-
get off your high horse 别那么趾高气扬
2023-12-07我们可以对行为言语盛气凌人、趾高气扬、摆大架子的人说 get off your high horse, get down off your high horse 或 come off your high horse.例句Stop criticising everyone! You should ge...
-
to pop your head out 把头探出去
2023-12-07如果某人说要 pop his/her head out,意思就是此人正准备快速的看一眼外面的情况。例句I'm just going to pop my head out and check the weather.Could you pop your head out of the wind...
-
你可以用 there are plenty more fish in the sea 这个表达来描述可供选择的人或事还有很多,也就是我们常说的 天涯何处无芳草”。这个表达常被用在谈论婚姻或感情关系破裂的语境中。例句Mary was not a good wife. Don't c...
-
fly off the handle 大发脾气
2023-12-07短语 fly off the handle 的意思是大发脾气,勃然大怒。例句When I told Dad I had crashed his car again he flew off the handle.Jane is trying to get to sleep, so if you wak...
-
all the colours of the rainbow 五颜六色、五彩缤纷
2023-12-07我们用短语 all the colours of the rainbow 来形容某物五颜六色、五彩缤纷。例句Jane had some incredible clothes in her wardrobe; they were all the colours of the rainbow.We sa...
-
has a yellow streak 胆怯、不勇敢
2024-05-10如果说某人 has a yellow streak, 那意思就是此人比较胆怯、不勇敢。例句I invited my friend rock climbing at the weekend, but he refused. I told him to get rid of that yellow st...
-
like a ton of bricks 某物很重
2023-12-07短语 like a ton of bricks 可以用来形容某物很重,也可以形容某人受惊吓,使某人惊呆。例句I can't carry that bag all the way home - it's like a ton of bricks!The news about her g...
-
spark off 引起,引发
2023-12-07动词短语 'spark off' 意思是引起,引发。例句Their decision sparked off a protest because people were very angry.If I comment on my girlfriend's new haircu...
-
a bee in your bonnet 对某事担忧、着急
2023-12-07如果你对一件事儿是 a bee in your bonnet, 那就是说你不能停止、没完没了地想这件事儿。我们常用这个短语来描述一个人对某事担忧、着急或因某事而很生气。单词 bonnet 在这里指的是一种帽子。例句The council wants to close down our local l...
-
a culture vulture 文化狂热分子
2023-12-07如果你对艺术、音乐或戏剧特别感兴趣,那么人们可能会把你称为一个 a culture vulture 文化狂热分子。例句William's going to see three exhibitions and a Beethoven symphony on Saturday. That guy...