第一篇：20個(gè)你應(yīng)該了解的高頻英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)

20個(gè)你應(yīng)該了解的高頻英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)

難度：容易 作者：yxflying 譯 來(lái)源：lifehack 評(píng)論：5 閱讀：2757

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Those of us who grew up with English as our first language have been exposed to idioms and idiomatic expressions for most of our lives.They may have confused us a little when we were children, but explanation and constant exposure not only increased our understanding of them, but likely drew them into our own vernacular.If you’re in the process of learning the English language, you may come across some of these and not be entirely sure what they mean.Here’s a list of 20 that you’re likely to come across fairly often: 對(duì)英語(yǔ)是母語(yǔ)的人而言，大部分的時(shí)間都會(huì)接觸到習(xí)語(yǔ)和俚語(yǔ)。孩提時(shí)，遇到習(xí)語(yǔ)和俚語(yǔ)可能會(huì)有些迷惑，但是不斷的接觸會(huì)增加對(duì)這些詞語(yǔ)的理解，并有可能把它們納入到自己的詞匯中。如果你正在學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)，那你可能會(huì)遇到一些習(xí)語(yǔ)或俚語(yǔ)，卻不是很清楚它們的意思。下面列出了你最可能經(jīng)常碰到的20個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)或俚語(yǔ)。

1.A Chip on Your Shoulder 耿耿于懷

No, this doesn’t mean that you’ve dropped part of your snack.To have a chip on one’s shoulder implies that the person is carrying around some grudge or bad feelings about something that happened in the past? like having walked through the wreckage of a building, and ended up with a chip of that building stuck to them for years afterward.這可不是說(shuō)你掉了一點(diǎn)兒零食?！癟o have a chip on one's shoulder” 指的是一個(gè)人對(duì)過(guò)去發(fā)生的事情懷有怨氣或不良情緒......就像是走過(guò)建筑物的殘骸，而接下來(lái)的幾年中建筑物的碎屑仍粘在身上。

2.Bite Off More Than You Can Chew 貪多嚼不爛

Like taking a HUGE bite of a sandwich that will fill your mouth up so much that you can’t move your jaw, this idiom implies that you’ve taken on more than you can handle successfully.An example would be agreeing to build ten websites in a week when normally you can only handle five.就像是你咬了一大口三明治，把嘴填得太滿了，下巴都動(dòng)不了了。這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)指的是做事情不要超出自己的能力。舉個(gè)例子，你同意一周的時(shí)間建10個(gè)網(wǎng)站，而通常情況下你只能建5個(gè)。

3.You Can’t Take It With You 生不帶來(lái)，死不帶去

You can’t take anything with you when you die, so don’t bother hoarding your stuff or not using it except for “special occasions”.Live now, because all your stuff is going to be around long after you’re gone.當(dāng)你死時(shí)，什么東西也帶不走。所以不要貯藏東西或只有“特殊場(chǎng)合”才使用某些東西。活在當(dāng)下，因?yàn)樵谀阕吡酥螅切〇|西還會(huì)長(zhǎng)時(shí)間存在。

4.Everything But the Kitchen Sink 一應(yīng)俱全/無(wú)所不包

This implies that nearly everything has been packed/taken/removed.For instance, if someone said: “The thieves stole everything but the kitchen sink!” it meant that they took everything they could carry;it’s damned hard to remove a sink and carry it around.這指的是無(wú)所不包。例如，如果有人說(shuō)：“The thieves stole everything but the kitchen sink!”指的是賊把能搬的東西都搬走了；很難卸下水槽并隨身攜帶。

5.“Over My Dead Body” “休想”

When the only way you’ll allow something to happen is if you’re no longer alive to stop it.你允許某事發(fā)生的唯一方式是你不再活在世上，無(wú)法去阻止它。

6.Tie the Knot 喜結(jié)連理

To get married.This is left over from the old tradition of handfasting, wherein the hands of the bride and groom would be tied together with a length of ribbon to symbolize that their lives were fastened together permanently.結(jié)婚。這是從婚約的古老傳統(tǒng)遺留下來(lái)的，新郎和新娘的手用緞帶系在一起，代表他們的生活永遠(yuǎn)地系在了一起。

7.Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover 不要以貌取人

Things aren’t always what they appear to be at first glance, so it’s a good idea to give something a chance, even if its outward appearance isn’t immediately attractive.事情并不總是第一眼看上去的樣子，所以即使事物的外觀不能立刻吸引你，也要給它們一些機(jī)會(huì)。

*The exception to this might be actual books that have hideous covers: those tend to be terrible all around, and in cases such as these, it’s best to contact the author or publisher and recommend a good graphic designer.*例外情況可能是封皮駭人的書(shū)籍：那些書(shū)無(wú)論放在哪里都很嚇人，在這種情況下，最好聯(lián)系作者或出版商，并推薦好的平面設(shè)計(jì)師。

8.When Pigs Fly 永無(wú)可能

This means “never”.Pigs aren’t about to sprout wings and take flight anytime soon, so if someone says to their kid that they can get a forehead tattoo when pigs fly, it’s not gonna happen.這意味著“不可能”。豬不可能在短期內(nèi)長(zhǎng)出翅膀飛起來(lái)。所以如果有人這樣對(duì)孩子說(shuō)，當(dāng)豬能飛時(shí)就能在前額上紋身，意思是這樣的事是不會(huì)發(fā)生的。

9.A Leopard Can’t Change His Spots 江山易改，本性難移

Basically: you are who you are.Just like a leopard can’t concentrate really hard and change the pattern on its skin, people can’t change who they really are at heart.基本的意思：你就是你自己。就像是豹子很難集中精力并改變皮膚上的圖案一樣，人們很難從本質(zhì)上進(jìn)行改變。

10.Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve 感情外露

To freely show and express all of your emotions, as though your heart were on the outside of your body.自由地展示和表達(dá)你所有的情感，就像是把你的心放在身體外面一樣。

