2024屆高考英語復(fù)習(xí)俗語表達(dá)講義素材

高考英語俗語表達(dá)

Flame

★addfueltothefire/flames：火上澆油

★anoldflame：舊情人

★shotdowninflames：一通咒罵［tobejudgedharshlyandrejected.］

【例】

1.IthoughtI,dwrittenafinecampaignspeech,butitwasshotitdowninflames

bymyteam.

2.Ican'tbelieveIwasshotdowninflamesinfrontoftheboardoftrustees!

★drawnto(something)likeamothtoaflame：形容被某事深深吸引

【例】Ihadalwayslikedart,andonceIgottocollege,Iwasdrawntotextiledesign

likeamothtoaflame.

★burstintoflame：點(diǎn)火；著火；突然燒起來

【例】Therugburstintoflamesassoonasthecandlelandedonit.

★goupinflames：毀于一旦；破滅；著火

【例】MypresentationwentupinflameswhenthesiideshowstoppedworkingandIforgot

therestofmyspeech.

★flamewar：口水戰(zhàn)；互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上的激烈爭論

【例】Themessageboardadministratorssuspendedeveryoneinvolvedinthatflamewar.

★stoketheflames(ofsomething)：拱火；激化矛盾

【彳列】Thelastthingwewantistostoketheflameswithsomeill-conceivedresponse

tothetragedy.

Hunt

★witchhunt：政治迫害

★haveacloginthehunt：在比賽中支持某個(gè)特定的人［一般在否定句中使用］

【例】

A:“Areyougoingtowatchthebiggametonight?”

B:〃Nah,myteam'snotplaying,soTdon'thaveadoginthehunt.”

★hunthighandlow(forsomeoneorsomething)：至處找

【例】We,vebeenhuntinghighandlowforanapartmentwecanafford,butthehousing

marketinthistownisatrocious.

★runwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds：兩面討好

【例】Manyhavecriticizedthegovernmentofrunningwiththehareandhuntingwith

thehoundsregardingtheterritorialdisputebetweenthetwonations.

★huntdown：追捕到，窮追直至找到(罪犯、敵人等)

【例】Thepolicehavevowedtohuntdowntheperpetratorsofthiscrime.

★huntandpeck：［美國口語］看著鍵盤打字

★huntafter：尋找；追求；探求；追獵

High

★alostballinthehighweeds：形容毫無頭緒

［區(qū)i］］Iwas1ikealostballinthehighweedsouttherebecauseTdon'tnormally

playsecondhasp.

★beinhighgear：引申為全力進(jìn)行；積極開展；如火如荼

【例】We'veexpandedourdevelopmentteamandareinhighgearworkingonournext

project.

★ahighprofile：高調(diào)；引人注目的形象，焦點(diǎn)

★belivinghighonthehog：生活得很闊氣，過奢侈的生活

【例】TheytvebeenlivinghighonthehogeversinceDavidwonthelottery.

★end(something)onahighnote：用一個(gè)令人愉快/成功的方式來結(jié)束一件事

【例】AfterwinningtheOscar,shedecidedtoendheractingcareeronahighnote.

★climbon(one*s)highhorse：趾高氣揚(yáng)；不可一世

【例】Mysisterwasatroublemakerasateenager,yetshealwaysclimbsonherhigh

horseandlecturesmeabouteverything.

★getoffhighhorse：放下身段/架子；別自以為是

★havefriendsinhighplaces：有位高權(quán)重的朋友；有路子

★byhellorhighwater：采取一切必要的手段

【例】Byhellorhighwater,Iamgoingtomakeittoyourwedding!

Low

★atalowebb：處于低潮；衰敗

【例】Theeconomyisatalowebbwithnohopeofrecoveryinthenearfuture.

★all-timelow：(股票價(jià)格等的)歷史最低點(diǎn)［反義詞:all-timehigh：史上最高］

★beinlowspirits：情緒低落［反義詞：beinhighspirits：興高采烈］

★keepalowprofile：保持低姿態(tài)；避免引人注H

★beinlowwater：缺少資金；手頭拮據(jù)

【例】I*minlowwaterunti1Igetpaidnextweek,soisthereanychancewecanpostpone

ournightout?

★lowmanontheladder/lowmanonthetotempole：資歷最淺/最沒地位的人

【例】IknowF11belowmanontheladderwiththisinternship,butitwillatleast

givemeaplacetostartmycareer!

★low-hangingfruit：容易實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)

★thelowestofthelow：品德最差或社會(huì)最底層的人

Heat

★beattheheat：解暑；避暑

★catchheatfromsomeone：把某人惹火［Tobethetargetofsomeone，sanger］

【彳列】IfImisscurfewagain,I'mreallygoingtocatchheatfrommyparents.

