常用的21个英语习语 上
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1.sock away
存钱
 
You should sock away a certain amount each month.
你每个月都应该存一笔钱。
 
2.live from hand to mouth
收入勉强糊口
 
Bob had a little money socked away, so he didn't have to live from hand to mouth.
鲍勃存下来了一点钱,所以日子还算过得去。
 
3.live off the fat of the land
靠土地产出的食品来过活
 
How hard can it be to strike1 out on your own and live off the fat of the land?
你是得多艰苦才靠地吃饭啊?
 
4.make hay2 while the sun is shining
一有机会就挣钱或把钱存下来
 
While he had been successful at his job, he had made plenty of hay while the sun was shining.
他的工作干得很成功,也就存了不少钱。
 
5.in the twinkling3 of an eye
一刹那,眨眼的功夫。
 
Things could go terribly wrong in the twinkling of an eye.
眨眼的功夫事情就变得一团糟。
 
6.as free as a bird
无拘无束
 
I found the reasons for his decision to throw in the towel and become free as a bird compelling4.
我发现了他认输的理由后,就再也无拘无束了。
 
7.get one's ducks in a row
为了完成某事而做好充分的准备。
 
Bob was very careful not to let on what he was thinking5 to anyone until he got all his ducks in a row.
鲍勃非常小心,他没有告诉任何人自己的想法,直到做好充分的准备。


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1 strike pGlzQ     
vt./vi.(struck;struck/striken)击打;打动
参考例句:
  • The whip is not used to strike him.鞭子不是用来打击他。
  • She found a chance to strike at Cage.她找到一个打击凯奇的机会。
2 hay WeVxZ     
n.(用作饲料或覆盖的)干草
参考例句:
  • Cows feed on hay.奶牛以干草为生。
  • They usually keep the hay in the barn.他们通常将干草存放在谷仓中。
3 twinkling Ml5wr     
n.闪烁;眨眼间;诙谐的闪光;一刹那adj.闪烁的,闪亮的,闪耀的v.闪烁( twinkle的现在分词 );(眼睛)闪亮;(经光照耀而)闪闪发光;(舞蹈者的双脚)轻快地移动
参考例句:
  • A galaxy of twinkling stars matched the thousands of sparkling city lights. 闪烁的繁星与城内闪耀的万家灯火交相辉映。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • That's fantastic. He's vanished in the twinkling of an eye. 他怎么一转眼就不见了,真见鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 compelling 2wIzZO     
v.令人信服的
参考例句:
  • Her latest book makes compelling reading. 她新出的书读起来扣人心弦。
  • The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. 证据是那样的令人折服,他觉得不得不接受。
5 thinking ggzz2u     
n.思考,思想;adj.思考的,有理性的;vbl.想,思考
参考例句:
  • All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
  • Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。
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