英文里和蔬菜有关的习语.docx

英文里和蔬菜有关的习语1.To be “full of beans” is to talk nonsense, and to “not know beans” is to be ignorant or uninformed。“full of beans”指所讲内容毫无意义，“not know beans”表示无知或缺乏常识。2.To be “not worth a hill of beans” is to be worthless。毫无价值，微不足道。3.To “spill the beans” is to tell a secret。泄露秘密。4.To “dangle a carrot” before someone is to encourage them with an incentive。在某人面前吊一个胡萝卜是指刺激，鼓励某人，吊某人胃口。5.The carrot in “carrot and stick” is an incentive or reward. (The stick is the punishment。)在大棒与胡萝卜(软硬兼施)中，carrot指奖励刺激，stick是惩罚措施。6.A “carrot top” is a red-haired person。红头发的人。7.Someone “as cool as a cucumber” is very self-possessed under pressure.在压力下仍然保持自我，泰然自若。(冷静沉着；镇静勇敢)8.To “pass an olive branch” is to make peaceful or reconciliatory overtures。抛橄榄枝，指倾向和平或和解的提议。9.A “pea-brained” person is stupid。愚蠢的人。(头脑简单如豌豆)10.Fog or something else very dense can be described as being “as thick as pea soup。”雾或其它很浓密的东西可以描述为as thick as pea soup，像豌豆汤一样浓。11.To be “like two peas in a pod” is to be very close with or similar to someone。长得很像或走的很近。12.To be “in a pickle” is to experience complication。处境困难或尴尬。13.A “couch potato” is someone who spends an excessive amount of time seated watching television or playing video games. “couch potato”指花大量时间坐着看电视或玩电玩。14.A “hot potato” is a controversial or difficult issue, but to “drop (someone or something) like a hot potato” is to abandon the person or thing。难题，棘手的问题，drop (someone or something) like a hot potato指放弃像个烫手山芋的人或事。15.Something that is “small potatoes” is insign