to be on ice 的意思是暂缓、搁置某个决定或计划。换句话说就是暂时先不考虑某件事了。 I‘ve had to put my trip to the Caribbean on ice as I need the money to get my car repaired. All ...

当某人 lights up，这意味着他/她看起来很高兴或为什么事情而感到欣喜。 Mum will light up when she realises we‘ve planned a surprise party for her. My grandma would light up when she...

如果某人赤手空拳做成了某件事 done something with their bare hands，那就是说他没有借助任何工具或武器就完成了这件事儿。 I didn’t have a fishing rod, so I caught the fish with my ba...

to see red 这个短语的意思是大怒，狂怒。 The teacher will see red when he finds out you haven‘t done your homework again! He‘ll give you detention. My mum saw red when I came in ...

我们可以用 to rise to the top 来形容某人在自己行业里非常成功，并升到了最高层。 She rose to the top of the legal profession and became one of the most successful lawyers in the cou...

所谓偷走别人的雷声 steal someone‘s thunder, 实际上意思是窃取别人的成果和荣誉从而达到利己的目的。 Sam stole my thunder when he said he‘d done all the work. It‘s not true – I di...

在一个企业里，核心领导人物往往被称为 big cheese。这个表达的字面意思是大奶酪，一个非常口语化的称呼，所以在使用时要格外注意场合，最好别直接叫领导 big cheese。 If you want to get any...

当你让某人 spill the beans 的时候，你实际上是让此人把秘密告诉你，泄漏秘密。 As soon as he was arrested the thief spilled the beans: he told the police about the other members of h...

动词短语 to clam up 用来形容一个人因为紧张，尴尬或不想谈论某件事而沉默不语。 Adam was very naughty and ate all the cookies. When his mother asked where they were he clammed up and...

to go it alone 可形容一个人做事情自己做，没有其他人的帮忙，单干。 Now that I have enough experience, I‘ve decided to go it alone and start my own business. I‘m not ready to go i...