41. old habits die hard积重难返 9 a* O2 ?# }7 j/ J; R) H$ e; j/ M/ s% _+ M% c
例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard. ' i o( X0 C' W7 U( _/ t 多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。 / B% o% s% B$ D6 h. F" L) e0 |! i" z8 {6 g$ ?1 ^; i' z9 C
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42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶 2 N5 N, k. D, ?4 u/ D- V6 |) B 9 |' o/ p: g3 d例句:You can trust me with the details of the lawsuit—— my lips are sealed. - k0 O+ g7 t+ s. C 你可以信任我,关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶。
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬8 G, {$ ?% Z% }9 `; i2 H
; y7 z* R, I+ w5 h* M& F0 e例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse . A& a- t8 S+ `+ L/ O and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. % P3 O5 ^! P4 y v( ~: M7 R+ J 他们刚开始谈论音乐,大卫就趾高气扬地说古典音乐只适合博物馆和档案 g* h- \- ]- Q6 N( h6 E 馆。 ' x! @: ^0 ]& S 5 v) l! W5 M* a( x; k }" x t[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 12:10 AM ]
44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途 9 v6 h A/ @ w9 C% m1 e4 P 5 J- ~3 k `% T& g$ T7 g例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. 4 K# Y* I- I: o2 j# V& l 我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。- E0 |6 K9 ]/ S- {1 C
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45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身 " s9 F+ j2 n z 3 m/ t, X% p6 u2 g5 E7 h例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his ) [! f: W6 ?( O department. ) R: B3 k3 j' E4 h" G1 b
你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
46. pull out all the stops全力以赴7 D; L9 Z9 L6 S t
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例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief. & J; l( J! G, e I. N 为找到那小偷,警方全力以赴。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷% {. @$ r0 ` s m
# X9 M: y2 i$ A2 v' F1 ^例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was : a+ z7 s* t' A1 G2 M# m+ r3 H M& x
putting all his eggs in one basket. & I( P8 [- L' s# D. x8 F1 K1 V2 O 他早已警告过彼德,在一支股票上投入巨额资金是种孤注一掷的做法。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆 # `8 W3 {! f5 b3 Q. H' B- X/ N. P. H& |% G6 y8 @2 `
例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store. ' f% w+ N1 U+ H 外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然6 `6 C8 V# F$ z& w+ k4 h
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can read her like an open book. 4 K V! }% r: i! p 当你发现这个来自小镇的纯朴女孩单纯得毫无秘密可言时,你会喜欢她 R* V* a- x. Z6 g- S3 x 的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜 0 z5 m3 }/ m# l, ] x8 q& J* V* `! ^. A3 p* T0 P; P
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rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. + K1 ^ I( R1 u5 j 公司要破产的消息对他来说真是雪上加霜,因为他妻子昨天刚和他离婚。
52. second to none无出其右 4 i4 q, j5 j. c5 p p1 M0 l1 h$ B3 b3 E8 x例句:Mom's chocolate cake is second to none in our town. . [# p* Y+ [$ y8 h 妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。
53. sit tight 静观其变 2 Q/ J/ H4 E8 Z! h# { 7 a# R5 F) P2 c, `- H例句:If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. ' m+ J) ~$ d4 Q3 E4 g* B9 K
如果你能够坚持立场,我保证他们会把护照还给你。
54. start with a clean slate洗心革面8 e. J# t/ H7 S) a0 x- u
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出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重; i3 ~, u- n) C6 ]
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她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
56. the more the merrier多多益善$ N2 ^2 B8 A( y3 v& J+ s7 ]( S
1 n# ~1 c3 w% L例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more ) [$ t) D/ _) [; m% o; R$ e. P9 B
the merrier. / K) R- d! U$ e1 G1 ]
约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火 7 l+ Z3 r' Y3 _+ n% }' i6 {: V1 @7 w
例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin.! d+ E/ r# f1 J8 c1 E2 r6 b! v* w% Y
她答应要与他同甘共苦。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新2 i. E5 a) e& {' k) ]! g
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himself in class. 8 P% S. `% Z1 @* e 他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗5 j; O" n# C3 x
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wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. ! k/ g, g# h- _& w! h7 ]9 g6 h 凯丽说他们都穿短裤或蓝牛仔参加户外婚礼,那我们就入乡随俗吧。