语：
in the distance 在远处
from/ at a distance 从远处
keep sb. at a distance 敬而远之，保持距离
Use常用短语
used to do 过去曾经、常做
be used to doing …习惯于……
be used to do 被用来做……
make good/ full use of 充分利用……
come into use 开始使用……
it is no use doing …干……没有用
Make常用短语
be made up of =consist of 由……组成
make up for 弥补
be made from/ of 由……造成
make up 编造，组成，化妆
be made into 制成……
make fun of 取笑， 嘲弄
make a living 谋生
