NO.2 to hold (leave,keep) something in abeyance 将...什么搁置起来;暂不实施
NO.3 to have an abhorrence of ... 对...深恶痛绝,厌恶...
NO.4 to the best of one's ability 竭尽全力,全力以赴
NO.5 to take up one's abode with...同...什么居住在一起
NO.6 to be above oneself 自高自大,自命不凡
NO.7 to keep abreast of (with) 与...齐头并进;不落后
NO.8 Absence makes the heart grow fonder 眼不见，心更念；别久情深
NO.9 in the absence of...当．．．不在时;缺乏...时
NO.10 to have access to...有接触,进入,使用,得到...的机会或权利.
NO.11 Accidents will happen in the best regulated families家规再严,事端难免
NO.12 to accommodate oneself to 使自己适应于...
NO.13 in accord with...与...一致,与相符合(指意见,观点等)
NO.14 of one's own accord 自愿地,自动地
NO.15 IN ACCORDANCE WITH...根据...依照
NO.16 to close one's accounts with ...与...结清帐目;与...结束帐户
NO.17 to have an account to settle with somebody 与...有旧帐要清算;与...有争执待解决
NO.18 to make little account of ...对...不大重视,轻视
NO.19 to open an account with...在...开一个帐户
NO.20 Short accounts make long friends 若要交情久,帐目要分清;好友勤结帐
NO.21 to take something into account 将...考虑其中;注意...重视
NO.22 There is no accounting for tastes 人各有所好
NO.23 to accustom oneself to ... 使自己习惯于...使自己适应于...;养成...的习惯
NO.24 to acquaint oneself with 使自己熟悉...;通晓...;了解...
NO.25 a speaking acquaintance 泛泛之交;见了面能谈几句话的朋友
NO.26 to have a nodding acquaintance with ...与...有点头之交;对...略知一二
NO.27 to strike up an acquaintance with... 与...偶然结识
No.28 donkey act 蠢笨的行为,有失检点的行动
NO.29 dutch act 自杀
NO.30 to play the baby act 作出幼稚的举动
No.31 to put on an act 做戏；装模作样；炫耀自己
NO.32 Actions speak louder than words 行动比语言更有说服力,更有效
NO.33 to bring something into action 将...于行动;使...生效
No,34 to go into action 行动起来;投入战斗
No.35 to adopt oneself to 使自己适应于...使自己习惯于...
No.36 to address oneself to...对...说,对...讲话,跟...谈
No.37 to adjust oneself to... 使自己适应于...
No.38 to be lost in admiration 赞叹不已,令人惊叹
No.39 to be struck with admiration 大为惊叹,赞叹不已
No.40 to admit somebody into...接纳某人进入...吸收某人参加...
No.41 to make much ado about nothing 小题大作;无事空忙
NO.42 to go adrift from...自...脱节;与...离开;离题
No.43 in advance 在前头;事先,预先
NO.44 to gain advantage over...胜过...优于...对...占有某种优势
No.45 to take advantage of...(乘机)利用...;利用别人的弱点占便宜
No.46 to take somebody on advange 使某人措手不及,乘某人不备
No.47 Adversity is a great school-master逆境锻炼人
No.48 affair of love 私通
No.49 to have an affair with somebody 与某人有不正常的男女关系
No.50 mind one's own affairs 少管别人闲事
No.51 to set one's affections on...倾心于...;对...有情
No.52 to act one's age 行为和年龄相称;没有孩子气
No.53 to come of age 达到法定年龄,成熟;到了成年
No.54 to bear one's age well 不显老,看上去比实际年龄年轻
No.55 golden age 黄金时代;全盛时期
No.56 look one's age 容貌与年龄相称
No.57 show one's age 显出老太;显得精神不佳
No.58 in an agony of (despair,grief,joy,remorse) 处在极端(失望,悲哀,欢乐,悔恨等)状态之中.
No.59 to agree on something with somebody 同意某人的...(看法,意见等)
No.60 in agreement with... 同意...;与...一致
No.61 to come to somebody's aid 前来援助某人
No.62 to beat the air (the wind) 白费力气.徒劳;无的放矢
No.63 to plough the air 白费力气,徒劳;水中捞月
No. to get up in the air 暴跳如雷,发怒
No.65 to keep somebody in the air 使某人没有着落,使某人进退失据
No.66 out of thin air 无中生有地,凭空地
No.67 to disappear into thin air 消失得无影无踪,不知去向
No.68 to walk on air 得意洋洋,觉得飘飘然
No.69 with an air of ...带着...的样子
No.70 to be on the alert 密切注意着...;警惕着...
No.71 All covet, all lose 贪多必失
No.72 All's well that ends well 结局好才一切都好
No.73 to bat all 压倒一切;了不起
No.74 Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要,样样失掉;贪多必失
No.75 to allow for...估计到...考虑到...对...留有余地
No.76 monkey's allowance 非人的待遇,受打受骂多而挣钱少的待遇
No.77 to leave somebody(soemthing) alone 让某人(或某物)独自留在那里;不理睬某人(某物)
No.78 to fall into an ambush 遭遇埋伏,中伏
No.79 to amuse oneself with(by)...以...取乐,以...消遣
No.80 to rush in where angels fear to tread胆大妄为;愚蠢而自负地去冒险
No.81 Talk of an angel and you will hear his wings 说到某人,某人就到
No.82 When angry,count a hundred 每当动怒时,先要冷静一下
No.83 A soft answer turned away wrath 婉言可以息怒
No.84 in answer to...为了响应...为了回答...
No.85 to have ants in one's pants 坐立不安,急欲行动
No.86 any old how 随随便便的,马马虎虎的
No.87 apart from ...除了...以外
No.88 to have got apartments to let 有几分傻气
No. a lame apology 站不住脚的辩解;漏洞百出的借口
No.90 Appetite comes with eating 胃口越吃越大;得陇望蜀
No.91 to whet somebody's appetite 合某人的胃口,合某人的心意
No.92 An apple a day keeps the doctor away 一天一苹果,医生不上门
No.93 to polish the apple 拍马屁,谄媚,讨好
No.94 A rotten apple injures its neighbours 一只烂,烂一筐;一个坏人可以影响一群好人
No.95 to upset somebody's apple-cart 破坏某人的计划,打乱某人的计划
No.96 to be difficult of approach 难以接近的
No.97 to be apt at...善于...长于...巧于...
No.98 to argue somebody into 说服某人去做
No.99 to pay an arm and a leg 付出极高的价钱
No.100 to keep somebody at arm's length 避免与某人过分接触;与某人保持一定距离
No.101 by the strong arm 强制性地
No.102 to make a long arm for 尽力去争取获得
No.103 to put the arm to somebody 动手抓某人;动手揪住某人;向...借钱
No.104 to give somebody an open-arm welcome 热烈欢迎某人
No.105 to rise in arms 拿起武器(反对);;极力反对...
No.106 to take up arms against... 拿起武器反对...,向...作战
No.107 to take arrangements for...为...作为准备;为...作出安排
No.108 to be under arrest 被捕;被拘留;被看押
No.109 Art is long, life is short 人生有限,技艺无穷
No.110 to get down to a fine art 把...学到家,学...学得成功
No.111 The ass waggeth his ears 驴子摇耳朵,傻瓜装聪明
No.112 An ass in a lion's skin 气势汹汹的胆小鬼;色厉内荏的人
No.113 An ass with two panniers 两臂各挽一女子在街上行走的男人
No.114 to be an ass for one's pairs 费力不讨好;自讨苦吃
No.115 to make an ass of oneself 做蠢事;使自己出丑
No.116 to make an ass of somebody 捉弄某人,愚弄某人
No.117 to associate oneself with...加入...;参与...;与...有联系
No.118 to rest assured 确信无疑,放心
No.119 to make an attempt at...试图...,打算...
No.120 to bring something to somebody's attention 使某人注意某事
No.121 to direct somebody's attention to... 使某人密切注意...
No.122 to focus one's attention on... 把注意力集中在...
