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每日口语(11.20):She soon becomes the&nb
She soon becomes the centre of attention.她很快成为大家注意的焦点。 名词attention最常用的意思是“注意,注意力” 再如: Children like to be the cent...2008-11-20 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.19):I'm sure he would&n
I'm sure he would toe the line.我相信他会守规矩的。 词组toe the line,也可以写成toe the mark,意思是认真遵守某种原则或规则。来源于体育比赛中的动作:用脚抵着边线或标记...2008-11-19 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.18):He who is ashamed
He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning.耻于问即耻于学。 词组be ashamed of,为……感到羞愧、耻辱、难为情。 再如: The poor boy was ...2008-11-18 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.17):She tried to avoid 
She tried to avoid answering my questions.她试图回避我的问题。 动词avoid,避免,回避。 再如,The general tried to avoid an engagement wit...2008-11-17 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.16):It would be a mist
It would be a mistake to dance to their tune.和他们周旋将是个错误。 名词tune,曲调,调子。整个习语dance to one's tune,直译就是“跟着某人的曲调跳舞”,用...2008-11-16 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.15):You're gonna blow t
You're gonna blow them out of the water.你一定会把他们打得片甲不留。 固定表达blow sb. out of the water起源于19世纪的海军,最初的意思是,将敌方的军舰打成碎...2008-11-15 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.14):Why did the officials&n
Why did the officials turn a blind eye to the crime?为何官员对此罪行视而不见? 形容对某件事熟视无睹、视而不见,就可以用这个英文习语turn a blind eye to sth....2008-11-14 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.13):He takes to life a
He takes to life at university like a duck to water.他适应了大学生活,如鱼得水。 动词词组take to sth.,表示开始习惯于、开始适应、开始喜欢上某事,英文的解释是:adap...2008-11-13 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.12):The situation is to&nbs
The situation is to our disadvantage.情况对我们不利。 表示对哪一方不利,直接用be动词加上to one's disadvantage就可以。 再如: The comparisons...2008-11-12 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.11):It's on the house.
It's on the house.老板买单。完全免费。 这是一个美国俚语,意思是主人买单、由公家或老板付钱、完全免费,就等于it's free。 再如: This hotel serves an after...2008-11-11 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.10):She is a bit besid
She is a bit beside herself.她有点忘乎所以了。 固定表达beside oneself with表示的是,(因高兴或愤怒而)忘乎所以、得意忘形、飘飘然而不能自禁之类的心理状态和行为举止。 再如, He ...2008-11-10 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(11.9):What a boomerang it 
What a boomerang it is!真是自食其果! 名词boomerang最初指的是,澳大利亚土著居民自制的能飞回的飞镖(A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured ...2008-11-09 编辑:echo 标签: