41. old habits die hard积重难返 ; O6 ~/ ^" y( p4 W8 ~( @( H) ?/ H - i+ T# h7 O0 o( \6 J! B8 P# M/ m例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard.. H$ n9 q: Z \2 I! p4 i8 M' O
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43. on one's high horse趾高气扬, {8 K) {1 m% l8 q" b8 a
9 L* U6 i: g! p6 I* L4 F# G0 K例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse 0 v$ t6 Z, i( `* |) \/ Q and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. + o' R# b- ]/ u5 I D5 U& D 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 0 m) `; u2 Q; \3 h; e 馆。; g9 O: n% [* G: c5 D/ M
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途 3 Z) Y. P$ D) b$ j, }, C; L. ^2 _ t8 l+ A: x3 @9 ~: J! D3 c& g
例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. 9 {, T$ a z, d3 u6 l6 q, h 我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。 $ z4 b5 k ?2 k , ?! R& R; [3 q& [! `9 r& ^# k' h7 W[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 12:15 AM ]
45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身' \7 w2 _9 c( o1 o0 M3 D7 {8 e
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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 7 V% J5 [" q5 d % w7 u/ O9 o o p# a4 k例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief.: ^, W/ R$ B( t# L& o0 Y
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 x9 y" {5 i$ l4 s& ], k& I* W( f }2 p t2 [* p; k
例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was ! M3 k' ^5 v* o, K u) I! {# J putting all his eggs in one basket. 2 j, f$ O$ E) f
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。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然* o4 o6 L: d4 U7 G1 q8 ^) n- b) i
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can read her like an open book. ! J( X2 t2 t) W, _ 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4 p& [/ v6 L9 @* v8 c5 s
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51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜3 ?' ^/ E) e* ~
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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/ ]9 n8 a6 T* Z+ Y' K: o5 Y
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妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。
54. start with a clean slate洗心革面: e- s8 ^* C6 H; V& G: _& a
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clean slate! : {5 ^4 T( |/ p# L! `& b 出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
56. the more the merrier多多益善 ) B% O2 o7 o3 t6 m [+ r, g% X6 k5 q0 `9 j# r! @: t* O
例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more + U1 [8 ]# t: P6 f8 Z/ o the merrier. % B. l& O1 ~6 L& ~) Y& 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2 G* a$ v# X- f6 M; Z' I. ~
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例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin. % Y% O. R( x- Y0 }* Q, i 她答应要与他同甘共苦。
58. to one's heart's content心满意足 3 B `6 ]' n0 y; q) t4 H5 }8 b4 _6 F& }- }
例句:That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content. 2 f6 y7 R h# r2 \- m, J% q 那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新" W& t5 K, b% I, W8 {
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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 8 A, c7 ` m$ _- x. L- L) ^3 Q2 ?& n2 c; f* h
例句:Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor ; \( J% L! ^0 R; e/ r wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. / P* i R' }8 [: {; ~ 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。