习语集锦(1)(第一至第十辑).doc

旺旺英语翻译区资料A-0005a RUCHESS44：习语集锦（1） spoiltcat整理感谢旺友RUCHESS44的精彩资料感谢旺友spoiltcat的耐心整理习语集锦1.IbegtodifferIdontagreewithyou.恕我不能赞同Example:YoumaythinkthatJohnshouldbeofferedthejob,butIbegtodiffer.Johnhasnopracticalexperienceandisnothighlymotivated.2.I/YoubetIam/youaresure.我敢肯定；你可确信Examples:1.Theweatherisfine.Ibetitwontrain.2.YoubetIllarriveattheairportbeforeeveryoneelse.3.Jack-in-the-box,aapersonwhofidgetsordoesnotsitstill.盒中的玩偶；比喻一个人静不下来Example:“Boy!Sitproperly!Dontjumpupanddownlikeajack-in-the-box.”4.Jackofalltradesismasterofnone,apersonwhocandomanydifferentkindsofworkmaynotbegoodatanyofthem.博而不精的人Example:Thischaprepairedthetelevisionandinstalledtheair-conditionerallinoneday,butnoneoftheworkhedidseemedreliable.Isntheajackofalltradesmasterofnone?5.Obliviousof/tosomethingunawareofsomething;notnoticingsomething.未觉察某事；不注意某事Example:WhatiswrongwithJames?Heseemscompletelyobliviousofwhathashappenedhere.6.Oddman/oneout,anapersonorthingdifferentfromagrouporleftoutofit.与众不同的人或物Examples:1.Youhadbetterlearntouseacomputerifyoudontwanttobeanoddmanout.2.Lookatthewatchonthediningtable!Itisanoddoneout.7.Packoflies,asomethingthatiscompletelyuntrue.一派胡言Example:Dontlistentohim!Hisstoryisapackoflies.8.Packsomeoneoff(tosomeplace)sendsomeoneaway,usuallyquicklyandwithoutwastingtime.迅速打发某人Example:Themothercouldnotallowthechildrentosleeplate,soshepackedthemofftobedatabout10p.m.9.Qualifyassomeone/forsomethingshowthatoneissuitableforaprofession,reachesaastandard,etc.具的资格；合格于Examples:1.Afteryearsofhardwork,Judiehasqualifiedasadentist.2.OurschoolissuretoqualifyfortheregionalEnglishdebatingcompetition.10.Quarrelwithonesbreadandbutterdisliketheworkbywhichoneearnsonesliving.和自己的生计过不去Example:Ifyouareagainsttheauthorities,youarequarrellingwithyourbreadandbutterandyourfamilywillbeintrouble.11.Raceagainsttime/araceagainsttimehurrytodosomethingbeforeacertaintime.尽快工作，按时完成Examples:1.Beinglate,youhavetoraceagainsttimetofinishtheworkby5p.m.2.ItrytogetthisassignmentdonebyMonday,butitwillbearaceagainsttime.第三辑Abidebytheconsequencesenduretheresult忍受不良后果Example:Ifyouinsistongoingtosuchadangerousplace,nootherpersonbutyouhavetoabidebytheconsequences.Ableto/cantakesomething(ofteninthenegative)abletofacesomethingsad,etc.withoutbeingweakened;abletoenduresomething能承受不好的事Examples:Dontmindaboutruggedlifethere.Iamabletotakeit.Pleasestopspeakingsoloudly!Iamnotabletotakeitanymore.Goaheadhittinghim.Hecantakeit.IdontthinkNancycantakeanymorebadnews.Aboundin/withsomethinghaveplentyofsomething有很多Examples:Ourneighboringcountriesaboundinnaturalresources.Thatdirtymanshairseemstohaveaboundedwithfleas.Backdownretract;withdrawcharges,claims,etc.放弃对某事的要求等Example:Forthesakeofnationalunity,eventhosewhohavegoodreasonstocomplainhavedecidedtobackdown.Backontosomethinghavethebacknexttosomething,especiallywithreferencetoahouse背向Example:Therichmansbungalowbacksontoahillwhilefacingabeautifullake.Callitadaystopworkorceaseactivities停止工作或活动Example:Itisquitelatenow.Letscallitadayandgohome.Calloffsomethingcancelsomething取消某事Example:Theycalledoffthesoccermatchbecauseofheavyrain.stopsomething停止某事Example:Astherewasnohopeoffindingtheescapedprisoner,thepolicedecidedtocalloffthesearchuntilsometimelater.Dallyaboutbeslowandwastetime慢而浪费时间Example:Dontgoondallyingaboutorwewillbelateforthefilmshow.Dallywithsomethingthinkaboutsomethinginanidlemanner不认真考虑某事Example:TheshyyoungmanhasbeendallyingwiththeideaofaskingJunetomarryhim.Damupsomethingcontrolsomething;holdbacksomething抑制某事Example:Listeningtothesadstory,manygirlsweretouchedbuttheytriedtodamuptheirtears.