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1、关于“头”的趣味俚语 关于“头”的趣味俚语,lose your head到底什么意思?今天给大家带来了关于“头”的趣味俚语,希望能够帮助到大家,下面就和大家分享,来欣赏一下吧。关于“头”的趣味俚语,lose your head到底什么意思?The following idioms and expressions use the noun head. Each idiom or expression has a definition and two example sentences to help understanding of these common idiomatic expressi
2、ons with head.以下习语和短语使用名词“head”。每个习语或短语都有一个定义和两个例句,有助于理解这些常见的“head”习语Able to do something standing on ones headDefinition: do something very easily and without effort定义:不费吹灰之力,轻而易举地做某事Hes able to count backward standing on his head.他能倒立着倒数。Dont worry about that. I can do it standing on my head.别担心。我
3、可以轻而易举地做这件事。Bang your head against a brick wallDefinition: do something without any chance of it succeeding定义:做某事没有成功的机会Ive been banging my head against a brick wall when it comes to finding a job.在找工作的问题上,我一直头痛得要命。Trying to convince Kevin is like banging your head against a brick wall.试图说服凯文就像把你的头撞
4、在砖墙上。Beat something into someones headDefinition: teach someone something by repeating it over and over again定义:通过一次又一次的重复来教导某人Sometimes you just need to beat grammar into your head.有时候你只需要把语法多学几遍。My father beat the importance of kindness into my head.我父亲把仁慈的重要性强加于我。Bite someones head offDefinition:
5、 criticize someone strongly定义:强烈批评某人Tim bit my head off last night at the party.蒂姆昨晚在聚会上狠狠地批评了我。Dont bit my head off just because I made a mistake.别因为我的一个错误就狠狠地批评我。Bring something to a headDefinition: cause a crisis to happen定义:导致危机发生We need to bring the situation to a head to get a resolution.我们需要把
6、情况搞清楚才能解决问题。The immigration situation brought the political crisis to a head.移民形势使这场政治危机达到了顶点。Bury ones head in the sandDefinition: ignore something completely定义:完全忽略某事Youre going to have to face the situation and not bury your head in the sand.你将不得不面对这种情况,而不是置之不理。He chose to bury his head in the sa
7、nd and not confront her.他选择忽视这件事,而不是和她对质。Cant make heads or tails out of somethingDefinition: not be able to understand something定义:不能理解某事I hate to admit that I cant make heads or tails out of this math problem.我不想承认这道数学题我做不出头绪。The politicians cant make heads or tails out of the current employment c
8、risis.政客们无法从当前的就业危机中脱颖而出。Drum something into someones headDefinition: repeat over and over until someone learns something定义:一遍又一遍地重复,直到有人学到东西I had to drum German grammar into my head for two years before I could speak the language.在我能说德语之前,我得把德语语法灌输两年。I suggest you drum this into your head for the t
9、est next week.我建议你下周考试时把这个记在脑子里。Fall head over heels in loveDefinition: fall deeply in love定义:坠入爱河She fell head over heels in love with Tom.她深深地爱上了汤姆。Have you ever fallen head over heels in love?你曾经坠入爱河吗?From head to toeDefinition: dressed or covered in something completely定义:穿着或完全被某物覆盖Hes dressed i
10、n blue from head to toe.他从头到脚都穿着蓝色的衣服。Shes wearing lace from head to toe.她从头到脚都戴着花边。Get a head start on somethingDefinition: begin doing something early定义:早做某事Lets get a head start on the report tomorrow.让我们明天先做报告。She got a head start on her homework immediately after school.她放学后立即开始做作业。Get your hea
11、d above waterDefinition: keep going in life despite many difficulties定义:尽管有很多困难,但要继续生活If I can find a job Ill be able to get my head above water.如果我能找到一份工作,我就能摆脱困境。Study these pages and youll get your head above water.仔细阅读这些书页,你就会头脑清醒。Get someone or something out of ones headDefinition: remove someo
12、ne or something from your thoughts (often used in the negative)定义:把某人或某物从你的思想中移开(通常用于否定)Im really upset that I cant get her out of my head.我真的很难过我不能将她从我的脑海抹去。She spent three years getting those experiences out of her head.她花了三年的时间把那些经历忘掉。Give someone a heads startDefinition: let someone else begin b
13、efore you in a competition of some kind定义:在某种比赛中,让别人比你先开始Ill give you twenty minutes heads start.我给你20分钟先走。Can you give me a heads start?你能让我先走一步吗?Go over someones headDefinition: not be able to understand something定义:不能理解某事Im afraid the joke went over her head.恐怕这个笑话使她无法理解。Im afraid the situation g
