20个英语谚语短句励志Engish Idioms and their Meanings
1.Beat around the bush 拐弯抹角
英语释义
To avoid talking about what’s important
避免谈论重要的事情
2.Get your act together 行动起来;机灵点儿
英语释义
Get organized and do things effectively
组织起来,有效地做事
3.Hit the sack 就寝
英语释义
Go to sleep 睡觉
4.Your guess is as good as mine 我也不知道
英语释义
I do not know我也不知道
5.Good things come to those who wait好事属于那些愿意等待的人;苍天不负苦心人
英语释义
To have patience
要有耐心
6.Back against the wall 背靠着墙;(类似被逼到墙角)
英语释义Stuck in a difficult circumstance with no escape 陷入困境无法逃脱
7.Up in arms 生气,;激烈地抗议
英语释义
Being grumpy or angry about something
对某事发脾气或生气
8.Scrape the barrel (因别无选择)将就,凑合
英语释义
Making the most of the worst situations or things because you can’t do anything about it
好好利用最糟糕的情况或事情,因为你对此无能为力
9.Burn your boats/bridges 破釜沉舟、自绝退路
英语释义
Doing something that makes it impossible to go back to the original state.
做一些让它无法回到原始状态的事情;比喻不留退路。
10.Break fresh/ new ground 开拓新天地
英语释义
Doing something that has never been done before
做一些以前从未做过的事
11.Sell like hot cakes 卖得很好;热卖/热销
英语释义
Quick sellout
很快售完
12.Run around in circles 忙得团团转;毫无成效(或目的)地瞎跑
英语释义
Putting efforts into something that is not a worthwhile result
把精力投入到不值得的事情上
13.On cloud nine 九霄云上
英语释义
Being very happy
表示非常快乐
14.Left out in the cold 被冷落了;遭受冷落
英语释义
Being ignored
被冷落
15.Blow hot and cold 忽冷忽热
英语释义
Alternate inconsistently between moods and actions
情绪和行动不一致
16.Cut corners 偷工减料
英语释义
Doing something in an easier and least expensive manner
以更简单、成本最低的方式做事
17.Boil the ocean 尝试艰难或不可能的任务
英语释义
Taking up an almost impossible or overly ambitious project
承担一个几乎不可能或过于雄心勃勃的项目
18.Keep an ear to the ground 注意新动向
英语释义
Staying informed and updated about everything
密切关注情况随时了解最新情况
19.Eat like a horse 吃得多; 食量大如牛
英语释义
Eating too excessively
吃得太多
20.A snowball effect 滚雪球效应
英语释义
The aspect of momentum in every event and how they build upon each other
每个事件中动量的方面以及它们如何建立在相互作用的基础上。