★deadheat：勢均力敵；不分上下

【例】TheirracetimeshavebeensocloselatelythatIbetthey*11beinadeadheat

thewholetime.

★Ifyoucan,ttaketheheat,getoutofthekitchen.如果你扛不住壓力/能力不行,

你就走人別干。

★puttheheatonsomeone：施壓；威脅逼迫

【例】Weneedtoputtheheatonthoseguyssothattheyfinallypaytheirdebtto

us.

★whiteheat：白熱化

［例］Hehasbeenworkingatwhiteheattofinishhismidtermpaperbeforethedeadline.

★turnuptheheaton：加大對某人的壓力；做某事更有決心［反義詞：taketheheatoff

someone］

【彳列】Thecompanystartedturningupthpheatwithitsexpansionintothemohi1pphone

market.

Steam

★aheadofsteam：初見成效

【例】Thatinfusionofcashgaveourbusiness:heheadofsteamitneededtokeep

producingatthislevel.

★blowoffsteam：發(fā)泄不滿

【例】Whenworkgetsfrustrating,Iliketogobowlingtoblowoffsomesteam.

★besteamedup：(變得)非常氣憤，非常激動(dòng)

【例】rmsteamedupafterhearinghertalkaboutyoulikethat.

★employasteamenginetocrackanut：大材小用；殺雞用牛刀

★pickupsteam：(信念、計(jì)劃、項(xiàng)目等)變得越來越重要，開始發(fā)展壯人

[例]They'vebeensluggishinthefirsthalf,buttheteamhasfinallystartedpicking

upsteam.

★runoutofsteam：失去勢頭；精疲力竭

【例】Afterspendinghoursworkingonthisproject,I'mrunningoutofsteam一can

wetakeabreak?

★havesteamcoiningoutof(one's)ears：形容某人非常憤怒

【例】Dadisgoingtohavesteamcomingoutofhisearswhenheseesthathugedent

youputinhiscardoor.

★gathersteam：高漲[Tcgraduallygrowinstrength,momentum,power,influence,etc]

【例】They*vebeensluggishinthefirsthalf,buttheteamhasfinallystarted

gatheringsteam.

Cut

★cutone'seyeteeth(onsomething)：獲得世事經(jīng)驗(yàn)

【例】Jenmaybeyoung,butshecuthereyetee訃ataprestigiousjournal,soher

perspectiveandexpertisewillbeinvaluabletous.

★acutabove：優(yōu)于；比...高一等/勝一籌

【例】Yourshirtisbeautiful,butmineisacutaboveyours.

★becutoutfor：適合；有天賦做某事

【例】DadsaysI'mnotcutoutforthemi1itary,butIthinkIcanthriveinthat

environment.

★can'tcutthemustard：不符合條件

【例】Ineedanewworkerfromthetempagency-theoneyousentoverkeepsmixing

upordersandjustcan*tcutthemustard.

★cut(one's)comb：挫某人的銳氣；滅...的威風(fēng)

【例】rmreallyproudofthisaccomplishment,sostoptryingtocutmycomb!

★cut(one's)ownthroat：自食其果；自尋死路

【例】Iknowyou*remadatyourdad,butdon,tcutyourownthroathere-runningaway

isonlygoingtomakeyourlifeharder.

★cutcorners：走捷徑

【例】Don*tcutcornersonthisproject-ithastobedonethoroughly,nomatterthe

cost.

★cutnoicewithsomeone：某事物對某人不起作用，無影響

【例】rmsorry,butthatridiculousrationalecutsnoicewithmeandwillnotchange

mymind.

Ice

★（someone）couldsellicetoEskimos：形容某人口才了得,非常有說服力，銷售技巧高

超

【例】Ican'tbelieveyouwereabletosellanextra200unitstothehospital.You

couldsellicetoEskimos!

★be（walking）onthinice：如履薄冰；處境不妙［近義詞：walkoneggs］

【例】You,rewalkingonthinicebycontinuingtocomeinlate.Tfthebossnotices,

you'llbefired.

★breaktheice：打破沉默（或僵局）

【例】EveryonewasdeathlysilentafterJohnwentballisticandleftthemeeting.I

triedbreakingtheicewithajoke,butitdicin'thelp.

★home-iceadvantage：主場優(yōu)勢

★likeapigonice：笨手笨腳的；搖擺不定的［Veryclumsyandunsteady.］

【例】Joshlookedlikeapigoniceaftersteppingontothatsiipperypatch.

