牛津英语教材中的习语,典故,谚语集锦
(其中模块一1-9 模块六10-22 模块九23-34 模块十一 35- 80)
a piece of cake.—something easy to do 6. the top dog—an important person in an a wet blanket –boring/afraid to have fun organization all ears—listening carefully 7. give sb the cold shoulder –be not friendly to sb pull one’s leg –-joke with sb 8. rain dogs and rats –rain heavily have green fingers—be good at 9. not my cap of tea—not really to one’s taste gardening 园艺能手
17. over the moon 欣喜若狂 18. hot under the collar 愤怒的 19. on cloud nine 狂喜
20. down in the dumps 气馁,沮丧,垂头丧气
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10. 11. 12. 13. 14. as strong as a horse—very strong as busy as a bee –very busy
as poor as a church mouse –very poor as cool as a cucumber –very calm sleep like a log –sleep very deeply
15. to laugh one’s head off –to laugh very hard 16. to smile on someone – you are lucky(好运降临
21. fly off the handle 勃然大怒as mad as a wet hen 22. feel blue 心情不好
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white as a sheet –pale because of pale tickled pink—delighted; very pleased in the red--- in debt
in the black—having money in the bank account feel blue –unhappy; sad green with envy—jealous
feet of clay—a hidden weakness in somebody whom we admire or respect see the handwriting on the wall –see signs that disaster is coming kill the fatted calf –have a large celebration(宴请,)
you reap what you sow –our small kindnesses often bring us rich rewards, while our small offence can bring disasters.
the apple of somebody’s eye—a child who is loved very much by his or her parents. the salt of the earth 诚实高尚的人,社会中坚 be a weed—weak and not brave
as hungry as a lion—wanting something very much as sharp as a spear—very clever
black is white and white is black—things appear different cast-iron nerves – a very strong will as sly as a fox—clever at tricking others eat like a bird – eat very little as tall as a tree—very tall
A child’s play –an easy job 易如反掌
Off the top of your head 不假思索 脱口而出, On paper 在理论上 between jobs 失业
a confidential source 线人;细作 capital punishment 死刑
physically challenged 身体残疾 sanitary worker 清洁工 correctional facilities 监狱
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Have butterflies in your stomach 忐忑不安,紧张 / ant in one’s pant 坐立不安 Do your homework about 为……做好准备 As easy as pie 易如反掌 As plain as day 显而易见 An arm and a leg 昂贵的代价 Hold firm 坚信 A white lie 善意的谎言
The Heel of Achilles 亦作Achilles’ heel 致命要害 唯一弱点;薄弱环节 An Apple of Discord争斗之源;不和之因;祸根 Helen of Troy这个成语,除了表示a beautiful girl or woman; a beauty who ruins her country等意义外,还可以用来表示a terrible disaster brought by sb. or sth. you like best的意思。 on one’s last legs 奄奄一息,过时
Scrooge--- a character who is extremely mean .(吝啬鬼)
a sacred cow—This policy, which used to be very successful, remains a sacred cow, though it no longer meets the needs of the current situation.. (Someone or something that is held in high regard and can not be harmed. It is from religion).
be over the moon—Terry was over the moon because his favourite team had just won the championship match. (Someone who is very happy. It is from works).
Pandora’s box—How could we have known that by applying for a credit card we were opening Pandora’s box. (One action has caused a lot of bad things to happen. It comes from works).引来祸害
Waterloo—After spending all his money and failing to raise funds for his project, he is facing his Waterloo. (A final defeat or failure. It comes from history).