No.123 Dutch acution 开高价然后逐渐降低直至卖出的拍卖
No.124 Like author, like look 什么样的作家写什么样的作品;文如其人
No.125 Choose an author as you choose a friend 择书如择友
No.126 to vest somebody with authority 授权某人
No.127 to give somebody the axe 解雇某人,开除某人,与某人断绝关系
No.128 to have an axe to grind 别有用心,另有企图
No.129 to be left holding the baby 担当苦差事;做别人不愿意做的事
No.130 to give somebody the baby to hold 把苦差事推给某人,叫某人承担苦差事
No.131 to pass the baby(pass the buck) 推卸责任,把为难的事情推给别人
No.132 to be glad to see somebody's back 巴不得某人离开;希望推脱某人
No.133 to be on one's back 仰卧;卧病
No.134 to clap somebody's on the back 拍拍某人的肩膀
No.135 to get one's back up 使某人生气,发怒
No.136 to give somebody the back 不再理睬某人;舍某人而去
No.137 to go behind somebody's back 在某人背后捣鬼;在某人背后搞小动作
No.138 to bring home the bacon 维持生活
No.139 to feel bad about something 对某事感到不痛快.感到难过
No.140 to go from bad to worse 越来越糟;每况愈下
No.141 He that spares the bad injures the good 纵容坏人就是伤害好人
No.142 take the bad with the good 幸与不幸都得忍受
No.143 bags under the eyes 肿眼泡;松垂的下眼炮
No.144 to hold the bag 上当受骗;被迫承担后果
No.145 to get the bag 被解雇,被辞退
No.146 to give somebody the bag 解雇某人,辞退某人
No.147 to give somebody the bag to hold 让某人背黑锅;让某人承担责任
No.148 Oxford bags 灯笼裤
No.149 to set one's bag for somebody(something) 对某人(事)动心;对某人(事)有野心
No.150 to let the cat out of the bag 泄露机密
No.151 to rise to the bait 上当受骗,上圈套
No.152 to swallow the bait 上当受骗,上圈套
No.153 out of balance 失去平衡
No.154 ball up something 把...搞乱,把...弄糟
No.155 to carry the ball 负起责任,担当起领导职务
No.156 to catch the ball before the bound 抢先抓住机会;见机行动
No.157 to catch the ball at the bound 及时抓住机会
No.158 to have nothing on the ball 毫无本领,不精明
No.159 to keep the ball rolling 使...不中断;使...继续进行
No.160 to be on the ball 机灵,机警;精力充沛;见识广
No.161 to start the ball rolling 使...开始;开个头
No.162 The ball is at the feet 某人有成功的机会;成功即在眼前
No.163 by secret ballot 通过无记名投票方式,秘密投票
No.1 to lift the ban on... 对...解禁
No.165 second banana 在戏里担任次要滑稽角色的演员;随从式人物
No.166 to beat the band 干得很棒;令人惊异;了不起
No.167 to bandy something about 口头传播某事(通常指不好的事)
No.168 to get a bang out of ...从...中得到乐趣;从...中得到刺激
No.169 Let me be your banker 你需要多少钱?我借给你.
No.170 to go bankrupt 破产
No.171 dating bar 单身男女约会的酒吧
No.172 A bargain is a bargain 买卖一言为定;达成的协议不可撕毁
No.173 to bargain for...想把...便宜地弄到手
No.174 Dutch bargain 双方喝酒时成交的生意;单方面有利的交易
No.175 to have the best of the bargain 在交易中占到便宜;取得有利的地位
No.176 to strike a bargain 成交;达成协议
No.177 to wet a bargain 喝酒庆祝达成交易
No.178 to take the bark off somebody 狠揍某人一顿
No.179 one's bark is worse than his bite 急躁易怒,但无恶意;有口无心
No.180 off one's base 大错特错的,神智错乱
No.181 on a fifty-fifty basic 对等地
No.182 to be left in the basket 落选,被遗弃;无大要
No.183 to bat out something 匆匆忙忙地赶出...
No.184 to go on a bat 狂饮,纵酒取乐
No.185 to go to bat against 作不利于...的证明;反对某人(事)
No.186 to go to bat for...支持...;为...辩护
No.187 as blind as a bat 象蝙蝠一样瞎,瞎得厉害
No.188 to fall in battle 阵亡
No.1 to join battle with...同...交火,交战;同...剧烈争辩
No.190 Every bean has its black 每人都有自己的缺点;每件事都有不足之处
No.191 to find the bean in the cake 中彩;发横财;大获成功
No.192 to give somebody beans 严厉指责,责骂某人;揍某人一顿;折磨某人
No.193 know how many beans make five 精明,机灵,又易上当受骗
No.194 to know one's beans 精明;内行
No.195 to spill the beans 无意中泄露秘密;说漏嘴
No.196 to bear with...忍耐,容忍
No.197 like a bear with a sore head 脾气坏的,粗暴的
No.198 to play the bear 举止粗暴,言语粗鲁
No.199 Sell the bear's skin before one has caught the bear 熊未捉到先卖皮
No.200 to laugh in one's beard (玩弄别人)暗中作笑
No.201 to get a beat on somebody 抢在某人前面,占某人上风
No.202 It beats me 这点叫我感到莫名其妙;这可把我难住了
No.203 Beauty and the beast 美人陪野兽;美女伴丑夫
No.204 Beauty is but skin-deep 美貌只是一层皮;不可以貌取人
No.205 eager beavor 做事特别卖力气的人
No.206 to be at the back and call of... 唯...之命是从;随人摆布
No.207 to have somebody at one's beck and call 使某人听从自己的吩咐和分配
No.208 bed of thorns 如坐针毡的处境
No.209 to die in one's bed 痛死;老死,寿终正寝
No.210 to get out of bed on the wrong side 从早晨起来就情绪不好，容易生气
No.211 to make one's own bed 自作自受,自食其果
No.212 Adversity makes strange bed fellows 难中不择友
No.213 a bee in one's bonnet 牢不可破的怪念头
No.214 to put the bee on...废止...撤销...,使...无效
No.215 to beef about 抱怨,发牢骚
No.216 Beer and skittles 舒适愉快的生活
No.217 to go begging 行乞;销路不好
No.218 Beggars can't be choosers 讨饭的不能挑肥拣瘦
No.219 Let beggars match with beggars 龙配龙,凤配凤
No.220 Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil 叫花子发财必然忘乎所以
No.221 Well begun is half done 良好的开端是成功的一半
No.222 A bad beginning makes a bad ending 不善始者不善终
No.223 A good beginning makes a good ending 欲善其终必先善其始
No.224 Everything must have a beginning 凡事都有个开头
No.225 In every beginning think of the end 未做事先思其结果
No.226 on somebody's behalf 为了某人,代表某人
No.227 to have belief in...相信,信任
No.228 Believe me 真的,请相信我的话
No.229 to lose the bell 赛输,战败
No.230 ring the bell 使人回忆起某事
No.231 below the belt 不公正地,不正当地,卑劣地
No.232 to tighten one's belt 省吃俭用,节俭地生活
No.233 to be bent on...一心要做...坚持要做...
No.234 to go round the bend 歇斯底里发作,发怒;发狂
No.235 out of one's hent 非自己能力所及;不是自己的专长
No.236 to the top of one's bent 尽情地,尽量地,极力地
No.237 to find a snug berth 找个轻松愉快的工作
No.238 at one's best 在最佳状态下;在最出色的状态下
No.239 to make the best of...充分利用...(如时间,机会等)
No.240 to be the better for...因...而更好
No.241 Better late than never 迟做总比不做好;迟到总不比不到好
No.242 None the better for...并不因...而好些;依然如故
No.243 to make a bid for...在拍卖中的...出价钱,投标;试图得到(名望,恩宠等)
No.244 to go big 大受欢迎.非常成功
No.245 make big (在自己的事业中)取得显著成绩;飞黄腾达
No.246 talk big 说大话,吹牛
No.247 to foot the bill 付帐;负担全部费用
No.248 Fast bind, fast find 扎得牢,丢不了
No.249 a bird in the brush 尚未到手的东西;没有把握之事
No.250 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手
No.251 A bird is known by its note, and a man by his words 闻声知鸟,闻言知人
No.252 The early bird that catchs the worm 捷足先登
No.253 birds of a feather 同类的人;一丘之貉
No.254 to do something like bird 轻松地干某事,毫不吃力地干某事
No.255 to eat like a bird 吃得很少;饭量很小
No.256 to get the bird 被嘘,被喝倒彩;碰钉子
No.257 to give somebody the bird (对演员等)发出嘘嘘声,喝倒彩;嘲笑某人;解雇某人
No.258 hot number 感情热烈的人
No.259 kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕;一举两得
No.260 a queer bird 古怪的家伙
No.261 to get a bit on... 痛饮...
