初高中英语阅读、完形中常出现的60个习语-俚语及用法

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1.a piece of cake:例句The mathtest was a piece of cakefor himbecause hehadstudied hard.（这次数学测试对他来说是小菜一碟，因为他学习很努力）最终说到底

2.at theend of the day:f例句:At theend of the day,its youreffort thatdetermines yoursuccess.（最终，决定你成功的是你的努力）有影响，起作用

3.make a difference:例句:Even thesmallest actof kindnesscan makeadifferencein，（即使是最微小的善举也能对某人的生活产生影响）someones life.不可能的

4.out ofthe question:例句:Going to the moonfor avacation isout ofthe questionformost people.（对大多数人来说，去月球度假是不可能的）:千载难逢，极为罕见例句

57.once ina bluemoon Learning3,500vocabulary wordsthrough24stories in Qisu English is a（通过奇速英语个故once-in-a-blue-moon opportunityfor him.24事记词汇对他来说是一个千载难逢的机会）3500振作起来，鼓起勇气例句

58.pull upones socks:After failingthe（考试不exam,he decided to pullup hissocks andstudy harder.及格后，他决定振作起来，更加努力学习）使某人了解情况

59.put someonein thepicture:例句:Before westart themeeting,let meput youin thepictureabout thelatest developments.（在我们开始会议之前，让我先把最新的进展情况告诉你）独立

60.stand onones owntwo feet:例句1After movingout ofhis parentshouse,he learnedto standonhis owntwo feet.（从父母家搬出来后，他学会了独立自主）濒临，接近

5.on the verge of:例句:The companywas on thevergeof bankruptcybefore thenewmanager tookover.（在新经理接手之前，这家公司濒临破产）记住

6.keep inmind:例句Keep inmind thatyou shouldalways behonest withothers.（要记住，你应该始终对他人诚实）在此期间

7.in themeantime:例句The projectwill taketwo monthsto complete.In themeantime,we canstart preparingthe next-phase work.（这个项目需要两个月完成在此期间，我们可以开始准备下一阶段的工作）当然可以,务必

8.by allmeans:例句By allmeans,take yourtime to finish thereport.（当然可以，你慢慢完成这份报告）想出，提出

9.come upwith:例句The studentscame upwith somecreative ideasfor theschoolproject.（学生们为学校的项目想出了一些有创意的想法）:转瞬之间

10.in theblink ofan eye例句The childrengrew upin theblink ofan eye.（孩子们转瞬之间就长大了）:一语中的例句:

11.hit thenail on the headThe teacherhit thenailon thehead whenshe pointedout themain problemin my（老师指出我文章中的主要问题时，一语中的）essay.身体不适例句

12.under theweather:Im feelinga bitunder the（我今天感觉有点不舒服，weather today,so Iwont go to the party.所以我不会去参加派对了）认为理所当然例句

13.take forgranted:Dont takeyour parents（不要把父母的爰视为理所当然）love forgranted.:面对例句

14.in the face of:In theface ofdifficulties,we should（面对困难，我们应该勇敢,永不放弃）be braveand nevergive up.当场,立即例句:

15.on thespot:The witnesswas askedto identify.（证人被要求当场指认嫌疑人）the suspecton thespot:开始做某事例句

16.get the ball rollingLets getthe ballrolling（我彳门on ourgroup projectby havinga meetingthis afternoon.今天下午开个会，开始我们的小组项目吧）帮助某人例句:

17.give someonea hand:Can yougive mea hand（你能帮我搬一下这个重箱子吗？）to movethis heavybox

19.in thewake of:In thewake ofthe storm,（暴风雨过后，许多树被刮倒了）many treeswere knockeddown.熬夜工作/学习例句

20.burn themidnight oil:He hadto burn themidnight oiltofinishhis term-paper beforethe deadline.（他不得不熬夜，以便在截止日期前完成他的学期论文）:打破僵局例句

21.break the ice Thefunny storyhe toldbroke（他讲的那个有趣的故事打破了新年theiceat thenew-year party.派对上的僵局）:尽力表现例句:

22.put your best foot forward Youshould put（你应该在求职面试中yourbestfootforwardin the job interview.尽力表现）:突然，毫无预兆地例句

23.out ofthe blue:Out ofthe blue,she（她突然收到了一封来received aletter fromher long-lost friend.自失散多年朋友的信）非常高兴，兴高采烈例句

24.on cloudnine:She wason cloudnine（她after gettingthe goodnews ofher admissionto theuniversity.得到被大学录取的好消息后，非常高兴）操控，暗中操作例句:

25.pull the strings:It issaid thathe isthe one（据说who pullsthestringsbehind thescenes inthis businessdeal.在这笔商业交易中，他是在幕后操控的人）因祸得福例句

26.a blessingin disguise::Losing hisjob turnedoutto bea blessingin disguise,as hethen hadthe opportunityto（失去工作结果成了一件因祸得福的事，因为start hisown business.他随后有机会自己创业）直截了当例句:

27.cut tothe chase:Lets cuttothechase andtalk（我直截了当地说吧，谈about themain reasonfor thismeeting.O谈这次会议的主要原因）为了保险起见例句

28.to be onthesafe side:To beonthesafe（为了保险起见，side,you shouldtake anumbrella withyou today.你今天应该带把伞）获得掌握例句

