41. old habits die hard积重难返 0 f; A# N5 {+ c+ ]% @( r- ^ + g: X; F5 U& P5 E5 n7 A- x4 q2 x例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard. ! N( \' l8 x4 J9 v9 K4 G 多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。 : \. y1 b1 ]: S# v g3 T1 k7 o" |, c9 U% m8 L( d+ y[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 07:26 AM ]
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬 " V8 b! j, p3 f8 G* G) ^ % F; Z7 ]9 _: @* ?例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse 8 p" e0 v3 o8 u6 b' X
and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. : K8 { u- c, `4 m; ]1 f0 p n 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 . I% g% u# y! m" U; R 馆。 0 `2 J$ i7 X" ~+ w9 `9 `9 }* T1 n" s1 \( a! f% t
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途 ) C5 n m) i. r / [# w |, |7 t; |4 R例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. 2 h9 e! K2 @% r$ g
我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。1 p; ]4 T) |. c5 R- x$ [+ X
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# j" l& k, ?, |) `例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his 8 k; r8 Y' e5 n- O N0 G, M department. ! T4 P5 X; C1 B% Y- z 你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
46. pull out all the stops全力以赴 6 t/ `9 b3 F8 I; B, g6 J H- P* f& | A7 u! D
例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief.0 v8 H5 P- W' I) ?* ]
为找到那小偷,警方全力以赴。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷9 j6 S# ]% V7 L7 t% S' A l
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putting all his eggs in one basket. 0 p) M( `5 D0 r/ D; I 他早已警告过彼德,在一支股票上投入巨额资金是种孤注一掷的做法。
48. put on airs装模作样( f2 U' S# f [ d& W/ x: ?
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我讨厌克莱尔和她装模作样的样子。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆 8 X5 h# [6 b) a$ k9 @) U: E x* ]* s7 Y; A* ?* u5 S0 ?7 ^+ B
例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store.* M+ _( Q0 n4 }9 t- \
外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然 ' p7 N \, p6 ]1 N4 y, U! Z/ T- b* F+ F( w
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can read her like an open book. : | {- e7 ?% \) [/ D 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 " n- q# D3 B4 n- Q' ^ 的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜 " N/ O" b) W0 u, Y! _& A4 ^ ; a- Z! n- R' t0 u例句:The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely ( i3 {8 C* N' s8 `/ D8 A rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. 7 t- {) M/ t2 ? 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 + m3 h) m( S6 G# s6 y" u' z $ y3 B- k: C2 S; x% m" w* ^ q例句:Mom's chocolate cake is second to none in our town. 2 _7 B+ t. L# A3 L; T+ ~, a 妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。
53. sit tight 静观其变 a; U6 z; u r 0 Q+ x* V! _( y J G9 \/ ~% ~/ _例句:If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. 5 d) w# c" d& V* j' m7 ^3 ^
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 ' O) S; \: Y+ O% a ! C$ F. m, T! N" l" Z例句:After Henry came out of prison, how he wished he could start with a 5 G' F3 O. f* a G
clean slate! # ]2 V# U/ O: N- y! S2 I' U 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; ~8 H/ V9 H* j$ ^: S0 f# T: t" i
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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 ' _- Z7 q: s& _: A: Y 7 U0 a- K4 U: ^' J) X例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more # {2 E2 p0 @% ~: p5 C, K
the merrier. 9 I$ [8 ?) P- ?; c9 l& }3 Y6 A 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 ; n! ^; V& x% i; v: D+ {, \7 \9 D6 Z 7 y# X, |3 l; g1 e# l/ V例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin.+ f+ p# j5 H4 a. S: D( a
她答应要与他同甘共苦。
58. to one's heart's content心满意足 ) x2 C" e I, z& }# j3 ~, x' e P
例句:That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content. ) ]" d z) R( B/ ^ 那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新 9 Z/ T# G/ p6 q / i0 J! J0 L, t& o) O" f例句:He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave , d# F2 p& B$ I$ Y, l+ N$ O
himself in class. 6 I! T' U+ a/ O5 `
他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗 % i' s) A) j& ^. y6 {$ d. ~" s- o5 d+ {
例句:Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor # J$ S/ Z$ h. S5 X wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. - {1 \: W0 q( o" b$ Y! Z 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。