To scrape the barrel 意思是在没有更好选择的情况下处于无奈只能滥竽充数，将就凑合。例句You chose Mark to represent us at the meeting? That's really scraping the barrel.A: What are ...
Junk mail 垃圾邮件，指那些主动送上门的、没有用的广告信件。这个词也适用于电子邮件中的垃圾邮件。例句Why does no one send me real letters anymore? All I ever receive is junk mail!When I checked my ...
英语中的 a grey area 意思是灰色地带或没有明确正误答案的、含糊不清的一个问题。例句When it comes to the law there are many grey areas.The difference between flirting and harassment is a ...
短语 dawn on 的意思是某人终于明白一事。例句It dawned on me that I hadn't been sick for two years.It was several hours before the truth finally dawned on Michael: h...
短语 under the table 用来形容秘密的行为，尤其是那种背地里，偷偷进行的腐败不法行为。例句If you want to open a business in a country where there is a lot of corruption, you may have to ma...
如果说做一件事就像 a piece of cake, 意思就是易如反掌，小菜一碟。例句Changing the wheel on the car was a piece of cake - I was happy to help!I don't know what all the fuss ...
短语狮子的份额The lion's share”意思就是最大份额或最大的一份。例句The lion's share of my budget is spent on mortgage payments.Although nowadays most women have j...
处于红色状态 in the red 意思就是你欠银行钱了。当一个人或企业的财务出现赤字，那就意味着他们处于负债或亏损状态。例句Because the airline had to give everyone their money back after the delays, they now sa...
如果你 push the boat out 那就表示你讲排场，摆阔气，大肆庆祝。例句Rob's wedding was amazing; they really pushed the boat out and made it a day to remember.As it's our...
如果用 just the ticket 来形容某物，那就意味着这正是一个人所需要的东西，此物正合一个人的心意。例句These boots are just the ticket for our walking holiday in the Alps.Jane said my low-fat cake...