有关身体部位的英语习语(共10页)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上一有关arm(胳膊)的习语 1a shot in the arm：最好的促进因素。可引申为“使精神或自信得到恢复的东西”。例如： I was discouraged about my chances of passing the final examination，but my teachers words of encouragement gave me a shot in the arm我对于是否能通过期末考试已失去信心，可是，老师鼓励我的话使我又振作起来。 这一习语也可以按字面意思使用。例如： The doctor gave mea shot in the ar

2、m医生在我胳膊上注射了一针。 2twist someone's arm：(为使某人就范)采取强制手段。例如： He'll do it for usbut I may have to twist his arm a bit他会给我们干的，不过，我也许必须给他施加点压力。 3would give one's right arm：(要是有)该多么好，表示对难以实现的事或难到手的东西的强烈愿望。此习语常在讲话或通俗文章使用，正式文章中一般不用。例如： I'd give my right arm to have a car like that我要是有那样一辆汽车该多么好。

3、 二、有关leg(腿)的习语 1have a hollow leg：海量。不管喝多少酒，都流进了“中空的腿”，因此，怎么也喝不醉。例如： No more for methanksI'm afraid I dont have a hollow leg谢谢，请别给我倒酒了，我恐怕不是海量。 2have not(或not have)a leg to stand on：(论点等)站不住脚，完全没有根据(或道理)。例如： Their case hasn't got a leg to stand on他们的诉讼没有一点依据。 在leg前可加single来表示强调。例如： After Ben

4、 has refuted my first argument，I didnt have a single leg to stand on本驳倒了我的第一个论点后，我就完全站不住脚了。 3pull someone's leg：开某人的玩笑(不是“拖某人的后腿”)。例如： Don't let Luke fool youHe is forever pulling someones leg with a full story你不要上卢克的当，他总是编一套谎话拿别人开心。 leg-puller：拿别人开心者。可以在前面加上great以加强语气。例如： My grandfather is

5、a great leg-puller 4shake a leg：赶快。常常指步行，乘车或行动时赶快。例如： You'dbetter shake a leg or we'll miss thebus我们得赶快走，不然就赶不上公共汽车了。 Hurry and get dressedIf we don't shake aleg，we'll be late for the party赶快换衣服。如果我们不抓紧时间，参加社交晚会就要迟到了。 三、有关hand(手)的习语 1bite the hand that feed ：恩将仇报。此习语直译为“咬饲养者的手”，常作比喻使

6、用。例如： I can't go against my father's wishesThat would be biting the hand that feeds me我不能违背父亲的意愿，否则就等于忘恩负义了。 2gain(或gethave)the upper hand：占上风。例如： The important thing in wrestling is never to let your opponent get the upper hand摔跤中的秘诀是永远不要让对手占优势。 We have no choice but to accept their conditi

7、onsThey have the upper hand我们没有别的办法，只好接受他们的条件，因为他们占上风嘛。 该习语的反义语为lose the upper hand。 3get out of hand：失去控制能力。例如： The fire soon got out of hand火势凶猛，很快就无法控制了。 If you are not firm with the childrenThey will get out of hand如果对孩子不严厉，他们就会如脱缰野马，不服管教了。 这一表达法也可以说成be out of hand。 4Keep one's hand in：经常练习以

8、免生疏。例如： I don't have much time for tennis any morebut I try to play enough to keep my hand in我再也没有更多的时间去打网球了，但我仍然尽可能练习，以免球技荒废。 5live from hand to mouth：勉强糊口。例如： If I don't find a job soon，we'll live fromhand to mouth如果我不马上找到工作，我们就得过吃了上顿没下顿的生活了。 6an old hand：老手。这一习语具有在某方面“老资格”或“对某种工作很熟练”的

9、意思，广泛应用于各领域。如： Why don't you ask Abe to help you?He is an old hand at fixing Cars你为什么不请阿贝帮你一下，他是个修理汽车的老手呀。 The Foreign Minister is an old hand at negotiating with the Arabs外交部长是个同阿拉伯人谈判的老手。 四、关于foot(脚)的习语 1get off on the wrong foot：出师不利。这条习语原来是指在军队行进中“出错了脚，由右脚起步了”，现在则比喻为“开始一件新事情时，方法错误给人不良印象”。例如：