No.262 Once bitten,twice shy 一回上当二回乖;一次被蛇咬,十年怕草绳
No.263 black and blue (打得)青一块,紫一块,遍体鳞伤
No.2 black out (由电力中断等原因)灯光全熄,变得黑暗
No.265 born on the wrong side of the blanket 私生的,非婚生的
No.266 to blaze a trial 闯出新路,开辟路径
No.267 to be blessed with...在...方面有福气,幸喜有...
No.268 to be on the blink (机器,仪器等)损坏,失灵;出故障
No.269 to do the block (澳)逛大街
No.270 to lose one's block (澳,新)发怒;慌张;激动;焦急
No.271 to draw the first blood 首先进攻,先发制人
No.272 in hot blood 一时愤怒,盛怒之下
No.273 to make somebody's blood boil 使某人非常冒火,使某人怒火中烧
No.274 in full bloom 盛开
No.275 to blot out 遮住;涂掉;(口)消灭;摧毁
No.276 to blow hot and cold 动摇不定;拿不定主意;反复无常
No.277 to come to blows 互相殴打起来
No.278 to exchange blows 与...相互殴打
No.279 to be in the blues 情绪低落;无精打采;忧郁不乐
No.280 to cry the blues 情绪低落,没精打采
No.281 to give somebody the blues 使某人情绪低落.使某人愁闷
No.282 out of the blue 非常突然地,出乎意料地
No.283 till all's blue 直到头昏眼花(指喝酒过度);没完没了地喝
No.284 blush like a black dog 不害臊,厚脸皮
No.285 in the same boat 处于同样的命运中,面临同样的险境
No.286 to rock the boat 打扰别人的安宁;破坏...的计划
No.287 to boil town to...归根结底是...;概括起来是...
No.288 to make bold with...擅自使用...;对...放肆无礼
No.2 A fool's bolt is soon shot 蠢人易于志穷力竭;蠢人很快就把钱花光
No.290 A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark 愚者千虑,必有一得
No.291 to shoot one's bolt 使出最后的力量;使尽全部手段
No.292 to feel (it) in one's bones 从内心里感到;预感到,直觉到
No.293 to have a bone to pick with somebody 对某人有不满之处;与某人有需要解决的争端
No.294 to make no bones about of...对...毫不迟疑;对...毫不顾虑
No.295 What's bred in the bone will not come out of the flesh 本性难移
No.296 a close book 谜,尚未揭开的秘密;高深莫测的事物
No.297 an open-book 尽人皆知的情况,人人可理解的事物;用意理解的人
No.298 to blot one's copy book 做有损自己声誉的事,失足
No.299 to know somebody like a book 对某人了解一清二楚,充分了解某人
No.300 to speak by the book 说话有根有据,说话精确
No.301 to speak like a book 说话文绉绉的;咬文嚼字
No.302 to die in one's boots 横死;被绞死
No.303 to give somebody the boat 解雇某人,开除某人;突然抛弃某人
No.304 to lick somebody's boots 奉承某人;拍某人的马屁,巴结某人
No.305 to wipe one's boots on somebody 轻侮某人
No.306 to be on the booze 拼命喝酒,大喝特喝
No.307 He who likes borrowing dislikes paying 爱借的人往往不爱还
No.308 to come home to one's bosom 感人肺腑
No.309 to boss the show 想垄断(某种场合);想在某种场合占上风
No.310 hit the bottle 嗜酒;醉
No.311 to keep to the bottle 嗜酒如命
No.312 to knock the bottom out of... 驳倒(议论等);破坏,推翻(计划)
No.313 to bounce off somebody 试探(某人的反应和意见);征求...的意见
No.314 to keep within bounds 使人超越范围,使不过度
No.315 to be in the wrong box 置身于错的地方;不得其所;处于窘境;搞错
No.316 a blue-eyed boy 特别受宠的人
No.317 to rack one's brains (为某事)绞尽脑汁,苦思苦想
No.318 sounding brass 空响的锣,空话,浮夸的言词
No.319 to break bread with somebody 与某人共餐;受到某人的款待;与某人共用圣餐
No.320 to earn one's bread 赚钱糊口,谋生
No.321 to make a clean breast of... 完全说出;和盘托出,坦白
No.322 to save one's breath 不作声,不白费唇舌
No.323 to wear the breeches 掌握家权,当家作主
No.324 to shoot the breeze 闲聊天,闲扯
No.325 to win in a breeze 毫不费力地取得胜利,轻易取胜
No.326 Brevity is the soul of wit 言以简洁为贵
No.327 a regular brick 好心肠的人,好汉子;可共患难的人
No.328 to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks 气势凶猛地(来)指责某人
No.329 to sell somebody a gold brick 向某人销售假货;诈骗某人
No.330 To burn one's bridges (behind one) 破斧沉舟,自断退路,背水而战
No.331 to turn bridle 向后转,作180度的大转变
No.332 to bring to bear 施加(压力,影响)
No.333 to go broke 把钱花光,没钱
No.334 to go for broke 全力以赴;孤注一掷
No.335 A new broom sweeps clean 新官上任三把火
No.336 Big Brother 老大哥;貌似仁慈的者
No.337 sworn brothers 结义兄弟,拜把兄弟
No.338 as brown as berry 黝黑
No.339 to brown off 搞错,弄糟
No.340 to brush up... 重新学习...,重温
No.341 to give somebody the brush 冷落某人,不理睬某人,把某人打发走
No.342 to buck up 设法争取(提升等),尽力争取
No.343 to be in the bucks 手头宽裕
No.344 a drop in the bucket 沧海一粟
No.345 to give somebody the bucket 解雇某人,叫某人卷铺盖
No.346 to kick the bucket 翘辫子,死
No.347 to buckle down to...开始认真地干...;全力以赴;集中精神于...
No.348 to rip soemthing in the bud 将某事(尤指坏事或坏习惯)消灭在萌芽状态;防患于未然
No.349 big bug 大人物,要人,大亨
No.350 go bugs 失去理智,发疯
No.351 to sell in bulk 整披出售,批发
No.352 to shoot the bull 胡说,瞎说;吹牛皮;拍马屁;闲扯
No.353 to take the bull by the horns 断然处理难局;坚决而大胆地面对险境
No.354 to bite the bullet 咬紧牙关忍受痛苦;硬着头皮顶下去
No.355 A bully is always a coward 恶霸都是胆小鬼
No.356 to go on the bum 过流浪生活,失业;以讨饭为生
No.357 a bump on a log 呆头呆脑的人,乏味的伴侣
No.358 to do a bundle on... 非常喜爱
No.359 A burdon of one's own choice is not felt 自愿挑担不吃力
No.360 to bury oneself in... 埋头于(读书,研究等)
No.361 to miss the bus 失去机会,错过良机;事业失败
No.362 to beat about (around) the bush 转弯抹角地谈话,旁敲侧击
No.363 Business before pleasure 先工作后娱乐,以正事为主
No.3 Business is business 生意是生意(交情是交情);公事公办
No.365 to get down to business 开始认真工作,开始干正事
No.366 sticky business 既难办又讨厌的事,苦差事
No.367 without hurry or bustle 不慌不忙
No.368 to busy oneself with (about,in) 忙于...
