关于学习的习语和短语 1
Bite off more than you can chew 好高骛远 Meaning: to take on more than you can handle 意思是:承担超出你所能承受的 Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I signed up for the extracurricular activities after school. 当我报名参加放学后的课外活动时,我报得太多了。 Blow off steam 发泄情绪 Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work 意思是:做一些事情来摆脱压力,在一段时间的努力之后做一些事情来放松。 Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam. 经过两周的考试,安德鲁和他的朋友们周末去野营消遣。 Bookworm 书呆子 Meaning: Someone who reads a lot. 意思是:一个经常阅读的人。 Example: Everyone knows she's a real bookworm so she only got books for her birthday. 每个人都知道她是个真正的书呆子,所以她过生日时只得到了书。 Brainstorm 头脑风暴 Meaning: to think of new ideas 意义:思考新的想法 Example: Annie didn't have a clue how to get started with the project so she decided to brainstorm with her group. 安妮不知道如何开始这个项目,所以她决定和她的小组一起集思广益。 Burn the midnight oil 熬夜 Meaning: to work or read late into the night 意思是:工作或阅读到深夜 Example: I had to burn the midnight oil to get ready for the test. 为了准备考试,我不得不熬夜。 By heart 熟记 Meaning: from memory 意思是:熟记于心 Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart. 简熟记所有的成语。 Cut to the chase 直入主题 Meaning: get straight to the point 意思是:直奔主题 Example: Cut to the chase – what's your idea for the project? 例句:开门见山,你对这个项目有什么想法? Eager beaver 对工作极有热忱的人 Meaning: someone who is enthusiastic about school or work and works very hard 意思是:对学校或工作充满热情并努力工作的人 Example: She's such an eager beaver. She never missed a lesson and always does her homework. 她真是个对学习充满热情的人,从不缺课,总是做作业。 |