日期：2021-08-09 在口语表达中，to have a whale of a time 的意思是玩的非常痛快，度过了一段很开心的时光。 例句 I spent the summer holidays in Mexico and had a whale of a time! Mary is a real party girl. She goes out every night and has a whale of a time! 请注意 我们可... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-09 我们可以用 to rise to the top 来形容某人在自己行业里非常成功，并升到了最高层。 例句 She rose to the top of the legal profession and became one of the most successful lawyers in the country. He rose to the top at a young age and won many singing awar... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-09 我们可以用非正式表达 let off steam 来表示宣泄被压抑的情感、释放情感，在日常对话中尤其被用来形容把心里的话都一股脑地说出来。 例句 Ruth spent the whole afternoon complaining about her boss. She needed to let off some steam. We often go jogging after w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-09 短语 to put your feet up 的意思是休息放松。它也尤其被用来形象的描述在辛苦工作一天后坐在沙发上把脚翘起来，彻底放松的样子。 例句 I like nothing better than putting my feet up after a hard day at work! You work so hard. Come on, sit here and put your f... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-09 今日短语 非正式表达 youre toast 的意思是你完了，多用来表达警告之意。这个表达也可以用来表示某物被毁灭了 something is toast。 例句 If you make a mistake in your monthly report again, youre toast! You really have to be more careful. He crashed his car... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-09 yyds 最近很火的一个当属yyds，可以说是网络俚语的扛把子，以迅雷不及掩耳之势占据了网络。 yyds就是永远滴神的拼音缩写，我们经常能在弹幕里看到，英文中也有表意相近的缩略词：GOAT。 GOAT是the greatest of all time的缩写，也可以理解成永远的神。 例句： For my m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-04 如果形容某人是 in safe hands 意思就是他们是在可靠的人手中，有强人在关照。 例句 John is going to be operated on by one of the best surgeons in the country. Hes in safe hands. The new CEO of the company had degrees in engineering and business administ... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-04 When push comes to shove 或 if push comes to shove 这两个短语的意思是紧急关头、被迫不得以时采取行动。 例句 Hes quite unreliable, but when push comes to shove I know hell be there to help. Money is tight, but if push comes to shove well have to get a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-04 短语 to tower over 的意思高过、胜过某人或某物。 例句 Joan towers over her husband when she wears her smart high heels. The new skyscraper towers over the buildings downtown. 请注意 短语 a tower of strength 可用来形容在关键时刻可信赖和依靠的人。 例句... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-04 如果形容一个人是在另一个世界，那就表示这个人对眼前的事情心不在焉，漠不关心。 例句 Janes on another planet she went to buy some apples and bought lemons instead! John really doesnt listen in class; he seems to be on another planet. 请注意 如果说一个... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-04 如果有人让你 hold your tongue, 那意思就是让你闭嘴，别说了，尤其是在你说了不中听的话时。 例句 Im going to have to hold my tongue because I keep saying what I think and people get upset! I had to tell Jane to hold her tongue; what she was saying didnt... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-04 1 break a record Shi Zhiyong of China has broken his own world record to win gold in the mens 73kg weightlifting event at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. 2020年东京奥运会男子73公斤级举重项目，中国选手石志勇打破自己的世界纪录夺得金牌。 2 set a record T... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-03 短语 scream ones head off 的意思是长时间的大声狂叫。 例句 In Edvard Munchs painting the figure is screaming his head off in despair. When my mother saw the mouse on the kitchen floor, she started screaming her head off! My friends baby was screaming... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-03 Show ones face 的意思是在公共场合露面、露脸，尽管有时你不受欢迎。 例句 How dare you show your face in this restaurant after having left without paying last time you ate here! Mary wasnt keen on leaving her house after her husbands death but we insis... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-03 短语 get your skates on 的意思是让某人赶快、快点。 例句 Youd better get your skates on, or we are going to miss the bus! Get your skates on! Weve got a lot of work to do today. 请注意 短语 skate over 的意思是躲避谈论某话题。 例句 Our manager told us... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-03 短语 to ask for the moon 直译是要天上的月亮，实际意思是说某人提出过分的要求，想要得不到的东西或是想做做不到的事儿。 例句 Bobs wife is always asking for the moon. He works hard 12 hours a day for poor pay, but she still expects expensive holidays and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-03 声嘶力竭，汉语成语，意思是声音嘶哑，气力用尽，形容拼命地叫喊。可以翻译为shout oneself hoarse，或shout oneself blue in the face。 例句： 他突然声嘶力竭地大叫。 He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice. 她声嘶力竭地尖叫着。 She screamed as loudly... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-02 固定成语表达 a feather in your cap 字面意思是帽子里的一根羽毛，实际含义是值得骄傲的事情、可夸耀的成就。这个表达可以说自己也可以用来恭贺他人的成就。 例句 Winning that award was a real feather in my cap. It opened a lot of doors for me. Top of the cla... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-02 短语 lose sleep over something 可用来表述一个人因某事而感到担忧、有压力从而失眠。这个表达常以否定形式出现来劝说人们不要有太多压力。 例句 I know changing your degree is very stressful, but dont lose sleep over it. The university will make it very str... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-08-02 和汉语表达 闭着眼睛也能做 相对应的英语说法就是 able to / can do something in your sleep。这个说法被用来夸张地描述一个人积攒了很多做某事的经验，因而精通熟练此项工作。 例句 Dont worry, I can do this essay in my sleep. I really know this topic. I make... 阅读全文>>