to take one's hat off以前，每当一个人做了什么值得赞扬的事，人们往往会拿下头上戴的帽子，对那个人表示敬意。现在已经没有人戴帽子，因此这种举动也不存在了。可是，这个俗语还是经常用的，表示致敬、钦佩。例句：I sure take my hat off to my boss. ...
集合名词（英语：collective noun或者nouns of assemblage）是语言学上的一个专有名词，意指一种可用来指称一群对象的词，而这些对象，可以是人、动物、或是一类概念等事物。举例来说，在英语中，一群狮子”可称为 a pride of lions，这里的pride 就...
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter applying for a position of a company. You should write at least 120 words acco...
I went to three cities to play during last summer holidays. They are Beijing, Dalian and HuHehot.I went to Beijing more than eight times. Beijing is t...
1. 塞翁失马 a blessing in disguise, a loss may turn out to be a gainThe failure of the summit may be a blessing in disguise.这次峰会的失败或许是塞翁失马。2. 一马当先 be the ...
1. Elevator Music – Pleasant and sometimes annoying music that is played in public placesElevator Music——在公共场合播放的愉快的、有时是恼人的音乐"A...
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十年寒窗 A student's long years of academic study开卷有益 Reading is always profitable学无止境 Knowledge has no limit业精于勤 Excellence in work is possible only ...
baby-kisser从字面上看，该词是"吻婴儿的人"。但实际上这是送给政坛人士的一种特别称谓，即"政客"的别名。Baby-kisser们为了争取民众支持、捞取选票，不惜花大量的时间与精力去讨好民众，时时刻刻笑脸相迎，见到母亲们抱着baby时也会故作姿态抢过b...
bottle baby"抱着瓶子的宝宝"是什么意思？告诉你吧，这个习语指的是酒鬼。酒鬼每天抱着酒瓶，这么一联想非常好记。例句： The bottle babies sat there, waiting to be thrown out at closing time. 酒鬼们坐在...