11.Bite Your Tongue!保持安靜

Stick your tongue between your teeth(gently), and then try to speak.You can’t say a word, can you? To bite one’s tongue means to stay quiet: literally to hold the tongue still so it can’t make a sound.This goes along with: 把舌頭放在上下牙齒間（輕輕地），然后試著說(shuō)話。你一個(gè)字也說(shuō)不出來(lái)，是吧？“To bite one's tongue”指的是保持安靜：字面意思是讓舌頭靜止不動(dòng)，這樣不會(huì)發(fā)出聲音。隨之而來(lái)的是：

12.Put a Sock In It 閉嘴

The idea behind this is that if you stuffed a sock in your mouth, you’d be quiet? so if you tell someone to “put a sock in it”, you’re telling them to shut up.意思是如果你的嘴里塞了一只襪子，你就會(huì)安靜下來(lái)......所以如果你對(duì)別人說(shuō)“put a sock in it”，你是告訴他們不要說(shuō)話了。

13.Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 莫惹是非

If a couple of dogs had been fighting and are now sleeping peacefully, it’s best to just leave them alone.The idea behind this one is to avoid bringing up old arguments so they’ll just be argued about again.如果幾條狗打了一架后現(xiàn)在在安靜地睡覺(jué)，最好讓它們獨(dú)自呆著。這個(gè)諺語(yǔ)背后的意思是，盡量不要提出以前爭(zhēng)論過(guò)的問(wèn)題，避免再一次爭(zhēng)論。

14.Foam at the Mouth 非常憤怒

To hiss and snarl in anger like a rabid dog(whose mouth would be foamy as he jumps around like crazy and tries to bite people).像瘋狗一樣發(fā)出噓聲和憤怒的咆哮（瘋狗的嘴上全是泡沫，它瘋了一樣的跳來(lái)跳去并想咬人）。

15.A Slap on the Wrist 輕微的懲罰

A very, very mild punishment.To be slapped on the wrist doesn’t hurt much, and isn’t a deterrent from misbehaving again.非常小的懲罰。在手腕上拍一下不會(huì)造成傷害，對(duì)行為不當(dāng)無(wú)震懾作用。

16.You Are What You Eat 人如其食

This is the idea that everything you eat influences your health and well-being.If you eat nothing but junk food, you’ll end up unhealthy and malnourished, so be sure to eat a well-balanced diet.意思是你吃的東西影響著你的健康和幸福。如果你光吃垃圾食物，到頭來(lái)，你會(huì)不健康和營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良，所以一定要吃營(yíng)養(yǎng)均衡的飲食。

17.“It’s a Piece of Cake!” “小菜一碟”

?meaning that it’s incredibly easy.No-one has a difficult time eating a piece of cake, do they? 意思是非常容易。任何人吃一小塊蛋糕都很容易，對(duì)吧？

18.It Takes Two to Tango 孤掌難鳴

A person can’t dance the tango alone, nor can they fight by themselves either.If an argument has occurred, there were two people involved, so two were responsible.一個(gè)人跳不起來(lái)探戈，也不可能和自己打架。如果有爭(zhēng)論，肯定會(huì)涉及到兩個(gè)人，所以兩個(gè)人都應(yīng)負(fù)責(zé)。

19.Head Over Heels 神魂顛倒

To be incredibly excited and joyful, particularly with regard to being in love.Imagine someone so happy that they do cartwheels down the street: like that.令人難以置信的興奮和快樂(lè)，尤其是在愛(ài)情方面。想象某人如此高興，在街上側(cè)身翻跟斗：感覺(jué)就像那樣一樣。

20.An Arm and a Leg 代價(jià)昂貴

When something is so ridiculously expensive that you might have to sell your own body parts in order to afford it, it’s said to cost “an arm and a leg”.當(dāng)有些東西貴的離譜時(shí)，你可能得賣到身體的一些器官才能買得起。這就是說(shuō)成本是“an arm and a leg".

第二篇：英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)

1.I don't want to be the third wheel.我不想當(dāng)電燈泡.一般的自行車都只有二個(gè)輪子, 要是有三個(gè)輪子呢? 沒(méi)錯(cuò), 那第三個(gè)輪子就是多余的.所以 Third wheel 就是美語(yǔ)中電燈泡正確的表示方法.還有一個(gè)**, 叫 I don't want to be the third arm.這里不是說(shuō) “三只手”的意思, 而是和 third wheel 一樣, 都是電燈泡的意思.2.He is dating another girl on the side.他同時(shí)腳踏兩條船.我想把這句說(shuō)成 I have my feet in two boats 的人也不在少數(shù)吧!其實(shí)正確的說(shuō)法應(yīng)該是像這樣, He is dating another girl on the side.或是你可以說(shuō) He is dating another girl behind her back.(這個(gè) her 指的是他女朋友的意思)

On the side 這句話你去餐廳用餐時(shí)也常用到, 指的是主菜之外的副餐, 比如說(shuō) I'd like salad with dressing on the side.就是說(shuō)我要沙拉和沙拉醬.或是 Would you like a baked potato on the side? 要不要再點(diǎn)一份烤馬鈴薯啊?

3.I am the one-woman kinda man.我是那種從一而終的男人.在美國(guó)從一而終的人好像不多, 他們通常從高中就開(kāi)始交男女朋友, 一直交到結(jié)婚, 中間不知改朝換代過(guò)多少次.所以這句話是很難得聽(tīng)到的.其實(shí)我比較常聽(tīng)的是 one-man woman, 因?yàn)榭磥?lái)不論中外, 女生都比男生堅(jiān)貞一點(diǎn).kinda在口語(yǔ)中常用, 它是 kind of 的簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě), kinda man 就是說(shuō)那樣的男人?？梢允÷圆徽f(shuō).還有一種用法叫 We are exclusive.這個(gè) exclusive 指的是排他的意思.所以當(dāng)一對(duì)情侶說(shuō), We are exclusive時(shí), 就是說(shuō)我們心里只有對(duì)方一人, 我們都不會(huì)再去喜歡上別人.4.Those boys like to hit on me all the time.那些男生老愛(ài)找我搭訕.Hit somebody 是說(shuō)你打某人的意思, 但是 hit on somebody 就不一樣了, hit on somebody 是當(dāng)作搭訕來(lái)解釋.常常電視劇里可以看到, 一個(gè)男的跑去跟一個(gè)陌生女孩多說(shuō)了兩句話, 那個(gè)女生就說(shuō): Are you hitting on me? 你現(xiàn)在是在跟我搭訕嗎? 實(shí)在是很有意思。