Mother Teresa—She has done a lot of charity work this year and is a real Mother Teresa. (A person who works selflessly for others. It comes from real life). Judas犹大To describe someone who betray their friends or beliefs. Mickey Mouse course (a course that is very easy )非常容易 a dark horse 黑马
Daniel in the lion’s den 艰巨的任务 catch-22 令人左右为难的规定 leading light 导航灯,重要人物 Jonah 带来不幸的人
a Herculean task 极为艰巨的工作
a good Samaritan 心地善良,乐于助人的人 David and Goliath 以弱胜强
Jekyll and Hyde 双重人格者,两面派 a tough nut 难对付的人,胆大果断的人 men in the street 普通人 mend one’s way 改过自新 around the clock 夜以继日 between jobs = unemployed in the air 悬而未决
start from the scratch 从头做起
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87. 在英语中green常表 嫉妒、眼红; yellow以表胆小、卑怯、卑鄙,blue表忧郁 88. face the music表示“面对失败;接受批评/处罚;承担后果 89. call white black/call black white 混淆是非 90. land on one’s feet 安然脱险 91. a black sheep 害群之马; 92. a white lie 善意的谎言
93. white war 没有硝烟的战争,常指“经济竞争”。 94. White elephant 无用而累赘的东西;; 95. why bother?. 没必要
96. in a blue mood /having the blues表示“情绪低落; 97. white coffee 不加牛奶的coffee
98. black and blue 遍体鳞伤的;青一块紫一块 99. a lame duck 无用之人 100. green hand新手
101. Once bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 102. Make hay while the sun shines 趁热打铁 103. You can say that again. 你说的完全真确
104. It counts for nothing这一点也不重要。/这不算什么。 105. so what : 那又怎样?? 那又如何??
106. Actions speak louder than words.行动比言语更有说服力。(事实胜于雄辩。) 107. The best fish are / swim near the bottom. 好鱼居水底。(有价值的东西不能轻易得到。) 108. A rising tide lifts all boats. 水涨众船高。
109. Time lost cannot be recalled. (recall vt. 召回,恢复) 光阴一去不复返。 110. To stand still is to move back.. 逆水行舟,不进则退。 111. It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。(打翻牛奶,哭也没用)
112. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望,作最坏的准备。 113. All that glitters is not gold. / All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的并非都是金子。 114. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.自己有弱点,勿揭他人短
115. one man's meat is another man's poison表示“萝卜青菜,各有所爱”,此处是要表达同一种学习英语的方
法不是每个人都适用
116. Don’t count your chickens until they are hatched. --Don’t count on something going well until it happens. 不要
过早乐观
117. ..A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林。 118. The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑一百步。 119. bite your tongue 保持沉默 120. eat your words 收回前言 121. cool one’s heels 空等
122. talk your head off 喋喋不休 123. come on! 得了吧;加油;快点
124. forget it! 没关系,别在意;算了吧;休想 125. What say you?你说呢?
126. cut it out!停止;省省吧;闭嘴 127. come off it! 住口;别吹牛了 128. suit yourself! 随意;随你便!
129. break a leg! 祝好运;祝成功(演员演出前) 130. chance one’s arm冒险一试
131. It’s all Greek to me! 我不懂 I’m stuck! You have me there! You beat me!
132. Can you beat that/it?你能相信吗?(表惊讶/恼火) beat your brains 绞尽脑汁 133. pull one’s socks up! 鼓足干劲开始做 134. You are telling me! 还用你说!
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135. You don’t say ! 真的吗?
136. You can say that again! 表赞同。 I’m with you on that! You said it! You bet! 137. Never you mind 不关你的事
138. It’s anyone’s guess 谁也说不准;前途未卜 139. It’s your call 由你决定
140. you have my word = I promise
141. I beg to differ! I wouldn’t bet on that!我看不一定
142. There you are! 拿去;我说的没错吧;表示被迫接受某一不可避免或无法改变的事实(常与but连用),意
为:没办法;只好这样。I‘ve got to pay for my daughter’s wedding, but there you are—that‘s what fathers are for! 我得为女儿的婚礼掏钱。唉,没办法,谁叫我是她是爹呢! 143. I dare say. 我猜测;大概
144. so long再见 catch you later 一会儿见 145. How come? 怎么会(那样)? 146. add fuel to the fire 火上浇油
147. out of a clear blue sky 突然; 出乎意料 148. Then so much the better1 那就更好了 149. I can’t complain!还行
