英语惯用语汇总

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英语惯用语

英语惯用语

1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。

2.Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。

3.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。

4. A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。

5. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

6.All things i their being are good for something.天生我才必有用。

7. A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。

8. A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。

9.All rivers run into sea.海纳百川。

10.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

11.A man is known by his friends.看其友知其人。

12.Books and friends should be few but good. 书和朋友一样都应该少而精。

13.Business is business. 公事公办。

14.Business is the salt of life. 事业是人生的第一需要。

15.By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。

16.It is never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。

17.All time is no time when it is past. 时光一去不复返。

18.All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.幸福的家庭都是一样的,不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。

英语口语常用习惯用语

英语口语常用习惯用语

英语口语常用习惯用语一:与时间相关的习语1. Put the clock back[字面意思]:把钟表指针向后拨。

[实际意思] 指行为或观念跟不上时代;按陈旧的规矩办事;老脑筋。

E.g.: You must give university students more freedom. Don’t try to prevent them from falling in love before graduation. You can’t put the clock back!原来这样简单的词句,也能表达如此确切的意思!2. Work against the clock[字面意思]:与钟表的走动比赛。

[实际意思] 指的是抓紧时间工作,强调不停顿哦~E.g.: I have to work against the clock to finish my thesis before the holiday finishes. Otherwise my supervisor will not be happy with me.我们辛勤的烤鸭们还可以这样说哦:I have to work against the clock to pass the IELTS exam. 哈哈,是不是很准确的表达了烤鸭考前的心情!3. Go like clockwork[字面意思]:像钟表的机械装置一样运转。

[实际意思] 指计划、安排、工程或项目等进展顺利,强调有条不紊,没有麻烦。

它还有另一种说法:Run like clockwork.E.g.: The president is very happy that all our arrangements for the project are going like clockwork. And I am sure we can finish the project in time.如果part2的话题考到了future plan, something you saved money for这种和计划相关的话题,烤鸭们是可以把go like clockwork运用上去的,表达我们的计划按部就班,进展的非常顺利~4. After hours[字面意思]:钟点之后。