5.That's the long distance relationship.我和我的情人分隔兩地.一般relationship都是特別指男女朋友之間的關(guān)系, 比如你可以跟你的另一半說(shuō), I really appreciate our relationship.就是我很感激我們能夠在一起.Long distance relationship是一種固定用法, 這樣的**我常在廣播中聽(tīng)到.他們一般情況下不會(huì)說(shuō)成 We live far away from each other.只會(huì)說(shuō) We have a long distance relationship.再來(lái)你可能可以接著說(shuō), It's so hard for me.6.You should have chivalry.你應(yīng)該有點(diǎn)紳士風(fēng)度。

我覺(jué)得美國(guó)的男生都蠻有風(fēng)度的, 他們會(huì)幫女士開(kāi)門(這點(diǎn)在美國(guó)尤其重要, 因?yàn)槊绹?guó)的空氣太乾燥了, 所以去開(kāi)門常常會(huì)觸電 ^__^)會(huì)讓 Lady first.這種行為中文叫紳士風(fēng)度, 但在英文中叫騎士精神(chivalry)

7.I saw you smooching that girl just outside my window.我看到你在我的窗外親那個(gè)女孩喔。

Smooch 是一個(gè)口語(yǔ), 它就完全等于大家所熟知的 kiss 這個(gè)字.8.I'm all over you.我對(duì)你非常地著迷.All over you 就是說(shuō)對(duì)你非常地著迷, 這還有另一種表示方法, 叫 I have a crush on you.這二句都是表達(dá)很喜歡某人的意思.All over somebody 還有一個(gè)很常用的用法, 我把它翻成“三貼”比如說(shuō)你去舞廳跳舞, 看到有一對(duì)男女跳到三點(diǎn)都貼在一起了, 你就可以跟你的同伴說(shuō), Hey, look, the guy is dancing all over the girl.9.I'm over you.我跟你之間完了。

一字之差但是意思完全不同喔.你要是說(shuō) I'm over you, 就是說(shuō)我跟你之間完了, 我不想再和你有任何的瓜葛.這和 I'm all over you 是完全不一樣的。

10.Are you trying to seduce me? 你想要勾引我嗎?

Seduce 就是說(shuō)你用言語(yǔ)或是行為去勾引某人.這句話在美國(guó)派(American Pie)當(dāng)中有用到過(guò)喔!就是其中有一個(gè)男生最后找不到伴了, 結(jié)果跑去勾引一個(gè)老女人.那個(gè)老女人就說(shuō)了, Are you trying to seduce me?

更好玩的是, 那個(gè)男生事后還跟同伴吹牛, “Women are like wine.They only get better with age.” 女人嗎, 就像老酒一樣, 只會(huì)越陳越香。

1、日常用語(yǔ)類

sporting house 妓院（不是“體育室”）

dead president 美鈔（上印有總統(tǒng)頭像）（并非“死了的總統(tǒng)”）lover 情人（不是“愛(ài)人”）

busboy 餐館勤雜工（不是“公汽售票員”）busybody 愛(ài)管閑事的人（不是“大忙人”）dry goods（美）紡織品；（英）谷物（不是“干貨”）heartman 換心人（不是“有心人”）

mad doctor 精神病科醫(yī)生（不是“發(fā)瘋的醫(yī)生”）eleventh hour 最后時(shí)刻（不是“十一點(diǎn)”）blind date（由第三者安排的）男女初次會(huì)面（并非“盲目約會(huì)”或“瞎約會(huì)”）personal remark 人身攻擊（不是“個(gè)人評(píng)論”）sweet water 淡水（不是“糖水”或“甜水”）confidence man 騙子（不是“信得過(guò)的人”）

criminal lawyer 刑事律師（不是“犯罪的律師”）service station 加油站（不是“服務(wù)站”）rest room 廁所（不是“休息室”）

dressing room 化妝室（不是“試衣室”或“更衣室”）horse sense 常識(shí)（不是“馬的感覺(jué)”）

capital idea 好主意（不是“資本主義思想”）familiar talk 庸俗的交談（不是“熟悉的談話”）

black tea 紅茶（不是“黑茶”）

black art 妖術(shù)（不是“黑色藝術(shù)”）

black stranger 完全陌生的人（不是“陌生的黑人”）white coal（作動(dòng)力來(lái)源用的）水（不是“白煤”）white man 忠實(shí)可靠的人（不是“皮膚白的人”）

yellow book 黃皮書(shū)（法國(guó)政府報(bào)告書(shū)，以黃紙為封）（不是“黃色書(shū)籍”）red tape 官僚習(xí)氣（不是“紅色帶子”）green hand 新手（不是“綠手”）

blue stocking 女學(xué)者、女才子（不是“藍(lán)色長(zhǎng)統(tǒng)襪”）

China policy 對(duì)華政策（不是“中國(guó)政策”）Chinese dragon 麒麟（不是“中國(guó)龍”）

American beauty 一種玫瑰，名為“美國(guó)麗人”（不是“美國(guó)美女”）English disease 軟骨病（不是“英國(guó)病”）

