英语俚语、习语大全
1.abigfish大人物
In?the?city?I?was?nothing,?but?in?the?country?I?was?considered?a?big?fish.在城里我并不是什么大人物,但是在乡下我被认为是个了不起的人物。.apieceofcake小菜一碟
For?him,?the?work?is?a?piece?of?cake.?对他来说,这点活儿就是小菜一碟。
.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.事实胜于雄辩
4.addinsulttoinjury伤口上撒盐,落井下石,火上浇油,雪上加霜
My?car?barely?started?this?morning,?and?to?add?insult?to?injury,?I?got?a?flattire?in?the?driveway.?今天早上我的车差点没发动起来,雪上加霜的是开到车道时一个车胎也没气了。.allears洗耳恭听
If?you?have?a?good?idea?for?improving?my?pronunciation,?I’m?all?ears.如果你对改进我的发音有好的建议,我洗耳恭听。
.bedown-to-earth脚踏实地
Peopleshould?be?down-to-earth,insteadofbeing?over-ambitious.做人应该脚踏实地,不要好高骛远。.beataroundthebush旁敲侧击,兜圈子,拐弯抹角
Don’t?beat?around?the?bush!?Tell?me?exactly?what?Jack?said.?别拐弯抹角了!实话告诉我杰克说什么了。.bedofroses称心如意的生活
Life?is?not?a?bed?of?roses,?but?please?treasure?it?and?enjoy?it.?虽然生活不总是一帆风顺,但是请珍惜生活,享受生活
.bestofbothworlds两全其美?这所房子既有乡村的环境又有城市的便利,两全其美。
.bigtime非常;很;大大地
And?you?owe?me?big?time!?这回你欠我很多了吧。.biteoffmorethanonecanchew贪多嚼不烂,心有余而力不足,好高骛远
Onecan’tbiteoffmorethanonecanchewinreadingordoinganywork.无论读书或做任何工作一个人都不能好高骛远
12.bossaround颐指气使
I?heard?that?he?loves?to?boss?people?around.?我听说他很爱指使人。13.callitaday收工
Let’s?call?it?a?day?and?go?to?the?movies.?我们收工看电影去吧!.catnap打瞌睡
I?try?to?take?a?little?cat?nap?every?Sunday?afternoon.?我试着在每个周日的下午小睡一会儿。.catchsomeZs小睡,稍睡片刻
.comeeasily易如反掌
Languages?come?easily?to?some?people.?语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
.coolit冷静一点
Stop?fighting,?you?boys!?Now?cool?it!?孩子们,不要打了!冷静些!18.couchpotato花大量时间看电视的人,电视迷
I?like?being?a?couch?potato!?我喜欢窝在沙发上看电视!
1.cryoverspiltmilk后悔莫及
Do?not?cry?over?spilt?milk!?不要做无益的后悔。
.getwithit适应;赶上时髦,跟上潮流
Come?on,?do?the?latest?dance,?get?with?it!?来吧,跳最新式的舞蹈,要跟上时代潮流。.Giveitashot!试试看!
Give?it?a?shot?I?got?faith?in?you.?试试看我对你有信心。
.goplaces(在社会上等)成功;有成就
Once?I’m?qualified?in?my?profession?I?intend?to?go?places.?一旦我有资格从事自己的职业,我就想获得成功。.gotheextramile多付出代价;多努力一点
He’s?always?willing?to?go?the?extra?mile?for?his?friends.?他总是愿意为朋友两肋插刀。.goupinsmoke成为泡影,化为乌有
When?he?crashed?his?car,?all?his?travel?plans?went?up?in?smoke.?他把汽车撞坏了,他的整个旅行计划都泡汤了。25.Gotyou!(骗、吓)到你了吧!
2.haveacow非常生气
I?thought?he?was?going?to?have?a?cow?when?I?told?him?I’d?lost?his?key.当我告诉他我丢了钥匙时,我以为他会大发雷霆的。7.hittheroad上路;出发
It’s?time?to?hit?the?road.?是上路的时候了。.holdyourhorses耐心点,不要着急
Hold?your?horses;?we’re?not?ready?to?leave?yet!?等一等,我们还没有准备好。
2.Ifyousnooze,youlose!如果你不注意,就错过良机了。
.inhotwater有麻烦
He?was?found?cheating?on?the?exam,?and?now?he’s?in?hot?water.?他考试作弊被发现了,现在他可麻烦了。31.inthedriver’sseat掌有控制权
Inthatbusiness,theoldmanisreallyinthedriver’sseat.在那个行业中,这位老人确实掌有控制权。
.joyride兜风
We?went?for?a?joy?ride?in?Tim’s?new?jeep.?我们坐蒂姆的新吉普车去兜风了。.jumpthegun草率行事
Don’t?jump?the?gun.?We?have?to?be?patient?for?a?while.?不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。
.keepone’sshirton保持冷静
Keep?your?shirt?on;wewillsupportyouatanytimes.冷静点在任何情况下我们都会支持你。35.kickback轻松休息
As?soon?as?they’ve?finished?up,?they?kick?back?and?wait?for?the?next?show.?他们一完工就开始休息并等待下一场演出。
6.knockitoff住手;不要再做某事
Knock?it?off!?I’m?trying?to?sleep.?别闹了!我要睡觉了。
.misstheboat错失良机
One?of?the?biggest?mistakes?in?one’?s?life?is?to?miss?the?boat.?人生最大的错误之一就是坐失良机。
.Myhandsaretied.我无能为力
39.Oh,boy!乖乖!唉呀!真是!
Oh,?boyI’m?going?to?have?to?restart?it?again.?哦天呐我又得重启了
40.onthenose正好,恰好,准确
He?hits?the?target?on?the?nose.?他正好击中了目标。
.onthespot让(某人)在压力下作决定;当场
James?was?called?to?see?the?producer?and?got?the?job?on?the?spot詹姆斯被叫去见制片人,当场就得到了那份工作.onceinabluemoon千载难逢
It’s?only?once?in?a?blue?moon?that?you?get?an?opportunity?like?that.这样的机会对你来说真是千载难逢。
.pullone’sleg开玩笑
Whenhesaidthathewouldinvitethewholeclasstohisbirthdayparty,wehewaspullingourleg.当他说要请全班同学参加他的生日宴会,我们在开玩笑。
4.?pusharound摆布;使唤
Be?yourself?and?don’t?let?anybody?push?you?around.?做你自己,不要让别人牵着鼻子走。
4.red-letterday大日子
June?2nd?will?be?a?red-letter?day?for?him;?he’s?getting?married.?六月二日是他的大喜日子,他要结婚了。
4.rocktheboat找麻烦I?said?I?didn’t?want?to?rock?the?boat?in?any?way.?我说过我根本不想挑事。.shakealeg赶快
Shake?a?leg!?We’re?already?ten?minutes?late.?快点!我们已迟到十分钟了。
.tellitlikeitis实话实说
I?always?tell?it?like?it?is?but,?unfortunately,?sometimes?the?truth?hurts.我一向实话实说,只是有时候实话会伤心。.thebottomline底线
You?know?the?bottom?line.?你知道自己的底线。
.24-7一天到晚;全天候
Maybe?it’s?not?your?reality,?but?it’s?my?reality?every?day,?24-7.?这可能不是你的现实,但这就是我每时每刻的现实。
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