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现代英语口语表示法500例
现代英语口语表示法500例
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∙One’sbrainchild某人的主意,某人想出来的
等同于one’soriginalidea
one’sbrainchildren(复数)
Thenewwaysofteachingwhichhavebeenprovedveryeffectivearebrainchildrenofallteachingstaffofourdepartment.
∙Haveachiponone’sshoulder叫阵,叫板
Heisnotpopularamonghispeers.Healwaysseemstihaveachiponhisshoulder.
此外该语还有“不满”,“对抗”的意思
Maryhasgotachiponhershoulderaboutnothavingobtainedthescholarship.
∙Clamup守口如瓶,拒不开口,沉默不语
Idon’tunderstandwhymystudentsarequitetalkativeduringthebreakbutallclamupinclass.
∙Takesomeonetothecleaners使人囊中如洗,一贫如洗
Don’taskmetoplayinacrapgame.Idon’twanttobethecleaners.
∙Acliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情
Peterwasnearlyinvolvedinacaraccident.Hecalleditanarrowescape.Butitwasreallyacliff-hanger.
∙Fighttheclock争分夺秒,与时间赛跑
等同于workagainsttheclock
Ifyoudon’tfighttheclocktoenrichyourself,youwillsurelybelaggedbehindsoon.
∙Aclotheshorse讲究穿戴的人
PrincessDianawasarealclotheshorse.It’shardtoimaginehowmuchshehadspentonclothes.
∙Gethotunderthecollar发怒,怒气冲天
Makesomeonehotunderthecollar
Hegothotunderthecollarwhenhefoundhisbicyclewasmissing.
∙Comethroughwithflyingcolors干得出色,大获成功
Inthe13thAsianGames,Chineseathleticteamcamethroughwithflyingcolors
∙Show(reveal)one’struecolors原形毕露
Healwaysappearspoliteandgentle.Buthisquarrellingwithothersindirtywordsshowhistruecolors.
∙Comeupwith找出,想出,弄出,提出
等同于toproduce,tofindout,tothinkout
Afterthreedays’ofdeepthinking,themanagercameupwithanideaofpromotingtheproducts.
∙Jumptoconclusions仓促的下结论
Beingateacher,heshouldn’tjumptoconclusionsthatastudentisnotworthteachingsimplybecausehefailsoneexam.
∙Toone’sheart’scontent心满意足
Todayisweekend.Thelightswon’tgooffafter11o’clock.Wecanchattoourheart’scontent.
此外该语还有“随心所欲”的意思
Maryloveskeepingdiary.Shecanexpressheremotiontoherheart’scontent.
∙Loseone’scool沉不住气
反义词keepone’scool
Intheboxingmatch.TysonlosthiscoolandbitHollyfield’sear.
∙Playitcool不露声色,沉着冷静
Sampras,theNo.1tennisplayerintheworld,alwaysplaysitcoolwhenhewinsinthematch.
∙erottentothecore坏透了、烂透了
Keepawayfromthatboy.Heisrottentothecore.
∙cutcorners偷工减料、走捷径、图省事、节约
Studentisaseriousthing.Youcan'texpecttocutcorners.
cutcorners并不是都是贬义的,还表示节约,节省
Withonly$100left,hehadtocutcornerstomakehisjourneybackhome.
∙haveacrushonsomeone迷恋某人
Someteenagergirlsgotacrushonthefilmstar
∙beafarcryfrom...与……相差甚远(一般用来表示水平或程度等的差距)
ThoughDickhastriedhard,itisstillafarcryfromwhathisfatherexpectsofhim.
∙chewthecud好好琢磨琢磨
Idon'twanttojumptoconclusions,Ihavetochewthecudonitforafewdays.
∙becutoutfor...天生适合于……(用于否定句中)
Thankyouforyourkindness,butIcan'tacceptit.Youknow,I'mnotcutforamanager.
∙becompletelyinthedark一无所知,仍蒙在鼓里
keepsomeoneinthedark;beleft(kept)inthedark
Heisadictator.ThoughI'mtheproductionmanager,I'mcompletelyinthedarkaswhattodonext.
