短语ride (on) a wave of something的意思就是乘风破浪，比喻借助某事从中受益。 The candidate is riding on a wave of popularity and is expected to win the election. British athletes r...

the bare bones的意思是某事或某情况的梗概、基本要素、重要部分。 The house was stripped to the bare bones after the tornado. All you could see were the walls and parts of the roof. ...

短语blow your own trumpet的意思就是“自吹自擂、自卖自夸、大言不惭”。 He‘s always blowing his own trumpet - it‘s so boring! Why can‘t he be more modest about his abilities? You...

如果你是某人的spitting image，意思就是你长的非常像这个人或和这个人长的一模一样。 John is the spitting image of his brother. I think they could be twins. She was the spitting image...

某事brings you back down to earth的意思就是这件事情使你从幻想中清醒过来，回到现实中。 I was dreaming of a safari holiday in Tanzania to see the elephants, the cheetahs, the hippos...

亚历克斯·弗格森爵士，也就是我们熟知的老佛爷，经常因为球员在场上表现不佳而对球员暴跳如雷、狂暴怒吼。他吼叫时用的力气巨大，球员们说感觉就像被电吹风吹过一样。老佛爷的这种管理方式也就...

短语the icing on the cake“蛋糕上的糖衣”的意思是使一件原本己经很好的事物变得更好，锦上添花。 It is great to see my team in the final. And now I‘ve got tickets to watch the match...

如果某人为某事加了a splash of colour，意思就是把某个本来枯燥或沉闷的事情作了美化或改善。 Jane‘s red necklace was a splash of colour against her dull work suit. Our new green rug ...

短语to put your feet up的意思是休息放松，尤其指把脚翘起来或搭在桌椅沙发上。 I like nothing better than putting my feet up after a hard day at work! You work so hard. Come on, sit ...

新年新气象，什么都要焕然一新。英语词汇当然也要更新，本文就来聊聊new的各种新说法。 新年新气象！ 年初很多人都会用这个表达： New year, new you: 新的一年，新的你！ 所以我们也要来...