自主学习英语词汇.doc

11. back off缓和，软化，减轻【句子对照】The city council had to back off from its criticism of the utility department.市议会必须建勤对公用事业部门的批评。2. as as all get out 极了【句子对照】Mother is as mad as all get out.母亲气疯了。3. bent out of shape气坏了，大发雷霆【句子对照】Mother is really bent out of shape because we came home so late last night.因为我们昨天回去那么晚，所以母亲大发雷霆。4. bar one只此一家，别无分号【句子对照】This is the best ice cream anywhere in the state of Texas, bar one.这是德克萨斯州最好的冰淇淋，别无分号。5. butter up对说好话【句子对照】Maybe if we butter up mother, shell let us go to the movies.如果我们对妈说点好听的，也许她会让我们去看电影。6. butt in插嘴，打岔【句子对照】Amy loves to butt in and offer her advice even when its not wanted.不管时机对不对，爱米都喜欢插嘴提供意见。7. button ones lip住口；闭嘴【句子对照】Tell Cindy to button her lip or else shell be in big trouble.告诉辛迪闭嘴，否则她就惨了。8. buy time拖延时间【句子对照】I think we should try to buy more time.我想我们应该设法拖延时间。9. chew someone out责骂某人；谴责某人【句子对照】Follow the rules and you wont get chewed out.遵守规定你就不会挨骂。10. cheap shot下流手段【句子对照】The candidates ended up taking cheap shots at each other during the debate.辩论中，候选人最后都用下流手段攻击对方。 21. on cloud line飘飘然（原以为在九重天上）【句子对照】Daphne was on cloud nine for days after Chip asked her to the prom.棋谱邀请戴夫妮参加学校班级舞会，她兴奋了好几天。2. cough it up（不情愿地）付钱【句子对照】Cough it up. I know you have the twenty dollars.付钱吧。我知道你有这二十美金的。3. corny陈词滥调，毫无新意【句子对照】Freds jokes are always so corny.弗雷德的笑话总是如此毫无新意。4. on the dot准时【句子对照】He arrives on the dot. I was sure hed be late.他准时到了。我本以为他会迟到的。5. fall for上当【句子对照】We played a trick on him and he fell for it.我们捉弄他，他上当了。6. fiddle around玩弄【句子对照】Dont fiddle around with the television set. Youll end up breaking it.不要玩电视机。你会弄坏的。7. half-baked肤浅的，半吊子【句子对照】How do you come up with all these half-baked ideas? You should think them out more carefully.你怎么会想出这些肤浅的主意的？你应该仔细的考虑考虑。8. goof up犯错，出岔子【句子对照】Dont goof up. This project is too important.别出岔子。这个计划太重要了。9. play dirty用诈术【句子对照】The only way that Dan knows how to win is to play dirty. Im going to vote for Brian instead.丹只会用诈术来赢。我要投布莱恩一票。10. potluck聚餐（各家带一道菜的聚餐方式）【句子对照】Were having a potluck Friday night, so bring a dish to pass.星期五晚上我们要聚餐，带一道菜来参加吧！ 31. goner无可救药的人【句子对照】Marks a goner. He didnt finish his chores before going out.麦克镇事无药可救，他日常工作没做完就出去了。2. make a killing大有所获【句子对照】He made a killing on that deal. I wish I had bought some shares.那笔生意他大有所获。真希望我当初也加入了。3. no sweat不麻烦，没问题【句子对照】No sweat. Ill have he report done for you in an hour.没问题。我会在一小时之内让认为你做出这份报告。4. pissed off生气【句子对照】I really pissed off at Harry. He took the credit for all my work.我对哈利真的很生气。我拼命工作他却坐享其成。5. on the up and up光明正大，诚实无欺【句子对照】I checked out his story, hes on the up and up.我核实过他所讲的事情，他诚实可靠。6. uppity自命不凡【句子对照】Dont be so uppity. You dont think were good enough for you?不要那么自以为了不起。你难道认为我们配不上你吗？7. up shit creek惨兮兮【句子对照】If Mom catches you smoking in the house, youll be up shit creek.如果你在家里抽烟让妈妈逮到，你就惨了。8. push comes to shove事态严重【句子对照】When push comes to shove, only your true friends will still stand by you.当事态严重时，只有真正的朋友还会支持你。9. push someones button惹火某人，激怒某人【句子对照】Nobody makes me as mad as Dave does. He really knows how to push my buttons.没有人象戴夫那样惹我生气。他真知道怎样惹我发火。10. all wet错误的【句子对照】Im your idea is all wet.我想你的想法是完全不对的。 41. big deal重要的事【句子对照】Its no big deal. I dont mind helping you out.这没什么大不了的，我不介意帮助你摆脱困境。2. bottom line总之，归根结底【句子对照】The bottom line is that our sales need to pick up if were going to make a profit this year.总之，如果我们今年要盈利的话，销售量一定得增加。3. give someone a break让某人松口气【句子对照】The boss gave her a break and let her try again.老板让她松口气，让她再试一次。4. break a leg祝演出等成功（表面意思“摔断腿”的反话）【句子对照】I know you are going to be great in the play tonight. Break a leg!我知道你今天晚上的比赛会很成功。祝你顺利！5. go for it去做吧！【句子对照】Why not? Go for it?为什么不呢？大胆的去做吧！6. ahead of the game领先，占优势【句子对照】He got ahead of the game by finishing her work early.他因提早完成工作而领先他人。7. all right already好啦好啦，别念叨啦【句子对照】All right already, Im coming!好啦好啦，别念叨啦，我来了！8. all-out尽力，全力以赴【句子对照】We made an all-out effort to learn English.我们全力以赴学英语。9. all hell broke loose一团糟【句子对照】When the flood hit, all hell broke loose.洪水一泛滥，一切乱糟糟。10. add insult to injury越搞越糟，越描越黑【句子对照】Her awkward attempt to explain her error merely added insult to injury.她笨拙地企图解释所犯的错误，结果只是越描越黑。 