(11)Hail-fellow-well-metwithsomeoneoverfriendlywithsomeone对人十分友好Example:Davidisalwayshail-fellow-well-metwitheverypersonheknows.Nowonderhehasmanynoddingacquaintances.含on的三字一体片语动词据观察，三字一体的片语动词中，含“on”的相当多。请看下面这段新闻中就有一个常用的含“on”的三字一体片语动词：ThepressyesterdayquotedthePresidentoftherulingpartyassayingthatfailuretocrackdownoncorruptionwouldgivetheimpressionthat“certainpowerswerebeingusedtoprotectit”.（严禁；严加取缔）下面这些也是常见常用的，不妨学而用之：cashinon：谋取利益“Letscashinonthefineweatherbyplayingsomeoutdoorgameswelike.”breakinon/burstinon：干扰“Theloudnoiseofthequarrelbetweenthetwoneighboursbrokeinonchildrenssleep.”zeroinon：对准目标“ThemembersoftheOppositionPartyzeroedinonthegovernmentsnewbill.”clampdownon：施加压力；取缔“Thegovernmenthasdecidedtoclampdownonallformsofillegalgambling.”readupon：熟读“Youneedtoreaduponallthetrafficcodesbeforeyoulearndriving.”brushupon：复习“Beforetheexamination,remembertosortoutthelecturenotestobrushuponalltheimportantpoints.”checkupon：检查“Themanageraskedthesecretarytocheckuponallthedocumentsbeforepostingthem.”beardownon：袭击“Thesoldiersaredeterminedtobeardownontheenemysheadquarters.closeinon：逼近“Thepeopleinthewholetownweretrappedwhentheenemysarmyclosedinonthem.”comedownon：坚决要求；处罚“Thebankcamedownonitsdebtorsforimmediatepayment./Ourcourtisgoingtocomedownmoreseverelyonillegalimmigrants.”getinon：分享；参与“Bettywasamazedbecausehergoodfriendsdidnotinvitehertogetinontheprofitableenterprise.”creepupon：慢慢来；包围“Wehardlynoticethewayoldagecreepsuponus./DoubtcreptuponmeaboutTommystrustworthiness.”cutdownon：减少；削减“Moreandmorecountrieshavepromisedtocutdownontheirmilitaryexpenses.”crowdinon：包围“Thestudentscrowdedinontheirteachertoaskherabouttheirexaminationresults.”fallbackon：求助于“Hehasspentallhissavingsandnowhasnothingtofallbackon.”chuckawayon：浪费“Whydidyouhaveyouradvicechuckedawayonsucharecalcitrantperson?”hurlawayon：浪费“Idontknowwhatwillcomeofyouifyougoonhurlingawayonyourhard-earnedmoney.”borneinon：被人相信不疑“Bitbybititwasborneinonthepeoplethatpoliticalcriticshadbeenhostiletowardsthecountry.”cleanupon：击败；胜过“Thestrongestfightercleaneduponallhisopponents.”sitinon：旁听“Membersofthepublicareallowedtositinonsomepubliclectures.”第四辑Hailsomeoneorsomethingassomeoneelse/somethingelserecogniseorwelcomesomeone/somethingassomeoneelse/somethingelse.热情地承认某事或招呼某人Examples:Becauseofhavingagoodvoice,Sharonhasbeenhailedassingingqueeninherschool.Therecentscientificdiscoverywashailedasbreakthrough.IcouldntagreemoreIagreedcompletely.（与某人意见）完全一致Example:A:Ithinkourcountryiswell-developed.B:Icouldntagreemore.IdaresayIsuppose.我相信；可能Example:InyourquarrelwithJasonthistime,Idaresayyouwereinthewrong.Ihatetodisturb/bother/troubleyou,but.Iamsorryfordisturbing/bothering/troublingyou,but.我不愿麻烦你，但Example:Ihatetobotheryouwhenyouaresobusy,butthereissomethingimportantIhavetotellyoubeforeitistoolate.Jackupliftwithajack.顶起Example:Youhavetojackupyourcarbeforeyoucanremovethetyre.(ofprices)increase.增加；提高Example:Duringfestiveseasons,someshopshavejackedupthepricesofsomegoods.Odditiesandabsurditiessomethingoddandabsurd.稀奇古怪Example:Sometimes,wehavetoaccepttheodditiesandabsurditiesofcertainaspectsofalanguagewhichcannotbelogicallyexplained.Oddsandendssmallobjectsofdifferentkinds.