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hang in there

保持某种态度,坚持。

1. At first,I didn't want to finsh the book because it was too long,but I hung in there and read it to the end.

一开始的时候,这个书我不想读完,因为它太厚了,但是后来我还是一口气把它读完了。

2. The hours of training everyday made the athlete want to quit,but he hung in there and won the competition.

每天那么多小时的训练,使得这名运动员想放弃了,但是他坚持下去,并且赢得了最终胜利。

hang by a thread

千钧一发,危在旦夕。这件事悬了。

1. Your job is hanging by a thread right now. I think your boss wants to fire you.

你的工作恐怕保不住了,我觉得你的老板要炒掉你。

2. Peace is hanging by a thread in Iraq.

伊拉克的和平局面随时都将被打破。

handle sth

应付、处理谋事,搞得定。

1. Karer is not very good at managing her time.I don't think she can handle two jobs.

凯伦她并不擅长计划她的时间,我认为她根本没办法应付两份工作。

had it with

对某事受够了,无法再忍受了。

1. The trains are always running ate.I've absolutely had it with them!

火车总是晚点,我真的忍无可忍。

2. I've had it with all this traffic.It's impossible to get across town these days.

如今的交通状况简直是令人无法容忍,连进城都办不到。

hot idea

非常棒的主意或想法。It is another way of saying "a very good idea"。

1. I have a hot idea- why don't we pack a lunch and go to the beach today? Won't that be fun!

我有个绝妙的主意,我们把午餐打包到海滩上去吃吧,一定很有意思!

2. That idea you came up with for the new campaign is really hot. I think the public will respond very well.

你那个关于竞选的主意真的非常好!我想公众的反响一定会不错。

homely feel

指某个地方让人觉得很舒服,有家的感觉。

1. His apartment is cold and bare and not very homely.

他的公寓房有三个特点,第一个是特别的冷,第二个是空荡荡的,第三个是没有家的感觉。

2. I like that restaurant because it has a homely feel.

我喜欢那家餐馆,因为那有家的感觉。

hard life

终日奔忙,艰苦努力的生活。

1. Being a farmer is a hard life. You have to work all day and all night.

农民的生活非常不容易,因为你必须夜以继日地工作。

2. She has a hard life. She supports her whole family and goes to school at night.

她的生活非常艰难,需要养活一家人,晚上还要上夜校读书。

It's up to you.

由你来决定,你说了算。It's your decision

1. You can study English or Spanish,it's up to you.

你可以学英语,也可以去学西班牙语,你自己决定。

2. You can have any sweater you want. It's up to you.The color's up to you.

想穿什么样的毛衣自己定好了,颜色你来挑,由你自己决定。

it'll cost ...

花费很贵,代价很大。

1. It'll cost you to have your car fixed.

你这个车修好的话要花不少钱。

I don't know how Duran is gonna afford a vacation in Europe.it'll cost him.

我不知道为什么杜伦能花得起钱去欧洲度假,费用很高的。

itching

If you are itching to do something,it means that you are eager or impatient to do it.非常急切,非常盼望,迫不急待做某事。"itching"是形容词。

1. Oh, man, I'm itching to get off work. I have a hot date tonight.

伙计,我可真是等不及要赶快下班了,因为今晚我有一个非常棒的约会。

It doesn't count.

无关紧要,不计算在内。

1. The first two exams do not count toward your final score for the class.

最初的这两次考试与课程的最后成绩无关。

2. My opinion never counts because I'm the youngest in my family.

因为我是我们家最小的,所以我说的话从来都不被重视。

ingenious

非常有天赋的,有创造力的,有独创性的。 名词是"genius"。

1. The design of the new opera house is ingenious.

这个新的歌剧院的设计真的是很有创意。

2. She's had some ingenious ideas for saving money.

她在存钱方面有非常多的好点子。

in vogue

时尚的、时髦的。It is fashionable

1. Long skirts are in vogue nowadays.

长裙现在很时尚.

2. Korean dramas are in vogue.

韩剧现在很流行.

in good faith

做事讲信用,诚信。

1. That company didn't act in good faith, they cheated us.

那家公司,他们做事情不讲信用, 他们骗了我们。

improvise

即兴创作,现场发挥。

1. I haven't written a speech for tonight so I'll just have to improvise.

今晚的讲演我没有准备讲稿,所以只有现场发挥了。

2. If you don't know the answer just improvising.

如果你不知道这个答案是什么的话,你就即兴发挥一下吧。

impossible

形容一种人,不可理喻、无法与之讲道理。

. Your cat is simply impossible. He always runs around scratching things and does not listen to me.

你的这只猫简直是不可理喻,它在我家总是乱跑,还乱抓乱挠,根本不听我的话。

2. This science course is impossible!I will never get an A.

自然课真是不可理喻,我永远得不了A。

I.D.

是"identification"的缩写,意思是身份或身份证。

1. I couldn't get into the club last night because I forgot my I.D.. The bouncer thought I was underage.

昨天晚上我没有进去酒吧,因为我忘记带身份证了,酒吧保安认为我还没有成年。

2. You need to show your I.D. when you borrow a book from the library.

你需要出示证件才可以从图书馆里借书。

I get it.

我明白了,我懂了。

1. Ha!Ha!I get it.That's a funny joke.

哈哈,我明白了,那肯定是个玩笑。

2. This math problem is so hard!I don't get it.

这道数学题真难,我怎么也搞不懂。

I didn't catch it.

