Language/English/Vocabulary/Useful-Sentenses/zh-hans

这些句子很有用，能让你说话像本地人一样。试着猜猜每句熟语的意思，然后点击链接检查你是否正确。请随意编辑本页面，并添加更多更有用的短语。 英语等级 ：本文章将更适合于高级和中级英语水平。

A hot potato

• 意思：说出许多人在谈论的问题，通常是有争议的
• 例句：The staff is not speaking on this topic as it is a political hot potato.

A penny for your thoughts

• 意思：询问某人在想什么的一种方式
• 例句：Bob, you look very happy. A penny for your thought?

Acid Test

• 意思：酸性测试证明某些东西的有效性。
• 例句：I practiced hard today but the acid test will come when the trainer will assess our solo performance.

Actions speak louder than words

• 意思：从所做上比从所说上更能判断人们的意图。
• 例句：You keep saying that you will repair the window. Remember that actions speak louder than words.

Add insult to injury

• 意思：通过嘲弄或侮辱加大损害；加剧不利局面。
• 例句：He said my clothes didn't suit me. Then, to add insult to injury he said I had to lose some weight...

An arm and a leg

• 意思：非常昂贵或代价很大。大量的钱。
• 例句：The food is really good but it costs you an arm and a leg.

At the drop of a hat

• 意思：没有任何犹豫；立即。
• 例句：I hate to speak in public while she would get up on stage at the drop of a hat.

Be glad to see the back of

• 意思：喜欢让一个人离开。
• 例句：After Christmas, John was glad to see the back of it.

Beat around the bush

• 意思：不直接说这个问题。
• 例句：Just ask me, don’t beat around the bush!

Best of both worlds

• 意思：所有的优点。
• 例句：I have the best of both worlds because I live in the country side while being very close to the city center.

Best thing since sliced bread

• 意思：一个好的发明或创新。一个好的主意或计划。
• 例句：I’ve bought a new smartphone, it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread, I cannot believe I ever lived without it.

Bite off more than you can chew

• 意思：承担一个太大的任务。
• 例句：Don’t bite off more than you can chew – you will not be able to deal with that issue...

Blessing in disguise

• 意思：起初没有被认可的好东西。
• 例句：Being caught in that traffic jam was a blessing in disguise. If I hadn't missed my train, I would have been on that train accident.

Chase your tail

• 意思：花费大量的时间和精力做很多事情，但实际上收获很少。
• 例句：He's been chasing his tail all week but the job is not done yet.

Explore all avenues

• 意思：尝试取得结果的一切可能性。
• 例句：If we really want this to be done, we have to explore all avenues.

Whole bag of tricks

• 意思：尝试所有聪明的手段来完成目标。
• 例句：It was really hard to sort that out even after applying the whole bag of tricks.