本书特色:
作者权威 由出版多部畅销图书的英语专家倾情编写
内容全面 涵盖了日常活动的全部口语习语
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**实用 经典习语及讲解,配以全真对话,**突破,脱口而出
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PART 1 时尚生活篇
A
a backseat driver爱指手画脚的人
a black sheep败家子,害群之马
a blue chipper出类拔萃的人,拔尖的人
a breath offresh air一股清风,使人耳目一新的人
a chicken guy胆小鬼
a dead beat经常借钱赖账的人,寄生虫
a fag end一事无成
a fair-weather friend不能共患难的朋友
a hard nut冥顽不化的人,无知无觉的人
a hen-pecked husband妻管严,怕老婆的
a Ioon shark放高利贷的人
a man/woman of means富人
a nine days'wonder一闪即逝的人或物
a plain Jane不起眼的女人
a private eye私人侦探
a red Ieffer day大喜日子
a sad dog粗野的人
a straw in the wind迹象,预兆,苗头
a thorn in one's flesh眼中钉,棘手的事
a wet blanket使人扫兴的人
ad ofGod天灾,不可抗力,天意
Adam's apple喉结,咽喉
after one's own head合某人的心愿
alI but几乎,差不多,除了都,几乎完全的
an open book昭然若揭的事
argue sb.down驳倒
argue the toss事已至此,争也无用
armed to the teeth武装到牙齿,全副武装
as dry as a bone十分干燥
at head本质上的,非表面的
at Ioose ends没事可做,心里没有着落
at one's bidding遵之命,照的旨意
atomic cocldeil原子鸡尾酒
B
bag and baggage全部所有物,总的, 整个的
bat around到处游荡,反复考虑,推敲
be at one'S wits'end不知如何是好
be down one'S alley*擅长的
be expecting怀孕
be hard up一贫如洗
be in the seventh heaven高兴极了
be more nice than wise死要面子活受罪
be off one'S head变疯狂
be on edge坐卧不安
be faken aback大吃一惊
be up in arms满腔怒火
beat amund/about the bush说话拐弯抹角,说话兜圈子
beat the drum(S)竭力鼓吹;热烈支持
beef发牢骚
between you and me你知我知,不可让第三者知道
big house监狱
bite the bullet咬紧牙关挺住,克服眼前的困难
blow hot and cold喜怒无常,出尔反尔
blue in the face面红耳赤,很生气
blunder upon偶然碰上,无意中发现
brazen if out厚颜无耻
break out(occur,happen suddenly)突然发生,出现
break up分手,分开(尤指夫妻之间的离婚)
build a fire under somebody催促某人
built on the sand基础不牢固,不切实际
burn the candle at both ends过分消耗精力或钱财
butt in插嘴,插手,干涉
butter both sides of one。S bread左右逢源
C
carry a torch for somebody单相思
chill out罢手
chuckhole路上的坑
clamp down on严格限制,取缔
cliff-hanger惊险的情况,扣人心弦的故事
come and go转瞬即逝
come to a sticky end下场(结局)难以收拾
cook up编造,捏造
cool someone out抚慰某人,使某人消气
cop out逮住某人,避重就轻地认罪
count on指靠,指望
cover up掩饰
cronyism任人唯亲,偏爱,袒护(而给予职务
crop up突然发生或出现
cross one'S heart我保证
cut it up仔细分析某事
cut off one'S nose to spite one'S face生气反害自己,拿自己出气
cut out戒掉
cut up心情沮丧
cut-and-dried枯燥乏味的,刻板陈腐的
D
dead beat筋疲力尽
dig dirt about sb.讲某人的坏话
do away with废除,破除
dnve sb.up a wall把某人逼上绝路
duck soup轻而易举的小事
dump on对吹毛求疵
Dutch courage酒后之勇
E
eat one's words收回自己的话
es cape逃避,逃避的方法(工具)
F
fair play公正无私
foll back on别无选择,只得使用
fall flat摔得结结实实,落得无趣
fall from grace失宠
falI off one's chair很吃惊
falI on one's feet安然摆脱困境
fall out with争吵
far and wide到处,各处;广泛的
faf cify舒适成功的条件
feed one's face吃饭