51. bullheaded顽固，牛脾气【句子对照】Terry is so bullheaded; he wont listen to anybody elses opinion.特利这么顽固，他听不进别人的意见。2. bum rap责骂【句子对照】Louise got a bum rap for taking sides with Richard.路易斯因为偏袒理查德而受到责骂。3. bummer令人恶心的经历【句子对照】That show was a real bummer.那场表演令人倒尽胃口。4. burn someone up激怒某人【句子对照】It burns me up when people dont do their job right.有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。5. catch on to突然了解【句子对照】It took Cindy a long time to catch on to what Bill was saying.辛迪许久以后才突然明白比尔所说的话。6. drown ones sorrows借酒消愁【句子对照】After Megan dumped Chuck, Chuck went to the bar to drown his sorrows over a beer.自从梅甘甩了查克后，查克就到酒吧借酒消愁。7. creepy恐怖的【句子对照】That was a creepy movie. Ill probably have nightmares tonight.那是一部恐怖片。今晚我也许会做恶梦。8. cross a bridge when/before one comes to it船到桥头自然直【句子对照】Stop worrying about your piano recital. Youll cross that bridge when you come to it.别担心你的钢琴独奏会。船到桥头自然直。9. cranky脾气暴躁【句子对照】Grandpa is really cranky if he doesnt have his afternoon nap.祖父如果不睡午觉就会很暴躁。10. deal someone in让某人参加【句子对照】Deal me in. I want to play too.让我参加，我也要玩。 61. know-it-all万事通【句子对照】Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks shes a know-it-all.格雷斯总是在纠正别人，她觉得自己是万事通。2. kooky古怪的【句子对照】That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats!那个人真怪。他养了53只猫！3. let someone have it让某人好看【句子对照】Next time I see Rick, Im going to let him have it.下次我看到李克时要他好看。4. a leg up占上风【句子对照】All Jeffs hard work is paying off. Hes a leg up on the rest of his competitors.杰夫的努力是有报答的。他在竞争对手中占了上风。5. low-life落魄潦倒的人【句子对照】Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drink booze all day.克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。6. call it quits不干了【句子对照】After being in the used car business for 40 years, Harry finally called it quits.做了40年旧车生意后，哈利终于洗手不干了。7. chip in出钱【句子对照】We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present.大家都出钱买一个送别礼物给Jennifer.8. a chip off the old block一个模子印出来的；酷似（父母的人）【句子对照】Scott certainly is a chip off the old block. He reminds me so much of his father when he was that age.斯克特酷似他爸爸。他让我想起他爸爸在他这年龄时的许多事。9. clean up ones act信心革面，重新做人【句子对照】Youd better clean up your act if you want to go to a good school.如果你想金好学校就要洗心革面，奋发图强10. cliffhanger吊人胃口的东西【句子对照】TV series like Dallas usually end the season with a cliffhanger.象达拉斯这样的电视连续剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一个时节。 71. kick around讨论；多考虑一下【句子对照】Lets kick around a few more proposals before we come to a final decision.我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。2. junkie吸毒者【句子对照】The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs.这名吸毒者为了买更多的毒品而偷钱。3. put away大吃大喝【句子对照】Ive never seen anybody put away so much food and still look so thin.我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦。4. put a move on挑逗He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down.他想要挑逗她，但她拒绝了他。5. put ones ass on the line两肋插刀，不惜一切【句子对照】I put my ass on the line for you. I know youll do the same for me someday.我为你两肋插刀，我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。6. drag讨厌【句子对照】What a drag! Theres nothing to do here!真是讨厌！这里没什么可干的！7. a drop in the bucket沧海一粟【句子对照】The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was just a drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary.豪威尔先生卖一辆辛劳斯莱斯汽车的钱和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟。8. drop dead去死【句子对照】Suzy told Mike, “Drop dead!” when he kept teasing her about her weight.麦克不停的取笑苏齐的体重时，苏齐说：“你去死吧！”9. down and out穷困潦倒【句子对照】Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment.萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒。10. all that jazz诸如此类【句子对照】He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that jazz.他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情。 81. hunky-dory没问题【句子对照】Everything here is hunky-dory. Dont worry.别担心，这里一切都没问题。2. I kid you not我不骗你【句子对照】I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to her hand.我不骗你。我看见这个女人跟她的手说话。3. pop ones cork大发脾气【句子对照】Ive never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought she was a very laid-back person.我从来没见过Teresa发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。4. poke ones nose into something多管闲事【句子对照】Gladys is always poking her nose into other peoples business. I dont see how she has time to take care of her own affairs.