2024屆高考英語作文俗語表達知識清單

英語俗語表達1.Weight★adeadweight：阻止進步/前進的負擔(dān)；累贅例：You'vebeendeadweightthisentireroadtrip.You'vejustsattherewithoutdrivingorpayingforgasoranything!★aload/weightoffsomebody'smind：如釋重負；減輕精神/心理上的負擔(dān)例：Havinganightouttotalkovermyproblemwithmyclosefriendhelpedmegetaweightoffmymind.★carry(one's)ownweight：恪盡職守例：IknowI'vebeensick,butI'llcarrymyownweightontheproject,don'tworry.★giveweightto(something)：重視某物例：JonathanknewhisparentsneverapprovedofhisrelationshipwithMichael,sowhenhedecidedtogetmarried,hedidn'tgivemuchweighttotheirobjections.★punchabove(one's)weight：以小博大；超常發(fā)揮取勝例：Thesmall-townmayorhasbeenpunchingaboveherweightrecently,goinghead-to-headwithfederallawmakersovertheissueofimmigrationreform.【反義詞：punchbelow(one's)weight：形容發(fā)揮失?！俊飌ull(one's)weight：做好分內(nèi)的事例：Ifyoudon'tpullyourweight,ourpresentationwillneverbefinishedontime.★throw(one's)weightbehind(sborsth)：（利用自己的權(quán)利/影響力）鼎力支持Measure★byallmeasures/byeverymeasure：無論如何★desperatetimescallfordesperatemeasures：非常時期用非常手段★get/have/takethemeasureofsomebody：摸清某人的底細例：I'vegottenthemeasureofthestudents,andIjustdon'tthinkthattopicwillholdtheirinterestatanassembly.★innosmallmeasure/inlargemeasure：在很大程度★makesomethingtomeasure：量身定做例：Thatshirtfitsyouperfectly.Itlookslikeitwasmadetomeasure!★Manisthemeasureofallthings.人是萬物的尺度?！飉easuretwiceandcutonce：三思而后行★measureupto(someone's)expectations：達到（某人的）期望例：We'relettingyougo,Sam.I'mafraidyoujustdidn'tmeasureuptoourexpectations.2.Number★doanumberon(someoneorsomething)：傷害某人或某物例：Consideringherpessimismtowardmarriage,herlastbreak-upmusthavereallydoneanumberonher.★acushynumber：一份清閑卻高薪的工作，美差例：Igettoworkfromhomeandspendalotoftimewithmykids,soit'scertainlyacushynumber.★beyondnumber：數(shù)不勝數(shù)例：Agreatfieldgreeteduswithwildflowersbeyondnumber,producingaredolencesostrongastonearlyoverwhelmus.★havestrengthinnumbers：在數(shù)量上占優(yōu)★makeupthenumbers：湊數(shù)例：Iwasexcitedthattheywantedmeontheirteam,butIrealizedthatIwasjustmakingupthenumbers.★numbercruncher：指擅長處理和分析大量數(shù)據(jù)的人Hawk★betweenhawkandbuzzard：處在兩個極端或者派別之間例：Thesettlersontheborderofthetwowarringstatesfoundthemselvescaughtbetweenhawkandbuzzard.★haveeyeslikeahawk：善于觀察的；觀察力敏銳的例：Momhaseyeslikeahawk,soshe'lldefinitelynoticeifyousneaksomeofthosecookiesoutofthekitchen.★hawksanddoves：指鷹派（強硬派）和鴿派（溫和派）【①鷹派：用以形容主張采取強勢外交手段或積極軍事擴張的人士、團體或勢力。②鴿派：用以形容主張采取柔性溫和的態(tài)度及手段處理外交、軍事等問題的人士、團體或勢力?！俊飇nowahawkfromahandsaw：有分辨能力例：OfcourseIknowwhichtwiniswhich—Iknowahawkfromahandsaw,afterall!★watch(someoneorsomething)likeahawk：緊盯某人；密切監(jiān)視某人/某物例：Ms.Finneganwaswatchingmelikeahawkduringthatentiretest.DidshethinkIwasgoingtocheat?3.Silver★asilverlining：一線生機；一線希望例：Therecouldbeasilverliningtogettinglaidoff—youmightfindajobyouactuallylike!