【高中英语】100个地道英语词汇积累！（上）

【高中英语】100个地道英语词汇积累！（上）1.makewaves（尤指因抱怨而）制造麻烦I'mtemptedtocomplain,butIdon'twanttomakewaves.我本打算投诉，但我不想惹麻烦。2.closetohome（话语或讨论的话题）因点中要害而使人局促不安（或尴尬）Herremarksaboutmewereembarrassinglyclosetohome.她说我的那些话使我尴尬不已。3.carrythecan替别人承担责任；代人受过；背黑锅Hemadetheerror,butshewaslefttocarrythecan.他犯了错，却留她来承担责任。4.keepone’sfingeronthepulse紧跟最新动态Ijustkeepmyfingeronthepulseoffashionthroughwindowshoppingorwatchingfashionshows.我通常都是通过逛街或看服装秀来了解最新潮流。5.That’sthespirit!这才对嘛！-A:I’mgoingtofinishthisprojectbytonight,nomatterwhat.-B:Excellent!That’sthespirit!A：我今晚无论如何都要完成这个项目。B：太棒了！这样才对嘛！6.nodice没门儿"Didyougetthatjob?""Nodice."“你得到那份工作了吗？”“没门儿啊。”7.onthedot准时Shearrivedat3o'clockonthedot.=Shearrivedonthedotof3.[=shearrivedexactlyat3o'clock]她3点钟准时到达。8.goDutchAA制I'llgoDutchwithyouonthemovieifyouwant.如果你愿意的话，看电影我们各买各的票。9.burnthemidnightoil熬夜Thestudentshavebeenburningthemidnightoilastheypreparefortheirfinalexams.学生们一直在挑灯夜战准备期末考试。10.hitthebooks好好学习I'vegottohitthebooksallweekendifI'mgoingtopassthistest.要想通过这次考试，整个周末我都得用功学习。11.pullone’ssocksup加油，加紧努力Danny:Mom,thisismyschoolreportcardforthissemester.Mother:Well,itlookslikeyou’dbetterpullyoursocksup.丹尼：妈妈，这是我这学期的成绩单。母亲：嗯，看来你最好加紧努力了。12.attheeleventhhour在最后关头Thekiller'slifewassparedattheeleventhhour.[=atthelastminute]杀人者在最后一刻被免于死刑。13.moveheavenandearth竭尽全力Hevowedthathewouldmoveheavenandearthtofinishtheprojectonschedule.他发誓要竭尽全力按时完工。14.answerthecallofnature解手Therewerenotoilets,andthepupilswenttothefieldstoanswerthecallofnature.学校里没有厕所，同学们要是内急，也只能去田野里解决。15.throwinthetowel认输，放弃Hecouldn'tseemtowin,buthewasn'treadytothrowinthetowel.他似乎赢不了，但是并不准备认输。16.bitethebullet硬着头皮做，咬紧牙关应付（不愉快或痛苦的事）Weneedtobitethebulletandmakesomebudgetcuts.我们必须咬紧牙关，削减预算。17.ontopoftheworld高兴至极IhadjustgottenmarriedandfeltlikeIwasontopoftheworld.我刚刚结了婚，感到非常幸福。18.playone’sace使出绝招It’stimeweplayedourace,orwewilllosethegame.我们该使出绝招了，否则就要输了。19.bewiseaftertheevent事后诸葛亮Itdoesn’thelptobewiseaftertheevent.事后聪明是没用的。20.asfreshasadaisy精神饱满Imanagedtosleepontheplaneandarrivedfeelingasfreshasadaisy.我总算在飞机上睡了觉，到达时精神焕发。21.letyourhairdown放松Weworkhardallweek,sowhenFridaycomesweliketoletourhairdownalittleandhavesomefun.我们辛苦工作了一周，所以周五时大家都想放松一下，找点乐子。22.abadhairday倒霉的一天Ijusthopedthatmycomputerwouldworkrightandnothaveabadhairday.我只希望电脑运转正常，不要出岔子。23.aseasyaspie小菜一碟Gettingthepermitturnedouttobeaseasyaspie.获得许可证原来是如此容易。24.(as)fitasafiddle非常健康Afterhisdailymorningrun,hefeelsasfitasafiddle.