我们可以对行为言语盛气凌人、趾高气扬、摆大架子的人说 get off your high horse, get down off your high horse 或 come off your high horse.例句Stop criticising everyone! You should ge...
如果某人说要 pop his/her head out，意思就是此人正准备快速的看一眼外面的情况。例句I'm just going to pop my head out and check the weather.Could you pop your head out of the wind...
你可以用 there are plenty more fish in the sea 这个表达来描述可供选择的人或事还有很多，也就是我们常说的 天涯何处无芳草”。这个表达常被用在谈论婚姻或感情关系破裂的语境中。例句Mary was not a good wife. Don't c...
短语 fly off the handle 的意思是大发脾气，勃然大怒。例句When I told Dad I had crashed his car again he flew off the handle.Jane is trying to get to sleep, so if you wak...
我们用短语 all the colours of the rainbow 来形容某物五颜六色、五彩缤纷。例句Jane had some incredible clothes in her wardrobe; they were all the colours of the rainbow.We sa...
如果说某人 has a yellow streak, 那意思就是此人比较胆怯、不勇敢。例句I invited my friend rock climbing at the weekend, but he refused. I told him to get rid of that yellow st...
短语 like a ton of bricks 可以用来形容某物很重，也可以形容某人受惊吓，使某人惊呆。例句I can't carry that bag all the way home - it's like a ton of bricks!The news about her g...
动词短语 'spark off' 意思是引起，引发。例句Their decision sparked off a protest because people were very angry.If I comment on my girlfriend's new haircu...
如果你对一件事儿是 a bee in your bonnet, 那就是说你不能停止、没完没了地想这件事儿。我们常用这个短语来描述一个人对某事担忧、着急或因某事而很生气。单词 bonnet 在这里指的是一种帽子。例句The council wants to close down our local l...
如果你对艺术、音乐或戏剧特别感兴趣，那么人们可能会把你称为一个 a culture vulture 文化狂热分子。例句William's going to see three exhibitions and a Beethoven symphony on Saturday. That guy...