PART 1 時尚生活篇 A a backseat driver愛指手畫腳的人 a black sheep敗家子,害群之馬 a blue chipper出類拔萃的人,拔尖的人 a breath offresh air一股清風(fēng),使人耳目一新的人 a chicken guy膽小鬼 a dead beat經(jīng)常借錢賴賬的人,寄生蟲 a fag end一事無成 a fair-weather friend不能共患難的朋友 a hard nut冥頑不化的人,無知無覺的人 a hen-pecked husband妻管嚴(yán),怕老婆的 a Ioon shark放高利貸的人 a man/woman of means富人 a nine days'wonder一閃即逝的人或物 a plain Jane不起眼的女人 a private eye私人偵探 a red Ieffer day大喜日子 a sad dog粗野的人 a straw in the wind跡象,預(yù)兆,苗頭 a thorn in one's flesh眼中釘,棘手的事 a wet blanket使人掃興的人 ad ofGod天災(zāi),不可抗力,天意 Adam's apple喉結(jié),咽喉 after one's own head合某人的心愿 alI but幾乎,差不多,除了都,幾乎完全的 an open book昭然若揭的事 argue sb.down駁倒 argue the toss事已至此,爭也無用 armed to the teeth武裝到牙齒,全副武裝 as dry as a bone十分干燥 at head本質(zhì)上的,非表面的 at Ioose ends沒事可做,心里沒有著落 at one's bidding遵之命,照的旨意 atomic cocldeil原子雞尾酒 B bag and baggage全部所有物,總的, 整個的 bat around到處游蕩,反復(fù)考慮,推敲 be at one'S wits'end不知如何是好 be down one'S alley最擅長的 be expecting懷孕 be hard up一貧如洗 be in the seventh heaven高興極了 be more nice than wise死要面子活受罪 be off one'S head變瘋狂 be on edge坐臥不安 be faken aback大吃一驚 be up in arms滿腔怒火 beat amund/about the bush說話拐彎抹角,說話兜圈子 beat the drum(S)竭力鼓吹;熱烈支持 beef發(fā)牢騷 between you and me你知我知,不可讓第三者知道 big house監(jiān)獄 bite the bullet咬緊牙關(guān)挺住,克服眼前的困難 blow hot and cold喜怒無常,出爾反爾 blue in the face面紅耳赤,很生氣 blunder upon偶然碰上,無意中發(fā)現(xiàn) brazen if out厚顏無恥 break out(occur,happen suddenly)突然發(fā)生,出現(xiàn) break up分手,分開(尤指夫妻之間的離婚) build a fire under somebody催促某人 built on the sand基礎(chǔ)不牢固,不切實(shí)際 burn the candle at both ends過分消耗精力或錢財(cái) butt in插嘴,插手,干涉 butter both sides of one。S bread左右逢源 C carry a torch for somebody單相思 chill out罷手 chuckhole路上的坑 clamp down on嚴(yán)格限制,取締 cliff-hanger驚險的情況,扣人心弦的故事 come and go轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝 come to a sticky end下場(結(jié)局)難以收拾 cook up編造,捏造 cool someone out撫慰某人,使某人消氣 cop out逮住某人,避重就輕地認(rèn)罪 count on指靠,指望 cover up掩飾 cronyism任人唯親,偏愛,袒護(hù)(而給予職務(wù) crop up突然發(fā)生或出現(xiàn) cross one'S heart我保證 cut it up仔細(xì)分析某事 cut off one'S nose to spite one'S face生氣反害自己,拿自己出氣 cut out戒掉 cut up心情沮喪 cut-and-dried枯燥乏味的,刻板陳腐的 D dead beat筋疲力盡 dig dirt about sb.講某人的壞話 do away with廢除,破除 dnve sb.up a wall把某人逼上絕路 duck soup輕而易舉的小事 dump on對吹毛求疵 Dutch courage酒后之勇 E eat one's words收回自己的話 es cape逃避,逃避的方法(工具) F fair play公正無私 foll back on別無選擇,只得使用 fall flat摔得結(jié)結(jié)實(shí)實(shí),落得無趣 fall from grace失寵 falI off one's chair很吃驚 falI on one's feet安然擺脫困境 fall out with爭吵 far and wide到處,各處;廣泛的 faf cify舒適成功的條件 feed one's face吃飯 feel a lump in one's throat心里感到很難受 feeI small自覺渺小,自卑 fill a prescription照藥方配藥 filI somebody in on the details給某人提供詳細(xì)情況 find one'S tongue終于能開口講話,終于說得出話來 finger-pointing(blaming)責(zé)怪 fiat broke破產(chǎn),一文不名 flesh and blood血肉之軀 flick through漫不經(jīng)心地翻閱 fly in the face of向挑戰(zhàn) follow suit學(xué)樣,照別人的樣做 force ones hand強(qiáng)人所難,逼人就范 foul one'S own nest說自家人的壞話。