英语常用习语及例句

英语常用习语及例句Aabigfishinasmallpond小地方的大人物例句：Inherhometown,shewasabigfishinasmallpond，butaftershemovedtoNewYork,shewasjustonlyoneamongmanymillions.在她家乡，她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后，她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。astone'sthrow一箭之遥例句：Helivesonlyastone'sthrowfromhere.他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。allgone希望等的"消逝"，物品等的"丢失"。例句：Mygoodness!Mybagisallgone.天呀！我的包不见了。Ourhopeswereallgone.我们的希望成泡影了。allforit对别人的看法或意见"完全同意"，"完全赞成"例句：Goaheadwithyourplan.I'mallforit.进行你的计划吧，我完全赞成。allinall常用的片语，表示"总的来说"，"总而言之"，例句：Hehashisfaults,butallinall,heisagoodguy.asclearasmud不清晰，混乱例句：Yourexplanationisasclearasmud.你的解释一点都不清晰。assoftasdown柔软如绒毛例句：Ilayfastasleeponthecouch,whichwasassoftasdown,anddidnotwakeuntillateinthemorning.我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了，一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。atfullblast全速地；大规模地例句：Whenwevisitedtheplace,workontheconstructionsitewasatfullblastandalltheworkersseemedtobeworkingveryhard.当我们去参观时，建筑工地的工作已经全面展开，而且所有的人都在忙碌着。Bbeaboveboard光明正大的becrazyabout爱的发狂例句：IamreallycrazyaboutMichaelJackson'srock'n'roll.我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。beforthebirds荒唐可笑的；毫无价值的例句：Theiropinionsonartaresimplyforthebirds.他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。beatit叫人"走开"的口语，和"Beoff!差不多，不过比后者更流行。例句：Hekeptonbotheringme,soItoldhimtobeatit.他不停地烦我，因此我叫他走开。beatonesbrains(out)指做事困难，"伤透了脑筋"例句：Ibeatmybrains(out)togetajob.为了找寻工作，我伤透了脑筋。beatsbtothedraw抢先某人行动例句：MarywantedtobuythatpaintingbyPicasso,butanothermillionairebeathertothedraw.玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画，不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。beatsomeonebymiles远强于某人例句：Whenitcomestofishing,Ibeathimbymiles.讲到钓鱼，我比他棒得多。beef口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚"；作动词时后面跟about.例句：Tellmewhat'syourbeef?你抱怨什么？beforeyouknowit口语为"很快"。例句：Icomebackbeforeyouknowit.我很快就会回来。behaveyourself劝人要有礼貌和行为检点，意思相同的口语还有"Watchyoumanner.""WatchyourP'sandQ's".和"Don'tgetfresh."例句：Pleasebehaveyourselfbeforetheguests.在宾客之前你检点一些。behindbars坐牢例句：Thejudgewillputhimbehindbarsforatleasttwoyears.法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。behindthescenes（behindthecurtain）幕后例句：Heisthemanbehindthescenes.他是幕后人物。betweenourselves秘密地说例句：Betweenourselves,therearenosecrets.咱们私下说说，没什么秘密。beyondtheseas在国外，在海外例句：Hehadagoodtimewhenhewasbeyondtheseas.他在国外时曾过得很快活。buttin插手，介入例句：Pardonmeforbuttinginonyourconversation,butthisisimportant.请原谅我打断了你们的谈话，不过这件事非常重要。byandlarge大体上，总的看来例句：Icannottotallytakeyourpoint，butbyandlargeIthinkyoursisreasonable.我不能完全同意你的观点，但大体上你的观点是有道理的。Ccalltheshots做决断例句：Tobealeader,youshouldknowhowtocalltheshots.作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。cardupone'ssleeve锦囊妙计例句：Billalwayshasacardupone'ssleeve,sowheneverfacedupwithapuzzle,hecouldfindaway.比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。clownaround胡闹例句：Thatboyisseldomseriousaboutanything.He'salwaysclowningaround.这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。cookup虚构例句：Ihavetocookupanexcuseforbeinglateforclass.我必须为上课迟到编个借口。