★Everycloudhasasilverlining.否極泰來；守得云開見月明★asilver/smoothtongue：形容能說會道★bebornwithasilverspoonin(one's)mouth：生在富貴人家★begiveneverythingonasilverplatter：不勞而獲例：Youcan'tjustexpecttobegiveneverythingonasilverplatterinlife.You'vegottoworkforthethingsyouwant.★cross(one's)palmwithsilver：為得到好處而給某人錢例：Youwillfindthatthingshappenmuchfasterinhotelsifyoucrossthestaff'spalmswithsilverfairlyoften.★familysilver：傳家寶★silverfox：有魅力的年長男性4.Goose★(as)looseasagoose：形容非常放松/冷靜例：Iknowthebossisunderatonofpressure,buthestillseemslooseasagoose.★(as)sillyasagoose：形容非常愚蠢★(goon/sendon)awildgoosechase：通常指浪費時間和精力的事情；徒勞無功例：I'vebeenonawildgoosechasetryingtofindabagofDan'sfavoritepotatochips.★cook(one's)goose：毀掉……的前程；使……喪失成功機會例：Icookedmyowngoosebynotshowingupontime.★getgoosepimples/givesomeonegooseflesh/goosebumps：起雞皮疙瘩例：Thesoundofthescreamwassochillingthatitgaveusallgoosebumps!★killthegoosethatlaysthegoldenegg(s)：殺雞取卵，竭澤而漁例：Firingtheprogrammerwhocreatedyourmostsuccessfulappislikekillingthegoosethatlaysthegoldenegg.★thegoosehangshigh：形勢大好；前景光明例：Well,onemonthaftermoving,andsofarthegoosehangshigh!I'vesettledintomyjob,madesomenewfriends,andIabsolutelylovethiscity.5.Pie★(as)easyaspie：輕而易舉；小菜一碟例：Aftersomanyyearsasanaccountant,doingtaxesisaseasyaspieforme.★applepieorder：井然有序；秩序井然例：Everythingneedstobeinapple-pieorderbeforeGrandmagetshere!★bepie-eyed：喝醉了的；睜大眼睛的例：Doyourememberlastnightatthebaratall?Youwerepie-eyed!★haveafingerineverypie：形容愛管閑事，事事都要干預(yù)例：Monicawouldn'tbesobusyandstressedifshedidn'thaveafingerineverypie.★getapieceofthepie：分一杯羹★pieinthesky：難以付諸實施的構(gòu)想（或計劃）例：Hekeepstalkingabouthowhe'llmovetoLosAngelestobeafamousactor,butit'sjustpieintheskyifyouaskme.★Shutyourpiehole!閉上你的烏鴉嘴!★eathumblepie：忍辱負重，忍辱含垢（承認錯誤并接受別人的批評）例：Ugh,nowthatmyideahasfailed,I'llhavetoeathumblepieintheboardmeetingtomorrow.6.Cup★astorm/tempestinateacup：小題大做例：Ireallythinkyou'remakingastorminateacupoverthis.It'sjustatinyscratchonthecar!★inone'scups：醉醺醺地；酪酊大醉例：Whenyou'reinyourcups,foolishideashaveapeculiartendencyofsoundinglikeexcellentones.★cupoftea：表示個人喜好或興趣的隱喻★just(one's)cupoftea：合乎某人的品味、喜好，是某人的菜例：I'veneverenjoyedboringintellectualdramas,butagore-filledmonstermovie?Nowthat'sjustmycupoftea.★cupofcoffee：短暫逗留7.Pant★antsinone'spants：坐立不安；形容某人因焦慮、興奮或不耐煩而無法保持平靜例：Thekidsreallyhaveantsinthepantstoday,soI'mgoingtotakethemtotheplayground.★akickinthepants：(出乎意料的)非難；責(zé)備★becaughtwith(one's)pantsdown：措手不及；陷入囧境例：WeseriouslyunderestimatedouropponentsonSaturdayandwerecaughtwithourpantsdown.★beat(one's)pantsoff：在比賽中大獲全勝例：Thefinalscorewas17–1?Wow,wereallybeattheirpantsoff!