10、 You should wear a suit of western-styleclothes on your fast day at workYou don't wantto get off on the wrong foot你头一天上班，应该穿一套西服，你总不愿出师不利吧。 如果使用get off on the right foot，则表示“开门红”。 2put one's best foot forward：想尽量给人好印象。此习语至少从莎士比亚时代就开始流传，它的字面意思是“把好的脚伸到前边”。 You'd beaer buy a new suitYou'

11、;ll wantto put your best foot forward at your job interviewthis week你最好买一套新衣服吧，下个星期就业面谈的时候，你一定想要给人一个最好的印象呀。 3put one's foot in one's mouth：讲话不得体。这个词语的字面意思是“把自己的一只脚放到自己的嘴里”。显然这种状况下的人无法讲话得体，用汉语俗语说就是“说走了嘴”。例如： You put your foot in your mouth when youtold MrCrank you didn't trust YankeesDidn

12、'tyou know that he was born and raised in NewYork?你对克兰克先生说你不信任北方佬，这话可说走了嘴。你不知道他是在纽约出生和长大的吗? Every time she opens her mouth she putsher foot in it她好信口开河。 学英语要从不同方面去扩通，了解该国运用本语言的一些地道说法，你注意过有些习语的表达与你身体部位有关吗？MOUTH口born with a silver spoon in one's mouth生于富贵之家bu

13、tter would't melt in sb's mouth看起来老老实实（其实并不见得）by word of mouth口头上down in the mouth沮丧，情绪低落from the horse mouth（指劝告，情报等）来自直接参与者的，从可靠的人那里获得live from hand to mouth紧能满足眼前的需要（尤指食物方面）out of the 

14、mouths of babies and sucklings黄口小儿的话也有道理put one's money where one's mouth is以实际行动支持，并非说空话shoot one's mouth off夸张，吹牛take the bread out of sb's mouth使某人无以为生EYE眼the apple of sb&

15、#39;s eye心爱的人或物，掌上明珠cry one's eye out痛哭do sb in the eye伤害某人，羞辱某人an eye for an eye以眼还眼，报复sb's eye are bigger than his stomach眼大肚小feast one's eyes饱眼福have an eye for sth有眼

16、力，有眼光all my eye瞎说see eye to eye with sb完全一致，有相同的看法with one's eyes shut轻易地EAR耳be all ears倾听go in one ear and out the other左耳进右耳出have a word in sb.'s ear和某人说悄悄话make a

17、60;pig's ear of sth弄乱某事物music to one's ear佳音out of one's ear突遭驱除、开除、解雇等smile from ear to ear眉开眼笑walls have ears隔墙有耳with half an ear不很注意地NOSE鼻be no skin of one's nose与己无关

18、，满不在乎by a nose以少许之差cut off one's nose to spite one's face想报复别人而害了自己follow one's nose一直往前走，凭直觉行事have one's nose in sth.专心地阅读某物pay though the nose为某时花前过多plain as the nose on

19、60;one's face一清二楚with one's nose in the air非常傲慢keep one's nose clean不做讨厌，违法的事stick one's nose in sth.管闲事FACE脸be staring sb.in the face就在某人面前，十分明显fly in the face of sth.与某事物相悖

20、keep a strange face绷着脸，忍住不笑laugh on the other side of one's face转喜为忧on the face of it就表面判断shut the door in sb's face拒绝与某人谈话a slap in the face冷落，侮辱till one is blue

21、 in the face努力和持久到了极点wipe sth.off the face of thr earth彻底消除某事物set one's face against sb./sth.坚决反对某人或某物再加：up to one's eyes in work非常忙with the naked eye用肉眼be a real eye 

22、opener使人大开眼界的经历have one's eye on留心着in one's mind's eye在脑海里keep an eye on照看，留神turn a blind eye to sth.对视而不见1. Head. The head is thought to be the most important part of the human body. So a leader is often compared to a

