本書目錄索引較長,故節(jié)選部分
前言2目錄索引4**部分 第1-50句501.above board – means to be legitimate, legal. 光明正大地;誠實(shí)地502.across the board – including everyone or everything. 全面地;包括一切地503.air one's dirty laundry in public – discuss personal problems openly. 公眾討論某人的私人問題514.all along – all the time. 自始至終,一直515.all ears – eager to listen. 洗耳恭聽516.all thumbs – clumsy, unable to fix things. 笨手笨腳,笨拙517.an arm and a leg – a large amount of money. 一大筆錢;超級貴528.ants in one's pants =get butterflies in one's stomach – nervous, anxious. 緊張不安529.apple doesn't fall far from the tree – being similar to a parent or family member. 有其父必有其子5210.apple of one's eye – someone special, usually a son or daughter.5211.at fault – responsible for making errors. 有責(zé)任,對...負(fù)責(zé)任5312.at odds – in disagreement. 爭執(zhí)(不一致)5313.at one's beck and call – always ready to do what is ordered. 隨時(shí)待命,有求必應(yīng)。5314.at one's wit's end – anxious, frantic. 智窮才盡,江郎才盡,不知所措5315.at the end of one's rope – desperate, with nowhere to turn. 沒有其他辦法5416.back on one's feet – financially or physically be healthy again. 經(jīng)受打擊后重新站起來,重振旗鼓5417.back out of – withdraw, end an obligation or promise. 收回諾言,食言,背信5418.back to the drawing board – rethink an idea, need to start over. 重新開始;失敗后另起爐灶;重來一次5419.backbone – courage. 勇氣5520.backseat driver – passenger who tells you how to drive. 指手劃腳的人5521.bail someone out – help. 幫助某人擺脫困境5522.ballpark figure – approximate amount. 粗略估計(jì)數(shù)5623.bang for the buck – value for the money spent. 物有所值5624.bank on it – be sure of, count on. 寄希望于, 依賴于5625.banker's hours – short work hours. 短暫的工作時(shí)間5626.bark up the wrong tree – make a wrong choice or a false assumption. 弄錯(cuò)(或攻錯(cuò))了目標(biāo);用錯(cuò)精力,精力花在不該花的地方;認(rèn)錯(cuò)了人,找錯(cuò)了地方;錯(cuò)怪了人5727.bat a thousand – have a perfect record. 很有成就,大獲全勝。5728.bat an eyelash – show emotion. 喜形于色,眨眼睛。5729.bawl out – reprimand. 痛斥,訓(xùn)罵,指責(zé)5730.be beside one's self – be very upset. 極度傷心5831.beat around the bush – avoid giving a clear answer. 說話繞圈子5832.beat someone to the punch – do something before someone else can.先發(fā)制人,搶占先機(jī),捷足先登5833.beat the rap – escape punishment. 擺脫困境;免受指責(zé);逃脫刑事責(zé)任(或刑罰、責(zé)罰)5834.behind the 8-ball – in trouble. 處于困境,有麻煩,兇多吉少5935.bend over backwards – try very hard. 竭盡全力5936.bide one's time – wait patiently for the right opportunity. 等待(*恰當(dāng)?shù)模⿻r(shí)機(jī)5937.big shot –an important person. 大亨,大人物。6038.big stink – an angry and loud complaint. 大吵大鬧,沒完沒了的抱怨6039.birds and bees - facts about sex and birth. 有關(guān)兩性的基本常識(尤指對未成年兒童講)6040.bit off more than one can chew – trying to do more than one can physically and mentally handle. 貪多嚼不爛,不自量力,心有余而力不足。6041.bite one's tongue – keep oneself from speaking. 保持沉默,忍住不說6042.bite the dust – die, disappear. 死亡,淘汰,消失6143.blab – talk too much. 胡扯,八卦6144.blabbermouth – person who talks too much and tells secrets. 長舌者,多嘴驢6145.black sheep – a family member with a bad reputation. 有辱門楣的人,敗家子。6146.blind date – a date arranged for two people who don't know each other. 由別人安排與一個(gè)從未謀面者的)男女初次會面,相親6147.blow it – lose a chance, make a mistake. 搞砸了6248.blow over – end, pass. 平息;被淡忘;消散;停止6249.blow the whistle – expose, betray. 告發(fā),揭發(fā)6250.boil down – make shorter, condense. 使變簡潔,濃縮,蒸煮62