feel a lump in one's throat心里感到很难受
feeI small自觉渺小,自卑
fill a prescription照**配药
filI somebody in on the details给某人提供详细情况
find one'S tongue终于能开口讲话,终于说得出话来
finger-pointing(blaming)责怪
fiat broke破产,一文不名
flesh and blood血肉之躯
flick through漫不经心地翻阅
fly in the face of向挑战
follow suit学样,照别人的样做
force ones hand强人所难,逼人就范
foul one'S own nest说自家人的坏话。家丑外扬
frame of mind心情,心思,情绪
G
get a kick in the teeth受到重大挫折或责备
get along in years年纪老起来了
get caught被抓住,被逮捕
get oners back up生气。使发怒
get out of逃避责任
get someone's goat使人恼怒,惹人生气
get something right使某事恢复正常;正确理解某事
get somewhere/anywhere达到某种程度的成就
get the air(尤指被女子)抛弃
get the goods on sb.抓到某人的把柄
get under one's skin使人烦躁,(因为爱)使人不安
get/rise above oneself目中无人
give rise to导致(某事)
give sb./sth.the works折磨某人;使某物大为改观
give sb.a hand给予某人帮助
give someone a back talk和某人顶嘴
give...credit for...应该给予应有的承认
go/be hand in hand密切相关;一齐,相伴而来
go ape神魂颠倒,发疯
go bail for为作保,解救
go easy on小心对待,节约使用
go from bad to worse每况愈下,越来越糟
go the extra mile做额外的工作,主动承担工作,想尽办法完成
go through with something不顾艰难完成
go west不再存在,完蛋
good ear敏锐的听觉
good for nothing一无是处
grab(hold)掌握,支配,控制
grease the palm of贿赂
H
hair stand on end极度恐惧
hand down代代相传,移交
hand over fist稳步地,快速地
hands are full很忙
hand-me-down别人用过的东西
hang by a thread/hair危在旦夕
haul someone up逮捕某人,把某人抓起来
have(or keep)one's eyes peeled提高警觉
have a big nose爱打听
have a bone to pick with对有意见
have a finger in the pie通晓一切
have a hand in参与
have a head of gold慷慨,好心
have a head要求别人对说话的人表示同情,或者是要求别人帮助他
have a long head(or be long-headed)精明的,聪明的
have an axe to grind心怀叵测
have an easy time闲散度日,生活安逸
have an eye to把作为目的
have done with结束了
have foith in信任,相信
have if both ways两面讨好,脚踏两只船
have n out with sb.公开摊牌,解决争执
have no back bone性情懦弱
have one's head in one's mouth提心吊胆
have one's back to the wall陷入绝境
have the ball at one's feet有机会获得成功
have the hats for someone迷恋上某人
heart to heart推心置**,坦率地
high and dry孤独无助
high and low到处
high and mighty傲慢
hit the roof勃然大怒,发火
hog heaven乐园,天堂
hold one's head high处逆境而怡然自得
hold someone's hand伸出援手
hole and corner偷偷摸摸,鬼鬼祟祟
hope against hope抱一线希望,明知无用仍妄想
hot potato棘手的事或问题
hot-wire热线启动
I
in any case无论如何,不管怎样
in bad shape很糟
in cold blood冷血
in good/bad mood谴堵好/环
in hand得以控制
in memory of sb.为了纪念某人
in one's heartof hearls心底里
in the nick of time在事情正好发生的时候,在关键时刻
into the blue无影无踪
itch for非常想
K
keep a check on控制,**,监视
keep a poker face面无表情
keep an eye on照看,照管
keep bach过单身生活
keep company wffh与结伴。和在一起
keep house持家
keep one'S eyes skinned密切监视
kick the bucket翘辫子,死
kick up a row大吵大闹
knack要领,窍门,特殊的技艺
L
