惯用语应用广泛。对于不了解的惯用语,就算你认识其中每个单词,也常无法理解它的含义。比如,as good as gold,beat someone hollow,kick yourself 都是什么意思?
《画里画外,轻松学英语惯用语(上)》可以告诉你答案!本书精选常用英语惯用语,左页以简洁的文字说明每条惯用语的含义,并给出例句体现用法;右页为幽默风趣的四格漫画,提供惯用语常用情景。本书既可阅读,又可查阅,帮助你轻松掌握常用惯用语!
目录
1 add insult to injury 雪上加霜
2 the apple of someone''s eye 掌上明珠
3 as a matter of fact 事实上
4 as blind as a bat 视力极差
5 as good as gold 很乖
6 as light as a feather 很轻
7 as pretty as a picture 美丽如画
8 as white as a sheet 脸色煞白
9 at a loose end 无事可做
10 at the top of your voice 扯开嗓门
11 beat about the bush 转弯抹角
12 beat someone hollow 大获全胜
13 beggars can''t be choosers 乞丐没法挑肥拣瘦
14 bend over backwards 竭尽全力
15 be seeing things 产生幻觉
16 the best of both worlds 两全其美
17 bite off more than you can chew 不自量力
18 the black sheep of the family 害群之马
19 burn the midnight oil 熬夜
20 catch someone red-handed 当场抓住
21 come rain or shine 风雨无阻
22 crocodile tears 假慈悲
23 daylight robbery 漫天要价
24 do a roaring trade 产品大卖
25 do someone a power of good 大有好处
26 do the trick 奏效
27 donkey work 苦差
28 donkey’s years 很久
29 draw the line 拒绝
30 easier said than done 知易行难
31 every cloud has a silver lining 黑暗中总有一线光明
32 fight a losing battle 打一场无望取胜的仗
33 follow in someone’s footsteps 效仿某人
34 follow suit 跟着做
35 forty winks 小睡片刻
36 frighten someone out of their wits 吓坏某人
37 get cold feet 临阵退缩
38 go out like a light 很快入睡
39 go out of your way 想尽办法
40 green with envy 非常嫉妒
41 have second thoughts 改变主意
42 have the last laugh 取得最后胜利
43 hold the fort 代管
44 in the nick of time 在紧要关头
45 it is all Greek to me 一窍不通
46 keep up with the Joneses 与邻居攀比
47 kick yourself 后悔莫及
48 know somewhere like the back of your hand 了如指掌
49 last but not least 最后但同样重要的
50 leave no stone unturned 千方百计
51 left, right and centre 到处
52 let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密
53 like a bat out of hell 迅速地
54 like a red rag to a bull 激起人怒火的事物
55 like looking for a needle in a haystack 大海捞针
56 listen with half an ear 漫不经心地听
57 look on the bright side 凡事要往好的方面想
58 lost for words 说不出话
59 make ends meet 收支相抵
60 make someone’s blood boil 使某人怒火中烧
61 make up your mind 决定
62 not someone’s cup of tea 不是某人喜欢的那一类
63 not turn a hair 面不改色
64 on the dot 准时
65 once in a blue moon 难得一见
66 one foot in the grave 行将就木
67 over the moon 欣喜若狂
68 pigs might fly 太阳从西边升起
69 play your cards right 办事精明
70 practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
71 pull a face 板下脸
72 pull someone’s leg 开玩笑
73 put your foot in it 冒犯别人
74 rack your brains 绞尽脑汁
75 rolling in money 非常富有
76 show someone the ropes 向某人示范如何做某事
77 spread like wildfire 迅速传开
78 tall story 难以置信的事
79 tear your hair 焦躁不安
80 third time lucky 两次失败后成功
81 the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角
82 too good to be true 好得令人难以相信
83 turn over a new leaf 翻开新的一页
84 up in arms 极力反对
85 waste not, want not 勤俭节约,吃穿不缺
86 a weight off someone’s mind 如释重负
87 with flying colours 以优异成绩
88 without fail 务必
89 work wonders 功效显著
90 you could hear a pin drop 鸦雀无声