Indian summer 愉快寧?kù)o的晚年（不是“印度的夏日”）Greek gift 害人的禮品（不是“希臘禮物”）

Spanish athlete 吹牛的人（不是“西班牙運(yùn)動(dòng)員”）French chalk 滑石粉（不是“法國(guó)粉筆”）

2.習(xí)語(yǔ)類

pull one's leg 開(kāi)玩笑（不是“拉后腿”）

in one's birthday suit 赤身裸體（不是“穿著生日禮服”）eat one's words 收回前言（不是“食言”）an apple of love 西紅柿（不是“愛(ài)情之果”）

handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆（不是“大字報(bào)”）bring down the house 博得全場(chǎng)喝彩（不是“推倒房子”）have a fit 勃然大怒（不是“試穿”）

make one's hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然—恐懼（不是“令人發(fā)指——?dú)鈶崱保?/p>

be taken in 受騙，上當(dāng)（不是“被接納”）

think a great deal of oneself 高看或看重自己（不是“為自己想得很多”）pull up one's socks 鼓起勇氣（不是“提上襪子”）have the heart to do（用于否定句）忍心做??不是“有心做”或“有意做”）

3.短句類

What a shame!多可惜！真遺憾！（不是“多可恥”）You don't say!是嗎?。ú皇恰澳銊e說(shuō)”）

You can say that again!說(shuō)得好?。ú皇恰澳憧梢栽僬f(shuō)一遍”）

I haven't slept better.我睡得好極了。（不是“我從未睡過(guò)好覺(jué)”）You can't be too careful in your work.你工作越仔細(xì)越好。（不是“你工作不能太仔細(xì)”）It has been 4 years since I smoked.我戒煙４年了。（不是“我抽煙4年了”）All his friends did not turn up.他的朋友沒(méi)全到。（不是“他的朋友全沒(méi)到”）

People will be long forgetting her.人們?cè)诤荛L(zhǎng)時(shí)間內(nèi)會(huì)記住她的。（不是“人們會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)忘記她”）

He was only too pleased to let them go.他很樂(lè)意讓他們走。（不是“他太高興了，不愿讓他們走”）

It can't be less interesting.它無(wú)聊極了。（不是“它不可能沒(méi)有趣”）

thousand times no!絕對(duì)辦不到！

Easy does it.慢慢來(lái)。

Don't push me.別逼我。

Have a good of it.玩的很高興。

What is the fuss？ 吵什么？

Still up？ 還沒(méi)睡呀？

It doesn't make any differences.沒(méi)關(guān)系。Don't let me down.別讓我失望。God works.上帝的安排。

Don't take ill of me.別生我氣。

Does it serve your purpose？ 對(duì)你有用嗎？

Don't flatter me.過(guò)獎(jiǎng)了。

Big mouth!多嘴驢！

Sure thing!當(dāng)然！

I''m going to go.我這就去。

Never mind.不要緊。

Can-do.能人。

Close-up.特寫(xiě)鏡頭。

Drop it!停止！

Bottle it!閉嘴！

Don''t play possum!別裝蒜！

There is nobody by that name working here.這里沒(méi)有這個(gè)人。Break the rules.反規(guī)則。How big of you!你真棒！

Poor thing!真可憐！

Nuts!呸；胡說(shuō)；混蛋

Make it up!不記前嫌！

Watch you mouth.注意言辭。

Any urgent thing？ 有急事嗎？

Don't over do it.別太過(guò)分了。

Can you dig it？ 你搞明白了嗎？

You want a bet？ 你想打賭嗎？

What if I go for you？ 我替你去怎么樣？

Who wants？ 誰(shuí)稀罕？

Follow my nose.憑直覺(jué)做某事。

Gild the lily.畫(huà)蛇添足。

I'll be seeing you.再見(jiàn)。

I wonder if you can give me a lift？ 能讓我搭一程嗎？

I might hear a pin drop.非常寂靜。

Why are you so sure？ 怎么這樣肯定？

Is that so？ 是這樣嗎？

Don't get loaded.別喝醉了。Don't get high hat.別擺架子。Right over there.就在那里。

Doggy bag.打包袋。

That rings a bell.聽(tīng)起來(lái)耳熟。

Sleeping on both ears.睡的香。

Play hooky.曠工、曠課。

I am the one wearing pants in the house.我當(dāng)家。

It's up in the air.尚未確定。

I am all ears.我洗耳恭聽(tīng)。

Get cold feet.害怕做某事。

Good for you!好得很！

Help me out.幫幫我。

Let's bag it.先把它擱一邊。

Lose head.喪失理智。

Talk truly.有話直說(shuō)。

He is the pain on neck.他真讓人討厭。

You bet!一定，當(dāng)然！

That is a boy!太好了，好極了！

It's up to you.由你決定。

The line is engaged.占線。

My hands are full right now.我現(xiàn)在很忙。

Don't make up a story.不要捏造事實(shí)。

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小別勝新婚。She make a mess of things.她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。Get an eyeful.看個(gè)夠。

He has a quick eye.他的眼睛很銳利。

Shoot the breeze.閑談。

Tell me when!隨時(shí)奉陪！

Let's play it by ear.讓我們隨興所至。

Why so blue？ 怎么垂頭喪氣？

What brought you here？ 什么風(fēng)把你吹來(lái)了？

Chin up.不氣，振作些。

You never know.世事難料。

High jack!舉起手來(lái)(搶劫)！

She'll be along in a few minutes.他馬上會(huì)過(guò)來(lái)。

He is a fast talker.他是個(gè)吹牛大王。

I'll get even with him one day.我總有一天跟他扯平

She's got quite a wad.她身懷巨款。

I don't have anywhere to be.沒(méi)地方可去。

I'm dying to see you.我很想見(jiàn)你。

Nothing tricky.別?；ㄕ?。

Price is soaring, if it goes on like this, we shall not be able to keep the pot boiling.物價(jià)直線上升，這樣子下去，我們鍋里可沒(méi)什么東西煮飯。None of you keyhole.不準(zhǔn)偷看。

Come on, be reasonable.嗨，你怎么不講道理。You don't say so.未必吧，不至于這樣吧。

Don't get me wrong.別誤會(huì)我。

You don't seem to be quite yourself today.你今天看起來(lái)不大對(duì)勁。

Do you have any money on you？ 你身上帶錢了嗎？

Dinner is on me.晚飯我請(qǐng)。

Not precisely!不見(jiàn)得，不一定！

We have no way out.我們沒(méi)辦法。

I hate to be late and keep my date waiting.我不喜歡遲到而讓別人久等。

It doesn't take much of you time.這不花你好多時(shí)間。

Not in the long run.從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)說(shuō)不是這樣的。