我没听清楚,我没明白,不懂。

1. A:What did the weather report?

B:I didn't catch it.

刚才天气预报是怎么报的?

我也没听到。

2. A:What was her name again?

B:I didn't catch it when she was introduced.

那个女孩叫什么名字?

别人介绍她的时候我也没注意。

I blew it.

我把某事搞砸了。

1. I really wanted to go to law school, but I blew the exams. I can't get in right now.

我真的很想上法学院,但是我把考试搞砸了.现在没办法了。

2. I really blew the chances with Marilyn when I told her she looked fat in the dress she was wearing.

我真的把与玛罗琳的机会浪费了,刚才我告诉她她穿那条裙子显胖。

jump out of sb's skin

紧张得心惊肉跳,如坐针毡。

1. I was jumping out of my skin worrying about my exam results.

我很担心考试结果,感觉如坐针毡。

2. That ghost movie had me jumping out of my skin.

这部恐怖片吓得我心惊肉跳。

jinx

扫把星,可以泛指一切能够带来坏运气的东西。Something that brings bad luck.

1. I think this watch is a jinx to me. Every time I wear it,something bad happens.

这个表我觉得对我好像是不太吉利,每次一带它,就会发生坏事情。

2. Some people think the Year of Goat is a jinx.

有人说羊年不吉利。

jerk

形容一个人很笨,愚蠢,古怪或粗鲁。

1. That guy is such jerks. He told me I was fat.

那个家伙非常的坏,他竟然敢说我胖.

2. My boss is a jerks,he always make us work late every night and doesn't pay us for it.

我的老板是一个坏蛋,因为他总让我加班,还不给加班费。

knock sth together

草草完成,拼凑而成,对付,很快地完成。

1. This restaurant seems like it was just knocked together yesterday. The paint is still wet!

这个饭馆看起来从昨天刚刚完工,因为油漆还是湿的。

2. Tonight's dinner was no trouble. I knocked it together in 30 minutes.

今天晚上这顿晚饭,一点都不麻烦,因为我只花了30分钟。

Knock it off.

住手,停下。表示对别人做的事不满。

1. Your music is too loud. I can't hear myself think. Knock it off.

你的音乐声音太大了,我无法思考。马上停下来。

keep sth between us

天知地知,你知我知,指某件事就咱俩知道就可以了,千万别跟别人讲。保密,不要外传。

1. I'll tell you what happened,but you have to keep it between us,ok?

我告诉你事情的经过,不过你可别跟别人讲好吗?

2. What we learn in this room must be kept only between us.

我们今天在这件屋子里谈的事情要保密。

keep someone in line

让某人老实点,不要惹事,规规矩矩的。反义词是:get out of line.

1. Don't get out of line at dinner or you will be punished.

在吃晚饭的时候你规矩一点,否则你就会受到惩罚。

2. It's difficult to keep a group of young children in line.

如果想要一群小朋友都很守规矩,真的是一件很困难的事情。

keep on top of sth

能驾驭某事,掌握、控制局面。

1. Studying isn't hard if you keep on top of it.

如果你能够掌握正确的方法,学习并不是困难的事情。

2. I go to the bank twice a month to keep on top of my finances.

我每周去银行两次,从而掌握我的财务状况。

keep at it

保持住,坚持努力不懈,不放弃。

1. I know training is very hard, but you keep at it and you will be rewarded.

我知道训练是非常非常艰苦的,别放弃,一定会得到你应有的回报。

2. They were losing the game but they kept at it and came back to win in the end.

比赛刚开始他们的局面不利,但是由于坚持努力不懈,最后终于还是取得了胜利。

keep an eye on sth

关注,注视,注意。盯着某人或某物,确保不出问题。

1. I'll keep an eye on the stove while you answer the phone.

你去接电话吧,我来帮你盯着烤炉。

2. I like to keep an eye on the stock market.

我喜欢关注股市的行情。

lose one's head

情绪失控,失去理智,歇斯底里。

1. After hours of barking I lost my head and put the dog out of the house.

狗叫了几个小时,搞得我心烦意乱,我把它轰了出去。

lose one's appetite

没有胃口,没有食欲。

1. I think drinking too much beer this evening has made me lose my appetite.

我想今晚喝得太多酒,我都没有胃口吃东西了。

2. Watching this horror movie on TV has made me lose my appetite.

看了这部恐怖片,让我大跌胃口,完全吃不下去饭。

loosen up

在紧张的时候放松一下。

1. Brian was really nervous at the beginning of his job interview but he loosened up when the boss started talking about basketball.

布赖恩在工作面试刚开始时非常紧张,但是当老板开始跟他讨论篮球的时候就放松下来了。

2. Loosen up!Monica really likes you so you have nothing to worry about.

放心吧,莫妮卡非常喜欢你,不要担心。

loose wire

与"screw loose"类似,意思是脑筋有问题,神经兮兮,疯癫的,不正常。

1. I think my boss has a screw loose. He called me into his office but when I got there he sent me back to my desk!

我想我老板今天不知出了什么毛病。他把我叫到他办公室,但是我过去了,他又说"你回到座位上去吧"。

2. A:Let's call Professor Porters about this math problem.

B:Do you have a screw loose?It's after midnight!

让我们给鲍德斯教授求助这个数学问题吧。

你是不是有毛病?现在已经都后半夜了。
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