| 现代英语口语表示法500例（四） | | 2007-05-29 10:08:39 |
· the black sheep of the family有辱门楣的人
He lost
everything in gabling and was called the black sheep of the family by this
relatives.
· take a shine to someone一见就中意
She is an
animal-lover. She takes a shine to whatever animal she meets.
· give
some
one the shirt off one's back为某人慷慨解囊，毫不吝啬的接济某人
He works in the
charity organization and strongly believes that he who gives others the shirt
off his back will be blessed by the God.
· lose one's shirt输得精光
The man didn't leave Las Vegas until he lost his shirt.
· know
where the shoe pinches知道问题所在
A wise leader should be one who knows where
the shoe pinches and knows what to do with it.
· a shot in the dark瞎猜
I didn't know which button was for TV. I pushed one, and TV was turned
on. It was mere a shot in the dark.
· give someone the cold shoulder冷待某人
I hate going to expensive hotels. The receptionist always gives me the
cold shoulder when she sees my plain clothes.
· steal the show喧宾夺主
Cinderalla stole the show in the Prince's party.
· side with
someone与某人站在一起，支持某人
I'm your friend, but I'm afraid I won't side with
you on that issue.
· have a memory like a sieve记性太差
I think a
computer notebook will be of great help for me, since I've got a memory like a
sieve.
· out of clear blue sky意料不到
Yesterday, out of a clear
blue sky, My landlady gave me a one-day notice, asking me to move out.
·
.make a slip of the tongue说走嘴
The class burst into laughter when the
teacher made a slip of the tongue. He meant to say "Good morning" to students,
but he said "Good afternoon".
· be on the sly办事狡猾
The boy was
smoking in the corner when his father caught him on the sly.
· for a
song以级低的价钱，廉价地
I got the rare edition of the book for a song in the flea
market.
· sound someone out试探某人的意见
Have you sounded the
principal out on postponing the final examination?
· call a spade a
spade有什么就说什么
We are good friends. Call a spade a spade. Don't tell me in
a round-about way.
· spick and span干干净净
The housewife always
keeps her kitchen spick and span.
· go for a spin出去兜风
The city
dwellers like going for a spin to the country on weekends.
·
spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然
He likes horrible films. Those spine-chilling
pictures to us are pleasant to his eyes.
· The spirit is willing; but
the flesh is weak.心有余而力不足
A: How many times have you tried quitting
smoking? B: It's not that the spirit is not willing, but that the flesh is weak.
· win one's spurs受到奖赏
She won her spurs as a popular writer
immediately after her first book became a best-seller.
· put the squeeze
on someone对某人施加压力
The new situation is putting the squeeze on all
companies engaged in this business.
· stand up to someone与某人大胆对抗
The soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement.
· thank one's lucky stars感到万幸
I should thank your lucky stars
that you missed the plane which crashed into the sea.
· get off to a
flying start来了开门红
Our kindergarten got off to a flying start by having
100 children to sign up in the first month.
· go steady with someone
与异性稳步发展关系
Mary and Tim got married after going steady with each other
for two years.
· watch one's step当心
You're better watch your
step when you go out with John. He is a trouble-maker.
· a stick-in
the-mud老古董
He is a stick=in-the-mud and will never invest his money in
stock.
· be a stickler吹毛皮的人
I don't like to go to her home. She
is a stickler for neatness.
· turn someone's stomach令人作呕
Her
sweet voice turned my stomach.
· fall between two stools鸡飞蛋打
Tying to straddle two boats, he took up two jobs with two salaries. At
last, unable to do either well.
· weather the storm度过难关
The
wooden house weathered the storm.
· harp on the same old string老调重弹
He really gets on my nerves. He always harps on the same old string by
promising us a paid holiday., but he never keeps it.
· have someone
dancing on a string任意摆布某人
Betty is a housewife and no income. Her
husband has her dancing on a string.
· pull strings for
someone为某人走后门，幕后操作
In the material world, money pulls the strings.
· be stuck on someone迷恋上某人
Tom was stuck on the girl at the
first meeting although it was a blind date.
· to sweet-talk someone into
(out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）……
The accountant sweet-talked the boss
out of checking her account.
· be in full swing达到高潮，全面展开
China
has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. Reforms in every
walks of life are in full swing.
· be asleep at the switch玩忽职守
The goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at
the last minute.
· suit...to a T对……再适合不过了
This new job suits me
to a T.
· turn the tables扭转局势
Don't worry, your husband knows
how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys.
· drink someone
under the table把某人灌醉
He has a hollow leg. He can drink all of us here
under the table.
· keep tabs on something/someone掌握情况,密切关注
He
has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in
market management.
· keep someone down a notch挫某人的傲气
The monitor
likes to order us around. He needs to be kept down a
notch.
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