如果说一个人在假装地高兴或故作镇定，好像什么事情都没有，就可以说 put on a brave face 即装作若无其事的样子。例句Mary didn't get the promotion she was expecting. But she put on a brave face and...
如果用 on a slippery slope 来形容某人或某事所处的状态，意思就是情况越来越糟，急剧下滑，如果不及时采取措施就会变得更糟 (有时也可以说 going downhill 滑坡) 。例句The country's economy was on a slippery slope ...
A crowd pleaser 是受公众欢迎喜爱的一个人或物。例句That kiss between Prince William and Princess Catherine was a real crowd pleaser.The appearance of Madonna at the mus...
短语 "set the wheels in motion 让轮子动起来" 的实际意思是使某事开始运转、实施。例句Victoria dreamed of becoming an Olympic cycling champion. She set the wheels in moti...
如果你坚持做某事直到 you are blue in the face, 意思就是你花很长时间做一件事情，做到脸都发青了也没用，不会成功。例句Martin argued with his mother until he was blue in the face, but she still made...
如果说一个东西 as dead as dodo, 意思就是这个东西已经不再重要了，过时了。我们通常使用这个短语来谈论思想或潮流。例句In the past people used to watch and record videos on VHS, but now that format is as...
我们用 odd man out 或者 odd one out 来形容某人或某事格格不入，与众不同。例句When I got to the party everyone was wearing beautifully tailored suits and I was in ripped jeans a...
be in the money从字面意思上看，如果一个人在钱堆里”是个什么状态？没错，就是非常有钱的意思。例句：I'll be in the money once I get the inheritance.我拿到遗产后将会变得非常有钱。有关money”的更多表达ha...
marry money”的意思可不是嫁给钱”。真正的意思是：嫁给有钱人；跟有钱人结婚。例句：One way to get rich is to get marry money.变富的一个方法就是跟有钱人结婚。...
在一些美剧中，我们会看到be made of money”这个词组，be made of是由做的，那be made of money”难道是说由钱做的”吗？be made of money”英文解释：to be rich，中文就是富有，有钱&rdquo...