🎯 高频习语·贰
生活英语 · 高频习语 · 共 30 个核心词汇 · 8 条场景例句
词汇表
- actions speak louder than words 行动胜于言辞；行动比言语更响亮
- add insult to injury 雪上加霜；伤害之余又侮辱
- back to square one 回到原点；回到起始状态
- beat around the bush 绕弯子；转弯抹角；旁敲侧击；拖延谈及正题
- blessing in disguise 因祸得福；貌似坏事的好事
- burn the midnight oil /bɜːrn ðə ˌmɪdnaɪt ɔɪl/ v. 开夜车
- by the book adv. 按规矩来；按常规
- cross that bridge when you come to it 船到桥头自然直；问题来了再解决
- cry over spilled milk 为无法改变的事懊恼；为泼了牛奶而哭；为打翻的牛奶流泪；做无益的后悔
- devil's advocate 故意唱反调的人；唱反调的人
- down to earth 脚踏实地；直率的
- easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难；说来容易做起来难
- every cloud has a silver lining 黑暗中总有一线光明；守得云开见月明；再黑暗的地方也有一线光明；乌云背后有阳光
- get a taste of your own medicine 自食其果
- get out of hand 失控；失去控制
- go the extra mile 加倍努力；多付出代价；多努力一点
- in hot water 惹上麻烦；处于困境；遇着麻烦；处于水深火热
- it takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响；跳探戈舞需要两个人；跳探戈需要两个人
- jump on the bandwagon 跟风；见风使舵；看气候；赶浪头；赶潮流
- keep your chin up 别灰心；不要气馁！；别灰心！；不要放弃！
- kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟；一箭双雕
- leave no stone unturned 竭尽全力；千方百计；想方设法
- on thin ice 处境危险；如履薄冰
- out of the woods 脱离险境；脱离困境
- play it by ear 见机行事；随机行事；无计划地进行
- rain on someone's parade 扫某人的兴；扫兴
- skeletons in the closet 不可告人的秘密；家丑
- the elephant in the room 明摆着却没人提的事；房间里的大象；房中大象；屋子里的大象
- throw in the towel 认输放弃；认输
- when pigs fly 绝不可能；永无可能
场景例句
- Stop beating around the bush and tell me the truth.别绕弯子了，直接告诉我真相。
- The layoff was a blessing in disguise.被裁员反而是因祸得福。
- Quitting social media is easier said than done.戒掉社交媒体说起来容易做起来难。
- She always goes the extra mile for her clients.她为客户总是加倍付出。
- Let's play it by ear and decide tomorrow.我们见机行事，明天再定。
- Nobody mentioned the elephant in the room.没人提那个明摆着却尴尬的问题。
- We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.船到桥头自然直。
- He'll apologize when pigs fly.他会道歉才怪呢。