現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)表示法500例
1——60· One’s brain child某人的主意，某人想出來(lái)的
等同于one’s original idea
one’ brain children（復(fù)數(shù)）
The new ways of teaching which have been proved very effective are brain children of all teaching staff of our department.
· Have a chip on one’s shoulder叫陣，叫板
He is not popular among his peers. He always seems to have a chip on his shoulder.
此外該語(yǔ)還有“不滿”，“對(duì)抗”的意思
Mary has got a chip on her shoulder about not having obtained the scholarship.
· Clam up守口如瓶，拒不開(kāi)口，沉默不語(yǔ)
I don’t understand why my students are quite talkative during the break but all clam up in class.
· Take someone to the cleaners使人囊中如洗，一貧如洗
Don’t ask me to play in a crap game. I don’t want to be the cleaners.
· A cliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情
Peter was nearly involved in a car accident. He called it a narrow escape. But it was really a cliff-hanger.
· Fight the clock爭(zhēng)分奪秒，與時(shí)間賽跑
等同于work against the clock
If you don’t fight the clock to enrich yourself, you will surely be lagged behind soon.
· A clotheshorse講究穿戴的人
Princess Diana was a real clotheshorse. It’s hard to imagine how much she had spent on clothes.
· Get hot under the collar發(fā)怒，怒氣沖天
Make someone hot under the collar
He got hot under the collar when he found his bicycle was missing.
· Come through with flying colors干得出色，大獲成功
In the 13th Asian Games, Chinese athletic team came through with flying colors
· Show (reveal) one’s true colors原形畢露
He always appears polite and gentle. But his quarrelling with others in dirty words show his true colors.
· Come up with找出，想出，弄出，提出
等同于to produce, to find out, to think out
After three days’of deep thinking, the manager came up with an idea of promoting the products.
· Jump to conclusions倉(cāng)促的下結(jié)論
Being a teacher, he shouldn’t jump to conclusions that a student is not worth teaching simply because he fails one exam.
· To one’s heart’s content心滿意足
Today is weekend. The lights won’t go off after 11 o’clock. We can chat to our heart’s content.
此外該語(yǔ)還有“隨心所欲”的意思
Mary loves keeping diary. She can express her emotion to her heart’s content.
· Lose one’s cool沉不住氣
反義詞keep one’s cool
In the boxing match. Tyson lost his cool and bit Hollyfield’s ear.
· Play it cool不露聲色，沉著冷靜
Sampras, the No. 1 tennis player in the world, always plays it cool when he wins in the match.
· e rotten to the core壞透了、爛透了
Keep away from that boy. He is rotten to the core.
· cut corners偷工減料、走捷徑、圖省事、節(jié)約
Student is a serious thing. You can't expect to cut corners.
cut corners并不是都是貶義的，還表示節(jié)約，節(jié)省
With only $100 left, he had to cut corners to make his journey back home.
· have a crush on someone迷戀某人
Some teenager girls got a crush on the film star
· be a far cry from...與……相差甚遠(yuǎn)（一般用來(lái)表示水平或程度等的差距）
Though Dick has tried hard, it is still a far cry from what his father expects of him.
· chew the cud好好琢磨琢磨
I don't want to jump to conclusions, I have to chew the cud on it for a few days.
· be cut out for...天生適合于……（用于否定句中）
Thank you for your kindness, but I can't accept it. You know, I'm not cut for a manager.
· be completely in the dark一無(wú)所知，仍蒙在鼓里
keep someone in the dark; be left (kept) in the dark
He is a dictator. Though I'm the production manager, I'm completely in the dark as what to do next.
· a blind date初次約會(huì)
James was too excited to have dinner. He was having a blind date with Sue in the evening.
· have seen better days今非昔比
Look at our dean, He has seen better days.
· be out of one's depth力所不及
Liu was extremely happy to have been admitted to Oxford, but soon he found he was out of his depth in his major.
· give someone a dose of his own medicine以其人之道還制其人之身
On April Fool's Day, my classmates made me an April Fool. Next year, I'll give him a dose of his own medicine.
· a drop in the bucket滄海一粟
He has suffered a lot in his life. Losing his job this time was only a drop in the bucket.
· play dumb with someone裝聾作啞
It's no use playing dumb with teachers. They know very well their students.
· be down in dumps垂頭喪氣，深情沮喪
I burned midnight oil yesterday. So I feel down in the dumps today.
· make the dust fly干得很起勁
Many volunteers are helping in the Olympic Games. They are making the dust fly without getting pay.
· go easy on...酌情處理……；節(jié)約使用……；對(duì)……手下留情
I hope the teacher will go easy on me. Otherwise, I'll have no chance to pass the exam.
當(dāng)介詞on的后面跟得是something的時(shí)候，此語(yǔ)用來(lái)是“節(jié)約使用”或“小心對(duì)待”
Go easy on salt. We have to save some for the next meal.
· egg someone on to do something慫恿，鼓動(dòng)某人干某事
Haven't you seen him through? He can help you nothing but egg you on to do illegal things.
· rub elbows with someone和某人沒(méi)有很深的交情
I suppose Jack doesn't know me well. We have only rubbed elbows with other for several times.
· be at the end of one's tether山窮水盡
Mark feels worried because he can't write any new books. He is afraid that he is at the end of his tether.
· be at one's wits' end不知如何是好
My boy is such a mischief-maker. I am at my wits' end with him.
· be at loose ends心里沒(méi)有著落
Many old people feel at loose ends after their retirement.
· make both ends meet收支平衡
The newly-wed couple found it hard to make both ends meet.
· be green with envy羨慕極了
Don't be green with envy. He deserves the prize, since he has spent a whole month on that paper.
· be of the essence絕對(duì)不可少，關(guān)鍵的
As for study, diligence is of the essence.
· a poor apology for...蹩腳貨，名不副實(shí)
That travel agency was first-class, but it offered a poor apology for its service
· make an exhibition of oneself出洋相
如果表示總出洋相可以在exhibition一詞前加上形容詞， regular
She is a bit insane. She always makes a regular exhibition of herself by raging at almost everybody.
· keep an eye open密切注視
Keep an eye open for anyone who arouses your suspicion.
· see eye to eye with...與……意見(jiàn)一致
Though they are twins, they never see eye to eye with each other on anything.
· turn a blind eye on裝做沒(méi)看見(jiàn)
It is not right for teachers to turn a blind eye to those who cheat in the exam.
· feast one's eyes on...觀賞……，一飽眼福
Yesterday we went to a fashion show. We really feasted our eyes on beauties and fancy clothes.
· have a face would stop a clock奇丑無(wú)比
The old lady has a face that would stop a clock, but she is the helpful person I have ever met.
· keep a straight face板著臉
He likes telling jokes . But always keeps a straight face when others are shaking their sides with laughter.
· be fed up with...對(duì)……煩透了
My roommates are too noisy. I'm really fed up with them.
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