★(fly)bytheseatof(one's)pants：形容沒有明確的計劃或清晰的方向例：Pilotswhoareinfogandusingonlyinstrumentsareflyingbytheseatoftheirpants.★haveleadin(one's)pants：行動遲緩；反應(yīng)遲鈍例：Doyouguyshaveleadinyourpantstoday?Pickupthepace!★keep(one's)pantson：別生氣，保持冷靜Watch★awatchedkettleneverboils：形容越心急，時間過得越慢★beonthewatch：保持警惕例：Youneedtobeonthewatchforsuspiciouspeoplewhenyou'reoutinthecitythislateatnight.★keep(a)(close)watchon(someoneorsomething)：密切注視(某人或某事)★watch(someoneorsomething)withaneagleeye：密切注視(某人或某事)★thewatchesofthenight：夜間焦慮不眠的時刻例：Mypoorwifewasupinthesilentwatchesofthenightfortwomonthsbeforeourdaughterwasborn,plaguedbyrestlesslegsandanachingback.★watch(one's)tongue/manner/mouth：注意言行例：Afterbeingthreatenedwithexpulsionformyvulgarremarksinclass,Iknewhadtowatchmytonguefortherestofthesemester.★bearwatching：值得一看；大有前途例：Thisisaveryseriousdisease,anditwillbearwatchingforfurtherdevelopments.8.Hot★hotpotato：棘手的問題；燙手山芋★inthehotseat：承擔(dān)重任；面臨壓力或批評的處境★hotunderthecollar：形容很生氣例：I'msorryIgothotunderthecollarjustthen,Ihaveahardtimehearingcriticismaboutmynovel.★hottomato：指有魅力的女人、漂亮的女人例：Checkoutthathottomato!Doyouthinkshe'dgooutwithme?★hotontheheelsof(someoneorsomething)：緊跟（某人或某物）例：Look,thecopsarehotontheheelsofthebankrobbers!★getin(to)hotwater：陷入困境例：Thesenatorhasgottenintohotwaterwithconstituentsoverhiscallousremarks.★drop(someoneorsomething)likeahotbrick：立馬與某人或某事脫離關(guān)系例：Wedroppedourrenovationplanslikeahotbrickafterfindingouthowmuchthejobwouldcost.9.Hard★ahardnut(tocrack)：棘手的人或物例：Thespywecapturedisahardnut;hehasn'tsaidathingsincewebegantheinterrogation.★ahardrowtohoe：比喻難啃的硬骨頭；棘手的情況★badhabitsdiehard：惡習(xí)難改★behardonsomebody：對某人很苛刻/嚴厲例：Pleasedon'tbehardonTessa—she'ssuchasensitivekid.★caughtbetweenarockandahardplace：處于兩難的境地；進退兩難例：Shefoundherselfcaughtbetweenarockandahardplacewhenshehadtochoosebetweenhercareerandherrelationship.★fallonhardtimes：遭遇不幸★driveahardbargain：(在某事上)極力討價還價例：Salisknowntodriveahardbargain,soIdoubtyou'llgetthatcarforthepriceyouwant.★hardcheese：倒霉；表示某人遇到不幸或不順利的情況10.Condition★beinaninterestingcondition：有喜；懷孕（委婉表達）例：A:"IsittruethatStan'sdaughterisinaninterestingcondition?"B:"Yes,she'sdueattheendofthesummer."★inadelicatecondition：懷孕（委婉表達，過時的說法）★beinthepinkofcondition：形容身體健康；狀態(tài)極佳同義詞：inthepink；ingoodcondition例：It'sgoingtobetoughwork,sowewanteveryoneinthecrewtobeinthepinkofconditionbeforewestart.★ingoodcondition：處于良好狀態(tài)：指物品或設(shè)備沒有損壞或磨損；已做好準備例：No,themanuscriptisn'tingoodconditionforreviewyet—Istillhaveafewsectionstoedit.★inmintcondition：嶄新的；指物品保存得非常完好，幾乎沒有磨損或損壞例：Mybrothermadealotofmoneysellingvintagebaseballcardsthatwereinmintcondition.