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高考网汇集整理《高一英语：现代口语表示法500例(2)》 * turn one's head使某人满意 Sara is a successful woman, but she never allows her achievements to turn her head. 122——181 * have one's heart set on...一心想要…… Once he had his heart set on something, he'll accept no turning-back. * one's heart in one's mouth吓得要命 My heart was in my mouth when I heart someone tapping on my window one raining night. have one's heart in one's mouth; with one's heart in one's mouth * not have the heart to do something不忍心去做 How can you have the heart to kill my pet? * take something to heart往心里去/认真接受意见等 Tom decided to take his father's words to heart and wash his hands off smoking. * be in the seventh heaven高心极了 Mary was in seventh heaven when she finally came to Paris, the center of fashion. * move heaven and earth想尽一切办法 Believe me. I promise to move heaven and earth to help you. * cool one's heels等的双脚发凉，久等 Let's meet at the gallery at 7 o'clock. Come at 7 sharp. Don't make me cool my heels. * take to one's heels逃走 The naughty boy took to his heels after he should 'trick-or-treal'. * shoot from the hip信口开河 Don't take Jay's words to heart. He shouldn't have shot from the hip. * by hook or by crook千方百计得，不择手段得 He rose to that position by hook or by crook. * blow hot and cold出尔反尔，喜怒无常 Do you think he'll support you? He is the type who blows hot and cold. * make it hot for...刁难某人 Out section manager is a woman. Our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her. * have the hots for someone迷恋某人 You have to stop her. She has the hots for a married man. * bring down the house博得满堂喝彩 The first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times. * be over the hump已度过难关 The Asian financial crises has almost paralyzed Asian economy. But we are over the hump now. * have a hunch that...预感到…… I have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon. * be hunky-dory挺不错的 A: How do you like the food here? B: Hunky-dory. * skate on thin ice如履薄冰，冒风险 We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing wild animals. * toy with the idea of...心里盘算要…… She's toying within the idea of marring a foreigner. * no ifs, ands and buts不要找任何的理由和借口 A: You know I could have done it well, but... B: No ifs, ands and buts. Tell me if you want to save your job. * give someone an inch and he'll take a mile得寸进尺 Give my roommate an inch and he'll take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream. * have many irons in the fire同时有很多要紧的事要做 Although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire. * be in a jam陷入困境 get in a jam You've got to help me. I'm in a jam. May car refused to work on my way to office. * jaywalk横穿马路 It is dangerous to jaywalk. * in a jiffy不大一会儿 =in a moment, right away. at once I'll be with you in a jiffy. * have ( a case of ) the jitters忐忑不安 The new teacher had a case of jitters when he first stood in front of the class. * keep up with the Joneses与别人比阔，与别人攀比 He likes keeping up with the Joneses. * get a kick out of doing something从……得到很大的乐趣 He gets a kick put of racing. * take kindly to something/someone愿意接受 Don't you feel that people in the lab don't take kindly to a nosy reporter? * kill someone with kindness好得让人受不了 The old lady almost killed me with kindness when I lived at her home. * parade one's knowledge买弄学问 He is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge. * be at large逍遥法外(也可以形容动物不受约束) The murderer was still at large. The victim's parents was determined to find enough evidence to sue him to court. * rest on one's laurels故步自封，吃老本 You are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels. * turn over a new leaf洗心革面 The juvenile delinquent promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient punishment. * have a hollow leg(喝酒)海量 The best man has a hollow leg. He drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom. * pull someone's leg开某人的玩笑 Never ever pull his leg. He is a man without a sense of humor. He takes everything seriously. * keep someone at arm's length与某人保持距离 My boss is my uncle. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I'd better keep him at arm's length in company. * let someone down使某人失望 Joe really let me down by having broken his promises for serveral times. * can't for the life of one怎么……也不行 I thought I could recite my speech backwards, but when I stood in front of the audience, I couldn't for the life of me remember what to say. * air one's linen in public家丑外扬 The wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others. She didn't want to air her linen in public. * keep a stiff upper lip意志坚定，坚强不屈 One failure means nothing. You've got to keep a stiff upper lip. * be at loggerheads with...互不相让 The two parties were at loggerheads with each other over the new tax policy. * a born loser一事无成者 Nobody is a born loser. All you need is perseverance. * louse up something把某事搞得一团糟 He let the cat out of the bag, which loused up the whole deal. * not do...for love or money死也不会…… Stop trying. I won't betray my friend for love or money. * feel a lump in one's throat心里感到很难受 I felt a lump in my throat on hearing her story of fighting with the deadly disease. * make do with...用……凑合 We are too tired to cook. We can make do with two bags of instant noodles. * the man in the street普通的人，老百姓 The interview with the man in the street shows that 90% of them are satisfied with the TV fro grams. * be one's own man不受他人支配，自己管自己 Our monitor is not easy to cope with. He is much his own man. * steal a march on someone抢在他人前面，暗渡陈仓 We stole a march on our rivals by reducing 5% of our price and got back our market. meat and drink精神寄托 To some old people, raising pets is their meat and drink. (责任编辑：admin) |