现代英语口语表示法500例

英语天地现代英语口语表示法500例160 p35 Ones brain child某人的主意，某人想出来的It is my brain child. Have a chip on ones shoulder叫阵，叫板He is not popular among his peers. He always seems ti have a chip on 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 obtained the scholarship. Clam up守口如瓶，拒不开口，沉默不语I dont 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，一贫如洗Dont ask me to play in a crap game. I dont 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争分夺秒，与时间赛跑等同于work against the clockIf you dont fight the clock to enrich yourself, you will surely be lagged behind soon. A clotheshorse讲究穿戴的人Princess Diana was a real clotheshorse. Its hard to imagine how much she had spent on clothes.Diana: 黛安娜(罗马神话中之处女性守护神,狩猎女神和月亮女神,相当于希腊神话中的Artemis), 诗月 Get hot under the collar发怒，怒气冲天=fly into a rageHe got hot under the collar when he found his bicycle was missing. Come through with flying colors干得出色，大获成功 Come through经历,成功In the 13th Asian Games, Chinese athletic team came through with flying colors Show (reveal) ones true colors原形毕露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 outAfter three days of deep thinking, the manager came up with an idea of promoting the products.promote growth prosperity, understanding促进增长繁荣, 了解The boy was promoted to the fourth grade.这个男孩升到四年级。The company are promoting their new products on television.这家公司在电视上宣传他们的新产品。publicize the new dictionary宣传推销新字典 Jump to conclusions仓促的下结论Being a teacher, he shouldnt jump to conclusions that a student is not worth teaching simply because he fails one exam. To ones hearts content心满意足Today is weekend. The lights wont go off after 11 oclock. We can chat to our hearts content.此外该语还有“随心所欲”的意思Mary loves keeping diary. She can express her emotion to her hearts content. Lose ones cool沉不住气反义词keep ones coolIn the boxing match. Tyson lost his cool and bit Hollyfields ear. Play it cool不露声色，沉着冷静the No. 1 tennis player in the world, always plays it cool when he wins in the match. 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 left, he had to cut corners to make his journey back home. have a crush on someone迷恋某人（=be infatuated with）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 what his father 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 on it for 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, Im not cut out for a manager. be completely in the dark一无所知，仍蒙在鼓里He is a dictator. Though Im the production manager, Im completely 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 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 ones 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以其人之道还制其人之身On April Fools Day, my classmates made me an April Fool. Next year, Ill give him a dose of his own medicine. a drop in the bucket沧海一粟,九牛一毛I has suffered a lot in my life. Losing my job this time was only a drop in the bucket. play dumb with someone装聋作哑Its no use playing dumb with teachers. They know very well their students. be down in dumps垂头丧气，深情沮丧I burned midnight oil yesterday. So I feel down in the dumps today. make the dust fly干得很起劲Many volunteers are helping in the Olympic Games. They are making the dust fly without getting pay. go easy on.酌情处理；对手下留情I hope the teacher will go easy on me. Otherwise, Ill have no chance to pass the exam. 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 egg you on to do illegal things. be at the end of ones tether山穷水尽Mark feels worried because he cant write any new books. He is afraid 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 end with him. 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How I envy you!我真羡慕您!Dont be green with envy. He deserves the prize, since he has spent 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. 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， regularShe is a bit insane. She always makes a regular exhibition of herself by raging at almost everybody. keep an eye open密切注视Keep an eye open for anyone who arouses your suspicion. turn a blind eye on装做没看见It is not right for teachers to turn a blind eye to those who cheat in the exam. feast ones eyes on.观赏，一饱眼福Yesterday we went to a fashion show. We really feasted our eyes on beauties and fancy clothes.The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。Beautyspot n.痣妇子搽饰在脸部的黑斑风景区, 名胜Thats the beauty of it.妙就妙在这里。B-and the Beast.谑美人陪野兽; 美女伴拙夫。 have a face would stop a clock奇丑无比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板着脸He likes telling jokes . But always keeps a straight face when others 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 quite differently from others. be riding for a fall自讨苦吃,行动莽撞That big country is riding for a fall if it keeps interfering with others internal affairs. play fast and loose with.敷衍了事，不正经干，处事轻率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 play favorites with her little brother. put out a feeler to do.试探的反应The chairman put out a feeler to see peoples reactions to his election speech. be dead on ones feet筋疲力尽 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 feet during the Liberation Campaign. People in Naniwan were called upon to develop agriculture. sit on the fence保持中立Who would you vote for? You bet I wont vote for him. He likes sitting 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 is never serious 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 you are burning your fingers. have sticky fingers手不老实。