No.369 apple butter 圆滑讨好的话;闲谈;聊天
No.370 Butter to butter is no relish 奶油加奶油不成美味;好菜还要饭来配
No.371 as gavely as a butterfly 花枝招展;过分花哨
No.372 to wear bachelor's buttons 独身,作单身汉
No.373 to give somebody a buzz 给某人打电话
No.374 by and large 总的说来,大体上,基本上
No.375 Let bygones be bygones 过去的事让它过去吧;既往不咎;忘掉旧嫌
No.376 the whole caboodle 全部.全体
No.377 a piece of cake 轻松的事情,愉快的事情
No.378 You can't eat your cake and have it 事难两全;针无两头尖
No.379 Calamity is man's true touchstone 患难是人的试金石
No.380 to eat the calf in the cow's belly 牛犊未落就要吃小牛;钱未到手就先用掉
No.381 to kill the fatted calf 杀肥牛犊(形容用最好的东西来招待客人)
No.382 calm before the storm 暴风雨前的平静
No.383 in the same camp 在一个阵营里,志同道合
No.384 to burn the candle at both ends 过分消耗精力;不懂得休息
No.385 to hold a candle to the sun 太阳底下点蜡烛,多此一举;做徒劳无益的事
No.386 He'd take a candy from a baby 他是个贪得无厌的家伙,什么下流的事他都做得出来
No.387 nose candy 嗅用麻醉品
No.388 cap and feather days 童年时代
No.3 to make capital out of... 从...中牟利;从...捞一把,利用...
No.390 a knowing card 精明的家伙,狡猾的家伙
No.391 Cards are the devil's books 打牌是万恶之源
No.392 to have a card up one's sleeve 袖中有妙策,有秘而不宣的计划;另有办法
No.393 Lucky at cards,unlucky in love 赌场走运,情场失意
No.394 to play a wrong card 打错一张牌,走错了一步
No.395 to play one's best card 打出最后一张牌,采取最后手段
No.396 to speak by the card 说话精确,措词严谨.字斟句酌
No.397 to roll out the red carpet 隆重欢迎,隆重接待
No.398 to sweep something under the carpet 把某事掩盖起来
No.399 to put the cart before the horse 前后颠倒,本末倒置,倒果为因
No.400 to have a case on 迷上...(某人),爱上...(某人)
No.401 A cat may look at a king 猫也看国王(意指小人物也应有某些权利)
No.402 All cats are grey in the dark 猫在暗中都是灰色;黑暗中难分丑妍
No.403 enough to make a cat laugh 连老猫都要笑掉牙;极其可笑
No.404 to fight like kilkenny cats 死拼,斗得两败俱伤,打得同归于尽
No.405 to grin like a cheshire cat 咧着嘴傻笑
No.406 like a cat in a strange garret 胆怯,极其不自然
No.407 to shoot the cat (喝醉的人)呕吐
No.408 to catch somebody red-handed 当场捕获某人,当场抓住某人
No.409 to catch somebody tripping 抓住某人的差错,抓到某人的毛病
No.410 Caution is the parent of safety 谨慎为安全之本
No.411 Caviare to the general 过于高雅,不投俗好的逸品,曲高和寡的东西
No.412 to brighten the chain with...与...重叙旧日友情
No.413 rise to the challenge 接受挑战,迎战
No.414 a smart chance 很大的可能性
No.415 to chance one's luck 冒险试一试,碰碰运气
No.416 chapter of accidents 一连串的意外事故,接二连三的灾祸
No.417 bad charactor 坏蛋,坏人
No.418 open to the charge of ...有...之嫌;易受...的非难
No.419 charity begins at home 施舍先及亲友;先救济自己再救济旁人
No.420 who chatters to you, will chatter of you 来说是非者,必是是非人
No.421 to sell something on the cheap 将...便宜地卖出
No.422 to one's own check 供个人使用,不与人分享
No.423 to be cheesed off 感到厌倦或厌恶;讨嫌
No.424 to chime im with...与...相一致;对...表示同意
No.425 to keep one's chin up 勇敢,坚决,毫不气馁
No.426 to be in the chips 有钱,富有;业务兴隆
No.427 not care a chip 一点也不在意,毫不关心
No.428 to chip in 插嘴
No.429 boom city 新兴城市
No.430 City of the Angels 天使之城(美国洛杉机市的别名)
No.431 to clamp down on... 对...进行;对...加以制止
No.432 to clam up 闭紧嘴,扼不开口,不吭声
No.433 to take somebody to the cleaners 使某人输得精光;使某人折本
No.434 Hasty climbers have sudden falls 爬得快跌得快
No.435 to be closet with... 与...密谈
No.436 a cloud on one's happiness 幸福中的一点阴影,美中不足
No.437 Every cloud has a silver lining 每一朵黑云都有光明的边沿;祸中必有福
No.438 One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun 片云足以遮全日
No.439 Carry coals to newcastle 向煤区运煤,多此一举.
No.440 To dust somebody's coat 痛打某人,揍某人一顿
No.441 to go off at half-cock 仓促行事,没有准备好就干;冒失行事
No.442 to turn somebody down cold 断然拒绝某人
No.443 to leave somebody in the cold 冷落某人,不理睬某人;把某人排斥在外
No.444 accommodation collar 敷衍的拘捕
No.445 to get hot under the collar 恼怒,愤怒,气冲冲的
No.446 collar and cuff 柔弱的男子.好气的男子
No.447 to keep up to the collar 辛勤地工作,毫不懈怠地干活
No.448 freshwater colledge 内地的小型大学;没名气的大学
No.449 to come off with flying colours 大获全胜;大功告成
No.450 to come out in one's true colours 露出本来面目,露出
No.451 Easy come, easy go 来得容易去得快
No.452 to give a false colour to... 歪曲,曲解
No.453 First come, first sevred 先到先招待;先到先供应
No.454 low comedy 低级趣味的喜剧
No.455 Job's comforter 增加痛苦的安慰,适得其反的安慰
No.456 to have nothing in common with...与...没有共同之处(爱好,语言,脾气等)
No.457 companion in adversity 患难之中的朋友,患难之交
No.458 A man is known by the company he keeps 从其交友知其为人
No.459 to keep company with... 与...作朋友,与...交往
No.460 Two is company, three is none 二人成伴,三人不欢
No.461 Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl 近墨者黑
No.462 Comparisons are odious 比拟是令人生厌的
No.463 compliment somebody out of something 恭维某人以骗取某物
No.4 left-handed compliment 挖苦人的恭维话,言不由衷的恭维话
No.465 two-edged compliment 模棱两可的恭维话,可以解释为侮辱话的恭维话
No.466 chamber concert 室内音乐演奏会,室内的小型音乐会
No.467 to worm onself into somebody's confidence (用狡猾的手段)骗取某人的信任
No.468 A clear consience laughs at false accusations 只要问心无愧,旁人的指责可以一笑置之
No.469 to bring contempt upon oneself 自取其辱,自讨没趣
No.470 to hold somebody in contempt 鄙视某人,看不起某人
No.471 public convenience 公共厕所
No.472 cold cook 做殡仪馆生意的人
No.473 Every cook praise his own broth 厨子总是称赞自己煮的汤
No.474 Too many cooks spoils the broth 厨师多了烧坏汤;木匠多了盖歪房
No.475 to shoot one's cookies 呕吐
No.476 cool it 冷静,别紧张,别害怕
Bo.477 to fly the coop 逃走,越狱
No.478 to cop out 被逮捕;在作案时被抓住
No.479 to blot one's copybook 玷污自己的名誉;损坏自己的名声;失足
No.480 True coral needs no painter's brush 真珊瑚不用上红漆;好的东西不需要装饰
No.481 to feed somebody on soft corn 奉承某人,拍某人的马屁
No.482 to cut corners 抄近路;减少费用,节俭生活
No.483 to have a corner in somebody's heart 占有某人心田的一角;为某人所疼爱
No.484 murky corners 阴暗的角落,隐蔽的躲避或藏身处
No.485 to cosy up to 靠近,挨近
No.486 to keep one's own counsel 秘而不宣,保持沉默;不发表自己的意见
No.487 to stare somebody out of counterance 把某人盯得急促不安
No.488 So many countries, so many customs 一国有一国的风俗
No.4 Dutch courage 酒后之胆,酒胆
No.490 The course of true love never did run smooth 爱情的道路永远是崎岖的.
