现代英语口语表示法500例（10）
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· be down in the mouth垂头丧气 Sandra was down in the mouth because she didn"t make the appointment. · keep mum about something对某事保持沉默 The high official kept mum about his scandal. · face the music承担责任，甘受责备 You are caught stealing. You have to face the music. · hit the nail on the head说到点子上 I like to discuss with Helen. She always hits the nail on the head. · call someone names辱骂某人 The neighbors keep dropping litter in front of her door. She couldn"t bear it any more and call them names. · be neck and neck不分上下 The two workshops are neck and neck in monthly output. · get up the nerve to...鼓起勇气去…… The patient got up the nerve to ask the doctor how long he could live in the world. · get on someone"s nerves使某人心烦 There is an airport in the vicinity. The noise gets on my nerves. · a nobody无名小辈 He is somebody in the small town, but he is a nobody in the capital city. · lead someone around by the nose牵着别人的鼻子走 All nations should exercise their own judgment. They shouldn"t be led around by some big countries. · poke one"s nose into something乱打听别人的私事 I hate those journalists who poke their nose into people"s private life. · be a notch above someone略胜一筹 In study, we are neck and neck; but in sports, he is a notch above me. · sit up and take notice of something/someone对……刮目相看 He used to know nothing about chemistry. Now he talks like a chemist, I have to sit up and take notice of him... · have someone"s number知道某人的底细 Don"t waste your tongues with him. I"ve got his number. What he is trying to do now is to set a trap and let us jump into it. · be quick to take offense特别爱生气 I don"t think he is a quality leader. He is too quick to take offense. · have one too many喝多了 The bridegroom had one too many at the wedding ceremony and was shooting cats. · be on the outs with someone与……失和 For some reason, the two countries have been on outs for a long time. · a pain in the neck使人讨厌的事 Working for VIPs was an honor for me, but now it has become a pain in the neck. I don"t know how to balance the relationships. |
