固定成语表达 a feather in your cap 字面意思是帽子里的一根羽毛”，实际含义是值得骄傲的事情、可夸耀的成就”。这个表达可以说自己也可以用来恭贺他人的成就。例句Winning that award was a real feather in my cap. ...
短语 lose sleep over something 可用来表述一个人因某事而感到担忧、有压力从而失眠。这个表达常以否定形式出现来劝说人们不要有太多压力。例句I know changing your degree is very stressful, but don't lose sle...
和汉语表达 闭着眼睛也能做” 相对应的英语说法就是 able to / can do something in your sleep。这个说法被用来夸张地描述一个人积攒了很多做某事的经验，因而精通熟练此项工作。例句Don't worry, I can do this essay ...
如果你因为仰慕某人而对他/她说的话一字不漏的聆听，每句话都记在心里，就可以用 hang on (to) someone's every word 来形容。例句She really likes her English professor. She seems to hang on to his...
短语 money talks 的意思就是有钱能使鬼推磨”。注意这个短语带有一些负面含义。例句A: I don't know how he got into university. He's not very clever.B: Didn't you know? H...
在英语里可以用 a dab hand 来形容某人是做某事的内行、老手。这个说法后常跟介词 at 来表示某人是哪个行当的能手。例句I'm going to ask my brother to help put up the shelves. He's a dab hand at DIY...
单词 rut 指车轮胎驶过路面后留下的车辙。用 stuck in a rut 陷在车辙里”可以描述某人的生活或工作陷入一种陈旧不变的常规状态。例句I've got to change my job. After two years doing the same thing day...
如果你对某人说I have (got) your back”意思就是无论是多么困难的情况下，你都会鼎力支持他们。例句Listen, you know I've got your back. If you want to make a complaint I'll supp...
如果一个人被形容为a square peg in a round hole”意思就是他是一个不适宜担任某一职务的人”。他的性格，表现或态度与周围的人都不一样，和大家格格不入。例句If you want a long career here you're going t...
以前在拳击比赛中，如果一方想挑战另一方，就把自己的帽子扔进拳击台里，这里的ring 指拳击台”。现在这个成语的意思是说某人欣然迎战，接受挑战。例句I think you'd make a great class president. You should think about ...