crocodiletears鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲例句：Don'tshedcrocodiletearsoverhismisfortune,Iknowyouhatehim.不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了，我知道你恨他。cryoverspilledmilk为打翻的牛奶流泪,做无益的后悔例句：Iknowthatyouhavelostyourpurse,butsinceithadhappened,letitgo,pleasedon'tcryoverspilledmilk.我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。Ddownandout穷困潦倒，孤苦无助例句：Peopleshouldlendhimahelpfulhand；he'sreallydownandout.人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。Eeatlikeabird胃口小，吃的少例句：Lilyisveryslimbecausesheeatslikeabird.百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。Ffarandaway毋庸置疑例句：Tomisfarandawaythebestlecturerinourdepartment.毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。forgood永远例句：smokelesseveryday,thenyoumightbeabletoquitsmokingforgood.每天少吸烟一点，你就可能会永远戒掉烟。Ggetfired炒鱿鱼例句：TheanchormanoftheBBCnetwork'seveningnewsgotfired.我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。getit(all)together不慌不忙；沉着冷静例句：Ihopehegetsitalltogethersoon.Hislifeisamess.我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。getone'sgoat使人发怒或厌恶例句：ItreallygotMr.Brown'sgoatwhenhehadtowaittwohourstogethisplanetickets.不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。getoutofthebedonthewrongside指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处例句：What'sthematterwithyoutoday?Haveyougotoutofthebedonthewrongside.你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？giveanearto听一听例句：Theownerofthefactorygaveaneartothecomplaintsoftheworkers.工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。graspatastraw抓救命稻草例句：Thecriminaltriedtograspatastrawbyfeigningmentaldisorder.罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。guts勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。Hhanginthebalance未见分晓例句：Afterthesurgery,thepatientbecameverysickandherlifehunginthebalancefornearlyaweek.手术后，那个病人非常虚弱，将近一个星期他的生命在垂危中。hang-up（情感上的）障碍,大难题例句：Maryhasarealhang-upaboutcatsanddoesn'tliketobeinthesameroomwiththem.玛丽对猫有一种摆脱不掉的厌烦，因此不愿意和猫在同一个房间。highanddry被抛弃的，处于痛苦之中的例句：Georgetookallthemoneyawayandlefthiscompanionshighanddry，withnothingtobuythetickets.乔治带走了所有的钱，把他的同事抛弃了，连买车票的钱也没有。highandlow到处例句：Ilookedhighandlowformypen，butIcouldn'tfinditanywhere.我到处找我的钢笔，但我怎么也找不到它。hitupon偶然想出例句：Hecrouchedthereforalongtimebeforehehituponaplantodefeathisantagonist.他蹲在那里很长一段时间后，突然想出了一个挫败他对手的计划。Iinabind窘迫例句：whenheaskedmetomarryhim,Ifeltinabind.当他向我求婚时，我感到很窘迫。inthedoghouse窘迫，陷入困境例句：Thewholeteamwasinthedoghousebecausetheylostthegame.由于输掉了比赛，整队都陷入困境。inluck幸运例句：Marydroppedherglassesandtheydidnotbreak,soshewasinluck.玛丽的眼镜掉在地上而没有摔坏，所以她是幸运的。insandouts错综复杂事物的因果例句：Aftercarefulinvestigation,hegottoknowtheinsandoutsoftheaccident.经过仔细的调查，他终于弄清了事件的前因后果。It'sinGod'shands听天由命例句：It'sinGod'shandsandwehavepreparedfortheworst.听天由命吧，我们已经做最坏的准备了。LLaystresson/upon着重，重视例句：InhisspeechMr.Brownlaidstressonthesagacityofcats.布朗先生在他的讲座里强调了猫的灵性。letsleepingdogslie莫惹是非例句：Don'ttelltheteacherwhatyouhavedone.Letsleepingdogslie.不要告诉老师你做了什么。莫惹是非。loseone'stemper发脾气例句：helosthistemperwhenhebrokethekeyinthelock.他把钥匙弄断在锁里了，就发起了脾气。Mmakeendsmeet使收支平衡例句：Ihavetotaketwopart-timejobsatthesametimetomakeendsmeet.为了收支平衡，我不得不同时作两份兼职。