Tell me about it!: used to say that you understand what somebody is talking about and have had the same experience 你算说对了; 的确A: My teacher's so cruel... I can't believe how much homework I ha
promising有希望的,有前途的The newspaper described her as a promising young singer.报纸上将她称为大有前途的青年歌手。A new quit smoking therapy proved to be promising in helping smokers kick the habi
embrace拥抱;热情支持或者接受They embraced each other warmly.他们热情的拥抱了对方She eagerly embraced the offer of a trip to Europe.她热情地接受了到欧洲旅行的建议。These qualities are timeless, and i
picky eater挑食的人picky挑剔的,吹毛求疵的The housewife is a very picky woman.这个家庭主妇是位特别爱挑剔的人。A lot of kids are picky eaters.许多小孩都挑食Parents of picky eaters face the daily chall
take a hit 主动出击; 遭受重击Look, I'm going to take a hit first and I'm going to figure out what to do.看,首先我将出击,然后我就会知道应该怎么做。Concert ticket sales took a hit because of econo
chill 寒冷;(人与人或者国家与国家之间)关系变的冷淡;人的热情减退a chill day 寒冷的一天The night air chilled his bones.夜间的寒气使他感到冰冷彻骨。After the conflict,the relation between the two count
go through the roof价格等飞涨The price of real estate went through the roof for the past several years in China.近几年中国的房价飞涨The unemployment rate went through the roof during economic crisis经
in hot water有麻烦The man was in hot water for not attending an important meeting 这个人因为缺席一场重要的会议而惹了麻烦John is really in hot water now -- his girlfriend just found out he's dating a
come into play发挥效应,产生影响Personal feelings should not come into play when one has to make business decisions个人感受不应影响商务决策All your faculties have come into play in your work. 在你的工
gold standard同类事物的最高标准The iPhone has always been considered the gold standard in the smartphone marketiPhone一直被认为是智能手机市场上最棒的产品The journal is the gold standard of business r
do time服刑While I was waiting for her, I killed time by walking around the shopping mall我等她的时候,就是靠着在商场里转悠来打发时间的It is not easy for people who have done time in prison to find a
gut-wrenching极度痛苦的,撕心裂肺的He is the only one who has the gut to tell the truth.他是唯一一个有勇气讲真话的人The fact that his girlfriend broke up with him brought him the gut-wrenching feelin
take seriously认真对待某事物We should take our work seriously我们应该认真对待工作。He is joking. Don't take it seriously. 他在开玩笑呢。你别当真catch on流行起来It is a nice song and I think it will