小喵的英文课外积累

2018-03-20  本文已影响23人  陈砚v

1. in the wake of        adv.随着

2. Who said life would be a bed of roses?(谁说生活就是一帆风顺的呢?)

be no bed of roses:To be a challenging and unpleasant situation.

come up roses: Turn out extremely well.开头虽然不尽人意,但是渐入佳境

3. be (as) fresh as a daisy  (精神饱满)

4. be pushing up (the) daisies:slang To be dead and buried. (Usually in the future tense.) 死了,挂了

5. shrinking violet:An extremely shy person 害羞腼腆的人

6. achieve fame and fortune(名利双收)

7. burn the midnight oil(挑灯夜战)

8. might as well do sth (不妨做某事)

9. for three consecutive months(连续三个月的)                                                注:不要就记得continuous(强调一直不间断);虽然consecutive和successive在语法上可互换,可还是有不同。前者侧重指活动、数字的连续性;后者强调事情有先有后,相继发生。constant(不断的;永恒的;常数)

10. Your vacancy really fit my ideal.(我对你们的职业很感兴趣。)

11. be available for 有空做……;可供……利用(后接n)                                            be available to 可被……利用或得到 (后接n/v)

12. at your convenience(在你方便的时候)

13. be prone to do sth(有什么倾向的)

14. 否定词:hardly , scarcely , barely

15. ensure(保证)注:ensure sth ; ensure that...

assure(使确信)assure sb of sth ; assure sb that...

insure(投保)insurance(保险)注:insure除保险的意思以外,等同ensure

16. make allowances for(体谅)

17. have your own way(一意孤行)

18. welcome the opportunity(希望有机会)注:sth rejoice sb(某物使某人高兴);cheer作及物动词表示为……加油;greet(vt 指友好而热诚地欢迎某人)

19. bring over(使相信;说服;带来)

20. be accustomed to sth/to doing sth(习惯于做某事(通过努力))注:be used to doing sth (自然而然地成为习惯)

21. be dedicated to sth/to doing sth(献身于/专注于做某事)

22. collect call(对方付费的电话)

23. be committed to doing sth(决心从事……)be committed to do sth(承诺做某事)  committee(委员会)  commission(n 委员会 ; v委任)

24. entitle sb to sth/to do sth(使某人有做什么的权利)be entitled to do sth

25. “would rather...than...”句式,意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”;                rather than后接名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词(与其……不如……)――>You rather than I are going to go camping.是你而不是我要去要野营。

26. during Bill Clinton's presidency(克林顿任总统期间)注:president指总统;presidency指总统的任期

27. Earth's gravity(地球重力)

28. be in the full conviction(确信)

29. wear sth/sb out(使某物用完/使某人筋疲力竭)  sb be worn out(某人精疲力竭)wear and tear(磨损、消耗)

30. yearn for(向往)

31. flush out(冲掉)

32. a thorn in the flesh(肉中刺)

33. a fly in the ointment(美中不足)

34. fight the good fight(努力做某事(道德上正确的事))

35. to go the extra mile(多走一里路,指加倍努力)

36. the shorter end of the stick(木头的一端更短->更惨)

37. be obsessed by(对……着迷)

38. at the ripe old age of eight(在八岁成熟的年纪)

39. be hellbent on doing sth(拼命地做某事)注:hell 地狱;努力                              what the hell are you doing?(你他妈在做什么?)注:hell加深程度

40. sneak over(偷偷溜走)注:snuck为过去式/分词

41. turn one's backs on sb(对某人不在乎)

42. come back to是回到xxx地方  come back from是从xxx地方回来

43.  in the red 亏损,负债                            have a ball  玩得尽兴,过得开心            hold water  理论或者观点经得起考验

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