英语俚语、短语及其应用

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1、1　Beintheair将要发生的事情Thefeelingorideathatsomethingnewisabouttohappenorisgoingtochange.Example:Fromtheargumentsgoingonatthemeeting,itseemsthatachangeinpolicyisintheair. 2Cleartheair消除误会TosettleadisputeandrestoregoodrelationsExample:Wehadameetingwiththeworkers,an

2、dIthinkwe’veclearedtheairnow. 3　Costanarmandaleg极其昂贵TobeveryexpensiveExample:Ilovethatfurcoat.However,Idon’tthinkI’mgoingtobuyitbecauseitcostsanarmandaleg. 4　Abadegg缺乏道德的人SomebodywhohasnomoralprinciplesandshouldbeavoidedExample:Youmustn’tlendTimmoney,he’sabad

3、egg.You’llneverseehimoryourmoneyagain! 5　IntheBag稳操胜券SaidofanachievementwhichissecureExample:Wehavethedealinthebag.Theclientcameinthismorningtosigntheagreement. 6　Inthebalance未知的,不可预测的SaidwhentheoutcomeofasituationisunknownorunpredictableExample:Hiscareerasap

4、ilotisinthebalance,ashiseyesightdoesnotseemgoodenough. 7　Driveahardbargain极力讨价还价TohavethenegotiatingstrengthandskillstogetthemostadvantageouspriceandconditionsExample:Amandaisnegotiatingthebestpricefromthesuppliers.Shedrivesahardbargain. 8　Ringabell看上去或听起来非常熟

5、悉Tolook,soundorseemfamiliarExample:Thatfaceringsabell,wherehaveIseenhimbefore? 9　Tightenone’sbelt节衣缩食TocutdownonspendingbecausethereislessincomethanbeforeExample:Nowyouareoutofwork,you’llhavetotightenyourbeltandgiveupbuyingnewclothesandgoingoutsooften. 10　Kil

6、ltwobirdswithonestone一石二鸟Tocompletetwotaskstogether,withlesseffortthandoingthemseparatelyExample:SinceI’dgonetothestoretobuysomebread,IthoughtofkillingtwobirdswithonestoneandinvitedMr.Biggstotheparty. 11　Beinablackmood情绪极差Tobesonegativeabouteverythingthatitis

7、impossibleforanyonetoreasonwithhim/herExample:Myfatherhasbeeninablackmoodfordays,wedarenotsayanythingtohim. 12　Newblood新成员NewpeoplebroughtintoanorganizationtointroducedifferentandoriginalideasExample:Itwasdecidedtobringnewbloodintotheschoolbyemployingteachers

8、withthelatesttraining. 13　Feelingblue感到无精打采FeelingsadordepressedExample:She’sfeelingblue,becausethemanshelovesisfaraway. 14　Gettothebottomofsomething弄清真相TofindoutthetruthaboutsomethingExa