150. Guess what?你猜怎么着?
151. That’s it! 对的,就这样;够了,好了(表愤怒) 152. I mean it’!/ I ‘m serious1/ I’m not joking! 153. what a shame! what a pity!
154. Don’t give me that! 少来这一套 155. I’ll give you that!我承认 156. I don’t get it 我不懂
157. with all due respect/no offence 无意冒犯
158. not in a months of Sundays : Not likely!/ Not in a millions years! 159. you name it! 凡是你能说出的,想到的(应有尽有) 160. search your heart! 反思 161. snake in the grass 潜在危险 162. none too 一点也不not a bit
163. a white elephant 华而不实;无用而累赘 164. a square meal 饱餐;美餐 165. the lion’s share 最大/好的一份 166. face the music 自食其果
167. lead a dog’s life 过得穷困潦倒
168. a rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔 169. push your luck 因曾冒险成功 而再次冒险 170. sit on the fence 摇摆不定;保持中立
171. Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 满瓶不动半瓶摇 172. Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐 173. a white war 不流血的战争;经济战争
174. pie in the sky难以付诸实施的构想(或计划); 渺茫的希望; 空口的许诺; 175. bend the rules 通融;放松规定 176. once in a blue moon 偶尔
177. let the cat out of the bag.不小心泄露秘密秘密/ spill the beans 178. like water off the duck’s back 毫无作用 179. through thick and thin 风雨同舟 180. start from scratch 白手起家
181. down to earth 务实的;切合实际的 182. on cloud nine 十分开心 183. catch red-handed 当场抓住 184. at sixs and sevens 乱七八糟
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185. by twos and threes 三三两两;零零星星 186. It’s too loud! (衣服)花哨 187. A cat on hot bricks. 坐立不安 188. a little bird told me 有人告诉我
189. the pot calls the kettle black 五十步笑百步 190. not all there 不太正常
191. save your breath 少废话;别唠叨了;省省吧 192. a chicken 胆小鬼
193. diamond cut diamon 棋逢对手 194. hold water 站得住脚;言之有理 195. look before you leap 三思而后行
196. A new broom sweeps clean新官上任三把火
197. one’s bread and butter 生计;主要经济来源;最基本的;影响切身利益的 198. the skeletons in the closet 不可告人的秘密;家丑 199. under the weather /not feel well/feel sick
200. a dog in the manger 损人不利己;占着茅坑 201. let sleeping dogs lie 不要多管闲事 202. a snake in my bosom 恩将仇报 203. call a spade a spade 实事求是
204. absence makes the heart grow fonder 距离产生美 205. in the blink of eye 眨眼间
206. don’t spread yourself too thin 不要同时顾太多事 207. catch some zs 小睡一会儿 208. write a Dear John 分手信
209. bark up the wrong three 找错对象
210. short accountants make long friends 亲兄弟明算账 211. a stick in the mud 老古董;守旧的人 212. lick her lips 渴望;垂涎 213. lick one’s boots 谄媚;巴结 214. give sb. the boot 解雇
215. The world is your oyster! 机会多多 216. turn over a new leaf 翻开新的一页 217. Judas 犹大;叛徒 Jonah 灾星
218. under one’s belt 经历过;在…有经验;已获得 219. get the ball rolling 开始 220. call it a day 到此为止 221. It’s a deal! 就这么定了
222. it’s no big deal. 没什么大不了的 223. don’t lose your head. 镇定 224. fish in the air 缘木求鱼 225. no brainer 容易的事
226. a man in the street 普通人 227. person of interest 嫌疑人 228. whiter than white雪白;(精神上,政治上)纯洁的,干净的 229. call a spade a spade 有啥说啥;直言不讳
230. hang in there 坚持keep going 想入非非;异想天开 231. get the ball rolling 开始;开始着手认真做 232. cry for the moon
233. every cloud has a silver lining黑暗中总有一线光明; 天无绝人之路; 否极泰来; 守得云开见月明; 乌云背
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