No.491 to make court to... 向...讨好,献殷勤;(向女人)求爱
No.492 from cover to cover 从头到尾,一页不漏
No.493 If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.事难两全
No.494 till the cows come home 无限期地,永远地
No.495 in the cradle 在婴儿时期,在幼年时代;在初期
No.496 to kick the crap out of somebody 把某人打得屁滚尿流,把某人打得半死
No.497 the cream of society 社会上的名流,优秀之才
No.498 the cream of the crop 精华;最出色的(人或物)
No.499 the cream of the joke 笑话的妙处
No.500 the cream of the story 故事中最引人入胜之处
No.501 be a credit to... 是...的光荣,成为...的光荣
No.502 to lose credit with...失去...的信任,在...眼中失去威信
No.503 to be on the crest of the wave 在最走运的时候,在最得意的时候
No.504 to be on the crook 不正当的,狡猾的,非法的
No.505 There is a crook in the lot of everyone 人生总有不如意之处
No.506 to follow the crowd 随大流,随众
No.507 to cry before one is hurt 未痛先喊;(转)惊慌得过早;牢骚发得太早
No.508 a cukoo in the nest 夺取他人父母之爱的人;破坏他人家庭的人
No.509 beauty culture 美容术;美容业
No.510 between cup and lip 将成未成之际;即将到手
No.511 to go with the cuurent 随波逐流,随大流
No.512 curse and swear 咒骂
No.513 to be on the cushions 生活优裕,生活舒适
No.514 tough customer 难以对付的人,不好惹的人
No.515 to be cut out for...有做...的天赋;适合于...;与...相配
No.516 to look daggers at somebody 对某人怒目而视,恶狠狠地瞪着某人
No.517 to be in the dark about... 对...全然不知;蒙在鼓里
No.518 to keep somebody in the dark 不让某人知道,瞒着某人,把某人蒙在鼓里
No.519 to have a date with somebdoy 与某人有约会
No.520 daughter of the soil 本地出生的女人;乡下女人;自然之女
No.521 black-letter day 不吉利的日子,倒霉的日子.
No.522 Every day is not Sunday 好景不长,盛筵难再
No.523 to make somebody's day 使某人的日子过得快活
No.524 to burn daylight 大白天点灯;浪费时间,做无益之事
No.525 a big deal 重要的交易;重大事件
No.526 Better a glorious death than a shameful life 宁可光荣而死,也不能忍辱偷生
No.527 to be tickled to death 高兴极了,高兴得要命
No.528 to work somebody to death 使某人累得要死;不让某人休息
No.529 above somebody's deserts 超过某人的功劳
No.530 Despair gives courage to a coward 人急造反,狗急跳墙
No.531 beat the devil 压倒一切,超过一切;干得真棒
No.532 between the devil and the deep sea 进退两难;前有猛虎,后有豺狼
No.533 The devil take the hindmost 落后者遭殃
No.534 never say die 不要气馁,不要失望
No.535 pocket one's dignity 放下架子,控制自尊心
No.536 Diligence is the mother of good luck 勤奋为成功之母
No.537 After dinner, mustard 饭后上芥末;雨后送伞
No.538 to feel like a million dollars 觉得身体甚佳,感到精神非常好
No.539 Sweep before your own doors 正人先正己
No.540 dumb Dora 傻里傻气的姑娘,傻女人
No.541 to play double 耍两面手法;两面讨好
No.542 flutter and dove-cotes 惊扰和平的人们,闹得鸡犬不宁
No.543 to be on the downgrade 走下坡路.每况愈下
No.544 to have a drag with ... 与...有交情;在...面前吃得开
No.545 to be dressed to kill 穿得过于时髦
No.546 to be dressed up to the nines 穿得非常时髦,穿得非常华丽
No.547 let things drift 使...放任自流;对...听之任之
No.548 soft drink 软饮料,不含酒精的饮料
No.549 a back-seat driver 爱管闲事的人.爱指手画脚的人
No.550 at the drop of a hat 一有机会就...;动不动就...
No.551 to get(have) the drop on(somebody) 抢先拔对准某人;先发制人.
No.552 knockout drops ,
No.553 The last drop makes the cup run over 当杯子已满时,多加一滴也会溢出(指小事也会酿成重大后果
No.554 Constant dropping wears away a store 滴水穿石
No.555 to give somebody a drubbing 揍某人一顿;打败某人
No.556 Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals 酒醉吐真言
No.557 a fine day for young ducks 小鸭喜欢的天气,雨天
No.558 dead duck 注定要完蛋的人(或物)
No.559 lame duck 跛鸭,残废者;不能继续任职的人
No.560 ugly duckling 丑小鸭
No.561 to give somebody a dusting 痛打某人,把某人狠狠地揍一顿
No.562 to beat the Dutch 做出了不起的事情;令人难以置信
No.563 to be in Dutch 碰到麻烦,处困境
No.5 to be all ears 全神贯注地听着,专心倾听
No.565 to get somebody upon his ear 惹怒某人,惹某人发火,生气
No.566 to have itching ears 爱听新奇的事;爱听东家长西家短
No.567 to turn a deaf ear to... 对...置若罔闻,充耳不闻,置之不理
No.568 down to earth 实际的,现实的;脚踏实地的
No.569 East or West, home is best 在家千日好,出门一时难
No.570 to eat crow 做使自己丢脸的事(如被迫收回成命,被迫承认错误等)
No.571 Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow 今天一个蛋,胜过明天一只鸡
No.572 Section Eight (由于品行,习惯不良)被开除军籍者
No.573 to rub elbows with... 与...接近,和...接触;和...亲密往来
No.574 white elephant 白象;耗费巨大而又累赘无用的东西,累赘;沉重负担
No.575 gray eminence 幕后操纵者,不露面而拥有实权或影响力的人物
No.576 without encumbrance 没有儿女牵累
No.577 at the end of one's means (resources) 财力枯竭,山穷水尽
No.578 at the end of one's rope 智穷才尽,束手无策,处于绝境
No.579 reach the end of one's tether 精疲力竭;智穷才尽,束手无策
No.580 to the end of the earth 直到地球尽头,直到天涯海角
No.581 West London 伦敦西区(指豪华的住宅区)
No.582 The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good 要求过高反难成功
No.583 to be engaged to ...与...订婚
No.584 to be engrossed in ... 热衷于...;埋头于...;全神贯注于...