★thereisnocowontheice：比喻不用擔(dān)心（某事或某物）

【例】Iknowyou'reupsetaboutburningtheroast,butit'sreallynotabig

deal.There，snocowontheice.

Pot

★achickenineverypot：象征美好富裕的未來［胡佛總統(tǒng)1928年在總統(tǒng)競選時(shí)使用］

列】Ifeartherewillnotbeachickenineverypotduringthiseconomicdownturn.

★apotofgold：一大筆金錢

【例】You，renotgoingtofindapotofgoldgoingintothisbusiness,butit's

definitelylucrativeenoughtomakealiving.

★everypothasalid：姻緣天注定

【例】Ifthosetwoweirdosfoundlove,Iguessitreallyistruethateverypothas

alid.

★awatchedpotneverboiIs：心急吃不了熱豆腐

【例】Wouldyoustoprefreshingthepage?Theresultswillbepostedsoonenough,

andawatchedpotneverboils!

★get/pour/putaquartintoapintpot：做不可能做到的事

★inthemeltingpot：仍在變化的；尚未定型的

【例】Theprojectisinthemeltingpotatthemoment,so\vc'dbetterwaitfora

whilebeforewemakeanydecisions.

★potiscallingthekettleblack：五十步笑百步

Store

★beinstore：即將發(fā)生

【彳列】Therearemanyadventuresinstoreforyou,butfirstyoumustcompleteyour

training.

★lieinstore：將發(fā)生（某種情況）

【例J】Nooneknowswhatliesinstore,butwecantrytoprepareaccordingly.

★belikeakidinacandystore：形容對周圍的事物過于興奮，以致表現(xiàn)出可笑的行為

【例】Liamlovesfootballsomuchthathe'slikeakidinacandystoreanytimehe

stepsint.othestadium.

★dimestore：折扣商店

★setgreatstoreby：重視;認(rèn)為...極為必要

【例】Mybrotherisnotonetosetgreatstorebyobeyingsocialrulesoretiquette.

★mom-and-popstore；夫妻店；家庭經(jīng)營的小零售店

★giveawaythestore：(在談判、交易中)讓步

【例】Youhavetomakeyourbusinessattractivelyaffordable,butyoucantgiveaway

thestoreoryou'11neverturnaprofit.

Iron

★(as)hardasiron：非常堅(jiān)硬；極其堅(jiān)強(qiáng)

【例】Alifetimeofmanuallabormadethemusclesinmyfather,sarmsashardasiron.

★anironfistinavelvetglove：外柔內(nèi)剛

★havealotofironsinthefire：同時(shí)有幾件事要辦，形容很忙

【例】Ihavealotofironsinthefireatworkrightnowandit'sgoingtobetricky

tobalanceallofthemoverthenextfewweeks.

★cast-ironstomach：鐵胃；健康的胃

【例】Youmusthaveacast-ironstomachifyou，reeatingpickleswithpeanutbutter!

★ironoutthewrinkles：解決小問題

【例】Ourlatestsoftwareupdateisnearlyfinished-wejustneedtoironoutafew

wrinklesbeforeit'sreadyforrelease.

★newofftheirons：嶄新的

【例】Sheinsiststhatthetuneisnewofftheirons,butIcouldswearIheardit

duringmytimeinFrancelastsummer.

Market

★beinthemarketfor：想要購買

★abuyersmarket：買方市場［指商品供過于求，賣主之間競爭激烈，買主處于主動(dòng)地位的

市場。］

★asellcr，smarket：賣方市場［指商品供不應(yīng)求，買主爭購，賣方掌握買賣主動(dòng)權(quán)的市場。］

★bringone*spigstomarket：做自己擅長的事

【例】She'satalentedwriter,butshe'snotdisciplinedenoughtobringherpigs

tomarket.

★cornerthemarketon(something)：壟斷市場

【例】Thatcompanyissopopularrightnowthatthey，vereallycorneredthemarket

onvideogames.

★floodthemarket：涌入市場

【例】Don*tgetoneofthosecheapphonesthatseemtobefloodingthemarketthese

days.

★glutonthemarket：供應(yīng)過剩

【例】Mobilephonesareaglutonthemarketthesedays,whichiswhythey,reso

affordable.

★likeablinddoginameatmarket：失控

★fleamarket：跳蚤市場

Horse

★(as)healthyasahorse：形容非常健康

★adarkhorse：黑馬；實(shí)力難測的競爭者

★aonp-horsptown：簡陋的小鎮(zhèn)

［英文釋義：Averysmallandunremarkabletownthatistypicallyregardedasdullor

boring.］

【例】Ican，twaittograduatehighschoolandgetoutofthisboring,one-horsetown!

