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1 Beintheair将要发生的事情
Thefeelingorideathatsomethingnewisabouttohappenorisgoingtochange.
Example:
Fromtheargumentsgoingonatthemeeting,itseemsthatachangeinpolicyisintheair.
2Cleartheair消除误会
Tosettleadisputeandrestoregoodrelations
Example:
Wehadameetingwiththeworkers,andIthinkwe’veclearedtheairnow.
3 Costanarmandaleg极其昂贵
Tobeveryexpensive
Example:
Ilovethatfurcoat.However,Idon’tthinkI’mgoingtobuyitbecauseitcostsanarmandaleg.
4 Abadegg缺乏道德的人
Somebodywhohasnomoralprinciplesandshouldbeavoided
Example:
Youmustn’tlendTimmoney,he’sabadegg.You’llneverseehimoryourmoneyagain!
5 IntheBag稳操胜券
Saidofanachievementwhichissecure
Example:
Wehavethedealinthebag.Theclientcameinthismorningtosigntheagreement.
6 Inthebalance未知的,不可预测的
Saidwhentheoutcomeofasituationisunknownorunpredictable
Example:
Hiscareerasapilotisinthebalance,ashiseyesightdoesnotseemgoodenough.
7 Driveahardbargain极力讨价还价
Tohavethenegotiatingstrengthandskillstogetthemostadvantageouspriceandconditions
Example:
Amandaisnegotiatingthebestpricefromthesuppliers.Shedrivesahardbargain.
8 Ringabell看上去或听起来非常熟悉
Tolook,soundorseemfamiliar
Example:
Thatfaceringsabell,wherehaveIseenhimbefore?
9 Tightenone’sbelt节衣缩食
Tocutdownonspendingbecausethereislessincomethanbefore
Example:
Nowyouareoutofwork,you’llhavetotightenyourbeltandgiveupbuyingnewclothesandgoingoutsooften.
10 Killtwobirdswithonestone一石二鸟
Tocompletetwotaskstogether,withlesseffortthandoingthemseparately
Example:
SinceI’dgonetothestoretobuysomebread,IthoughtofkillingtwobirdswithonestoneandinvitedMr.Biggstotheparty.
11 Beinablackmood情绪极差
Tobesonegativeabouteverythingthatitisimpossibleforanyonetoreasonwithhim/her
Example:
Myfatherhasbeeninablackmoodfordays,wedarenotsayanythingtohim.
12 Newblood新成员
Newpeoplebroughtintoanorganizationtointroducedifferentandoriginalideas
Example:
Itwasdecidedtobringnewbloodintotheschoolbyemployingteacherswiththelatesttraining.
13 Feelingblue感到无精打采
Feelingsadordepressed
Example:
She’sfeelingblue,becausethemanshelovesisfaraway.
14 Gettothebottomofsomething弄清真相
Tofindoutthetruthaboutsomething
Example:
I’mtryingtogettothebottomofwhyDavidleftwithoutsayinggoodbye.
15Apieceofcake轻松的事
Somethingwhichisveryeasytodo
Example:
Here…letmeputthebatteriesinforyou.It’sapieceofcake.
16 Payacall拜访
Tovisitsomebody
Example:
Aswe’reinthisneighborhood,wemightaswellpaytheJacksonsacall,wehaven’tseenthemforages.
17 Bychance偶然,意外的
Unexpectedly;withnopriorplanning
Example:
Bychance,Ibumpedintomywifeintheshoppingmall
18 Roundtheclock夜以继日的
Todosomethingcontinuously,withoutabreakorpause
Example:
Theambulanceservicesworkedroundtheclockhaulingpeopletrappedinthebuildingtosafety.
19 Keepone’scool保持冷静
Tostaycalminadifficultsituation
Example:
Ifthetrafficisjamed,theonlythingtodoiskeepyourcool,orgetoutofthecarandwalk!