No.585 Enough is as good as a feast 饱餐如盛筵;够用等于充裕
No.586 to feel equal to something 能胜任...;有能力去做
No.587 to be sent on a fool's errand 被吩咐去做苦差事;去干徒劳无益的事
No.588 to sink in somebody's estimation 在某人心目中威信下降,不再那么受人尊重
No.5 to break even 不输不赢,打成平局;不盈不亏
No.590 Coming events cast their shadows before 事发之前必有征兆
No.591 to speak evil of somebody 诽谤某人,说某人的坏话
No.592 lame excuse (apology) 理由不充分的辩解,漏洞百出的借口
No.593 to make an exhi-bition of oneself 当众出丑,当众闹笑话,出洋相
No.594 an eye for an eye 以眼还眼,一报还一报
No.595 to make sheep's eyes at somebody 含情脉脉地看着某人,向某人送秋波
No.596 fishy eye 暗淡无光的(无神的)眼睛
No.597 to give somebody the eye 用爱慕的眼光看某人;向某人作媚眼
No.598 to be blue in the face (因用力过度,激动,窒息,发怒等使)脸色变青
No.599 A fair face may hide a foul heart 和善的面孔丑陋的心;人面兽心
No.600 A good face is a letter of recommendation 漂亮的面孔就是最好的介绍信
No.601 to face the music 勇于承担后果(或批评);临危不惧
No.602 to blink the fact 不顾事实,无视事实
No.603 a little upon the fal-fal 有点装腔作势,有点矫揉造作
No.604 to peal somebody's fame 轰传某人的名声,鼓吹某人的声誉
No.605 Familiarity breeds contempt 亲昵生于狎侮
No.606 First Family 总统的一家人
No.607 after one's fancy 中意的,合意的
No.608 to chew the fat 发牢骚,唠叨;闲扯,聊天
No.609 The fat is in the fire 闯祸了,事情搞糟了
No.610 The wish is father to the thought 愿望是思想之父
No.611 Faults are thick where love is thin 一朝情义淡,样样不顺眼
No.612 to bring into somebody's favour 使...得到某人的宠爱
No.613 blue fear 极度的惊恐,无法控制的恐惧
No.614 a feast of fat things 山珍海味,丰盛的宴席
No.615 a feast of reason 妙趣横生的谈话,非常美妙的谈话
No.616 Feat today makes fast tomorrow 今日大吃大喝,明日肚皮挨饿
No.617 better fed than taught 养而不教的
No.618 chicken feed 小钱币;零钱;为数甚微的钱
No.619 Well fed, well bred 吃得饱,懂礼貌(仓廪实而知礼节)
No.620 to get the feel of something 掌握某事物,学会;熟悉某事物的情况
No.621 to make a virginia fence 东倒西歪地走(指喝醉之人)
No.622 to rush one's fence 鲁莽行事,急于求成
No.623 as fit as a fiddle 身体极好;精神饱满
No.624 to hang up one's fiddle 放弃事业
No.625 If you dance you must pay the fiddler 要跳舞就得付乐师费用,要享受必须付出代价
No.626 to play the field 利用一切可以利用的机会;同时从事多种活动;从事多方面的交往(特指恋爱不专)
No.627 to keep one's finger on the pulse of ...掌握...的脉搏;掌握...方面的近况
No.628 to have sticky fingers 有偷东西的习惯,手粘
No.629 to twist somebody round one's little finger 任意支配或摆弄某人
No.630 fight fire with fire 以火攻火;以毒攻毒
No.631 a fish out of water 离水的鱼;不得其所之人
No.632 All is fish that comes to his net 凡是到手的他都要;来者不拒
No.633 Fish begins to stink at the head 鱼烂头先臭
No.634 to fish in troubled water 浑水摸鱼
No.635 a flea in one's ear 令人不快的答复;断然的拒绝;刺耳的指责
No.636 to eat one's own flesh 偷懒,好吃懒做
No.637 to skin a flint 一钱如命;非常贪婪
No.638 to flirt with ... 同(异性)调情
No.639 to mop the floor with somebody 把某人在地;把某人打得大败
No.0 the flower of the flock 某一群体中的出类拔萃的人物;鹤立鸡群
No.1 to rise to the fly 上钩;上圈套,上当
No.2 there are no flies on ... 很机灵,不会上当;非常可靠
No.3 food for thought 值得深思的事情;耐人寻味的道理
No.4 to be a fool for one's pains 吃力不讨好;枉费心机;自讨苦吃
No.5 Every man has a fool in his sleeve 人人都有糊涂的时候
No.6 Fools have fortune 傻人有傻福
No.7 to get cold feet 临阵畏缩;害怕起来;失去信心
No.8 to land on one's feet 幸免于难,化险为夷
No.9 to lick the feet of somebody 巴结某人,拍某人的马屁
No.650 with one foot in the grave 一只脚进了棺材
No.651 Fortune is variant 命运变幻莫测;天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
No.652 to play the fox 耍狡猾,耍滑头;假装
No.653 Pious fraud 善意的欺骗
No.654 freak of nature 天生畸形的人;丑八怪
No.655 Between friends all is common 朋友之间不分彼此
No.656 Forbidden fruit is sweet 禁果最甜;偷欢最乐
No.657 Ill-gotten gains never prosper 不义之财发不了家
No.658 to play one's last card 打出王牌,使出最有取胜把握的办法
No.659 peanut gallery (票价最低的)剧场最高楼层
No.660 a mug's game 傻瓜才干的事情,蠢事
No.661 a deep game 秘密计划,密谋划策,诡计(常与动词play连用)
No.662 a double game 两面手法,口是心非的手段
No.663 to spoil somebody's game 坏某人的事,破坏某人的计划
No.6 to have a game with somebody 愚弄某人,欺骗某人
No.665 No gardon without its weeds 没有不生杂草的花园
No.666 garlic for dessert 最不受欢迎的东西
No.667 to give somebody the gate 解雇某人,叫某人滚蛋
No.668 to get into gear (转)投入工作,着手工作
No.669 bachelor girl 自食其力的未婚女子
No.670 to cast a glamour over...迷住(某人);给...增添几分魅力
No.671 to look through green glasses 用嫉妒的眼光看
No.672 rose-coloured glasses(spectacles) 乐观地看,对...持乐观态度
No.673 to see through blue glasses 悲观地看事物
No.674 to be in one's glory 处于全盛时期;在...得意之时
No.675 to handle with kid gloves 温和灵巧地对待(处理)
No.676 a glutton for work 抢着活儿干的人,酷爱工作之人
No.677 all the go 非常流行,风行一时
No.678 to go easy with (on)... 节省,爱惜...;对...从宽处理;对...不要太狠了
No.679 to go downhill 走下坡路
No.680 to go flop 遭到失败,垮台
No.681 to go steady with ... 经常约会外出;谈恋爱
No.682 to get somebody's goat 惹某人生气,惹某人动肝火
No.683 old goat 好色之徒;讨厌的家伙
No.684 to have nothing going for one 一无所长,各方面条件都很差
No.685 All is not gold that glitters 闪光之物未必都是黄金
No.686 for good or for evil 不论好歹,不管后果如何
No.687 too good to be true 好得令人难以置信
No.688 We know not what is good till we have lost it.有的时候不爱惜,失了以后空叹息
No.6 to have the goods on somebody 掌握某人的凭证
No.690 All one's geese are swans 自己的鹅都是天鹅;自己的东西都是好的;老王卖瓜
No.691 to cook one's own goose 毁害自己,毁掉自己;破坏自己的计划
No.692 to play gooseberry 硬夹在两个情侣之间
No.693 to play old gooseberry with... 破坏,挫败;捣乱
No.694 to be on the grab 伺机捞一把,伺机暗中取利
No.695 to have the grab on ... (俚语)优于...,胜过...