23、 head (首脑). Thus we have Head of State or the head of a delegation.The head is where the brain is located. It is naturally associated with ideas and intelligence. Very often, we need other people's ideas and opinions when we want to do something well. The is because two heads are better than one

24、 (三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮).2. Eye. The eyes are extremely precious to us. That is why we say" Mind your eye (当心)! When we reminding someone to be careful.Not only human beings and animals have eyes, many things also have" eyes"- the eyes of a ship, the eye of a needle, the eye of a typhoon, and so

25、 on.3. Ear. The ear is the organ of hearing. A piece of light music is easy on the ear(悦耳动听). We are usually all ears (专心聆听) for bit news.When they think somebody is overhearing, English people use either of the two proverbs: Walls have ears (隔墙有耳) and Pitchers have ears (壶罐有耳). They also think that

26、 little pitchers have big ears（小孩子耳朵尖）. Nice boys and girls respect other people. They will not secretly listen to others' private conversations.4. Nose. The English phrase "face to face (面对面)" and its Chinese counterpart（对应） are exactly the same. But English people, to express the sam

27、e idea, can say nose to nose instead. There is no such substitute in Chinese.The word nose appears in many idioms. Here are two which are quite similar to their Chinese equivalents: lead somebody by the nose (牵着某人的鼻子走) and turn up one's nose at somebody or something (对某人或某物嗤之以鼻).English people c

28、an say as plain as the nose in one's face (一清二楚) to mean "very obvious". May be to them, the nose is the most conspicuous part of the face.5. Lip. We have two lips: the upper lip and the lower lip. If one's two lips are closed, one cannot speak. So it goes without saying that "

29、;don't open your lips(不要开口)" means " don't speak".His lips are sealed. Are his lips really stuck together by wax or glue? No, his lips are sealed when asked about something that he must keep secret. Sometimes a top secret is betrayed because it has escaped someone's lips (

30、脱口而出). Then the incident may become a piece of news that is on everybody's lips (众口相传).6. Tongue. We all know we cannot speak without the tongue. So the tongue is closely related to speech. To hold one's tongue (保持沉默) means "to keep silent". A person who has too much tongue (太多嘴) i

31、s disliked by all, for he is too talkative. Mother tongue is not the tongue of a mother: it is a person's native language."Don't you have a moth below your nose (你鼻子底下不是有张嘴吗)?" The Chinese say so to blame a person who did not say what he should have said. But this not the right way

32、 to express the idea in English. English people would say, "You have a tongue in your head, haven't you?"7. Face. Face has to do with the idea of respect and dignity both in Chinese and English. You lose your face (丢面子) if you fail again and again, but a decisive victory will save your

33、 face (挽回面子) after all your failures.When you feel unhappy, you pull a long face (拉长脸). The idea is conveyed in Chinese in the same way. But "about face (向后转)" does not refer to the face. It is a military order to turn round and face in the opposite direction. It is the exact equivalent of

34、 " about turn".8. Shoulder. The shoulders can bear heavy things. Your father has a great responsibility for the family on his shoulder. When faced with difficulty, the family should stand shoulder to shoulder (肩并肩) to overcome it. You should not turn a cold shoulder (不理睬) to your family me

35、mbers. Nor should you give your friends the cold shoulder (冷落朋友). Both expressions mean treating others coldly.9. Back. A good host is hospitable to his guests. But, if guest is tiresome, the host is glad to see his back (他离开).If your friend has done something really well, you may give him a pat on

36、the back (轻轻拍背部) to show your appreciation.If you turn your back on somebody (不理睬他人), you mean you do not like making friends with that person.10. Heart. The heart is an extremely important organ inside the chest. It usually stands for something important or the centre of something, for example, the

37、 heart of the matter (问题的核心) or the heart of mystery.Many other expressions make use of the word heart. A lover can be called a sweet heart (情人). The Purple Heart (紫心徽章) is a medal given as an honor to American soldiers wounded in battle.If your friend is in trouble, you may encourage him by saying