14、oes over my head.恐怕情况超出了我的预料。Go to someones headDefinition: make someone feel better than others定义:让别人感觉比别人好His good grades went to his head.他的好成绩使他头昏眼花。Dont let your success go to your head. Stay humble.不要让你的成功冲昏头脑。保持谦虚。Have a good head on your shouldersDefinition: be intelligent定义:聪明Shes got a goo
15、d head on her shoulders.她很有头脑。You can trust him because hes got a good head on his shoulders.你可以相信他,因为他很有头脑。Head someone or something offDefinition: arrive before someone or something else定义:先于某人或某事到达Lets head them off at the pass.让我们在关口把他们赶走。We need to head the problem off.我们得把问题解决掉。Hit the nail on
16、 the headDefinition: be exactly right about something定义:完全正确I think you hit the nail on the head.我想你说得对极了。His answer hit the nail on the head.他的回答一针见血。In over ones headDefinition: do something that is too difficult for a person定义:做一些对一个人来说太难的事情Im afraid Peter is in over his head with Mary.恐怕彼得和玛丽关系不
17、好。Do you ever feel that youre in over your head?你有没有觉得自己被蒙在鼓里?Lose your headDefinition: become nervous or angry定义:变得紧张或愤怒Dont lose your head over the situation.不要对这种情况失去理智。She lost her head when he told her he wanted a divorce.当他告诉她他想离婚时,她失去了理智。Learn more idioms and expressions in English with resou
18、rces on the site, including stories with multiple idioms and expressions in context.利用网站上的资源,学习更多英语习语和表达,包括在上下文中使用多个习语和表达的故事。关于学习的俚语,hit the books难道是“打书”?Check out these idioms and phrases, which can be used when talking about school and learning.看看这些习语和短语,它们可以用来谈论学校和学习。Bite off more than you can ch
19、ew好高骛远Meaning: to take on more than you can handle意思是:承担超出你所能承受的Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I signed up for the extracurricular activities after school.当我在放学后报名参加课外活动时,我吃得太多了。Blow off steam发泄情绪Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period o
20、f hard work意思是:做一些事情来摆脱压力,在一段时间的努力之后做一些事情来放松。Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam.经过两周的考试,安德鲁和他的朋友们周末去野营消遣。Bookworm书呆子Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.意思是:一个经常阅读的人。Example: Everyone knows shes a real bookworm so she only got books fo
21、r her birthday.每个人都知道她是个真正的书呆子,所以她只有生日的书。Brainstorm头脑风暴Meaning: to think of new ideas意义:思考新的想法Example: Annie didnt have a clue how to get started with the project so she decided to brainstorm with her group.安妮不知道如何开始这个项目,所以她决定和她的小组一起集思广益。Burn the midnight oil熬夜Meaning: to work or read late into the
22、night意思是:工作或阅读到深夜Example: I had to burn the midnight oil to get ready for the test.为了准备考试,我不得不熬夜。By heart熟记Meaning: from memory意思:从记忆中Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.简熟记所有的成语。Cut to the chase直入主题Meaning: get straight to the point意思是:直奔主题Example: Cut to the chase whats your idea for the p
23、roject?例句:开门见山-你对这个项目有什么想法?Eager beaver对工作极有热忱的人Meaning: someone who is enthusiastic about school or work and works very hard意思是:对学校或工作充满热情并努力工作的人Example: Shes such an eager beaver, she never missed a lesson and always does her homework.她真是个热心的人,从不缺课,总是做作业。Hit the books开始学习Meaning: to study意义:学习Exam
24、ple: I cant go out this weekend, I have to hit the books because an exam is coming up.这个周末我不能出去,因为考试就要来了,我不得不看书。Piece of cake小菜一碟Meaning: something easy意思是:简单的事情Example: This test was a piece of cake, I didnt have to study so much!这次考试是小菜一碟,我用不着学那么多!Pitch in努力投入Meaning: contribute, help out意思:贡献,帮助E
25、xample: Although Mary was in our group she didnt pitch in with the project.虽然玛丽在我们组,但她没有参与这个项目。Ring a bell听起来熟悉Meaning: sound familiar意思:听起来很熟悉Example: Ben didnt cover all the material for the exam, most questions didnt ring a bell for him.本没有涵盖考试的所有材料,大多数问题都没有给他敲响警钟。Skip class逃课Meaning: not go to c
26、lass意思是:不去上课Example: Lee had to go to the doctors this morning so he skipped class.李今天早上不得不去看医生,所以他逃课了。Teachers pet宠儿Meaning: a student who is favored by the teacher意思是:受老师宠爱的学生Example: Nobody likes a teachers pet.没有人喜欢老师的宠物。To be under the weather身体不舒服Meaning: to fill ill含义:生病Example: Im under the weather, I think Ill skip class.我不舒服,我想我要逃课了。With flying colours出色完成Meaning: with distinction, successfully意义:与众不同,成功Example: I passed my final exam with flying colours.我以优异的成绩通过了期末考试。关于“头”的趣味俚语