knock your socks off 叹为观止
分类: 英语学习方法
当事物、景象让你叹为观止,震撼不已时,则可以用非正式表达“knock your socks off 把袜子都给震下来了”来形容这种感受。
例句
If you can get to the summit at sunrise, the view will knock your socks off.
That film you recommended was amazing. It knocked my socks off.
I've been creating a new sauce. It's so delicious it'll knock your socks off.
请注意
Knock yourself out 是一个通俗的表达,意思是“随便你,你想干啥就干啥”。比如,有客人到家做客,我们可以用这个短语来表示“别客气,我家就是你家”的意思。或者当我们尝试做某事没成功,别人也想试试的时候,我们可以用这个短语来表示“随你,尽管试试吧”。
例句
I've been trying to fix the tap for hours without any luck. If you want to give it a go, knock yourself out.
A: 'Can I have a beer?'
B: 'Sure, there's some in the fridge, knock yourself out.'