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托福学生生活片语笔记
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广告招租，e-mail:yesize@hotmail.com be down and out:疲憊不堪，一蹶不振 EX: After about ten years of no business at all, they are practi cally down and out. EX: I don’t think you realize that I am down and out. double date:兩對伴侶的約會 EX: Sometimes it’s more fun to go on a double date. go off the deep end:魯莽行事，感情用事 EX: He surely went off the deep end when he bought that restaurant. EX: Matt warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married. go the whole hog:全力以赴 EX: When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog. jump out of the frying pan into fire:每況欲下(from bad to worse) EX: You’re jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. By trying to straighten out with Mr.Bagnell, you’re getting your self in trouble with Mrs. Bagnell. jump down one’s throat:橫加指責 EX: I don’t mind being corrected when I am wrong, but you don’t need to jump down my throat. lick into shape:塑造，訓練整頓 EX: Two years in the army will lick him into shape. EX: The inspection was announced at two o’clock, and they had the place licked into shape. look down one’s nose at:嗤之以鼻，瞧不起 EX:The man is a snob. He looks down his nose at most people. EX:He looks down his nose at theoffer. (meaning he doesn’t care about the offer.) make heavy weather:發覺某事有困難 EX:Though the investment is at present making heavy weather, the future is regarded with confidence. make head or tail of: 弄清楚，懂得 EX:Can you understand this letter? I’ve read it through twice and I juse can’t make head of tail of it. Stand to reason 清楚而且合乎邏輯 Ex:It stands to reason that too many shopping choices can be as bad as too few. Ex:If you drink too much coffee a day, it stands to reason that your health will suffer. kick around 私下討論一下 Ex: We haven’t decided where to go on vacation. I think we’d better kick it around for a while. put two and two together 找出解決之道 Ex: At first, he couldn’t understand the directions for assembling the bookcase, but later on he was able to put two ond two together. fake steps 採取必要措施 Ex: The executive committee has faken steps to guarantee salary raises for each employee. be on good terms with 和…交情不錯 Ex: Lisa is on good terms with everyone in the office. Ex: Are you on good terms with the people on the team? throw a curve 誤導、欺騙 Ex: Sam’s girlfriend is easily confused when Some one throws her a curve. Ex: Tim threw me a curve when he first denied and then admitted to lying about the banking error. let the cat out of the bag 洩漏祕密 Ex: The boy’ss cousin accidentally let the cat out of the bag when she tole him about the surprise party. Ex: I didn’t mean to let the cat out of the bah and ruin the fun. butter up 討好、諂媚 Ex: After Rock yubs Katie the wrong way, he tries to butter her up. Ex: Corey buttered up all his feachers in the hope that he would get better grades. out of character 和一貫的性格、行為不一致 Ex: It’s out of character for Frank to be so concemed about the feelings of other people. Ex: Keeping good hours would be out of characfer for John and Susan. up to one’s neck 非常忙碌 Ex: Since Terry agreed to be the chief editor, she has been up to her neck in work cutt off all ties: 斷卻一切關係 EX: After dumping the boy, Shelly cut off all ties with him. EX: Ken changed his job two years ago, and he has cut off all ties with former coworkers ever since. have a chip on one’s shoulder 心懷怨恨 EX: Calvin has a chip on his shoulder, because he has heard a lot of rumors spread by his best friend. lead ...... on ......讓(某人)誤以為...... EX: Don’t get me wrong; I just don’t want to lead you on a promise of a job. give sb. a piece of one’s mind 直接向某人說出自己的想法 EX: I will give my cousin a piece of my mind after what she has done to me. EX: It’s no good to keep silent. You should talk to him and give him a piece of your mind. in place 準備好，齊全 EX: Everything must be in place before we begin our presentation tomorrow. put one’s foot in one’s mouth 出糗，說了不該說的話 EX: John put his foot in his mouth when he criticized his boss. EX: Timothy really put his foot in his mouth this time when he got caught talking about how hideous a tie his boss was wearing. rain down.....on 大量給予 EX: Parents should rain down praise on their children for their good behaviors and manners. rub......the wrong way惹火 EX: The way he acted and talked really rubbed me the wrong way. self-avowed 自認的 EX: He was a self-avowed lady killer and bragged about how many girls he had been dating. sell oneself short 妄自菲薄 EX: You are capable of much more than that. Don’t sell yourself short. must _____（後面可接see, read等字）非…不可的東西 EX:This movie "MIB" is a must-see. It has everything you want in a movie: drama, action and humor. a whole new ball game：完全是另一回事 EX:When the headquarters decided to send a new president over, it became a whole new ball game in the branch office. put....on layaway：付清才取貨之分期方式 EX:If you put the ring on layaway, you will have it paid for in time for your girlfriend’s birthday. pull things together：把事情處理好 EX:We need to pull things together tonight, or we’ll be in trouble for tomorrow’s presentation. tinker with：拿…做實驗，玩 EX:I tinker with cars, but I am not qualified yet to design engines. glassy：茫茫然 EX:He drank too much his eyes looked glassy. Then I just drove him home right away. glitch：毛病 EX:This computer program has a glitch in it; I think I’d better call the computer company to have it fixed. a laundry list of.....：一長串的 EX:She was asking for a laundry list of gifts for her twentieth birthday. heart-rending：令人痛心疾首的 EX:She gave a heart-rending story of the child abuses she had suffered. dilly dally：拖拖拉拉 EX:Come on! Don’t dilly dally! We haven’t got all day! posh：豪華的 EX:I have heart that is a posh restaurant. So, shall we check it out ourselves some day? pompous：自命不凡 EX:Although the model is a knockout, her pompous attitude is a major problem
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