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現代英語習慣用語500例

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現代英語習慣用語500例

91—100
· Go to bat for…爲……出力;支持……

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All evidence went for the mayor, though some government officials insisted on prosecuting him for taking bribes.

· Have bats in the belfry頭腦有病,想法荒誕

He really seems to gave bats in the belfry: he wants to make big money without dirtying his hands.

· Keep at bay窮途末路,使走投無路

The doctor said that this medicine would not cure the diseases, but it would keep it at bay.

· Be that as it may儘管那樣,也得……

Be that as it may, we have to wait till the manager comes.

· Off the beam脫離航向,步入歧途

Man’s conscience is designed to tell him when he is off the beam.

· Full of beans非常無聊;經歷充沛

I know he’s full of beans, but his novels are full of beans, too.

· Know one’s beans熟悉自己的業務

He is very clumsy at doing housework, but he knows his beans in teaching.

· Play (it) safe穩紮穩打

When you are doing business with other companies, you must play safe by not fully trusting them know all your dealings.

· Bear down on…對……施加壓力

Don’t bear down on these buttons or you’ll damage them.

· Bear something in mind把某事記在心裏

We should bear in mind that there’re always exceptions in the rules we have worked out.

101—110
· Like a bear with a sore head脾氣特別暴躁

Leave him alone! He’s like a bear with a sore head today.

· Work like a beaver兢兢業業,勤勤懇懇

Nowadays those who are working like a beaver get peanuts while those who stay idle are making bundles.

· At the beck and call of someone聽憑某人調遣

There are men who are always at the beck and call of their ladies, never daring to go against them.

· A bed of roses安樂窩

Many people from other countries think that America is a bed of roses, but only those who have been there what kind of a bed of roses America is.

· Get up on the wrong side of the bed一整天情緒都不好;氣不順

You must have got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning! What wrong thing did I say to get your goat?

· Have a bee in one’s bonnet對某事想得入迷;有點神經失常

You want to lend your money to her again? You must have a bee in your bonnet.

· Beef about…對……牢騷滿腹

I’ve had enough of your beefing about other people. Can’t you be a sensible man?

· On someone’s behalf代表某人

The boss is out for a meeting, but you can ask his secretary to do it on his behalf.

· Fall behind落後

The manager says that we’re already