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 ...

搭配 “made up” 可用来描述因发生了好事而 “感到非常高兴的、欣喜不已的”。“Made up” 是形容词性短语，所以应该搭配助动词 “be” 使用，比如：She is made up. 她高兴极了。 James was ...

checkmate 出自国际象棋，等同于汉语里的“将！”。在一方把关键的一个棋子放到致对方于死地的时候说一声“将军！”。不过现在这个短语也用来表达“一次彻底的胜利”。 The rebels surrounded ...

短语in a spin指同时发生许多情况时晕头转向、不知如何是好。 The whole team was in a spin when their best player got a red card and was sent off. My head‘s in a spin - I‘ve got so ...

短语 the sands of time 是表达时间 time 的另一个说法。这个说法更有诗意，常被用在谈论时间流逝的语境中。 'I am always ready to score the winning goal,' said the footballer, dismissin...

如果有人劝你 take the weight off your feet, 意思就是劝你坐下来，歇歇脚，坐下来休息一下，尤其是站久了。这个短语和你的体重可没有关系。 After walking around Paris for three hours non...

短语 lay (or put) your cards on the table 的意思是摊牌，也就是开诚布公地把自己的思想、感情和意图说出来。 I think it‘s time to lay your cards on the table. Tell me honestly why yo...