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Bite off more than you can chew 好高骛远
Meaning: to take on more than you can handle
意思是:承担超出你所能承受的
Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I signed up for the extracurricular activities after school.
当我报名参加放学后的课外活动时,我报得太多了。
Blow off steam 发泄情绪
Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work
意思是:做一些事情来摆脱压力,在一段时间的努力之后做一些事情来放松。
Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam.
经过两周的考试,安德鲁和他的朋友们周末去野营消遣。
Bookworm 书呆子
Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.
意思是:一个经常阅读的人。
Example: Everyone knows she's a real bookworm so she only got books for her birthday.
每个人都知道她是个真正的书呆子,所以她过生日时只得到了书。
Brainstorm1 头脑风暴
Meaning: to think of new ideas
意义:思考新的想法
Example: Annie didn't have a clue how to get started with the project so she decided2 to brainstorm with her group.
安妮不知道如何开始这个项目,所以她决定和她的小组一起集思广益。
Burn the midnight oil 熬夜
Meaning: to work or read late into the night
意思是:工作或阅读到深夜
Example: I had to burn the midnight oil to get ready for the test.
为了准备考试,我不得不熬夜。
By heart 熟记
Meaning: from memory
意思是:熟记于心
Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.
简熟记所有的成语。
Cut to the chase 直入主题
Meaning: get straight to the point
意思是:直奔主题
Example: Cut to the chase – what's your idea for the project?
例句:开门见山,你对这个项目有什么想法?
Meaning: someone who is enthusiastic about school or work and works very hard
意思是:对学校或工作充满热情并努力工作的人
Example: She's such an eager beaver. She never missed a lesson and always does her homework.
她真是个对学习充满热情的人,从不缺课,总是做作业。
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