一些地道有用的俚語二

時間：2024-11-20 19:27:59 禮儀英語

一些地道有用的俚語（二）

　Keep in the dark 隱瞞
　　To keep something secret
　　Example: We know my brother has a new girlfriend, but he’s keeping her name in the dark.
　　
　　Fall on deaf ears 不加理睬的, 不聽取
　　Not to take any notice of what is said
　　Example: The city council’s order that garbage should be put in the bins fell on deaf ears; the sidewalks are still littered with trash!
　　
　　Take things easy 放輕松
　　To relax
　　Example: It’s better for our health to take things easy than to worry about problems all the time.
　　
　　Eat like a horse 吃得很多
　　To eat a lot; to have a very big appetite
　　Example: Fred eats like a horse. When I was a growing lad like him, I used to eat a lot, too.
　　
　　Catch one’s eye 吸引某人注意
　　To attract somebody’s attention
　　Example: A movement behind the curtain caught my eye – I thought it was a burglar and rushed out of the room!
　　
　　Have an eye for something 對某事(某物體)了解得非常清楚
　　To be very good at doing something, or have a great understanding of something.
　　Example: As a botanist, he has to describe and draw plants accurately, so he must have an eye for detail.
　　
　　Turn a blind eye .熟視無睹
　　To ignore an action, even though one should do something about it
　　Example: Parents will spoil their children if they constantly turn a blind eye to their bad behavior.
　　
　　Keep an eye on 照看, 密切注視
　　To watch carefully; to look after
　　Example: Keep an eye on my purse – I’m just going to the bathroom.
　　
　　Lose face 丟臉
　　To have one’s reputation spoiled; to be embarrassed
　　Example: The large drug houses have lost face, because smaller companies are selling similar products at a cheaper price!
　　
　　Lead the field 處于領頭地位
　　To be the most successful person or group in an activity
　　Example: For decades, the House of Dior led the field in elegant fashion design.

　　Get out of hand 失去控制
　　To be out of control
　　Example: The problem of suicide bombings is getting out of hand; there seems to be no way to stop them.
　　
　　Give a hand 提供幫助
　　To help somebody with something
　　Example: Please give me a hand and hold this board while I paint it.
　　
　　Learn by heart 牢記
　　To memorize something; to have learned something word for word or very precisely.
　　Example: At school we often learned Shakespeare’s sonnets by heart and recited them in front of the class.
　　
　　On hold 尚未辦理的事情
　　Something set aside and waiting to be dealt with
　　Example: Our vacation plans are on hold right now; because my Dad’s just been admitted to hospital with a stomach ulcer
　　
　　A dark horse 出乎意料的嬴家
　　An unexpected winner.
　　Example: A dark horse in this year’s basketball cup was Japan!
　　
　　The bottom line 本質內容
　　The most essential part of something
　　Example: We’ve talked a lot about taxation and immigration, but the bottom line is that we have to create more jobs.
　　
　　Live it up 狂歡一場
　　To enjoy a high standard of living and lead a carefree life
　　Example: The neighbors having been living it up ever since they won the sweepstakes. 　Look forward to 期待著
　　To relish some future prospect; to eagerly await meeting somebody.
　　Example: You can tell Jake is looking forward to his vacation – he keeps telling us how many days there are left until he finishes college.
　　
　　Bear in mind 記住
　　To remember something which can be of help in the future.
　　Example: Before you start your perspective drawing, bear in mind you should first establish a vanishing point.
　　
　　Have a mind to 想做某事, 計劃做某事
　　To be decided on ; to intend to
　　Example: The service in our hotel was terrible. I have a mind to write a letter of complaint.

　　Be in the mood 想要做某事
　　To feel like doing something
　　Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes.
　　
　　Over the moon 欣喜若狂
　　Extremely happy
　　Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion – she really wasn’t expecting it.
　　
　　Get a move on 趕快
　　To hurry up
　　Example: Get a move on! The train is about to leave.
　　
　　Over and above 除…這外, 額外的
　　In addition to
　　Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because business has been very profitable this year.
　　
　　Get the picture 了解某事
　　To understand something, to grasp some meaning
　　Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.
　　
　　Be out of pocket 花光了錢的
　　To be without money
　　Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.
　　
　　Keep somebody posted 傳達消息
　　To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.
　　Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.
　　
　　In the long run 最終, 最后
　　Over a long period of time, once a process has matured
　　Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now. In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.
　　
　　On a shoestring 生活拮據
　　In a thrifty manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum
　　Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.
　　
　　Lose track of 失去消息, 失去線索
　　To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is
　　Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston. I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet.

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