有趣的英语俚语（二）

 　　26.Have an eye for something 对某事(某物体)了解得非常清楚

　　To be very good at doing something, or have a great understanding of something.

　　Example: As a botanist¹, he has to describe and draw plants accurately², so he must have an eye for detail.

　　27.Turn a blind eye .熟视无睹

　　To ignore an action, even though one should do something about it

　　Example: Parents will spoil their children if they constantly turn a blind eye to their bad behavior.

　　28.Keep an eye on 照看, 密切注视

　　To watch carefully; to look after

　　Example: Keep an eye on my purse – I'm just going to the bathroom.

　　29.Lose face 丢脸

　　To have one's reputation spoiled; to be embarrassed

　　Example: The large drug houses have lost face, because smaller companies are selling similar products at a cheaper price!

　　30.Lead the field 处于领头地位

　　To be the most successful person or group in an activity

　　Example: For decades, the House of Dior led the field in elegant fashion design.

　　Get out of hand 失去控制

　　To be out of control

　　Example: The problem of suicide bombings is getting out of hand; there seems to be no way to stop them.

　　31.Give a hand 提供帮助

　　To help somebody with something

　　Example: Please give me a hand and hold this board while I paint it.

　　32.Learn by heart 牢记

　　To memorize something; to have learned something word for word or very precisely³.

　　Example: At school we often learned Shakespeare’s sonnets⁴ by heart and recited them in front of the class.

　　33.On hold 尚未办理的事情

　　Something set aside and waiting to be dealt with

　　Example: Our vacation plans are on hold right now; because my Dad’s just been admitted to hospital with a stomach ulcer⁵.

　　34.A dark horse 出乎意料的嬴家

　　An unexpected winner.

　　Example: A dark horse in this year’s basketball cup was Japan!

　　35.The bottom line 本质内容

　　The most essential part of something

　　Example: We’ve talked a lot about taxation⁶ and immigration, but the bottom line is that we have to create more jobs.

　　36.Live it up 狂欢一场

　　To enjoy a high standard of living and lead a carefree life

　　Example: The neighbors having been living it up ever since they won the sweepstakes.

　　37.Look forward to 期待着

　　To relish⁷ some future prospect⁸; to eagerly await meeting somebody.

　　Example: You can tell Jake is looking forward to his vacation – he keeps telling us how many days there are left until he finishes college.

　　38.Bear in mind 记住

　　To remember something which can be of help in the future.

　　Example: Before you start your perspective drawing, bear in mind you should first establish a vanishing point.

　　39.Have a mind to 想做某事, 计划做某事

　　To be decided⁹ on ; to intend to

　　Example: The service in our hotel was terrible. I have a mind to write a letter of complaint.

　　40.Be in the mood 想要做某事

　　To feel like doing something

　　Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes.

　　41.Over the moon 欣喜若狂

　　Extremely happy

　　Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion¹⁰ – she really wasn’t expecting it.

　　42.Get a move on 赶快

　　To hurry up

　　Example: Get a move on! The train is about to leave.

　　43.Over and above 除…这外, 额外的

　　In addition to

　　Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because business has been very profitable this year.

　　44.Get the picture 了解某事

　　To understand something, to grasp some meaning

　　Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.

　　45.Be out of pocket 花光了钱的

　　To be without money

　　Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.

　　46.Keep somebody posted 传达消息

　　To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.

　　Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.

　　47.In the long run 最终, 最后

　　Over a long period of time, once a process has matured

　　Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now. In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.

　　48.On a shoestring¹¹ 生活拮据

　　In a thrifty¹² manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum

　　Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.

　　49.Lose track of 失去消息, 失去线索

　　To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is

　　Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston. I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet.

1 botanist   

n.植物学家

参考例句：

• The botanist introduced a new species of plant to the region.那位植物学家向该地区引入了一种新植物。
• I had never talked with a botanist before,and I found him fascinating.我从没有接触过植物学那一类的学者，我觉得他说话极有吸引力。

2 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

3 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

4 sonnets   

n.十四行诗( sonnet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Keats' reputation as a great poet rests largely upon the odes and the later sonnets. 作为一个伟大的诗人，济慈的声誉大部分建立在他写的长诗和后期的十四行诗上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He referred to the manuscript circulation of the sonnets. 他谈到了十四行诗手稿的流行情况。 来自辞典例句

5 ulcer   

n.溃疡，腐坏物

参考例句：

• She had an ulcer in her mouth.她口腔出现溃疡。
• A bacterium is identified as the cause for his duodenal ulcer.一种细菌被断定为造成他十二指肠溃疡的根源。

6 taxation   

n.征税，税收，税金

参考例句：

• He made a number of simplifications in the taxation system.他在税制上作了一些简化。
• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。

7 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

8 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

11 shoestring   

n.小额资本；adj.小本经营的

参考例句：

• In the early years,the business was run on a shoestring.早年，这家店铺曾是小本经营。
• How can I take the best possible digital pictures on a shoestring budget?怎样用很小投资拍摄最好的数码照片？

12 thrifty   

adj.节俭的；兴旺的；健壮的

参考例句：

• Except for smoking and drinking,he is a thrifty man.除了抽烟、喝酒，他是个生活节俭的人。
• She was a thrifty woman and managed to put aside some money every month.她是个很会持家的妇女，每月都设法存些钱。