38、"Don't lose heart (不要灰心)."11. Stomach. The stomach is naturally related to one's appetite. If you dislike heavy food, you have no stomach for it (反胃). The word is also related to one's interests or likings. If you find something boring or vulgar, you have no stomach for it, eit

39、her. Bad food turns your stomach. Similarly, your stomach turns at a bad joke.Stomach can also be a verb. Look at this example: "How could you stomach (忍受) such rude words?" Apparently, stomach here can be replaced by "tolerate".12. Arm. Every person has two arms: the right arm a

40、nd the left arm. The right arm is usually stronger, so we call a good helper the right arm (得力助手).We all know an arm is not very long. But when you keep someone at arm's length (保持距离), the distance is long enough. For that means you don not like that person and you try your best to avoid him or

41、her. We should indeed keep the bad friends at arm's length.13. Hand. Quite a number of phrases formed form the word hand are very similar to their Chinese counterparts. Here are some obvious examples: a fresh hand (新手), short of hands (人手短缺), hand in hand (手拉手) and wash one's hands of someth

42、ing (洗手不干了). But do not always take this for granted. Study these examples and you will understand.He lives from hand to mouth (He has just enough money to live on). We gave them a big hand (We gave them lots of applause).14. Finger. How many fingers does each of your hands have? Now let's name

43、them in English from the smallest: the little finger, the ring finger, the middle finger, the index finger and thumb.Each finger has its own part to play. If your fingers are all thumbs (笨拙), that is too bad. That means you are very clumsy.15. Thumb. Chinese people turn up their thumbs to express ap

44、preciation. English peopled so to express not only appreciation but also approval. Chinese people never turn their thumbs down to mean anything. But English people do. They do so to show depreciation disapproval. Thus in English you can say, "We turn thumbs up (赞成) to Jack's suggestion but

45、they turn thumbs down (不赞成) to it." Similarly, you can warmly praise someone by saying "Thumbs up (真棒)!" and show your dissatisfaction by saying "Thumbs down (差劲)!"16. Nail. If you see two of your classmates fighting tooth and nail (又抓又咬), you must stop them at once. Otherwi

46、se, at least one of them would be hurt.Nail also means a thin pointed piece of metal for hammering into something.But it is related to the body in this sentence: "Peter is as hard as nails (结实的象铁打的)." We all hope that we are as strong and healthy as he is.Then if I say you have hit the nai

47、l on the head (中肯，一针见血), I don not mean that you have done something cruel. I mean that you have said exactly the right thing.17. Leg. The word leg appears in many colloquial expressions. At a party, when you feel like dancing, you can say to a good friend of yours, "Let's shake a leg."

48、; Obviously, it means " Let's dance." When you want your fiend to hurry, you can also "shake a leg". In American English it means "hurry".The arms and legs are very important to us. Therefore when asked why you are not going to buy something expensive, you may answe

49、r, "It costs an arm and a leg!" You mean that it is really expensive. If you pull one's leg, it means you make fun of someone.18. Toe. To convey the idea "from head to foot", English people san say from top to toe. But Chinese people don't.Some people turn their toes out

50、(八字脚) when they walk. Some turn their toes in.When faced with danger, we must be alert and ready for action, that is to say, we must be on our toes (保持警惕).19. Skin. Human beings have skin. So have animals and plants. The skin can be think or thin. A think-skinned person, or a person who has a thin s

51、kin, is easily upset or offended while a thick-skinned person, or a person who has a think skin, is quite the contrary. Both expressions are sometimes derogatory (贬义).That is to say, sometimes the former refers to a person who is too sensitive; the latter a person who has little sense of shame.20. H

52、air. Most people will only think of the hair on our head when the word hair is mentioned. In fact, some animals and plants also have hair.A horrible scene may make a person's hair stand on end (毛骨悚然). But a courageous person will not turn a hair (不畏惧) even though he is in face of danger.Sometimes, a friend of yours may be so angry that he may act foolishly. Then you had better give him this advice: "Keep your hair on (别发脾气)&q