hurry什么意思

真正经常和老外打交道,感觉英语俚语还是非常有用,你可以不会用或者用不好,

但如果看到了或听到了,不明白它的意思,那同样影响交流的,因为有些英语俚语

太常见了,每个词都认识,但就是不知道是什么意思.贴一些英语俚语,权当自己做

个日记,同时也和各位一起分享.朋友们帮顶呀.

1Beintheair将要发生的事情

Thefeelingorideathatsomethingnewisabouttohappenorisgoingtochange

Example:Fromtheargumentsgoingonatthemeeting,itemsthatachangein

policyisintheair.

2Cleartheair消除误会

Tottleadisputeandrestoregoodrelations

Example:Wehadameetingwiththeworkers,andIthinkwe’veclearedtheair

now.

3Costanarmandaleg极其昂贵

Tobeveryexpensive

Example:r,Idon’tthinkI’mgoingtobuyitbecau

itcostsanarmandaleg.

4Abadegg缺乏道德的人

Somebodywhohasnomoralprinciplesandshouldbeavoided

Example:Youmustn’tlendTimmoney,he’’llneverehimor

yourmoneyagain!

5IntheBag稳操胜券

Saidofanachievementwhichiscure

Example:entcameinthismorningtosign

theagreement.

6Inthebalance未知的,不可预测的

Saidwhentheoutcomeofasituationisunknownorunpredictable

Example:Hiscareerasapilotisinthebalance,ashiyesightdoesnotem

goodenough.

7Driveahardbargain极力讨价还价

Tohavethenegotiatingstrengthandskillstogetthemostadvantageousprice

andconditions

Example:vesa

hardbargain.

8Ringabell看上去或听起来非常熟悉

Tolook,soundoremfamiliar

Example:Thatfaceringsabell,wherehaveIenhimbefore?

9Tightenone’sbelt节衣缩食

Tocutdownonspendingbecauthereislessincomethanbefore

Example:Nowyouareoutofwork,you’llhavetotightenyourbeltandgiveup

buyingnewclothesandgoingoutsooften.

10Killtwobirdswithonestone一石二鸟

Tocompletetwotaskstogether,withlesffortthandoingthemparately

Example:SinceI’dgonetothestoretobuysomebread,Ithoughtofkillingtwo

otheparty.

11Beinablackmood情绪极差

Tobesonegativeabouteverythingthatitisimpossibleforanyonetoreasonwith

him/her

Example:Myfatherhasbeeninablackmoodfordays,wedarenotsayanything

tohim.

12Newblood新成员

Newpeoplebroughtintoanorganizationtointroducedifferentandoriginalideas

Example:Itwasdecidedtobringnewbloodintotheschoolbyemploying

teacherswiththelatesttraining.

13Feelingblue感到无精打采

Feelingsadordepresd

Example:She’sfeelingblue,becauthemanshelovesisfaraway.

14Gettothebottomofsomething弄清真相

Tofindoutthetruthaboutsomething

Example:I’mtryingtogettothebottomofwhyDavidleftwithoutsaying

goodbye.

15Apieceofcake轻松的事

Somethingwhichisveryeasytodo

Example:Here…’sapieceofcake.

16Payacall拜访

Tovisitsomebody

Example:Aswe’reinthisneighborhood,wemightaswellpaytheJacksonsa

call,wehaven’tenthemforages.

17Bychance偶然,意外的

Unexpectedly;withnopriorplanning

Example:Bychance,Ibumpedintomywifeintheshoppingmall

18Roundtheclock夜以继日的

Todosomethingcontinuously,withoutabreakorpau

Example:Theambulancervicesworkedroundtheclockhaulingpeople

trappedinthebuildingtosafety.

19Keepone’scool保持冷静

Tostaycalminadifficultsituation

Example:Ifthetrafficisjamed,theonlythingtodoiskeepyourcool,orgetout

ofthecarandwalk!

20Inatightcorner处于困境

Inanextremelydifficultsituation

Example:WheneverIgetintoatightcorner,Itrytorelyonquickthinkingtoget

outofit.

21Keepinthedark隐瞒

Tokeepsomethingcret

Example:Weknowmybrotherhasanewgirlfriend,buthe'skeepinghername

inthedark.

22Fallondeafears不加理睬的,不听取

Nottotakeanynoticeofwhatissaid

Example:Thecitycouncil’sorderthatgarbageshouldbeputinthebinsfellon

deafears;thesidewalksarestilllitteredwithtrash!

23Takethingasy放轻松

Torelax

Example:It'sbetterforourhealthtotakethingasythantoworryabout

problemsallthetime.

24Eatlikeahor吃得很多

Toeatalot;tohaveaverybigappetite

Example:asagrowingladlikehim,Iudtoeat

alot,too.