英语习惯用语

英语习惯用语

1. Have a nice day. 祝你今天愉快2. So far, so good. 目前为止一切都好3. Take it or leave it. 要就要,不要就拉倒4. Keep it up! 继续努力,继续加油5. Good for you. 好啊!做得好!6. Time flies!时光如梭7. Time is money. 时间就是金钱8. That's life. 这就是人生9. Now you're talking. 这才对嘛10. have butterflies in one's stomach 紧张11. You asked for it. 你自找的12. read between the lines 字里行间的言外之意13. The rest is history. 众所皆知14. A little bird told me. 我听说的15. It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行16. Mind your own business. 不关你的事儿17. Hang in there. 坚持下去18. could be worse .可能更糟19. Money talks. 金钱万能20. count me out .不要算我21. Over my dead body! 想都别想(除非我死了)22. go fifty-fifty on sth. 平分23. You can say that again! You said it! 你说的没错;你说对了24. Look who's talking! 看看你自己吧!25. It's Greek to me. 这我完全不懂26. take my word for it .相信我的话27. not one's cup of tea 不感兴趣;不合胃口28. Get real ! 别闹了;别开玩笑了29. head over heels .深陷;完全地30. Suit yourself. 随你高兴31. What's the catch? 有什么意图?32. let the cat out of bag .泄漏秘密33. sth. is touch and go .危险的情况;惊险的;一触即发的34. beat a dead horse .白费劲35. The sky's the limit. 没有限制36. once in a blue moon .千载难逢;难得一次37. Be prepared. 准备好38. It's easier said than done. 说的比做的简单39. have second thoughts .考虑一下;犹豫40. Behind someone's back .在某人背后;背着某人41. Better luck next time. 下次运气更好42. Come in handy .派得上用场43. Rains cats and dogs .倾盆大雨44. First come, first served. 先来先招待;捷足先登45. It's not my day! 今天运气真糟46. That's news to me. 这可是新闻呢47. There's no way to tell. 没办法知道48. read sb. like an open book 清楚某人心里的想法49. You've got me there. 你考到我了50. Easy does it. 慢慢来;小心一点;别生气了51. on the tip of one's tongue 差一点就说出口;差一点就记起来的52. The more, the merrier. 越多越好53. let someone off the hook .让某人摆脱麻烦、解脱困境54. beside the point .离题的;不是重点55. burn the candle at both ends. 白天晚上都要忙;花费很多精力56. meet a deadline .截稿57. out of sight, out of mind .眼不见为净;离久情疏58. rub someone the wrong way .惹恼某人59. stop on one's toes .触怒到某人60. be fed up with .对……感到厌烦61. give credit where credit is due. 称赞该被赞美的人62. go from bad to worse .每况愈下63. hit the jackpot .中大奖,走运64. It all depends on what one means by sth. 看某人对于……是指什么意思65. accidentally/on purpose .不小心/故意66. in one's book .在某人的字典里;对……而言67. No pains, no gains .一份耕耘,一份收获68. You ain't seen nothing yet. 你还没看过更好(烂)的69. to give a rain check .改天的邀请70. That's what friends are for. 这就是好朋友啊71. It's a pain in the neck. 很讨厌而难避免72. It's the thought that counts. 心意最重要73. the tip fo the iceberg .冰山一角;危险的细微的征兆74. jump down someone's throat .粗暴地回答某人;无理地打断某人的话75. save sth. for a rainy day .以备不时之需76. behind the scenes .在幕后;在黑暗中77. by the skin of one's teeth .刚好,勉强,侥幸78. Don't rock the boat. 不要破坏现状、捣乱79. worth its weight in gold .很有价值的80. speak fo the devil .说曹操曹操到81. right up/down someone's alley .某人的专长82. You never know what you can do until you try.不试试看,就不知道自己的潜力83. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. 你帮我,我也帮你84. A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分就是赚一分85. get away from it all .远离这一切86. make a mountain out of a molehill .大惊小怪;小题大做;言过其实87. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠抵过一个诸葛亮88. get/ have cold feet .紧张89. have someone's sight on sth. 看好了某样东西;决心要90. Honesty is the best policy .诚实为上策91. No sooner said than done. 说做就做92. sleep like a log .睡得很沉93. through thick and thin .共同经历94. all in the day's work .习以为常;不足为奇95. Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇伤身96. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略图97. Some people never learn. 有些人总是学不乖98. There's no place like home. 没有比家更温暖的地方99. You learn sth. new everyday. 你每天都会学到新东西/知道新事情100. wrap things up.把事情整理一番,做个结束101. at the drop of a hat .立即,随时102. Beauty is only skin deep. 美丽是肤浅的103. It takes two to tango. 一个巴掌拍不响104. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事,今日毕105. Some people have all the luck. 有些人就是那么幸运106. Don't be such a poor loser. 不要输不起107. Don't cry over spilt milk. 覆水难收108. It wouldn't hurt to ask. 问人又不会怎么样109. have one's head in the clouds 心不在焉110. Never say die. 决不要灰心111. seeing is believing .眼见为实112. Patience is a virtue. 耐心是一种美德113. Talk is cheap. 光说没有用114. turn over a new leaf .重新开始115. burn the midnight oil .挑灯夜战116. grin and bear it .默默忍受;忍耐着点117. same to you 同样祝福你118. sth. is better than nothing 有总比没有强119. Opposites attract. 异性相吸120. The feeling is mutual. 有同感121. the calm before the storm .暴风雨前的宁静122. The early bird catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃123. Better left unsaid. 最好还是不要说124. Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是崭新的一天125. come out in the wash .真相大白;得到圆满的结果126. Every dog has his day. 十年风水轮流转127. bury the hatchet . 言归于好;和好128. A good man is hard to find. 好人难找129. in the nick of time .及时130. Don't speak too soon. 别说的太早131. There's no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费的午餐132. without batting an eyelid .眼眨都不眨;泰然自若133. know the ropes .知道学习规则或内容134. pay through the nose .花很多钱135. sell like hot cakes .很畅销136. What's done is done. 做了就做了137. Look before you leap. 三思而后行138. When the chips are down. 在重要关头;到了关键时刻139. bet one's bottom dollar .确信无疑140. Variety is the spice of life. 多样化丰富生活141. a wolf in sheep's clothing .披着羊皮的狼142. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达143. like a bull in a china shop .笨手笨脚;莽撞行事144. someone is not out of the woods yet .还未脱离危险145. The best things in life are free. 生命中最好的东西是金钱买不到的146. Easy come, easy go. 来得快,去得快147. I don't have a clue. 我不知道148. Better safe than sorry. 宁愿安全(可靠)也不要后悔149. Practice makes perfect. 孰能生巧150. for crying out loud .哎呀呀!拜托151. on the spur of the moment .一时冲动;一时兴起152. Every little bit counts. 一点一滴都算153. drive sb. to the wall .使某人发疯/受不了;使某人束手无策154. get sth. off one's chest .倾吐心中的事;落下心中的大石头155. Two wrongs don't make a right. 报复于事无补156. the blind leading the blind .外行领导外行157. in the same boat .同命相连158. Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是会骗人的159. only time will tell .只有时间会证明160. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 别孤注一掷161. take the good with the bad .好的与坏的都要一起接受162. take the bull by the horns .当机立断;大胆果断地解决问题163. That's the last straw. 使人无法忍受的最后一击164. You can't please everyone. 你无法使每一个人都满意165. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙166. Money doesn't grow on trees. 金钱得来不易167. cost sb. an arm and a leg .花大笔钱168. have the upper hand .占优势169. everything but the sink .所有的东西170. Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩171. Not be able to get a word in edgewise. 插不上话172. go back to square one .回到原地173. It's never too late to learn. 学习永远不嫌晚;亡羊补牢犹未晚174. Leave well enough alone. 维持现状;对现在已经很满意了,不用变更175. on a first-name basis .直呼其名(很熟的)176. Nothing to write home about. 没什么值得说的;不值得推荐177. packed in like sardines .挤得要命178. There are other fish in the sea. 天涯何处无芳草;还有别的机会179. What you see is what you get. 你看到什么就是什么180. come out smelling like a rose .一枝独秀181. hear through the grapevine .听到谣言182. read you loud and clear .听得很清楚;很了解你183. have a sweet tooth .喜欢甜食(喜欢某物)184. know sb. like the back of one's hand .很了解某人185. It's not the end of the world. 不是世界末日186. come away empty-handed .一无所获187. breathe down someone's neck .紧跟在某人后面;监督某人188. cost sb. a pretty penny .很贵189. fill someone's shoes .接替某人的职位190. act the mustard .达到标准191. like a dream come true .如梦成真192. zero in on sth. 专注于;对准(两个介词并用,奇怪)193. put/ lay sth. on the line .坦白的说,冒……风险194. like a fish out of water .感到尴尬不适应195. All systems are go. 准备好了。

