9个与天气相关的常用英语习语

1. Bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳

用来形容事情发生得如此突然,让人感到惊讶和措手不及。



  • The chairman was only elected a year ago, his resignation came as a bolt from the blue.
    主席是一年前才当选的,他的辞职让大家感到突然和震惊。

2. To have a face like thunder 火冒三丈

形容一个人非常生气,达到怒不可遏的程度。

  • I couldn’t believe my eyes, he had a face like thunder when he came out of the manager’s office this morning.
    我简直不敢相信我的眼睛,他今天从经理办公室出来的时候满脸怒气

3. To take a rain check 改天吧,日后再议

表示当下不能做什么事情,但是不排除日后的可能。

  • Do you mind if I take a rain check on that lunch invitation? I’m going to be away all week.
    你介意我改日再去赴约吃午饭吗?我这周都不在。

4. It never rains but it pours! 祸不单行

形容糟糕的事情一个接一个发生。

  • Poor Sarah, she lost her job and now she has a car accident. It never rains but it pours!
    可怜的莎拉,她刚丢了工作,现在又出了车祸,真是祸不单行啊。

5. A storm in a teacup 小题大做

本来是小事一桩,可是经过渲染,变成了大问题。

  • Lucy was calling the police when her cat disappeared, it all sounds like a storm in a teacup.
    Lucy发现她的猫不见了就去报警,我看这未免有点儿小题大做。

6. On cloud nine 九霄云上,非常高兴

形容一个人的心情好得不得了。

  • When the boss announced my promotion, I was on cloud nine.
    当老板宣布我升职的消息时,我高兴地不得了。

7. To chase the rainbows 追逐彩虹,痴人说梦

  • You have only started two months ago, and you have been already thinking about promotion. Well, I think you’re just chasing rainbows.
    你才来了两个月就开始想着升职,我觉得你这是痴人说梦。

8. Once in a blue moon 千载难逢,百年不遇

形容非常罕见。

  • Brian has very little contact with his sister. They see each other once in a blue moon.
    布莱恩和他姐姐没有什么联系,他们几乎很少见面。

9. Every cloud has a silver lining 黑暗中总有一线光明

鼓励人们即使在最困难的时刻也不要失去信心或者放弃希望。

  • Don’t worry too much about your dropping out of university, every cloud has a silver lining.
    大学辍学这事儿别太着急,别灰心,将来还是有希望的。
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