泛读教程4-英语习语整理

Unite1:easeofeffortbeabreeze:易做之事（毫不费力）suchasatask,thatiseasytodo【非正式用语】haveagreenthumb:天才；有天赋（园艺技能）anextraordinaryabilitytomakeplantsgrowwellbeeasyaspie:极容易【非正式用语】capableofbeingaccomplishedordonewithnodifficultyhaveagoldentouch:（在优越的条件下）做任何想做的事havetwoleftfeet:对某事不在行（极其笨拙）haveanoseforsomething:探查/发现某事（物）/善于探听theabilitytodetect,sense,ordiscoverasifbysmell感觉能力Unite2:humanitydowntoearth:现实的thinkoneisGod’sgifttomankind:认为某人很了不起showoff:炫耀putsomeoneinsomeone’splace:挫某人之锐气；给下马威putonairs:装腔作势；自以为了不起blowone’sownhorn:自吹自擂；自夸Unite3:responsibilityfaceuptosomething:勇于正视；勇于承担pointone’fingeratsomeone:指责某人；责怪leavesomeonehighanddry:做错事情时老是责怪别人shouldertheresponsibility:承担责任passthebuck:[口]推卸责任,把为难的事推给别人thebuckstopshere:【俚语】责任止于此wormoutofsomething:逃脱责任Unite4:compromiseallornothing:notallowingforqualificationorcompromise;eitherfullyornotatall要么是全部，要么一点儿也不要；没有折衷的办法meetsomeonehalfway:youacceptsomeoftheirideas&makeconcessions；在半路上迎接某人；迁就某人，对某人做出让步，和某人妥协；过早担忧某事give-and-take:妥协；互让；意见交换middle-of-theroad:中庸；中道；中间路线sticktoone’sguns:固执己见，坚守立场Unite5:perseverancegothroughwith:完成，实行；把…进行到底；忍受折磨hanginthere：(面对逆境)坚持不懈，坚持不屈不挠，坚持下去，拿出勇气，不泄气，不胆怯giveup:stickwith:和...呆在一起；继续支持、追随某人；不放弃，坚持做，继续做sweatout:辛苦工作以求达到(目的)；心情焦虑地等待(或忍受)；吃力地完成(或获得)；艰苦地争取费了九牛二虎之力Unite6:independencebeacopycat:Onethatcloselyimitatesormimicsanother模仿者,死板地模仿或仿效他人的人;无主见的家伙cuttheapronstrings:Usuallyusedinthepluralwithtiedtoindicatecompletecontrolordominance围裙带,通常以复数形式与tied连用指完全的控制或支配beayes-man:应声虫，随声附和的人haveamindofone’sown:自有主张,性格果断beonone’sown:独处leadsomeonebythenose:牵着某人的鼻子走standonone’sowntwofeet:自立Unite7:controlofemotionsbecoolasacucumber:泰然自若,极为冷静gotopieces:破碎,碎裂;身体[精神]垮下来;瓦解,崩溃betough/hardasnails:身体强壮得象铁打似的;铁石心肠的;严峻的holdone’sheadup:觉得受人尊重;不再垂头丧气keepone’schinup:勇敢,坚决fallapart:土崩瓦解;散开;崩溃pulloneselftogether:振作起来,冷静下来Unite8:controlofangerbehot-headed:性急鲁莽易；发怒blowup:爆发爆炸；吹气；言过其实，夸大其词counttoten:数到十，引申的意思还有放轻松、别紧张等。gritone’steeth:咬紧牙关，下定决心，忍住，磨牙reachtheboilingpoint:holdone’stemper:抑制脾气，忍住怒气Unite9:friendlinessbecooltowardsomeone:冷漠地对人icystare:冷漠的凝视givesomeonethecoldshould:故意冷落某人turnone’sbackonsomeone:不愿帮助别人;拒绝提供帮助turnone’snoseupatsomeone:蔑视welcomesomeonewithopenarmsUnite10:cooperationbealoner:独来独往brainstorm:集体讨论；集思广益以寻找vi.集体讨论；动脑筋；出主意joinforces:团结协力poolone’sresources:集中资源goitalone:单独行动；独自生活；单干putheadstogether:一起商讨问题；聚在一起商量lendahand:twoheadsarebetterthanone:三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮Unite11:kindness/aidbehard-hearted:无情betight-fisted:小气bewarm-hearted:热情gotobatforsomeone:援助haveaheart:心地善良haveaheartofgold:有同情心haveaheartofstone:铁石心肠Unite12:happinessbedowninthedumps:沮丧feelblue:情绪低落beinseventhheaven:欢天喜地beontopoftheworld:非常愉快beoncloudnine:极其快乐walkonair:得意洋洋,兴高采烈beoutofsorts:betickledpink:高兴得要命Unite13:problem-solvingabilitybeoffbase:与目标相差甚远berightontarget:正好达到目标gettotheheartof:理解了最重要的事情beataroundthebush:旁敲侧击hitthenailonthehead:一针见血missthemark:未达到原定目标Unite14:experienceBeanoldhandat:擅长，老练Know...likethebackofone`shand:了如指掌Begreen:生手Knowtheropes:知道(或学会，向某人指出，告诉某人)事情的真相(或窍门，做法，规则)；熟悉(某种社会的)内情；懂得(某种行业的)窍门；很内行Live-and-learn:学无止境；活到老学到老；活得长，见识多；学到新事物Notbebornyesterday:Unite15:honesty/directnessBetwo-faced:两面三刀Looksomeoneintheeye：直视某人tellitlikeitis:坦白说，实事求是地说bareone`ssoul:敞开心扉，向别人掏心掏肺Talkbehindsomeone`sback:背口之言，背后说坏话之意Layone`scardsonthetable：开诚布公地说明事实