★astalkinghorse；用以掩人耳目的人或物；借口

【例】rmafraidthatthisdealisjustastalkinghorseforamorenefariouslong-term

plan.

★aTrojanhorse：特洛伊木馬，內(nèi)奸；比喻隱藏的危險(xiǎn)

★don'tputthecartbeforethehorse：不要本末倒置

★beatadeadhorse：白費(fèi)口舌；徒勞；在已經(jīng)失去意義的問題上白花力氣

★clotheshorse：室內(nèi)的晾衣架；很會(huì)打扮的人；穿衣過分講窕的人

★holdone*shorses：穩(wěn)住陣腳；忍耐；沉住氣

★beonone，shighhorse：趾高氣揚(yáng)；藐視他人

[Don'tridethehighhorse：不要擺架子]

Job

★aJob'scomforter：指好意安慰卻使他人更加痛苦的人

【例】LarryisarealJeb'scomforter.Iknowhewasjusttryingtooffercomforting

words,buthemadeMaggiefeelworseaboutherfinancialsituation.

★ahatchetjob：惡意中傷；批評

【例】Themoviecriticdidarealhatchetjobonthenewfilminlastwcek，spaper.

★insidejob：內(nèi)賊作案

【例J】Therobberymusthavebeenaninsidejob——onlythreepeoplehaveaccesstothe

safe.

★besleepingonthejob：不努力工作；逃避責(zé)任

【例】Ifthebossfindsoutyou*vebeensleepingonthejob,you*regoingtoendup

gettingfired!

★doasnowjobon(someone)：花言巧語欺騙某人

★liedownonthejob：磨洋工；偷懶

★adead-endjob：沒有前途的工作

Chance

★asportingchance：極大的可能

(列】rveseenhimpractice,andthere，sasportingchancehe'11winthecompetition.

★aone-in-a-mi11ionchance/haveBuckley*schanceofdoing：形容概率彳支小

【例】Consideringyouonlystudiedfor10minutes,youhaveaone-in-a-millionchance

ofpassingthistest!

★chance(one's)arm：冒險(xiǎn)一試

★fancy(one's)chances：認(rèn)為有(成功)的可能[Tothinkthatoneislikelytosucceed.]

【例】Ifancymychancesinthecompetitionbecause1knowIcanrunfasterthanthe

othergirls.

★haveadog'schance：形容機(jī)會(huì)很小

★asnowbalTschanceinhell：某件事情發(fā)生的可能性很小,幾乎不可能

【例】Hehasasnowball,schanceinhellofgettingthejob.

Wood

★ababeinthewoods：不諳世事；初出茅廬

【例】BythistimeIwasn'tsuchababeinthewoods,andonethingTinsistedon

wasthat,thpyprovideacontract..

★cannotseethewoodforthetrees：一葉障目，不見泰山

★deadwood：枯木；無用的人；無用的物

【例】Basedontheseconsistentlylownumbers,it'stimetocutthedeadwoodoutof

yourdepartment.

★don'Ihalloobeforeyouareoutofthewoods：未離困境莫先高興

★knockonwood：祈禱好運(yùn)

【例】Hopefully,knockonwood,we'llcontinuetoavoidsicknessthiswinter.

★fieldshaveeyes,andwoodshavecars：隔墻有耳；沒有不透風(fēng)的墻

Fair

★afairfieldandnofavour：公平無私；一視同仁

★Afairexchangeisnorobbery：公平交易并非強(qiáng)奪

★afaircrackofthewhip：(做某事的)合理機(jī)會(huì)；機(jī)會(huì)均等

【例】Julie'snotaskingforspecialtreatment,justgiveherafaircrackofthe

whipatthetryouts.

★afairshake：公平的待遇［givesbafairshake：一視同仁］

【例】Thisnewpaydealmeansafairshakeforalltheworkers.

★byfairmeansorfoul：不擇手段

【例】Theywilldoeverythingtheycantowin,byfairmeansorfoul.

★fairandsquare：光明正大地

★faircow：指令人不悅、惹人惱怒的物或事

【例】Thiswindisafaircow一let，sgoinside.

★fairplay：公平競爭［foulplay：嚴(yán)重犯規(guī)］

Play

★playbyear：見機(jī)行事；隨機(jī)應(yīng)變

★playahunch：憑直覺做決定

【例】There，snopenaltyforguessing,soifyou*renotpositivewhichansweris

correct,justplayahunchanddon，tsecond-guessyourselftoomuch.