No.696 to get into somebody's good graces 赢得某人的好感,博得某人欢心
No.697 to be on the up grade 在上升阶段;兴盛
No.698 to take something with a grain of salt 不轻信某事;对某事持有戒备之心
No.699 Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs 不要班门弄斧
No.700 to cut one's own grass 自食其力
No.701 to make somebody turn in his grave 使某人在九泉之下难以瞑目
No.702 to turn in one's grave 死不瞑目
No.703 to put somebody on the grill 受到审讯
No.704 grin and bear it(对痛苦之事)苦笑忍受;一笑忍之
No.705 to get back to the grindstone 回到工作岗位
No.706 to loose one's grip on... 对...失去控制;在...下面沉不住气
No.707 to get out of the groove 放弃单调乏味的生活方式;摆脱单调枯燥的工作
No.708 to catch somebody off his guard 乘不备,使某人措手不及
No.709 A constant guest is never welcome 常客招人嫌
No.710 to have the guts to do... 有做...的勇气或胆量
No.711 Habit cures habit 新习惯可以改掉旧习惯
No.712 to get in somebody's hair 打扰某人;使某人不痛快,使某人气恼
No.713 to let one's hair down 毫不拘束地,随随便便地
No.714 to make somebody's hair stand on end 使某人毛骨悚然,使某人极为震惊
No.715 An empty hand is no lure for a hawk 空手哄不来猎鹰;舍不得家财换不来外财
No.716 to ask for a lady's hand 向某女子求婚
No.717 to bite the hand that feeds one 恩将仇报,以怨报德
No.718 to give somebody a free hand 让某人全权处理(某事);让某人自由行动
No.719 to go hand in hand with ... 与...携手同行;与...相互配合
No.720 to play a lone hand 单匹马地干
No.721 to play into somebody's hands 因失策而使某人占便宜;授人以可乘之机
No.722 by show of hands 采用举手表决的方式
No.723 to play hard to get...假装对(某人或某事)不感兴趣
No.724 a pretty hash 一团糟,乱七八糟
No.725 to keep under one's hat 保守机密
No.726 put that in your hat 你认真想想吧
No.727 to have it out with somebody 同某人一决雌雄;同某人讲个明白
No.728 hit the hay 上床,就寝
No.729 Indian hay 大麻
No.730 Make hay while the sun shine 趁阳光好快晒草;抓紧时机
No.731 acid head 经常服用的人
No.732 That's a good hearing 这倒是个好消息
No.733 a change of heart 改邪归正,洗心革面;改变主意
No.734 to eat one's heart out 暗自神伤,忧伤;...而憔悴
No.735 to give one's heart to somebody 爱上某人,钟情于某人
No.736 to have one's heart in one's mouth 心跳到嗓子眼里,提心吊胆;十分紧张
No.737 one's heart is not in the right place 心术不正,心眼不好
No.738 What the heart thinks the tongue speaks. 言为心声
No.739 with one's whole heart 全心全意地,真心实意地
No.740 at a white heat 在盛怒之下;在感情万分激动之下
No.741 set the heather on fire 煽起骚动;对不满的情绪推波助澜
No.742 to call heaven to witness 请老天爷作证
No.743 in the seventh heaven 七重天;极乐世界;最高之幸福
No.744 heavy with child 怀孕,大肚子
No.745 to come the heavy over somebody 对某摆架子,神气十足
No.746 Achilles' heel 阿喀琉斯的脚跟;活命的弱点
No.747 to take to one's heels 拔腿就跑;逃走;溜之大吉
No.748 to hell around 胡闹,花天酒地
No.749 to play hell with ... 破坏...,糟蹋...
No.750 A black hen lays a white egg. 黑鸡生白蛋;丑妇生俊儿
No.751 Capital Hill 国会山;美国国会
No.752 to raise hob with ...拿...恶作剧;搞坏...;勃然大怒,大发雷霆
No.753 to be on the hog 到处流浪;穷得要命
No.754 Roman holiday 以观看别人受苦为乐的娱乐;幸灾乐祸
No.755 Homer sometimes nods 河马也有打盹时;智者千虑,必有一失
No.756 It was no honeymoon 并不象度蜜月那样愉快;并不是没有烦恼
No.757 to give somebody the hoof 解雇某人,叫某人滚蛋
No.758 by hook or by crook 千方百计地;不择手段地
No.759 to play hookey 逃学
No.760 Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper 希望是美味的早餐,但却是难吃的晚饭
No.761 A good horse should be seldom spuured 好马不需鞭策
No.762 dark horse 黑马;出人意料的获胜者
No.763 from the horse's mouth 第一手的
No.7 to make it hot for somebody难某人;使某人受不了
No.765 publicity hound 爱在报纸上落名的人;喜欢自我宣传的人
No.766 disorderly / fancy house 妓院
No.767 parlor house 妓院
No.768 White House 白宫
No.769 to give somebody a big hug 紧紧拥抱某人
No.770 black humour 黑色幽默
No.771 broad humour 粗鄙的幽默
No.772 in a bad humour 不高兴;情绪不好
No.773 Hunger breaks stone walls 饥饿能使人冲破石墙;饥饿能使人造反
No.774 to go ill with... 对...不利;对...不妙
No.775 to get somebody's Indian up 发怒,发火,失去克制力
No.776 wooden Idian 脸上没有表情的人,没有生气的人
No.777 Indian summer 印地之夏;回光返照的时期
No.778 to indulge in... 沉溺于...;纵情享受...
No.779 sling ink 卖文为主;耍笔杆子;当文书
No.780 to have some inkling of ...对...略有所知;对...知其一二
No.781 get one's Irish up 发怒,冒火,失去克制力
No.782 irony of fate 客观形势的嘲弄
No.783 A good Jack makes a good Jill 夫善则妻贤;主善则仆忠
No.784 Jack among the maids 向女人献殷勤的男人,博得女人欢心的男人
No.785 Jack Horner 自负自满的小孩子
No.786 Jack Ketch 刽子手,绞刑吏
No.787 Jack of all trades 百事通
No.788 to send in one's jacket 辞职
No.7 to break jail 越狱,从狱中逃走
No.790 get into a jam 陷入困境
No.791 to have jam on one's face 丢脸,丢丑
No.792 Jekyll and Hyde 具有善恶双重性格的人
No.793 to give somebody the jim-jams 使某人毛骨悚然,使某人不寒而栗
No.794 to give somebody the jink 巧妙地避开某人
No.795 white-collar job 机关企业职员的工作,非体力劳动的工作
No.796 gyp joint 敲竹杠的商店
No.797 rub joint 低级下流的舞厅(或夜总会)
No.798 blue jokes 下流的笑话
No.799 broad jokes 粗鄙的笑话,下流的笑话
No.800 standing joke 老笑柄
1, good-looking e.g. My boyfriend isn't very good-looking, but that is not important./A tall man good-looking man asked me if I wanted to dance./Malkovitch is not good-looking in the conventional sense, but women find him attractive.
2, handsome e.g. Jane wants to marry a handsome young doctor./He is the most handsome boy in the class./ The story ends, as usual, with the girlbeing rescued by a handsome prince.
3, attractive e.g. Mr. Frazer, her dentist, was young, unmarried and attractive./ To be honest, Sophie, I've never really found him very attractive.
4, cute e.g. "Billy," said Martha, "I think you're cute."/ He's so cute, and I just love that accent.
5, hunky e.g. Have you seen the new sports instructor? He's really hunky./ The best part of the film is when hunky truck driver, Ken, falls in love with sophisticated businesswoman, Lana.
6, rugged e.g. When I first arrived at the camp a rugged corporal showed me around./ The captain's face was rugged and tanned from his years spent at sea.
7, striking e.g. His appearance was striking, with a mop of dark curls framing his very pale face.
8, gorgeous e.g. I couldn't believe it when an absolutely gorgeous guy askedme to dinner./ Did you see the film with Harrison Ford? Isn't he gorgeous?
9, be a fine figure of a man e.g. Her husband was a fine figure of a woman-tall, broad-chested with with a bushy black moustache.
10, dashing e.g. Steve was looking very dashing in a light-coloured suit./ She was the daughter of a merchant in Berlin and a dashing hussar had fallen in love with her.
No.801 to get one's jollies 作乐,玩个痛快
No.802 to keep up with the Joneses 与邻居比排场,比阔气
No.803 a kick in the pants 意想不到的斥责(非难)
No.804 to get a kick out of... 从...中得到乐趣
No.805 with kid-gloves 委婉地...,温和地...;小心翼翼地...
No.806 to make a killing 突然赚得一大笔钱
No.807 mercy killing 安乐死
No.808 Kings have long hands 王权及四海,勿与帝王争;百姓强不过官家
No.809 kiss of death 致命之物;表面有益实则有害的东西或行动.