格拉迪斯总是爱管闲事，我不知道她怎么会有时间处理她自己的事。5. pull a fast one欺骗【句子对照】He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it.他想要欺骗我们，但在他阴谋得逞之前我们就知道了。6. beats me我不知道【句子对照】Beats me! We havent learned that.我不知道。我们还没学过那个。7. beat it走开【句子对照】Beat it! Im busy right now.走开！我现在正忙着。8. beat a dead horse白费口舌，白费力气【句子对照】Ive already made up my mind. Theres no sense beating a dead horse.我已经下了决心，不要再白费口舌了。9. John Hancock签名【句子对照】Put your John Hancock right here.请在这里签名。10. keep it under raps保密【句子对照】Dont tell anyone about the party. Lets just keep it under eraps.不要吧晚会的事告诉任何人。这件事情不要泄漏出去。 91. round up集合【句子对照】Round everybody up! Its time for our business meeting.叫大家集合，开会时间到了。2. put someone up留宿某人【句子对照】I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people.你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。3. take care of business负责【句子对照】Whos going to take care of business while I am away?我不在的时候谁负责？4. take out on拿出气【句子对照】Dont take your frustrations out on me.别把气出在我身上。5. hot stuff大人物【句子对照】He thinks hes hot stuff. But everybody else thinks hes a jerk.他自以为了不得，但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。6. nitty-gritty细节，基本情况【句子对照】Lets get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happens next.让我们来认真了解详细的情况，我想知道后来发生了什么。7. no good很糟【句子对照】This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out.这台打字机很糟。每次已用，色带就掉下来。8. have someones number清楚某人的底细，看穿某人【句子对照】She dare not do anything to me, I have her number.她不敢对我怎么样的，因为我对她的底细一清二楚。9. hot number新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物【句子对照】Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number.Tom认为Sherry是个尤物。10. off the hook逃脱，溜掉，不受罚【句子对照】Ill let you off the hook this time, but dont do that again.这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。 101. roll with the punches逆来顺受【句子对照】You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.如果你想在这一行生存下去的话，就得逆来顺受。2. right off the bat立刻【句子对照】I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat.我正准备和他大打一场，但是他马上就投降了。3. get ones feet wet参与，开始做【句子对照】Its not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying painting or dancing.单单写作对你不好。你应该涉猎一下绘画或舞蹈。4. get after盯着，责备【句子对照】Anns mother gets after her to hang up her clothes.安的妈妈盯着她，要她把衣服挂好。5. pan out成功，奏效【句子对照】Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars.这笔生意不幸没有成功，我损失了1，000美元。6. screw someone over欺负某人【句子对照】After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that?爱丽斯工作了十年之后，无缘无故被炒鱿鱼。他们怎么可以这样欺负她呢？7. down to the wire等到最后一刻才开始做事【句子对照】Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that.彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事。我从不想他那样等到最后一刻才开始干。8. buck抗拒【句子对照】You cant buck the system.你无法抗拒整个制度。9. blockhead笨蛋【句子对照】Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one.阿诺德是我见过的最笨的人。10. blow the lid off揭发（丑闻）【句子对照】That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senators illegal business deals.报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。 111. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 【句子对照】I wont let the cat out of the bag. 我不会泄漏秘密的。 2. in the market for 想买，积极物色 【句子对照】People are always in the market for something new and different. 人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。 3. meddle in 干涉，搅和 【句子对照】Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life. 哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。 4. screw loose脱线，神经不对头 【句子对照】Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; hes acting really strangely. Bill一定是哪根筋不对，他的行动真奇怪。 5. sell someone on 以.说服某人 【句子对照】She sold me on her idea. I think it will work. 她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通。6. hang in there忍耐一下【句子对照】Hang in there. Things will look up soon.忍耐一下。事情很快就会好转的。7. hands-off无为而治，顺其自然【句子对照】He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to raising his children.他用无为而治的方式教养小孩。8. gag me with a spoon我快吐了【句子对照】Gag me with a spoon! Please dont tell me such disgusting stories any more.我快吐了！请别再说这么恶心的故事了。9. get a move on赶快【句子对照】Get a move on. You cant park your car here.赶快！你不能在这儿停车。10. cook up想出【句子对照】He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday.