41. old habits die hard积重难返' p: G6 W+ k5 g+ P# W; w5 r
: X4 ]3 H3 \9 Z, X" n7 Q( j例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard.4 a3 _7 G) R2 I9 K3 G
多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。 1 U G4 x8 j& l+ f9 B- }( X |7 B1 \# A! o: ^4 A m% G6 B( M) M% ]6 K[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 07:26 AM ]
42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶 / s* o( m2 y- Y/ f0 C& q* @ 3 r& M9 Z/ }0 v7 X( ^例句:You can trust me with the details of the lawsuit—— my lips are sealed. , G9 s/ o1 ~; A: B' } 你可以信任我,关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶。
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬 ' Y4 V5 R" w$ y0 L. Q& E3 W # `2 I$ R4 F7 f4 _1 X# G例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse 3 u3 r# i" T5 x2 Z5 a2 a and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. 0 B: J* l! v d& J+ x# l8 G 他们刚开始谈论音乐,大卫就趾高气扬地说古典音乐只适合博物馆和档案 T$ B: l. f# D; E x8 }0 Q
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途 8 w- D9 j# c3 ^2 f- A5 N- F 1 y0 T: ]9 J4 G- F k/ l例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. , O: G) r+ z' J2 L0 c0 I 我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。 N: c/ b" W& w: O0 j9 N6 b
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45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身 # H( @% X6 O* L, _ P7 M5 |' o* ]3 ]3 ` n7 r& W
例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his 7 O, B Z8 D+ D/ O' M, \) j9 J department. # Q7 l' g. b7 }
你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷 0 H1 ?. S: O. F+ D- f" a( G 7 s/ s) X2 [! ?3 ]例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was / A& K0 t2 p/ m; }8 p
putting all his eggs in one basket. ) D# |6 K3 \2 M& n 他早已警告过彼德,在一支股票上投入巨额资金是种孤注一掷的做法。
48. put on airs装模作样 6 R3 K3 m5 ^* u, q$ _; X7 z" |/ {6 f. n( c B' R! E
例句:I'm sick of claire and the way she puts on airs. % O* f) T3 }4 R. u. ?5 D, k
我讨厌克莱尔和她装模作样的样子。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆 $ D0 y% W# F# H- V( |$ k5 B$ \8 l! O3 f" l. ], u' v0 `
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外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然% l d( w" q2 N
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当你发现这个来自小镇的纯朴女孩单纯得毫无秘密可言时,你会喜欢她 % h8 x- w( c j+ l0 i 的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜 5 B8 D; O, ?. w0 M # l5 \. d$ S0 G0 J" b$ |8 a例句:The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely # R, i' \7 b; o. M5 b7 t7 _ rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. + @6 s: ~" Q( t 公司要破产的消息对他来说真是雪上加霜,因为他妻子昨天刚和他离婚。
52. second to none无出其右! w/ H# M$ n7 e* v) h2 F8 g
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妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。
53. sit tight 静观其变1 U. i6 W6 R, @+ V% t& I
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如果你能够坚持立场,我保证他们会把护照还给你。
54. start with a clean slate洗心革面% K" a/ D$ r* g1 J) \! h3 ^0 i3 k
4 Y8 i" C0 @3 t例句:After Henry came out of prison, how he wished he could start with a 3 L6 l" n) q, D6 b% t# M5 W4 W! L
clean slate! / J* S* d! U' x. W( Y9 C5 r 出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重 " F \2 V+ U2 I0 f R 0 J* B# ?& g9 x3 I1 P. V9 L2 Z例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there. / T& \9 n$ y( E9 Q# [0 [ 她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
56. the more the merrier多多益善8 F1 _7 [5 d4 ^, d' a
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约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火 : B& n) d0 I1 K4 q& o9 E 2 f5 L1 M$ n8 H9 \例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin.- I4 ~& D4 R i
她答应要与他同甘共苦。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新: M7 U! I6 |7 t8 U% B5 m
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他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
60. turn up one's nose 不屑一顾 ; r5 b5 J3 n: a/ G8 H/ G' c3 G& R6 R1 a+ }' S9 m6 ]2 N ?7 c& p) |8 |
例句:She turned up her nose at carrot. 4 {9 e' X2 O: o2 ]& c ^2 w& i 她对胡萝卜不屑一顾。
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗 6 `8 L' l! V2 v, f& `# e* G+ y! B0 c( `( n) R8 F# o* @
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wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. / A" }8 F2 C. h, i 凯丽说他们都穿短裤或蓝牛仔参加户外婚礼,那我们就入乡随俗吧。