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...

所谓酸葡萄 sour grapes 这一表达就是用来形容那些因为得不到而对某事进行批评、聊以自慰的人。类似汉语中的吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。 You think my job is too tiring for me because I get to tr...

如果你 hold the fort 那就是说临时代管处理事物。 When Michael, the boss, went on holiday, he asked me to hold the fort at our company. I‘m just going out to the shops for 20 minut...

to horse around 意思是闹着玩儿，嬉戏玩耍。 During the school holidays there was no peace in the house. Johnny and Annie horsed around all day, every day. I was horsing around with...

最近大家有被偶像练习生圈粉嘛？开播以后就带火了“pick'一词，今天一起用英语聊聊偶像练习生pick指南。 偶像练习生 Idol Producer  Idol Producer is a reality show produced by iQiyi. ...

短语 to chicken out 的意思是某人因为害怕而临阵退缩，退出了。 Johnny says he is an action man but he chickened out of riding a horse. Are you absolutely sure you want to go bungee ...

短语 child‘s play 用来形容非常容易做的一件事，小菜一碟，易如反掌。 I finished the test very quickly. It was child‘s play! Stop trying to fix the car and call a professional mech...

短语 wise old owl 可形容一位有智慧的、生活经验丰富的人。 My English teacher was a wise old owl. He told me that I shouldn‘t give up on things when they don‘t work the first time...