日期：2021-08-23 蜜蜂看上去繁忙不停，所以当一个人特忙的时候就可以用 as busy as a bee 来形容繁忙的状态； a busy bee 就是我们说的一个大忙人。 例句 Ive been a really busy bee this morning. Ive been to the shops, paid my bills, had a haircut and even been for a run. Fra... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-23 所谓的 到刀子下面 to go under the knife 意思是动手术，接受手术治疗。 例句 Englands best footballer wont play at the World Cup. Hes going under the knife and wont recover in time for the start of the tournament. I had tonsillitis eight times before d... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-23 如果我们形容某人是 two-faced, 就是说这个人是两面派，对着人说一套，背着人说另一套。 例句 Matt is so two-faced. He told me Im a great cook; then afterward he told his other mates that my food is the worst hes ever eaten! I really dont believe what Mat... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-23 01 drop it/ let it drop drop作动词，有下降；终止等意思，如果你因为某人一直谈论某事感到恼火，想让他停止谈论某事，便可以用drop it/ let it drop这个搭配来提醒对方别再提此事。 例句： Mary Ann wished he would just drop it. 玛丽安真希望他别再提这事了。 02... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-23 01 as long as youre happy as long as的意思是只要，as long as youre happy就可以表示只要你开心。 例句： You can have a dog as long as you promise to take care of it. 只要你答应照顾小狗，你就可以养它。 As long as youre happy, I could do anything for yo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-23 Happiness lies first of all in health. 幸福首先在于健康。 Cheerfulness is health; its opposite, melancholy, is disease. 欢乐就是健康，忧郁就是病痛。 It is not work that kills, but worry. 工作不损寿，忧郁才伤身。 All work and no play makes Jack a dul... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-23 说到doctor，问题就来了，doctor既可以表示医生，也可以表示博士。那么到底应该如何区分这两层含义呢？ doctor的两层含义如何区分？ doctor的第一层含义是指接受过专业训练、可以给他人治病的人，也就是医生。 You should see a doctor about that cough. 你应该找医生... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-23 垂头丧气，汉语成语，形容因失败或不顺利而情绪低落、萎靡不振的样子。可以翻译为hang ones head in dismay，be in low spirits，lose ones spirits等。 例句： 一群人垂头丧气地站在那儿等着吃饭。 A group of downcast men stood waiting for food. 小男孩垂头丧气地... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-20 在你问某人发生了什么事或遇到了什么问题的时候就可以说 whats up?。 例句 Whats up? I came to your house to party and everybody is sitting around looking sad. Whats up with Lauren? Shes been acting in a very strange way. 请注意 在美式英语里，whats up?... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-20 如果某人赤手空拳做成了某件事 done something with their bare hands，那就是说他没有借助任何工具或武器就完成了这件事儿。 例句 I didnt have a fishing rod, so I caught the fish with my bare hands. The policeman was shocked when he realised that the murde... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-20 当某人说自己 in the hole, 意思就是他遇到经济困难，负债累累。至于具体欠了多少，只需在这个短语前加上数字就行。 例句 Im very worried. I have just lost my job and Im $1,000 in the hole. Economists are scratching their heads. The global recession has lef... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-20 如果一个人由于胆怯或害怕而发颤的时候就可以使用 turn to jelly 来形容。这个短语也可形容人体的某个部位开始发颤。 例句 When I saw how high up we were, I turned to jelly and I couldnt speak. His legs turned to jelly after riding the ghost train at the fu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-20 Bread and butter 这个组合除了有面包黄油的意思外，我们可以用它来指某人的谋生之道，生计或主要收入来源。 例句 You cant ask your neighbour to fix your car for free. Hes a mechanic and fixing cars is his bread and butter. Mary was very helpful to her cli... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-20 In the picture 字面意思是在图片里，但实际想表达的意思是了解具体情况和事态的来龙去脉。我们通常说 keep somebody in the picture 使某人了解详情。请看以下例句。 例句 Jane kept me fully in the picture so I knew what to expect when I attended the meeting.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-20 短语 to weigh in 意思是在辩论或争执场合中发表意见。 例句 Even my grandmother weighed in when we were discussing climate change - she said its a punishment for our sins. Owners of small businesses have weighed in on the interest rate debate. Most of... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-20 短语 wash ones hands of 的意思是退出参与某事，不再过问某事，彻底洗手不干了。 例句 The studio executives turned the movie from a drama into a comedy. The director got angry and washed his hands of the whole project. Mr Brooks was tired of helping laz... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-20 满不在乎，汉语成语，完全不放在心上，形容丝毫不在意、无所谓的样子。可以翻译为not worry at all，not care in the least或give no heed to等。 例句： 他英语考试虽不及格，却满不在乎。 He wasnt bothered at all after failing the English exam. 他满不在乎地耸... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-19 To try to persuade people who already agree with you. 例句： The men who really need to hear the message dont come to the meetings, so Im just preaching to the choir. 真正需要听到消息的人不会来开会，所以我只是白费口舌。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-19 To understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it. 例句： There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident. 将进行全面调查，找出事故原因。 Investigators needed several months to figure out that a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-19 -It makes no difference to you what someone else does or thinks. 例句： Its no skin off my nose if you dont take my advice. 如果你不听我的劝告，也没关系。 Its no skin off their nose if you show up to the show or not. 不管你去不去都没关系。... 阅读全文>>