英语俚语、惯用语整理

英语俚语、惯用语整理

1. cats and dogs是“杂物,价值低的股票,而不是门上的“转行狗”或“狗事猫事”
2. rain cats and dogs是“大雨倾盆”,而不是门上的“下猫和狗”。
3. prairie dog是“草原鼠”,而和“狗”无关。
4. lucky dog是“幸运儿”,而不是“幸运狗”。
21. green line是“轰炸线”,而不是“绿线”。
22. green room演员休息室”,而不是“绿色房间;”
23. white room是‘绝尘室”,而不是温室”,而不是“绿色的星子”White House是“白宫”,而不是“白房子”
7. cast pearls before the swine 是“对牛弹琴”而不是“给猪扔珍珠”。
8. live a dog’s life是“过着牛马不如的生活”而不是“过狗样的生活”。
9. dumb as an oyster是“守口如瓶”,而不是‘不能说话的牡蛎”。
13. friendly camera是“傻瓜照相机”.而不是“友好摄影机”。
14. funny bone是“麻骨”,指神经,而不是“骨”。
15. banana tree是“香蕉树”,属“草本植物”,而和“树”无关
16. jackrabbit是一种“野兔”(hare),而不是“家兔”(rabbit)。
5. You dirty dog是“你这卑鄙的家伙”,而不是“脏狗”。。
6. eat dirt是“忍辱”,而不是“吃土”。
7. touch-me-not是“凤仙花”,而不是‘“别碰我”。
8. forget-me-not是“勿忘我”.是一种花而不是其它。
37. lead pencil是“铅笔”,它是“石墨”做的,而和‘“铅(lead )”无关

英语惯用语100句

英语惯用语100句

英语惯用语100句1.About to 正准备要I was about to go to school when she called. 我正要上学的时候她来电话了。

2.Above all 最重要的Above all, make sure you read the directions first before trying to fix it.重要的是,你在修理(这东西)之前先读一下说明书。

3. Accounted for 计算在内All present and accounted for. 该到的全到了。

该有的全有了。

该算的全算进去了。

4. All along 自始自终All along he suspected that she was guilty. 自始自终他认为她有问题。

5.Ask for 自找麻烦He was asking for trouble when he spit on the man's shoes. 他将痰吐在那人的鞋子上是自找麻烦。

