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sick pay 病假工资
2023-12-07sick pay表示病假工资 ,也就是带薪生病”。英文释义:When you are ill and unable to work, sick pay is the money that you get from your employer instead of your normal ...
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sick as a dog 病得十分严重
2023-12-07sick as a dog表示病得十分严重。这里的sick就表示生病了。例句:Since I came here, I have been sick as a dog.我来到这儿以后,就一直病得很厉害。...
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You're a sick girl 你太酷了
2023-12-07不要一看到sick这个词就以为别人在说你坏话噢。除了生病的,有病的”,sick在口语中也表示特别酷的人或事物”。英文释义:cool or hawt or fabulous(hawt是having a wonderful time的缩写)所以,在这里sick表示炫酷的、棒极了的...
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pull your punches 手下留情
2023-12-07这是一个源于拳击运动的表达。在拳击时 pull your punches 意思是出拳有所保留,手下留情,不伤到对手。现实生活中,人们用这个短语来形容对他人的批评有所保留,不伤到对方的自尊心。这个短语往往以否定形式出现,以表达不要留情面”。例句The report didn't p...
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out on a limb 处于危境、孤立无援
2023-12-07当你处于 out on a limb 的情况时,这就是说你处于一个孤立无援或者是比较危险的状态。这并不意味你的身体将受到伤害,而更多的是指一个人的处境不利,会造成尴尬或者失望。例句I'm going to go out on a limb here and tell you that I l...
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takes the biscuit 太离谱了
2023-12-07当人们说某事 takes the biscuit 的时候,意思就是太离谱了,难以理喻”,可以形容一连串事情发生后他人作出的反应。例句First you lost my keys, then you dropped my phone in the sink but this takes t...
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to put someone off 让人扫兴退却
2023-12-07To put someone off doing something 就是让某人扫兴乃至退却。往往是通过告知对方做这件事会带来不良后果,让他放弃或失去兴趣。例句I don't want to put you off but that film you are going to see ton...
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a wake-up call 警钟、警告
2023-12-07一个能够起到警示作用的事件就可以被称为 a wake-up call,警钟 ”。为的是警告一个人避免重犯同样错误或防止将来出现更大问题。例句The plane crash was a wake-up call for airlines never to compromise on saf...
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to do a U-turn 来一个180度大转弯
2023-12-07在驾驶时,U-turn 就是来一个180度的大转弯或调头。在现实生活中,这个短语的意思是形容对某事的态度或观点来了一个180度的大转弯,彻底改变。例句I'm afraid your father has done a U-turn and he won't let you take ...
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work up to (doing something) 做好心理准备(办事)
2023-12-07如果在想做什么事情的时候,感觉到有一定压力并需要做好思想准备,这种状态可以用 work up to (something) 来表达。例句It took me ages to work up to asking her out, but once I did, I was so relieved th...