20 Inatightcorner处于困境
Inanextremelydifficultsituation
Example:
WheneverIgetintoatightcorner,Itrytorelyonquickthinkingtogetoutofit.
21 Keepinthedark隐瞒
Tokeepsomethingsecret
Example:
Weknowmybrotherhasanewgirlfriend,buthe'skeepinghernameinthedark.
22 Fallondeafears不加理睬的,不听取
Nottotakeanynoticeofwhatissaid
Example:
Thecitycouncil’sorderthatgarbageshouldbeputinthebinsfellondeafears;thesidewalksarestilllitteredwithtrash!
23 Takethingseasy放轻松
Torelax
Example:
It'sbetterforourhealthtotakethingseasythantoworryaboutproblemsallthetime.
24 Eatlikeahorse吃得很多
Toeatalot;tohaveaverybigappetite
Example:
Fredeatslikeahorse.WhenIwasagrowingladlikehim,Iusedtoeatalot,too.
25 Catchone’seye吸引某人注意
Toattractsomebody’sattention
Example:
Amovementbehindthecurtaincaughtmyeye–Ithoughtitwasaburglarandrushedoutoftheroom!
26 Haveaneyeforsomething对某事（某物体）了解得非常清楚
Tobeverygoodatdoingsomething,orhaveagreatunderstandingofsomething.
Example:
Asabotanist,hehastodescribeanddrawplantsaccurately,sohemusthaveaneyefordetail.
27 Turnablindeye.熟视无睹
Toignoreanaction,eventhoughoneshoulddosomethingaboutit
Example:
Parentswillspoiltheirchildreniftheyconstantlyturnablindeyetotheirbadbehavior.
28 Keepaneyeon照看,密切注视
Towatchcarefully;tolookafter
Example:
Keepaneyeonmypurse–I'mjustgoingtothebathroom.
29Loseface丢脸
Tohaveone'sreputationspoiled;tobeembarrassed
Example:
Thelargedrughouseshavelostface,becausesmallercompaniesaresellingsimilarproductsatacheaperprice!
30 Leadthefield处于领头地位
Tobethemostsuccessfulpersonorgroupinanactivity
Example:
Fordecades,theHouseofDiorledthefieldinelegantfashiondesign.
31 Getoutofhand失去控制
Tobeoutofcontrol
Example:
Theproblemofsuicidebombingsisgettingoutofhand;thereseemstobenowaytostopthem.
32Giveahand提供帮助
Tohelpsomebodywithsomething
Example:
PleasegivemeahandandholdthisboardwhileIpaintit.
33 Learnbyheart牢记
Tomemorizesomething;tohavelearnedsomethingwordforwordorveryprecisely.
Example:
AtschoolweoftenlearnedShakespeare’ssonnetsbyheartandrecitedtheminfrontoftheclass.
34 Onhold尚未办理的事情
Somethingsetasideandwaitingtobedealtwith
Example:
Ourvacationplansareonholdrightnow;becausemyDad’sjustbeenadmittedtohospitalwithastomachulcer.
35 Adarkhorse出乎意料的嬴家
Anunexpectedwinner.
Example:
Adarkhorseinthisyear’sbasketballcupwasJapan!
36 Thebottomline本质内容
Themostessentialpartofsomething
Example:
We’vetalkedalotabouttaxationandimmigration,butthebottomlineisthatwehavetocreatemorejobs.
37 Liveitup狂欢一场
Toenjoyahighstandardoflivingandleadacarefreelife
Example:
Theneighborshavingbeenlivingitupeversincetheywonthesweepstakes.
38 Lookforwardto期待着
Torelishsomefutureprospect;toeagerlyawaitmeetingsomebody.
Example:
YoucantellJakeislookingforwardtohisvacation–hekeepstellingushowmanydaysthereareleftuntilhefinishescollege.
39 Bearinmind记住
Toremembersomethingwhichcanbeofhelpinthefuture.