每日晨跑之后，他觉得身体格外强健。25.Let’scallitaday.收工，到此为止We'vedoneenoughworkfornow:let'scallitaday.我们目前已经干得够多了，今天到此为止吧。26.holdallthecards能控制局势；有决定权It'syourdecision.You'reholdingallthecards.决定权在你。你说了算。27.wetblanket扫兴之人Ican’tdecidewhetherIshouldinvitemygirlfriend’sbrotherTomtotheparty.Buthe’ssuchawetblanketthatI’mafraidhe’llspoilthepartyforallmyotherguests.我决定不了要不要请我女朋友的哥哥汤姆来参加聚会。但汤姆是个令人扫兴的家伙，我怕他会让其他客人都很扫兴。28.hastemakeswaste欲速则不达Youknow,hastemakeswaste.Ifyoudosomethingtoofast,itoftenresultsinmistakes.你懂的，欲速则不达。匆忙做事情反而会出错。29.jumpthegun过早行动；提前行动Severalracersjumpedthegun.[=startedtoracebeforethestartinggunwasfired]发令枪未响几个赛跑选手就开跑了。30.buildcastlesintheair白日做梦Berealistic!Itistooriskytobuildcastlesintheair.务实一点吧！建造空中楼阁是危险的。31.indeepwater在困境中；在危难中IthoughtIcouldhandlethework,butIsoonfoundmyselfindeepwater.我原以为能做好这项工作，但我很快就发现自己身陷困境。32.onthesamepage意见一致Makesureeveryoneisonthesamepagebeforeyougiveyourfinalanswer.在你给出最后答案之前，要保证所有人都意见一致。33.onpinsandneedles如坐针毡Everyonewasonpinsandneedleswaitingtohearthejury'sverdict.大家坐立不安地等待着陪审团的裁决。34.keepupwiththeJoneses攀比；比阔气；比富有Inourneighborhood,everyoneseemstobetryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbybuyingbiggerhousesandmoreexpensivecars.在我们社区，每个人似乎都在通过买更大的房子和更贵的车来跟邻居攀比。35.jumpship跳槽Shejumpedshipwhenthecompetitionofferedherabetterjob.当公司竞争对手提出给她一个更好的工作机会时，她跳槽了。36.one’shandsaretied无能为力Myhandsaretied.Ican’tdoanythingaboutit.我束手无策，对此无能为力。37.fallbythewayside半途而废Hehadbigdreams,buttheyallfellbythewaysidewhenhefacedreal-lifechallenges.他曾有过远大的梦想，但面对现实生活的挑战时，它们都未能实现了。38.backtosquareone从头再来Ifthissuggestionisn'taccepted,we'llbebacktosquareone.如果这个建议得不到采纳，我们就得从头再来了。39.upintheair悬而未决Ourvacationplansarestillupintheair.我们的度假计划现在仍未敲定。40.(as)pleasedaspunch非常高兴，非常满意Wewerepleasedaspunchthathedecidedtovisit.他决定来访，我们都非常高兴。41.flyoffthehandle情绪失控；暴怒Hetendstoflyoffthehandlewhenpeopledisagreewithhim.如果别人不同意他的意见，他就会暴怒。42.writteninthestars命中注定Theirloveiswritteninthestars.他们的爱情是命中注定的。43.spillthebeans透露；泄密Itriedtogethimtotellmewhatheknew,butherefusedtospillthebeans.我想方设法让他把所知道的都告诉我，可他却守口如瓶。44.rocktheboat破坏现状；捣乱Don'trocktheboat.别捣乱。Thesystemisn'tperfect,butit'sbeenthiswayforalongtimeandnobodywantstorocktheboat.这个体制并非十全十美，但它已然这样很久了，没人愿意去改变它。45.raincheck改天“Wouldyouliketogotolunchwithme?”“I'mafraidIcan'ttoday.CanItakearaincheck?”[=canIgotolunchwithyouanotherday?]“你愿意和我共进午餐吗？”“今天恐怕不行，下次好吗？”46.drop