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★ cram for a test
释义 突击备考 to study for a test shortly before it happens
例句 I have a bad habit of cramming for a test. It seems that I’m only motivated by taking tests.
★ pull an all-nighter
释义 熬夜 to remain awake all night long, especially so as to study or to complete something
例句 I can never pull an effective all-nighter. In fact, I need to sleep well to perform well.
★ under a lot of pressure
释义 承受多重压力 while facing or enduring a great amount of stress caused by compelling or constraining influences
例句 I have trouble dealing with deadlines, so I’m under a lot of pressure especially at the end of the semester.
★ breeze through
释义 轻松搞定 to do something or win easily with little effort or concern
例句 Exams are quite predictable, and I can pretty much breeze through them with a bit of revision.
★ buckle down
释义 全力以赴 to do a task with determination
例句 I have been procrastinating, but now it’s time for me to buckle down and start to study seriously.
★ learn (something) by heart
释义 记住，掌握 commit something to memory；memorize（注意与recite的区别，learn by heart指记忆的学习过程，recite则是大声诵读，更具“表演性”。）
例句 Learning common idioms by heart is one of the ways of building up a bank of them to use in IELTS Speaking test, but it’s important to learn and use idioms in context.
★ brush up on
释义 复习；重温 to refresh one’s memory; renew one’s skill
例句 My sister suggested I read articles from Atlantic Monthly to brush up on GRE vocabulary.
★ sit an exam
释义 参加考试 take an exam
例句 The time when I have to sit an exam is really stressful because I make it a habit of burning the midnight oil to cram for exams and have less time to relax.
★ pass with flying colours
释义 高分通过（考试） to pass with a very good score/mark/grade
例句 After studying so hard for the exam, I was extremely happy to pass with flying colours.
★ scrape through
释义 勉强通过（考试） barely pass with a rather low score/mark/grade
例句 A: Did you pass the test?
B: Yeah, I managed to scrape through, but I was hoping to do better.