∙ablinddate初次约会
Jameswastooexcitedtohavedinner.HewashavingablinddatewithSueintheevening.
∙haveseenbetterdays今非昔比
Lookatourdean,Hehasseenbetterdays.
∙beoutofone'sdepth力所不及
LiuwasextremelyhappytohavebeenadmittedtoOxford,butsoonhefoundhewasoutofhisdepthinhismajor.
∙givesomeoneadoseofhisownmedicine以其人之道还制其人之身
OnAprilFool'sDay,myclassmatesmademeanAprilFool.Nextyear,I'llgivehimadoseofhisownmedicine.
∙adropinthebucket沧海一粟
Hehassufferedalotinhislife.Losinghisjobthistimewasonlyadropinthebucket.
∙playdumbwithsomeone装聋作哑
It'snouseplayingdumbwithteachers.Theyknowverywelltheirstudents.
∙bedownindumps垂头丧气,深情沮丧
Iburnedmidnightoilyesterday.SoIfeeldowninthedumpstoday.
∙makethedustfly干得很起劲
ManyvolunteersarehelpingintheOlympicGames.Theyaremakingthedustflywithoutgettingpay.
∙goeasyon...酌情处理……;节约使用……;对……手下留情
Ihopetheteacherwillgoeasyonme.Otherwise,I'llhavenochancetopasstheexam.
当介词oin的后面跟得是something的时候,此语用来是“节约使用”或“小心对待”
Goeasyonsalt.Wehavetosavesomeforthenextmeal.
∙eggsomeoneontodosomething怂恿,鼓动某人干某事
Haven'tyouseenhimthrough?
Hecanhelpyounothingbuteggyouontodoillegalthings.
∙rubelbowswithsomeone和某人没有很深的交情
IsupposeJackdoesn'tknowmewell.Wehaveonlyrubbedelbowswithotherforseveraltimes.
∙baattheendofone'stether山穷水尽
Markfeelsworriedbecausehecan'twriteanynewbooks.Heisafraidthatheisattheendofhistether.
∙beatone'swits'end不知如何是好
Myboyissuchamischief-maker.Iamatmywits'endwithhim.
∙beatlooseends心里没有着落
Manyoldpeoplefeelatlooseendsaftertheirretirement.
∙makebothendsmeet收支平衡
Thenewly-wedcouplefoundithardtomakebothendsmeet.
∙begreenwithenvy羡慕极了
Don'tbegreenwithenvy.Hedeservestheprize,sincehehasspentawholemonthonthatpaper.
∙beoftheessence绝对不可少,关键的
Asforstudy,diligenceisoftheessence.
∙apoorapologyfor...蹩脚货,名不副实
Thattravelagencywasfirst-class,butitofferedapoorapologyforitsservice
∙makeanexhibitionofoneself出洋相
如果表示总出洋相可以在exhibition一词前加上形容词,regular
Sheisabitinsane.Shealwaysmakesaregularexhibitionofherselfbyragingatalmosteverybody.
∙keepaneyeopen密切注视
Keepaneyeopenforanyonewhoarousesyoursuspicion.
∙seeeyetoeyewith...与……意见一致
Thoughtheyaretwins,theyneverseeeyetoeyewitheachotheronanything.
∙turnablindeyeon装做没看见
Itisnotrightforteacherstoturnablindeyetothosewhocheatintheexam.
∙feastone'seyeson...观赏……,一饱眼福
Yesterdaywewenttoafashionshow.Wereallyfeastedoureyesonbeautiesandfancyclothes.
∙haveafacewouldstopaclock奇丑无比
Theoldladyhasafacethatwouldstopaclock,butsheisthehelpfulpersonIhaveevermet.
keepastraightface板着脸
Helikestellingjokes.Butalwayakeepsastraightfacewhenothersareshakingtheirsideswithlaughter.
∙befedupwith...对……烦透了
Myroommatesaretoonoisy.I''mreallyfedupwiththem.
∙fallfor...迷恋上……
Shefellforthatguysimplybecausehebehavedquitedifferentlyfromothers.
∙beridingforafall自讨苦吃
Thatbigcountryisridingforafallifitkeepsinterferingwithothers''internalaffairs.