makeuseof使用，利用例句：Hewillmakeuseofalltheoddsandends.他会利用所有这一切零碎东西。monkeybusiness胡闹例句：hetoldtheboystoquittheirmonkeybusiness,orhewouldcallateacher.他告诉那些男孩子不要再胡闹，不然他就叫老师。NOonandoff间断地例句：Itrainedonandoffalldaylong。今天断断续续地下着小雨。ontheupandup坦率，诚实例句：Howcanweknowwhetherapersonisontheupandupbyhisappearance!从一个人的外表我们怎么能知道他是坦率的呢！outandabout户外活动例句：MrSmithrecoversquickly，andhe'llbeoutandaboutverysoon.史密斯先生复原得很好，很快他就能到户外活动了。outandout完全地，彻底地例句：WhatIsaidisanoutandouttruth.我说的全都是事实。outofsorts发脾气的例句：Don'ttalktohim,heisoutofsorts.别跟他说话，他在发脾气。outoftemper发怒的，发脾气例句：Thechildrenwerefrightenedtofindhimoutoftemper.孩子们一见他发脾气，都吓坏了。overandover多次地，重复地例句：Theforeignerrepeatedwhathesaidoverandover，butIstillcouldn'tunderstandhim.外国朋友一遍一遍地重复，但我仍然没有听懂他说什么。Ppullone'sleg愚弄例句：Ifyouremainstuck-up,theywilloftentrytopullyourleg.假如你还是目中无人的话，他们会常常想愚弄你的。putaway把…收起来例句：Putawaytheheavyclothes.Theweatherisbecomingmuchwarmer.把厚衣服收起来吧，天气越来越暖和了。QRSsettheworldonfire做显赫的事情例句：Peopledonotcounthimasaheroforhehasnotsettheworldonfire.人们并不把他看作民族英雄，因为他并未做出惊天动地的事情。sillyasagoose像鹅一样蠢例句：Sinceheisassillyasagoose,hewillnotgetapromotion.既然他如此的不开窍，他肯定得不到提升的。slipofthetongue说溜了嘴例句：Themayorreallymadeaslipofthetongue!市长可真是说溜了嘴了！solongas只要例句：Anymanwillbeequaltothetask,solongasheiscareful.任何人都会胜任这个工作，只要他细心。standone'sground坚持己见；坚守阵地例句：John'sfriendssaidhewasmistaken,buthestoodhisground.约翰的朋友都说他错了，可是他仍然坚持己见。Ttakeachance冒险例句：ewilltakeachanceontheweatherandhavethepartyoutdoors.我们将冒天气的险在室外聚会。throughandthrough完全地，充分地例句：Youcantrusthim，forhe'shonestthroughandthrough.你可以信任他，他是真正诚实的。turnthecoldshoulderon冷淡例句：HewillnotturnthecoldshoulderonmewhenIamintrouble.他不会在我困难时疏远我。Uupandabout病愈例句：I'mmuchbetternow，I'vebeenupandaboutforalmostaweek.我现在感觉好多了，我已经病愈差不多一个星期了。upsanddowns盛衰，浮沉例句：Lifeishard．Therearealotofupsanddownsinone'slife.生活是艰辛的，生活中充满了大多的盛衰的浮沉。VWwasteone'sbreath白费唇舌例句：it'snousetalkingtohim,you'llonlywasteyourbreath.和他谈话没有一点用处，你只是在白费唇舌。XYYoucan'tbeatit.这是第一流的，比不上的。Youcan'tbeatme.表示自己了不起。例句：Whenitcomestoplayingfootball,youcan'tbeatBilly.论踢足球，没有人比得上比利。1.Abandononeselftosomething-allowonselftobecompletelycontrolledbysomething,especiallypassionsorimpulses.-完全屈服于……；陷入……Example:Tomtriedandtriedbutfailedagainandagain.Finally,heabandonedhimselftodespair.2.Abaseoneself-makeoneselfhumble.-降低自己的身分Example:Inancienttimes,peopleoflowsocialstatusoftenabasedthemselvesinthepresenceofaninfluentialorpowerfulperson.3.Abidebysomething-observeorfollowsomething.-遵守某事Example:Whenyouplayagame,youmustabidebytherulesandregulationsconcerned.4.Backa/thewronghorse-putone'sfaithinsomeonewholaterlosesorsomethingwhichfails.-下错了赌注；支持输家Example:Themanagerbackedawronghorsebygivingthemuch-covetedjobtoJack,whoturnedouttohaveacriminalrecord.5.Backaway(fromdoingsomething)-moveaway(fromdoingsomething)becauseofdislikeorfear.-因害怕或厌恶而后退Examples:1.Thecatbackedawayasthestrangerraisedhishandtohitit.2.Inthefaceofstrongopposition,thegovernmenthasbackedawayfromincreasingtaxes.6.Callforth/outsomething-causesomethingtobeseenorused.-使某事物出现；引出某事物Examples:1.Lily'soutwardappearancewassoattractivethatitcalledforthadmirationfromeverymanintheoffice.2.Difficultiesinlifemaycalloutaperson'sgoodqualitiesnoteasilyseeningoodlife.7