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美国口语和托福听力常用习语


[日期:2007-11-29] 来源:新浪考试  作者: [字体: ]

1. a picky eater                  吃饭挑剔之人

2. apple of one's eye              珍爱之人(或物),宝贝 

3. the cold shoulder               对某人冷淡

4. a slip of the tongue             口误

5. a bitter pill to swallow          吞下苦果

6. an apple a day keeps the doctor away 

一天一个苹果,不用请医生(常吃水果有益健康)

7. a piece of cake                容易做的事(不费吹灰之力)

8. as fit as a fiddle               非常健康 

9. a big appetite                 胃口很好 

10. an adventurous eater         大胆的食客

11. bring home the bacon        挣钱养家 

12. bite off more than you can chew

            贪多而吃不下(尤指接下过多工作而完不成)

13. burn the midnight oil        熬夜 

14. be kept in the dark          被蒙在鼓里

15. behind the times            过时了,落伍了,不时髦

16. bump into                 偶然碰到,撞见

17. burn the candle at both ends  非常忙碌,过度疲劳

18. cry over spilt milk           覆水难收

19. It is not my cup of tea        非我所爱

20. the calm before the storm        暴风雨前的平静

21. born with a silver spoon in your mouth    生于富贵之家,生来享受富贵 

22. by hook or by crook         不择手段,无论如何

23. burn one's bridges          破釜沉舟,自断后路

24. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder              情人眼里出西施

25. bite the hand that feeds you   忘恩负义

26. eat like a horse              吃得很多

27. go to pieces                 破碎,沮丧,心碎

28. go Dutch                   各付各的钱     

29. get the axe:                  被解雇,被开除

30. go in one ear and out the other   听了并不照办,左耳朵进右耳朵出 

31. get carried away             得意忘形,失去理智

32. give somebody a ring         给某人打电话

33. give somebody a hand         帮助某人

34. have your cake and eat it       鱼与熊掌兼得

35. hold your horses              放慢,等一等

36. high and dry                 让某人陷入困境

37. hit the hay                   去睡觉

38. be hot and bothered           焦虑,不安

39. have one's hands full          很忙

40. have cold feet                紧张

41. hit the roof                  很生气

42. His name rings a bell          名字听起来很熟

43. have a heart of gold           心好,好人

44. in the wink of an eye           一眨眼功夫,很快

45. to jump the gun               行动过早, 结论错误

46. keep a straight face            摆出严肃面孔.忍住不笑

47. keep one's fingers crossed      交叉手指,乞求好运

48. keep an eye on someone        留心,留意

49. to kick the bucket             死

50. to knock your teeth out        打人

51. look for a needle in a haystack  象大海捞针一样困难   

52. to let the cat out of the bag     泄露秘密

53. to let one's hair down         放松,好好玩

54. the least of my worries        次要的事情,小事一桩, 一点也不担心

55. eat one's words              收回说过的话

56. a fish out of water            如鱼儿离水,没有把握,有点不安

57. to face the music              勇敢地面对困难

58. make a monkey out of          嘲弄,戏弄 

59. make eyes at                 送秋波,抛媚眼

60. make one's mouth water       使人垂涎三尺,想吃

61. make or break               涉及成败的关键时刻

62. music to one's ears            悦耳的声音,喜讯

63. make hay while the sun shines   趁热打铁,及时把握机会

64. make some time               抽出时间,挤出时间

65. meet each other half way        相互妥协,各让一步

66. My legs have fallen asleep       双腿麻木

67. make a night of it              痛快玩一夜

68. make heads or tails of it         弄清楚,弄明白 (多用在搞不懂的情况下)

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