英语习语大全

2024年3月23日发(作者：新娘和新郎)

英语习语大全

all right (1): 好吧(expression of reluctant agreement.)

A: "Come to the party with me. Plea!" 请跟我一块儿去赴宴！

B: "Oh, all right. I don't want to, but I will." 哦，好吧。我本不想去，但是我会去的。

all right (2): 还行(fair; not particularly good.)

A: "How's your chemistry class?" 你的化学课怎么样？

B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I've ever had." 我觉得还行，但不是我上过的最

好的。

all right (3): 没事，正常(unharmed; in satisfactory condition.)

A: "You don't look normal. Are you all right?" 你看上去不太正常，没事吧？

B: "Yes, but I have a headache." 没事，就是头有点儿疼。

as easy as pie: 易如反掌(very easy.)

"I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's as easy as pie." 我原以为你说

过这是个难题，不是的。实际上，它易如反掌。

at the eleventh hour: 在最后时刻(at the last minute; almost too late. )

"Yes, I got the work done in time. I finished it at the eleventh hour, but I wasn't late. 是的，我及时

完成了工作。尽管我到最后时刻才完工，可我没有超时。

bad-mouth: 诽谤(say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about

someone.)

A: "I don't believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?" 我不相信鲍勃的话，他为什么诽

谤我？

B: "He's probably jealous of your success." 他可能嫉妒你的成功。

be a piece of cake: 小菜一碟(be very easy.)

A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of cake." 鲍勃说那次考试很难，可

我觉得那是小菜一碟。

be all ears: 洗耳恭听(be eager to hear what someone has to say.)

A: "I just got an e-mail message from our old friend Sally." 我刚收到老朋友萨莉发来的一封电

子邮件。

B: "Tell me what she said. I'm all ears!" 告诉我她都说了些什么，我洗耳恭听。

be broke: 身无分文(be without money.)

"No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'm completely broke until payday." 不行，我没法借给你十块钱，

发工资前我是身无分文。

be fed up with 讨厌，不耐烦[(with someone or something): be out of patience (with someone or

something); be very tired of someone or something. ]

"Bill, you're too careless with your work. I'm fed up with apologizing for your mistakes!" 比尔，你

工作太粗心了，总是因为你的错误而道歉，我都烦透了。

be in and out: 进进出出 (be at and away from a place during a particular time.)

"Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to be in and out of the office most of the

day today." 咱们的会议能不能推到明天？我今天可能要在办公室里里外外地忙了。

be on the go: 特忙[be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).]

"I'm really tired. I've been on the go all week long." 我是真累了，我一直忙了一个星期。

be on the road:在途中 ( be traveling.)

"You won't be able to contact me tomorrow becau I'll be on the road." 你明天联系不到我的，那

时我正在路上。

be over: 结束(be finished; end.)

"I can't e you until around 4 o'clock. My meetings won't be over until then." 四点左右我才能见

你，到那时候才开完会。

be up and running: 运行正常[(for a technological process) be operational; be ready to u .]

"Dave's ESL Cafe on the Web has been up and running since December 1995." 戴夫网上的非母语

英语课堂从1995年12月就开始运作了。

be ud to (+Ving/noun):习惯于( be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with.)

"It won't be hard to get up at 5:00 AM. I'm ud to getting up early." 早上五点起床也不难，我习

惯了早起。

beat: 疲惫不堪[exhausted; very tired (adj.).]

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"This has been a long day. I'm beat!" 这一天真长啊，我是筋疲力尽了！

beat around the bush: 旁敲侧击(evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer.)

"Quit beating around the bush! If you don't want to go with me, just tell me!" 别再兜圈子了！你要

不想跟我一起去就直接告诉我！

beat one's brains out: 绞尽脑汁(try very hard to understand or do something.)

"Can you help me with this problem? I've been beating my brains out with it, but I just can't solve

it." 你能帮我解这道题吗？我头都想爆了，可还是算不出来。

Beats me: 我不知道(I have no idea.)

A: "What time's the party?" 宴会什么时候开始？

B: "Beats me!" 我不知道！

before long: 不久(soon.)

A: "I'm really tired of working." 我真的讨厌上班。

B: "Just be patient. The weekend will be here before long." 耐心点，很快就周末了。

bent out of shape: 杞人忧天(needlessly worried about something.)

"I know you're worried about your job interview, but don't get bent out of shape. You'll do just fine."

我知道你担心你的求职面试，但是不必杞人忧天，你能行的。

bite off more than one can chew: 打肿脸充胖子(take responsibility for more than one can

manage.)

"I'm really behind with my project. Can you help me? I'm afraid I bit off more than I could chew!"

我的计划真的落后了，你能帮我吗？我恐怕有点打肿脸充胖子。

blabbermouth: 长舌妇(a very talkative person--especially one who says things that should be kept

cret.)

"Don't say anything to Bob unless you want the whole office to know. Bob's quite a blabbermouth."

你要是不想让整个办公室都知道，在鲍勃面前一个字也别提。鲍勃简直是个长舌妇。

blow one's top: 大发脾气(become extremely angry.)

A: "Was your father upt when you came home at 3 AM?" 你凌晨三点回家时你父亲烦不烦？

B: "He was more than upt. He blew his top!" 不但是烦，他简直怒不可遏。

boom box: 便携音箱(portable castte/CD player.)

"Don't forget to bring your boom box to the picnic!" 野餐时别忘了带你的小匣子。

the bottom line: 基本内容(the most esntial information.)

"The discussion lasted many hours. The bottom line was that the XYZ Company isn't for sale." 讨

论进行了几个小时，主要话题就是XYZ公司不出售。

Break a leg!: 祝你好运(Good luck!)

"I understand you have a job interview tomorrow. Break a leg!" 我知道你明天有个面试，祝你好

运！

break someone's heart: 伤……的心(make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.)

"Joe broke his mother's heart when he dropped out of school." 乔辍学时让他母亲非常伤心。

buck(s): 钱[dollar(s).]

"The cheapest tickets for the concert cost 25 bucks. Do you still want to go?" 音乐会最便宜的票

也得25块，你还想去吗？

bug: 打搅(annoy; bother.)

"I'm trying to concentrate! Don't bug me!" 我在集中注意力呢！别打搅我！

bull-headed: 固执己见(stubborn; inflexible.)

"Don't be so bull-headed. Why can't you admit that others' opinions are just as good as yours?" 别

这么犟好不好，你为什么不能承认别人的意见跟你的一样好呢？

a bundle: 很多钱(a lot of money.)

A: "Your new car is really nice." 你的新车真好。

B: "It should be. It cost me a bundle!" 是吗，它可花了我很多钱呢！

burn the midnight oil: 开夜车(study/work all night or until very, very late at night.)

"I'm not ready for the test tomorrow. I guess I'll have to burn the midnight oil." 明天的考试我还没

准备好，恐怕我得开夜车了。

bushed: 疲惫之极(very tired; exhausted.)

"I'm going to lie down for a while. I'm really bushed." 我想躺一会儿，我太累了。

by onelf: 独自(alone and without help.)

"I can't do this by mylf. Can you help me?" 我一个人干不了，你能帮我吗？

by the skin of one's teeth: 侥幸，勉强(barely succeed in doing something.)

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