有小偷小摸的陋习The old lady fired the maid because she had sticky fingers.61121 keep ones fingers crossed祈求成功The leader was guilty of a serious dereliction of duty. He kept his fingers crossed that he could escape severe punishment. let something slip through ones fingers眼睁睁地看着跑掉The lawyer studied the case very carefully. He wouldnt let something slip through his fingers. build a fire under someone紧催促某人That guy is a slowpoke. I wish there were some way to build a fire under him.put a fire under someone其主语一般是物，而不是人。 a flash in the pan昙花一现He used to be called a young entrepreneur. But soon he was forgotten by the public. He was a flash in the pan. a fly in the ointment美中不足Mobile phone are quite popular nowadays, but they ring at any time in the public areas. It is a fly in the ointment. be nobodys fool不傻，精明You can not easily take him in. It is obvious that he is nobodys fool. get off on the right foot开门红Everything will go smoothly if we get off on the right foot. put ones foot down气愤的表示反对The boy wanted to quit school, but his father put his foot down. play footsy with.与调情Jack was so in love with Mary that he couldnt help playing footsie with her while having dinner. marry a fortune嫁给了有钱人Scariet was in trouble, She wanted to marry a fortune and save the whole family. as sly as a fox非常狡猾Though the suspect was as sly as fox, he had to admit his crime in front of solid evidence. a dime a dozen数不清，很多Pagers were rare ten years ago. Now they are a dime a dozen. make free with.擅自使用Do you think Im a millionaire? Dont make free with my things. a freeloader白吃白喝，爱占便宜的人In America, even if you live with your relative, you cant be a freeloader. a fair-weather friend不能同患难的朋友I have searched my conscience, and believe I have never mistreated you. But you turned out to be a fair-weather friend.according to ones conscience凭良心have a bad guilty, an evil conscience有愧于良心， 内疚have a clear good conscience问心无愧 get stage fright怯场，紧张The student got stage fright when he stepped into exam room. add fuel to the flames火上浇油The boy refused to make an apology to his father, which added fuel to the flames. have a barrel of fun极开心Children had a barrel of fun in the masquerade. make fun of someone取笑某人It is not right to make fun of the disabled. play to the gallery哗众取宠，收买人心Hes so good at playing to the gallery, especially in front of girls. gang up on someone结伙对付某人The local ruffians ganged up on the policemen. be in high gear全力进行，快速进行Construction on the subway is in high gear. get away with.逃脱惩罚Law offenders cant get away with their offence. give as good as one gets不服输，不示弱He is a small boy, but he gives as good as he gets in chess match. fit like a glove恰倒好处，非常适合A: How do you like the frame? B: It fits like a glove. It well matches with the room decoration. handle.with kid gloves小心，谨慎对待The antique is very precious. Youd better handle it with kid gloves. get someones goat使人恼怒，惹人生气The way he boasted that he was an authority got my goat. for good永远地I hope war will disappear for good in the world. be too good to be true好的令人难以置信Yesterday Joe received a letter saying that the company decides to offer her a job with a salary which was too good to be true. have the goods on someone有某人犯罪的证据Fred was sure that he would win the case. He had the goods on the culprit. goof off偷懒耍滑Williams has been goofing off at school and his report card shows it. through the grapevine道听途说，小道消息I hear through the grapevine that Jim has been dismissed from his post. The grass is always greener on the other hill这山望着那山高He wrofe to his brother, persuading him to keep his mind on his work and not to think the grass is always greener on the other hill. use elbow grease费很大的劲头How long havent you cleaned your kitchen? Itll use elbow grease to get it shine again.elbow-grease常指“费劲儿的体力活儿”You have to use a bit of elbow-grease to clean all windows. get the green light得到批准Were got the green light from our dean that we can have some changes on teaching curriculum.give the green light给予批准，准许某人干The employees can have a day off. The director has given them the green light.处长section chief grin and bear it一笑忍之，相当于汉语的“逆来顺受”You have had enough insults from your boss. How can you grin and bear it? catch someone off guard乘虚而入Within three days, the run-away was exhausted. He fell asleep in a basement. The police caught him off guard. hate somebodys guts恨之入骨He dismissed my for no reason at all. I hate his guts. kick the habit戒除恶习You are doomed to be broke one day if you dont kick the drug habit. get in somebodys hair若恼某人Every day, salesmen come to my door. I cant concentrate on studied. They do get in my hair. let ones hair down无拘无束Our supervisor is a stone-faced young lady. In front of her, you cant let your hair down and do what you desire. without turning a hair保持冷静的态度，不动声色The president talked about the international situation without turning a hair. a half-wit弱智者Do you think it is a good idea to send a half-wit to a normal school? bite the hand that feeds one恩将仇报Sorry, I can tell you nothing about my master. Otherwise, I will be biting the hand that feeds me. gain the upper hand占上风In strength, their team gain the upper hand; but in skill, we can have a chip on our shoulder. have someone eating out of ones hand使人完全服从某人的摆布Money can let him eating out of your hand. live from hand to mouth勉强糊口（=earn ones tucker）With three children to support, the window had to live from hand to mouth. overplay ones hand做的过火了，做得过头了We may have overplayed our hand by urging him to give us an early reply. tip ones hand无意中亮底Our rival was drunk. He tipped his hand by murmuring that his company will cut down the price of its products. try ones hand at.