Example:
Beforeyoustartyourperspectivedrawing,bearinmindyoushouldfirstestablishavanishingpoint.
40 Haveamindto想做某事,计划做某事
Tobedecidedon;tointendto
Example:
Theserviceinourhotelwasterrible.Ihaveamindtowritealetterofcomplaint.
41 Beinthemood想要做某事
Tofeellikedoingsomething
Example:
Sheisnotinthemoodforplayingcardsandsayssheshouldreallybepreparingherlecturenotes.
42 Overthemoon欣喜若狂
Extremelyhappy
Example:
She’soverthemoonaboutherpromotion–shereallywasn’texpectingit.
43 Getamoveon赶快
Tohurryup
Example:
Getamoveon!
Thetrainisabouttoleave.
44 Overandabove除…这外,额外的
Inadditionto
Example:
Overandaboveoursalary,wearegettingalargebonus,becausebusinesshasbeenveryprofitablethisyear.
45 Getthepicture了解某事
Tounderstandsomething,tograspsomemeaning
Example:
Whentheystartedcuttingbackandlayingpeopleoffatwork,Igotthepictureandstartinglookingforanotherjob.
46 Beoutofpocket花光了钱的
Tobewithoutmoney
Example:
He’scomplainingbecausehespentallofhismoneyonslotmachinesandnowhe’soutofpocket.
47 Keepsomebodyposted传达消息
Toregularlygivesomebodyup-to-dateinformationordetailsoftheprogressbeingmade.
Example:
Iphonedinattheendofeachworkingdaytokeepmybosspostedaboutdevelopmentsatthetradeconference.
48 Inthelongrun最终,最后
Overalongperiodoftime,onceaprocesshasmatured
Example:
Thegrocerystoreismakingalossrightnow.Inthelongrun,however,wehopetoachieveasituationofstableprofit.
49 Onashoestring生活拮据
Inathriftymanner;withcostsorspendingdowntoabareminimum
Example:
Shelivesonashoestring–shegetsatinypensionandhastobudgetverytightly.
50 Losetrackof失去消息,失去线索
Tolosecontactwithsomebodytonotknowwheresomethingis
Example:
IlosttrackofFranwhenshemovedtoBoston.I’veeventriedtolocateherontheInternet.
Beatgeneration垮掉的一代
Tea-ceremony茶道
Badgergame美人计
Scenestealer抢镜头的人
Hooligan阿飞，足球流氓
Repeatedoffender惯犯
Doubleagent双重间谍
Mr.Big黑社会老大
Lovechild私生子
Hand-to-handfighting肉搏
Boxnews花边新闻
Screenagers整天看电视玩电脑的孩子
June-Decemberwedding双方年龄悬殊的婚姻
King’sEnglish标准英语
Leapday/year闰日2.29/年366
MaidofOrleans圣女贞德
Narrowsqueak（口）九死一生的脱险
Ninjaturtle忍者神龟
Poetlaureate桂冠诗人
Ponytail马尾辫
Protestant新教徒
PulitzerPrize普利策奖
Ratrace激烈的竞争
Red-lightdistrict红灯区
Reader’sDigest读者文摘
Russianroulette俄罗斯轮盘赌
Sexualharassment性骚扰
Shortfuse易怒的脾气
Soft-soap奉承讨好
Silentcontribution隐名捐款
Sillymoney来路不明的钱
Silverscreen银幕，电影界
Summercomplaint夏季病，拉肚子
Tenth-rate最低等的，劣等的
Vertical/lateralthinking纵向，横向思维
Wide-body大部头的作品
Wheeloflife（佛教）轮回
Xenomania媚外
Yearbook年鉴年刊
Zen禅
Paparazzi狗仔队
Showpeople娱乐界人士
Exoticdance脱衣舞
Bearish行情下跌的
Bullish行情上涨的
Stateprisoner政治犯
Stowaway偷渡者，逃票的乘客
Plainclothes
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