| 1. 和植物有关的词语 |
| a bed of roses 温床 |
| a hard nut to crack 难题 |
| full of beans 精力充沛 |
| hot potato 难题 |
| last straw 忍耐的极限 |
| nip in the bud 防范于未然 |
| open sesame 捷径 |
| out of woods 脱险 |
| read tea leaves 预测未来 |
| rest on one's laurels 靠在过去的成就上 |
| two peas in a pod 一模一样 |
| 2. 和动物有关的词语 |
| a red rag to a bull 激怒 |
| albatross round one's neck 挥之不去的不详之物 |
| bear (股票)空头市场 |
| black sheep 害群之马 |
| bull in a china shop 卤莽的人 |
| dark horse 意料之外的当选者或胜者 |
| dove 温和派 |
| hawk 强硬派 |
| fat cat 富人 |
| halcyon days 和平时代 |
| lame duck 任期将满的议员或总统 |
| loan shark 放高利贷的人 |
| lone wolf 独来独往的人 |
| nest egg 存款 |
| phoenix from the ashes 不死之身 |
| rat race/ dog eat dog 狗咬狗,残酷的竞争 |
| red herring 转移他人目标之物 |
| sacred cow 不可侵犯之物 |
| swan song 最后的作品 |
| underdog 处于劣势的人 |
| snail pace 行动缓慢 |
| 3. 和身体有关的词语 |
| a black eye 耻辱的标志 |
| a slap on the wrist 轻微的处罚 |
| about face 改变态度 |
| drag one's feet 推三阻四 |
| gain/get/win the upper hand 占上风 |
| grease someone's palm 贿赂 |
| have one's hands full 忙得不可开交 |
| have one's hands tied 无能为力 |
| knee jerk 不由自主的反应 |
| knuckle under 屈服 |
| make a clean breast of 坦然面对 |
| make no nones about 直话直说 |
| pay lip service 敷衍 |
| see eye to eye 完全同意 |
| stand on one's own feet 自力更生 |
| turn a blind eye 视而不见 |
| turn one's back on 抛弃 |
| twist someone's arm 施加压力 |
| with one's back to/against the wall 处于困境 |
| 4. 与运动有关的词语 |
| ace in the hole 杀手锏 |
| ace up one's sleeve 看此本领 |
| ball is in someone's court (网球)胜负取决于对方 |
| beat to the punch (拳击)先发制人 |
| can't get to the first base (棒球)一筹莫展 |
| follow suit (桥牌)仿效 |
| tee off (高尔夫球)开始 |
| full court press (篮球:全场紧逼)全力以赴 |
| hit below the belt (拳击)犯规行为 |
| hot trick (足球)连中三元 |
| inside track (赛跑)占据有利地位 |
| jump the gun (田径)抢先 |
| kick off (足球)开始 |
| pull one's punch (拳击)手下留情 |
| toe the line (赛跑)遵守规则 |
| trump card 王牌 |
| up the ante (赌牌)提出更多的要求 |
| 5. 叠韵词 |
| 英语中也有叠韵词(reduplications),借声音的同一,强化语调节奏的 |
| 和谐。中文中有李清照的《声声慢》,“寻寻觅觅,冷冷清清...”。Churchill |
| 在战后的演说中这么说:“ It is better to jaw-jaw than war-war". 下面 |
| 是一些常见的叠韵词: |
bang-bang 枪战 |
buddy-buddy 哥俩 |
goody-goody 老好人 |
so-so 马马乎乎 |
drizzle-dazzle 毛毛雨 |
flim-flam 扯谎 |
knick-knack 小玩意儿 |
tittle-tattle 闲聊 |
zig-zag 曲折 |
zip-zap 有活力 |
flip-flop 颠三倒四 |
tip-top 一流的 |
hob-nob 关系密切 |
hodge-podge 五花八门 |
hurly-burly 吵吵闹闹 |
lovey-dovey 卿卿我我 |
mumbo-jumbo 神秘的力量 |
pell-mell 乱七八糟 |
rag-tag 下层社会 |
razzle-dazzle 闹哄哄 |
wheeler-dealer 长袖善舞的人 |
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