★playforone，sownhand：為私利而做某事

*Ifyouplaywithfire,yougetburned：玩火者必自焚

★give(something)fullplay：充分發(fā)揮某物

★bechild,splay：輕而易舉

★makeaplayforsth：設(shè)法獲得某物

★playthemarket：投機(jī)倒把

★comeintoplay：開始發(fā)揮重要作用

Hour

★(one,s)finesthour：某人鼎盛時(shí)期/春風(fēng)得意之時(shí)

★abadquarterofanhour：不愉快的短暫時(shí)刻

【例】Theteamperformedbrilliantly-therewasn'tabadquarterofanhourinthe

entirematch.

★attheeleventhhour：在最后一，刻

【例】Iwasshockedthattheyreachedanagreementattheeleventhhourafterweeks

ofsquabbling.

★bankers*hours：指工作時(shí)間短

【例】Youwon,tbeabletoreachheronaSaturday一shekeepsbanker，shours.

★rushhour：上下班高峰期

★improvetheshininghour：充分利用自己的時(shí)間；利用良機(jī)

★keeplatehours：熬夜；晚睡

★(the)man/womanofthehour：當(dāng)紅人物

【例】Janetwaswomanofthehourattheofficeaftersecuringthebiggestcustomer

theirbusinesshadeverhad.

crowd

★crowdthemourners：施壓；操之過急[Topressureortrytoinfluencesomeone.]

【例】Ifyoucrowdthemourners,noonewillhelpyou.

★gowith/followthecrowd：隨大流

【例】Dressinthewayyoulikeandtrynottofollowthecrowd.

★standoutfromthecrowd：脫穎而出

★Twoiscompany,three'sacrowd：倆人結(jié)伴，三人不歡。

★playtothecrowd：迎合大眾；取悅觀眾

【例】Ratherthanactinginawaythatbestsuitstheroleandtheplayasawhole,

hepreferstoplaytothecrowdandsoakupthespotlightwhenhecan.

★passinacrowd：過得去，馬馬虎虎

【例】Thejacketisn'tanythingspecial,butitwouldpassinacrowd.

★farfromthemaddingcrowd：遠(yuǎn)離塵囂

【例】Havingtogotobigeventslikethisalwaysmakemelongtobefarfromthe

maddingcrowd.

Work

★acoldpieceofwork：形容某人難相處/難對付

★anastypieceofwork：難相處的人或難處理的事

【例】IhearAmy'sboyfriendisacoldpieceofwork.

★(throw/put)aspannerintheworks：出難題；從中搗亂

【例】It'11reallyputaspannerintheworksiftheboarddecidesnottoincrease

ourfundingforthisproject.

★AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻

★dirtywork：讓人不開心的工作；苦活

★busywork：瑣碎雜事

★donkeywork：艱苦單調(diào)而又無趣的工作

★drive/run/workyourselfintotheground：把自己弄得精疲力竭

★have(one's)workcutoutfor(one)：面臨艱巨的任務(wù)

【例】IknewIhadmyworkcutoutformewhenIsawhowmessytheplayroomwas.

Letter

★abread-and-butterletter：一封感謝款待的信

【例】Nowthatyou'rebackfromyourstaywithAuntieJean,besuretowritehera

bread-and-butterletter.

★adeadletter：一紙空文；形同虛設(shè)

【例】Inthisconflict,internationalhumanitarianlawisadeadletter.

★aDearJohnletter：分手信

★apoisonpenletter：匿名信

★amanofletters：文人；學(xué)者；作家

★ared-letterday：值得紀(jì)念的日子；喜慶的日子

★stickt.o/followtheIpf.t.profthp1aw：遵守法律條文

Day

★ablackday：倒霉的日子

★Evenabrokenclockisrighttwiceaday：瞎貓碰上死耗子

[釋義：Evenpeoplewhoareusuallywrongcanberightsometimes,evenifjustby

accident.]

★aone-daywonder/ninedays,wonder：曇花一現(xiàn)的人（或事物）

★aseven-daywonder：曇花一現(xiàn)；轟動(dòng)一時(shí)的人或事

★beasclear/plainasclay：顯而易見

★callitaday：結(jié)束；到此為止

【例】Thispackageisthelastone.Oncewegetthisshipped,wecancallitaday.

★day-tripper：當(dāng)天結(jié)束旅程的旅客

【例】Theysavemoneybybeingday-trippersandavoidingcostlyhotelfees.

★Romewasnotbuiltinaday：羅馬不是一天建起來的/偉業(yè)非一日之功；不積蹉步無以

致千里

★seizetheday：把握今朝；及時(shí)行樂

Pe