家丑外揚(yáng) frame of mind心情,心思,情緒 G get a kick in the teeth受到重大挫折或責(zé)備 get along in years年紀(jì)老起來了 get caught被抓住,被逮捕 get oners back up生氣。使發(fā)怒 get out of逃避責(zé)任 get someone's goat使人惱怒,惹人生氣 get something right使某事恢復(fù)正常;正確理解某事 get somewhere/anywhere達(dá)到某種程度的成就 get the air(尤指被女子)拋棄 get the goods on sb.抓到某人的把柄 get under one's skin使人煩躁,(因?yàn)閻郏┦谷瞬话?br /> get/rise above oneself目中無人 give rise to導(dǎo)致(某事) give sb./sth.the works折磨某人;使某物大為改觀 give sb.a hand給予某人幫助 give someone a back talk和某人頂嘴 give...credit for...應(yīng)該給予應(yīng)有的承認(rèn) go/be hand in hand密切相關(guān);一齊,相伴而來 go ape神魂顛倒,發(fā)瘋 go bail for為作保,解救 go easy on小心對待,節(jié)約使用 go from bad to worse每況愈下,越來越糟 go the extra mile做額外的工作,主動承擔(dān)工作,想盡辦法完成 go through with something不顧艱難完成 go west不再存在,完蛋 good ear敏銳的聽覺 good for nothing一無是處 grab(hold)掌握,支配,控制 grease the palm of賄賂 H hair stand on end極度恐懼 hand down代代相傳,移交 hand over fist穩(wěn)步地,快速地 hands are full很忙 hand-me-down別人用過的東西 hang by a thread/hair危在旦夕 haul someone up逮捕某人,把某人抓起來 have(or keep)one's eyes peeled提高警覺 have a big nose愛打聽 have a bone to pick with對有意見 have a finger in the pie通曉一切 have a hand in參與 have a head of gold慷慨,好心 have a head要求別人對說話的人表示同情,或者是要求別人幫助他 have a long head(or be long-headed)精明的,聰明的 have an axe to grind心懷叵測 have an easy time閑散度日,生活安逸 have an eye to把作為目的 have done with結(jié)束了 have foith in信任,相信 have if both ways兩面討好,腳踏兩只船 have n out with sb.公開攤牌,解決爭執(zhí) have no back bone性情懦弱 have one's head in one's mouth提心吊膽 have one's back to the wall陷入絕境 have the ball at one's feet有機(jī)會獲得成功 have the hats for someone迷戀上某人 heart to heart推心置腹地,坦率地 high and dry孤獨(dú)無助 high and low到處 high and mighty傲慢 hit the roof勃然大怒,發(fā)火 hog heaven樂園,天堂 hold one's head high處逆境而怡然自得 hold someone's hand伸出援手 hole and corner偷偷摸摸,鬼鬼祟祟 hope against hope抱一線希望,明知無用仍妄想 hot potato棘手的事或問題 hot-wire熱線啟動 I in any case無論如何,不管怎樣 in bad shape很糟 in cold blood冷血 in good/bad mood譴堵好/環(huán) in hand得以控制 in memory of sb.為了紀(jì)念某人 in one's heartof hearls心底里 in the nick of time在事情正好發(fā)生的時候,在關(guān)鍵時刻 into the blue無影無蹤 itch for非常想 K keep a check on控制,抑制,監(jiān)視 keep a poker face面無表情 keep an eye on照看,照管 keep bach過單身生活 keep company wffh與結(jié)伴。