试着干Michael Jordan is a great basketball player, and he has ever tried his hand at baseball. fly off the handle大发雷霆Its no use flying off the handle. You can reason with us. play into someones hand正中某人下怀Think it over. If we reduce the price, Im sure were playing into his hand. wash ones hands off something洗手不干某事Mr. Butcher, with a long family history of gambling, decided to wash his hand off gambling. get the hang of something掌握某事的窍门Ive got the hang of the new computer system pretty soon. go haywire乱了套The computer opposes me. Everything goes haywire when I use it. bury ones head in the sand逃避现实The environmental pollution is getting worse and worse. We cant bury our head in the sand, or the nature will punish us. make neither head nor tail of.对摸不着头脑Tim scribbled a note to me during the lecture. But I couldnt make head or tail of it. have ones head in the clouds满脑子幻想I know you have been dreaming of becoming a professor. But you shouldnt have you head in the clouds all the time. Settle down and do something. turn ones head使某人满意Sara is a successful woman, but she never allows her achievements to turn her head.122181 have ones heart set on.一心想要Once he had his heart set on something, hell accept no turning-back. ones heart in ones mouth吓得要命My heart was in my mouth when I heart someone tapping on my window one raining night.have ones heart in ones mouth; with ones heart in ones mouth not have the heart to do something不忍心去做How can you have the heart to kill my pet? take something to heart往心里去/认真接受意见等Tom decided to take his fathers words to heart and wash his hands off smoking. be in the seventh heaven高心极了Mary was in seventh heaven when she finally came to Paris, the center of fashion. move heaven and earth想尽一切办法Believe me. I promise to move heaven and earth to help you. cool ones heels等的双脚发凉，久等Lets meet at the gallery at 7 oclock. Come at 7 sharp. Dont make me cool my heels. take to ones heels逃走The naughty boy took to his heels after he should trick-or-treal. shoot from the hip信口开河Dont take Jays words to heart. He shouldnt have shot from the hip. by hook or by crook千方百计得，不择手段得He rose to that position by hook or by crook. blow hot and cold出尔反尔，喜怒无常Do you think hell support you? He is the type who blows hot and cold. make it hot for.刁难某人Out section manager is a woman. Our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her. have the hots for someone迷恋某人（=be infatuated with）You have to stop her. She has the hots for a married man. bring down the house博得满堂喝彩The first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times. be over the hump已度过难关The Asian financial crises has almost paralyzed Asian economy. But we are over the hump now. have a hunch that.预感到I have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon. be hunky-dory挺不错的A: How do you like the food here? B: Hunky-dory. skate on thin ice如履薄冰，冒风险We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing wild animals. toy with the idea of.心里盘算要Shes toying within the idea of marring a foreigner. give someone an inch and hell take a mile得寸进尺Give my roommate an inch and hell take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream. have many irons in the fire同时有很多要紧的事要做Although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire. be in a jam陷入困境get in a jamYouve got to help me. Im in a jam. May car refused to work on my way to office. jaywalk横穿马路It is dangerous to jaywalk. have ( a case of ) the jitters忐忑不安The new teacher had a case of jitters when he first stood in front of the class. keep up with the Joneses与别人比阔，与别人攀比He likes keeping up with the Joneses. get a kick out of doing something从得到很大的乐趣He gets a kick put of racing. kill someone with kindness好得让人受不了The old lady almost killed me with kindness when I lived at her home. parade ones knowledge买弄学问He is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge. be at large逍遥法外（也可以形容动物不受约束）The murderer was still at large. The victims parents was determined to find enough evidence to sue him to court. rest on ones laurels故步自封，吃老本You are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels. turn over a new leaf洗心革面，翻开新的一页, 重新开始The juvenile delinquent promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient punishment. have a hollow leg（喝酒）海量The best man has a hollow leg. He drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom.Bridegroom n.新郎Bride .新娘a bride-to-be未来的新娘 pull someones leg开某人的玩笑Never ever pull his leg. He is a man without a sense of humor. He takes everything seriously. keep someone at arms length与某人保持距离My boss is my uncle. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, Id better keep him at arms length in company. cant for the life of one怎么也不行I thought I could recite my speech backwards, but when I stood in front of the audience, I couldnt for the life of me remember what to say. air ones linen in public家丑外扬The wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others. She didnt want to air her linen in public. keep a stiff upper lip意志坚定，坚强不屈One failure means nothing. Youve got to keep a stiff upper lip. be at loggerheads with.互不相让The two parties were at loggerheads with each other over the new tax policy. a born loser一事无成者Nobody is a born loser. All you need is perseverance（坚定不移）.Perseverance combined with energy is necessary to success in life.毅力加上精力是人生成功的要素。 louse up something把某事搞得一团糟He let the cat out of the bag, which loused up the whole deal. not do.for love or money死也不会Stop trying. I wont do it for love or money. feel a lump in ones throat心里感到很难受I felt a lump in my throat on he