时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   1.Be in the air 将要发生的事情


  The feeling or idea that something new is about to happen or is going to change
  Example: From the arguments going on at the meeting, it seems that a change in policy is in the air.
  2.Clear the air 消除误会
  To settle a dispute and restore good relations
  Example: We had a meeting with the workers, and I think we’ve cleared the air now.
  3.Cost an arm and a leg 极其昂贵
  To be very expensive
  Example: I love that fur coat. However, I don’t think I’m going to buy it because it costs an arm and a leg.
  4.A bad egg 缺乏道德的人
  Somebody who has no moral principles and should be avoided
  Example: You mustn’t lend Tim money, he’s a bad egg. You’ll never see him or your money again!
  5.In the Bag 稳操胜券
  Said of an achievement which is secure
  Example: We have the deal in the bag. The client came in this morning to sign the agreement.
  6.In the balance 未知的,不可预测的
  Said when the outcome 1 of a situation is unknown or unpredictable
  Example: His career as a pilot is in the balance, as his eyesight does not seem good enough.
  7.Drive a hard bargain 极力讨价还价
  To have the negotiating 2 strength and skills to get the most advantageous 3 price and conditions
  Example: Amanda is negotiating the best price from the suppliers. She drives a hard bargain.
  8.Ring a bell 看上去或听起来非常熟悉
  To look, sound or seem familiar
  Example: That face rings a bell, where have I seen him before?
  9.Tighten 4 one’s belt 节衣缩食
  To cut down on spending because there is less income than before
  Example: Now you are out of work, you’ll have to tighten your belt and give up buying new clothes and going out so often.
  10.Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟
  To complete two tasks together, with less effort than doing them separately
  Example: Since I’d gone to the store to buy some bread, I thought of killing 5 two birds with one stone and invited Mr. Biggs to the party.
  11.Be in a black mood 情绪极差
  To be so negative about everything that it is impossible for anyone to reason with him/her
  Example: My father has been in a black mood for days, we dare not say anything to him.
  12.New people brought into an organization to introduce different and original ideas
  Example: It was decided 6 to bring new blood into the school by employing teachers with the latest training.
  13.Feeling blue 感到无精打采
  Feeling sad or depressed 7
  Example: She’s feeling blue, because the man she loves is far away.
  14.Get to the bottom of something 弄清真相
  To find out the truth about something
  Example: I’m trying to get to the bottom of why David left without saying goodbye.
  15.A piece of cake 轻松的事
  Something which is very easy to do
  Example: Here…let me put the batteries in for you. It’s a piece of cake.
  16.Pay a call 拜访
  To visit somebody
  Example: As we’re in this neighborhood, we might as well pay the Jacksons a call, we haven’t seen them for ages.
  17.By chance 偶然, 意外的
  Unexpectedly; with no prior planning
  Example: By chance, I bumped 8 into my wife in the shopping mall
  18.Round the clock 夜以继日的
  To do something continuously, without a break or pause
  Example: The ambulance services worked round the clock hauling 9 people trapped in the building to safety.
  19.Keep one’s cool 保持冷静
  To stay calm in a difficult situation
  Example: If the traffic is jamed, the only thing to do is keep your cool, or get out of the car and walk!
  20.In a tight corner 处于困境
  In an extremely difficult situation
  Example: Whenever I get into a tight corner, I try to rely on quick thinking to get out of it.
  21.Keep in the dark 隐瞒
  To keep something secret
  Example: We know my brother has a new girlfriend, but he's keeping her name in the dark.
  22.Fall on deaf ears 不加理睬的, 不听取
  Not to take any notice of what is said
  Example: The city council’s order that garbage should be put in the bins 10 fell on deaf ears; the sidewalks are still littered with trash!
  23.Take things easy 放轻松
  To relax
  Example: It's better for our health to take things easy than to worry about problems all the time.
  24.Eat like a horse 吃得很多
  To eat a lot; to have a very big appetite
  Example: Fred eats like a horse. When I was a growing lad like him, I used to eat a lot, too.
  25.Catch one’s eye 吸引某人注意
  To attract somebody’s attention
  Example: A movement behind the curtain caught my eye – I thought it was a burglar 11 and rushed out of the room!

n.结果,出口,演变
  • The outcome of the experiment is in the lap of the gods.实验结果尚难预料。
  • The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.战争胜负难以预卜。
adj.有利的;有帮助的
  • Injections of vitamin C are obviously advantageous.注射维生素C显然是有利的。
  • You're in a very advantageous position.你处于非常有利的地位。
v.(使)变紧;(使)绷紧
  • Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
  • Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策,以避免通货膨胀。
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
凸起的,凸状的
  • In the dark I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
  • I bumped against an old friend in town today. 我今天在城里偶然碰见了一个老朋友。
拖,拉( haul的现在分词 ); 运送; 传讯; 强迫(某人)去某处
  • They went down to the shore to watch the fishermen hauling in their nets. 他们跑到岸边看渔民拖网。
  • They had little difficulty in finding it. but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem. 馅饼盘不难找到,但是把它拖出水面却是个严重的问题。
n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 );宽口箱(如面包箱,垃圾箱等)v.扔掉,丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 )
  • Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
  • Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事,你能欣然接受吗? 来自辞典例句
n.窃贼,破门盗窃者
  • The policeman took the burglar by surprise as he opened the window.当夜盗开窗时,警察冷不防地捉住了他。
  • The man glanced the burglar climbing out of the window.那人瞥见小偷从窗户爬出来。
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aither
anisate
anoysance
biomonitors
biplumbic
bisarylated
blockade and embarge
brake moment
Burdiehouse limestone
calling trace
coacervation dyeing
come into existence
commercial access provider
compacted sub-soil base
course change index
crippling load
culmina
cytobiologist
decampments
decides upon
detokenization
deuteranoid
direct-contact heat exchanger
disinthrall
distichophyllum maibarae
diversifier
double strength glass
dursun
Dysecdysis
ellipse of concentration
empty nests
fays
fibrillated strand
flatcap
friendship benches
frigatebird
fur beetles
glenarden
goat-milk
granulation tumor
gun-cooling lines
Haller's rete
heliangine
high voltage source filter
horizontal tailplane
hydra (ydra )
hypercolour
Hövsgöl Aymag
in progression
indirect humidifier
keep their head above water
kid brother
lamb reverse
long draft spinning
midday prayer
middling particle
monometallic standard system
moulded steel
nulli-tetrasomics
oded
ovulariopsis ampelopsidis-heterophyllae
Panpipes
passenger ship subdivision
pemmicanized
photon drag photodetector
planktologist
platelet agglutination
record breaker
relative transmission level
rhytidocarpous
right hand plough
section dividing
self-reformings
sermocinators
ship auger
Small Holding Act
software network design
spinmeisters
stirred yoghurt with fruits
straight pedicellaria
straightly travelling s/r machine
supersampled
Synandon
synthetic inorganic pigment
the competition
thou mayest
three-way bulb
ultima ratio regum
universal potentiometer
vaporizing burner
vena ulnariss
video equipment
waiting period
wallaby bush
warangalone
warrenage
well-browed
wind resistance loss
worst-affected
wriht
Zehlendorf