No.810 Kissing goes by favour 只和所喜爱的人接吻
No.811 to face the knocker 讨饭,求乞
No.812 Knowledge is power 知识就是力量
No.813 to be in labour 在分娩中;在...阵痛中
No.814 to kick down the ladder 忘恩负义;过河拆桥
No.815 fancy lady (woman, girl) ;妓女
No.816 fine lady 上流社会的妇女,风雅淑女
No.817 lady of easy virtue (pleasure) 放荡的女人;妓女
No.818 Great Lakes 五大湖
No.819 ewe lamb 唯一的宝贝;最受宠爱的人;最受珍爱的东西
No.820 language of the fish-market 市井粗话.下流之骂语
No.821 worm language 粗鄙的话,下流话,骂街话
No.822 to be at large 仍逍遥法外的,未被拘捕的
No.823 to lark about 鬼混,闲荡
No.824 to breathe one's last 断气,死
No.825 to win one's latchkey 有了出入大门的钥匙;可以自由行动了
No.826 blue laws 蓝法;清教徒法规
No.827 to take the lead 居首位,作领袖,带头,领先
No.828 a leap in the dark 盲目冒险的行动
No.829 by leaps and bounds 飞速地,飞跃地,大幅度地
No.830 polite learning 古典教育
No.831 to take French leave 不告而辞;悄悄溜走
No.832 There are lees to every wine 凡酒皆有残滓;尝尽辛酸,受尽艰苦
No.833 to shake a free leg 放荡,过放荡生活
No.834 Can the leopard change his spots? 花豹岂能改变身上的花斑?本性难移
No.835 Form letter 打印信件
No.836 to take something lying down 甘受(侮辱等);俯首屈服于
No.837 to lead a fast life 过着放荡的生活
No.838 Life is but a span 人生几何;人生如朝露
No.839 the life and soul 灵魂;首先人物.中心人物;快活之人
No.840 the life of riley 无忧无虑的生活,安逸的生活
No.841 to toe the line 严守规则;服从命令;履行职责
No.842 to make a lion of ...使...成为一时的红人.将...捧为名人
No.843 to hang on somebody's lips 为某人的口才所迷
No.844 to smack one's lips 舔嘴唇;咂咂嘴唇
No.845 Lookers-on see more than players 旁观者清
No.846 to break loose 挣脱;逃脱;爆发
No.847 what's lost is lost 失者不可复得;覆水难收
No.848 to be crossed in love 失恋,被抛弃
No.849 cupboard love 有所贪图的爱,因企图得到某物而表示的亲热
No.850 for the love of Mike 看在上帝分上;务请;千万
No.851 love at first sight 一见钟情
No.852 Love and cough cannot be hid 爱情和咳嗽都是藏不住的
No.853 Love is the reward of love 爱就是爱的报酬
No.854 Platonic love 精神上的恋爱;男女间的纯洁友谊
No.855 to get the low-down on... 得知...之
No.856 to give somebody the low-down on... 把...的告诉某人;把...的内幕告诉某人
No.857 to strike lucky 交好运
No.858 a lump of selfishness 一个彻头彻尾的自私鬼
No.859 black magic 巫术
No.860 to have the makings of... 有条件成为...;具有成为...的条件和素质
No.861 a man of action 实干家;不尚空谈之人
No.862 a man of affairs 担任过重要职务的人,见过大场面的人
No.863 a man of family 各门子弟;有家室之人
No.8 angry young man 愤怒的年轻人
No.865 fancy man (女人的)意中人,情人
No.866 Marriage makes or mars a man 婚姻决定一个人的成败
No.867 Scotch marriage 私奔的婚姻
No.868 shotgun marriage 强迫婚姻;勉强的结合
No.869 Marriage goes by contrast夫妻经常是不相配的;好汉无好妻
No.870 to be a martyr to ... 受着...的折磨;长期患...病
No.871 little Mary 肚子
No.872 master of one's fate 掌握自己命运的人
No.873 to cherish the memory of... 怀念...;追忆...
No.874 It's never too late to mend 改过不嫌晚
No.875 at the mercy of ... 完全受...的支配,听任...的摆布
No.876 a mess of pottage 付出巨大的代价而得到的物质享受
No.877 to make a mess of ... 把...弄得一团糟
No.878 in the middle of nowhere 在偏僻的地方,在远离人烟稠密的地方
No.879 milk and roses 白里透红
No.880 The milk of human kindness 人类的善良天性,人类的恻隐之心
No.881 bread-and butter miss 天真无邪的小姑娘,不懂事故的小姑娘
No.882 to feel the miss of... 感到有所失...,感到有所缺...
No.883 A miss is as good as a mile 毫末之错仍为错;死里逃生总是生
No.884 a millionair's mite 大富翁的小施舍
No.885 to make a mockery of... 嘲弄...;把...作笑料;糟蹋
No.886 Money doesn't grow on trees 钱不是生在树上的;挣钱是不容易的
No.887 money for old rope 容易赚的钱;便宜事儿
No.888 to roll in money 在钱里打滚,一身都是钱,非常富有
No.8 Money begets money 钱能生钱
1.6 介绍:如何提起话题
Nice day, isn't it?
Horrible weather we're having?
Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?
Say, don't I know you from somewhere?
Sorry, I couldn't help overhearing...did you mention something about...
Excuse me, have you got a light?
Uh, could you help me, I'm looking for...
1.8 介绍:如何约会
Uh, are you going to be busy this evening?
Um, I was thinking of going to a movie tonight, would you like to come?
Are you doing anything tonight? I was wondering if you'd like to go to a movie with me?
I'm going to a play with a group of friends. Would you like to join us?
YES! That'd be very nice.
I'd love to.
That's a great idea.
NO! Sorry, I'm afraid I'm busy tonight.
Tonight's a problem. What about tomorrow night?
Sorry, I've got people coming over tonight
2.2 介绍:提问技巧
I was wondering if you could help me. I'd like to know...
I wonder if you could tell me...
This may sound like a dumb question, but I'd like to know...
Excuse me, do you know...
I hope you don't mind my asking, but I'd like to know...
Something else I'd like to know is...
2.4 介绍:回答技巧
Well, let me see...
Well now...
Oh, let me think for a minute...
I'm not sure; I will have to check...
That's a very interesting question.
I'm not really sure.
I can't answer that one.
I'm sorry, I really don't know.
I've got no idea.
I'd like to help you, but...
That's something I'd rather not talk about just now.
2.7 介绍:怎样能得到更多的信息
Could you tell me some more about...?
Would you mind telling me more about...?
I'd like to know more about...
Something else I was wondering about was...
Sorry that's not really what I mean, what I'd like to know is...
Sorry, to keep after you, but could you tell me...
Sorry, I don't quite understand why...
3.2 介绍:请求别人的帮助
*
Hey, I need some change
I'm all out of change
**
You don't have a quarter, do you?
Have you got a quarter, by any chance?
Could I borrow a quarter?
***
You couldn't lend me a dollar, could you?
Do you think you could lend me a dollar?
I wonder if you could lend me a dollar?
****
Would you mind lending me five dollars?
If you could lend me five dollars,I'd be very grateful.
*****
Could you possibly lend me your typwriter?
Do you think you could possibly lend me your typewriter?
I wonder if you could possibly lend me your typwriter?
******
I hope you don't mind my asking, but I wonder if it might be at all possible
3.7舱介绍:如何引起别人的注意,表示同意或拒绝
Uh, excuse me ...
Pardon me ...
Uh, Mr. Jones ...
Hey, Betty ...
Ok.
Sure.
I'd be glad to.
Yes, of course.
I'm sorry, but ...
I'd like to, but ...
I'd really like to help you out, but ...
4.2 介绍:回忆
What happened next?
Did you ... before that?
What were you doing while...?
Then what did you do?
Why didn't you...
How did you feel when...?
Did you think of...?
As far as I am remember...
I remember it very clearly.
After that...
Before that...
The next thing I did was to ...
So then I think I ...
4.6舱介绍:描述经历
Did you ever...?
Tell me about the time you ...
U hear you once ...
Didn'y you once ...
You've..., haven't you?
Oh, that takes me back.
I'm not sure I can remember all the details, but...
I'll never forgot the time I...
That reminds me of the time I ...
Well, as I remember it...
4.8 介绍:设想万一...
What would you have done if...?
What would have happened if...?
How would you have felt if...?
Oh, I don't know, I guess I would have...
Hard to say, but I think I would have...
Well, of course, I could have...
5.2 介绍:犹豫
Um how can I put it
Uh it's like this, you see
Well sort of
Well, let's see now uh lengthened to uh-uh
in fact um lengthened to um-m
you see the lengthened to th-uh-uh
you know well lengthened to we-ell or
the thing is we-ll-ll
5.4 介绍:防止别人插话及礼貌地插话
There are three points I'd like to make...(You can't be interrupted until you have made all t下载本文
