每一門語言都有許多的俚語和豐富的口語詞匯,小編在這里為大家整理了現(xiàn)代日常生活中常用到的地道短語和俚語,還有例句哦.
· Lose one’s temper發(fā)脾氣
You don’t have to lose your temper about trifle things.
· Through thick and thin有甘也有苦
The couple have gone through thick and thin for many years.
· Have another think coming大錯特錯
If you think I’m easily taken in, you are having another think coming.
· Thin-skinned神經(jīng)過敏
She is so thin-skinned that, whenever we talk about something in a low voice, she will think we are referring to her.
· Jump down someone’s throat嚴厲訓斥某人
The boy saved a girl from the river and went back home. Seeing him all through, his mother jumped down his throat.
· Stick out like a sore thumb特別扎眼
I hate my big nose. It sticks out like a sore thumb.
· Be all thumbs笨手笨腳
I just learned to type. I was all thumbs.
· Turn thumbs down on…不贊成……,反對……
The boss turned thumbs down on the new on promotion scheme.
· Twiddle one’s thumbs無所事事
Why do we have to work overtime while people in PR department are twiddling their thumbs?
· Beat someone’s time with someone勾引別人的女朋友
He is strange. He doesn't go steady with any girl, but enjoys beating others’ time with their girlfriend.
· On the tip of someone’s tongue就早嘴邊上
A man in black came to ask about my son’s whereabouts. My words were on the tip of someone’s tongue when I found the man had a gun inside his pocket.
· Hold one’s tongue保持沉默
I can no longer hold my tongue when I see so many wild animals have become extinct.