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英美人天天都在說(shuō)的4000句 作者:昂秀英語(yǔ)編寫(xiě)組


A

A Feather in sb.’s Cap 令某人引以為傲的成就、功績(jī)或榮譽(yù)

A Fly in the Ointment 令人掃興的人或事

A Horse of a Different Color 完全是另一回事,風(fēng)馬牛不相及

A Little Bird Told Me…有(知情)人私下告訴我了

A Mount / Hill of Beans 微不足道,無(wú)足輕重

A Piece of Cake 小菜一碟,小事一樁,非常容易,很簡(jiǎn)單

A Price on sb.’s Head 緝拿或殺死某人的懸賞金

A Shot in the Dark (沒(méi)有根據(jù)的)亂猜或瞎蒙

Achilles’ Heel 性格上的致命弱點(diǎn)或缺陷

Add Insult to Injury 加倍傷害,落井下石

An Eye for an Eye 以牙還牙,以眼還眼

Apple of sb.’s Eye 某人的掌上明珠

Apple-pie Order 有條不紊,井然有序,井井有條

At Loggerheads (with sb.) (和某人)不和,(和某人)勢(shì)不兩立

At the Drop of a Hat 立刻,馬上;毫不遲疑,刻不容緩

At the End of One’s Ropes 束手無(wú)策,筋疲力盡,忍無(wú)可忍

B

Back to Square One 回到起點(diǎn),從頭再來(lái)

Bark up the Wrong Tree 找錯(cuò)目標(biāo),錯(cuò)怪了人,白費(fèi)精力

Basket Case 廢物,瘋狂的人

Be All Ears 洗耳恭聽(tīng)

Be All Thumbs 笨手笨腳,不能勝任

Beat around / about the Bush 拐彎抹角(浪費(fèi)時(shí)間),旁敲側(cè)擊

Behind the Eight-ball 受到挫折,不順心

Below the Belt 暗箭傷人

Beyond the Pale 出格,越軌

Bite the Bullet 咬緊牙關(guān)應(yīng)對(duì),硬著頭皮應(yīng)付

Black Sheep 害群之馬,敗類

Blow off Steam 發(fā)泄,釋放壓力

Blow One’s Cover 暴露身份,揭穿秘密(使無(wú)法隱瞞)

Blow the Whistle 揭發(fā),告發(fā),檢舉

Born with a Silver Spoon in One’s Mouth 出身富貴,生于富貴人家

Break a Leg 祝你好運(yùn)

Bury / Hide One’s Head in the Sand 躲避問(wèn)題的態(tài)度,采取駝鳥(niǎo)政策

Bury the Hatchet / Tomahawk 休戰(zhàn),講和,擯棄前嫌

By Jove! 天??!老天爺啊!

C

Call a Spade a Spade 實(shí)事求是地說(shuō)

Call sb. Names 辱罵某人,詆毀某人

Call the Shots 發(fā)號(hào)施令,掌控全局

Carry a Torch for sb. 暗戀某人

Cast Pearls before Swine 明珠暗投,對(duì)牛彈琴

Close Shave 十分驚險(xiǎn)

Close, but No Cigar 差一點(diǎn),幾乎就要猜對(duì)了

Compare Apples and Oranges 把風(fēng)馬牛不相及的兩個(gè)人或兩種事物作比較

Cook sb.’s Goose 毀掉某人成功的機(jī)會(huì)

Crocodile Tears 假哭,假慈悲

Cross One’s Heart 我發(fā)誓,我說(shuō)的是實(shí)話

Cry over Spilt / Spilled Milk 浪費(fèi)時(shí)間做無(wú)能為力、于事無(wú)補(bǔ)的事情

Curiosity Killed the Cat 好奇害死貓

Cut Corners 減少費(fèi)用,節(jié)省時(shí)間

Cut No Ice 不起作用,不能讓人相信

Cut sb. Some Slack 放某人一馬

Cut the Crap 廢話少說(shuō)

Cut to the Chase 別再浪費(fèi)時(shí)間,切入正題,干正事


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