land on one's feet幸免于难,化险为夷
laugh up one'S sleeves偷偷地笑
lay a finger on加害
lay to rest淡忘,搁置
lead someone by the nose完全控制
leave a nasty(or bad)taste in one's mouth 留下一个坏印象,留下一种坏感觉
leave somebody/something alone不去管
lef in允许进入,漏水,使陷入
let someone down使某人失望
like a cat on hot bricks热锅上的蚂蚁
live beyond one'S means寅吃卯粮,入不敷出
live by/on one's wits靠耍小聪明而非正常地工作,混日子
live from hand to mouth刚好糊口
look for a needle in a bundle of hay大海捞针
loak for自找(麻烦等)
loak high and low到处都找遍
loak someone in the face坦然面对
lose face丢脸,受侮辱
M
make a face做鬼脸
make a fuss of/over疼爱有加,呵护入微
make a mountain out of molehilf小题大做
make if成功
make light of轻描淡写,不足为道,轻视
make old bones活到老
make one'S heart bleed使某人难过,使某人心碎
make out(kissing,necking)亲热
make someone'S blood run cold胆战心惊
meke the ends meet收支平衡
marry使结合,使在一起
marry a fortune嫁给有钱人
meet trouble halfway杞人忧天,自寻烦恼
murder will out纸包不住火
N
near in blood近亲
neck and neck并驾齐驱,旗鼓相当
new broom刚上任的新官
no fool决不是傻瓜,聪明人
not born yesterday可不傻,不易上当的
not have the heart to do something不忍心去做
nurse a viper in one's bosom姑息养奸
O
on hand手头,在手边
on one'S uppers处于困境,穷到极点
on the heels of接踵而来
on the side另外,作为兼职
on the whole大体上差不多,总的看来
once in a blue moon极为罕见,千载难逢
one'S heart in one's mouth吓得要命
one's own flesh and blood骨肉至亲
open someone'S eye to使某人意识到
osmosis埋头,专心致志,废寝忘食
outof a clear blue sky意想不到,出乎意料
out of breath上气不接下气
out of one'S wits不知所措,精神错乱
out of one's hair使某人不受打扰
out of sight,out of mind眼不见,心不烦
over a barrel受制于人,处于不利地位,一筹莫展
over the edge疯了
P
pale as death面无血色
parade one'S knowledge卖弄学问
pass over忽视
pat on the back鼓励一番
peace and quiet安宁
pennies from heaven意外的收获,天上掉馅饼
penny wise and pound-foolish捡了芝麻,丢了西瓜
pick someone's brains剽窃
pick up and IGave卷铺盖走了
play dumb装聋作哑
play hob with给捣乱,任意歪曲
play the fox行为狡猾
pop into one'S head突然产生念头
pour oil on the flame火上浇油
put a crimp in/into阻止,妨碍
put one'S foot in to if说/做错事
put words into someone'S mouth发表见解
put/get one'S back up惹生气/发怒
Q
queer in the head疯疯癫癫的
R
raise Cain大吵大闹
rate with someone受人重视,信赖
relate to感情良好
respond to有反应,有响应
ride the tiger玩火自焚
ring the curtain down on落幕,结束
risk one'S neck找死,冒着极大的危险
root and branch完全地
rub salt into one'S wounds火上浇油.雪上加霜
run a temperature发烧
run out of用完。用光
run over满溢,碾过
S
see eye to eye意见相同
See something with half an eye不费力气看出
See the red light亮起红灯
serve sb.right罪有应得
set by the ears一鸣惊人
set one'S teeth on edge让某人觉得难受
set something aside储蓄
shake in one's shoes吓得发抖,两腿颤抖
shoot the cat呕吐
PART 2 轻松交际篇
PART 3 **校园篇

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