英语必读：高中英语常用短语汇总

　　This guy seemed to have no own idea.He always blew hot and cold.这家伙好象没什么主张，总是摇摆不定。

　　blow one's own trumpet　自吹自擂

　　Don't blow your own tumpet.Let us see what on earth you can do.不要自吹自擂了，让我们看看你到底能做什么。

　　born with a silver in one's mouth　出生在富贵人家

　　He is born with a silver in one's mouth.他是含着金钥匙出生的。

　　brand new 崭新的

　　a bland new coat　新衣服

　　break the ice　打破沉默

　　The couple hadn't spoken to each other for a week.They were both waiting for the other one to break the ice.这对夫妇已经一个星期没说过话了。两人都在等另一方先开口。

　　by a blow　无意中的一击

　　He is beaten to the ground by a blow.他被击到在地。

　　can't stand it any longer　不能再忍受了

　　I can't stand it any longer,I quit.我再也忍受不了了，我走。

　　carry something too far　过火了

　　You are carrying your joke too far.你玩笑开得太过分了。

　　castle in the sky　海市蜃楼

　　You plan is nearly a castle in the sky.你的计划简直就是空想。

　　cats got one's tongue　哑口无言

　　chain smoker 老烟枪

　　come up with 产生，想出

　　Let me come up with some ideas.让我想一想。

　　come easily　容易

　　Languages come easily to some people.有些人能够很容易地掌握语言。

　　cup of tea　喜欢

　　Movies are not my cup of tea.我不喜欢看电影。

　　cut it out 停止，住嘴

　　Cut it out!I can't stand you any longer.

　　call it a day 不再做下去，停止（某种活动）

　　Let us call it a day,stop.这一天工作够了，停工吧！　dark horse　黑马

　　Nobody considered that John would win the game.He was a dark horse in the final.

　　dear John letter　绝交信

　　Jack received a dear John letter from his girlfriend because he had broken her heart.

　　do somone good　对某人有好处

　　Having some moring exercises does you good.

　　Do you get me?　你明白我的意思吗？

　　doesn't count 这次不算

　　It doesn't count this time,try again.

　　doesn't make sense　不懂；没有任何意义

　　The sentence you made doesn't make any sense to me.

　　down and out 穷困潦倒

　　Being down and out,he couldn't support his family.

　　drive at　用意，意欲

　　What's he driving at?他用意何在？

　　drop in 偶然拜访　　I dropped him in on my way to the hospital.

　　drop me a line　写信给我

　　On arriving the University,please drop me a line.

　　early bird　早起的人

　　An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登

　　easy come easy go 来得快去得也快

　　eat my words 收回前言，认错道歉

　　I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn't work,for I had hurt my mum's feeling.

　　face the music 直面困难

　　He knew he'd never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.他知道自己不可能逃脱，因此决定一人做事一人当——向警察自首。

　　face up to 勇敢地面对某事

　　You must learn to face up to your responsibilities.

　　fed up　厌倦

　　I am rather fed up with your complaints.

　　feel free to do something 不要拘束

　　Please feel free to make suggestions.

　　few and far between　很少，稀少

　　Human beings are few and far between in this zone.

　　French leave　不辞而别

　　give me a headache 让人头痛

　　The naughty boy gave me a headache.

　　give me a hand 帮我一下

　　go Dutch AA制

　　God bless you 上帝保佑你

　　God bless you with your examinations.

　　God knows 天知道

　　Got it? 明白了吗？

　　green thumbs /fingers 园艺技能

　　hands are full　非常忙

　　have a ball　勇敢

　　have had it　受够了

　　I have had it with all your excuses.我受够了你的借口。

　　hold water　站得住脚

　　Non of his arguements seem to hold water.

　　in every sense of word 在某种意义上说

　　It's a lie in every sense of word.这是不折不扣的谎言。

　　keep an eye on　提高警惕

　　kill time打发时间

　　lazy bones 懒骨头

　　Get up lazy bones!

　　leave it to me　让我来吧

　　leave me alone 别管我

　　like father like son　有其父必有其子

　　like it or not　不管你喜不喜欢

　　make a fool of oneself　愚弄某人

　　make a big money　赚大钱

　　make both ends need 收支平衡

　　We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need.

　　make waves　引起轰动；兴风作浪

　　His achievement made waves in his country.

　　make yourself at home 别拘束

　　no good 没有好结果

　　Bad mam comes to no good.

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