25Catchone’ye吸引某人注意

Toattractsomebody’sattention

Example:Amovementbehindthecurtaincaughtmyeye–Ithoughtitwasa

burglarandrushedoutoftheroom!

26Haveaneyeforsomething对某事(某物体)了解得非常清楚

Tobeverygoodatdoingsomething,orhaveagreatunderstandingofsomething.

Example:Asabotanist,hehastodescribeanddrawplantsaccurately,sohemust

haveaneyefordetail.

27Turnablindeye.熟视无睹

Toignoreanaction,eventhoughoneshoulddosomethingaboutit

Example:Parentswillspoiltheirchildreniftheyconstantlyturnablindeyeto

theirbadbehavior.

28Keepaneyeon照看,密切注视

Towatchcarefully;tolookafter

Example:Keepaneyeonmypur–I'mjustgoingtothebathroom.

29Loface丢脸

Tohaveone'sreputationspoiled;tobeembarrasd

Example:Thelargedrughoushavelostface,becausmallercompaniesare

llingsimilarproductsatacheaperprice!

30Leadthefield处于领头地位

Tobethemostsuccessfulpersonorgroupinanactivity

Example:Fordecades,theHouofDiorledthefieldinelegantfashiondesign.

31Getoutofhand失去控制

Tobeoutofcontrol

Example:Theproblemofsuicidebombingsisgettingoutofhand;thereemsto

benowaytostopthem.

32Giveahand提供帮助

Tohelpsomebodywithsomething

Example:PleagivemeahandandholdthisboardwhileIpaintit.

33Learnbyheart牢记

Tomemorizesomething;tohavelearnedsomethingwordforwordorvery

precily.

Example:AtschoolweoftenlearnedShakespeare’ssonnetsbyheartandrecited

theminfrontoftheclass.

34Onhold尚未办理的事情

Somethingtasideandwaitingtobedealtwith

Example:Ourvacationplansareonholdrightnow;becaumyDad’sjustbeen

admittedtohospitalwithastomachulcer.

35Adarkhor出乎意料的嬴家

Anunexpectedwinner.

Example:Adarkhorinthisyear’sbasketballcupwasJapan!

36Thebottomline本质内容

Themostesntialpartofsomething

Example:We’vetalkedalotabouttaxationandimmigration,butthebottomline

isthatwehavetocreatemorejobs.

37Liveitup狂欢一场

Toenjoyahighstandardoflivingandleadacarefreelife

Example:Theneighborshavingbeenlivingitupeversincetheywonthe

sweepstakes.

38Lookforwardto期待着

Torelishsomefutureprospect;toeagerlyawaitmeetingsomebody.

Example:YoucantellJakeislookingforwardtohisvacation–hekeepstelling

ushowmanydaysthereareleftuntilhefinishescollege.

39Bearinmind记住

Toremembersomethingwhichcanbeofhelpinthefuture.

Example:Beforeyoustartyourperspectivedrawing,bearinmindyoushould

firstestablishavanishingpoint.

40Haveamindto想做某事,计划做某事

Tobedecidedon;tointendto

Example:mindtowritealetterof

complaint.

41Beinthemood想要做某事

Tofeellikedoingsomething

Example:Sheisnotinthemoodforplayingcardsandsayssheshouldreallybe

preparingherlecturenotes.

42Overthemoon欣喜若狂

Extremelyhappy

Example:She’soverthemoonaboutherpromotion–shereallywasn’texpecting

it.

43Getamoveon赶快

Tohurryup

Example:Getamoveon!Thetrainisabouttoleave.

44Overandabove除…这外,额外的

Inadditionto

Example:Overandaboveoursalary,wearegettingalargebonus,becau

businesshasbeenveryprofitablethisyear.

45Getthepicture了解某事

Tounderstandsomething,tograspsomemeaning

Example:Whentheystartedcuttingbackandlayingpeopleoffatwork,Igotthe

pictureandstartinglookingforanotherjob.

46Beoutofpocket花光了钱的

Tobewithoutmoney

Example:He’scomplainingbecauhespentallofhismoneyonslotmachines

andnowhe’soutofpocket.

47Keepsomebodyposted传达消息

Toregularlygivesomebodyup-to-dateinformationordetailsoftheprogress

beingmade.

Example:Iphonedinattheendofeachworkingdaytokeepmybossposted

aboutdevelopmentsatthetradeconference.

48Inthelongrun最终,最后

Overalongperiodoftime,onceaprocesshasmatured

Example:ongrun,however,

wehopetoachieveasituationofstableprofit.

49Onashoestring生活拮据

Inathriftymanner;withcostsorspendingdowntoabareminimum

Example:Shelivesonashoestring–shegetsatinypensionandhastobudget

verytightly.

50Lotrackof失去消息,失去线索

Tolocontactwithsomebodytonotknowwheresomethingis

Example:IlosttrackofFranwhenshemovedtoBoston.I’veeventriedtolocate

herontheInternet.