高一英語:現(xiàn)代口語表示法500例(2)
發(fā)布者:網(wǎng)上發(fā)布
* turn one's head使某人滿意
Sara is a successful woman, but she never allows her achievements to turn her head.
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* have one's heart set on...一心想要……
Once he had his heart set on something, he'll accept no turning-back.
* one's heart in one's mouth嚇得要命
My heart was in my mouth when I heart someone tapping on my window one raining night.
have one's heart in one's mouth; with one's heart in one's mouth
* not have the heart to do something不忍心去做
How can you have the heart to kill my pet?
* take something to heart往心里去/認(rèn)真接受意見等
Tom decided to take his father's words to heart and wash his hands off smoking.
* be in the seventh heaven高心極了
Mary was in seventh heaven when she finally came to Paris, the center of fashion.
* move heaven and earth想盡一切辦法
Believe me. I promise to move heaven and earth to help you.
* cool one's heels等的雙腳發(fā)涼,久等
Let's meet at the gallery at 7 o'clock. Come at 7 sharp. Don't make me cool my heels.
* take to one's heels逃走
The naughty boy took to his heels after he should 'trick-or-treal'.
* shoot from the hip信口開河
Don't take Jay's words to heart. He shouldn't have shot from the hip.
* by hook or by crook千方百計得,不擇手段得
He rose to that position by hook or by crook.
* blow hot and cold出爾反爾,喜怒無常
Do you think he'll support you? He is the type who blows hot and cold.
* make it hot for...刁難某人
Out section manager is a woman. Our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her.
* have the hots for someone迷戀某人
You have to stop her. She has the hots for a married man.
* bring down the house博得滿堂喝彩
The first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times.
* be over the hump已度過難關(guān)
The Asian financial crises has almost paralyzed Asian economy. But we are over the hump now.
* have a hunch that...預(yù)感到……
I have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon.
* be hunky-dory挺不錯的
A: How do you like the food here? B: Hunky-dory.
* skate on thin ice如履薄冰,冒風(fēng)險
We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing wild animals.
* toy with the idea of...心里盤算要……
She's toying within the idea of marring a foreigner.
* no ifs, ands and buts不要找任何的理由和借口
A: You know I could have done it well, but... B: No ifs, ands and buts. Tell me if you want to save your job.
* give someone an inch and he'll take a mile得寸進(jìn)尺
Give my roommate an inch and he'll take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream.
* have many irons in the fire同時有很多要緊的事要做
Although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire.
* be in a jam陷入困境
get in a jam
You've got to help me. I'm in a jam. May car refused to work on my way to office.
* jaywalk橫穿馬路
It is dangerous to jaywalk.
* in a jiffy不大一會兒
=in a moment, right away. at once
I'll be with you in a jiffy.
* have ( a case of ) the jitters忐忑不安
The new teacher had a case of jitters when he first stood in front of the class.
* keep up with the Joneses與別人比闊,與別人攀比
He likes keeping up with the Joneses.
* get a kick out of doing something從……得到很大的樂趣
He gets a kick put of racing.
* take kindly to something/someone愿意接受
Don't you feel that people in the lab don't take kindly to a nosy reporter?
* kill someone with kindness好得讓人受不了
The old lady almost killed me with kindness when I lived at her home.
* parade one's knowledge買弄學(xué)問
He is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge.
* be at large逍遙法外(也可以形容動物不受約束)
The murderer was still at large. The victim's parents was determined to find enough evidence to sue him to court.
* rest on one's laurels故步自封,吃老本
You are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels.
* turn over a new leaf洗心革面
The juvenile delinquent promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient punishment.
* have a hollow leg(喝酒)海量
The best man has a hollow leg. He drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom.
* pull someone's leg開某人的玩笑
Never ever pull his leg. He is a man without a sense of humor. He takes everything seriously.
* keep someone at arm's length與某人保持距離
My boss is my uncle. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I'd better keep him at arm's length in company.
* let someone down使某人失望
Joe really let me down by having broken his promises for serveral times.
* can't for the life of one怎么……也不行
I thought I could recite my speech backwards, but when I stood in front of the audience, I couldn't for the life of me remember what to say.
* air one's linen in public家丑外揚
The wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others. She didn't want to air her linen in public.
* keep a stiff upper lip意志堅定,堅強不屈
One failure means nothing. You've got to keep a stiff upper lip.
* be at loggerheads with...互不相讓
The two parties were at loggerheads with each other over the new tax policy.
* a born loser一事無成者
Nobody is a born loser. All you need is perseverance.
* louse up something把某事搞得一團(tuán)糟
He let the cat out of the bag, which loused up the whole deal.
* not do...for love or money死也不會……
Stop trying. I won't betray my friend for love or money.
* feel a lump in one's throat心里感到很難受
I felt a lump in my throat on hearing her story of fighting with the deadly disease.
* make do with...用……湊合
We are too tired to cook. We can make do with two bags of instant noodles.
* the man in the street普通的人,老百姓
The interview with the man in the street shows that 90% of them are satisfied with the TV fro grams.
* be one's own man不受他人支配,自己管自己
Our monitor is not easy to cope with. He is much his own man.
* steal a march on someone搶在他人前面,暗渡陳倉
We stole a march on our rivals by reducing 5% of our price and got back our market.
meat and drink精神寄托
To some old people, raising pets is their meat and drink.