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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’brainchildren(复数)
Thenewwaysofteachingwhichhavebeenprovedveryeffectivearebrainchildrenofallteachingstaffofourdepartment.
·Haveachiponone’sshoulder叫阵,叫板
Heisnotpopularamonghispeers.Healwaysseemstohaveachiponhisshoulder.
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on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.
·beattheendofone'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.Butalwayskeepsastraightfacewhenothersareshakingtheirsideswithlaughter.
·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
YouarenotcleverenoughtoplayfastandloosewithSusan.
·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'thelpplayingfootsieswithherwhilehavingdinner.
·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
Itisnotrighttomakefunofthedi