英語是一個國際性語言,應(yīng)用地域廣泛。同時,國民生產(chǎn)總值的提高,使人們有生活水平越來越好,很多的人可以有剩余的開支去國外旅游,英語的應(yīng)用就顯得尤為重要了。
英語在應(yīng)用的過程中,對于以英語為母語的人來講,會有很多的用語是其它人所不知道的,所以在這收集了常用的英語短語詞匯。
at heart 從內(nèi)心上,本質(zhì)上
at home in/with擅長
at issue 爭論
at one heels 緊跟著
at one word 馬上
at one's fingertips 了如指掌
at one's own charge 自費
at one's service 聽候某人吩咐
at random 隨機
at sight 一見就
at table 在吃飯
bawl out 碰釘子
bean pole 高佬
beat gums 空洞無物的講話
beat him on the spot 當(dāng)場把他打敗
beat one's head against the wall 白費力氣
beat one's brain (out) 做事困難,傷透腦筋
beat sb to the draw 搶先某人一步
beat someone by miles 遠遠強于某人
beautiful but dumb 木美人
bee line for
beef 抱怨
before you know it 很快
behind the scenes 幕后人物
belch (to) 大聲而且粗魯?shù)卮蜞?/font>
bell the car 為了眾人的利益而承擔(dān)風(fēng)險
bend over backwards 竭盡全力
bet on it 有把握
bet your life 你絕對錯了
between a rack and a hard palce 進退維谷
between ourselves 秘密地說
big headed 傲慢/自大
at a dash 一氣呵成
at a full jump 全速的
at a /one stroke 立即/一舉
at all event 總之
at anchor 停泊/拋錨
at bay 陷入絕境
at best 最好不過/充其量
at call 隨叫/隨要
at close hand 在近處/不遠將來
at cross prupose 目的相反
at daggers drawn 勢不兩立/劍撥弩張
at ease 自由自在
at fault 出毛病/出故障
at fewest 至少
at first blush 乍看/一看
at full blast 全速地/大規(guī)模地
at the backe of one's mind 在心里
at the bottom of furtune's wheel 倒霉透頂
at the end of one's rope 忍無可忍
at the firt face 乍一看
at the longest 之多
at the peak 最高價
at the point of the sword 敵意/劍拔弩張
at the point of 臨近...的時刻
at the tip of one's tongue 話說到嘴邊了
at the top of one's lung 大聲說話
at will 隨意
at worst 在最壞的情況下
at your disposal 由你支配
at your earliest conenience
away with it 停止/挪開
B.T.O. big time operator 浪費時間
back in the saddle 重整旗鼓
bad hair day 頭發(fā)不整
ball up/fold up/bust/flop 失敗
bally-ho 大吹大擂
bang up 了不得
barf up one's guts 翻腸倒肚地嘔吐
bash 大型派對
basket case 過渡緊張/精神將要崩潰
big style 大派頭
big time 很
bomber 巨型女人
booboo 錯誤
boogie woogie 淫蕩之聲
book someone to 警方將某人記錄在案
boot-legging 賣私酒者
bootlick 拍馬屁
bossy 專制的
bound to 必定
good God 上帝啊
good gracious 天啊
good mixer有本事的人
good showing 工作良好
good taste 合胃口
good time girl 好玩的女人
good to the last drop 飲到最后一滴
goss darn 豈有此理
got the punch 有力的
got wise 走漏風(fēng)聲
great promiser 食言者
green horn 新手
hail fellow 久仰
hele and hearty (老年人)身體健康
break out in a cold sweat to 突然全身冒冷汗
bric-a -brac 小擺設(shè)
bring them back alive 將他們活捉回來
broomstick 瘦如竹掃把
bud/buffed朋友
buffed 肌肉發(fā)達的
build castle in the air 空中樓閣
bull session 長談
bummed 失望的
thanks a bunch 十分感謝
burger joint 漢堡店
burn bridge 過河拆橋
burn one's finger 遇到挫折
burn one's boats/bridges 破釜沉舟,自斷后路
burn rubber 突然加速
bury one's head in the sand 逃避
bury the hachet 放下武器言和
butter and egg man 有勢力的人
butterfingers 抓東西部穩(wěn)的人
buy into something 接受某事物
buy your story 相信你的鬼話
by and large 大體上
by golly 天啊
by hook or by cook 不擇手段
by jove 天啊
call in sick 打電話請病假
call the shots 作決定
can manage 有辦法
can't be better 最好不過
cant't get away with it 法網(wǎng)難逃
got canned 被炒了
card up in one's sleeve 錦囊妙計
carefee 無憂無慮
carry a tune 唱歌不走調(diào)
carry to excess 過分
cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波
castle in Spain 白日做夢
sleepy head 愛睡覺的人
catch one's eye 引起注意
caught with one's pants down
cheer to the echo 大聲喝彩
chew out嚴厲責(zé)備
chew rag 論是非
chicken hearted 膽小的人
chicken sandwich 兩男一女
chow down 吃
chow 食物
great chow 多好吃的東西
circle the wagons 嚴陣以待
cleaned out (儲備品,錢)用完,(商品)售完
clown around 胡鬧
clunker 老爺車/破舊的汽車
cocky/sassy 神氣活現(xiàn)
cold day in hell 絕對不可能
come and get it 試一下來拿吧
come off it 少廢話,別瞎扯
dead serious 非常認真的
Dear John letter 絕交信
devil's luck 特別好運氣
die 無法運行,(機器)壞了
die in shoes 暴死街頭
dirty work 討厭的工作,卑鄙的工作
dive 低級酒店,下等餐廳
do all the talking 言之滔滔的人
do it all right 做的不錯
do it in your stuff 拿出本領(lǐng)來
do one's endeavour 盡力為之
do the grand 穿得動人些
dog sleep 不時驚醒的睡眠
dog watch 夜班
dog 丑八怪
dog gone 糟了
dolled up 打扮得漂漂亮亮
break one's neck 致命傷
don't go off the deep end 不要心灰意冷
don't hold your breathe 不要指望
don't stick your nose in 不要牽涉在內(nèi)
dossier 通天曉
down something 喝某東西
draw a blank 突然忘記,一下子記不起來
drop the ball 失職
drown one's sorrows 借酒消愁
easy as pie/cake 容易
easy mark/going 隨便
easy money 易賺的錢
eat someone out of house and home 把某人家吃窮
either make or break 破釜沉舟
enough is as good as a feast 知足常樂
enough to get by 夠應(yīng)付的
everything is coming up roses 自己經(jīng)歷的每一件事情都
eyes bigger than one's stomach 眼饞肚飽
eye to eye 看法一致