★onconditionthat：在……條件下例：Thecompanyagreedtothesale,onconditionthatalltheirstaffbeabsorbedbythelargercompany,withnoforcedlayoffs.11.Skeleton★familyskeleton：家丑例：Theexplosivememoirbythefamousactordetailsallsortsoffamilyskeletonsthathavebeenburiedforyears,includingpatternsofemotionalabuseinflictedbyhisparents.★have(a)skeleton(s)in(one's)/thecloset/cupboard：黑歷史；指尷尬的、令人丟臉的秘密例：Shehassomeskeletonsinherclosetthatcouldruinherchanceatthepresidencyifthepressweretofindoutaboutthem.★skeletonatthefeast：掃興的人或事物例：Don'tinviteChristoyourengagementparty—he'salwayssogloomyandwilljustbeaskeletonatthefeast.★skeletoncrew：最低人手；最少人數(shù)例：Therigswillhaveaskeletoncrewkeepingthemrunninguntilthecompanyfinisheshandingoveritsbusinesstothenewowners.近義詞：skeletonstaff：基干人員12.Window★awindowofopportunity：指可以做某件事的一個短暫的時機例：Somefearwemayhavealreadymissedourwindowofopportunitytogetthedevelopmentplanapprovedbythecity.★bewindowdressing：裝飾門面，弄虛作假例：AsfarasIcantell,thisnewpolicyislittlemorethanwindowdressingtowoonewemployees.★makeabetterdoorthanawindow：擋住某人的視線（幽默說法）例：Moveit,willyou?Youmakeabetterdoorthanawindow!★gowindow-shopping：只看不買例：MybankaccountissosadthesedaysthatI'llonlybegoingwindow-shoppingforawhile!★outofthewindow：指忘卻或忽視；被弄丟或不受重視例：Oncethegovernmentderegulatedtheindustry,expensivesafetyprecautionswerethefirstthingoutthewindow.Shop★abullinachinashop：指笨手笨腳的人、魯莽闖禍的人例：Thisisacomplexproblem,andifyouattackitlikeabullinachinashop,youwillalienatealotofpeople.★allovertheshop：形容事物或人的行為雜亂無章，沒有條理例：Ifthatpaperworkisallovertheshop,itwilltakeushourstofindwhatwe'relookingfor.★goonashoppingspree：瘋狂購物；血拼★likeakidinacandystore/shop：（常見于美式英語）形容非常興奮例：Shelookedlikeakidinacandystorybeingabletolookatsomuchworld-classartinoneplace.★shoptill(one)drops：買東西買到手軟，形容在購物上花一大筆錢例：Everyweekendmywifeshopstillshedrops.Hercreditcardbillsareenormous!13.Name★abigname/noise：大人物；名氣很大的人；大腕兒★(one's)nameismud：指某人失去信譽，名聲掃地例：Hisnameismudnowthathe'sbeenfoundguiltyofembezzlingmoneyfromthecompany.★ahouseholdname：家喻戶曉的（人或物）例：IknewthatwinningattheOlympicswouldchangemylife,butIdidn'trealizethatIwouldbecomeahouseholdname!★blacken(one's)name：敗壞某人的名聲★drag(one's)namethroughthemud：搞臭/敗壞某人的名聲【相似表達：giveabadnameto(someoneorsomething)】★besomebody'smiddlename：是（某人的）突出個性[常用于幽默或諷刺的語氣]例：Youdon'tneedtoworryaboutDonna—"safety"ishermiddlename.★lend(one's)nameto(something)：支持或贊同某事例：Nowthatwe'vegotabigmoviestarlendinghisnametoourcampaign,we'refinallystartingtogetthetractionwe'vewanted.14.Mud★(as)clearasmud：不清楚；不清晰；難以理解例：IguessIneedtocallalawyerbecausetheselegalcontractsareasclearasmud.★(as)happyasapiginmud：形容非常興奮例：IknowI'llbeashappyasapiginmudonceIgetthisstupidcastoffmyleg.★astick-in-the-mud：老古董；墨守成規(guī)的人例：Sallywastiredofbeingcalledastickinthemudbyherfriendsjustbecausesherefusedtodrinkalcohol.