It is of high quality.它質(zhì)量上乘。

He pushes his luck.他太貪心了。

I can't make both ends meet.我上個(gè)月接不到下個(gè)月，缺錢。

It can be a killer.這是個(gè)傷腦筋的問(wèn)題。

You ask for it!活該！

第三篇：英語(yǔ)常用諺語(yǔ)及習(xí)語(yǔ)

習(xí)語(yǔ)：

rob Peter to pay Paul 拆東墻補(bǔ)西墻

as poor as Job家貧如洗 五官的習(xí)語(yǔ)：

born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 生于富貴之家shoot one’s mouth off 夸夸其談，吹牛 the apple of one’s eyes 掌上明珠

cry one’s eyes out 痛哭流涕 feast one’s eyes on 大飽眼福

have an eye for sth.善于鑒賞某物 go in one ear and out the other左耳進(jìn)右耳出

music to one’s ears 佳音，喜訊 walls have ears 隔墻有耳

smile from ear to ear 眉開(kāi)眼笑 turn a deaf ear to 置若罔聞

with one’s nose in the air 非常傲慢 stick one’s nose into sth.管閑事

顏色詞的習(xí)語(yǔ)：

greenhorn生手

give green light to 同意，準(zhǔn)許

a red letter day 重要的日子 feel blue憂郁，煩悶 once in a blue moon 千載難逢的black and blue 青一塊紫一塊 blue-eyed boy寵兒 black art 妖術(shù) in black and white 白紙黑字

call white black 顛倒黑白 black money 黑錢 black sheep 害群之馬

black Friday不吉利的星期五 black lie 用心險(xiǎn)惡的謊言black tea 紅茶

paint sb black說(shuō)某人壞話 white night 不眠之夜 as white as a sheet 蒼白如紙

white war 沒(méi)有硝煙的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng) white sale 大減價(jià)

white feather 膽怯

white money 銀幣

white flag 白旗（投降）white elephant 無(wú)用而累贅的東西 white crow 罕見(jiàn)的事物 the white way 燈光燦爛的商業(yè)區(qū)

a white lie善意的謊言 white coffee牛奶咖啡

英語(yǔ)滿分作文必備諺語(yǔ)

Actions speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難朋友才是真朋友。A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者必善其終。A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口，忠言逆耳。A heavy snow promises a good harvest.瑞雪兆豐年。All is not gold that glitters.閃光的東西并不都是黃金。All is well that ends well.結(jié)果美滿都是好的。All roads lead to Rome.條條道路通羅馬。

Art is long, but lift is short.人生有涯，而學(xué)無(wú)涯。All time is no time when it is past.光陰一去不復(fù)返。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之計(jì)在于晨。An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.游手好閑是萬(wàn)惡之源。

A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻 A slow sparrow should make an early start.笨鳥(niǎo)先飛。As the tree, so the fruit.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

An idle youth, a needy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.眼見(jiàn)的不能全信，耳聞的也不能半信。Better late than never.遲做總比不做好。

Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能當(dāng)飯吃 Better to do well than to say well.說(shuō)得好不如做得好。Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。

Business before pleasure.事業(yè)在先，享樂(lè)在后。By falling we learn to go safely, 吃一塹，長(zhǎng)一智。

By other’s faults, wise men correct their own.他山之石，可以攻玉。Confidence of success is almost success.對(duì)成功抱有信心，就近乎成功。

Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水穿石。

Content is happiness.知足常樂(lè)。Custom is a second nature.習(xí)慣是第二天性。

Cut the coat according to the cloth.量布載衣。Diamond cut diamond.強(qiáng)中更有強(qiáng)中手。

Diligence is near success.勤奮近乎成功。Diligence is the mother of good luck.刻苦是成功之母。Do in Rome as the Romans do.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。

Don’t count your chicken before they are hatched.不要過(guò)早樂(lè)觀。

Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日畢。Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自尋煩惱。

Easier said than done.說(shuō)話容易做事難。

Easy come, easy go, 易得易失。East or west, home is best.金窩，銀窩，不如自已家的草窩。Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。Every bean has its black.人人有其缺點(diǎn)。Every dog has his day.凡人都有得意之日。

Every man has his weak side.人人都有自已的弱點(diǎn)。

Every man is the master of his own fortune.每個(gè)人都是他自已的命運(yùn)的主宰。Experience is the best teacher.經(jīng)驗(yàn)是良師。Experience is the mother of wisdom.實(shí)踐出真知

Everything comes to him who waits.功夫不負(fù)有心人。Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。First things first.凡事有輕重緩急。

Facts speak plainer than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。Good health is above wealth.健康重于財(cái)富。

Great hopes make great man.大希望造就大人物。

Great men are not always wise.偉大的人物未必總是英明的。God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者 Great minds think alike.英雄所見(jiàn)略同 Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。

Heaven helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。

He is the wise man who is the honest man.誠(chéng)實(shí)的人就是聰明的人。He laughs best who laughs last.誰(shuí)笑在最后，誰(shuí)笑得最好。

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.存最好的希望，作最壞的打算。Hope is life and life is hope.希望才有人生，人生要有希望。

I have no secret of success but hard work.成功無(wú)秘訣，只是努力干。It is good to have friends in trouble.在患難時(shí)得到朋友是幸運(yùn)的。It is no use crying over spilt milk..覆水難收。It’s never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老。It is hard to please all.眾口難調(diào)

Knowledge comes from experience alone.知識(shí)來(lái)自經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.知識(shí)是一座寶庫(kù)，實(shí)踐是打開(kāi)寶庫(kù)的鑰匙。Knowledge is power.知識(shí)就是力量。

Labour is often the father of pleasure.勤勞常為快樂(lè)之源。Live to learn and learn to live.生而學(xué)之，學(xué)而生之。