∙playfastandloosewith...敷衍了事,不正经干
YouarenotvleverenoughtoplayfastandloosewithSusan.
∙playfavoriteswith...对……有偏心眼
Thegirlisn'tongoodtermswithherparents.Theyplayfavoriteswithherlittlebrother.
∙putoutafeelertodo...试探……的反应
Thechairmanputoutafeelertoseepeople''sreactionstohiselectionspeech.
∙bedeadonone'sfeet筋疲力尽
Ourbossregardsushisslaves.Everydayafterwork.
∙landonone'sfeet安全摆脱困境
Withtheloanfromthebank,thecompanylandedonitsfeet.
∙standonone'sfeet自食其力
TheChineseCommunistPartydecidedtostandontheirfeetduringtheLiberationCampaign.PeopleinNaniwanwerecalledupontodevelopagriculture.
∙sitonthefence保持中立
Whowouldyouvotefor?
YoubetIwon'tvoteforhim.Helikessittingonthefenceonimportantissues.
∙playthefield不正经干
Heisreallyaplayboy,Helikestoplaythefieldandisneverseriouswithanyonegirl.
∙burnone'sfingers因管闲事而吃苦头
Ialwaystellyoutokeepawayfromthescoundrels.Nowyouareburningyourfingers.
∙havestickyfingers手不老实。
有小偷小摸的陋习
Theoldladyfiredthemaidbecauseshehadstickyfingers.
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∙keepone'sfingerscrossed祈求成功
Theleaderwasguiltyofaseriousderelictionofduty.Hekepthisfingerscrossedthathecouldescapeseverepunishment.
∙letsomethingslipthroughone'sfingers眼睁睁地看着……跑掉
Thelawyerstudiedthecaseverycarefully.Hewouldn'tletsomethingslipthroughhisfingers.
∙buildafireundersomeone紧催促某人……
Thatguyisaslowpoke.Iwishthereweresomewaytobuildafireunderhim.
putafireundersomeone其主语一般是物,而不是人。
∙haveotherfishtofry有其他要紧事要做
Comeonout!
Forgetabouttheexam,You'regototherfishtofry.
∙aflashinthepan昙花一现
Heusedtobecalledayoungentrepreneur.Butsoonhewasforgottenbythepublic.Hewasaflashinthepan.
∙aflyintheointment美中不足
Mobilephonearequitepopularnowadays,buttheyringatanytimeinthepublicareas.Itisaflyintheointment.
∙benobody'sfool不傻,精明
Youcannoteasilytakehimin.Itisobviousthatheisnobody'sfool.
∙getoffontherightfoot开门红
Everythingwillgosmoothlyifwegetoffontherightfoot.
∙putone'sfootdown气愤的表示反对
Theboywantedtoquitschool,buthisfatherputhisfootdown.
∙playfootsywith...与……调情
JackwassoinlovewithMarythathecouldn'thelpplayingfootsiewithherwhilehavingdinner.
∙marryafortune嫁给了有钱人
Scarietwasintrouble,Shewantedtomarryafortuneandsavethewholefamily.
∙asslyasafox非常狡猾
Thoughthesuspectwasasslyasfox,hehadtoadmithiscrimeinfrontofsolidevidence.
∙adimeadozen数不清,很多
Pagerswereraretenyearsago.Nowtheyareadimeadozen.
∙makefreewith...擅自使用……
DoyouthinkI'mamillionaire?
Don'tmakefreewithmythings.
∙afreeloader白吃白喝,爱占便宜的人
InAmerica,evenifyoulivewithyourrelative,youcan'tbeafreeloader.
∙afair-weatherfriend不能同患难的朋友
Ihavesearchedmyconscience,andbelieveIhavenevermistreatedyou.Butyouturnedouttobeafair-weatherfriend.
∙getstagefright怯场,紧张
Thestudentgotstagefrightwhenhesteppedintoexamroom.
∙addfueltotheflames火上浇油
Theboyrefusedtomakeanapologytohisfather,whichaddedfueltotheflames.
∙haveabarreloffun极开心
Childrenhadabarreloffuninthemasquerade.
∙makefunofsomeone取笑某人
Itisnotrighttomakefunofthedis