★flingmudatsb：誹謗某人例：I'mtryingtomaintainafairandrespectablecampaign,andmyopponenthasnoproblemflingingmudatme!★mudduck：指沒有魅力的女人例：Now,IknowI'mnosupermodeloranything,butI'mcertainlynomudduckeither!15.Leg★aleginthedoor：指為成功邁入某一行業(yè)而邁出的第一步例：IknewthatIcouldprovemyselftobeavaluableassettothecompany,ifonlyIcouldgetaleginthedoor.★aliehasnolegs：撒謊是站不住腳的★costanarmandaleg：花費極大；價格昂貴例：I'msickofpayingrentinthistown.It'scostingmeanarmandaleg!★getalegupon(someone)：形容在某一方面比某人有優(yōu)勢例：I'vebeenpracticingallsummerlong,andnowI'vefinallygottenaleguponKeithintennis.★haveahollowleg：形容酒量/飯量大例：Thewayshedrinksonanightout,you'dswearshehasahollowleg.★legwork：跑腿工作例：I'mtoooldtodothegardeningonmywholeproperty,soeachsummerIhireacoupleoflocalteenagerstodothelegwork.16.Spit★spitintheocean：微小的或無關(guān)緊要的數(shù)量例：Iappreciateyourdonation,butwithhowmuchtheserepairswillcost,acouplehundredbucksisspitintheocean.★bethespitandimageof(someone)：與某人長得相似例：Wow,youarejustthespitandimageofyourmother!Iwasabouttocallyoubyhername.★eatthemeatandspitoutthebones：將有價值的信息和無效的信息分開例：Don'tgethunguponoutdatedterminologyinyourstudies—justeatthemeatandspitoutthebones.★spitinsomeone'seye：輕視/蔑視某人例：Manyfeltthatthejudgespatinthevictim'seyebygivingtheperpetratorsuchashortprisonsentence.【相似表達：spitintheeyeof】★spitandpolish：指對細節(jié)的關(guān)注，特別是在外觀和個人儀表方面例：Ourmanagerdemandsspitandpolishwheneverwecleanupthekitchenattheendofthenight.17.Flower★heartsandflowers：多愁善感例：Thepremiseisactuallyprettyinteresting,butthedialogueinthesebooksisallheartsandflowers.★floweroftheflock：鶴立雞群；某一集體中出類拔萃的人物例：Yourcupcakesarejustthefloweroftheflock—thereisnobetteritematthebakesale.★intheflowerofyouth：風(fēng)華正茂之時例：You'restillintheflowerofyouryouth—youhaveplentyoftimetofigureoutwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife.★(as)delicateasaflower：形容非常脆弱，容易受傷例：Sheamixedmartialartistwhocouldknockyourblockoffnow,butshewasdelicateasaflowerwhenshewasakid.★theflowerof(something)：(某物的)精華；最佳部分例：Thoughmanyworrythelegislationwillhampertradewithforeigncountries,I'mhopefulthatitwillhelpnurtureandcultivatethefloweroflocalindustries.18.State★afinestateofaffairs：指情況不妙,處境不妙例：Well,thisisafinestateofaffairswe'reinnow.Theclientdoesn'tlikethejobwe'vedone,andtheywantitfixedinlessthanaweek.★deepstate：深層國家【資深精英階層管理國家運作的統(tǒng)稱,主要是美國高層政治生態(tài)?！俊颾ellwetherstate：大選領(lǐng)頭羊州/風(fēng)向標州【指傾向于投票給獲勝的總統(tǒng)候選人的州。俄亥俄州（Ohio）就是一個典型的風(fēng)向標州?！坷篛hioisfamouslyabellwetherstate.Ifthesenatorcanwinhere,she'snearlyassuredtowinthepresidency.★Bluestate：藍州【大多數(shù)選民傾向于投票給民主黨的州?！俊颬urplestate/Swingstate：紫色州/搖擺州【某州選民們對民主黨和共和黨的支持比率相對平均分配的大州被稱為搖擺州。這些州的投票結(jié)果很難預(yù)測。】★somethingisrotteninthestateofDenmark：指事情有點不對頭；情況很糟例：