与日常活动相关的英语习语

Crash a Party
To attend a party without being invited
未经邀请而闯进宴会,做不速之客

  • Cinderella crashed a party to hook up with a prince.
    灰姑娘闯到舞会,勾引王子。

Hit the Books
To study
用功学习;准备功课

  • You can learn a lot when you hit the books.
    你用功读书的话可以学到很多东西。

Have a Hard/Tough Row to Hoe
Be face with a task that is difficult because of unfavorable conditions
面对难以应对的情况

  • He may have a hard job selling that argument to investors.
    他可能得磨破嘴皮才能让投资者接受那个观点。

In Touch
In contact
联系

  • I'll put you in touch with someone in your area.
    我将安排你和你那个地区的一个人进行联系。

On a Roll
Having a consistent run of success
连连获胜;好运连连

  • I made a name for myself and I was on a roll, I couldn't see anything going wrong.
    我靠自己的能力成名了,接二连三地获得成功,我觉得一切似乎一帆风顺。

Play with Fire
Do something very risky
玩火,冒险

  • If you are about to approach a man who has a bad reputation, your mother might tell you not "to play with fire".
    如果你要接近一个名声很臭的男人,你妈妈可能会告诉你不要“玩火”。

Ring a Bell
Sound familiar
听起来耳熟

  • The rats had been conditioned to ring a bell when they wanted food.
    这些老鼠已经过训练,想吃食物时就会按铃。

Spin a Story/Tale/Yarn
Tell a story
(为骗人或逗乐)杜撰故事,编造故事

  • He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill.
    他编了个瞎话,说他妈妈病了,他需要请假。
  • They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money.
    他们编了个瞎话,说他们急需用钱。

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Trip the Light Fantastic
Dance well; do ballroom dancing
舞动光影,跳舞

  • You should have seen Auntie Joan and Uncle Harry tripping the light fantastic at the wedding reception.
    你应该看到过婶母琼和叔父哈里在婚礼招待会上的翩翩起舞。