幾個特殊意義的動詞短語

1、初中英語語法時態(tài)】幾個分外意義的動詞短語 (2)10. to drag（one“）sfeet：to procrastinate or postpone （慢慢的拖延，行動 遲緩，拖拖拉拉） It is not a good idea to drag your feet when the work needs to be done. （拖延工作是不好的。 ）No employers like for their employees to drag their feet on any project. （工作拖拖拉拉的員工總是不受歡迎的。 ）11. to paint （someone or one

2、self）into a corner：to trap oneself or someone; to be in trouble （使自己或某人陷入困境 ,應該注意的是即使主語是復數(shù)形式， corner 仍然用單數(shù)）Don“t try to paint yourself into acorner. （不要讓自己身陷困境，無法脫身。 ）After a heated debate with his boss, Mr. Chen has painted himself into a corner. （和老板激動的爭辯之后，陳先生處境十分不妙。）12. to ask （someone） for （one

3、 “ s） hand: to ask girl “ s parents for marria approval （指男人請求女方家長應允將女兒嫁給他，這里的“ someone是'指女方的家長，“one“是指要求婚的對象，hand只能用單數(shù)形式）Mr. Su asked me for my daughter蘇先生到.我家來向我女兒提親。）He has asked her pare nts for their daughter他請求她an父母應允他們的婚事。 ）13. to move onward and upward：to be promoted; from good to better

4、situation （情況得以改善，或往更好的情況發(fā)展）He hopes to move onward and upward with his current company. （他希望能在 現(xiàn)在就職的公司里順利發(fā)展，步步高升。 ）Many young couples try to move onward and upward during their marriage. （許 多年輕夫婦都希望能夠婚姻美滿幸福。 ）14. to call a spade a spade: to be hon est, blunt or frank （直言不諱，有啥說 啥）My wife always call

5、s a spade a spade about her work situation. 我（ 妻子對別人 談起她的工作時，總是直言不諱。 ）Calling a spade a spade on foreign affairs sometimes seems difficult for diplomats. （外交官在處理外交事務的時候很難做到直言不諱。 ）15. to play cat and mouse： to play games with aggressive and passive attitude （玩貓戲老鼠的把戲，欲擒故縱）In bus in ess n egotiati ons

6、, there are always cat-a nd-mouse games 在商業(yè)談判 中，常會有一些貓戲老鼠的把戲。 ）The police have played cat and mouse with the murderer. （警察對兇犯采用的 是欲擒故縱的策略。 ）16. to go on the dole： （of the unemployed） to live on public welfare （失業(yè)人員 依靠政府救濟金生活。）Thousa nds of America ns are out of jobs and may go on the dole.!| 國成千上萬 的

7、失業(yè)者靠領取政局救濟金生活。 ）Some people have gone on the dole for years. 有（ 些人多年來就是靠政府救濟 生活的。 ）17. to be in the hot seat： to be under lots of pressure or in a difficult position （處于困境，面對很多壓力）He has resig ned from his job because he has bee n in the hot seat for years 由 于不堪多年的工作壓力，他終于辭職了。 ）When testifies before Congress, he will be in the hot seat. 在（ 國會作證的時 候，他將面臨強大的壓力。 ）18. to make waves： to make trouble （惹是生非，與 “ rock the boat意思相 近）Many politicians like to make waves in order to be kept in the media. （許多政客 為了能在媒體上路臉兒而不惜嘩眾取寵。 ）Teenagers tend to make waves wi