琐碎物品Example:Wheretherearechildren,thereareoddsandendslyinghereandthere.Packupstopdoingsomething.不再做某事；放弃Example:Itislatenow.Letspackupandgotobed.Packedlikesardinespressedverytightlytogether.拥挤（如罐中的沙丁鱼）Example:Thebuswasfullofpassengerswhowerepackedlikesardines.Queueup(forsomething)standinaqueue.排队等候Examples:Peoplequeueuponeafteranotheroutsidethetheatre.Allhavetoqueueupforticketsforthemusicalconcert.(11)Quibbleabout/atsomethingoraquibbleoversomethingargueaboutsmallunimportantpoints.因小事而争论Examples:Dontquibblewithheraboutthemoney.Shequibbledatthesmallprice.Therewasaquibbleoverafewdollars.第五辑(1)Aboutaveragenobetterornoworsethanothers.符合一般水平Example:Somestaffsperformanceisaboutaverage.Theyhaveneverprovedbetter.(2)Abouttimetheappropriatetime.差不多到时候了Example:Youhavebeenworkingforquiteawhile.Itsabouttimeyouhadanewcar.(3)Abouttoreadyto即将；正要Example:Wewereabouttogooutwhenitsuddenlyrained.(4)Backtobackwiththebackfacingtheother.背靠背Example:Standbacktoback,boys!Letmeseewhoisthetallest.(5)Backtofrontwiththebackplacedwherethefrontshouldbe.前后颠倒Example:Yougotyourpulloveronbacktofront.thoroughly透彻地Example:Allthepeoplehereknowthegovernmentsmajorpoliciesbacktofront.(6)Backupsomeone/somethingsupportsomeone/something.支持某人某事Example:Nomatterhow,weshouldbackupourmostrespectedrepresentative.Somenewevidencebackeduptheprosecutorsargument.(7)Callon/uponsomeonevisitsomeone访问某人Example:Whenarewegoingtocallonournewneighbours?(8)Callon/uponsomeonetodosomethinginvitesomeonetospeak,etc.邀请Example:Withoutfurtherado,letmecalluponourdistinguishedguesttospeaktous.appealtosomeonetoact.恳求；促使Example:Intimesofdifficulties,wewillhavetocallonthepublictomakedonations.(9)Calloutsomeoneorderofficially.召唤Example:Duringtheriot,thechiefofpolicehadtocallouttheriotpolicetorestorelawandorder.(10)Damp(en)somethingdownmakeafireburnlessstrongly.使火燃烧缓慢下来Example:Itwasamoonlitnight,sothecampersdampeneddownthefire.controlandreducesomething;suppresssomething.抑制；减弱Example:Someboyswereover-zealousandwehadtodampdowntheirenthusiasm.Lackofsupporthasdampeddownpoliticaldissidentsactivities.(11)Danceattendanceon/uponsomeonedowhatsomeonewantswithoutasking.侍候某人，听其差遣Example:Themanageresssatstill,expectingeveryonetodanceattendanceonher.第六辑(1)Halcyondaystimesofundisturbedpeaceandhappiness.太平幸福的日子Example:Whenpeoplegrowolder,theylongforhalcyondaysmorethananythingelse.(2)Haleandheartystrongandhealthy健壮的Example:Inspiteofoldage,MrLinisstillhaleandhearty.(3)Halfaloafisbetterthannobreadweshouldbethankfulforwhatwehave,eveniftheamountisnotasmuchasexpected.少量比完全没有好Example:DrHuangappliedforaweeksleave,butwasgiventhreedays.Halfaloafisbetterthannobread.(4)Ihatetomentionit,but.MayIremindyouthat.让我提醒你Example:Ihatetomentionit,butyoustillhaventgivenmeyourannualreport.(5)Iwouldbethefirst/lastpersonto.Iamverywilling/unwillingtodosomething.我很愿意很不愿意做某事Examples:Ifyouaskmeforassistance,Iwouldbethefirstpersontovolunteer.IassureyouIwouldbethelastpersontocommitacrime.(6)Jealousofsomeone/somethingenviousofsomeone/something妒忌某人某事Examples:Whyisshesojealousofhersuccessfulcolleagues?Itiswrongtobejealousofyourfriendsaccomplishments.(7)Jeeratsomeonelaughorshoutdisrespectfullyatsomeone嘲笑Example:Thespectatorsjeeredattheteamforplayingdreadfully.(8)Oddsarethat,the.thelikelihoodisthat.可能Example:Nobodyknowswhatthepayrisewillbelike,buttheoddsarethatitwillbeabout5%.