29.under onesbelt:With severalyears ofworkz掌experience underhis belt,he wasmore confidentin hiscareer/握了几年的工作经验后，他对自己的职业生涯更有信心了）

30.a:令人耳目一新例句:breath of fresh airThe newteachers teachingmethodof memorizingwords withmind mapsinQisu（新老师的奇速英语Englishisa breathoffreshair forthe students.思维导图记单词教学方法对学生们来说令人耳目一新），赞12轮到你行动了例句:

31.theball is in your court:We havedone ourpart.Now theballisinyourcourt tomake thefinal decision.（我们已经完成了我们的部分现在轮到你做最后决定了）去世例句:

32.kick thebucket:His grandfatherkicked thebucket（他的祖父去年去世了，last year,and hestill misseshim very much.他仍然非常想念他）出发,上路例句:

33.hit the road:Its gettinglate.We shouldhit（时间不早了如果theroadnow ifwe wantto gethome ontime.我们想按时回家，现在就应该上路了）:找错对象，搞错方向例句

34.barking upthe wrongtree:Yourebarking upthe wrongtree ifyou thinkI canlend youthat much（如果你认为我能借给你那么多钱,那你就找错人了）money.:花费极高例句

35.cost anarm anda leg:The newcar hebought（他买的新车花费cost anarm anda leg,but heloves itverymuch.极高，但他非常喜欢它）开玩笑，捉弄例句

36.pull onesleg:Dont beangry.He wasjust（别生气他只是在跟你开玩笑）pulling yourleg.祝你好运例句:

37.break aleg:You have a bigperformance today.）（你今天有一场重要的演出祝你好运！Break aleg!:处境相同例句:

38.be in the sameboat Weare allinthesame（在处理boat whenit comesto dealingwith thisdifficult problem.这个难题时，我们的处境相同）错过机会例句:

39.miss the boat:He missedtheboatby not（他没有及时申请这份工作,从而错过了applying forthejobin time.机会）孤注一掷例句

40.put allones eggs in one basket:You shouldntputall youreggsinonebasketand investall yourmoney inone（你不应该孤注一掷，把所有的钱都投资到一家公司）company.一石二鸟，一举两得例句:

41.kill two birds with one stone:Bytaking thebus towork,he can kill twobirds withone stone-save（通过乘公交车上王旺学奇速money andreduce carbonemissions.英语时文阅读，他可以一举两得一一省钱又减少碳排放）一石二鸟,一举两得例句:

42.kill twobirds withone stone:Bytaking thebus towork hecankilltwobirdswithonestone-savez（通过乘公交车上到王，他可money andreduce carbonemissions.以一举两得一一省钱又减少碳排放）泄露秘密例句:

43.let the cat out ofthe bag:Be carefulnot tolet（小心别把惊喜派thecatoutofthebagabout thesurprise party.对的秘密泄露出去）:这很容易例句

44.its a pieceof cake:Solving thissimple math（解决这个简单的数学问题对他problem isapieceofcakefor him.来说很容易）镇定自若例句:

45.as coolas acucumber:Even inthefaceofthe（即使面对紧急情emergency,he remainedas coolasacucumber.况，他也保持镇定自若）坐立不安例句:

46.beon pins andneedles:She wasonpinsand（她在等待考试结果时坐needles whilewaiting forthe examresults.立不安）过度劳累例句:

47.burnthecandle atboth ends:He hasbeenburning thecandle atboth endslately,working duringthe day）（他最近过度劳累，白天工作，晚上学习and studyingat night.

47.:收工，结束一天的工作例句call it a day:Weve workedhard（我们今天已经够努力工作了收工enough today.Lets callitaday.吧）为打翻的牛奶哭泣，作无益的后悔例句

48.cry overspilt milk:Dontcry overspilt milk.Whats doneis done,and weshould focuson（不要为打翻的牛奶哭泣木已成舟，我们应该关注未来）the future.被忽视，未被听取例句:

49.fall ondeaf ears:His warningfell on（他的警告被deaf ears,and nowthey arefacing seriousproblems.忽视了，现在他们面临着严重的问题）:临阵退缩例句

50.get coldfeet:He wasgoing togive aspeech,（他本来要发表演but hegot coldfeet andrefused togo onstage.讲，但他临阵退缩，拒绝上台）冷落某人例句:

51.give someonethe coldshoulder:She gavehimthe coldshoulder atthepartybecause hehad forgottenher（她在派对上冷落了他，因为他忘了她的生日）birthday.改变主意例句:

52.have a change ofheart:He hadachangeof（他改变了主意，决定接heart anddecidedtoaccept thejob offer.受这份工作邀请）:喜欢吃甜食例句

53.havea sweet tooth:She hasasweettooth（她喜欢吃甜食，and alwayseats apieceofchocolate afterdinner.总是在晚饭后吃一块巧克力）陷入困境例句:

54.in hotwater:He isin hotwater becausehe（他陷入了困境,因为他failed tomeet thedeadline ofthe project.没有在项目截止日期前完成任务）:留意，密切注视例句:

55.keep an eye onPlease keepaneyeon（我去买票的时候,请留意一my luggagewhile Igotobuy aticket.下我的行李）收支平衡例句:

56.make ends meet:Its noteasy forhim tomake（靠他那份低薪工作,要做到收支endsmeetwith hislow-salary job.平衡可不容易）。