英语成语 stomach.doc

STOMACH1. butterflies in ones stomachstrange feeling in the stomach due to nervousness, fear, uncertain, anxiety or excitement（由于紧张、恐惧、半信不疑、焦虑或兴奋所引起）胃里奇怪的感觉1.1 When I had the first interview with the President, I had butterflies in my stomach.当我第一次见总统时，我有一种很紧张的感觉。1.2 When I was talking to my assistant, a impulsively rushed in; he immediately had butterflies in his stomach as he could have knocked.当我正在和我的助手谈话时，一个冒失鬼很冲动地冲了进来；他立即就有一种紧张和焦虑的感觉，因为他本来可以敲门的。2. eyes are bigger than ones stomach(informal, humorous) used to say that somebody has been greedy by taking more food than they can eat眼大肚子小；贪多吃不了2.1 Cant you finish your food? Your eyes are bigger than your stomach!你的那份饭吃不了了吧？你真是眼大肚子小！2.2 When people go to have buffet, among those whose eyes are bigger than their stomachs greedily and impolitely get more food on their plates than they can eat, and finally they leave a lot on the plate wastefully.当人们去吃自助餐时，其中有些眼大肚子小的人，贪心又无礼在碟子上盛了他们吃不了的饭菜，而最终在碟子上剩了很多，浪费得很。3. have (got) no stomach for somethinghave no desire or appetite for something because you find it unpleasant没有胃口；没有愿望成为；不想做3.1 He has no stomach for this kind of job. He should never have become a salesman.他对这种工作没有胃口。他本来就永远不会成为一个售货员。3.2 I have no stomach for fame. I wish I could dedicate my life to the cause of education.我没有求名的愿望，但愿我能贡献一生于教育事业。4. have (got) a strong stomachnot feel sick or upset when you see or do unpleasant things不会倒胃口；不会感到厌恶，不愉快，恶心；有一个健壮的胃4.1 Youve got to have a strong stomach to watch animals being killed.你必须有一个健壮的胃不至于看到牲口被宰杀就恶心。4.2 The children do not have strong stomach, when one child has brought up his meal, there will be a chain reaction one after another.孩子们没有一个健壮的胃，当一个孩子把饭呕吐出来，就会有一个接一个的连锁反应。5. make somebodys stomach turn turn somebodys stomachmake somebody feel sick or disgusted倒胃口；使人恶心5.1 The thought of eating a raw egg turns my stomach.想起吃一个生鸡蛋使我倒胃口5.2 The smell of dead fish was enough to turn my stomach.一闻到死鱼的味道就足以使我倒胃口。5.3 The sight of a snake crawling turns my stomach.看见一条正在爬行的蛇令我恶心。6. on an empty stomachwithout having eaten anything空腹；饿着肚子6.1 If I travel on an empty stomach. I always feel sick.如果我空腹旅行，我总是感到不舒服。6.2 It is unwise to work on an empty stomach; on the contrary, it is unwise to swim on a full stomach.空腹工作乃不智；相反，饱胃游泳也不智。7. the pit on ones / the stomachthe bottom of the stomach where people say they feel strong feels, especially fear从心窝里（感到）7.1 He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.我从心窝里有一种突然感到虚弱无力的感觉。7.2 She trembled with fear, having a sinking in the pit of her stomach.她害怕得发抖，从心窝里感到虚弱无力。8. pump somebodys stomachremove the contents of somebodys stomach using a pump because they have swallowed something harmful（用吞食有害的东西，用泵清除胃的内容物）洗胃8.1 She had to go to the hospital and have her stomach pumped.她不得不到医院去洗胃。8.2 The patient got poisoned by eating expired food and was admitted to have stomached pumped.患者吃过期食物中毒入院洗胃。9. ones stomach protest(informal, humorous) someone wants to tell you he is hungry, usually in the way of giving a hint（暗示，幽默）表示饿了；胃在抗议；肚子在唱空城计9.1 Its lunch time now, my stomach protests.该是吃午饭的时间，我的胃抗议了。9.2 Youve worked overtime for another extra hour, your stomach protests.你已超时工作有一个额外的小时，你的肚子在唱空城计了。10. sick to ones stomachdisgusted or angry感到厌恶或生气10.1 I feel sick to stomach every time I think about the way that child was punished.每当我想到那孩子收发的情形，我感到恶心。10.2 I felt sick to stomach at the sight of his crawling to his chief.一看到他对头头排马的情形就恶心透了。11. stomachv. bear; put up with; swallow down (usually negative or interrogative)忍受；咽