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.生活沒(méi)有目標(biāo)，猶如航海沒(méi)有羅盤。Look before you leap;see before you go.三思而行。Love me, love my dog.愛(ài)屋及烏。

Like and like make good friends.趣味相同。Make hay while the sun shines.趁熱打鐵。Man will conquer nature.人定勝天。Many drops make a shower.積少成多。

Money is something, but not everything.金錢能買到某物，但不是萬(wàn)能的。More haste, less speed.欲速則不達(dá)。

Never do things by halves.做事情不要半途而廢。No one can call back yesterday.往日不復(fù)返。No pains, no gains.不勞則無(wú)獲。

No smoke without some fire.無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪。

Nothing is difficult to a man who wills.世上無(wú)難事，只怕有心人。One cannot put back the clock,.光陰一去不復(fù)返。

One false step will make a great difference.失之毫里，謬以千里。Out of sight, out of mind.眼不見(jiàn)，心不念 Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。Pride will have a fall.驕者必?cái)　?/p>

Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。

Rome was not built in a(or one)day.羅馬不是一日建成的。Saying and doing are two things.說(shuō)與做是兩回事。

Saying is one thing, and doing another.說(shuō)是一回事，做是另一回事。Second thoughts are best.三思而行，再思可也。Seeing is believing.眼見(jiàn)為實(shí)。

Spend money like water.揮金如土。Strike while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵。Seeing is believing.百聞不如一見(jiàn)。The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。

The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登。

Things of a kind come together;people of a kind fall into the same group.物以類聚，人以群分。Time and tide wait for no man.歲月無(wú)情。Time is money.時(shí)間就是金錢。

Time is money, but money is not time.時(shí)間就是金錢，但金錢不是時(shí)間。Union is strength.團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量。

Well begun is half done.良好開(kāi)端，功成一半。Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。Wisdom is better than gold or silver.智慧勝過(guò)金銀。

Write it on your heart every day is the best day of the year.要記住，每天是一年中最好的一天。

第四篇：英語(yǔ)基本習(xí)語(yǔ)

strike a chord

感同身受，叫做

To take one’s word for it.相信某人的話。

By word of mouth

.口頭相傳；一傳十，十傳百。Don’t take one’s word for it.不相信某人的話。

To make a point of doing/sth.重視… ； 認(rèn)為….是必不可少的 To get to the point

直截了當(dāng)；談到問(wèn)題的要點(diǎn)。Speak of the devil.說(shuō)曹操曹操到

To play the devil’s advocate.故意提出問(wèn)題；提出不同的意見(jiàn) Pull one’s socks up.振作起來(lái) Knock one’s socks off

震驚某人

To pay through the nose.付出比價(jià)值高很多的價(jià)錢 To follow your nose.一直走；利用嗅覺(jué)找到什么東西 To be led by your nose.被牽著鼻子走

Under your nose.(某東西)就在你鼻子底下而你沒(méi)看到 To work hand in glove.密切合作

The shoe is on the other foot.情況、形式已經(jīng)完全不同了

Poker face.臉上毫無(wú)表情，不動(dòng)聲色

Close to the vest.只一個(gè)人非常小心不讓別人知道他在干什么

To keep an ear to the ground.保持高度警覺(jué)；及早發(fā)現(xiàn)那些即將發(fā)生的事情的預(yù)兆

Up to one’s ears.很忙；深陷于（up to one’s ears in sth）

Sweeten the pot.為了是一個(gè)提議更有吸引力而在原有的基礎(chǔ)上增加對(duì)對(duì)方有利的條件

The cards are stacked against you.你處在很不利的情況下，成功的機(jī)會(huì)很小 To fly off the handle.有人突然失去控制勃然大怒的現(xiàn)象 To bark up the wrong tree.找錯(cuò)了門；錯(cuò)怪了某人

Right on the beam.指某人做什么事情做得很對(duì)

To fly by the seat of his pants.指在做某事的時(shí)候沒(méi)有明確的指導(dǎo)，也缺乏足夠的知識(shí) To keep one’s shirt on.勸告某人要有耐心，不要太緊張；保持冷靜，在對(duì)情況足

夠了解之前不要發(fā)火

To lose one’s shirt.指某人是去了他所有的一切

A stuffed shirt.指那些愛(ài)擺架子的人，表現(xiàn)的神氣十足的人 To give you the shirt off his back.指一個(gè)人能在你患難的時(shí)候拿出他的一切 To bail out.擺脫一些麻煩或危險(xiǎn) Nose dive

急劇下降，急劇下滑

With open arms.非常歡迎

Up in arms

起來(lái)進(jìn)行武裝斗爭(zhēng)，非常憤怒，起來(lái)準(zhǔn)備打架 To keep someone at arms length

指和某人保持一定的距離 To shake a leg

趕快行動(dòng)

To pull one’s leg

逗別人，開(kāi)別人玩笑

To twist someone’s arm.給某人施加壓力，迫使他做你要他做的事情 To charge someone an arm and a leg

要價(jià)太高

To take candy from a baby

某件事情很容易辦成，就像從小孩子手里拿糖一樣 A piece of a cake

這件事情太容易了

Top gun

在某種行業(yè)里最好的人才

Bottom line

一個(gè)問(wèn)題的關(guān)鍵或根本問(wèn)題

Just for laughs

做某件事情純屬為了高興

To laugh up one’s sleeves at somebody 偷偷的笑某人，因?yàn)檫@個(gè)人有可笑的地方，但是他本人還沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)

A horse laugh

一種不信任的笑

The last laugh

在某人一開(kāi)始做某事的時(shí)候，許多人說(shuō)他不會(huì)成功。但是最后他成功了，這時(shí)候他心里很高心，也許還很得意 To roll out the red carpet to honor a visiting head of state/to give someone the red carpet treatment

