雅思寫作素材:英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)(上)
2014-12-25 16:23:45留學(xué)網(wǎng)整理
A
a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物
例句:In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond,but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions.
在她家鄉(xiāng),她很了不起。可是搬到紐約后,她就不過是蕓蕓眾生之一了。
a stone's throw 一箭之遙
例句: He lives only a stone's throw from here.
他住的地方離這兒只有一箭之遙。
all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丟失"。
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone.
天呀!我的包不見了。
Our hopes were all gone.
我們的希望成泡影了。
all for it 對(duì)別人的看法或意見"完全同意","完全贊成"
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I'm all for it.
進(jìn)行你的計(jì)劃吧, 我完全贊成。
all in all 常用的片語(yǔ),表示"總的來(lái)說","總而言之",
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy.
as clear as mud 不清晰,混亂
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud.
你的解釋一點(diǎn)都不清晰。
as soft as down 柔軟如絨毛
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning.
我在軟如絨毛般的長(zhǎng)沙發(fā)椅上睡著了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒來(lái)。
at full blast 全速地;大規(guī)模地
例句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard.
當(dāng)我們?nèi)⒂^時(shí),建筑工地的工作已經(jīng)全面展開,而且所有的人都在忙碌著。
B
be above board 光明正大的
be crazy about 愛的發(fā)狂
例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson's rock'n'roll.
我對(duì)麥克杰克遜的搖滾愛的發(fā)狂。
be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫無(wú)價(jià)值的
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds.
他們對(duì)藝術(shù)的見解真是荒唐可笑。
beat it 叫人"走開"的口語(yǔ),和"Be off!差不多,不過比后者更流行。
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it.
他不停地?zé)┪,因此我叫他走開。
beat ones brains (out) 指做事困難,"傷透了腦筋"
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job.
為了找尋工作,我傷透了腦筋。
beat sb to the draw 搶先某人行動(dòng)
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw.
瑪麗想買畢加索的那幅畫,不過另一個(gè)百萬(wàn)富翁捷足先登了。
beat someone by miles 遠(yuǎn)強(qiáng)于某人
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles.
講到釣魚,我比他棒得多。
beef 口語(yǔ)上常用來(lái)指"抱怨"或"發(fā)牢騷";作動(dòng)詞時(shí)后面跟about.
例句:Tell me what's your beef?
你抱怨什么?
before you know it 口語(yǔ)為"很快"。
例句:I come back before you know it.
我很快就會(huì)回來(lái)。
behave yourself 勸人要有禮貌和行為檢點(diǎn),意思相同的口語(yǔ)還有"Watch you manner.""Watch your P's and Q's".和"Don't get fresh."
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests.
在賓客之前你檢點(diǎn)一些。
behind bars 坐牢
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. 法官最低限度也會(huì)判他坐兩年牢。
behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后
例句:He is the man behind the scenes.
他是幕后人物。
between ourselves 秘密地說
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets.
咱們私下說說,沒什么秘密。
beyond the seas 在國(guó)外,在海外
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas.
他在國(guó)外時(shí)曾過得很快活。
butt in 插手,介入
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important.
請(qǐng)?jiān)徫掖驍嗔四銈兊恼勗挘贿^這件事非常重要。
by and large 大體上,總的看來(lái)
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable.
我不能完全同意你的觀點(diǎn),但大體上你的觀點(diǎn)是有道理的。
C
call the shots 做決斷
例句:To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
作為領(lǐng)導(dǎo),你應(yīng)該知道怎么做決斷。
card up one's sleeve 錦囊妙計(jì)
例句:Bill always has a card up one's sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
比爾總有錦囊妙計(jì),所以任何時(shí)候遇到難題,他總能找到方法解決。
clown around 胡鬧
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He's always clowning around.
這個(gè)男孩對(duì)任何事情都不認(rèn)真,他總是胡鬧。
cook up 虛構(gòu)
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
我必須為上課遲到編個(gè)借口。
crocodile tears 鱷魚的眼淚,假慈悲
例句: Don't shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
不要假惺惺的為他的厄運(yùn)假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。
cry over spilled milk 為打翻的牛奶流淚, 做無(wú)益的后悔
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don't cry over spilled milk.
我知道你丟了錢夾,不過既然這件事已經(jīng)發(fā)生了,就讓它去,不要做無(wú)益的后悔。
D
down and out 窮困潦倒,孤苦無(wú)助
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he's really down and out.
人們應(yīng)該助他一臂之力,他已經(jīng)窮困潦倒了。
E
eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少
例句: Lily is very slim because she eats like a bird.
百合十分苗條,因?yàn)樗缘纳佟?/p>
F
far and away 毋庸置疑
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
毋庸置疑,這是你們系最好的演講者。
for good 永遠(yuǎn)
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
每天少吸煙一點(diǎn), 你就可能會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)戒掉煙。
G
get fired 炒魷魚
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network's evening news got fired.
我聽說CBC電視網(wǎng)的晚間新聞主播被炒魷魚。
get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉著冷靜
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
我希望他盡快地安定下來(lái)。他的生活一團(tuán)糟。
get one's goat 使人發(fā)怒或厭惡
例句: It really got Mr. Brown's goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
不得不等上兩個(gè)小時(shí)才拿到飛機(jī)票實(shí)在是讓布朗先生生氣。
get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平時(shí)脾氣好的人突然變得很暴躁,難以相處
例句:What's the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
你今天怎么啦?為什么亂發(fā)脾氣?
give an ear to 聽一聽
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
工廠老板傾聽了工人們的抱怨。
grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder.
罪犯裝瘋,企圖抓住一根救命稻草。
guts 勇氣
美國(guó)人習(xí)慣用的口語(yǔ),英國(guó)人則多用courage。
H
hang in the balance 未見分曉
例句: After the surgery, the patient became very sick and her life hung in the balance for nearly a week.
手術(shù)后,那個(gè)病人非常虛弱,將近一個(gè)星期他的生命在垂危中。
hang-up (情感上的)障礙, 大難題
例句: Mary has a real hang-up about cats and doesn't like to be in the same room with them.
瑪麗對(duì)貓有一種擺脫不掉的厭煩,因此不愿意和貓?jiān)谕粋(gè)房間。
high and dry 被拋棄的,處于痛苦之中的
例句: George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry,with nothing to buy the tickets.
喬治帶走了所有的錢,把他的同事拋棄了,連買車票的錢也沒有。
high and low 到處
例句: I looked high and low for my pen,but I couldn't find it anywhere.
我到處找我的鋼筆,但我怎么也找不到它。
hit upon 偶然想出
例句: He crouched there for a long time before he hit upon a plan to defeat his antagonist.
他蹲在那里很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間后,突然想出了一個(gè)挫敗他對(duì)手的計(jì)劃。