他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法。 （呵，女人心中的好丈夫！） 121. have a passion for 钟爱【句子对照】I have a passion for blue dresses.我钟爱蓝色的衣服。2. pep talk 打气，鼓励的话【句子对照】The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。3. pick someones brains 请教某人【句子对照】I dont understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since youre so knowledgeable in this area?我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？4. pass out 醉到了【句子对照】He passed out after three beers.喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。5. way back 好久以前【句子对照】Weve been friends since way back.我们老早就是好朋友了。6. hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题【句子对照】Im sorry to hit you with this problem. I dont know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。7. have it bad for狂恋【句子对照】He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。8. hung over 宿醉未醒【句子对照】Dont disturb him. Hes still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。9 has-been 过时的人或物【句子对照】Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more.丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。10. have a bone to pick with 有账要算【句子对照】I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！ 131. down in the dumps 垂头丧气 【句子对照】The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。 2. horse around 嬉闹 【句子对照】Weve horsed around long enough. Its time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。 3. pass something up 放弃某事物 【句子对照】You cant pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。 4. go whole hog 全力以赴 【句子对照】She went whole hog in planning her New Years Eve party. 她全心全力筹办新年晚会。 5. shoo-in 长胜将军 【句子对照】Theres no way he can lose. Hes a shoo-in. 他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。 6. get the ball rolling 开始 【句子对照】Lets get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。 7. get on the ball 用心做 【句子对照】If you hope to keep your job, youd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！ 8. lady-killer 帅哥 【句子对照】Hes a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。 9. lay off 停止，解雇 【句子对照】Lay off! I dont need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！ 10. knock it off=cut it off 停止 【句子对照】Knock it off! Im trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！ 141. act up 胡闹，出毛病 【句子对照】The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。 2. ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 【句子对照】The comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。 3. blah-blah-blah 说个不停 【句子对照】All she does is go blah-blah-blah all night. 她整夜说个不停。 4. hit it off 投缘，一见如故 【句子对照】They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。 5. zit 青春痘 【句子对照】Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？ 6. put someone on the spot 让某人为难 【句子对照】Dont put me on the spot like this. You know I cant give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。 7. racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 【句子对照】The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。 8. have it good 享受得很 【句子对照】She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。 9. dont knock it 不要太挑剔 【句子对照】Dont knock it! You wont be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！ 10. pig out 狼吞虎咽 【句子对照】We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。 151. rip off 骗人的东西 【句子对照】What a rip off! The new car I bought doesnt work! 真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！ 2. rock the boat 找麻烦 【句子对照】Dont rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。 3. blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 【句子对照】I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。 4. in hot water 有麻烦 【句子对照】He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。 5. put ones foot in ones mouth 祸从口出 【句子对照】Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。6. flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 【句子对照】The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it. 这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 7. drop in/by/over 随时造访 【句子对照】Feel free to drop in anytime. Im usually home and Id love the company. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。 8. drop a line 写信 【句子对照】Drop me a line! 给我写信！ 9. duck 躲闪，突然低下头 【句子对照】Rem