butterflies in one‘s stomach “肚子里有蝴蝶” 这个短语的意思和汉语里的“七上八下”相似，用来描述某人感到紧张、忐忑不安。 My interview starts in ten minutes. I‘ve got butterflies...

英语短语 like a red rag to a bull 用来描述某人或事情的举动或言语让他人抓狂、愤怒。 My neighbour‘s loud music after midnight really is like a red rag to a bull. Don‘t talk to my ...

在什么事情上下赌注在英语里就是 gamble on something, 虽然很冒险，但下注者希望风险能带来收益。 Don‘t gamble on the weather being good for your party. I know you want a barbeque, bu...

fall on your sword 的字面意思是“摔倒在自己的剑上”，实际要表达的含义是某人为一组人的行动造成的不良后果承担责任。 He doesn‘t think he‘s to blame – but he‘s falling on his swor...

full steam ahead 意思是充满信心地和精力饱满地全速前进。 We‘ve had months of setbacks but now it‘s full steam ahead. We should have the new product out by April. We‘re going ful...

所谓突然一阵灵感 a flash of inspiration 就是说一个人头脑里突然冒出一个创新或革新的想法或闪念。 John‘s new travel book was a huge success after the flash of inspiration he got whi...

to bite someone‘s head off 的意思是对某人严厉斥责、大发脾气，而且往往是在对方没有准备的情况下。 I‘m very sorry I lost my temper, I didn‘t mean to bite your head off. Don‘t bit...

处于红色状态 in the red 意思就是你欠银行钱了。当一个人或企业的财务出现赤字，那就意味着他们处于负债或亏损状态。 Because the airline had to give everyone their money back after the ...

我们可以用 crabby 这个词来形容那些脾气暴躁，容易发火的人。 Hi Tony. Be careful when talking to Mary. She is very crabby today! I need my coffee early in the morning or I get very ...

短语 to toy with somebody 表示对一个人的感情不认真、不看重，说得重一些就是玩弄某人的感情。 Peter has been going out with Mary for five years but he never talks about marriage. He ...