鋪上紅地毯來(lái)歡迎外國(guó)賓客 Come off it

不要瞎說(shuō)；別裝蒜

Foot the bill

付錢，結(jié)賬，負(fù)擔(dān)全部的費(fèi)用

Blow-out

爆發(fā)性火；吹出；規(guī)模很大的聚會(huì)；（輪胎）爆了 Lock stock and barrel（ad）完全的，全部

Hook line and sinker

全部地，帶有上當(dāng)受騙的意思 In the red

虧本

A red letter day

大喜日子

Red tape

官僚主義和文牘主義 Greasy spoon

物美價(jià)廉的小餐館

Potluck

每個(gè)人都帶一樣菜的小聚會(huì)

It goes in one ear and out the other

一個(gè)耳朵進(jìn)一個(gè)耳朵出

Play by ear

做一件事情不是事先有計(jì)劃的，而是走著瞧，臨時(shí)決定

A gang of

一伙，一幫，一群

In hot water

只某些人處境非常困難，遇到非常麻煩的事情 To throw cold water on sth.潑冷水

To hold water

指某一個(gè)人找的借口、提出的理由或說(shuō)的話是確實(shí)，站的住腳的 Water off a duck’s back 指毫無(wú)作用 To make my mouth water 讓我流口水

Blow up

用炸藥炸毀什么東西；一個(gè)人發(fā)脾氣或發(fā)火；給氣球吹氣或者給排球汽車輪胎打氣；放大照片

Blow out

汽車輪胎爆了；把火滅掉；電燈的保險(xiǎn)絲斷了；規(guī)模很大、排場(chǎng)很講究的聚會(huì)

White hats and black hats 好人和壞人

In the black

做生意賺錢

A black sheep

一個(gè)給他周圍的人帶來(lái)恥辱的人 A white lie=a kind lie

為了避免使對(duì)方感到難受而說(shuō)的謊話 Rain check

給予第二次機(jī)會(huì) It never rains but it pours

禍不單行

To stick to one’s gun

子日常生活中堅(jiān)持自己的原則，穩(wěn)步前進(jìn)，不屈服外界的壓力 Shooting the breeze

在很輕松、很愉快的環(huán)境下和朋友聊天 Rain check

第二次機(jī)會(huì) It nerver rains but pours 禍不單行

Green thumb

指某人在種花種菜方面很有才能，或在這方面很有知識(shí)或技術(shù) Green light

（開(kāi)）綠燈 Singing the blues

訴苦、抱怨

Like a bolt out of the blue 晴天霹靂；出乎意料、沒(méi)料想到； 車禍

As american as apple pie

就像美國(guó)派一樣有美國(guó)特色

Hot potato

一個(gè)爭(zhēng)論很激烈的問(wèn)題，沒(méi)有一個(gè)人愿意為它承擔(dān)責(zé)任 To put all his eggs in one basket

冒險(xiǎn)

To eat crow

一個(gè)人把自己弄的很丟臉，因?yàn)樗噶艘粋€(gè)很嚴(yán)重的錯(cuò)誤，而又不得不承認(rèn)

Monkey business

不道德或不合法的行為，往往是偷偷摸摸或具有欺騙性的行為 To make a monkey out of somebody

把某人弄的像傻瓜一樣 Hot seat

可能產(chǎn)生麻煩，或讓人感到難堪的局面

Hot and botherd

一個(gè)人由于某件事情而感到很激動(dòng)、擔(dān)憂或很生氣 To break your neck

盡一切力量努力去做某件事情 To stick your neck out “槍打出頭鳥(niǎo)”

Pain in the neck

是說(shuō)某人很討厭

Neck and neck

比賽進(jìn)行的很激烈，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)雙方不相上下

To have a heart

要求說(shuō)話的人對(duì)別人表示同情，或者是要求別人幫助他 Cross my heart

保證或者發(fā)誓等

My heart stood still

某件事使你非常害怕，或驚恐，以至于你的心臟幾乎停止跳動(dòng) Heart-to-heart talk

兩個(gè)人很嚴(yán)肅很坦率的談?wù)撘恍┧绞?Go all out

全力以赴

Go through hell or high water

赴湯蹈火

Go for broke

竭盡全力，孤注一擲

Go overboard

不顧后果，魯莽從事

Put one’s best foot forward 全力以赴，給人留下一個(gè)好印象 Land on your feet

逢兇化吉

To have a cow

冷靜，不要因?yàn)槟呈绿^(guò)激動(dòng) Pack rat

什么東西都要留著不愿意扔的人 I’m down with that

我完全同意去

To pay through the nose 出高價(jià)買東西

To have a heart

要求別人對(duì)說(shuō)話的人表示同情，或者要求別人幫助他 Cross my heat

保證

發(fā)誓

Get off on the wrong foot 一開(kāi)始沒(méi)有給人留下好的印象，一開(kāi)始把事情弄糟了 Put your feet in your mouth 無(wú)意中說(shuō)錯(cuò)了話（傷害了別人或自己很不好意思）Cold feet

臨陣脫逃，事到臨頭感到膽怯 Jump in and get your feet wet 到實(shí)踐中去學(xué) Powder my nose

上廁所

China policy 對(duì)華政策（不是“中國(guó)政策”）Chinese dragon 麒麟（不是“中國(guó)龍”）

American beauty 一種玫瑰，名為“美國(guó)麗人”（不是“美國(guó)美女”）English disease 軟骨?。ú皇恰坝?guó)病”）

Indian summer 愉快寧?kù)o的晚年（不是“印度的夏日”）

Greek gift 害人的禮品（不是“希臘禮物”）Spanish athlete 吹牛的人（不是“西班牙運(yùn)動(dòng)員”）French chalk 滑石粉（不是“法國(guó)粉筆”）

pull one's leg 開(kāi)玩笑（不是“拉后腿”）

in one's birthday suit 赤身裸體（不是“穿著生日禮服”）eat one's words 收回前言（不是“食言”）an apple of love 西紅柿（不是“愛(ài)情之果”）handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆（不是“大字報(bào)”）bring down the house 博得全場(chǎng)喝彩（不是“推倒房子”）have a fit 勃然大怒（不是“試穿”）

make one's hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然—恐懼（不是“令人發(fā)指——?dú)鈶崱保゜e taken in 受騙，上當(dāng)（不是“被接納”）

think a great deal of oneself 高看或看重自己（不是“為自己想得很多”）pull up one's socks 鼓起勇氣（不是“提上襪子”）

have the heart to do（用于否定句）忍心做……不是“有心做”或“有意做”）

What a shame!多可惜！真遺憾?。ú皇恰岸嗫蓯u”）You don't say!是嗎?。ú皇恰澳銊e說(shuō)”）

You can say that again!說(shuō)得好！（不是“你可以再說(shuō)一遍”）I haven't slept better.我睡得好極了。（不是“我從未睡過(guò)好覺(jué)”）