和在一起 keep house持家 keep one'S eyes skinned密切監(jiān)視 kick the bucket翹辮子,死 kick up a row大吵大鬧 knack要領(lǐng),竅門,特殊的技藝 L land on one's feet幸免于難,化險為夷 laugh up one'S sleeves偷偷地笑 lay a finger on加害 lay to rest淡忘,擱置 lead someone by the nose完全控制 leave a nasty(or bad)taste in one's mouth 留下一個壞印象,留下一種壞感覺 leave somebody/something alone不去管 lef in允許進(jìn)入,漏水,使陷入 let someone down使某人失望 like a cat on hot bricks熱鍋上的螞蟻 live beyond one'S means寅吃卯糧,入不敷出 live by/on one's wits靠耍小聰明而非正常地工作,混日子 live from hand to mouth剛好糊口 look for a needle in a bundle of hay大海撈針 loak for自找(麻煩等) loak high and low到處都找遍 loak someone in the face坦然面對 lose face丟臉,受侮辱 M make a face做鬼臉 make a fuss of/over疼愛有加,呵護(hù)入微 make a mountain out of molehilf小題大做 make if成功 make light of輕描淡寫,不足為道,輕視 make old bones活到老 make one'S heart bleed使某人難過,使某人心碎 make out(kissing,necking)親熱 make someone'S blood run cold膽戰(zhàn)心驚 meke the ends meet收支平衡 marry使結(jié)合,使在一起 marry a fortune嫁給有錢人 meet trouble halfway杞人憂天,自尋煩惱 murder will out紙包不住火 N near in blood近親 neck and neck并駕齊驅(qū),旗鼓相當(dāng) new broom剛上任的新官 no fool決不是傻瓜,聰明人 not born yesterday可不傻,不易上當(dāng)?shù)?br /> not have the heart to do something不忍心去做 nurse a viper in one's bosom姑息養(yǎng)奸 O on hand手頭,在手邊 on one'S uppers處于困境,窮到極點(diǎn) on the heels of接踵而來 on the side另外,作為兼職 on the whole大體上差不多,總的看來 once in a blue moon極為罕見,千載難逢 one'S heart in one's mouth嚇得要命 one's own flesh and blood骨肉至親 open someone'S eye to使某人意識到 osmosis埋頭,專心致志,廢寢忘食 outof a clear blue sky意想不到,出乎意料 out of breath上氣不接下氣 out of one'S wits不知所措,精神錯亂 out of one's hair使某人不受打擾 out of sight,out of mind眼不見,心不煩 over a barrel受制于人,處于不利地位,一籌莫展 over the edge瘋了 P pale as death面無血色 parade one'S knowledge賣弄學(xué)問 pass over忽視 pat on the back鼓勵一番 peace and quiet安寧 pennies from heaven意外的收獲,天上掉餡餅 penny wise and pound-foolish撿了芝麻,丟了西瓜 pick someone's brains剽竊 pick up and IGave卷鋪蓋走了 play dumb裝聾作啞 play hob with給搗亂,任意歪曲 play the fox行為狡猾 pop into one'S head突然產(chǎn)生念頭 pour oil on the flame火上澆油 put a crimp in/into阻止,妨礙 put one'S foot in to if說/做錯事 put words into someone'S mouth發(fā)表見解 put/get one'S back up惹生氣/發(fā)怒 Q queer in the head瘋瘋癲癲的 R raise Cain大吵大鬧 rate with someone受人重視,信賴 relate to感情良好 respond to有反應(yīng),有響應(yīng) ride the tiger玩火自焚 ring the curtain down on落幕,結(jié)束 risk one'S neck找死,冒著極大的危險 root and branch完全地 rub salt into one'S wounds火上澆油.雪上加霜 run a temperature發(fā)燒 run out of用完。用光 run over滿溢,碾過 S see eye to eye意見相同 See something with half an eye不費(fèi)力氣看出 See the red light亮起紅燈 serve sb.right罪有應(yīng)得 set by the ears一鳴驚人 set one'S teeth on edge讓某人覺得難受 set something aside儲蓄 shake in one's shoes嚇得發(fā)抖,兩腿顫抖 shoot the cat嘔吐 PART 2 輕松交際篇 PART 3 無敵校園篇