(9)Ofgreat/some/noaccountofgreat/some/noimportance.很有些不重要Examples:Allpoliticalleadersmustbepersonsofgreataccount.Tothemanager,thesecretaryisastaffmemberofsomeaccount.Dontworryaboutthatmatter;itisofnoaccount.(10)Palmsomethingoffonsomeone/palmsomeoneoffwithsomethinggetridofanundesirablethingbygiving,selling,etc.ittosomeoneelse;getridofsomeonebygiving,sellinghimsomething.劝说别人接受自己不喜欢的事物；打发不喜欢的人Examples:His10-year-oldcarwasalwaysbreakingdown,sohewasforcedtopalmitoffonhishonestfriend.Theshopkeeperwassotiredofthetalkativewomanthathepalmedheroffwithsomethingofpoorquality.(11)Raiseoneseyebrows(atsomething)liftoneseyebrowstoshowsurpriseordoubt(ofsomething).表示惊讶或疑惑Examples:Someforeignersboldremarksagainsttheauthoritiesraisedeveryoneseyebrows.Thepeopleraisedtheireyebrowsatthediscontinuityofsomeexcellentstaffsteachingcontracts.第七辑(1)Aboveallmostimportantly最重要的；尤其Example:Asuccessfulpersonmustbelearned,healthyand,aboveall,diligent.(2)Aboveaverageabovetheordinarystandard在一般水平以上Example:Helensschoolworkisaboveaverage;sheisbetterthanthemajorityofherclassmates.(3)Abovecriticism/suspicionsomeoneorsomethingthatcannotbecriticised/suspected无可批评怀疑Examples:Mostoftheartistspaintingsweresowellpaintedthattheywereabovecriticism.Forthesakeofdignity,judgesoughttobeabovesuspicion.(4)Back-breakingtask/work,aademandingorexhaustingtaskorwork使人筋疲力尽的工作Example:Diggingthehardsoilinthegardenunderthehotsunisreallyaback-breakingtask.(5)Backfireonsomeonehaveanunexpectedeffectoppositetotheeffectintended产生出乎意料以及事与愿违的结果Example:Johnsnewschemebackfiredonhimandhelostalotofmoney.(6)Backroomboy,a/theapersonwhoseworkisimportantbutsecret在幕后默默工作的人Example:Thefactory-expansionprojecthasbeenagreatsuccess,butweshouldnotforgetthebackroomboywhohasplayedanimportantpart.(7)Callsomeonenamesinsultsomeonebyapplyingrudenames侮辱某人Example:TheykeepcallinghimnamesbyshoutingthingslikeBighead!andFoureyes!.(8)Callsomeonetoaccountdemandanexplanationfromsomeone要求某人解释某事Example:Theofficercalledasoldiertoaccountfornotsalutinghim.(9)Callsomethingin(to)questionraisedoubtsaboutsomething怀疑某事物Examples:Tomsinabilitytodoworkefficientlycalledintoquestionhissuitabilityforbeingpromotedtoahigherposition.Thegovernmentsgoodintentionshavesometimesbeencalledinquestion.(10)DarbyandJoandevotedelderlycouple恩爱的老年夫妇Example:EricandIrenehavebeensodevotedtoeachothersincetheirmarriage35yearsagothattheyaredescribedasDarbyandJoan.(11)Daresomeonetodosomething(dangerous)challengesomeonetodosomethingdangerous激某人做某事（危险的事）；挑战Example:Wedaredourtimidfriend,Kelvin,tospendanightnearthegraveyard.第八辑1.Above/overoneshead:toodifficultforsomeonetounderstand.难以理解Example:WhatJohnhadsaidwaswellabovemyhead;heshouldhavemadehisspeechsimplerandclearer.2.Aboveoneself:self-satisfied;conceited.得意忘形；自高自大Example:Peterwasabovehimselfafterhewaspromotedtoahigherposition.3.Above/belowpar:atapricehigher/lowerthantheoriginalvalue.(价格)在一般水平以上以下Examples:(1)Mostofthegoodsharesareexpensiveandaboveparnow.(2)Whenthemarketisbad,itispossibletopurchasethestockatapricebelowpar.4.Back-seatdriver,a/the:(i)thebossypersoninacarwhoalwaystellsthedriverwhattodo.对司机胡乱指点的乘客Example:Mostofusdislikedtheback-seatdriverwhowastooarrogant.(ii)apersonwhorepeatedlygivesadvicewithoutbeingaskedforit.自动乱给劝告的人Example:Lettheofficer-in-chargehandlethematter;dontbenoseylikeaback-seatdriver