You can't be too careful in your work.你工作越仔細(xì)越好。（不是“你工作不能太仔細(xì)”）It has been 4 years since I smoked.我戒煙４年了。（不是“我抽煙4年了”）All his friends did not turn up.他的朋友沒(méi)全到。（不是“他的朋友全沒(méi)到”）People will be long forgetting her.人們?cè)诤荛L(zhǎng)時(shí)間內(nèi)會(huì)記住她的。（不是“人們會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)忘記她”）

He was only too pleased to let them go.他很樂(lè)意讓他們走。（不是“他太高興了，不愿讓他們走”）

It can't be less interesting.它無(wú)聊極了。（不是“它不可能沒(méi)有趣”）black art 妖術(shù)（不是“黑色藝術(shù)”）

black stranger 完全陌生的人（不是“陌生的黑人”）white coal（作動(dòng)力來(lái)源用的）水（不是“白煤”）white man 忠實(shí)可靠的人（不是“皮膚白的人”）

yellow book 黃皮書(shū)（法國(guó)政府報(bào)告書(shū)，以黃紙為封）（不是“黃色書(shū)籍”）red tape 官僚習(xí)氣（不是“紅色帶子”）green hand 新手（不是“綠手”）

blue stocking 女學(xué)者、女才子（不是“藍(lán)色長(zhǎng)統(tǒng)襪”）personal remark 人身攻擊（不是“個(gè)人評(píng)論”）sweet water 淡水（不是“糖水”或“甜水”）confidence man 騙子（不是“信得過(guò)的人”）criminal lawyer 刑事律師（不是“犯罪的律師”）service station 加油站（不是“服務(wù)站”）

dressing room 化妝室（不是“試衣室”或“更衣室”）horse sense 常識(shí)（不是“馬的感覺(jué)”）capital idea 好主意（不是“資本主義思想”）familiar talk 庸俗的交談（不是“熟悉的談話”）

中文姓氏英文拼寫(xiě)

安--Ann 包/鮑--Paul 蔡--Choi/Tsai 陳--Chen/Chan/Tan 戴/代--Day 鄧--Teng/Tang 丁--Ting 董--Tung 竇--Tou 杜--To/Du 范--Fan/Van 費(fèi)--Fei 馮--Fung 高--Gao 恭--Kung 古--Ku/Koo 關(guān)--Kwan 郭--Kwok 海--Hay 韓--Hon 郝--Howe 洪--Hung 胡--Hu 黃--Wong 姜/江/蔣--Chiang/Kwong 訐--Gan 金--King 柯--Kor 孔--Kong/Kung 雷--Rae/Ray 黎--Lai 李--Lee 梁--Leung 廖--Liu 林--Lim 劉--Lau 盧--Lu 倫--Lun 羅--Lo/Law/Lam/Rowe 呂--Lui 馬--Ma 麥--Mak 滿--Man/Mai 莫--Mok 牛--New 區(qū)--Au 潘--Pan 裴--Bae

彭--Phang 卜--Pu 齊/戚--Chyi/Chi 喬--Joe 瞿--Chu 任--Yum 申/沈--Shen 施--Shi 宋--Soung 蘇--Sue/Se 孫--Sun/Suen 邰--Tai 譚--Tam 湯/唐--Town/Towne 陶--Tao 童--Tung 王--Wong 溫/文--Chin/Vane/Man 巫/吳/伍--Wu/NG 蕭/肖--Shaw/Siu 夏--Har(Summer)解/謝--Tse 熊--Hsiung 徐/許--Hui/Hsu 閻/嚴(yán)--Yim 楊--Young 姚--Yao 葉--Yip/Yeh 尹--Yi 游--You 于/余/俞/庾--Yue 袁--Yuan 岳--Yue 張/章--Cheung/Chang 趙--Chao/Chiu 曾/鄭--Tsang/Cheng 鐘--Chung 周--Chau/Chou/Chow 朱--Chu Practical Tips on Good English Writing 1.Think clearly before you write.Only when you can think clearly can you write an article with clear logic and reasoning.2.Narrow down your topic to the one that you can handle within your capabilities and required word limit.3.Write in the voice of an adult.4.Use a clear structure and develop the paragraph by your argumentation methods.5.Use details and facts.6.Avoid using the same word to begin each sentence.Though repeated beginning sometimes can create a parallel structure and certain atmosphere, it may also have the risk of dulling/boring readers.For beginners of English writing, this tip is especially useful and helpful.7.Use different sentence structures(compound sentences, complex sentences, special structures like inversion).8.Make good use of transitional words.9.In selection of words, use the more precise or accurate one.10.Make a natural ending.The concluding sentence is not a must.Let the paragraph end smoothly and naturally.

第五篇：你應(yīng)該了解的1200個(gè)西方典故集_海燕

【溯源】蘇聯(lián)作家高爾基在1901年發(fā)表的散文《海燕之歌》中的形象。當(dāng)時(shí)正值俄國(guó)民族解放運(yùn)動(dòng)高漲時(shí)期，高爾基以滿腔的革命情緒、高昂的浪漫主義格調(diào)，在作品中塑造了大智大勇的海燕形象，鼓舞人們?nèi)ビ觽ゴ蟮膽?zhàn)斗。

【釋義】在俄語(yǔ)中，“海燕”一詞意為“預(yù)告暴風(fēng)雨的使者”，所以海燕被用為預(yù)告或迎接革命風(fēng)暴的革命者的象征。