英文习语（41~61）

connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:00

41. old habits die hard积重难返

例句：Give him more time as we know old habits die hard.
多给他点时间，我们都知道，积重难返嘛。

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connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:02

42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶

例句：You can trust me with the details of the lawsuit—— my lips are sealed.
你可以信任我，关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:08

43. on one's high horse趾高气扬

例句：When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse
      and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives.
      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
      馆。

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connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:13

44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途

例句：We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs.
我们一整天都在打扫房子，我快不行了。

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connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:17

45. play with fire玩火自焚；惹火烧身

例句：You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his
department.
你若是背着他干他的专长，那你可就是玩火了。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:20

46. pull out all the stops全力以赴

例句：The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief.
为找到那小偷，警方全力以赴。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:25

47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷

例句：He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was
putting all his eggs in one basket.
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。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:27

48. put on airs装模作样

例句：I'm sick of claire and the way she puts on airs.
我讨厌克莱尔和她装模作样的样子。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:30

49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆

例句：It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store.
外面倾盆大雨，我无法走到商店去。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-18 23:36

50. read someone like an open book一目了然

例句：You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you
      can read her like an open book.
      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
      的。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 04:16

51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜

例句：The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely
rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday.
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。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 04:22

52. second to none无出其右

例句：Mom's chocolate cake is second to none in our town.
妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 04:24

53. sit tight 静观其变

例句：If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you.
如果你能够坚持立场，我保证他们会把护照还给你。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 04:30

54. start with a clean slate洗心革面

例句：After Henry came out of prison, how he wished he could start with a
clean slate!
出狱后，亨利多么希望能够洗心革面，重新开始啊！

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 04:36

55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重

例句： She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there.
她决定要忍辱负重，继续在那里工作下去。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 05:58

56. the more the merrier多多益善

例句：John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more
the merrier.
约翰请了他所有的家人过来，这有何不妥？多多益善呗！

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 06:02

57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火

例句： She promised to stand by him through thick and thin.
她答应要与他同甘共苦。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 06:10

58. to one's heart's content心满意足

例句：That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content.
那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 06:17

59. turn over a new leaf改过自新

例句：He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave
himself in class.
他向老师保证过会改过自新，遵守课堂纪律。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 06:20

60. turn up one's nose 不屑一顾

例句：She turned up her nose at carrot.
她对胡萝卜不屑一顾。

connie · 发表于 2004-12-19 06:25

61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗

例句：Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor
wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same.
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。

Gino · 发表于 2004-12-19 22:16

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