短语 full of hot air 可以形容某人夸夸其谈、纸上谈兵。 My boss keeps promising to give me a pay rise but the extra money never comes. He is full of hot air! My mate Phillip is full...

去 spice something up 的意思就是放更多香料在食物或饮料里使其更有滋味。另外你也可以 spice up 一段讲话、一个表演或活动：在这里就不是放调料了，而是在其中加入更有趣味，引人入胜的内容。...

短语“狮子的份额The lion‘s share”意思就是最大份额或最大的一份。 The lion‘s share of my budget is spent on mortgage payments. Although nowadays most women have jobs, they still ...

如果你说的话或做的事 goes down like a lead balloon，这就意味着起不受欢迎，激起了他人的不满或反感。 David‘s joke was in very poor taste. It went down like a lead balloon! The news...

如果形容某人是 stony-faced 那就表示此人看上去毫无表情或不动心的。 I tried to get the judge to be on my side by making a joke but he remained stony-faced. I got caught smoking at s...

当我们碰到难题时可以说 a tough(or hard) nut to crack – 特别难打开的坚果。这个表达也能用来形容一个难以对付或难理解的人。 My new boss is a tough nut to crack. I never know if he‘s...

今天要和大家分享的口语表达是：Are we good? good是我们再熟悉不过的英语单词，表示“好”的意思。不过 Are we good? 这个口语表达的意思可不是“我们好吗？” Are we good? 也经常说成We good...

短语 fly off the handle 的意思是大发脾气，勃然大怒。 When I told Dad I had crashed his car again he flew off the handle. Jane is trying to get to sleep, so if you wake her up she ...

今天要和大家分享的口语表达是：None of your business。这个口语表达的意思是“不关你的事”“少管闲事”。 It‘s none of your business how I spend my time. 我怎么度过我的时间和你无关。...

a window of opportunity 就是机遇之窗的意思，指可以做某事的一个短暂时机或可能。 I‘ve got a window of opportunity to talk to my boss about a pay rise tomorrow. Meet me in reception...