-
hard time 艰难的日子
2023-12-07hard time形容艰难的日子,give sb a hard time就是使(某人)日子不好过。My mother gave me a really hard time (= was angry with me) about staying out late.我母亲对我在外面呆到很晚感到很生气。...
-
lash out 痛打,斥责
2023-12-07lash out形容(突然)狠打,痛打;抨击,斥责,feel/be lashed out形容备受打击”很形象哦!As a politician Jefferson frequently lashed out at the press.作为一名政治家,杰斐逊曾屡次痛斥新闻媒体。...
-
pump up 打气
2023-12-07pump up有这两个意思:①字面意思:给(轮胎等)打气Pump all the tyres up.给所有的轮胎打气。②比喻意义:为打气,使鼓起勇气He was offering them advice and trying to pump them up.他给他们提建议,努力给他们打气。...
-
英国人最喜欢用的20个正宗俚语
2023-12-071.Mate经常用于亲密关系。和好朋友说话的时候可以用,类似于美国人用的buddy,pal,dude”。例如:'Alright, mate'2. Bugger All相当于nothing at all”,只不过这个说法更通俗一点。例如:'I'v...
-
put best foot forward 留个好印象
2023-12-07无论是去面试,还是第一次约会,我们总希望能在各种场合给别人留个好印象”。印象”是指某人或某事给你的感觉或看法(a feeling or an opinion that you get about somebody/something, or that somebody/som...
-
hold your horses 沉住气
2023-12-07遇到问题时要沉住气”,不要着急,笑到最后的才是赢家。沉住气”,比喻能克制感情,力求镇静”,提醒人们遇事应沉着冷静、切勿急躁。与英文谚语hold your horses”意思相近,表示Wait a moment or be patient (often ...
-
caught in the middle 左右为难
2023-12-07左右为难”,字面意思是左也不好,右也不是”,形容无论怎样做都有难处,不知如何是好(be in a dilemma),与英文习语caught in the middle”或 caught in the crossfire”意思相近,表示In a posi...
-
nip something in the bud 扼杀在摇篮里
2023-12-07汉语中常说把扼杀在摇篮里”,意思是在某种事情发生或者某种势力发展起来之前,就将其消灭掉”,在萌芽状态将其遏止(suppress or destroy something at an early stage)。与英文俚语nip something in the bud&rdqu...
-
what happens is without extra effort 水到渠成
2023-12-07水到渠成”,汉语成语,字面意思是水流到的地方自然形成一条水道(A canal is formed when water comes )”。比喻条件成熟,事情自然会成功(When conditions are ripe, success will come;What happe...
-
look before you leap 三思而后行
2023-12-07当长辈规劝晚辈做事要考虑后果,不可冲动,以免造成不可挽回的损失时,常常说要三思而后行”。三思而后行”,出自《论语》,意思是多次思考再行动(think twice before you do)”,形容做事谨慎,小心稳妥。与英文谚语look before you le...