雅思口语中如果我们练好了习语,不仅能让考官们刮目相看还能够让我们更加充分的了解外国国家文化,今天小编就好好为大家来说下雅思口语中的习语盘点。
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1 come up smelling of roses 在丑闻中还能名誉不受损 (用于人物类话题)
The scandal could have ruined her reputation, but she came up smelling of roses. 这个丑闻本来可以让她名誉不受损,但她完全没有受影响。
2 go to seed (=to decline in quality or appearance) 外表,品质衰退,下降
After having children, he started to go to seed. He didn't look so good anymore. 生完小孩之后,他就开始看着不那么好了。
He's seventy now, and is beginning to go to seed. 他现在七十岁了,开始衰老了。
Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age! 你不要人到中年就不修边幅了。
3 as fresh as a daisy 精力充沛的,充满活力的
Even when it's so hot, she looks as fresh as a daisy. 即使这样热的天气,她看上去还是充满 青春 活力。
He woke up as fresh as a daisy after his long sleep. 他睡了一大觉起来,显得精神饱满。
4 a late bloomer 大器晚成的人,身体发育晚的人
Murakami was a late bloomer, writing his first work at age 29. 村上春树大器晚成,29岁才写他的第一部作品。
Despite all of her evident athletic talent and all of her personal sacrifices, Li Na was a late bloomer in tennis, which is one reason — but only one reason — it feels as if she retired too soon. 尽管运动天赋非凡,在个人生活中也做出了极大的牺牲,但李娜仍是属于大器晚成的网球运动员。 这是她的退役让人感觉实在太早的原因之一,然而,这绝非唯一的原因。
He said: "My father always said to me I would be a late bloomer. I believe I'm the oldestperson to win this award." 他说:“我爸爸总是对我说我是个大器晚成的人。我相信我是获得这个奖项里最老的人了。”
Having always been below average in height, my son proved to be a late bloomer, growing6 inches during his first year in college. 我儿子算是一个后长个的,因为他一直在高度上低于平均身高,但是在大学的第一年里他就长了6英寸。
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5 no bed of roses =difficult=not easy 不简单,好难
Her job is no bed of roses. 她的工作并不称心如意。
Professional boxing is no bed of roses. 职业拳击不是一碗好吃的饭。
6 Oops a daisy! =Oops! 表示很惊讶,语气词
----Sharon, you've forgotten to turn off the microphone after class.
-----Oops a daisy! Silly me.
虾仁,你下课后忘掉关麦了。
噢,天哪,我真傻~
7 shrinking violet 羞怯的人;畏首畏尾的人
If you continue to be a shrinking violet, you will never be noticed by the girl. 如果你老这么爱害羞,那你永远也不会被她注意到。
8 nip sth. in the bud 把事情扼杀在萌芽状态=stop th. at an early stage
We should nip it in the bud before it gets any worse. 我们应该在事态恶化前就将其扼杀在萌芽期。
If you see a bad habit begin to develop, try to nip it in the bud so that it does not becomeingrained. 如果你看到某个坏习惯正在逐渐形成,赶紧将它扼杀于萌芽状态,以免它日后变得根深蒂固。
You must take immediate action and nip it in the bud. 你必须立刻采取行动,防患于未然。
9 smell the roses =appreciate what is often ignored 放松一下,休息一会儿
You gotta stop and smell the roses sometimes.
有的时候你得停下来享受一下生活。
Sometimes I like to stop and smell the roses and take my dog on a walk. 有时候我会停下来,放松一会,遛遛狗。
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10. Horse of a different color
[字面意思]:颜色不同的马。
[实际意思]:完全是另一码事,另外一回事。变形体:horse of another color(另一种颜色的马)。
E.g.: Gambling is not the same as investing in the shares market. It is a horse of a different color.
赌博和炒股不一样,它完全是另外一回事~ 意思与another matter相同?
与身体相关的习语.
11. An eye for an eye
[字面意思]:以眼还眼。
[实际意思]:报复,复仇,惩罚。说明:A tooth for atooth 的意思是“以牙还牙”。这两条成语可放在一起用,也可用任何一个,意思一样。
E.g.: She abused him, and he insulted her; an eye for an eye.
这个习语相信大家都是知道的哦~ 因为在我们中文也有对应的~就是以牙还牙,以眼还眼~12. Face the music
[字面意思]:面对音乐。
[实际意思]:面对批评或惩罚;接受由于自己的行为所造成的不良后果。
E.g.: You should tell your mother what happened and face the music.
小伙伴们千万不要理解为面对音乐哦~ 这样是不make sense的哒~ 如果我们犯了错,就得face the music咯~Orz13. Have one’s head in the clouds
[字面意思]:把头放在云层里。
[实际意思]:不实际的;不现实的;想入非非。
E.g.: The proposal he made was not feasible; I think he has his head in the clouds.
形容不切实际,这个词组可是绝佳的选择哦~
14. Have one’s heart in one’s mouth
[字面意思]:把心放在自己的嘴里。
[实际意思]:害怕,紧张。
E.g.: I had my heart in my mouth when I checked my IELTS result.
有木有!~有木有!~大家在查雅思成绩的时候心里是不是都非常紧张呢~ 以后口语考试中用have one’s heart in one’s mouth代替nervous,瞬间感觉高大上了有木有!
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15. Cost an arm and a leg
[字面意思]:花费一条胳膊和一条腿。
[实际意思]:价格非常昂贵。变形体:Pay an arm and a leg. 两条习语的是一样的哦~E.g.: These opera tickets cost us an arm and a leg!
不要傻傻的再用expensive这么普通的词了~ Lexical Resource UP UP UP!!!
与动物相关的习语.
16. Crocodile tears
[字面意思]:鳄鱼的眼泪。
[实际意思]:假悲哀;不是真心悲哀而流眼泪;猫哭耗子假慈悲。
E.g.: She dropped a few crocodile tears over her husband’s death then got his insurance money and married again two weeks later.
我们中文里面也有鳄鱼的眼泪这种说法哦,形容人假惺惺的掉眼泪~17. Rain cats and dogs
[字面意思]:(天上)下狗下猫。
[实际意思]:倾盆大雨。说明:英语受北欧文化的影响。在古代北欧神话中,狗象征风,猫象征雨。“猫和狗”象征“狂风暴雨”。
E.g.: It rained cats and dogs yesterday, so we had to cancel the football match.
天上当然不可能下猫下狗啦~ 当然也是不可能下钱的~~~18. Give someone the bird
[字面意思]:给某人一只鸟。
[实际意思]:(音同拉长的“不”,像是“bullshit”的省略);给某人喝倒彩。
E.g.: When the actress forgot her lines, the audience gave her the bird.
给某人一只鸟居然是喝倒彩的意思!~小编刚学会的时候,也是惊到了~19. Kill two birds with one stone
[字面意思]:一块石头打中两只鸟。
[实际意思]:一箭双雕;一举两得。
E.g.: He killed two birds with one stone by having dinner at histutor’s place.
相信这个习语童鞋们都已经知道啦~ 但是能运用的时候记得要用哦~20. Put on the dog
[字面意思]:把狗带在身上。
[实际意思]:炫耀、摆阔。竭力表现自我,好像自己非常重要、非常富有。但实际并非如此。
E.g.: They put on the dog in front of their guests, but the guests were not impressed.
原来形容别人炫富是这样说的!~ 以后小伙伴们想吐槽的时候不会词穷啦~
雅思口语中高分习语大盘点