现代英语口语表示法500例(一)

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· One’s brain child某人的主意,某人想出来的

等同于one’s original idea

one’ brain children(复数)

The new ways of teaching which have been proved very effectivearebrain children of all teaching staff of our department.

· Have a chip on one’s shoulder叫阵,叫板

He is not popular among his peers. He always seems to have achipon his shoulder.

此外该语还有“不满”,“对抗”的意思

Mary has got a chip on her shoulder about not having obtainedthescholarship.

· Clam up守口如瓶,拒不开口,沉默不语

I don’t understand why my students are quite talkative duringthebreak but all clam up in class.

· Take someone to the cleaners使人囊中如洗,一贫如洗

Don’t ask me to play in a crap game. I don’t want to bethecleaners.

· A cliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情

Peter was nearly involved in a car accident. He called it anarrowescape. But it was really a cliff-hanger.

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Fight the clock争分夺秒,与时间赛跑

等同于work against the clock

If you don’t fight the clock to enrich yourself, you willsurelybe lagged behind soon.

· A clotheshorse讲究穿戴的人

Princess Diana was a real clotheshorse. It’s hard to imaginehowmuch she had spent on clothes.

· Get hot under the collar发怒,怒气冲天

Make someone hot under the collar

He got hot under the collar when he found his bicyclewasmissing.

· Come through with flying colors干得出色,大获成功

In the 13th Asian Games, Chinese athletic team came throughwithflying colors

· Show (reveal) one’s true colors原形毕露

He always appears polite and gentle. But his quarrellingwithothers 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 withanidea of promoting the products.

· Jump to conclusions仓促的下结论

Being a teacher, he shouldn’t jump to conclusions that astudentis not worth teaching simply because he fails one exam.

· To one’s heart’s content心满意足

Today is weekend. The lights won’t go off after 11 o’clock. Wecanchat to our heart’s content.

此外该语还有“随心所欲”的意思

Mary loves keeping diary. She can express her emotion toherheart’s content.

· Lose one’s cool沉不住气

反义词keep one’s cool

In the boxing match. Tyson lost his cool and bitHollyfield’sear.

· Play it cool不露声色,沉着冷静

Sampras, the No. 1 tennis player in the world, always playsitcool when he wins in the match.

· e rotten to the core坏透了、烂透了

Keep away from that boy. He is rotten to the core.

· cut corners偷工减料、走捷径、图省事、节约

Student is a serious thing. You cant expect to cut corners.

cut corners并不是都是贬义的,还表示节约,节省

With only $100 center, he had to cut corners to make hisjourneyback home.

· have a crush on someone迷恋某人

Some teenager girls got a crush on the film star

· be a far cry from...与……相差甚远(一般用来表示水平或程度等的差距)

Though Dick has tried hard, it is still a far cry from whathisfather expects of him.

· chew the cud好好琢磨琢磨

I dont want to jump to conclusions, I have to chew the cud onitfor a few days.

· be cut out for...天生适合于……(用于否定句中)

Thank you for your kindness, but I cant accept it. You know,Imnot cut for a manager.

· be completely in the dark一无所知,仍蒙在鼓里

keep someone in the dark; be center (kept) in the dark

He is a dictator. Though Im the production manager,Imcompletely in the dark as what to do next.

· a blind date初次约会

James was too excited to have dinner. He was having a blinddatewith Sue in the evening.

· have seen better days今非昔比

Look at our dean, He has seen better days.

· be out of ones depth力所不及

Liu was extremely happy to have been admitted to Oxford, butsoonhe found he was out of his depth in his major.

· give someone a dose of his own medicine以其人之道还制其人之身

On April Fools Day, my classmates made me an April Fool.Nextyear, Ill give him a dose of his own medicine.

· a drop in the bucket沧海一粟

He has suffered a lot in his life. Losing his job this timewasonly a drop in the bucket.

· play dumb with someone装聋作哑

Its no use playing dumb with teachers. They know very welltheirstudents.

· be down in dumps垂头丧气,深情沮丧

I burned midnight oil yesterday. So I feel down in thedumpstoday.

· make the dust fly干得很起劲

Many volunteers are helping in the Olympic Games. They aremakingthe dust fly without getting pay.

· go easy on...酌情处理……;节约使用……;对……手下留情

I hope the teacher will go easy on me. Otherwise, Ill havenochance to pass the exam.

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”

Go easy on salt. We have to save some for the next meal.

· egg someone on to do something怂恿,鼓动某人干某事

Havent you seen him through? He can help you nothing but eggyouon to do illegal things.

· rub elbows with someone和某人没有很深的交情

I suppose Jack doesnt know me well. We have only rubbedelbowswith other for several times.

· be at the end of ones tether山穷水尽

Mark feels worried because he cant write any new books. Heisafraid that he is at the end of his tether.

· be at ones wits end不知如何是好

My boy is such a mischief-maker. I am at my wits endwithhim.

· be at loose ends心里没有着落

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羡慕极了

Dont be green with envy. He deserves the prize, since hehasspent a whole month on that paper.

· be of the essence绝对不可少,关键的

As for study, diligence is of the essence.

· a poor apology for...蹩脚货,名不副实

That travel agency was first-class, but it offered a poorapologyfor its service

· make an exhibition of oneself出洋相

如果表示总出洋相可以在exhibition一词前加上形容词, regular

She is a bit insane. She always makes a regular exhibitionofherself by raging at almost everybody.

· keep an eye open密切注视

Keep an eye open for anyone who arouses your suspicion.

· see eye to eye with...与……意见一致

Though they are twins, they never see eye to eye with eachotheron anything.

· turn a blind eye on装做没看见

It is not center for teachers to turn a blind eye to thosewhocheat in the exam.

· feast ones eyes on...观赏……,一饱眼福

Yesterday we went to a fashion show. We really feasted our eyesonbeauties and fancy clothes.

· have a face would stop a clock奇丑无比

The old lady has a face that would stop a clock, but she isthehelpful person I have ever met.

· keep a straight face板着脸

He likes telling jokes . But always keeps a straight facewhenothers are shaking their sides with laughter.

· be fed up with...对……烦透了

My roommates are too noisy. Im really fed up with them.

· fall for...迷恋上……

She fell for that guy simply because he behaved quitedifferentlyfrom others.

· be riding for a fall自讨苦吃

That big country is riding for a fall if it keeps interferingwithothers internal affairs.

· play fast and loose with...敷衍了事,不正经干

You are not clever enough to play fast and loose with Susan.

· play favorites with...对……有偏心眼

The girl isnt on good terms with her parents. They playfavoriteswith her little brother.

· put out a feeler to do...试探……的反应

The chairman put out a feeler to see peoples reactions tohiselection speech.

· be dead on ones feet筋疲力尽

Our boss regards us his slaves. Everyday after work.

· land on ones feet安全摆脱困境

With the loan from the bank, the company landed on its feet.

· stand on ones feet自食其力

The Chinese Communist Party decided to stand on their feetduringthe Liberation Campaign. People in Naniwan were called upontodevelop agriculture.

· sit on the fence保持中立

Who would you vote for? You bet I wont vote for him. Helikessitting on the fence on important issues.

· play the field不正经干

He is really a playboy, He likes to play the field and isneverserious with any one girl.

· burn ones fingers因管闲事而吃苦头

I always tell you to keep away from the scoundrels. Now youareburning your fingers.

· have sticky fingers手不老实。有小偷小摸的陋习

The old
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lady fired the maid because she had sticky fingers.

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