6.A steal (像捡到皮夹子一样得到的)便宜货At this price, this dress is a steal. 这个价钱,这女装像偷来一样便宜。

7.Beat around the bush 讲话兜圈子Don't beat around the bush, just tell me the truth right now. 别兜圈子了,快告诉我实况。

8.Be better off 比较有利I will be better off living in America than live in Russia. 我生活在美国要比生活在苏联好。

9.Be caught red-handed 被逮个正着They caught him red-handed with the stolen money in his briefcase.他们将他逮个正着,他偷来的钱正在他的公文箱里。

英语习惯用语

英语习惯用语

1. Foot the bill; Lock, stock and barrel; Hook, line and sinker美国人经常说:“Give me a hand.”它的意思是“帮我一下忙。

” “Foot the bill.”是付账的意思。

例句-1:“We arrived two hours late at the big blow-out for Charlie’s birthday because our car had a blow-out.” 这句话里第一个blow-out是指规模很大的聚会, 第二个blow-out 是指汽车的轮胎炸了。

整个句子的意思是:“由于我们车胎炸了,所以我们晚了两个小时才到达查理举行生日宴会的地方。

” 还有一些习惯用语从字典上的意思来看是相同的,但是它们使用的场合却不同。

Lock, stock and barrel和Hook, line and sinker都是全部的意思,可是用法却不同。

例句-2:“Mr. Rockefeller bought the whole oil company lock, stock and barrel.” 这句话的意思是: “洛克菲勒先生把整个石油公司买了下来”。

Hook, line and sinker虽然也和lock, stock and barrel一样是全部的意思,可是它还带有受骗的意思。

例句-3:“I warned Sally not to believe that m a n's stories about how rich he was, but she swallowed them hook, line and sinker. After she m arried him, she found out that he owed everyone in his office m oney.” 他说: “我告诉沙利不要相信那个男人说的他多么有钱之类的话。

高考英语100个俗语汇总

高考英语100个俗语汇总

高考英语100个俗语汇总1. Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言辞。

2. All good things must come to an end. 天下没有不散的宴席。

3. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个苹果,身体健康不求医。

4. A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分是赚一分。

5. A picture is worth a thousand words. 一图胜千言。

6. A stitch in time saves nine. 及时处理问题能够避免更大的麻烦。

7. Better late than never. 亡羊补牢,犹未晚也。

8. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分。

9. Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水,亲情重于一切。

10. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。

11. Don't judge a book by its cover. 别以貌取人。

12. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. 别过早乐观。

13. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. 别恩将仇报。

14. Every cloud has a silver lining. 困境中总有希望之处。

15. Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意时。

16. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

17. A watched pot never boils. 忙中有错。

18. If the shoe fits, wear it. 适合自己的就要接受。

英语母语者常说的惯用语idiom

英语母语者常说的惯用语idiom

英语母语者常说的惯用语idiom1、Be in two minds. 踌躇不定。

2、To have a lot on one's plate. 很多待解决的事情,有很多事情,很多问题待解决,觉得压力山大。

3、To get/have cold feet. 临近做某事时感到害怕,害怕做一些本来计划好做的事情。

4、Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩,做出行动看到结果。

5、take a raincheck on something. 目前没法做某事,当下无法接受的邀请,但希望过段时间接受。

6、cry over spilt milk. 覆水难收,浪费是在为过去犯下的错误或无法改变的事情而懊恼。

7、Hit the nail on the head. 做了非常正确的事8、kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟,9、Speak one's mind. 直接说出脑子里想的东西。

10、Your guess is as good as mine. 不知道,不知道怎么回答别人的问题的时候可以用。

11、hit the books. 学习。

12、To hit the sack/hay. 很累后去睡觉。

13、To lose one's touch. 做某事没有以前娴熟。

14、To lose one's mind. 像疯掉一样或者非常愚蠢的样子。

15、To blow/let off steam. (通过运动或打碎东西等来)宣泄情绪。

16、to pay /cost an arm and leg for something. 下了很多钱来做某事。

17、To find your feet. 适应一个新环境。

18、Food for thought. 指一些需要慎重考虑的事。

19、spill the beans. 泄露秘密。

20、to go with the flow. 随机应变,不要担心事情会出错,见机行事。

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